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r. Tangdall's goal: concern for all 'This is where all the excitement A football game? A car race? A ce? No, right here at Westside ;h School, according to Dr. ~es Tangdall, new principal this .r. Dr . Tangdall is replacing Dr. aneth Hansen, who is now ector of Secondary Education. Hansen will be in charge of ndinating grades 7-12 in District The new principal began his nb up the Westside ladder 15 U"S ago. He began as a math tcher, as well as freshman .ketball and football coach. He ved as the head basketball coach seven years starting in 1959. llowing that, he became an ;istant Principal. One of Dr . Tangdall's main goals his first year as principal is to ~velop in the school an attitude
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where all are concerned about others as individuals." "We want to try to personalize the school," he continued . "There should be concern and care for students as people ." Changes that have taken place in Westside since Dr. Tangdall took office are open campus for seniors, a new ' absentee program and plans for new parking. Concerning the new absentee policy, (see page 3), the new principal commented, "We recognize that a student's attendance record is important; we want to put that responsibility more on the student's shoulders." Dr. Tangdall said open campus for seniors (see page 4) came about principally through the work of the Student Advisory Board . "Their poll showed that the only way it will work is through individual
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programs." He also has plans for alleviating the parking problem at Westside. Meeting with Dr . H. Vaughn Phelps, superintendent, and an architect, they developed a two year plan that will eventually result in about 200 more parking spaces. "This is not going to entirely solve the problem though," he said. Vandalism also ties into Dr. Tangdall 's theme of concern for all as individuals. "If we can treat students as individuals and provide a program where they can gain identity, I believe our vandalism problem will diminish," he said. Dr. Tangdall commented that he was "really excited" about being principal, and that he hopes to "continue the kind of climate Dr. Hansen had in the building and encourage all to innovate and enjoy themselves."
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;ix topics discussed at Improvement Workshop Westside students and faculty members were given :hance to discuss and change Westside problems ·ing the Summer Improvement Workshop, held July ·20. Among the students present were WIP mbers, SAB members, and editors of the Lance and eld . According to Dr. James Tangdall, Westside ncipal, the workshop's main purpose wks to :ourage more student and faculty involvement taining to improvement needs in the school. Six committees were formed to discuss the topics sophomore orientation, the old handbook, >ervision, (such as conduct in IMCs, the library, "e teria and halls), activities and independent study. =h committee discussed their particular subject, k t account of their improvement ideas and solutions, :1 met for a large group reporting session for open ' cussion with other committees. The sophomore orientation committee, headed by James Findley, assistant principal, proposed more td ent involvement in orientations. This was opposed the idea of having guest speakers. Revision of Westside's handbook was proposed by e handbook committee, also under Mr. James ndley . Major changes in the handbook were changing e format and eliminating unnecessary wording.
The supervision committee's, headed by Mr. Pat Vendetti, building supervisor, main reponsibility was to state concise rules and regulations in the handbook that could be easily enforced. The attendance committee, under the sup ervision of Mr. Bob Klein, suggested that teachers encourage more class attendance. Teachers should take attendance in every class and notify students and parents of unnecessary absence. "An Activity for Everyone" was the theme for the activities committee, under Mr. William Hoyt, assistant principal. An activity day was proposed when students can talk to other students about clubs and also to form a board of students and teachers to decide which clubs to drop or revise . Mr. Lee Perkins, assistant principal, supervised the independent study committee, which was the largest of the six. Increasing mini courses, expanding the blue sli p system, and more use of video taped television shows were among the suggestions by the group. Dr. Tangdall commented that the only weakness in the improvement workshop was that the students present didn't represent a total crossection of the stu dent body. He also added that he hopes for an ongoing involvement program throughout the year and to expand the program to include enough students to represent all student population .
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Aspiring Chilean engineer finds eating habits differ How does it feel to be 17 and in the United States for the first time? To Gloria Perez, whose hometown is Talcahuano, Chili, it feels great. Gloria, who prefers to be called Loly, is one of two exchange students attending Westside this year under the sponsorship of the American Field Service (AFS). In near perfect English, Loly explained how she became an exchange student. "I liked English and so I applied. I had to take tests in both English and Spanish and had interviews in both languages too." Loly, who is staying with the Bruce Hill family, said her interests include listening to all kinds of music, spectator sports and going to parties. She also plays the guitar. Chilean sports include basketball, volleyball and hockey, with soccer being the most popular. The petite brunette went on to state the major difference between Westside and her school in Chile . "Instead of the students changing classrooms, they remain in the same room and the teachers change." The Westside senior will be taking English, French, American Government, typing speech, sociology, botany, and physiology , her favorite subjects being math and English. She is planning on becoming a commercial engineer. During her year at Westside Loly will participate in Z Club, Pep Club, and International Club. Pointing out the differences between the two countries she said, "Cars are very expensive in Chile so most of them are small." There is no color television and only two stations in Talcahuano, one of which is owned by the government. Loly went on to mention that in Chile dinner is at 10:00 p .m. and this was the hardest change she had to make . Dating is also considerably different. Instead of couples they go out in groups. Despite these differences and adjustments she has to make, Loly is looking forward to an informative and enjoyable year at Westside.
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must be the happiest on earth. Kaz, the 17 year old foreign exchange stu dent staying with the enneth Kampfe family, is teased by his American "family" as being quite giggler. But Kaz is just happy to be here. Ebetsu, Hokkaido is Kaz's home town. Hokkaido is one of the four ig northern agricultural islands in the Japanese chain. Kaz went to :hool six days a week in Japan, and had to travel for 1 1h hours to get to is school, which was in another city. After his first tour at Westside, "before school was in session, Kaz said, The teachers are most friendly. I have met only good people ." In. order to become an American Field Service (AFS) exchange udent, Kaz took exams which he termed "very difficult." Seventy udents took the exams, but only Kaz and four others passed them. Kaz .en proceeded to Standord University, by way of Tokyo , for an AFS ·ientation. There were 300 other AFS'ers there, including stu dents from ustralia, Vietnam, and Micronesia. Kaz flew to Denver, where he was met r the Kampfe family and the group drove home to Omaha. It was not 1til they reached the Nebraska flatlands that Kaz sat up and realized tere were no mountains. "Anywhere you look in Japan, you can see a .ountain," he said. Kaz is an athlete, as he participated in baseball, basketball, and soccer c his school, and hopes to be a part of Westside's basketball program . He kes swimming and photography. His schedule this year will be filled by chemistry, advanced senior lath, calculus, physics, sociology, American literature, American rovernment, and photography. He has taken five years of English courses. American slang and jokes are the most difficult for Kaz to adapt to, ut judging by the great amount he smiles, he 's doing OK .
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For a few years, most students at Westside have discussed, debated and demanded "open campus." The issue has, indeed, been the perennial topic argued in the student government, and has been the pie-in-the-sky privilege "we" all wanted so badly. ~ This year, seniors (with certain 1/'~ minimal restrictions) are free to leave the school anytime a "free block" of three or more mods appears on their schedules. So, with more of a whimper than a bang, the concept of open campus, modified certainly, has arrived.
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Last year, a relatively energetic Student Advisory Board discussed open campus, came to no true consensus, but decided to find out more about the feasibility of any such plan functioning at Westside. The administration raised many serious and some valid questions concerning the idea. Dr. H. Vaughn Phelps, District 66 Superintendent, was expectedly and understandably non-committal. Finally, the SAB investigators talked to the Faculty Advisory Board to get some sort of overall faculty reaction to the general concept of open campus. That group of teachers seemed irrevocably divided on the issue, and the school year ended with a seeming resignation to "no open campus" on the part of everyone in the school community. Then, during a July student and faculty "workshop" discussion of Westside and its problems (See page 1 story), the issue, along with many others, was intelligently and constructively considered. Still, there was no conclusive decision or move made by any group. In the ensuing weeks of summer, evidently, it was decided by the Westside and District 66 administrations that a modified open campus would be implemented as a sort of "senior privilege" for the 1971-72 school year. So, here we are. Two questions in regard to the plan occurred to us. First, how workable would the plan be in actual practice, and second, whether or not this version of an open campus goes far enough in granting dependence to students. The ease with which the plan will work will be determined largely by Westside seniors operating under it. There's no point in moralizing at the point, for you know that the burden is yours. Under current circumstances, then, we can find no real fault with this particular plan in terms of structure or procedure, other than the policing involved. Perhaps, considering the second of our questions, the plan doesn't give enough freedom to enough people . Philosophically, we think that this is so. But to begin open campus this year, bearing in mind the tremendous pressures the school faces from the community and parents, is a monumental step for the administrators of our school to make. It is from this somewhat compromised perspective that we commend them for their decision.
Denney's Discography
Scaggs Plays Away by Rick Denney and Kevin Bowring MOMENTS-BOZ SCAGGS. This is not an album full of superstars and su perguitar solos and super-who-knows-what-else that you can sit around an d talk about to your friends in the cafeteria. It's just a simple, extremely listenable, beautiful album by the former Steve Miller Band guitarist. Every cut on this record is a joy to listen to, with the exception of "Downright Women" which sounds like nightclub music trying to be funky. "Alone, Alone" is a flowing country style song with lyrics that turn out resembling Neil Young: I found a friend who says he hasn't any fears/He has a brother who's been sailing here for years/But if I have this friend for long/He'll hear this sad, confusin' song/ And look
away from all he knows/and wonder where it goes/Turn his head, look away/Alone, Alone . "Moments" is the album's title song and is a hypnotic little number, while the bouncing " Hollywood Blues " is a real toe-tapper. "We Been Away" was written by bassist David Brown, being one of two that Boz didn't write, and may be the best cut on the album. Basically played on acoustic guitars, there is some really great steel guitar work that doesn 't, amazingly enough, sound a bit country. "Can I Make It At Last (Or Will It Just Be Over)" capsulizes the feeling o f the album with a mystical, almost oriental instrumental. THE BEATLES IN ATLANTA WHISKEY FLAT- THE BEATLES. Look what we have here. A live Beatles album made from clear plastic and with a white cover just
the double. It only costs $2.50 songs like " A Hard Days Nigh " Twist and Shout," and even Ringo singing "Boys." Unfortunately this album is on Apple but is instead a bootleg some concert during their seco American tour. Even though concert did contain some of group's best material it does help the quality of the recordi At numerous times Paul 's voice drowned out by the screaming hysterical fans, at other times bass lines are inaudible and you very seldom hear Ringo's drums. fact, the only thing you can hear John's voice and George 's guitar. The only thing that makes record is John Lennon 's adlibs sense of humor. The news Apple is that a "Live at Hollywood Bowl" album is making and that would be waiting for.
Out on the road: two kids seek the real world via Interstate 80 and routes east by Kurt Andersen and Doug Berg Out on the road. Four cans of Betty Crocker pudding, two useless canteens, ban daids, One-A-Day Multiple Vitamins, Alka-Seltzer, brownies, a flashlight a nd a dozen other excess su pplies betwee n us. Two children of West Omaha affluence, beginning our eastward hitching trek, in search of the Ideal College, experience an d a good time. It was Sunday, August 15th, and a pare nt drove us out to the Lake Manawa Interstate 80 exit in Iowa. Still a little early morning fog, but it wasn't uncomfortable, and our
initial enthusiasm probably overcame any discomfort that was caused by our 30 lb. backpacks and the drizzly weather. A wait of twenty minutes or so and our first ride stopped ahead. We climbed into the new pickup truck an d said "Hi" to our benefactor. Unfortunately for us, the guy turned out to be an over-agressive "Jesus freak" of the "20-questions" variety. "Do either of you guys know the true meaning of what it is to be a Christian?" the young evangelist, 20ish and stra ight-looking, asked us for openers. He proceeded to tell us of the magical moment when he persuaded Christ to enter his life, and then tried to ferret out our opinions on Christianity. We silently tolerated his tenuous analogies (e.g. " But see, you believe that your toaster will work, just like faith in Jesus! ") along with the rest of his fundamentalist rap .
Grinnell, Iowa was our first stop (we wanted to see Grinnell College there) and a friendly fruit trucker drove us into the town from our Interstate deposit point. We ambled around the dull little village looking for a place to eat lunch, failed to find food, and sprawled out on a par king lot. A long-haired guy driving a Datsun stopped, and asked us if we were going east. We really weren't just then, but opted for the ride and decided to see Grinnell on the way back. Anyway, the red-haired guy told us that Grinnell doesn't have any place to eat on Sunday. Rather than starve, we started for the Illinois border, near where our fat, barefooted driver was going to see a girl he knew. The friendly guy turned out also to be the Student Activities Director from Grinnell, and we learned a lot a bout the place from him. We were let out just east of the "Quad-Cities" and starting to walk off the highway when a Rod Steiger-looking Illinois state cop in an unmarked car pulled over, jumped out and began questioning us and inspecting our identification. He started fondling our packs and asked us "Do you have anything you shouldn't have- I mean to smoke!" "Nope" we told him. After unzipping our packs, and looking inside our ballpoint pens, apparently realizing that his big chance for a drug bust wasn't going to materialize, the policeman instructed us to walk about 1% miles to some obscure little state highway entrance ramp. We did, and waited there about three hours
for a ride. During that long, wait, a county sheriff again <::u"'"'~"'~ out ID's and told us about an p.m. state-wide curfew for under 18 in Illinois. One mo problem. A Caterpillar tractor driver fro Joliet, Illinois picked us up (in a Camaro, not a bulldozer) took us to Joliet. He stc~p~1eQ
about 9 miles directly west apartment in some Chicago suburb. We started h•t~h•nd again, and quickly got a ride VW bus, amazingly enough . The driver was a Puerto Zen Buddhist, who said he in a heroin addiction rehabilitati center in the city . His family playing and eating in the back the bus, and the guy started tal to us about urban decay ( cities they have no room to and the possibilities for ra change in this country. He to agree with most of what we and vice-versa. It ended up, in that the guy took us about miles past his house to my sister door, and as we were getting his wife gave us each a Those were really nice people . (Watch next issue for part two · this two-part series, "Confrontati with the Crazy Old Man, Paul the Big City.")
Ttl~ Published bi-weekly by the Publi catio ns Department of Westside High School, 87th and Pacific St., Omaha, Nebraska 68114. THE LANCE is a member of the National Scholastic Press Associati on and the Nebraska High School Press Association . The paper is given free of charge to holders of Activity Tickets. Subscription rates t o others are $3.00 postpaid. Non -profit mailing rights c laimed. Printed by Wright Printing Co., Omaha, Nebr. Co-editors .. . Gail Burris and Doug Berg Associate editor . . .. . . . Kurt Andersen Junior associate editor . . .. Susan Darst Editorial editor . . . . . . . . . . Debby Storz Feature editor .. . . . . . . . Pam Hultberg News editor .. .. .. . . . .. Cyndie Jones Sports editor . . . . . . . . . Rick Berkshire Copy editor .. ... . . . . . . . . . . Sue Berg Business manager .... .. .. Jim Vaughn Art editor .... .. ... . .. Kevin Bowring Ph o tography edi tor ..... . . Paul N ovak Men's editor . . . . . . . . . . .. . R . K. Piper Variety editor . . . . . . . . Leanne Schaefer
Advertising manager ... . .. . Steve Scigo Assistant feature editor .... Lisa B rown Assistant sports editor . . . . . R . K. Piper Assistant news editor .•.. Barb Demaree Editorial associate . . . . . . Rick Denney Sports writer . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. AI Katz News writer . . . . . . . . . ... . Fred Sm lth Photographer . . . . . . . . . Brian Combs Layout editor . ... ... ... . . Gai l Burris Ad salesman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . AI Katz Proofreader . . .... . . . . . Cyndie Jones Copyreader ... .... .. ... Pam Hultberg Advisor . .. . . . . . . . Mrs. Kathy Boshart
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Skipping problem decreasing with new absentee policy
HS faculty adds 15 new teachers addition to 800 sophomores , has received 15 new Although none of them last year, some have been ·ihers, student teachers, or even :ients here in past years. \1rs. Jana Farris has come to <tside as the Dean of Girls after ·king on her Masters Degree at tsas State last year. She loves ;tside and terms the kids as peri or." Mrs. Farris hopes to get know the girls here, not on a -ciplinary b asis, but as ividuals . rhe new head of the physical cation department is Mr. Max ~elman. (See story on page 5.) :teturning to Westside's guidance artment after two years, is Mrs. Anderson. Also in this artment is Mr. Dick Lundquist J graduated from UN-O . He was olved with an intern counseling gram for two years.
In the industrial arts department Mr. Alan Kraeger is teaching advanced auto and woods. He is a graduate of Peru State College and was an intern at Westside last year. Mrs. Kathy Boshart is the new journalism teacher and advisor for the newspaper and yearbook. She graduated from Kearney State College last spring. Another on the list of new teachers is Mr. Ken Bird who also student taught at Westside last year. Mr. Bird is one of the special education teachers. Mrs . LeNeta Carlock has transferred to Westside this year from Arbor Heights Junior High where she was a typing instructor. This year she is teaching business principles and practices, consumer economics, and bookkeeping. is
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[n spite of the lazy days of 1mer, seven Westsiders were able work for Nebraska youth during 11th annual Conference for uth held Aug. 8-10. Five juniors (Rick Ward, Sue twarz, Tenley Rogers, DeDe Fayden, and Carl Anderson, and iors Marcia Angle an d Barb ion ) attended the conference as resentatives of Westside. Barb ion also represented the Omaha ilncil of Y puth and served as a ili tator, or counselor, at the tference. The conference opened Sunday, g. 8, with a panel presentation the White House Council of u th. They reported on such .ngs as drugs, legal rights, :>nomics and employment. te rwards, the conference ticipants attended a session on ade rship and group dynamics," learn to work better in groups i committees. They worked on >blems and played various games order to improve their skill of •rking in groups. Monday held a full schedule for youth conferees. They listened
to a lecture on "Rhetoric or Reality" before dividing up into small groups. In the group sessions, "discussions centered around school curriculum, cartoons, dating and anything else they wanted, " according to Tenley Rogers . During the conference the conferees were housed at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education in Lincoln. They paid for their own food and lodging at the Center. In summing up the conference, Rick felt that it was mainly about "humanitarianism, and mostly about peace."
teaching sales and marketing and business principles and practices. Mr . Pessek is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. New to Westside in the foreign language department is Mr. Fernando Mesa who teachers Spanish I and V. Mr. Mesa is originally from Cuba and was a student at U.N.O. The science department has three new instructors this year. One of them, Mr. Peter Adwers, formerly taught in the Omaha Publ ic Schools. He is teaching physics this year. T each ing health is Mr. Roger Herring a Westside graduate. Mr. Herring atte nded Hastings College last year. After four and a half years in the Air Force Tom Allen is teaching phy sica l science. Mr. Allen completed his Masters at the University of Colorado. Joinin g the math dep artment this year is Mrs. Jackie Henningson who teachers geometry, advanced algebra, and senior math. Miss Marjorie McMaster graduated from the University of Nebraska last June and is teaching algebra 10, geometry, and senior math. Miss McMaster is from South Sioux City, Iowa . Westside's Administration has also received two new members. Mr. James Findley, from the Ralston Schools is one of the assistant principals while Mr. Edwin Johnson has become the Intern Administrator here after being principal at Wald Hill.
One of the changes that will be greeting Westside students this fall is the new absentee policy. It isn't very different from the system they had last year except it's getting harder to skip classes. There are four main points in the new system. First, parents have to call before nine o'clock if a student is going to be absent that day. Then after nine o'clock, the attendance clerk will call to verify the absence. This will prevent students who call in and pose as parents. Thirdly, teachers and counselors will be notified of students who are absent without consent of their parents. They will take appropriate action to prevent further unexcused absences. The last point of this new program is that now it is not necessary to report to the attendance office after an absence. A student reports directly to the teacher with a note if the teacher requires it. The reason for the change from last year's attendance system was that the faculty was having difficulty operating under it. This new policy will allow the teacher to decide if the student should make up the work or not. Student reaction to this new policy is largely apathetic. Most feel that the change will make no difference if they decide to leave or skip a class. Seniors in particular feel that the new system won't affect them with open campus as a senior privilege. The majority of the faculty ap prove of the change. They feel
that this will end the long lines in front of the attendance office. It will also take away much of the confusion of make-up work. Most schools are experiencing a large drop in daily attendance. Modular schduling was thought to be the cause at Westside, but this isn't necessarily so. The administration hopes to curb frequent absences, which are a factor in future jobs and scholarships, with this new system.
Is AFS for you? Are you tired of the same old school -coming back year after year to the same old place? If you are, the American Field Service (AFS) might interest you. The Americans Abroad program is part of the AFS program which offers an opportunity for American high school students to live abroad . The only stipulations for an applicant is that they must have two years of a foreign language, have a broad academic background with no failing grades, be a United States citizen, and be willing to accept placement in any of the participating AFS countries. They should also have a sincere interest in meeting people and experiencing new ways of living. There are more than 48 countries where one might be sent an d as Mrs. Frank Lawson, co-president of the Westside AFS chapter, commented, "Any student who has had an opportunity in participating in such a program feels that the experiences gained are well worth any time lost in high school or college."
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Highlight: meeting Shirley Chisholm
Marcia Angle attends Girls' Nation Being a foreign diplomat, acting as a senator and running for federal office were all a part of senior Marcia Angle's trip to Girls' Nation this summer. Marcia was one of two "senators" from Nebraska who attended this government workshop July 31 - Aug. 6 in Washington, D.C. She was elected to attend while participating in Girls' State in Lincoln last June. "It was really frightening being with all those terribly talented girls," Marcia shuddered. "But everyone realized it was a great opportunity.'' One main activity at Girls' Nation was playing foreign diplomat. "I was the representative from Tanzania," Marcia laughed . She continued that they visited the Department of State and talked to the real representative whom they were impersonating. A second project was playing senator. "We passed bills, but none were especially valuable," Marcia said. A possible exception was some anti-pollution bills, she said. Girls who didn't run for an office or those who lost were given
an appointive job, according to Marcia. She was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. While holding this office, she visited the H.U.D. offices. "I learned a lot about bureaucracy there," Marcia said. She felt that most of the higher appointive offices were just patronage jobs. One man in a top position knew very little, Marcia said, while another in a lower office gave her all the information she wanted. The highlight of Marcia's trip was meeting Democratic Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm from New York. "She was so little and petite and so nice," Marcia said. She also heard President Richard Nixon give a speech at the White House on women and politics. "It was sort of a patronizing speech," Marcia explained. "His conclusion was that a woman can be the great thing behind a man, although he didn't come right out and say it." The Westside senior felt she learned more about people than government. "I also learned that our government isn't so far away. It
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pays to work for the system sometimes." She added that since she returned she has written her senators more often, and has already gotten answers. She termed Girls' Nation as "terrific and a great opportunity" but added that there were two shames to the program. "There should have been more kids attending and more time."
Marcia sees her summer political experience as "a great opportunity."
Sophs and juniors stay while seniors play by R. K. Piper Attention seniors of Westside High! Flash! You have been given the privilege of OPEN CAMPUS. "What," you cry after hearing this astounding news, "I thought seniors have always had open campus?" Not so, however, even though many times when you were underclassmen the first words you heard when caught skipping were, "Are you people seniors?" It seems that in years past seniors were almost given the privilege freely or in other words were not as closely watched as the juniors and sophomores. Technically, however, the seniors of old did in fact need at least a three hour block open before they could leave. Now the limit has been reduced to one. Of course the new privilege has brought mixed reactions; not from seniors though, they all love it (or at least they all like it), but from the juniors and sophomores. The underclassmen always groan when a new senior priority comes up, and this certainly is no exception. For the most part they're all clamoring for open campus also, even if its only on a limited basis. For example, at the beginning of th.e second semester, with a mandatory nine mod block, grades on a high level, plus parent
and teacher permission. At least its a start; sort of a reward for good conduct and grades. Many seniors, teachers, and parents tend to agree however that its quite a leap from traditional junior high scheduling to modular for sophomores in itself. First of all they have to adjust to independent study which is a task for many students who have always had their time scheduled for them. Add to the confusion of being able to choose from the many study areas, places to talk and others just to
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teachers real income~ "Most teachers feel that if anyone is frozen, teachers should be, too . But, if we could get our raises within legal limits, we will; if not, we won't cry about it- we'll follow the policy. All I can say is that we hope it works," said WEA president and Westside teacher Bill McCormick in regard to President Nixon's wage and price freeze. The national controversy over the freeze has in part been fired by the question of teacher's wages. Teacher 's pay status has changed a number of times during the freeze's duration. At one time, all District 66 instructors were believed eligible for their contracted increases under a
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17, 1971
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enior goes to Israel by Pam Hultberg
hey don ' t have the luxuries ao in America ." This comment made by senior Howard hster who recently returned 1 Israel where he lived for seven ne half weeks this summer. Ioward, and 98 other esentatives of the B'nai Brith 1 th Organization , landed in el on July 1 for a visit which 1inated August 25. lside from other activities, ~ard and his subgroup of 35 ot two weeks on a Kibbutz in lee , which is a type of collective 1. He described a typical day . · got up at 4:00 in the morning y day for two weeks and had ee and bread . Then we went to the field about 4:30 a .m. started picking pears. We ked until 7:30 a.m. and then
'lmmage pays: 1niors working
!ookies, Straight River Band dresses for a dime sum up the 'lities of the Junior Class last mer. Vith Prom the ultimate target money-making projects, the > officers and interested juniors ked together on three activities. bake sale and a pool party uring Straight River were the ter summer projects. i:'he final scheme of the summer a rummage sale . "To my wledge there has never been a le class project that grossed as :h as this one," said Ken (ins, class president. Ken added was disappointed that out of .ost 800 juniors, only 75 ated items for the sale or ked. "Sometimes I'm not sure :e kids want .Prom, " he said, rring to those who had not m part in class projects.
had a half an hour for breakfast. Then we worked until about 10 :00 a.m. and had a drink or something. We finished at 11:00 a.m. and had the rest of the day free." Describing life in Israel Howard said, "It is quite a bit different : more rigid and basic . They don't have the luxuries." He went on to explain that taxes are very high so things are expensive . "Cars cost about five times what they do in the United States. Houses are rare. Apartments cost as much or more than houses do here." Television sets are built in Israel so they are fairly widespread . There is only one broadcasting company which is run by the government and several radio stations also . "Another thing that's really different is the military, because you see soldiers all the "time carrying guns." Howard went on to say, "The summer after you graduate high school you go into the army for three years, unless you are studying to become a rabbi." The Israelis do not go to college until after completing their three years in the army. The colleges except only 6% of high school graduates, so college degrees are quite rare. Howard studied Hebrew when he lived in Minneapolis. He felt his biggest problem in communicating with the Israelis was the size of his vocabulary. "I can carry on a normal conversation, but nothing too deep ." On the subject of entertainment he said, "They don't have as much leisure time as we do in the United States. When they 're not working they will stay with their families. " In conclusion, Howard said, "I think I'd like to go back there to live for a year and study. I'd like to learn what it's like to live there . It's a very difficult thing for an American to immigrate to Israel because they have to give up the life they are accustomed to."
Europe trip provides fun This collage illustrates some of the fantastic sights seen on the social studies recent trip to Europe. The trip, sponsored by Mr. Rod Karr and Mr. Bill Hayes, both social studies instructors, is organized annually for the students to get to know Europe better.
Students busy traveling
Summer travel keeps students occupied While many of us were "bumming it" this summer, groups of Westside students were busy exploring new sights. Fourteen students and two sponsors, Mr. William Hayes, World History teacher, and Mr . Rod Karr, History teacher, traveled to Europe. During the period of July 22 August 12, they visited England, Switzerland, Italy , France and traveled through Germany . Israel attracted many of Westside's Jewish students. They spent close to two months traveling through Israel and stopping for a brief visit in Europe . Students making the trip were seniors Marc Delman, Joe Eisenberg, Sue Fried, Howard Hochster, Keith Livingstone, Mark Schupack and Lori Wintroub . Juniors who visited Israel are Sue Bernstein , Joe Cassman, John Goldman and Beth Staenberg. Sophomore Bob Eisenberg also attended.
As usual, Mr. Harley Hardison, physiology instructor, kept students busy with a varied selection of trips. For instance, he sponsored five different trips to Table Rock, Arkansas. A total of 85 students went on the five combined trips, which took place during the first part of June and the last of July. Water skiing and scuba diving in Table Rock Lake kept students active . Mr. Hardison accompanied 14 students to the Bahamas during the first two weeks of July. He was also lucky enough to take 26 girls on a two week trip to California. If these excursions weren't enough, he combined Table Rock and California into one, and escorted 12 girls and five boys on a two week expedition .
ew intramural director will have full time job \ new addition to the sports 1e at Westside is Mr. Max N . ~elman, full time intramural gram director. As full time 'ctor, Mr. Kitzelman will replace t directors that spent their days :hing class and their nights at ·k on the program. ~s a student of the University of 1raska, Mr. Kitzelman majored ?hysical education and received masters degree in the same area. became involved in sports in lege, lettering in football, ·stling, and track. ~fter college, Mr. Kitzelman ted up with the New York nts pro football team for a short .le. He also played with a tadian team. Mr. Kitzelman has a total of 131f• rs of teaching and coaching •erience. As coach for Auburn h School, Auburn , Nebraska, he the team to two conference mpionships in football, and did same in track. Mr. Kitzelman worked for 11 rs at Midland College, Fremont,
first as assistant, then as head coach of football, leading the team to a conference title. Mr. Kitzelman was head coach of cross country for four years, picking up two conference championships ; track for five years, collecting two championships; and golf for four years and four championships. As director of athletics, he supervised the construction of a 68,000 square foot field house. Mr. Kitzelman also directed both the physical education department and
the intramural program. Mr. Kitzelma n has also taught several athletic-related courses, such as swimming and "Theory of Wrestling." Mr. Kitzelman will spend the next few months organizing the intramural program. During this preparation there will be no intramural football. Mr. Kitzelman hopes for intramural programs in soccer, basketball, ping-pong, chess, and other sports .
Mr. Hardison had to admit that "this was the best summer I have ever had, according to attendance. We had a lot of repeaters this year who have gone with us in past summer."
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phomores storm the theater or the very first time, omores will be given a chance display their talents in the ter . Auditions have been held the company and crew picked the sophomore class play her 6路7. bout a hundred sophomores out, each group equipped with it or a pantomime. From this _p, 40 students were chosen for cting company and 15 for the stage crew. he theme of the show is "The s before students became omores." Groups will put on and pantomimes depicting eriences from their early years chool. ehearsals began September 22, will be held every Wednesday
t. sually we don't do anything I the One Acts in the winter they can get involved in. It's to keep enthusiasm going that
long," said Mrs . Anna Clark. "If it works out, we'll put it on the calendar for next year." The sophomores in the acting company are Julia Davis, Sue Horner, Cindy Dunbar, Delores Williams , Rosemary Frenks, Michelle Holmes, Karen Hinchik, Sue Pishllo and K. T. Solomonson. Also in the company are Bob Eisenberg, Lance Margolin, Tim Deklotz, Kevin C. Colton, Debby Pappinheimer, Roger Wigg, Nanny Kelly, Bob Hoard and Sherri Prideaux. Other members are Eadie Fishel, Betty Gardner, Dave Halstead, Dick Peitzineier, Janet Williams, Linda Somberg, Kathy Sistek, Sue Weldon, and Liz Dolantuono. Finishing off the company are Dorothy Davis, Dave Boush, Lynne Friedel, Pam Hochster, Elaine Wright, Dede Walker, Bill Diamond, Rosanne Fritz, Kathy Ruddick, Eileen Pazgderka, and Lisa Behrendsen.
ibis year's SHIELD is 9St ever,' says Raduziner 'lore color, less formal group s, and free transparent vinyl rs are only a few of the reasons mying a 1971-72 SHIELD. hese improvements, disclosed .enior Mark Raduziner, Editor che SHIELD, are part of a uit for better reader appeal. 're using the student body's 1ions through a survey [ucted toward the end of last r," he said, adding nistically, "This should be the yearbook in the history of side." farting October 4, the SHIELD be on sale before and during ol for one week.
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Tti~ Vol. 16, No. 2
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB.
68124
October 1, 1971
SAB plans for future
United Appeal drive is main project Members of the Student Advisory Board are planning to participate in the annual United Appeal drive this year, as a main project. The United Appeal is a drive in the metropolitan Omaha area that raises money for an estimated fifty agencies. S.A.B. members hope to make $500 from Westside donations in the campaign, as compared to the $200 collected the previous year. According to Mike Dorsey, press secretary, it will be the only campaign stressed at Westside this year. Sophomore class elections, held Tuesday, Sept. 28, had one major difference this year. At the S .A.B. meeting, members voted to hold no primaries. It was decided that each candidate would be given the chance to address their class, providing there were no more than sixteen candidates running.
The senior pictures of the Homecoming Queen candidates will be posted on the landing Monday morning for voting purposes.
It was primarily through the efforts of the S.A.B. that seniors are allowed the privilege of open campus. The board began discussions of the possibilities of open campus, which was their major summer project. They wrote to different schools in the country using open campus, inquiring the extent of open campus and how it was working. Simultaneously, the board sent questionnaires to parents and asked
faculty heads their opinion of having open campus at Westside. After many days of analyzing the parent's surveys, the S.A .B. proposed to the administration that seniors be allowed the privilege . According to board member Nina Williams, "Overall, I would say the really conclusive evidence from the questionnaires was that everyone thought seniors were mature enough to use open campus."
Homecoming: the only game in town? Comparable to the Miss American Pageant, only on a smaller scale, is the annual selection of Westside's Homecoming Queen candidates. Tonight at a Pep Club-sponsored soc hop, 10 Pep Club members will be announced as Homecoming candidates. The ten girls, who must be Pep Club seniors and have earned two letters, were selected by the Pep Club . The student body will vote on the King and Queen in homeroom a week from Monday . The Homecoming dance will be October 16 in the girls' gym. This will be the first time the candidates will be announced at a soc hop. The reason for this, according to Mrs. Jane Klingner, Pep Club sponsor, is to promote attendance to the soc hop in order to raise more money . Also to be announced tonight are the King candidates, who are chosen by the football team fr their own ranks. The soc hop will be held in the girls' gym after the Tech football game. Admission is .75 with an activity ticket. The committee chairmen are as follows: Jody Vestal, Overall Chairman; Linda Brown, Stage; Betsy Jackson, Commons; Terri Engels, Tables; Carol Graham, Cars; De De McFayden, Publicity; Kim Yelkin, Carnations; Jayne Tinley, Processions; Susan Darst, Programs; Mary Ennenga, Ceiling; Debbie Shidler, Baskets and Doors; Carol Zerbe, Crowns; and Kathy DeGoia, Halls.
smoking prohibited; administrators cite legal basis
by THE LANCE news research team 'I wish they had a place to smoke. But that would 13-inst the law. And it won't be possible (to have a place) until they change the law," observed of Women, Jana Farris. "It messes up the in g." Although the "problem" of on-campus ~tte smoking by students may seem relatively 1ificant, a Westside student caught smoking on >I grounds faces disciplinary action up to, and ding, suspension from school. \ccording to several administrators, students .e primarily in two places on the Westside us - in bathrooms and in the outside cement area een gyms. area closed for variety of reasons, then reopened reaction to smoking and other problems, action ;aken during the week of Sept. 13 to temporarily this "commons area" between the gyms. Building rvisor Pat Venditte noted that, "The gym tion is getting better." He explained that the ar.e a closed due to students smoking, loud noise, ng football , ice cream cones, cigarette butts, and ms being thrown on wasp nests. "It was mass tge, " Venditte said .
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Later that week a group of students volunteered to up the litter-strewn area themselves . As a result, steps were reopened on Sept. 13 to student ities. Venditte reported that smoking was not confined te steps, but was in fact a greater problem in the >I 's restrooms. Jana Farris concurred, "It messes 1e restrooms and there are complaints from many :moking students and teachers about it." ::omplaints come also from students who smoke ettes, concerning the discipline levied when a mt is caught smoking. "I mean, maybe kids ldn 't smoke in school. But they don't have to be u-d on you," said one junior girl who smokes. )king isn 't that bad of a thing, is it?" he Westside or District 66 administrations ' ntly do feel that cigarette smoking by students is
"that bad of a thing." Dean Farris explained the disciplinary procedure taken when a student is found smoking at school. "The first time, we call the parents. This isn't really good, though, because it upsets them and all, but they should know." The new dean continued, "The second time, the student is automatically susp ended." Implicit statute and explicit board policy prohibit Vice-principal Bill Hoyt argues that the problem is not so simple . "I think that it would not be right to sanction an 'activity' such as smoking when it is against the state law ... when it's against school board policy, or when we know that it is harmful to your health." There seems to be some uncertainty among students as to precisely why smokers are so diligently prosecuted at Westside. One senior boy, smoking a cigarette in the west parking lot as he was interviewed, had a somewhat unique appraisal of the situation. "Their main concern seems to be in overprotecting the building and people who don't smoke rather than the people who smoke themselves. Why not let students smoke outside or in their cars where it doesn't hurt anything?" the senior said.
Suspension for cigarette smoking causes "a real bind" In the book of School Board Policies, under the heading Use of Tobacco, it states: "one, use of tobacco is not permitted in school buildings or on school grounds by any pupil; two, the use of tobacco is not permitted by any other person during the time school is in session except in rooms so designated." Should we terminate a kid's education because he smokes? "Kids do smoke, will continue to try to smoke; we know it's a real problem, but it's (minors under 18 smoking) against state law, the fire marshall, and all evidence points against it health wise, we can't very well condone it -that only perpetuates the problem. It puts us in a real bind," explained Westside Principal Dr. Tangdall.
Mr . Hoyt's reference to legal basis for a smoking prohibition is evidently correct. Nebraska Statute 28-1020 states, in part, "Whoever, being a minor under the age of eighteen, shall smoke cigarettes ... in this state, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars . .. " It is also illegal under state law to sell cigarettes to minors, and under Omaha municipal statues for minors to buy cigarettes. However, these three laws, almost without exception, are never enforced, according to the Omaha Police Department. Dean Farris said that "a sp ecial 'smoking room,' monitored and maintained by students, would be a good idea." Venditte suggested that if students want smoking rules changed, they should "go through state laws and the school board, who sets these policies." However, until policies toward smoking are changed, said Venditte, "students caught smoking will be 'punished accordingly.' "
In between gyms, student rebels against enforced no smoking rule.
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We meet the 'Official Greeter of Chelsea' "The right of citizens of the US, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the US or any state on account of age. "--26th Amendment to the Constitution. "Stop destroying things," they pleaded. "Work within the system. Try to make it work!" Yes, until about a year ago, Nixon, Mitchell and all the patronizing adults in and out of government demanded that American youth channel their idealism and energy into constructive, creative channels, not violence. "Work within the system!" So now people 18 and over may vote in all elections- federal, state and local. But when it comes down to the realities of the registration of this newly enfranchised 11 million, the self-righteous public officials seem to be disowning their own cliches about making "the system" work. College students, Attorney General Mitchell says, should be required to file absentee votes, just as Armed Forces' personnel must do each election . Yet Mitchell seems to have forgotten the fact that military men may register wherever they claim residence, as dictated by the Supreme Court decision Carrington vs Rash. Students should have this same right, regardless of where their parents live. According to the New Republic, "The Census Bureau (which counts students as living at college, not in their parents' homes) says the average American moves once every four years. A businessman stationed in a community for just a year has the right to vote there." Yet a student is in college for four years, and is considered a transient by the Justice Department and others, unable to vote in his college community . All arguments which ask the student to vote anywhere but where he lives, including his parents' community, are unconvincing to us. The California Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to subject students to any more residence requirements or financial qualifications than adults. However, it's not terribly surprising that old, conservative politicians or community leaders object to fu II participation of youth, particularly students, in this country's political life. If anything will be affected by the 18-year old vote, it is these very objectors' removal from office.
Revolution for the heck of it by Kevin Bowring and Rick Denney It was a cool, pleasant fall afternoon. Two rough-looking Wasteside High students in Army jackets, tight blue jeans and shirts unbuttoned spoke of the day 's events . "Hey man," said the dirtier of the two, taking a long, emphatic drag on his cigarette, "didja hear that far out new disc by the Grand Island Railroad . It's a real groove, man!" The second kid was fingering the peace symbol carved into his steel-tipped boots . "Wow, man, that 's really outasight, man ." "Yeah, I can really dig on that one," said the first. "Hey man, better cool it quick. Here comes one of those pig administrators to bust us for smokin'." The two then "trucked" to the Hippy congregation outside. There they met Joe Flashback and Freda Freakout. The foursome sat solemnly together as they shallowly discussed
revolution and other matters of extreme relevance. "Hey, man, did ya' hear about the rally at the park Sunday to free our brothers in jail? "Yeh, man, a real bummer man. Let's split for the cafeteria so we can panhandle for save the Hippies Bust Fund ." "Wow man, really get it on with the groovy revolution." "FAR-OUT, I can dig on that. Outasite." The four "cosmic children" walked to the cafeteria where they spent the next three hours persuading the straight society to contribute to their worthy cause. "Hey, man, its really a bummer trying to get those capitalists to give up their bread." "Yeh, man . Three hours of this and only $125 bucks." "Yeh, these capitalists and their money are really a drag man.'' "You're right. We're just oppressed."
by Kurt Andersen and Doug Berg As you may remember, we were in Chicago. Well, after a few days there, we hit tq.f rol,ld again. Bvt this time : thl) ·-r<:>ad was npt !10 gen~rous ~o us. · After hitching a few hours on the entrance to the Chicago Skyway West, dodging several of the infamous Chicago cops (who, ironically, look like Checker Cab drivers in their beat-up 1967 Chevy Biscaynes), we gave up. The rapid transit (CTA) took us back downtown to the bus depot where we planned to catch the 8:10 p.m. bus. "Hey, man," the drunk-looking black guy approaching us said, "you want this can o' pop? Here, man." He gave us the warm can. "It's free, he smiled. "Thanks," we chorused naively. "Hey, man, you guys need any grass?" We explained to the hustler that we didn't but he kept coming back. He must have thought we looked like prime suckers. We saw Oberlin College in Ohio, slept on their campus, and were awakened by a campus cop's kick. He apologized and we started out for Philadelphia. Eastern Ohio is truly a drag. Three or four hours at each stop, all of which were overloaded with fellow hitchers, hot sun, filthy bodies. A couple of interesting spots : there was this kind of "mod-businessman" type who pulled a hashish pipe out of his Cadillac's roof to show us. He'd just spent a night in jail, and announced, "Boy, if they pulled this car over now, we've all had it! " That's all we needed. There was also Paul, a kid from a Philadelphia suburb ("Philly," everyone called it), who had just finished a western hitch -hiking trip and going home. He turned out to be a good friend, fed us at his home, and let us take badly needed showers. We took the Reading Railroad to Haverford College that afternoon . We forgot to mention our nine hour wait at the Pittsburgh-Monroe-
•The Sept . 6 World-Herald, discussing the Kent State killings in an editorial: .. . the incidence of campus violence showed a remarkable drop immediately after the four were killed by the National Guard . .counterviolence (the killings of four students) sometimes has its purposes, and . .. the sudden death of four young people may have contributed to bringing the campus madness to a close." In other words, the · World-Herald thinks the Kent State killings were really OK, since they brought an end to student protest. Great going, W-H! •with all the talk lately about inflation, controls and the economy, it has been assumed that virtually everyone was perceptive enough to get the point of President Nixon's new economic plan - the use of a wage-price freeze until November 12. Apparently, the Westside junior and senior class fall in the category of "virtually." With the implementation of a new inter-class profit sharing agreement, they raised the price of those little stick-on schedules from last year 's $.15 apiece and two for a quarter to this year's $.25 apiece and two for $.40 . Come on, the plan isn't designed to freeze wages and then up prices 160%, is it?
ville Interstate Interchange. At various times that night, there were up to ten hitch-hikers at that spot . People we met there included the heroin addict whose son just died in Washington, D .C ., where he was headed . There were needle marks all over his arm, and he vomited on the road a couple of times. But according to him, "I've been doing smack since I was 14, and I'm not addicted. I can quit anytime." Sure he could. There was also a sailor, an acid freak from Germany, two guys going to Erie, and some kid who'd just been homosexually propositioned by his last driver. Some middle-aged bus driver who was waiting around there gave the whole group some sandwiches and cookies. Our next driver was a fat, young Italian just released from the Air Force in Texas. He had driven straight through non-stop, was drunk and almost asleep. Add to that dense fog, the slippery, curvy Pennsylvania Turnpike and darkness. Kurt, fortunately for him, went to sleep pretty quickly and stayed that way. Doug and our friend Paul, though, weren 't so lucky. The woozy driver was driving all over (and off) the road, and actually slipped into unconsciousness several times. After leaving "Philly," a town of narrow, dirty streets and what seemed to be endless rows of "porno houses," we headed by
train to New York Destination. Central Park, our first "sight" in New York, is interesting. We were approached by some Buddhists gave us a newspaper and had recite "Nom Hyo Renge Kyo." park is filled with steel people playing recorders and gu for money, concerts, magicians multilingual strollers. was always going on, like a of shaved-headed "Hare people. The place was a ven paradise, with rows and rows stands selling hot dogs, Italian and organic foods. Go there you're ever in New York, espec· on Sunday. One night, after looking at hominess of the East Village hokey commercialness of the Village, we met a real con-man as we were walking home Chelsea, an area in Manhattan. Butch of Chelsea was a dude who came up to us on street and started talking as walked with us. He asked us if were set for "female compa · ship." Butch said, since he was "Official Greeter of Chelsea, " if we ever got back that way to for him. He left us at the Chelsea. Across it, he said, he get in real trouble. "There pigs aren't so understandin ', if know what I mean."
Nebraska is alive and living in Memorial Stadium. Each year, with the cooling autumn air comes the overheated blood pressure of 67 thousand-plus loyal football fans. Nebraska Number One. Proclaimed on tee-shirts, charm bracelets, water sprinklers, and the ever-present bumper sticker, this slogan is the battle cry of a million status hungry Nebraskans. And on Saturday afternoons, that world of waving, breathing RED seems to represent the mood of a state. Bob Devaney is the man who picked Nebraska up out of a cornfield and set it on the black list of every competing college football team in the nation. As in no other way, Nebraskans are united in their pride of a national football championship. Devaney has done a lot for the unity of the state, but the people are what make a Nebraska game such a tremendous experience . The fans range from the Hyannis, Nebraska millionaire who bought $5000 season tickets to the
person who saved all year 65th row, south endzone seat. between there are t statistics-computer-minds know every possible fact about Big Eight teams (and after game, so does everyone them), the stupid women stand up and scream at all wrong times, and the middle Nebraska alums feeling they a re a part of university life . These Nebraskans. On Satur afternoons, they brave bump bumper traffic on the In glue themselves to the radio just a football game. Of course this Go Big Red can't last forever. The loyal sing "There is no place Nebraska (unless those d happen to lose a football Hopefully, though, Bob D will do his duty, and Nebraska can find other ways to into the national eye . · Go Big Red. That's one fanaticism this world can sta nd.
Tti~ Published bi- weekly by the Publications Department of Westside High School, 87th and Pacific St., Omaha, Nebraska 68114. THE LANCE is a member of the National Sch clastic Press Association and the Nebraska High School Press Association . The paper is given free of charge to holders of Activity Tickets. Subscription rates to others are $3.00 postpaid . Non-profit mailing rights claimed. Printed by Wright Printing Co., Omaha, Nebr. Co-editors ... Gail Burris and Doug Berg Associate editor . . . . . . . Kurt Andersen Junior associate editor . . . . Susan Darst Editorial editor . ... . .... Rick Denney Feature editor . . ... . ... Pam Hultberg News editor . . . . . . . .. . . Cyndie Jones Sports editor .... . .... Rick Berkshire Copy editor .. . . . . . . . . . .... Sue Berg Business manager .. . . ... . Jim Vaughn Art editor . ..... . ..... Kevin Bowring Photography editor . . . . . . . Paul N o vak Variety editor ..... . .. Leanne Sc haefer
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Driver licensed to crash? LANCE editorial editor Denney was driving around other day, experiencing the of his one and one half hour driver 's license when he a curb, bounced off, P<'""''"n a car, hit another head the car behind him
Andersen, Marcia Angle, Howard Hochster, Leary, Alan Lienemann and Limprecht, all Westside , were named National Merit by the National Merit oration of Illinois in a press last month. seven were selected by of their high scores on last
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Celebrating the acquisition of his long-awaited driver's license, Rick Denny caused a four car pile-up.
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mes Finleyreturns after two year absence won some battles with code and the long hair. s year they have open campus. basically they haven't changed e I was here two years ago." .iome of you may remember him m two years ago when he served dministrative intern. He's back time as an assistant principal. r. James Finley is involved the Building In-Service, which uaints teachers with the new icies and rules. He also works Jh the paraprofessionals, ervisors, student teachers and stants. Adult education is also of his activities. tlis special project this year is to uire federal funds for an
exemplary program for students . The program would help students to see just exactly what their careers would be like and to set up schedules accordingly. "I feel that this would really help students to get into the career of their choosing," said Finley. "If I can do this, it would be outstanding." Finley also mentioned that he hasn't run into any difficult problems this year. He feels that there are less problems than there were two years ago. Finley thinks that students should be congratulated for this. Mr. Finley is married and has three daughters. He attended the
rtart college applications now Seniors who are planning to attend college are advised to start lying to different schools and to take the necessary tests, says dance Counselor Ron Huston. Mr. Huston is in charge of assisting ors in post-high school plans. He instructed students to bring their completed college application the application fee to him. He will then go over it with them, process papers and mail everything to the college at once. Seniors who have decided to attend NU or UNO should wait until the nning of the second semester to begin applying. At that time, Mr. ton will be able to provide applications for the two schools to anyone ,ting one . Beginning next year, NU and UNO will accept either the SAT or ACT s for admission. However, anyone desiring financial aid must take the ~ for NU and the ACT for UNO. TEST DATES FOR 1971-1972 College Entrance Examination Board Test (all available at Westside) Test Date ir/NMSQT (Nebr. Regents) and Ach . and Ach. and Ach.
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February's Annual Merit Qualifying Test taken by 655,000 students across the nation. They were among 116 semifinalists in Nebraska and 15,000 nationwide . The Corporation awards the distinction to approximately one-half of one percent of each of the 50 states' graduating classes. These go on to be considered for Finalist status and possible scholarship winnings.
The Junior Class Pie Day, which was Wednesday, Sept. 29, started Diet Week off on the wrong foot, but did help the treasury of the juniors. Future projects include the sale of candles, schedules, and Westside buttons.
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University of Nebraska in Lincoln . He is a former English teacher and taught at Lincoln East High School before coming to Omaha. Finley was assistant principal at Ralston High School last year. He 's lived in Omaha three years. "I think I enjoy working with the In-Service and curriculum best. I ha ven 't really seen anything I dislike about Westside or the students. But I'm biased ."
. Relatively long, black hair, a beard, yes, and he speaks French fluently- no, he's not really a teacher, but he's not a student either- he's both." Meet Monsieur Michel Rance, who is spending this year learning and teaching in District 66. Monsieur Rance is from Besancon in Eastern France. He applied to come here through a program of the French government and The Experiment in International Living. The Frenchman, who presently has his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, explained "District 66 asked for assistance and they sent me here." With such assistance the District hopes to encourage interest in foreign language students. Mr. Rance was one of thirty French students to be sent to the United States. It was suggested that Mr. Rance spend a year in an English speaking country after earning his B.A. Degree. He chose to come to the United States rather than going to England, as do most French students, because he has "many friends in the United States." These friends consisted primarily of people who had lived with the Rance family in France.
Teaching and learning-As for his plans this year, the visitor explained that he will be speaking and teaching in almost all
of the District 66 French classes. These classes include not only those at Westside, but also at the elementary schools and both junior high schools. This is Mr. Rance's second visit to the United States. Last summer, he traveled "from New York to Denver on Greyhound buses." This year he flew from France to New York, where he spent two days, and then came to Omaha after a five day orientation in Vermont. He commented that he liked New York, but he "couldn't live there." Concerning Westside, Mr. Rance commented, "I like it." He feels that the American schools are much "more progressive" than the French. "Your schools are more open to new ideas and the discipline is not as strict as in our lycees (schools." During his first four weeks in Omaha, he has been to "Go Big Red" which he found, "very surprising" and he also visited the telephone company. Football was particularly interesting for him as they only play soccer and rugby in France. He was especially surprised to see "all kinds of people dressed in red -young people, old people, and entire families." For enjoyment, the Frenchman has already joined a soccer team and he plans to attend the playhouse, the operas, and some concerts during the year. He particularly likes "blues singing," and he enjoys going to parties. --continued on page four
Talk long distance to McCollister Anyone can write a letter to their Congressman, but Westside students and faculty can talk long distance to their 's. John Y . McCollister, Congressman from Nebraska, will b e calling every Tuesday morning to Westside and answering questions. Through the aid of the A V and Social Studies departments, anyone may sit in the lower auditorium and hear the Congressman talk over the telephone . Those with questions talk directly to McCollister, whose office is paying for the calls. The basic format includes a short presentation by McCollister about the coming week in Congress, then the remainder of the half hour will be devoted to audience questions. According to social studies teacher Bill Nelson, who is coordinating the program, questions may be personal, governmental or anything else. He gave credit for initiating the idea to H. Vaughn Phelps, superintendent of District 66. He also complimented industrial
arts teacher Verlan Rumbaugh and senior Charles Castle in their electronic expertise in getting the phone and loud speakers hooked up. The discussions with the Congressman will take place every Tuesday from 8 :30-9:00 a.m. as long as McCollister is in Washington, D.C. Anyone is welcome to come and ask questions, said Mr . Nelson, including entire classes. In McCollister's first call, on Sept. 21, approximately 25-30 students attended, in addition to several faculty and administration
members. McCollister began by describing the Legislative schedule of the upcoming week. Although he termed it "light," one big bill was the Constitutional Amendment on equal rights for women. At the time, he speculated it would not pass the House, but would go to the Senate. Questions from the audience included ones on the investigation of the Attica Prison riot, the new draft bill (which he thought would be signed into law in the immediate future and that day was) and the Wage and Price Freeze.
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French visitor compares countries, schools; finds teaching and learning interchangeable
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Continued from page three In comparing France to the United States Mr. Rance explained that France, too, has pollution and racial problems (with Algerians). He also commented that America's teenagers seemed much "more mature" than French youth. One of the biggest national differences between the two countries he felt were the political parties. In France he explained, there is a radical difference in the philosophies of the various parties, but he commented, "I can not see any difference between the Republican and Democrats!" The French observer also noted that everything in the stores here are prepared before hand - such as the steaks which are already wrapped in
Dean's impressions of Westside are good Unless you have been up to the Dean of Girls' office lately, you may have missed the smiling face of a new faculty member. It belongs to Mrs. Jana Farris, the new Dean of Girls, who has replaced Mrs. Myrna McDaniels this year. Mrs. Farris recently moved to Omaha from Little Rock, Arkansas, where she taught high school business and history. She hopes to "keep an open line
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between parents and students" and notify parents of student's problems, if students are willing. According to Mrs. Farris, working closely between parents, students, and other counselors is the major purpose of her job. Rap sessions are in the process of being scheduled, in which girls may attend voluntarily. This is one way the dean plans to meet the girls on an individual basis. Rap sessions will be continued, depending on the girls' show of enthusiasm. The dean's first impressions of Westside High School, the students, and the faculty are good. "Westside is excellent in all respects. It has the most to offer students, and modular scheduling is the ultimate ." In her opinion, modular scheduling better prepares the student for college, teaches the student to make good (or bad) use of independent study time, and enhances the educational program. She feels that the faculty, as a
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cellophane and ready for sale. "Where I live (in Besanson), the shops are smaller and the food is not prepared ahead of time, except in the big supermarkets," he explained. Mr. Rance found the clothing in the United States very much like that in France. He did notice, however, that "the color is very different here-- it is much brighter." During the first few weeks, Monsieur Rance's primary concern has been that he might offend someone. "I am not sure how people will take things," he commented, as ideas are sometimes different in different countries.
Impressions and Goals Presently Mr. Rance is working on his Masters Degree. He plans to teach English in France or somewhere in the world. Traveling appeals to him also, and he would enjoy teaching some place such as South America. Besides English and French , Mr. Rance also speaks German. In French schools he explained, one language is required and nearly 70 percent of the students take two
Monsieur Rance was surprised see "all kiflds of people" in red. languages. Mr. Rance not want to be strictly "v"''''u'""',. teacher, but also a student. "I many things to learn from (the students) and they have things to learn from me-- it both ways," he explained.
Parents on faculty provoke comments "It's an added pressure. " "It's a de finite advantage." "It's awkward." "It's not as bad as most people think." These were some of the varied answers received when Westside students were asked how they felt about their parents being members of the faculty. Subject to the recent interview were junior Jane Clark, daughter of foods teacher Mrs. Iris Clark; junior John Hansen, son of Director of Secondary Education , Dr. Kenneth Hanse n; junior John Nelson, son of American Government and History Seminar teacher William Nelson; junior Tenley Rogers, daughter of
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Another example of the range of opinions was present the question of other feelings toward them. Some little or no hostility toward themselves. Others differently. "I know a lot of don't like me because of it, but something you have to get to." "Everybody has the idea since your mom is a teacher, helps you. Not in my case. I do work by yourself." Other students not included the interview are junior Anderson, son of home econon111 teacher Mrs. Hester sophomore Dave Perry, son home economics teacher Mrs. Perry; sophomore Steve Ruu,ou<~ua son of Industrial Arts Verlan Rumbaugh, and "ui""""',.Lisa Schuler, daughter of music teacher Donovan Schuler.
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y way of the last count, the ias are outnumbering all other bikes at Westside by ten to The question is: "Why?" ·s is not to say Honda isn't most dependable, nicest mg, best running motorcycle !; because who in their right , could say Hondas are a bad tment? The only thing is that are bikes that do in fact beat Ia in many if not all categories rformance. te 350 SL or Motorsport is ps the most popular Honda made and certainly there are than a few at Westside. It has described by CYCLE WORLD te near perfect motorcycle" (it or may not be) and has such ·ay of features for both on and te road that it without a doubt ! most versatile. What it isn't, !Ver, is superior in both ories at once over many other s. tyone who knows anything ; hillclimbing and scramble riding will tell you "two cycle es dominate the dirt bikes." main reason is in the weight ence . The Motorsport (305 ry weight) is readily equal in r to say a 250 Enduro or 350 •rn (265 lbs .) Kawkasaki, is too heavy and bulky to stay through tight corners and dirt. mda also makes 125 and : Motorsports but they aren't
worth mentioning as far as performance goes. But they are nice to fool around on. The Honda specialty comes in on the street models 175 scrambler to the big 7 50 model. (But you can beat them too, all you have to do · is look around a little.) Honda, known for its dependability, offers a wide array of models. This, along with its trade-in value, probably gives the bike its wide appeal.
As far back as man can remember ther-e have been fads of some kind . More recent examples include the goldfish swallowing of the 20's, the marathons of the 30's, the hi-li paddles from the 40's, hula-hoops of the 50 's, and skateboards from the 60's. But now it's the 70's and the "bicycle craze" has been revived. There are many reasons for this sudden interest in these simple , two-wheeled vehicles, the most obvious being the exercise that one can receive. Also, a bicycle is completely non-polluting, and cheaper to run than a car or motorcycle. In some parts of the larger cities, a bicycle can take you to your destination up to 30 minutes faster than a bus, and because there are so few mechanical things to concentrate on, you can see much more of the surroundings. One example of the countless number of people returning to their bikes is junior Paul Novak. He owns a Schwinn Paramount. Paul rode approximately 100 miles per week last summer . He has originated the idea for a bicycle club at Westside, but the lack of a sponsor has kept the club from materializing. Nevertheless, he has continued with his planning. "The club will be hopefully geared toward bike hikes up to one hundred miles in length," he said adding that awards will be given fo"r 100 miles and up. Pa ul went on to say, "You don 't have to have a good bike beca use the hikes will be
geared to the individual's ability and type of bike, and there is absolutely no reason in the world for dues." The major event for the year is to be a trip to Brownesville, Nebraska approximately 105 miles away . Paul's original idea was to make bicycle racing an interscholastic sport, hoping that it would progress in the same way as soccer has. The Westside junior went on to say, "If you're planning on doing any really serious bicycling, you
have to have a ten-speed which can range anywhere from $60 to $450 and up." The reasons some of these bikes are so expensive are the use of expensive alloys, different types of tubing, higher quality gears, brakes, and cranks, and quick release tires. Paul emphasized that this type of serious riding would not be required by the club. One of the hardest hit by the recent interest in bikes is the Schwinn company. They are back-ordering to January.
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Discipline, drugs are parents' concerns; dress code wanted "There are no more discipline problems at Westside now than when I arrived here 15 years ago, " asserted Dr . Tangdall . "There are perhaps as many, but today they are of a different type." He said that currently the problem stems from a general one of "student alienation," rather than the "student-teacher confrontation" of the past. Dr. Tangdall said that many parents' concern over illicit drug use at Westside "was understandable" but that he doubted any special drug education courses would be added to the curriculum. Dr. Tangdall said that the "parent report card indicates through its high response, parents' concern about the schools, and the need for more work to further individualize our program. We need to make a better effort to look at each student as an individual."
"From what I've read of the survey results, the pa rents ' primary concerns about Westside seem to be the use of drugs and discipline," Dr. Tangdall told THE LANCE following the disclosure last wee k of a District 66 survey of parents . The survey project was headed by District Director of Communications Gary Marx, and according to him, 35 % of the surveys distributed , were completed and returned . Over 40% of the parents felt that "discipline" at Westside is "just ok" or "unsatisfactory." According to Gary Marx's report, many of the survey respondents on the "Parent Report Card," think that there is a
need for more discipline at Westside . "The parents should visit the school and see what sort of system in this respect actually does exist and report any specific complaints," said Dr. Tangdall . "We plan no large changes in this area (discipline) in the near future ." Along this line , many of the reporting "seem to favor the imposition of a dress code ," according to the survey report. Any sort of specific dress or appearnce code was eliminated from Westside during the 1969-70 school year. In addition, recent U .S. Supreme Court decisions indicate that school codes of this type are unconstitutional.
"People evidently don 't understand our program, " the new administrator added. "This shows the need for school officials to communicate better with the community." According to the survey, "a number of parents feel that there is too much emphasis on sports, grades and class rank ... some parents are concerned that the district underemphasizes counseling, basics such as math and grammar, and vocational programs ... something more is needed for slow and average learners." Mr. Marx said the parents gave the district a "B+."
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Trojans open home gridiron season The Warrior football squad opens its five game home season tonight against a tough Tech High squad, which has sent the West Omaha team home dejected in five of the last seven times the two teams have met on the gridiron.
'Asset will probably be speed'
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The Trojans are again blessed with fine talent this year. "Their major asset will probably be their speed," indicated Warrior head coach Don Johnson . Trojan running back Elzie Johnson has been clocked under ten seconds for the 100, and the remainder of the squad would not be too far behind him in a race. "I think that we can attack the middle of their defensive line," stated Johnson. "Rummel (who defeated Tech last weekend) had good success with this type of play
Gymnasts start slow: have 'lots of potential' Gymnastics is probably the only thing to suffer when football season comes around. Lack of attendance and lack of people going out for the sport contribute to this. But the sport still goes on with or without spectators. On September 24th the gymnasts had their first trial. It ended Bellevue 91 · Westside 68. "We looked a little stiff in that first competition and we were a bit nervous," commented Coach Frank May, an English instructor, "but
lately they've had a lot of spirit between them." "They've got a lot of potential" remarked Tim Crouch, a 1970 graduate of UNO and assistant coach to the gymnastic squad, "If they work hard they will have a lot of entries in state." What exactly is a gymnastic meet? · Four main judges and one head judge who decides how many points to each events contestant. The events run in order; Long
Horse, Floor Exercise, High Bar, Trampoline, Parellel Bars, Rings, and Tumbling. In a few weeks the Metro Tournament comes about. This tourny includes all of Omaha's High Schools, which they're preparing for now. Some of the gymnasts who took a place in some of the contests this past week are: Marty Robbins, Jim Kinsley, Doug McKay, and Mike Robbins, on the Side Horse; Marty Robbins on the High Bar; Jim Mallock , Dean, Ross, Rick Mallock, Allen Conner on the Trampoline ; Doug McKay on the Parallel Bars; Marty Robbins, Warren Ihnen , and Doug McKay on the Rings.
1. Before last week's action, which major college football team was rated the worst in the nation? 2. What N.F .L. team is "little" Guy Ingles now on the taxi squad of? 3. Which motorcycle is the fastest through the 1.4 mile? (a) 750 Honda (b) 500 Kawasaki (c) 1200 Harley Davidson (d) 600 B.M.W . (e) 500 Suzuki. (all 1971 models) 4. It is now possible under a new rule change to run a missed field goal attempt out of the end zone. True or false?
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On the ensuing kickoff, the Warriors were unable to gain a first down in three tries, so senior Steve Lindsey was called on and punted the ball down to the Burke 35, the worst field position the Bulldogs would have until late in the fourth quarter. Two plays later the redshirt defense fell on a loose ball 30 yards from the enemy goal line, but junior Mark Kershaw, who replaced Bill Latenser in the second quarter, was intercepted on a line defensive play , killing the Warrior threat, and allowing the home team to enter
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,nnis team seeks city title; pes for repeat as champ t this time of year, football be big in the eyes of many siders, but tennis is Westside's •ing giant. ast year the Westside team ued the Metro title with a 10·0 ·d . Although this year's team, :ding to Coach Paul J. Nyholm, :tot quite as strong" as last s, it has started out on the ing track with wins over South rech . ccording to Coach Nyholm, side 's tennis team has come its own in the past two years. · students are trying out for the and more are attending the s which occur two or three ; each week. e turning lettermen include Kirshenbaum, John Goldman, Mike Staenberg. Promising omores include Paul Roth and Free han .
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Other players are Mike Schwartz, Bob Meyerson, Gordon Beuhring, Dave DeFreese, Don Furlow, Frank Kilmer, Bob Register, Mike Gilhore, Bill Diamond, Dave Hubbard, Brian Combs, Jim Albert, and Rich Widstrom. Upcoming games include: Oct. 1 at Lincoln Oct. 5 at Ryan Oct. 7 North
Can students top $200 collected last year in United Appeals fund drive? "Give like you're giving to 50 agencies," don't just give a token dime ." commented Student Advisory Board member Mike Dorsey . He was referring to the upcoming United Community Services fund drive at Westside. The SAB is responsible for collecting money from the students for the United Appeals (the money-raising division of UCS). The drive will take place sometime during the middle of October, according to Mike. Last year Westside students raised a total of $200 . This year the goal is set at $500. The city of Omaha collected $3,500,000 during 1970, with this year's aim being $3,850,000. The cost of raising the money is only 4% of the total. Money collected goes to 50 different Omaha agencies, many of which are relevant to students. Among them are the Child Saving Institute, the YMCA, Big Brothers, Omaha Awareness and Action (drug programs such as Sunshine House and Paul's Place) and the Family and Child Service (counseling for teenagers with problems.) The entire operation of UCS
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Last year's distance corps from the track squad is back at work again after a relatively short ten week summer rest, but this time the joggers are participating in a different sport. Practicing after school at Elmwood this fall are the 25 members of the 1971 cross country team. This year's squad, now 1·1 for the week old season, boasts few returners from last fall's group, as most of them have graduated. But Coach Bob Moscrey states that the talent is better than he had expected. Senior Dave Johnston, a varsity letterman from last year, has so far taken the leadership for the two mile event this fall with the best Warrior times in both duels. In the first race of the season (which the Westsiders lost (low score wins) to North, 15-23), Johnston finished the two mile Elmwood course in 10 :58, an all-time personal best, and good enough for second place among the 14 entrants from the two teams. Senior Curt Larson, who also participated last year finished fourth place (second best for Westside) in 11 :07, and excellent time considering the up hill portion s of the course. Curt is expected to give Johnston so me competition for the number one spot on the varsity . Junior Tom Dinwoodie, who finished eighth at 11 :37, rounds out the top three .
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Behind them is the pack. Two juniors, one sophomore, and one senior are among those bidding for the fourth spot on the scoring varsity. According to state rules, seven runners are designated as varsity, but only the top four actually figure in the scoring. The senior is Scott Remington, who ran a 12 :3 7 during the North meet. The juniors who are hoping to fill the last slot are Vance Jernstrom, (12 :19), Gary Loft (12:44), and the soph is Mark Schorr (12:28). Senior exhibitionists Dave Hannegan,
Bernie Waters, Ro ger Newman, and Don Carlson (all13:00) could move up to the varsity as the season progresses. The second duel of the year saw the Warrior harriers even their record at 1-1 at the hands of a weak Rummel squad . Dave Johnston won the 1.8 mile race in 9:16 while teammate Larson placed third ten seconds back. Jernstrom, Schorr, Remington, and Loft finished 8-9-10-12 in a span of something less t han 20 seconds, while Hannegan and Carlson were within a minute of them.
Challenge to reserves may be extremely difficult to fill On the reserve football team is our f uture Varsity and J .V. gridmen. Can they meet the challenge? In their first game with South the final score was South 14 -Westside 0. "Quarterback Jeff Ferris performed adequately under the situation," said Assistant Coach Dan Rezac . "We moved the ball wei! in the first couple series but after that we just fell a part. As it looks now, we're going to need a few changes in our offensive line." "On the defensive part, I think we'll turn out all right if we play like we've. been doing," said Rezac. "We've been playing good d efensive ball!" The defensive line is as follows: Bill Katz and Bruce Carlton playing the position of defensive end; Mike Foley and Keven Wilhelm at tackle; Dave Perry playing middle line backer; Jim Madison and John Steenburg at line backer; Steve Davis at monster man; Jim Wetterburg at !-back and Mike Ponseigo at safety. The offense, which will probably change in due time, is: Mike Guinane playing the position of split end; Keven Wilhelm and Dave Perry at tackle; Scott Dives and
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Homecoming holdout plays it cool by Leanne Schaefer ''Come to the swinging Homecoming Hop! Oct. 16 . . . Semi-formal .. . (Dates only) ." Loretta read the newly posted sign out loud as she walked down the steps to meet Freddy. Freddy was the coolest guy she had seen this year at Peachtree High. And she was actually meeting him! Even it if was just to give Freddy the geometry assignment. Maybe next time they would meet in the cafeteria - ooohh ... how cool. That night Loretta couldn't sleep. The sign by the steps kept popping in her head -especially the part about dates only. Somehow she would have to get Freddy to ask her to go to the Homecoming Hop. Wouldn't that be cool? Loretta decided to drop a few subtle hints the next two weeks ... like making a few signs
of her own and sticking them all over the geometry room walls. Freddy just couldn't miss 'em so now at least he knew about the big event. The next step was for Freddy to realize Loretta didn't have a date yet. So, she wrote a fake note to a friend mentioning the fact that she wanted to go to the "Hop" but as of yet, had no particular plans. As she walked in front of Freddy's desk, Loretta casually dropped her book, with the note falling directly on top of his desk . So far, everything was cooL The next week brought no results from Freddy, so Loretta decided more strategy was called for. Suddenly the phone range. "L-o-r-r-e-e-e-t-a-a, come to the phone- it's a boy!" Cool enough! "Hellloo? Oh, Waldo. Well, I was
s orta busy ... the Hop? Well, ah, ya see I, urn, well? My grandmother died night so I'll be out of and ... you understand? How of you. Sorry, yeah, buy ." No sooner was Loretta to up the phone, but it rang "Yeah? Freddy? (this was just cool) What kind of flowers do like? Orchids are cool, but would you ask little old WHAT? You're taking Jeanni the Homecoming Hop and need advice to get the flowers? Oh, well no, you bother me- sure, anytime." Later that evening .... "Hi, Waldo? Loretta. Ya the coolest thing happened . It there's been a mistake and I'll town after all ... "
Twirlers parade at N. U. hal Figures count in geometry class, Diet Week marchers entertain Devaney
Remember last spring and the hopes of looking sexy in hot pants and bikinis? Diet Week is for those who never quite succeeded. But don't let it get you down. Here's a few suggestions, comments and ideas several girls have made.
Counting calories, exerc1smg, and putting up with "the growls" are all part of an experience known as "the diet." Many girls will have this experience during Diet Week (Oct. 2-9) . Senior Rory Berigan thinks, "Diet Week's a good idea because it gives all us fat people a chance to slim down. Maybe they should close the ice cream machines that week." Kim Arnold and Kyle Antonson, juniors, agree that anyone on a diet
should stay away from people who eat a lot and never go to friends' houses that are well stocked with good food. Sophomore Faye Dickey says, "Don't go on one (a diet). That'll leave more boys for me!" Cathy Lay, senior, has the idea that "Every week is Diet Week."
Junior Jean Jefferies, who can't recall a successful diet, ad vises, "Skip your meals so you can chow in between. You may not lose weight, but its more fun." Thinking of a solution to the diet problem, Linda Hasebrock, junior, thinks "We should all go on a water diet. But then the restrooms would be too crowded!" Some people take a different point of view of Diet Week . For
Westside girls model for hospital "The Silver Screen" is the theme of the 25th annual Clarkston Style Show, tonight at Peony Park. Westside girls who will be modeling are Marcia Angle, Susan Darst, Cindy Davis, Anne Gilmore, Sallee Jenkins and Mimi Marcotte. Area stores provide the outfits. Before each modeling scene, the spotlight will hit a woman in an evening gown while a screen flashes
the picture of a famous movie star who might have worn that gown. Edith Head, who has won five Academy Awards for her costume designs in movies, is bringing 23 of her gowns, as well as clothes housed around the country in museums and art galleries. Clarkson Hospital, which has Nebraska's only kidney dialysis machine, will receive the proceeds from the style show.
instance, senior Sue Gilmore exclaimed, "I'm for it because I'm trying to gain weight." Then there are those who would like to forget Diet Week altogether. Charleen Carson, junior, claims she'd rather be fat and happy than skinny and mean. "Fat people are happy people - I know," sighed sophomore Diane Koborg. When asked for advice on dieting, junior Laurie Tangdall will tell you "I wish I could help you out, but I 've never had to diet. I've always had a perfect figure." Getting on the serious side, Sally Smith, sophomore, suggests daily exercise and is sure that swimming is "a great body building exercise." Junior Katie Gordon comes up with these words of wisdom, "Diet now and be a fat grandmother!"
After a summer of working hard at early morning practices, Westside's precision marching units showed their talents at the first pep rally of the year. Twirlers, Drill Squad and Squires may often be seen preparing for their busy schedule either before school or in afternoons. The four Twirlers are seniors Barb Dorthy, Margie Eliason, Kathy Koetter, and sophomore Jill Layton. According to Mrs. Jeanne Blackstone, sponsor of all three units, these girls will parade at all home football games and will
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB.
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October 15, 1971
Venditte supervises building
Major job is not as disciplinarian b y R. K. Piper and Sue Berg "My major function, although some students won't believe it, is not one of a disciplinarian." Building supervisor Pat Vendi tte described his role at Westside rather, as one of working with supervisors, paraprofessionals, custodians, and kitchen help. "In general , I'm in charge of the entire building, inside and out." Supervising supervisors
Vhich one of these girls will be crowned Homecoming Queen )rro w night? Ten senior girls were chosen by the Pep Club out of the girls who lettered their sophomore and junior years in pep club. Six •e candidates are cheerleaders, two are on Drill Squad, and two are -es. The game is tonight at 7:30 and the candidates will be presented. "Age of Chivalry" is the theme of the first major dance of the year ·day night, and Bozo will play. The candidates above are, front row: Campbell, Nancy Skaug, Karen Bloom, Patsy Box, and Molly ming. Second row: Jody Vestal, Debbie Shidler, and Marcia Catania. >andy Bekins and Jennifer Iverson are not pictured.
As far as supervising the supervisors goes, Venditte pointed out that that is always one of his major duties of the day. "All teachers are scheduled for one hour of supervision in various parts of the building. It's my duty to see that they're on the job." He continued that in past years many supervisors didn't really know where they were supposed to be and actually what their jobs called for as far as daily duties and school regulations were concerned. Closes communication gap Venditte also described his job as one that "closes the communication ga p between diffe r ent faculty members in different areas." For example, if
:hleifer: night school an apparent success fty-seven Westside students ;>leted the evening school am last year, it was reported .e Oct . 1 District 66 School l meeting. Program director :Chleifer, a Westside counselor, told the Board that "these nts were enrolled in 164 ~s in our evening school am, and a phenomenal 7 5% of courses were completed." !'! monthly Board meeting was .t Swanson Elementary School 10nth. cording to Schleifer, this is rening program's third year of tion , and the most successful ·ell . In addition to those '""ts enrolled in the night 1 at Westside, 49 others took orrespondence courses from University of Nebraska .sion Division. rough the combination of "outside-school" programs, Westside students received nas this year. "Most of the ipants, though not all, were ,uts; they would not have 1ated from high school .vise . ard member Warren Schempp Schleifer if he and his 1iates had discovered any 10n reason for students' initial cchantment with schooL Lfer replied, "In almost all the there was a lack of concern .vhere along the line for the mic achievement of these lts. " m heard at the meeting was a ; by District official Nels er concerning the School 's "Development, Evaluation tesearch" Grants of last year. , according to Wodder, were o f money given to various ·ct teachers and administrators
for research into the effectiveness of current and experimental educational programs. Two Westside faculty members, Dr. James Tangdall and social studies teacher Mr. Ben Bruner, were involved in the program . Bruner's project, entitled "Multi Media and Independent Study Activities," was designed to evaluate existing and create new educational tools within the "multi media field ." The cost of the project was $751.50, and its results are being used currently in the
Westside social studies curriculum. Dr . Tangdall 's project was an "Evaluation of McDannel's Scheduling Capabilities for Westside High SchooL" Tangdall studied the effectiveness with which the M c Do nnel-Douglas Corporation's computer could program Westside student schedules. The McDonnel computer is currently being used for that purpose. McDonne lDouglas Corporation is a large maker of aircraft and other war material for the United States government.
the cooks were having some mechanical difficulties they could contact Venditte who in turn would relay the information to the custodians. Occasionally a disciplinarian Also as building supervisor, Venditte pointed out that he spends a great deal of time discussing problems with administrators and disciplinarians. He did state, however, that in some cases he does handle students breaking rules. "I caught one student skipping and called his parents. His mother was very appreciative her son got caught since he did need help regulating his time." "I'd hate to feel however that my job and the jobs of the other supervisors are just ones of babysitting a few irresponsible students who can't adjust to our modular system." Skipping; not a major problem As far as skipping is concerned as a real problem in the school, Venditte couldn 't accurately say it was a major problem at this time. "The students, in the vast majority, seem very responsible and sensible about the whole thing a nd at this time the proble m , if you can call it a problem, is a very minor one ." He went on to say, " If it comes to my attention that the amount of skippers is greatly increasing to the point where it does become out of hand, it won't be hard to stop ." He elaborated noting that putting various supervisors and teachers on supervisory duty outside each exit at all times of the day would definitely end a subsequent problem if it arose. "But it's simply not necessary at this time ." Major problems now minor ones "The major point I'd like to make in this interview is how, since the beginning of the school year,
what appeared to be major, complex problems are now relatively minor." "The problems in certain areas of the school," Venditte continued, "have all diminished appreciably over the last week ." Venditte is specifically referring to the areas where students congregate during free time; the commons, between the gyms, restrooms, and the cafeteria. The problems are ones of littering, smoking, and general chaos. Most students respond well "The students, most of them at least, responded real well to our demands of either cleaning up the areas or closing them down. This again comes back to the individual responsibility of students, which seems fairly good with more direct supervision. " One problem however, Venditte noted, has not become better or worse as time passes. "The cafeteria is still a mess during lunch mods. There's just too many students and not enough places to sit ." He urged students to co-operate in taking back trays, "clearing out" when not eating, and reserving hostilities toward other supervisors. "They're just doing their job." Open campus: no real problems Concerning open campus, Venditte could cite no real problems and said the system is "running smoothly for seniors as far as in and out of the building goes." He then reminded students there would continue to be no major problems as long as they enter through the four prescribed areas; the loge, guidance doors, shop doors, and between the gyms. "As long as you go through one of these areas you won't disturb anyone . "
If you'll be 18 before May register to vote next week Will you be 18 before next May 9? If so, you will be eligible to vote in the Nebraska primary election that month. But in order to do that, you must be registered to vote. · Next Tuesday, October 19, anyone who will be 18 by May may register in the loge area all day. Westside students who are presently 18 will serve as registrars, along with two representatives from the Election Commissioner's Office. This is the first time students have been able to register to vote d uring school. During the next few weeks, college students will be offered the same opportunity. Westside is the pilot program for this type of registration. The government team, headed by social studies teacher Dennis Mcintyre, is arranging this registration. The main purpose is to get the newly-eligible 18 and 19-year olds registered, which so far has been a problem. Last Tuesday, representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties gave partisan speeches in government large groups, trying to get students to register for their specific party . When registering, there are three choices: Republican, Democrat or Independent . By registering either Republican or Democrat, you will receive only that ticket in the primary. Anyone who registers as an Independent will only be able to vote in the primary on non-political candidates and issues of which Mr . Mcintyre commented there would be very few . Mr. Mcintyre advised students to find out some necessary information before they go to register. Included is how long the student has lived in Nebraska, how long he has lived in Douglas County and how long he has lived at his present address. No proof of age is required.
Still happy about the results of the sophomore class elections on September 29, are the new officers (left to right): Amy Petersen, secretary; Teresa Thomas, treasurer; Bob Eisenberg, president; and John Kampfe, vice-president.
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Open house in IMC The social studies faculty has decided to make the Social Studies IMC "an open research library" on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30p.m. to 9:00 p.m., according to history teacher Rod Karr. "Any students are urged to come during these 'open house' times every week for reading or other research purposes," Karr explained. "The patio (west) door is to be used on these nights," he said.
Westsiders politicize campus Students at Westside have formed a "Westside Students for McGovern" organization in support of the Presidential candidacy of Senator George McGovern. The group currently numbers about 20, and organization co-chairman Mike Carrick says that "any interested students please either contact me, or listen for meeting times in the morning announcements. We
Kerry:
welcome anybody to join or just learn more about McGovern."
'Disgusting'
di~ruption
for juniors
Students disrupted the junior class meeting last Tuesday with laughter, shouting and applause, according to several junior class spokesmen. Junior class officers were discussing fund-raising activities and Prom, one source said, when a student in the audience questioned, out loud, the need for a prom. The vocal disruption followed this incident, reportedly, in an apparent show of support for the student questioner. "It was unbelievable .. . disgusting," Mr. Don Kolterman, teacher and junior class sponsor, told THE LANCE.
'Destruction must end now'
"During the Nixon administration, we've seen over one third of the American casualties (in Vietnam) occur. During this time, over 2,700,000 pounds of explosives have been dropped on Indochina by American planes. This is the 'winding down' of a war?" asked John Kerry, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. The 27-year old former Navy lieutenant spoke last Wednesday to a capacity crowd on the Creighton University campus. Kerry, who last April and May participated in the "Veteran's March on Washington" in protest of the War in Vietnam, said at the outset of his talk that "everywhere I've been -cam puses, cities, everywhere - there is a growing awareness among the population that the original, great 'American dream' is not being fulfilled." The question now, explained Kerry, is " whether or not the American leaders can be sensitive and react to this feeling of betrayal held by so many Americans." President Nixon's continuation of the American role in the war in Indochina is a major example of this insensitivity to public opinion on the part of our leaders, Kerry told his largely high school and college student audience. ''Seventy-three percent of the American public wants out of Vietnam by December, yet Nixon has never made any mention of total withdrawal. He plans to keep a residual force of 50,000 Americans there," Kerry said. "Yet how are 50,000 troops going to do (defeat the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese) what 500,000 troops and the most bombing in the history of the world could not do?
Why must those men stay?" The role of the United States in the war has become "an automated one," according to Kerry. Bombing missions in Indochina are at a higher level than ever before, the anti-war speaker said, "and right now, half of the South Vietnamese people are a displaced population." The youth of America must "organize solidly" in order to stop this war and future ones like it., Kerry explained, "so that American energy can be concentrated on domestic problems such as racial inequality, environmental and urban decay." Explaining the solid efficient organization he helped run in order to elect an anti-war Congressman in Massachusetts, Kerry said, "Many people are telling me, particularly students, that the 'system' is corrupt, that nothing can be changed or gained through politics and voting. This defeatist 'politics of impossibility' attitude creates powerlessness." Kerry continued, "In the 1968 election 5% million eligible voters under the age of 25 sat on their rears- didn't vote. Yet many of these same people have the gall to complain of an inoperable political system, their 'cynicism' toward that system, and then they participate in a demonstration as their first political action. Or they talk about revolution and don 't even know what revolution is ... You're going to bring it down on yourselves if you don't participate," Kerry warned the audience. "I know and you know t}lat people don't want to tear down anything," concluded Kerry, "but only want to see the original principles of America reinstated!"
Denney's Discography
Lennon's album has 'Imagination' IMAGINE · John Lennon When I found out about this album, I spent endless hours at my favorite record shop inquiring about its arrival. After having obtained the precious jewel, I sat down , opened the wrapping and pulled out my John Lennon poster and my John Lennon post card. I pulled out the jacket and found that it contained the lyrics and list of super-stars such as King Curtis, Nicky Hopkins and George Harrison. I took out the record and looked at the Apple label with John's face in the center. I put on the first side and listened to the theme song of the record, Imagine. It was a simple idealistic song and is probably the best cut on the album. Upon finishing the record I realized it was one of the best I had heard for a long time. The most striking point of the record was George's slide playing. It may be
the first step in the Beatles getting back together. BULLDURHAM SACKS AND RAILROAD TRACKS · Ramblin' Jack Elliot. I don't know how old this album is, and I really don't care. All I know is that this is a great album by one of the last of the true folksingers. In the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Pete Seeger, this album comes off with great, though rough, skill and beauty. As one of the last few to go the route of wandering· folksinger, Ramblin' Jack has acquired the experience and feeling that entrances as you listen to the songs and stories he tells. "I was the first to sing in a coffee house, converted from an old whorehouse . I think it done better business before," he relates as he strums a few bars of Dylan's song "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."
Questions from the audience followed Kerry's talk. One girl asked how, in practice, his demand that the students "go out of this room tonight and organize" could be implemented. Kerry replied, "Well, we'll sit down after this is over, right over here, and we'll start working out the initial moves ." Laughter and applause followed Kerry's apparently sincere remark.
• Are you almost 18, draft-bait and worried about Uncle Sam breathing down your neck? The Omaha Draft Information Center offers free draft counseling to anybody. The UNO office, located in room 232, Milo Bail Student Center, is open every weekda y until 11:30 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday until 2:30 p.m., and on Wednesday until 4 p.m. The Creighton University office ( 536-2793) is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. • Latest County Health Dept. ratings of Westside area restaurant hangouts are out. Excellent: Burger King on 90th and Bronco's. Ex cell en t-Good: Arby 's, Burger King on Dodge, Dairy Queen, Goodrich Dairy, both Kentucky Fried Chicken places, King's Food Host on Center, both Little Kings, McDonald's and Ricardo's Casa de Tacos. Good: Baskin-Robbins, Big Fred's Pizza, Bit of Dixie, Countryside Pharmacy, Dippy 's Deli, Dippy Donut, King's Food Host on 72nd, Lum's, Mr. Donut, Red Barn and Shakey's Pizza Parlor. Good-Fair: Westgate Pharmacy. • Tonight at the Music Box, a concert featuring Crackin' and Bumpy Action; Westside vs. Ryan football game, 7 :30 tonight at Westside; a play, "Hedda Gabler," tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the UNO University Theater; a talk by the editor of Nation , Cary McWilliams, "Current Threats to the Media, an Informed Public, and Security," 8 p.m. Sunday in the UNO University Theater; concert in Lincoln with Black Sabbath, John Mayall and Sweathog, night of Oct. 19, tickets sold at Chess King; Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, Oct. 22 through Oct. 25 at Civic Auditorium; a play based on the life of Malcom X, "El Hajj Malik," Nov. 5 and 6 at the Eppley Theater, Creighton University; currently at the Gallery in the Market, paintings by William J . Johnson ; "Oliver," a musical running through the month at the Omaha Playhouse; good movies include Friends (Indian Hills), Drive, He Said (Cooper), The Touch (Six West), and Walkabout (Astro ).
'P~'e~Uue IUJ. neeJ, 14. wad U«id 198Jt. Our city is facing a moral crisis. The recent flood of "now permissiveness has brought to Omaha not only promiscuity pornography in the forms of books, magazines, movies, and dancing. The City Council has wisely and effectively removed the t indecent live entertainment with its milestone "topless ordinance," furthering its moves with Councilman John Ritums' imaginative Review Board concept. The idea is based on Rhode Island legislation that gives towns~>eo• board to determine what motion pictures should be shown i community. The Ritums move was inspired by a film called Stewardesses," a movie now showing at the Fox Theater, which progressive councilman said was "the dirtiest thing I've ever seen in life." After Ritums' statement, Shelby Doty, Fox manager, said the p would be the third highest grosser in Fox history. Evidence supporting a board is abundant. Although such groups as President's Commission on Pornography say smut is harmless, with a little common sense knows the perversion it causes among over 18 who can legally see it. Some irresponsible people have said City Council is disregarding the First Amendment and "playing God" deciding what adults can or cannot see. Nonsense! As everyone kn people did exactly what they wanted, there would be anarchy. After the Bill of Rights was not intended to protect the freedoms of immoral, the defiant and the sick . The fact that no one "is forced" to see "The Stewardesses" similar celluloid filth is irrelevant. The mere fact that people would elect to see such smut gives evidence enough for the implementation type of benevolent protectorship by those of us who understand moral good and what it means to the stability of our community country. We wholeheartedly applaud the Council's desire to save our citi from "mental rot." They seem to have finally realiz.ed the immediate to impose their morality on the people of Omaha. Let's hope it's not late. Let's hope they've seen the light and will move further to Omaha's threatened morals, perhaps through such far-reaching moves Public Speaker Review Commission, a Periodical Control Comm Book Suppression Authority, and perhaps a ...
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inority applicants numbers small by the Lance news research team get lonely for other black faces," said Miss Littlejohn, Westside mathematics teacher, "I'm the only black teacher in District 66 to of 529 certified instructors, District 66 has black teacher. Miss Littlejohn said she's for three years (for more blacks). Only time " if the school system will hire more. the lack of minority teachers, the District policies in regard to these groups, says Vaughn Phelps. However, "ten or years ago" the system followed a policy of recruitment. it was popular, before the pressures, we it desirable for minorities to teach in the We thought we ought to make an -not tokenism. The District worked through League at that time," Phelps recalls. school board told me when I was hired that were no restrictions on any persons for racial or reasons. They just wanted the best people " the superintendent explained. He said that basic policy is followed today except there is no seeking out of blacks. "We don't go out of to hire a black or not to hire a black." 66 formerly recruited heavily in Oklahoma a practice which Assistant rintendent Bob Adams acknowledges was to the education of the southern black . north's recruiting hurt the south by their most qualified personnel ," Adams District has discontinued the project. conjectured that the reasons blacks weren't in those days of recruitment was that the District received no applications. And that meant there even fewer good applicants."
"One of the few well-qualified applicants was aPE major from Oklahoma . We needed aPE major and were quite impressed by his interview. But on his application he misspelled "physical" and, since this was his chosen field, we didn't hire him. " Once we got an excellent lady librarian who at that time worked for the Omaha schools. She was ready to accept a job, but backed out because she didn't want to be a pioneer. She also didn't want to travel all that way west." A Dana college art major who worked summers at Joslyn was approached , but she moved to Minneapolis. Another "great teacher" from the University of Nebraska wasn't employed, Phelps remembers, because he had a "chip on his shoulder." According to Adams, the District sends interviewing teams to colleges to check out applicants. They are required by law to sign a statement saying 66 is an equal opportunity employer . "We don't even know how many from minority groups apply . The law keeps us from asking race of religion on applications," Adams added. The only was the District would have of knowing if an applicant is black would be when the applicant made it past the preliminary application checking and was invited for an interview. Out of 500 job hunters Adams interviewed, only two were black, pointing up an absence of minority group people seeking employment in District 66. Although the government does not allow schools to discriminate in employment procedures, neither do they require schools to have a certain percentage of black teachers. The Federal government does make most businesses hire "quotas" of blacks on the premise that forced integration is the only way to let the black man "catch up" and get his rightful share of society in a relatively short amount of time.
coholic solves problem with help of AA by Gail Burris knew is that I wanted to , if somebody would have me to stand on my head in the to get sober, I would have it." is an alcoholic, and a of Alcoholics Anonymous. a group of people for whom has become a major , and admitting this fact, to overcome it. gotta be there to know I'm talking about: being in hospitals and fights like I've You'd wake up and ber being in a fight the night and that was all," he dark-haired alcoholic ued to cite an example from life . "I used to carry a with me all the time because I so much. One time I sat in a brawl where two guys me. I remember I cut up y pretty bad and there was all over me," John reflected. talkative young man his recollections of his life . "When I was 22 years in a Texas hospital for . I was there for three during which time they gave so I wouldn't drink. just put it in my foot locker on drinking. " continued , "Five years later I the alcoholic ward of the hospital in Omaha for 10
he was there. "He looked was 80 years old and ready slab, but I later found out only 40. He was being fed I VPnouslv, and all he could say made any sense was, 'Yeah, I old boy out for a six-pack and a bottle of wine.' " was in the service for three down on the Mexican border. 's where I really went over. could buy a quart of Taquilla .8 0 ." then looked back on when he to AA. The only for becoming a
member is an honest desire to stop drinking, according to AA's textbook. "When I first came here I was a complete atheist; I didn't believe in God or a higher power. I just about walked out when they mentioned God; I thought AA was some sort of religious group. But I stayed because I wanted to get sober so bad.'' "I was here for six months before those signs (cliches on the walls) started making sense; maybe it was just by repetition. Anyway, I found some true values in life," he commented while puffing on one of his many cigarettes. John then compared alcohol to narcotics. "I classify them in the same category. The only difference is in China they have opium dens and here we have bars." He feels that alcohol "messes up your mind like narcotics." John continued, "Some people depend on narcotics like I did on booze. You actually become an alcohol addict." The young man explained why he keeps sober today. "It's too hard to get off it, and I don't want to go through it again. I'd be driving along and the steering wheel would just turn into a bar," he laughed. He went on to talk of alcoholism as a disease. It is estimated that over 7,500,000 people in the United States today suffer from alcoholism. "I feel this is the biggest public health problem today in the U.S., although they say cancer and heart diseases come first. Alcoholism is a three-fold disease: it tears down your body physically, mentally, and spiritually," he opinionated while glancing at the other AA members playing pool or drinking coffee. John then referred to the more permanent effects of alcoholism. "Most of the guys in the penitentiary are there because they were drunk at the time- they say about 80% of them. They are just the unlucky ones; I'm lucky." Another result is that once someone is an alcoholic, they are
always an alcoholic; they can never drink safely again. While lighting up another cigarette , he provided an example of this. "It is like a cucumber and a pickle . Once you become a pickle , you can never be a cucumber again." He continued, "In other words, once you've passed the line in to alcoholism, you're there . That's what this AA program is all about." He looked about the smokefilled room glancing at the voluntary collection tray: a dish with a can of beer in the center. "We take each day as it comes; we never say we're going to quit forever . Tomorrow hasn't come yet and yesterday is gone; all we have to work with is today," he concluded with a friendly smile.
Miss Sylvia Littlejohn, the only black teacher in the District 66 school system, waits patiently the hiring of more black faculty members; "I get lonely for other black faces," she commented.
Homeroom organizational elections select new reps Student Forum Representatives were elected Wednesday, October 6, during extended homeroom. Senior representatives for the forum are: Homeroom 116 : Rob Daash, Robert Register, Diane Matya, and Steve Kurtz; Homeroom 217: Dave Brophy, Bill Coffey, Rick Walstrom, and Howard Hochster; Homeroom 219: Dick Wilcox, Barb Swanson, Roger Newman, and Kathy Kincaid; Cafeteria: Mark Constantino, Mark Scherer; Cafeteria: Dave Hajek, Buddy Goodman, Fred Jetter, and Dan France. Junior Forum Representatives are: Homeroom 200: Fred Smith; Homeroom 201: Carl Anderson; Homeroom 202 : Tom Dinwoodie, Leigh Ann Retelsdorf; Homeroom 203: Sue Urosevich; Homeroom 204: Carol Zerbe; Homeroom 205: Fritz Archerd; Homeroom 206: Jan Paulson; Homeroom 207: Vance Jernstrom, Cindi D'Agata; Homeroom 208: Rich Chalupa; Homeroom 209: Doug Cunningham; Homeroom 211: Jeff Heafer, Sara Barchus; Homeroom 212: Sue Bernstein, AI Katz ; Homeroom 213: Frank Kilmer; Homeroom 220: Debbie George, John Hess; Homeroom 222: Robin Wiar; Homeroom 224: Pam Hultberg; Homeroom 225: Judy Sondker; Homeroom 227: Joyce Dappen; Homeroom 227A: Nancy Greenberg; Homeroom 228: Steve Scudder; Homeroom 228A : Linda Hasebrook; Homeroom 229: Heather Broadbent, Lynn Timperly ; Homeroom 230: Ann Yaffe; Homeroom 230A: Kim Yelkin; Homeroom 231: Chuck Klauman; Homeroom 232: Deanne Kelley; Homeroom 233 : Sandi Morar: Homeroom 233A: Jim O'Hara ; Homeroom 235 : Cyndie Jones; Homeroom 237: Joel Chastain; Homeroom 237 A : Steve Wigg. Sophomore Forum Representatives are: Homeroom 101: Debi Bernstein, Tom Erickson; Homeroom 102 : Linda Sharp; Homeroom 103: Suzi Samson; Homeroom 104: Sherril Prideaux; Homeroom 106: Lynn Friedel; Homeroom 108: Ross Scholz; Homeroom 115: Charissa Lane; Homeroom 117: Dan Dixon; Homeroom 119: Bob Hoard, Laura Schory; Homeroom 121: Sue Horner, Bob Estabrook ; Homeroom 123: Lisa Hattam, Jean Bonham; Homeroom 124: Karen Honig; Homeroom 125: Doug Peck; Homeroom 126: Janet Williams; Homeroom 127: Karen Kelly; Homeroom 128: Donna Mancusso , Cheryl Nadler; Homeroom 128Y: Theresa O'Hallaron; Homeroom 128Z : Jaki Richardson; Homeroom 129: Janet Berkshire; Homeroom 133 : Gary Lieneman; Homeroom 134: Heather Mactier 路 Homeroom 135 : Eadie Fishel; Homeroom 136: Pam Hochster, DeD~ Walker; Homeroom 137: Julie Stockman; Homeroom 138: Anne Mariucci; Homeroom 139: Kathie Bergstrom; Homeroom 142: Dean Tatreau; Homeroom 144: Frank Russell, Tom Goodman.
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'Student principal' here to learn Just about everyone has come in contact with a student teacher at one time or another. But what about a student principal? Mr . Ed Johnson is the administrative intern at Westside this year. The basic idea behind the program is to give the intern a broad overview of a large school system. This is Mr. Johnson's ninth year in education. He spent two years teaching at Lawton, Iowa, and five years at Charter Oak-Ute Community School in Iowa. During this time he taught biology and social studies. Last year he was the high school principal at Walthill, Nebraska. Previous to his teaching experience, Mr. Johnson graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education . He went on to get his Masters' in Educational Administration from UNO, and will receive his Education Specialist Degree from the same school next May. During the month he has been at Westside, the administrative intern has been mainly involved in the open campus program for seniors and helping Assistant Principal Bill Hoyt in the areas of student activities, athletics and boys' discipline. He described his schedule as "flexible, so that I can pursue those areas of education that I want." Commenting on Westside as a whole, he said, "The students here have a lot of privileges other schools I've been in didn't have." Examples are open campus and modular scheduling.
This is Mr. Johnson's first experience with modular scheduling, and he thinks it is a "tremendous opportunity for students who really want to learn." His plans for the future are indefinite at this time, but he thought he might like to "move on to an Assistant Principalship in a large school, in Nebraska or Iowa ." Mr . Johnson and his wife, Karin, have a daughter Traci, who is one
year old. He is an avid sports fan, and likes to participate in baseball and golf. The main benefit he feels he is getting from being an administrative intern is, "the mere experience of having worked in a school system this size, and becoming acquainted with modular scheduling will be a trememdous asset for me in the future ."
Parking: no relief foreseen Last year at a Beginning Journalism press conference, Dr. Kenneth Hansen, then principal, stated that the Westside parking problem was like "UNO without a ravine." That problem still holds true this year, according to principal Dr . James Tangdall. Work is now being done on the area west of the school. Trees have been removed, it is presently being graded, and the area will be rocked to provide temporary parking for students with parking stickers the remainder of this year . Next spring or summer, the area will be hard surfaced at the same time the tennis courts are put in . Only 50 or 60 new parking spaces will result . Temporarily , students who park in the white rock area west of the school by the auto shops have had to park in a fenced off lot by the practice fields. If it rains, this area could become quite messy and not facilitate good parking. Last year the Student Advisory Board considered giving stickers to
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Mr. Ed Johnson, administrative intern, smilingly assists a student from desk in Westside's outer office.
An architect and superintendent of District 66, Dr. Vaughn Phelps have studied the possibilities for additional parking. The area north of the building, which is now parallel p a rking, could be redesigned for perpendicular spaces. Also, the closed off street by 87th could be utilized . The east parking lot could be resur faced to provide more spaces. Eventually the road west of the practice field will be relandscaped for physical education and athletic practice space .
Sophs present first play,· student life is highlighted Music, memories and comedy highlighted the first sophomore class production in the history of Westside, presented October 7 and 9 in the auditorium. The play, entitled "The First Fifteen Years of the Wise Fool," was composed of six separate segments. Each of these contained various skits, pantomimes and musical numbers related to a certain period of school life . Opening with slides of various Westside students and activities, the first portion was labled "The Commons Daze." The second and third portions entitled "Beginning Daze" and "More Growing Daze" consisted of humorous skits ranging from growing pains to cheating on exams. "Junior High Daze," the fourth section, contained excerpts from the previous Arbor Heights talent show and Drama Club play. At this time the 17 all-girl members of the Freedom 70 Singers made their
However, with improvements planned for the new few years, new parking should contribute 150 spaces . Then 600 spaces would be a va ilable. Dr . Tangdall can see "no immediate relief in our parking situations . " He says that if all plans come through in the future , parking spaces will be at the maxim urn. When asked about any solutions for those students (sophomores, juniors, and unlucky seniors who did not receive parking stickers) who do not have a place to park, Dr. Tangdall spoke wistfully of the new bike craze . New bike racks could be installed if the need arose, he said.
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debut on the Westside stage. Under the sponsorship of Kathleen Hansen, the included Meredith Armstrong Beran, Pam Ferguson, Franco and Jamie Gamble. Also in the group were Havelka, Mary Ann Hobza, Holmes, Patti Hopkins, Mary and Debbie Jenner. The other members included Ludeman, Sue Osborn, Schlesinger, Linda Smith, Streeter, and Kathy Whittaker. The singers were again prestmql in the fifth segment, Daze, " performing "Lay Candles in the Rain." "The Class of 7 4" was the section which consisted of a quartet singing "The Man Galilee," skits , and a vocal performing "One Tin Soldier. " duet, made up of Debbie and Kathy Whittaker, received most applause for the evening. A casual finale closed productions with the singing "Friends. " Much of the capacity audience (of parents and sophomores) felt play was very well done despite noisy scene changes and oroblelllll with the lights." Tears, hugs, and shouts were found backstage at conclusion of the show. Deanne Kelley, secretary Thespians, replied ecstatically, so excited . I thought the cast fantastic. It went ten times than at the .rehearsals!" The company of 30 is part the Thespian International 1602 under the sponsorship drama teacher Anna Clark. The efforts of many contributed to the production the play . The production consisted of Mr. Verlan Rumbaugh; Chuck Castle, manager ; and the WHS Stage In charge of make-up costumes were Debi Thelma Culling, Rosemary and Kate Peterson. Also in charge were Susi Se Teri Spires, Linda Taylor Teresa Thomas. Propmen were Jim Clifton Dave Earle. Publicity and workers included Bill Barbara Heidman, Karin and Nancy Malone.
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,ture is a part of school r Outdoor Education kids ampfires, songs, and are school activities for students who are involved Education is a program for all the sixth graders in 66 to have a chance to te and learn about nature. students lodge at Camp Ester for two and a half days students from Westside and llege of St. Mary volunteer as 1Selors. ccotding to Mr. Robert Telich, •tor of Outdoor Education, five tentary schools were scheduled four fall sessions and the other tentaries in the district will have ons in the spring. Telich ds every session along with the cipals and sixth grade teachers 1 each group. .everal activities are available to the groups, although no two ons are the same. When not in ;es, students could be found 1 their counselors on nature •s studying trees, leaves, bugs, ;s and fossils. They also learn ut gunmanship, horse- manship, t safety, and archery.
Various speakers are invited to speak to the students about some aspect of nature. Counselors for the first session (Sept. 22-24) were: Seniors Donna Arnold, Peggy Hunter, Deborah Kessler and Sue Laughlin; juniors Jay Jacoby, Dave McKean and Tom Taxman; and sophomore Doug Paulsen. Seniors Kathy Bennett, Nancy Slabaugh; juniors Don Blanchard, Joey Cassman, Rick Denney, Gary Harper, Rick Schempp, Lisa Schleifer were counselors during the second session (Oct. 4-6 ). Third session (Oct. 6-8) counselors were seniors Marsha Susman, Sheila Gillies, Doug Lincoln, Randy Peck, and Ron Wheeler; juniors Laurie Tangdall , Kyle Antonson, Mark Pullum, and Paul Novak; and sophomore Steve Hitt . Durin g the fourth session (Oct. ll-13) counselors were : seniors Marcia Angle, Sue Hitt, Nancy Stowell, and Ben Johnson; juniors Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, Don Eckles, Steve Scudder and Jay Derr; and sophomore Mike Rowland.
by Marcia Angle Reflecting the current concern over women's employment rights, one of Westside's History Seminar classes , under the guidance of department head Mr. Bill Nelson, recently compiled a survey which showed a marked lack of females in District 66's upper echelon positions. The examination revealed that only three (out of 12) elementary principals, three District administrators and Westside's Dean of Girls, Mrs. Jana Farris, were women. In their attempt to discover reasons why, the class interviewed a number of persons, including Superintendent H. Vaughn Phelps, who explained that "very seldom does a lady want to be a top administrator." Dr . Phelps, pointing out that "it is a 12 month job," asked "how many women would accept this responsibility?" The survey seemed to confirm the Superintendent's query. Only 36 out of 100 female teachers questioned by senior Barb Fallon said they would accept their school's principalship. Out of 56 male teachers who were polled , 26 voiced objection" to a female principal. Dr . Phelps recalled that when he became District 66 head in the late 50's, no women held the job of principal. Even though the number of female principals has increased since then, Mrs. Nevins, Paddock Road principal, notes that the percentage of female principals "is higher in other places; it just happens that here in the District we only have three ." Principal Mrs. Humphrey of Underwood Hills, when asked if women might be discouraged from entering administration, replied, "I don't know who would discourage them." Dr. Phelps observes that "women prefer working for men. Psychologically, I think it 's true."
Barb Fallon's survey again partially supports Phelps' opinion. Out of 95 female teachers questioned, 44 prefer a male running the school. At the elementary level, exactly 50 percent preferred male principals.
The study's evidence indicates that most District 66 teachers basically share the attitude Dr. Phelps expressed when he states that "women prefer working for men- I think it's nice."
Crew uses technical ability to keep shows running well Each theatrical production put Senior Chuck Castle, stage manager on by Westside students would be a for the production, made sure fiasco if not for the Westside stage everything ran smoothly and on crew. These students hurry around schedule. backstage and make the production Members of the stage crew, look as professional as possible. which meets the last three mods The stage crew consists of every day, include Bruce Anderson, about 20 students who are Barb Bele, Peggie Betz, Chuck responsible for lighting, curtains, · Castle, Cliff Christie, Jim Clifton, sound systems, and setting up props Dean Galbreath, Jim Clifton, John for plays and other theatrical Hess, Greg Hill, Paula Howard, Don productions. They also see that Kelly, Linda McEveny, Cully everything is ready for guest Nordman, Dan Palmer , Nancy speakers, athletic events, and Slabaugh, Dan Stoye, Renee Teper, anything else that requires special and Mike Thomas. lighting or sound systems. The next major event of the year Mr. Rumbaugh, stage crew teacher, said that the first major for the stage crew to help put on event of the year was the will be the Junior Class play, said Sophomore Class production. Mr. Rumbaugh.
ocal music room is humming with activity A. walk through the vocal music m while Top Choir is rehearsing ~ prove confusing for those who not understand the Hebrew, in , or German languages. Top >ir , or Warrior Voices, sings nbers in all these languages, as 1 as in English. ~r.
Donovan Schuler, director, ms this year's choir as tcellent." He looks to a "very IY year ." fhe first concert will be at the stroads Oct. 26 for American !!cation Week. Nov. 1 is the torio concert, which features .hms' Requiem, a religious work. tmber Choir, a select group h in Warrior Voices, will perform Joth these concerts. Other numbers being rehearsed future performances include the cpenters' "Crescent Noon" and ' theme from Airport . Seventy four students are in .)ir this year. The officers are Bob horr, president ; Dan Badeer, vice !Sident; Patty Lynn, secretary; j Mike Goodman, treasurer. The members plan to !decorate their habitat " in that ~y whill repaint it in shades of .1e. The room contains the .;entia! piano, racks of costumes >m past musicals and bulletin .'a rds advertising various musical oups and happenings. For the first time, Westside tged a summer musical. Last July, te Unsinkable Molly Brown was
performed, starring Westside students and graduates. Mr. Schuler said, "The musical was very successful, and plans are already being made for next summer's musical, Brigadoon. " In March of next year, Warrior Voices will don black eye patches and the skull and crossbones for their production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance."
Tryouts were held last week for Madrigals, another select group from within Top Choir. This group group will perform at the Open House Oct. 20 and 21. Tickets are on sale from members of Warrior Voices for a raffle to own Lincoln Memorial Stadium for a day, and to receive free tickets to the ColoradoNebraska football game.
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Homecoming hopes arise Westside attempts to regain control of homecoming contests this year against Ryan after being turned away last year 21-7 at the hands of a strong Prep squad. Before that defeat, Warrior victories prevailed for nine straight years starting in 1961. The Knights, now 1-4, and presently the worst team in the league outside of Tech, will attempt to lower Westside's record to 1-4-1, while the Warriors will seek victory number two. Ryan runs out of a slot I formation much like Westside and plays a 61 defense with six men up on the line .
him the distinction of having scored the only points in Westside games in the last· two weeks. Defensive Battle Last week in the contest with the Bluejays, the defense again rose to the occation several times to squash Prep scoring threats and to pull out a tie for the Warriors. The last time a Bluejay squad was shut out in a gridiron contest was way back in 1966 when (guess who) Westside defeated Prep 19-0. A new innovation to Westside football this year is the 'Manhandler's' club, an honor for outstanding and consistent defensive performers. After each contest, coaches view the films and tally points for individual or team effort for that game, then add the totals to the running scores for all games. Points are awarded in the following amounts: tackle 2 pts., assist 1 pt., open field or
Westside 3, Tech 0 Two weeks ago against Tech, the defenses of both teams dominated the game all but two seconds, which left Senior Steve Lindsey just enough time to boot the game-winning field goal and give
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JV football team boasts Warriors' only perfect record The JV gridmen prove to be Westside's only undefeated football team, as their record after the 22-20 victory over Burke stands at 3-0-1. The team has also posted wins over Thomas Jefferson and North, and tied South. The Warriors retaliated with Lon Legino's two-yard plunge for the first Westside touchdown, and Legino's two point conversion on a pass. The October 7 contest began with Burke scoring in the first quarter, and making the two point conversion. In the second quarter they scored on a pass . The point after was unsuccessful, making the score 14-0. Burke scored again in the final seconds, so the half time score was 20-8 . The second half was all Westside's as they scored two touchdowns and two extra points to take the lead 22-20 . Burke was held on the Westside one-yard line, and their fourth down field goal attempt was wide to the left.
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Cross countrymen 3-2 in duel Johnston's 10:44 leads squa The cross country season is now only a month old, and the Warriors are off to a good start. Their 3-2 duel mark includes conquests of Rummel, Ryan, and Burke who were expected to field fairly tough squads . Senior Dave Johnston has won three of those five races and placed second to an opponent in the other two . His times over the two mile course at Elmwood average Jess than eleven minutes, with the
Click of stopwatches say girls timing team at work Six bodies strain to be released from the starting boxes, six pairs of ears prime for the report of the gun, and another swimming race is off. But since swimming is actually a race against time, what would it
Spirited gymnasts drop first meets but win Metro tramp title This year's gymnastics program Coach May, an English is having its problems with instructor, praises the team for its attendance. According to Coach enthusiasm, and credits it with "a Frank May, "Not more than 20 lot of spirit". Despite this fans attended the season's first enthusiasm, the team won only one home meet against T.J." out of its first four meets. Westside placed 12th out of 16 teams in the recent Metro Home Invitational and was first in the trampoline competition . Gymnasts contributing to the effort included Rick Mallock, Jim Mallock, Dean Everything for a Ross, and Allen Connor. ll) .....«:! beautiful home is at Outstanding all-around gymnasts include Marty Robbins, Mike .....b.() West gage Home Robbins, and Doug McKay. Others ll) "' Beautiful located in are Jim Kinsley on the Side Horse ~ Westgate Plaza. and Warren Ihnen on the Rings. Upcomong meets include : Oct . 19, Tech Oct. 29 -30, Metro Championship
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be without the clicking at the finish? Westside has a girls' timing which caries out this all-im task. It consists of 28 girls have had some experience in past with swimming or timing. or three of them stand at swimmer's lane and accurately his performance. The seconds their stopwatches are averaged decide the swimmer's time. A few weeks ago, tryouts for timing team were held. About girls tried out. Each filled out questionnaire and had to read stopwatch. Senior Shelley previously established as the team, then chose the on the basis of their qualifi to be a timer. The 28 girl team consists varsity, which are the old from last year, as well as new with previous experience, reserves, which are new girls less timing experience. Their test will be the swim team's meet in December. The girls team, which includes members of the timing team, the middle of their season. Captain Shelley Bush said of boys' swim team, "They improving, even over last They work against each other to better as a team. There is so spirit and team loyalty . Some the girls are embarrassed at when the other swimmers stare us, but with all those great b around, who cares?" GO WARRIORS!!!!!!
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ior varsity coach Dan Young •Cated halfway up a lightpole e east side of the field at the southern 3 5 or 40 yard He was wearing a hone, a combination 1itter and receiver attached to ·ad, which was connected by U hundred feet of carrier cable nother similar set o~ 1hones worn by varsity eld coach Lou Miloni. Jr
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the job of the 'spotter,' in :ase Coach Young, to be a t spectator for the duration 1e game. This includes a .ity to study each of the -s on both teams at all times, can be determined which de players are tired or aren't .gout 100% effort, and which
enemy players are possibly hurt and should be tested on the next play. Should the spotter notice a particular player or players loafing, he will report him (them) to the sidelines and the information will be relayed to the coach in charge of that player. Spotter must observe differences At the same time, the spotter must observe differences in the offensive and defensive sets of the opposition from what was expected in the scouting reports. For instance, during the Tech contest, Young noticed that outside plays would probably average more yards than the up the middle plays the offense had been running. To this point in the game, Westside had either fumbled or punted the ball away before it could snap the ball six times in a row. But the next time they got the ball, the squad moved it from their own 20 to Tech's 25, using mainly sweeps with a few off-tackle plays to keep the defense in tight. WHS uses aerial reports And on the next series, the Warriors moved all the way down to the one yard line before Tech recovered a fumble . And still later, in the closing moments of the contest, Westside marched to the 15, where Lindsey's accuracy did not fail him a second time, and the Warriors won 3-0. NU has two phone system Although University of Nebraska's spotting system is much more extensive (they have two phone lines instead of one) Coach Bob Devaney maintains that the primary reason for having a spotter
nnis team below last year ,t plans to win division title 11'ennis isn't as popular as football because the people like to see etition between teams instead of singles. Also people are more sted in the contact sports like football and boxing," said Dick mbaum, Varsity tennis champ. ccording to Mr. Paul Nyholm, the Mechanical Drawing instructor, ; not so. "Tennis has grown in popularity in the last two years, and though they aren't as strong as last year, the attendance is twice as f as a year ago." ttendance should increase when they finish the new courts which be done next spring. The four new courts are being built above the arking lot and they are going to tear down the old ones. "This increase the number of people going out plus the people watching," te nted Nyholm. 'This year's team, compared to last year's, has more enthusiasm but ;rength and I think spirit motivates a team," said Kirshenbaum. "Our has an attitude that teams win by . " 'It would be nice if more people went out but I don't think this is ~le because of the conflict between gymnastics and football," noted enbaum. ~t the time of this writing the tennis teams record was 7-1 winning all games except the one played October 1 against Lincoln . "Lincoln is 1 our division otherwise the starting lineup would have been different. rhe Metro tourney was held yesterday and today . Next Monday, Oct . he team starts the Metro playoff. If all goes well, the team will go to October 21 and 22. 'Our strongest competitor is Prep and we should play them at :1," concluded Coach Nyholm.
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is that on the sideline is the worst place to view the game. The spotter is always above ground level and can readily see the relative position of all the players without being obstructed by a closer player. Coaches have final decisions But now the coaches are left with a very tough decision. What if a defensive linebacker is observed watching the quarterback fade back and toss a complete pass to the received he was supposed to be covering. Should the coach wait to see if the received scores? Or should he take the linebacker out immediately and ban him from the game? Or maybe he just needs a rest? Or, since the view is so bad from the sidelines, and since he has played a good game up to now, maybe he should be left in the field with the best seat in the house . After all, there are only three and a half quarters left. Spotter Dan Young observes Westside-Tech game from point of view most spectators don't get.
'Enthusiasm' no description for intramurals "So far, it hasn't been at all what we had expected. We don't really know what high school students want out of the intramural program," explained new intramurals director Mr. Max Kitzleman . "We'll just have to wait and see what happens." Kitzleman was referring to the Jack of interest shown in the three areas of intramurals offered at this time. " We have two teams signed up for the volleyball competition, 17 individuals for the table tennis tournament, and no one interested in free throw shooting teams." "The problem seems to be one of lack of communication between the students and us," Kitzleman said. "No one really understood our progra m or knew when the deadlines were. We explained them over the morning announcements but I know from experience that it's awfully hard to listen while you're asleep." The first year director has now decided to let the programs go on their own for awhile and has extended the team entry deadline to a week from today, October 22. As far as information concerning the programs goes, Kitzleman urged anyone interested to stop in at
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Catania and George Vana are crowned Homecoming Royalty as candidates reflect mixed emotions about the dance.
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The highlight of Saturday night's dance was the crowning of Homecoming Royalty Queen Marcia Catania and King George Vana. Marcia, a senior, is a varsity cheerleader and a member of the pep club. She is also active in Esquires and serves as secretary to French Club and International Club. George, a lso a senior, plays tackle on varsity football and is a member of W Club.
Westside students may have an impact on next year's primary and November Presidential elections. If they do, a large part of the credit will go to a group of American Government students and their teachers, who organized and ran a day-long student voter registration drive at Westside Tuesday, Oct. 19. Over 71% of the Westside students eligible to vote in the Nebraska Presidential Primary next May 9 registered during the 8:30 to 3 :30 registration period. Two national trends seem to have not been followed at Westside in the registration of students. First, the large percentage of Independent registrations, rather than Democrat or Republican, that has been seen among student voters across the country, was not in evidence here. Less than 8% of the Westside registrants registered Independent.
Also, national figures seem to indicate that students 1 )register like their parents generally and 2)students register 5-2 Democratic over Republican. A spokesman in the County Election Commissioner's Office said that "District 66 is overwhelmingly Republican." Westside stude!!ts, however, were about evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, with 119 students registering as Democrats and 123 as Republicans. The students' break from their parents' parties was not as great as national figures (5-2 ratio) seem to indicate, though. According to social studies teacher Dennis Mcintyre, "The idea for registration at school was first discussed last spring by the American Government faculty team.. The election commissioner wanted to do it at all the high
schools at once, though, so he arranged for the day this fall," Mcintyre said. "In addition to the representative from the election office, we had eight seniors trained and sworn in as registrants who were already 18. They had a two hour orientation session during which they got a feel for the whole registration process," reported Mcintyre. The eight students who registered the bulk of the 267 students were Chris Ekholm, Barb Fallon, Jan Helgesen, Mike Hybl, Betsy Jackson, Dave Knight, Scott Remington and Tom Rogers. Another registration day is planned for "late May or early June" to register every student who will be 18 by the November election, Mcintyre told THE LANCE.
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Class presidents discuss Prom, goals and future plans by Pam Hultberg Prom, open campus and future money-making projects were some of the topics discussed in a recent interview with the three class presidents. Opinions differed grea tly as to the importance of Prom. Bob Eisenberg, sophomore president, stated, "I personally feel Prom is a waste of money, but if the majority of the students want a prom, we 'II have one. We shouldn't be forced to raise money for something we don't want. I understand that people respect tradition, but to put it simply," he said, "the impracticality outweighs tradition." According to Bob, alternatives to Prom might include the presentation of a gift to the school or supplying funds to various charities. Both Craig Starr, senior president, and Ken Figgins, junior
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!vera! awards were presented to through pointers and criticism. Westside journalists at Criticising the journalists were :hton Round Table for Student members of local newspaper staffs )rs, Saturday, October 23. and faculty members at Creighton. ;een high schools in Omaha Charles Zuegner, a Creighton the surrounding Omaha area journalism teacher, began the five represented at the conference hour program with a slide lecture. teir newspaper editors. "How to take a Lousy Photograph" estside seniors Doug Berg, was the theme of his presentation. Andersen, and Debbie Storz Separation into smaller groups presented awards for their was the second division of the ng abilities on the Lance last program. Each of the small groups . Barry Gridley, a Westside were classified under sports, >r last year, also received an feature , news, front page make-up, ·d. Awards include "byline" editorial, and advertising. ·ds and first, second, and third Professionals from the World .er up certificates. Herald, the Sun, the True Voice, as 1oug received a byline award for well as Creighton evaluated school •ry in the sports category, Kurt newspapers and offered pointers for a first runner up for improvement in individual writing. ;ography, Debbie got a first Editors remained in small groups "er up for a feature story, and for a half hour. y got a second runner up for a After a lunch break, Peter t page lay-out. Citron, entertainment columnist for 'be Creighton Round Table for the Omaha World Herald, gave a lent Editors is a conference for guest speech on his role as a · members with the purpose of columnist. Following Citron was .ing them improve their writing the presentation of awards.
president, took a different stand on the issue. "When I ran for president I knew it would be my job to put on a prom for the seniors. This is fine with me because I think we owe them something. I respect the opinions of others but I think they should go through the proper channels if they want tradition changed," stated Ken. "I'm glad we're having a prom," added Craig. "I can see how some can consider it a waste, but it's nice if it's not overdone and kept relatively simple." On the topic of open campus Ken stated, "I think it's fine for the ones that can handle it." Craig feels there should be more things to make the juniors and sophomores want to stay in school, and that "open campus for seniors is working out well, thanks to the tremendous work done by Nancy Lakin," president of the Student Advisory Board. Bob insisted, "I'd do all I could to get open campus for sophomores. I think they are just as or nearly as competent as the seniors!" Another change that Bob would like to see is a revision of the school smoking policy. "If the kids want
to smoke, they should be able to." He also would like to plan a few dances or small groups of just sophomores to deal with their "unique problems." Ken would like to see a change in the guidance department. "It seems to me that the counselors are almost always busy and too often impossible to see because of the large number of students. We either need more counselors, a regulated amount of time allotted to each student or a new system altogether." A workshop for the class presidents of all Omaha area high schools is one of Craig's goals. "That way, we could discuss different problems and successful and unsuccessful projects to our best advantage." He stated that his main job as senior president is "to raise money to buy a senior gift for the school." They are presently considering an emblem to be mounted on the new addition, depending upon the amount of money collected by the end of the year. As of now, the senior class is $287 in debt, due to the extra amount charged by Peony Park for last year's Prom.
Recently the class sponsored a can collection in which approximately 4,800 cans were obtained. Westside placed second among the competing high schools and was awarded $25. This is part of Craig's plan to "do more civic-minded things, including ecology, to benefit Omaha and ourselves as well." The seniors will be sponsoring a soc hop and a Pie Day sometime in January. They are currently selling stick-on schedules and splitting the profits with the junior class. They also expect to receive at least $100 from the activity fund by the end of the year. The juniors now have approximately $1450 in their treasury. Future projects are uncertain as of now, but the possibility of a "bike hike" is being considered, not to earn money for the class, but according to Ken, "to better inter-school relations." Possible fund raising events sponsored by the sophomores may include a concert with several rock groups and selling cards with the time and mod schedule on one side and the basketball schedule on the back for about $.15.
Senior class president Craig Starr (left) and junior class president Ken Figgins (right) get together to discuss problems and future projects of their respective classes. Not pictured is sophomore class president Bob Eisenberg.
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On October 13, two speakers from the "Students International Meditation Society," which is a subdivision of the Los Angeles-based "International Meditation Society," talked at Westside on the benefits of their brand of "transcendental meditation." One speaker, Bill Witherspoon, explained that he "studied intensely under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi." He said that anyone is capable of completing the course. After the initial meeting, participants "must stop using any illicit drug so that their body may be cleansed." Four two-hour sessions follow, after which all the students have supposedly learned the "Way to the Truth" through transcendental meditation, and the International Meditation Society has learned the way to sucker $35 out of the participant. You mean these sages who've thrown off the shackles of materialism actually charge money for their services? "It's only so the students have a 'real commitment' to finish the course that we charge," say the course directors. The society's pamphlet stated in part, "Transcendental meditation develops creative intelligence and improves clarity of perception at all levels of experience, is practiced a few minutes morning and evening during which time the body gains deep rest while the mind expands in awareness, is unique and natural insuring full development of the individual and can be easily learned and enjoyed by everyone." Witherspoon repeatedly emphasized that his form of "transcendental meditation" was "a simple, natural thing." It seems to us that by packaging this philosophy and hawking it for $35, a certain measure of its simplicity and spontaneity are lost. We'd advise avoiding this shuck.
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Last Tuesday, largely through the efforts of several American government teachers and a group of students, over 71% of Westside seniors eligible to vote in next May's Nebraska Primary were registered to vote. This is to commend both the organizers of the day-long registration "drive," and those students who were interested enough and unapathetic enough to register. The implications of registering as an Independent, Republican or Democrat, however, have not been made clear. Independent: Registering as an Independent, one cannot vote in the May 9 primary in any partisan election. This may be unfair, but it's a fact. So, at least for the primary election, registering as an Independent is actually a forfeiture of your voting power. Republican : Republican registrants will probably have a single choice in the Presidential and Senatorial elections. This lack of choice seems undesirable. Democrat: The Democratic Party will probably offer a number of candidates for President and U.S. Senate. Whether or not these candidates are better, there will be a choice of candidates.
Prom. It brings to mind the 1950's- girls with red lipstick in strapless formals, boys in rented tuxes and carefully greased hair - a corsage, waltzing, and home by midnight. Prom '71. About 1200 persons came to Peony Park last year, yes, in formals and tuxes, with corsages and in a joyous mood. Maybe it was more important who you came with or where you went afterwards, but the fact remains, you came. Now, if 1200 people, who knew what Prom is and means chose to come just last year, how can about 700 juniors decide "not this year. Nobody wants it"? The Class of '73 has some leaders who really care. Who knows how much time and money they have spent making their projects, and their class, a success? (Sponsor Don Kolterman broke his wrist "in the line of duty" at the rummage sale.) And yet at that infamous class meeting a few weeks ago, the aggravators were raucous and rude, they drove a class officer to tears, and otherwise disgraced the class and particularly themselves. What thoughts went through the minds of those silent people who sat, as I did, stunned by unexcusable childishness? As an Overall Prom Chairman, I support Prom, money-making activities, and class unity. This is because I feel Prom is a beautiful tradition marking the end of a phase of life- childhood. And anyone who disagrees with the concept of Prom should endeavor to be sensitive to the views of those who strongly want it. It is interesting to note that the juniors who did
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Close the window; there's a draft . . _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - b y kurt This column's going to be a very individual, personal article and may very well be utterly irrelevant and meaningless to you. But I feel as if I must explain my current dilemma, similar in some ways, I'm sure, to the dilemma a lot of people my age are being forced to fac e. Next summer, when I turn 18, I must either register for the military draft within five days after my 18th birthday or be subject to a possible five years in jail and a $5000. fine. So, even if I think the whole involuntary conscription system is wrong, I will compromise my principles to the extent that I'll register. But in my case, registration isn't going to be a simple filling out of routine name -age -weight- height forms. Because, right now, I'm planning to check the box for "conscientious objector" classification. Now, as my parents som etimes seem to think and you are probably thinking, a conscientious objector is not necessarily a little fellow in glasses who sits around in a church reading books and smiling. We must merely be opposed to "participation in war in any form." "Merely," I say? No, because this belief cannot be arr ived at easily or quickly, I think; not merely. Yet it does seem fairly obvious to me : there is no purely arbitrary, "made up" ideal or institution, no matter how old or how great, that is worth dying for, much more importantly, killing for. In other words, the
Discography: New bootlegs worth buying by Rick Denney NEIL YOUNG ... ...... ... .... .......... .. COLLECTOR 'S ITEM This is another bootleg, so don't think that his new album is out yet. I haven't heard the release date, but he is putting together a film about the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tour that should be out about December. This album was recorded prior ta Young's joining CSN and has a great version of "Helpless." It contains some of the material from the "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" album including "Down by the River." The double set is divided into two parts, an acoustic half and electric half, containing a great version of "Broken Arrow," which is probably the best cut on the record. It contains "Sugar Mountain" a single that never was released in Omaha. It has two songs off of his first solo album "The Loner" and "The Old Laughin Lady." In comparison with the other album reviewed earlier it lacks the quality of songs and has several tape breaks in it. Although neither of the records are as good as "Neil Young," they are both worth buying. THE BAND ......................... REAL OLD TIME BAND Since I started with bootlegs, I decided to end this column with a bootleg. This particular recording contains material from the groups first three albums.
specify at the meeting (quite clearly) their attitude toward Prom also suggested the $1500 treasury be used for charitable activities, Project Care or the United Community Service. week later, the school-sponsored UCS drive $300. One third of this total can be supposed have come from the junior class (780 students) ... average junior gave 7.8¢ to a charitable Now, how can you volunteer to give away the raising of which you may not have had a do with, when you give only 7.8¢ to UCS? It has been suggested the class officers and interested raise the money, and the whole class how to use it. But now is not the time to officers, after all their hard enthusiastic work, to Prom. I agree $3000 is an exorbitant amount to spe one evening. I also agree we should make Prom suited to the needs of the majority of W students. Therefore, I announce a meeting in which class officers and Prom chairmen will meet persons for and against Prom, and try to get understanding and unity in this class. interested should have their ideas ready and watch the announcement of time and place. Prom '72. I will be put on by those who care, will be attended by those who care. Is uncool? At least let your opinions be known. C the meeting; write a letter to the (Junior Asso<:l• Editor; be an entity.
It's a double record set and sells for five dollars. It contains a nine minute version of "Chest Fever" and a great live "King Harvest." As far as quality, this one's pretty good and is worth the money but, buy "Choots" first. YOUNG ........ I'M HAPPY THAT Y'ALL CAME DOWN This bootleg was recorded Feb. 1, this year. It contains some of his best material of previous recordings and includes two of his best Buffalo Springfield tunes "I am a Child" and "On the Way Home ." The lonely melancholy voice rings out some of his greats like "Tell Me Why," "Don't Let it Bring You Down ," and "Ohio." As far as I'm concerned, I feel that Neil Young is the best lyricist to date and that includes Dylan and Lennon, etc. To support the lyrics that he writes, his almost painful tone rings out the songs that he must really feel. The best examples of his writing abilities can be heard on these recordings, "A Man Needs a Maid," "The Damage Done," "Love in Mind" and "Old Man Take a Look at My Life,"none of which are found on any other record. As far as recording quality , it's a bootleg and the quality is not as good as "Four Way Street" but it's acceptable as long as you keep the treble turned down.
United States is in many ways a great nation and preserving, but it just cannot be worth killing for. can any other country or piece of property be killing for. Are you so sure your arbitrary ideals philosophies are "right?" Isn't that guy you're with bullets just as sure of his ideals? So, my own kind of nebulous and religious beliefs lead me necessarily to conscientious objector status. But then another less "religious" belief of complicates the situation. Frankly, I object to drafted. The government, I think, doesn't have moral right to force me to spend two years Army. And, as I didn't mention before, if one is "'"·"""u• a conscientious objector (1 -0), he must serve two of "alternative" service in a hospital, a ghetto project, or whatever. These things, in themselves, I willing to do. Yet I would not do those ordinarily; I am being forced to give " service." So isn't this really just an extension of drafting power over me to which I so strongly I can't help thinking of Nixon's campaign that was most attractive to me when he said it in that he would end the draft were he elected to And now the draft is extended until 1973, insistence of our President, Richard Nixon.
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Sadness is very basic, and we deal with basic ions" said Nina Williams, co-director of Mime pe . Pantomiming the basic emotions of man, these ess people move silently, expressing themselves their bodies. The musicians this year are Rick 1ey and Kevin Bowring. Mime troupe will present a show this year. Both. edy and tragedy will be presented. The show will nder the auspices of Thespians. This year's group ~ected by Steve Scudder and Nina Williams. "The hardest problem we've run into yet is ng the men into the leotards," said Nina. The twelve people in the Troupe are Patty Tobin, y Weiss, Deloris Williams, Tom Taxman, Tenley •rs, Anne Yaffe, Bob Register, Pam Houchster Bob Eisenberg. The alternates are Jane Clark, te Fridel, and Bob Brite.
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to determine if changes need be made in any of these areas. College counselor Ron Huston is the coordinator of the committee and hopes that if the group comes to a consensus about any changes necessary in, for example, the selection of graduation speakers, that these recommendations will be implemented or at least considered seriously.
arche.rs conclude season Caving fulfilled a busy schedule fall, the 71-72 Warrior ching Band will bring their >n to a close after a pre-game ormance at the last home ball game. Tnder the direction of Mr. ryn Snyder, the band began arsals a week before school ;ed , and holds practice every -;day and Thursday after school. y provide pre-game and half ' entertainment for all home ball games except the last e, in which midget league ball players will play during time. lne of the season's highlights the band was Band Day, Sept. at Memorial Stadium for the raska football game. Westside's i , along with several other •ol bands, takes part in Band every four years. 'he band also entertained at a .kfast with Nebraska football :h Bob Devaney at the Hilton. y also performed Oct. 16 for a ch at the Omaha Country t b. Tomorrow a band
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Vestside senior Vicki Macy is satisfied with working only on tside publications, and has le her way into the realm of fessional journalism. She will be IJ:L 's Westside High School >rter. lficki was chosen out of all the tside applications to replace Sara chus, Westside's high school orter last year. Her main ective is to report school vities to students through KOIL .o station. Juniors Kathy Shriner, Darcy or , and Kim Yelkin are amateur .1mnists that will be writing the n Scene in the Dundee Sun. According to Darcy, "We'll write tos t anything, so if there's tething you want us to write , . come and tell us." Kim went to add that they write all of ir own stories to be published ·ry Thursday. Deborah Storz, senior, is a mber of the Teen Scene panel ! will represent Westside in the 1's panel discussions.
competition will be held at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln where the Warrior Marching Band will play in exhibition. Members of the Top Concert Band , the Reserve Concert Band , and interested students with past experience in band, make up the marching band which has about 90 members. Several of these people showed enthusiasm by building the band's homecoming float which won first place and a prize of twenty-five dollars.
College Representative Night at Burke Nov. 17 this year Colleges, colleges, colleges. .
Mr. Ron Huston, Senior Guidance counselor, has some more news about college applications, college tests and other related subjects. College-bound seniors must take either the SAT test, the ACT test or both. Mr. Huston stressed, "Students planning to apply to out-of-state colleges and universities should be securing the application forms, filling out their part of the application and bringing all of their credentials into my office to be completed. "UNO and UNL applications will soon be available from all senior guidance counselors. Mr. Huston announced that College Night, which has annually been held at Central, will be at Burke this year on Wednesday, November 17, at 7:00 p .m. Mr. Huston emphasized that this is not the same as Westside's College Night, where former Westside students come to speak. Burke's College Night will have actual counseling representatives from the various colleges .
"In the past we've had no formal student input into this process," explained Huston. "It's been done rather arbitrarily and we've come to feel that some better way of conducting some of these activities could be found." One sort of "problem" the committee might consider is that of single students receiving multiple end-of-year awards, recognitions and honors. The committee m embers are Dr. James Tangdall, Huston , Spanish teacher Mrs. Mary Davis, English teacher Virgil Windels and students Kurt Andersen, Lisa Brown and Matt Geddie.
DECA serves breakfast daily DECA breakfast are being served again this year in the Westside cafeteria . Hot chocolate milk and donuts are available from 7:15 a. m. to 7 :55 a. m . every morning. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is also sponsoring the dance after the Lincoln High game tonight. Admission will be $ .75 plus an activity ticket. The DECA officers for 1971-72 are : Denise DePorte , president; Allie Feeken, vice-president; Jill Hansen, secretary; Patty Giller, treasurer; Terry Stamm, parlimentarian; and Debbie Elsasser, reporter.
"Everyone has the concept of a chickie that burns bras. There's never really been a bra burning," said Nina Williams. Nina would like to start a chapter of Women's Lib at Westside. She feels that everyone, including men , should have a chance to express themselves. "If girls are happy with having men being superior and girls running errands for them, then a chapter of Women's Lib won't work at Westside." Dr. Elaine Hess, sociology teacher at UNO, was the guest speaker at the Sociology large group on October 21. She spoke about the Women's Liberation Movement and compared women to
a minority group. "Many more women than men have a negative attitude towards themselves. Many blacks are like this," said Dr. Hess. She opened up the floor for questions and many students responded. Questions about women in the draft, emotional stability and fitness in war were asked. "I would say have everyone serve a certain period of time for their country, in different fields besides war, such as VISTA and the Peace Corps." Dr. Hess gave many personal exam pies of prejudice against women in our society. She drew many analogies between the black race and women.
Hardison's menagerie adds Sparrow Hawk
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Mr. Harley Hardison once again has left Westside temporarily. October 13, 14 and 15 Mr . Hardison attended a Chicago meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers to explain the use of live animals in the high school lab. In his explanation Mr. Hardison showed slides and gave examples of the uses of animals at Westside such as the frequent trips to District 66 grade schools. These trips are arranged in advance by teachers who have a list of animals and keepers. After his return Mr. Hardison called the trip "a success" and also commented on the recent addition of a Sparrow Hawk to the other living decorations of his room.
Christmas trees are now on sale by the Westside Horticulture Class. The trees are alive--not dead. The miniature evergreens are four to ten inches tall and are priced at .35, .50, or .75. They can be purchased from any botany or horticulture student in room 205, where giant amaryllis plants are also on sale. A sample tree is on display at all District 66 schools. All money raised by the horticulture class is used to buy equipment for the botany department. Funds raised by the class last year were used to buy an automatic sprinkler system for the greenhouse.
Forum gains new officers With the start of a new school year comes the chance for new people to be chosen as Forum r e presentatives. Elections for representatives were recently held in the morning homeroom session. These chosen representatives then met on their own to elect officers. This years Forum officers are Bob Meyerson, president; Sue Bernstein, secretary; Deanne Kelly, recorder; and Anne Yaffe, clerk.
Also accomplished during the first meeting was the passing of a motion which states that the Forum president must attend all SAB meetings so he will know what they are doing. The Forum has changed some of it's procedures this year. For example, meetings will be held during the school day for three mod sessions rather than before or after school. It is hoped that this will step up attendance.
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Weird music, footsteps
Family ghost haunts suburban home by Susan Darst Everyone at some time has had the sensation of being followed down a dark hall in your own home, of eyes moving in a picture on the wall or just the feeling that someone or something is there. Well, how would you like to live with these scary happenings going on all the time? Haunted houses, though, they seem to exist mainly in Daffy Duck cartoons or Alfred Hitchcock movies, also have a place in West Omaha. Every Halloween night, there is one huge old mansion with no lights on at which only the bravest kids will trick or treat. They always swear the little old man just stepped out of his coffin when he came to the door. But suppose the spirits really were haunting your house? Take the case of a Westside girl, who wishes to remain anonymous for "obvious reasons." It seems her house is subject to wierd happenings and strange coincidences. These things are most prevalent in the fall when her father is out hunting. Also, they may occur when something bad, like a death, has just happened in the family. One night a few years ago, the mother of the family was awakened, as something was pulling her up. She screamed, her husband woke up and the feeling went away. Her own father was dying that same night.
Physical sensations are more frightening than mental or emotional ones. A strong perfume is smelled by all members of the family. There are footsteps heard upstairs where no one could possibly be walking. Once they heard organ music, like a child's plunking on a toy organ. They called a nearby cemetary to see if there was a funeral going on, but there wasn't. The whole family may be seated in the kitchen, when loud stamping comes from the den, directly upstairs, and one certain chair for some reason gives off heat. A typical occurrence in haunted houses seems to be chilly spots, where one gets a distant feeling of foreboding. Sometimes things happen that simply have no earthly logical explanation. The scene re-enacted in the photograph beside this article goes as follows: the house has a sliding glass door which, to be firmly locked, must be jammed tight from the inside. The family housekeeper went outside through this door to cut some flowers in the garden. When she tried to get back in, the door was locked. No one was in the house but the mother, and she was upstairs. It could be that the alleged "ghosts" are not confined to this house, either. A couple of years ago, the mother went out to dinner with some friends that lived down the street. She took out a handkerchief late in the evening,
Farm-City youth exchange program introduces many to new environment November 18-21 dates the 16th annual Farm City Youth Exchange , this year again sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the Omaha Jaycees. As written in an explanatory newsletter, "It is the purpose of this program to better acquaint farm and city youth with each other's way of life. Modern trends in agriculture show an increasing inter-dependence between the farm and the city. More and more of our rural youth, because ' of fewer farming opportunities, must move to the city to seek a livelihood. Located in the heart of an agricultural area, the City of Omaha has a responsibility to these youths to see that they are prepared for this new environment." The deadline for applying for this educational program is Nov. 4. Interested people are asked to contact Mrs. Lallman in the guidance center. Requirements for participating include being 14-17 years of age and a sophomore or junior standing, good scholastic standing and outstanding record of youth activities. The parents must indicate willingness to participate, and youths should be willing to report back to various groups on the value of the trip after the program.
which smelled strongly of the same scent mentioned above. She gave this to her friend, who put it in her purse until she got home to her own house . That night before retiring she put it on her bureau, across the room from her bed. The next morning the handkerchief was on the floor next to her bed, and the scent was gone. Or perhaps the "family ghost" is shared. The family's grandmother smelled cigarette smoke, and found ashes in an ashtray, but she was alone in the house and she doesn't smoke. It does not seem reasonable to pass these occurrences off as figments of the imagination or amusing coincidences. Who knows what ghostly feelings may be hurt? It might be interesting to investigate your own house for possible supernatural guests, and next time you get the feeling you're being followed, whirl around and say "Hi."
Teachers: Halloween used to be just trick Halloween today is a time when grade-school children dress in costumes and go trick-or- treating. But some Westside teachers remember days when Halloween was a time for different types of activities. Guidance counselor Ron Huston perhaps has the most humorous memories of Halloween . He lived in Omaha, but would often visit the country on this particular day. He and other friends would move the "exterior satellites" (outhouses) three or four feet back, to such a position where people would have to walk over the hole to open the door. Of course, m any of them never made it to the door. "Half the fun was hiding and watching them fall into the hole," he laughed. "I even got shot at once for doing it." Even principal Dr. James Tangdall particip ate d in outhouse-dumping. He was in agreement with most teachers when he said, "We were ornery and a lot more destructive then ." Mrs . Conner and Mrs. Patz testified that during those days, there was no trick-or-treating. Halloween was mainly reserved for junior and senior high students. "This was the night when all the seniors did their dirty work," according to Andreas. Halloween was also a time for
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parties, which were usually more fun than birthday parties, according to Mrs. Patz. Kids would dress up in costumes, dunk for apples and have gypsies tell their fortunes . Social studies teachers Bill McCormick and Bill Nelson had their share of mischievous times or Halloween. The only crime McCormick would confess to was "putting garbage and worse into a paper sack, then we would pt it on someone's front porch, light it and run. When the people would try to stomp out the fire, they would get it all over their feet," he chuckled.
Nelson's most memory of Halloween was when he went to town for holiday and blockaded the most important street in town irrigation pipes. They then set boxes on fire, causing the engines to be called out. But not everyone tricked Halloween night. Science Harley Hardison, as an only tried to compete with the neighbor children "to fill bucket as full as theirs. I was a hog. I guess I would rather · than tip over outhouses."
Hansen says film-making is a better method of learning "We feel strongly that there are better ways of learning than the traditional textbooks," explained Mr. Dennis Hansen, principal Oakdale Elementary School. It seems as though they've taken an turn and are teaching through the art of film-making. The process of film-making has been divided into three major for the students, teachers, and parents involved. Gail Keyser, teacher, and a technologist from Massachusetts, Sones, are supervising the project. Sixteen Oakdale fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students are busy an indepth study of animating films as step one. The second step is the teachers draw out the individual film designs on film and put together in a projector for viewing. Step three is showing the different films to various classes in school as a method of teaching students ideas previously taught textbooks. Showing the films only in Oakdale will not be the extent of project, however. The film-makers are planning to show the movies other classes throughout District 66 elementary schools. The purpose sharing the films will be to involve other classes in some of the art work. Film-making is more of a complex problem than the majority people realize. According to Mr. Hansen, it takes one approximately fifty hours to create one to one and a half segment of a movie. He estimated that it will probably take till the end December for each student to complete his movie, which will be minutes long. Each of the 16 students chosen to produce a movie are being all to use their own imaginations in selecting a topic for their film that will relevant to the learning process. A wide variety of topics has been into consideration and a few of the topics selected are the draft, activities and the space program.
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Westside girl turns to witchcraft
Sandy Bekins is the mascot er helmet and shield.
Drum major Max Jordan leads marching units and directs pep band.
kins, Jordan lead units ·ading all the marching units the football field this fall are 1 Major Max Jordan and cior" Sandy Bekins. Both were ed last spring. tx, a senior, was elected by the !rt bands and was chosen tse of his ability to direct the The duty of the drum_ major ding to Max, is to lead the marching units onto the field includes Squires, Drill Squad ;he Marching Band). He feels "there's a lot of sense of nsibility" with his job. He also ;s the pep band at games. tx spends much of his time · involved with music. He plays uba in the concert band and aass viola in orchestra. Last 1er he spent a week in
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Hastings, Nebraska attending drum major school at Hastings College. Max enjoys being drum major because "It's leadership and I like to be in the lead." Sandy , also a senior, was selected out of several girls who also tried out. She was chosen for her creativity in marching with the sword. The "Warrior" is a traditional mascot who leads all of the units on the field. Sandy is a Squire and a member of the Pep Club. She is also involved in Esquires, Y-Teens, French Club and International Club.
Eclectic club members sell old issues to raise money Westside 's literary experts are making big plans for this year. Instead of creating only one issue of the Eclectic, the literary magazine members of this club will be writing materials for two different issues. The first issue of the Eclectic according to senior Kurt Andersen, is expected to come out in either December or January. The second will probably be issued towards the end of the school year. The price of
tdents give services to GOCA: derprivileged kids to be taught .ch week , approximately 25 ;ide students devote some of time to tutoring elementary >l children. The Westsiders are :>f a program organized by the ide branch of Greater Omaha nunity Action, Inc. te children live at Southside ce , a housing development for economically disadvantaged. 1 usually have problems tse they grow up in a socially ved environment. 1e tutors are assigned on a to-one ratio with their nts, and will visit them once week during the school year. r of the tutors get to know students personally and see outside of "class. " arcia Angle is in charge of linating the Westside program. 10se tutoring include Cathy nathy, Kurt Anderson, Cindy Kirk Belt, Doug Berg, Sharla
by Gail Burris Say the word "witch," and a picture comes to mind of an old lady on a broomstick with a black-pointed hat. But witches went out of style after the Salem witch trials, right? Wrong. The practice of witchcraft is very much alive and growing today, even at Westside. Irene (not her real name) is a student at Westside who is a witch. She is a sincere believer in witchcraft, which is a religion just as the Jewish or Catholic religions and is a member of a witch coven in Omaha . Within the past two or three years, witchcraft has openly sprung up in the U. S. It is not black magic, which worships Satan. Witchcraft is a pagan religion, with gods and goddesses much the same as the Greek and Roman ones. Witchcraft is based on the idea that witches have special powers, and through the supernatural and psychic powers they achieve self-fulfillment. Iren felt she had this inner power about three .or four years ago. She "wrote and wrote" all over the country to find how she could join a coven, but "they didn't like to give out information." Then about a year and a half ago, she met another girl who was a witch, and Irene later joined the coven in Omaha. Before she began to practice, though, she had to discipline herself to be able to concentrate very deeply . Meetings at the local coven are held about once a month. Although Irene only attends when she feels like it, the meetings are supposed to be a source of power. She described these monthly meetings as "rap sessions. We use each other to get inner strength and help overcome problems." Four times a year, during the eqt,~inoes, rituals (sabbatts) are performed. These are religious services, where magic, costumes, masks, incense and candles are used. After the worship, the witches drink and dance. During the black magic rituals, on the other hand, the black witches worship Satan and demons, and, according to Irene, this is where orgies are involved. Irene's type of witchcraft is called "white magic." In Irene's coven, the only one known to her in Omaha, there are about 12 or 13 members. The youngest is herself (17 ), and the oldest is about 45-50. Most of them are between the ages of 20 and 35. The numbers of men and women are about equal. (Male witches are not called "warlocks," which is a Christian term.)
Biggs, Lisa Brown, Peter Cegelski, Jane Clark, Don Furlow and Kathy DeGioa. Others are Linda Elsasser, Lisa Greenley, Nancy Johnson, Frank Kilmer, Shawn Leary, Sabrina Lorgen, Laurie Mayers, Becky Powers, Diane Raffensberger, Greg Roeker, Debby Storz and Sue Weldon.
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Irene cited four qualities one must have to be a witch: "You must have a vivid imagination, a rock will, faith in yourself and a flair for secrecy." She emphasized that secrecy is very important to witchcraft. Like most other religions, one can practice witchcraft but not be overly religious. According to Irene, "A witch has to believe his power is equal to the power of anyone else, but he's not God." A witch has to commit himself to the doctrines of believing in the psychic power and putting the self into a state of hypnosis. Irene is conscious of her powers all the time. "Since becoming a witch, I have acquired a different awareness of things. My power helps me overcome little trivial problems." As a rule, magic is not performed at meetings except at the formal rituals. Candles and incense are oqly used in private when one needs to concentrate or devise incantations. The exception again is at rituals. The only rule of the religion is that the witch has to throw off all commitments to other religions. Irene can predict futures and fix situations for others, but only if they have good enough reasons, and if she knows all the factors. This is one place where witches get into trouble with the law, especially when they charge for their services. She would like to continue with witchcraft, but sli.e explained that a witch's power can cease at any time. Although Irene doesn't know anyone else at Westside who is involved in witchcraft, she feels the trend is toward more people joining the religion. "But with the rise in the number of white witches will come a rise in black magic." Irene makes up most of her own incantations, as do most witches. All witches must learn alchemy in order to make potions. To perform a spell, she must sit and concentrate for hours before it will work. Irene called it "a frame of hypnosis." "Sometimes I fix a situation, like small-scale revenge," she explained. "If it doesn't work, it is because I didn't concentrate enough." One of her favorite tricks is putting love spells on couples who are quarreling. She can perform simple ones like this two or three times a week. The more complicated spells or potions, which use alchemy, take months to be effective. Although she has tried to do one of these, it hasn't worked yet.
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Cagers get new attack, warmups Westside's basketball team begins tuneups Monday in a bid for a second straight Metropolitan Conference title . The Warriors, who earned a berth in the State Tournament last year while finishing with a 16路5 overall record, open Saturday, December 4 in Lincoln against an always tough Lincoln High Links squad. Coach Tom Hall points out that the only candidates who are assured spots on the team are the six senior returning lettermen. These include 6'5" center Rick Walstrom and 6'4" forward Jeff Seume, full-time starters who finished one-two in points scored and rebounds, part-time starters Ron Andrews and Larry Schone, and Joe Sloan and Rick Berkshire, who saw more limited action. The team is promised some solid bolstering from last year's 10-5 JV team and Metro Champ Reserves. Starting on Monday's initial practice, Westside will have to "find replacements for our two starting guards, (Rick) Seume and (Glenn) Harless. I thought Rick was the best guard in the league ," Hall explained, "and I think we'll miss them more on defense than offense." The varsity coach again promises to emphasize the defensive side of the game, probably the greatest Warrior weapon last season as it held opponents to less than 4 7 points a game. Hall will install a new offense, the 1-4 (a double post), this year to replace last year's single post. "Because of our good big people and forwards, we feel our team lends itself to this kind of setup." The offense promises greater
utilization of Westside's two 6'5"men, Berkshire and Walstrom.
overtime 80-76, without Seume or Walstrom, for the title.
Besides the new look on offense, the Warriors will be outfitted in new pre-game suits this winter--form fitting ski warmups. The solid black affairs will have a red 'W' framed in white on the zip-front tops. Coach Hall describes them as "simple, not flashy-like our team." Hall 's wife is in the process of making new striped practice jerseys.
The second year head coach feels the entire state will be tougher, especially the Metro. "Central, Rummel, Prep and Boys Town all have experienced people back." A.L. returns 6'11" Stan Petratsis and Boys Town will introduce a 6 '9" transfer from Des Moines Roosevelt. North retains 6' 6" Art Turner and nearby Papillion keeps 7 '1" center Mike Heck. Hastings, who last year beat Westside twice , has a good 6'7" man and Grand Island has 6 '1 0" and 6'8" men along with new coach Kropp out of Class B ranks.
Although this is the first official practice, potential Westside cagers have been working out informally since last season. They were together at four weeks of summer camp and clinics enabling those who didn't work or play baseball to play together almost every day. Team members from Westside, while not representing the school, went undefeated to win the South Omaha Boys Club League this summer: They beat previously unbeaten "Central" in double
Later in December, Westside will again play in the Holiday Tournament, opening against Ryan. The first two rounds will be at Bryan High, one of four tourney sites, in a 'District' with Bryan, Ryan and Tech, with qualifiers moving to later play at the Civic Auditorium.
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Canadian football different than NFL in regulations and field dimensio by Kirby Ralston When the old American Football League merged with the NFL in 1966, many Sunday afternoon boob tube enthusiasts forsaw a decline in the quality of the professional football as a vrhole. Owners and coaches could draft a player and tell him to play for whatever amount of money they could scrape together, and because of the reserve clause prohibiting him from going to another team, the player had the choice of playing for a small amount of money or not playing at all.
However, these fans overlooked one alternative that many good college players didn 't. There was a football league in Canada, and in most instances, the players could raise their salaries by either playing in the CFL or threatening to. Another benefit of the rival league was the fact that it allowed players who couldn't make the cut in the NFL to play football anyway. Westside's intramural director and PE instructor, Max Kitzelman is a good example.
Mr. Kitzelman went "North" because he tried out with the New York Giants, who had just won the Na tional Football League Championship over the Chicago Bears, and had most of their players back. "It was just a matter of hitting the wrong team," stated the former Midland College coach, "whereas you might make it on one team a nd not another ." After being released by the Giants partly beca use of a shoulder injury, he decided to try his luck in Canada.
Girls have exclusive sport, no boys' volleyball team The idea of a woman volleyball player is usually synonomous with big hairy arms, big burly legs, a tough sneer and a big mouth. Olympic competitors may have these characteristics, but not so with Westside's own girls volleyball team. Miss Leslie Ann Royle , a sales marketing and distributive education teacher, is the interested and active coach. She played competitively on a junior college volleyball team, is sports-minded, and likes working with t he girls on the team. There are two teams, 10 girls on a varsity and 12 on Junior Varsity. Some 46 girls signed up for tryouts, which were held late September. They were selected for the teams on the basis of ability to control the ball and serve. Also, a few games were played to determine natural skill. The team practices every night after school except Wednesday. It cannot really be said that the team is involved in a Metro schedule as the girls golf and swimming teams are, because no other teams fro~ Metro have a girls volleyball team as such. The program is organized in three weeks of practice and four weeks play , but all four of Westside's meets were within one week. The first match, against A. L., was won by Westside as they outpointed the Council Bluffs girls in two games out of three. A team must have 15 points or be ahead by 2 points if the scores are over 15 to win the game. Last week, in matches three days in a row, they met Marian, Bennington, and Bellevue. Six girls constitute a side. Starters are Kathy DeGioia, Kris Hoffman, Sandy Krause, Cathy Sortino , Sandy McElroy and Colleen Hartin.
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He tried out with a team Eastern Canada and made the squad of twelve Americans, maximum number allowed, played one year. "The differences," said Mr. "are the first downs, kickoff returns, punting and length and width of the field." In Canada there are only downs to make a first compared with four to make a down in the National League. The blocking rules in Canadian Football League are a bit different than the ones in U.S. At the snap of the ball, offensive back cannot block another back unless he is outside the end in the Canadian On the kick-<>ff and punt teams there are no fair catches the kicking team must not within five yards of the receiver a fifteen yard penalty will assessed against the kicking The punting is also alot di in Canada; if the punter punts ball out of the opposing team's zone, it is a point for the team and this is called a "rouge. the ball is not kicked out of the zone, it must be returned there are no fair catches touchbacks. The intramural director "the main emphasis is on passing game and the reason for is the extra back ." In the Ca Football League there are twelve a team at a time, compared eleven in the National F League. The Canadian field is than it is in the U.S., 110 co1mparll with 100 yards in the U.S.; width is fifty-five yards co1mparll with 53 1/3 yards in the U.S. the end zones in Canada twenty-five yards deep wtih ten yards deep in the "The larger field gives the more room to work with," said Kitzelman. The youngest players on team were still in high school. players in the Canadian retire before their thirtieth mainly because of the playing conditions. There are many between the Canadian League and the National League. Much of the glamour has gone to the Canadian mainly for the fact of the of good college players going Canada.
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dibles necessary to unter varied attack Warriors, now 3-3-1 in action, will make careful ons tonight to play a Lincoln High squad rated the top ten in the early of the season. the first half of the ten , the Links' offense a nd varied little from their full house backfield and (6-2) defense, and they surprising strength in their 1t last week against a town Lincoln ran successful plays ,f wishbone, power I, slot I and formations, and ran six or <different defenses, including a 4-4, and an eight gap alignment a defenseman opposite each
bles planned e plan to call some audibles ~e line tonight," stated head 1 Don Johnson. "We don't ' know which plays will work we can see which defense up against. Against an 8-gap, nstance, receivers will usually pen on a pass play while a ing play will lose two or three 1 other words, it's a Jination of luck and execution. )ass is called in the huddle, and )in lines up in a certain 1se, the play might go 93 yards 1 touchdown, but if another ·nsi ve set is use.d the ·terback might get sacked 1d the line for a safety, even if f the players performed exactly arne on both plays.
held deep in their own territory. On fourth down, they elected to punt, which did not faze senior Kim Hawkins one bit. He fielded the ball at midfield and eluded seven tacklers before he was brought down at the 26 . A flag was thrown on the play, and officials paced off half the distance for facemasking (against North). Four plays later, unable to move the ball, the decision was made to attempt a field goal. Center Bill Hill's snap was perfect, as was Hawkin's hold, but Steve Lindsey's kick came to rest on the goal line, ten yards short of the uprights. However, after the kick, one North player, in an attempt to block the field goal, was guilty of roughing the holder, which didn 't bother Hawkins too much. The ball was placed down at the eight yard line, where Hill again relayed it perfectly to the 15, while Hawkins and Lindsey combined again and the score jumped to 3-0. Outstanding Players After some reluctance, Johnson singled out several players as deserving recognition for their performances on the field. Offensive interior lineman Bill Coffee rated high praise from the gridiron mentor . "He always gets his assignment. Any time we need short yardage, we try to go over his side of the line," Johnson said. Others cited were best runner, Jim Mirendorf, best receiver, Kim Hawkins, and most imp roved defenseman Don Legino .
Junior Mike Robbins demonstrates his gymnastic ability with the performance of a one-hand stand at a recent meet.
"That just shows you the treatment minor sports gets," said gymnastics coach Frank May. He was talking about the change of date for the Metro Championship from this weekend to last weekend. According to Coach May, English instructor, the change was made so as not to compete with the Nebraska-Colorado football game. He says that those in charge felt that the football game would attract many spectators who would normally attend the meet. In the championship, Westside qualified three gymnasts for the finals, with junior Rick Malot going on to place fifth in the trampoline competition. Malot won a medal for the effort in which he competed against over 14 other finalists. Westside's other two finalists were Marty Robbins and Jim Malot. Westside had entered the championship with three wins and four losses. The last win came by default when Tech failed to show for the Oct. 19 meet. The gymnastics team has had its share of injuries including one caused by what Coach May terms as a "booby-trap." That injury occurred when Jim Malot stepped rna nail protruding from one of the practice mats. The coach feels that the mat was deliverately sabotaged by some "idiot." Malot was taken to the hospital, released and did not miss one day of practice. Other injuries include Allen Connor's partially broken foot, Bill Steven's hurt back and Dean Ross' injured wrist. Ross was the only gymnast to miss a meet because of an injury. Because the date of the Metro Championship was moved up, the remaining meets will be assigned new dates.
Johnston to run tomorrow as independent Harrier coach Bob Moscrey remarked that all five runners in the district meet from Westside 'ran well' in the district qualification meet held last week at Elmwood . The Warriors, who hosted the eight team affair, failed to score low enough in the standings to be among the three schools attending the state finals tomorrow at Spring Lake, but Dave Johnston finished sixth in the individual standings and will compete over the 1.9 mile
course tomorrow as an independent. Johnston's time of 10 : 35 (previous best 10:44) reflected the general improvement of the whole five man squad. Tom Dinwoodie, who finished tenth among the field of 39, bettered his previous best of 10:59 by 17 seconds, while Curt Larson (13th) ran 12 seconds faster at 10:49. Mike Regan (23rd) at 11:26 and Scott Remington (31st) at 11 :5 2 helped the Warriors to a
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ast week Warrior fans were ed to their third shutout in games as the red and black nse contained North's potent :k to set the stage for another ~anger that finally ended 3-0 in ·of Westside. he Warriors got rolling late in final quarter when North was
Westside's 1971 tennis season is over . Excluding the State Tournament, the final record ended up with ten wins and two losses. In the last several weeks, Metro Playoff (Oct. 18) and Metro Tourney (Oct. 14 and 15) were held. Prep defeated Westside 4-1 in the Metro Playoff, which is a dual meet between the winners of the
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h is year's wrestling team 1ises to do well during the •ming season, according to :h Louis Miloni. Coach Miloni that the team has more depth any previous Westside team he !Oached. mong the wrestlers are former ·e~pions of the Metro, District State tournaments. Many of incoming sophomores have Nise done well in junior high neys. 'his year Coach Miloni will have ~oved practice conditions with y of the wrestlers being placed I diets. Conditioning will also be .;sed as an important part of the ,-am. :oach M iloni 's first returning e champ is letterman Dave ght. Other promising seniors Iu de Randy Bradley, Dave lk, Bob Howard, Pat Mazzei, Skultety, John Stokke and _g Vohaska. r he coach also expects to see ,e action from juniors Mark ··er, Joel Cassman, Matt Geddie, ,dy Goodman, Brian King, Steve ,ar, Dan Moore, Tom O'Sullivan, · Ozmun, Dave Pearce, Fred !rson, Jack Struyk and Chris : ~r.
Upcoming sophomores include Mike Bonner, Bill Coyne, Ronn Davis, Steve Davis, Jeff Glissmann, Jerry Johnson, Alan Jones, Mike Kimmel, Jim Krantz , Bob Learch, Jim Martin, Mark Miller, Jerry Pascale, Bill Peitz, Mike Ponsiego, Steve Rumbaugh, Steve Skrivanek, Jay Sonderup, Bill Stevens, Tim Walsh, Rex White , Kevin Wilhelm and Rod Vanderveld.
American Leag ue and the National League. Dick Kirshenbaum made it to the semi-finals in the Metro Tourney where he lost to Matt Iverson after a 5-5 tie-breaker. The doubles team consisting of John Goldman and Paul Roth made it to the finals after beating North, Central and Tech . They were defeated however and by the Prep
team which includes Paul's brother Jeff. In the State Tournament each win merits a two point advance. Dick Kirshenbaum competed in the State Tourney held Oct. 21, but the score was not available at the time of this writing. According to Dick , next year's team should prove to have one of the better seasons.
combined low score of 52, which was bettered only by North, Bellevue, and Boys Town. Fifth place in Metro Invitational Cross countrymen finished strongly in the Metro Invitational held four weeks ago at Spring Lake by taking fifth, fifteenth and . seventeenth places among the one hundred and fifty entrants. Senior Dave Johnston again lead all Warriors with a 9:36 over the 1.9 mile course. Junior Tom Dinwoodie, who coach Bob Moscrey termed the most improved runner this season ran a 9:49 to finish two places and two seconds ahead of senior Curt Larson. Other finishers include sophomore Mark Schorr at 10 :38 (55th place), sophomore Ross Jernstrom at 11:05 (63rd), senior Mike Reagan at 11:14 (66th), and junior Gary Loft at 11:18 (69th).
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Draft revisions complicate seniors' future plans by Doug Berg Last week's voter registration campaign showed that about half of Westside's senior class is or will be 18 by May 9. Besides being the rather magical moment of initial voting rights, 18 is a very significant number for those males who are trying to plan their post-high school future- it's the time when one is required by law to register with the Selective Service for the draft. According to John Hogue, head counselor at the Omaha Draft and Military Information Center at Creighton University's Brandeis Student Center, a high school senior should "definitely see someone" before registration. "The Selective Service even says there is a need for objective information essential to the high school student," reported the bearded counselor, "but we find high school administrations reluctant to let a draft agency come in the schools. Sometimes they allow Selective Service officials to speak, but, in analogy, if you needed help on your tax return, would you go the IRS or a CPA?" Westside, however, is planning counseling sessions on the draft in the near future. The Guidance Department says they will make available information on the draft to both males and females, dealing with its effects on student planning for the future. Ron Huston, guidance counselor, says the meetings, which will be structured with the aid of the State Selective Service, will present "no morality, just options. We're not going to try to say what's right or wrong." The meetings will take up two half-hour group sessions. Hogue's service is open to anyone and claims to offer ''objective information and counseling services concerning both military duty and alternatives to the military." They employ an ex-army recruiter to help people in in-military options, and Hogue has training in the "alternatives" and legal procedures.
New draft bill important Of prime importance to seniors is the newly passed draft bill, which allowed the President to abolish 11-S deferments. The 11-8 was the deferment that kept college students from being drafted. Those who had li-S before this year will be allowed to retain them until graduation, but entering freshmen from the fall of 1971 onward are not eligible for this exemption. However, if one receives induction orders while in school, they can be postponed until the end of the semester or term. Also abolished was the 1-S (C) de ferment, which meant that someone who received induction orders while in college and didn't have a li-S would receive a cancellation of the induction upon informing his Board. This one semester out meant a reopening of classification proceedings with new appeal rights. Done away with also is the I-S (H) high school deferment which cancelled induction orders
for those still enrolled in high school. Now such orders are merely postponed until age 20 or high school graduation. The President eliminated the II-A apprentice, college non-degree program and junior college deferment for those not holding one prior to summer, 1971. Those previously involved can keep their deferment until their program ends. The new law has streamlined classification appeal procedures. Now an appealer makes a personal appearnace before his board and is allowed witnesses. Before, use of witnesses was at the discretion of the board. Witnesses make it easier for a potential conscientious objector to attest to his sincerity. If the local board turns him down, they are required to supply their reasons if he requests. This aids in the formulation of a letter of rebuttal, an important measure to show conviction. A man now has 30 days to appeal to the State Appeals Board if the local board doesn't satisfy him. Before the new legislation, this board only examined the man's file, but now the man can make a personal appearance. Appeal to the National Board follows only if the State Board decision was not unanimous. The IV-A surviving son deferment has been expanded. Until recently it read, "if a father, brother or sister is killed in action or died in the line of duty while serving in the armed forces after December 31, 1959, or died subsequent to such a date as a result of injuries received or disease incurred in the line of duty during such service" the relative implied receives a deferment. In addition, a draft age man is exempt at any time a brother, father or sister of whole blood is captured or missing in action. This new deferment must be requested of the board. The entire IV-A category is negated in time of national emergency.
Alternative service control changes For C.O. 's a major change was the one which placed the control of alternative service, those social services performed instead of entrance to the armed forces, in the hands of the Selective Service director instead of those of the local boards. He is required to publish a list of jobs and employers approved for alternative service, like the Peace Corp or Vista. This doesn't mean that if someone is in the Peace Corp he gets a C.O. classification; in fact, since II-A
occupational deferments were dropped, such a person is draft bait. Rather, one must secure a C.O. before entering these services. The structure of the Selective Service itself has changed . Going into effect December 31, 1971, is a law which changes age limits for draft board members from the old 30-75 to a new 18-65. The maximum term of service on a board has been lowered to 20 years from 25. The boards must now be composed of members racially and ethnically representative of the community. Courts, however, can not invalidate decisions of non -representative boards. Non -registrants who hope to escape the draft are now in for a harder time. Hogue says under the old law most "usually got caught." The previous law said that after five days after a man's 25th birthday, he was free from prosecution by the statute of limitations on draft evasion. This has been increased to age 3 1-13 years to hide from authorities. The fine for non-registration is induction, or five years in a penitentiary and $10,000. Under the law, the military received substantial pay hikes. A new recruit, class E-1, now receives $268.50 monthly instead of $124.50 monthly. Class E-2 (after basic training) gets $299 .10 instead of $138.30. This, besides making the milita ry more attractive, cuts down on the number of those eligible for hardship deferments for financial reasons. There are more bonuses and fringe benefits.
Draft escape doors close The withdrawal of deferments by the new law closes quite a few doors for the 18 year old. After his registration at the Selective Service Office in the Federal Building, the most obvious option is exposure to the draft. Although the military has not been going over lottery number 125, no number is safe, depending on living loc a le an d national conditions. At best , t his gives a one year delay (until the lottery the year of the nineteenth birthday) . After this, a man is exposed to the draft for a year, and if they don't reach his "random number," his exposure is over. If his number is reached in draft calls, he is, of course, inducted . If his number is reached and they do not call him, he is placed in an Extended Priority Pool for the first three months of the next year, where this man is first choice and sure to be inducted. A registrant may also enlist,
facing four years active duty instead of a draftee's two. Enlisting has the benefit of service choice, however. Along this line is enlisting for Reserves or National Guard, a lengthy but relatively light commitment, and ROTC, which obligates a student to service. Reserves, National Guard and ROTC carry a 1-D classification. With the absence of li-S student, I-S statutory, II-A apprentice junior college and occupational, and II-C agricultural deferments for people just now reaching 18, alternatives left include medical, psychological and moral deferments: the 1-Y temporary and IV-F permanent. The moral deferment is for reasons of criminal record (felonies and misdemeanors), and antisocial behaviour (which includes sexual deviations and subversive activities.) The medical and psychological deferments are hard to get. Doctor's letters, with diagnosis including lab studies and X-rays, if possible, are necessary, along with a complete history, measure of degree of disability, prognosis and the kind of treatment initiated- about the same as an insurance company would request. Drug and alcohol dependents are refused entrance along with the disabled. These men are referred to civilian authorities and the drug users names are sent to the Justice Department, according to Hogue. The Ill-A deferment is now for hardship only; fatherhood deferments have been dropped. One must prove that someone is physically, psychologically or financially dependent on him to get classified 111-3 . These are traditionally very hard to secure. Ministers and Divinity students are ineligible for draft, classified IV -D. Surviving sons, as previously mentioned, are defered, along with those who have prior military service.
'C.O.' gains popularity One of the most talked about deferments are the 1-0 or 1-A-0. These are, respectively, conscientious objectors and non-combatant. These deferments have been gaining popularity recently. The C.O. is given to one in opposition to all war, although "total pacifist" is not necessary. Sincerity is necessary, and the anti-war belief must be a guiding factor in a man's life. A. C.O . must be opposed to "war in any form it can take given the international environment when
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Catania and George Vana are crowned Homecoming Royalty as candidates reflect mixed emotions about the dance.
e of Chivalry' displayed floats, decorations, victory Age of Chivalry," theme of year's Homecoming, was d out by floats, dance ons, and a 28-12 victory the Ryan Knights. bonfire started off the weekend Thursday 14, where the ders cheered and members football team spoke to the While some kids roasted others found more throwing them and a huge marshmallow fight place. ontinuing with the spirit, about forty gistered for the Homecoming which began at 2:30 Friday noon. Sounds of horns king and people's cheers were as decorated trucks, floats, and motorcycles paraded streets in West Omaha . the parade a contest was while judges rewarded the best a twenty-five dollar prize, the band's float placing first. d place went to Interact, and Club placed third in the theme was after members of the pep worked several days making decorations. The girls spent all Saturday finishing preparations the Homecoming Dance that and black girls gym, area and hallways.
The highlight of Saturday night's dance was the crowning of Homecoming Royalty Queen Marcia Catania and King George Vana . Marcia, a senior, is a varsity cheerleader and a member of the pep club. She is also active in Esquires and serves as secretary to French Club and International Club. George, also a senior , plays tackle on varsity football and is a member of W Club.
Westside students may have an impact on next year 's primary and November Presidential elections. If they do, a large part of the credit will go to a group of American Government students and their teachers, who organized and ran a day-long student voter registration drive at Westside Tuesday, Oct. 19 . Over 71% of the Westside students eligible to vote in the Nebraska Presidential Primary next May 9 registered during the 8:30 to 3:30 registration period. Two national trends seem to have not been followed at Westside in the registration of students. First, the large percentage of Independent registrations, rather than Democrat or Republican, that has been seen among student voters across the country, was not in evidence here. Less than 8% of the Westside registrants registered Independent.
Also, national figures seem to indicate that students 1 )register like their parents generally and 2)students register 5-2 Democra tic over Republican. A spokesman in the County Election Commissioner's Office said that "District 66 is overwhelmingly Republican." Westside studer..ts, however, were about evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, with 119 students registering as Democrats and 123 as Republicans. The students' break from their parents' parties was npt as great as national figures (5-2 ratio) seem to indicate, though. According to social studies teacher Dennis Mcintyre, "The idea for registration at school was first discussed last spring by the American Government faculty team.. The election commissioner wanted to do it at all the high
schools at once, though, so he arranged for the day this fall," Mcintyre said. "In addition to the representative from the election office, we had eight seniors trained and sworn in as registrants who were already 18. They had a two hour orientation session during which they got a feel for the whole registration process," reported Mcintyre. The eight students who registered the bulk of the 267 students were Chris Ekholm, Barb Fallon, Jan Helgesen, Mike Hybl, Betsy Jackson, Dave Knight, Scott Remington and Tom Rogers. Another registration day is planned for "late May or early June" to register every student who will be 18 by the November election, Mcintyre told THE LANCE.
the lance Vol. 16, No. 4
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB.
68124
October 29, 1971
Class presidents discuss Prom, goals and future plans by Pam Hultberg Prom, open campus and future money-making projects were some of the topics discussed in a recent interview with the three class presidents. Opinions differed greatly as to the importance o f Prom. Bob Eisenberg, sophomore president, stated, "I personally feel Prom is a waste of money, but if the majority of the students want a prom, we'll have one. We shouldn't be forced to raise money for something we don't want. I understand that people respect tradition, but to put it simply," he said, "the impracticality outweighs tradition ." According to Bob, alterna tives to Prom might include the presentation of a gift to the school or supplying funds to various charities. Both Craig Starr, senior president, and Ken Figgins, junior
ur Lance staff members receive cognition at Creighton conference awards were presented to through pointers and criticism. Westside journalists at Criticising the journalists were ighton Round Table for Student members of local newspaper staffs Saturday, October 23. and faculty members at Creighton. high schools in Omaha Charles Zuegner, a Creighton surrounding Omaha area journalism teacher, began the five represented at the conference hour program with a slide lecture. their newspaper editors. "How to take a Lousy Photograph" de seniors Doug Berg, was the theme of his presentation. Andersen, and Debbie Storz Separation into smaller groups presented awards for their was the second division of the g abilities on the Lance last program. Each of the small groups Barry Gridley, a Westside were classified under sports, last year, also received an feature, news, front page make-up, Awards include "byline" editorial , and advertising. and first, second, and third Professionals from the World up certificates. Herald, the Sun, the True Voice, as Doug received a byline award for well as Creighton evaluated school in the sports category, Kurt newspapers and offered pointers for first runner up for improvement in individual writing. hy, Debbie got a first Editors remained in small groups up for a feature story, and for a half hour. got a second runner up for a After a lunch break, Peter page lay-out. Citron , entertainment columnist for The Creighton Round Table for the Omaha World Herald, gave a Editors is a conference for guest speech on his role as a members with the purpose of columnist. Following Citron was them improve their writing the presentation of awards.
president, took a different stand on to smoke, they should be able to." the issue. "When I ran for president He also would like to plan a few I knew it would be my job to put dances or small groups of just on a prom for the seniors. This is sophomores to deal with their fine with me because I think we 'â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘unique problems." Ken would like to see a change owe them something. I respect the opinions of others but I think they in the guidance department. "It should go through the proper seems to me that the counselors are channels if they want tradition almost always busy and too often impossible to see because of the changed," stated Ken . "I'm glad we're having a prom," large number of students. We either added Craig. "I can see how some need more counselors, a regulated can consider it a waste , but it's nice amount of time allotted to each if it's not overdone and kept student or a new system altogether." relatively simple." A workshop for the class On the topic of open campus Ken stated, "I think it's fine for the presidents of all Omaha area high ones that can handle it. " Craig feels schools is one of Craig's goals. there should be more things to "That way, we could discuss make the juniors and sophomores different problems and successful want to stay in school, and that and unsuccessful projects to our "open campus for seniors is best advantage." He stated that his main job as working out well, thanks to the tremendous work done by Nancy senior president is "to raise money Lakin," president of the Student to buy a senior gift for the school." They are presently considering an Advisory Board. Bob insisted, "I'd do all I could emblem to be mounted on the new to get open campus for addition, depending upon the sophomores. I think they are just as amount of money collected by the or nearly as competent as the end of the year. As of n,ow, the senior class is seniors!" Another change that Bob would $287 in debt, due to the extra like to see is a revision of the school amount charged by Peony Park for smoking policy. "If the kids want last year's Prom.
Recently the class sponsored a can collection in which approximately 4,800 cans were obtained. Westside placed second among the competing high schools and was awarded $25. This is part of Craig's plan to "do more civic-minded things, including ecology, to benefit Omaha and ourselves as well." The seniors will be sponsoring a soc hop and a Pie Day sometime in January. They are currently selling stick-on schedules and splitting the profits with the junior class. They also expect to receive at least $100 from the activity fund by the end of the year. The juniors now have approximately $1450 in their treasury. Future projects are uncertain as of now, but the possibility of a "bike hike" is being considered, not to earn money for the class, but according to Ken, "to better inter-school relations." Possible fund raising events sponsored by the sophomores may include a concert with several rock groups and selling cards with the time and mod schedule on one side and the basketball schedule on the back for about $.15.
Senior class president Craig Starr (left) and junior class president Ken Figgins (right) get together to discuss problems and future projects of their respective classes. Not pictured is sophomore class president Bob Eisenberg.
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nd-raising is major project clubs on Halloween night •r Such a worthy cause, the The fund's main concern is to t was pretty bad," said fulfill the children's immediate i e Chick, member of needs and build a place for them in ational Club, in regard to the the future . UNICEF aids new UNICEF drive. Marcia Angle, countries in developing services that national Club president, give young people a better ted that because the weather · opportunity and brighter future exactly desirable and that through "improved health care, <Teen fell on a Sunday this nutrition, child welfare, education •1ay have been reasons for the and pre-vocational training." f participation. Y -Teens were busy this year with different fund-raising ideas. In :ording to treasurer Nancy r , the group collected previous years, they had collected Kimately $31.00 in an hour for UNICEF, but according to half for the fund. Considering Diane Mooney, club president, "It mly 15 members showed up was kind of ridiculous to collect when so many other groups did." rench Club al.one has over 50 Members sold "Spook -ers, the turn-out had a lot to Insurance" for $1.00 to raise .ired. money for the March of Dimes. The 'ICEF, the United Nations's insurance provided that if anyone en's Fund, exists for the possessing it had their houses egged r en of p overty-stricken or any other form of damage done, des, with the p urpose of the members would come fix their :ting them against hunger, homes. Luckily, no one called with e, an d want. complaints.
Calling the United Nations a "communist clu b " (according to senior Bob Schnaidt) Second D istrict Congress m en John McCollister to l d American Government students Octob er 26 that the U.S. paid m ore than its fair share to the international organization. McCollister, wh o doesn't " beat around the b ush," sai d he was "fed up to here " with the U .N . and favored a reconsideration of fin d ing continuation, according to Social Studies departm ent h ead Bill Nelson. Nelson said the Represen tative started by discussing " in a rath er interesting fashion" how a bill moves through Congress. T he teac h er said that McCollister remarked that he ap proved of th e current house rules, d escrib ing them as · "traditional and proven." After the short presentation was a
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viewpoints. "What we want to do is get all these high schools and colleges together and get politician's I ike Lester Maddox to come and speak to us." Their sponsor is Doug Pierson, American Government and Sociology teacher. Brad and Joe started to organize this movement because Pierson had expressed surprise that there wasn't already a coalition .
Mrs. Scott, recent proponent of the "Top less Ordinance," was p ersistent in urging the stu dents to "do their homework." Nelson noted her manner may have served to "turn a few students off." Cook, although a councilman, doubles as a paid lobbyist. He p ointed o ut to the gro up that the most effective time to get a legislator's sup port is before election . He explained that anyone can tag on after a man is elected and only those who supported the p erson during the camp aign could effectively influence their thinking. Nelson commented that the government team did a better job about lining up speakers for this year's unit on lobbying, citing the fact that last year all the large group proved was "you don't have to be a public speaker to be a lobbyist."
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB . 68124
November 12, 1971
Debate team prepared
'Changing jury system' topic of first debate Westside's 1971-72 debate schedule has been comp aratively light so far, with their first major debate occuring late in October. Mr. Charles Gowens, debate coach, and Mike Hall, stu dent teacher, accompanied the deb ate teams to Boystown on Oct. 30 at 9:00a.m . to compete against abo ut 20-25 other metropolitan schools.
1iors planning social, political awareness movement he first step in social change is :al awareness," said senior Stephen. "The main purpose .is organization is to get a · political awareness." i d is talking abo ut a new ization called D irection in :nment, or D IG. Along with Joe L ipsey, he is trying to h igh schools and colleges into ;ganization to give students a :e to broaden their po litical
q uestion an d answer session th at cen tered on current b ills and the econo m y. McColl ister rep eated h is stand that Vietnam d eserters sh o uld be granted amnesty to help "heal" the country, m uch like P resid ential ho p eful George McGovern's position. On November 2, the governm ent students listened to a group mad e u p of State Senator P .J. Morgan, Ralston City Cou ncil man J erry Cook and Mrs. W. Ralph Scott descri b e lo b bying. Morgan disc ussed his reaction to lobbying pressures. Nelson said the senator made a point of urging you th involvment in politics, saying the strength of lobbyists lies in the a pathy of the citizen. The 31 year o ld senator called for t he election of more young people to the City Council, complaining that it was overly dominate d b y the old er memb ers of the community.
Right now the organization is still in the planning stages. They are writi n g letters to other sch ools a nd trying to spread the idea. "We really haven't introduced the idea at Westside yet," said Stephen. "We already have use of the auditorium for meetings an d for when speakers come." There will be a meeting after school sometime next week for everybody that is interested . It w ill be held in the new aud itori um.
"Changing the jury system in the U.S." was the subject of the Boys Town debate. Cindy Belt and Sabrina Largen, both juniors, finished 2-2. The other Westside team com peting, which consisted of senior Sharla Biggs and junior Becky Powers, finished 3-1. Sharla and Becky lost to the team with the girl who received the Best Speaker award. In a debate, two teams present their facts and arguements for four rou nds. The team that wins the most rounds wins the debate. In case of a tie, an extra round will be added and judges will score it on a point b asis from 1-50. Deb aters are awarded points on a b ility to speak and present arguments, on the facts that they accu m ulated prior to the debate, ho w well they refuted arguments and on their organization. Westside has had a history of "strong debate teams" and this year's debaters are b usy trying to
keep u p this reputation . Mr. Gowens says his teams are well prepared and have done a lot of studying and research at home on their own . At school the teams have been discussing arguments on different subjects for practices. A small number of seniors, who took debate class last year and were official members of last year's team, dropped debate this year. The reason cited most often was a disagreement over the grading system in use . Those seniqrs who dropped are Stevie A b raham, Joe Li p sey, D iane Matya, Bpb Meyerson and Mike Schwartz . The only official varsity members left are Spencer Brookstein and Marc Delman. Other debates that were held are novice debate Nov. 5 at Holy Name and a J unior Varsity tournament on Nov. 6 at Mercy. Mr. Gowens added that two championship debates will be held at Westside sometime in March.
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re to listen to Three D og , Grand Funk, or Step penwolf g your free mods? These are few of the tapes available in ib rary with the addition of a 1annel tape monitoring system. 1e monitor's channels can be oiled by the listener with the of a remote control box. :10nes are issued to all and e the prevailing silence of the ·y . The boxes can accomodate any as two listeners and with laptor, up to nine. The number of students using library has increased a great b ut the u pkeep has sure ke pt usy," said one weary librarian . ·;udents m ust p resent their I. D. ; to receive a remote control ,and earphones. A great deal of : is required by the librarians to >U nt for the expensive 1pment at all times.
Silhouetted on a grey November sky, these trees are a profile in melancholy as they suggest the death of greenery and the coming of Old Man Winter. Aut umn is a time for meditation, for preparing for the long winter days and nights.
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• THE LANCE sorrowfully acknowledges the death of Dwayne Allman of the musical gro up the Allman Brothers. Allman was killed m an October 29 motorcycle accident. Dwayne was generally recognized as one of the world's finer guitarists. • Maybe it's time the old White Bus should be retired. On a recent trip to Lincoln, the brakes failed, the hood popped open, the defroster and heater didn 't work, the front door wouldn't shut and exhaust noticeably seeped into the cab section. It's a miracle it passed inspection; it defi nitely isn't safe now. And the next time the brakes fail it could be a disaster. • THE LANCE agrees in principle with the rule to keep the SS IMC a quiet area, but the sight of students bei ng expelled for crossing the room and asking a classmate the ass ignment is rid iculous. Maybe a little bit of background noise is O .K. Perh a ps the rule could be altered to permit very quiet di sc ussion about schoolwork. Although this rule didn't work two years ago, it is p ossible this approach or another method of allowing quiet study-talk would solve t he problem of over-doing the "get out" bi t . As it is , students can't do their work a nd teacher time is wasted on powertri pping expulsions . Anyway, the poin t deserves so m e consideration.
Drug Committee involves two Westsiders "These statistics are more important than a ny thing we've heard in the last six months," state Senator John DeCamp stated after hearing the results of an informal survey conducted by seniors Doug Berg and Kurt Andersen. Andersen and Berg were the Westside representatives reporting to the Legislature's Interim Study Committee on Drug Abuse, Nov. 29, conducted by DeCamp and Senator P. J. Morgan. The survey, conducted on an informal basis talking to various groups and individuals indicated: 30 to 45 per cent of all Westsiders have tried marijuana, ten to 25 per cent use it regularly; ten to 15 p er cent have tried mescaline, fi ve per cent use it with regularly; five per cent have tried LSD, a "minute" number use it regularly; and a "fraction of a fraction of a per cent" have tried heroin. DeCamp observed that the percentages closely coincide with the national figures and asked if the students would send him a copy. The purpose of t he committee, DeCamp clarified in opening, "is to pass the necessary legislation to stop the drug problem. We can best do this by learning more about the problem through you, the young
people." Two bills already put through by the legislature m ake drug educational mandatory in schools since grade one an d treat controlled substances, such as mar ijuana , not as seriously as ha rd drugs as far as punishment is concerned. "The education," DeCamp elaborated, "is not spook or scare tactics, as have been used in the past, but just basic education and facts." As one st udent pointed out, "A lot of kids we nt out a nd tried the drugs just because they didn't believe th e movies they were shown . Then they came back a few years later and said, 'Look I tried drugs and none of those things happened to me.' " After ta lkin g with the representatives from Tech a nd Prep, DeCamp and Morgan both agreed that the students displayed a great lack of knowledge about drugs, which the new education program would help eleviate in the future. Along with the other representatives, Andersen a nd Berg also fielded questions from the senators. Through the discussion, the Westside seniors pointed out that the use of hard drugs seems to be declining at Westside. They also presented the committee with
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another survey taken two years ago at Westside, of which Berg felt, "This probably isn't too accurate any more; things have changed qui te a bit since then. For exa mple, questions on the survey were related to sniffin g glue as a major proble m, which it certainly isn't now."
Both groups agreed that th ere should be a d istinction between h ard dru gs, hallucinogens, a nd marijua na as far as prosecution and enforcement were concerned. " In some states," DeCamp pointed out, "there is a maximum sentence of 99 years in prison for the first offense of possession of marijuana." "We should also re-arrange the enforcement system. It 's a lot easier to go out and find a few kids pickin g or smoking pot than it is to get down a nd dig into major hard drug rings. This is where the real problem lies," DeCamp concluded.
Concerning the column written by Susan Darst in the Oct. 29 issue: 1. I do not feel that Prom marks an ending of the "childhood" phase of my life, for the reason that b eing 18, I left my childhood about eight years ago . 2 . I don't want a prom per se for those who want something. I feel that it should be less elaborate and/or not be formal. 3. It is beyond my comprehension that you need to spend huge am ounts of money in order to have some nice memories of high school. 4. To spend $3000 on a one night affair when there are children here in Omaha in the need of foo d and clothing seems to be an extremely selfish idea. Thank you, Donna Arnold
November 12, 1
It's fortunate that the majority of the House of RPnrP<:Pnt:a don't run the United States. If they did, hymn singing , bible and pra yers would be common in public schools. On Monday, over 54% of the House voted for an amendm the U.S. Constitution to allow organized , "voluntary prayer meditation" in public buildings (schools). A two-thirds vote is however, on Constitutional Amendments. This proposal was made, evidently, in Supreme Court ruling that established a precedent against prayer in schools and subsequent lower court rulings that fu define the precedent. "In the last few years the Supreme Cou made it hard to get rid of pornography," explained Rep . McCollister during his regular Westside phone interview T morning. "When it comes to recognizing our obligation to God making reference to him in public," on the other hand the Court is restrictive. McCollister and the 39 other Congressmen who voted amendment are letting their own emotions and religiosity with their reason. Can we honestly let an y single religion or become that with which we "indoctrinate" our students? A organized classroom prayer ever be truly "voluntary" teacher and peer-group pressures? In a supposed " Constitutional" ju stification for the amen McCollister said, "For 175 years, the Constitution was interp allowing public prayer." Thus, McCollister thinks, prayer in sch OK . But segregated schools were ruled Constitionally allowable 1954; is that a justif icati on for them, similarly? If a student really wants to pray or meditate school, no law or court ruling prevents him from doing so . This is the first time in Am erican history that Congress attempted to tamper with the Bill of Rights. Tha nk "God" didn't succeed.
South gate locks students in It's 3 :30 and you're headed out to your car in the south park Y ou drive to the south gate, and when you're three feet away from it, realize it is locked. You jam on the brakes, and providing no behind you, you back up, turn around, and leave through the entrance. According to the administration, this gate is only open from 7 :00 until after homeroom, and is opened again from 2 :30-3 : 30 p.m. reason for this is to prevent non -Westside students from using the lot as a drive-through. Anoth er reason, says principal Dr. Jam es T is "to get people to drive at a slow and reasonable rate ." The speed I the lot is 12 mph. Soon the gate will be left open until 11 p.m., although still re closed during the school day . This will allow people to use the school functions at night. But this will only solve part of the problem. Since being granted open campus, seniors frequently leave the grounds during the day, usually in a car. Think of a inconvenience if he is parked at the south end of the parking lot: he walk to his car, drive all the way to the east gate, and if he's going around two and a half blocks of street he doesn't need or want to on. Coming back to school, he must drive around the same two and blocks, through the east gate, and back down to the end of the parkin Then he must walk back. to the buildi ng . How much time has he when he could have just driven out the south gate? A so lution to the problem would be to move the gate closer school , near the boys gym. This would prevent the lot from being u throughway, and at the same time students could use the south walk -through gate shou ld be installed, so students can walk to and their cars. An added advantage to this method is being ab le to su students more closely (which is another reason cited by the admin for locking the south gate) . Students would show their passes to I they walk through the gate. Of course a gate like this would need to be opened before and school like the south gate is now. It would also prove to disadvantages, but it seems much more practical than lo cking the gate to the student parking lot during the school day.
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11ber 12, 1971
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chestra concert features soloist
rming several movements ch 's Violin Concerto in G guest soloist Mr_ Paul Todd gly captivated the audience year's first orchestra concert ruesday, NOV. 9 in the le auditorium. Todd is currently Associate .or of violin and viola at and is finishing dissertation 'h.D. in music theory at the ;ity of Kansas. He has done ~e teaching and playing with symphony orchestras. le from this, Mr. Todd has lUmerous solo and ensemble throughout the United and has appeared with many eras and bands as a soloist. orchestra selections 'd in the program were n Gould's "American e," Anatole Liadow's nora," and J. Frederick ·s arrangement of "Tales
from the Vienna Woods." The unassisted string sections also contributed several numbers . According to Westside's orchestra conductor, Mr. Harold Welch, the number of orchestra students is "definitely increasing" through the years_ Mr_ Welch is in a position to make such a statement. Aside from conducting the full orchestra, chamber orchestra, strings, several string quartets and teaching Music History and Elementary Theory at Westside, he also instructs at Arbor Heights Elementary and Junior High_ Outside of school, Mr _ Welch plays in the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, teaches privately, is vice-chairman of the Joslyn Chamber Music Series and the
vice-president of the Nebraska Music Teachers Association. Mr. Welch commented ·that this year's orchestra "reads better than any orchestra we have ever had." Concertmistress of the 52 piece group is senior Debbie Elafros. Chamber orchestra's first performance this year was at a reception for the downtown Rotarians Nov. 4 at Joslyn. The following is the full orchestra schedule for 1971-72. December 12 __ ........... -..... _.. Messiah January 25 ................. Clinic (guest conductor Mr. Krasnapolsky) February 18 ... Morningside College March 23-25 ........ -.............. Musical April 11. _.. _.. , Festival of Arts Week April 21.. ............... District Contest May 25 ................ _, Honors Concert
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by Nina Williams There are some things that hit so hard that describing them is nearly impossible. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater concert on Oct. 28 was one_ The lyric, piercing, joyous performance was probably the deepest show ever produced on a Westside stage. The New York company's production held everyone's interest with all varieties of dance in the three offerings_ The first, titled Dance for Six (with music by Vivaldi), was the closest to classical ballet of alL If the women had been wearing tutus, one might have expected a fairy prince to come leaping across the stage_ But there was deeper feeling in this dancing; the performers smiled and enjoyed the work, and the emotion permeated the audience. The second work, Blues Suite, was backed by old blues and jazz; and it was here that the singularity of the group came forth. The occasional humor was both subtle and laughable, and the sorrow was nearly consuming. Revelations, the final piece, was scored in spirituals and was probably the most powerful of all three_ More about blackness was explained with those bodies than
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could ever be explained in a book. The honesty of the dancers ended all seat shifting and whispering and program rustling. All the performers were as fine actors as they were dancers. It let the watcher giggle, move in time to the music, and, if the mood struck, cry. The two hours were the best definition of theater ever. The performance was not just two enjoyable hours. It was a life-time.
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Any singer can perform in Messiah Handel's Messiah will be performed by "anyone who wants to sing it," according to Warrior Voices president Bob Schorr. The third annual event will feature top community soloists, perhaps one or two from Westside High , as well as Handel's religious work itself Rehearsals will be held the three Sunday afternoons before the concert, which is Sunday Dec. 12, at 8 p _m, Such Westside vocal groups as Warrior Voices, Girls Glee, and Concert Choir will take part. The Chamber Orchestra will provide the accompaniment_ The Messiah contains several famous Christmas choruses, including the Hallelujah Chorus, during which it is traditional to stand, because the first time a king heard the chorus, he stood up.
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News briefs
SAB questions equal representations "I don't believe in freedom of the press, and you remember it," Doug Gruzd told the LANCE at an SAB meeting in late October. The main issue discussed at the meeting, however, was a question of proportional representation on the Student Forum. Forum President Bob Myerson, ordered to be at the SAB meetings by a recent Forum resolution, explained the motion passed by the Forum concerning this question of equal representation. "Because there are two big senior homerooms, and only five in all, there turned out to be only 16 seniors on the Forum this year. There are about 40 from each of the other classes ," explained Myerson. "You see, the Constitution (Westside Student Congress Constitution) only recognizes homerooms of '70 or more' with no 'larger' classifications. But now we have these huge homerooms and seniors are not fairly represented." The SAB passed the Forum-initiated resolution with only two dissenting votes, cast by Gruzd and Alan Lienemann.
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Gruzd also objected during the meeting to the mandatory $10 charge being levied on the SAB for being pictured in the yearbook. Nevertheless, $10 was later allocated by the Board for the picture.
Programmed materials in U.S. History "There is a need at Westside High School to develop programmed materials, test them in the classroom, and evaluate the results." Using this as a fundamental idea, Mr. Ben Bruner and Mr. Don Meredith of the Social STudies
Dep artment are developing a package program unit for all American History students. Mr. Bruner commented that the multi-media programmed materials "will benefit all levels of ability, as they are based on individual skill development." The development of the program will have three phases. The first phase will involve research and study of similar programs already in use. The second phase will be the actual development of the materials, including audio-visual aids. The final phase will be to evaluate the entire project. These results should be known by next October, 1972.
Westside publications place 1st, 2nd, in State Contest LANCE and SHIELD staffs of 1970-71 placed high in the state contest in Lincoln. Twenty on this year's staffs attended the fortieth annual journalism convention sponsored by the Nebraska High School Press Association, held on the Lincoln campus Nov. 1. In the yearbook competition, the SHIELD received first place in Class A while second place went to Lincoln East. In newspaper Westside and Lincoln East again dominated the Class A results. Lincoln took the first place award and the LANCE followed. Results are given according to school classification which is determined by school population. Experts in the field of journalism grade the publications and point
out strengths and weaknesses to those interested. Students moved from area to area discussing their paper and yearbook and for the most part, Westsiders were "disappointed" with the caliber of the criticisms, suggestions and personnel presented by the Association.
In the ping-pong tournament Mr. Louis Milani remains competition and is looking to go all the way to the championship. "I'm looking past a possible rough match against senior K Ralston," said Milani, "to my big match of the year with veteran Schwartz." Milani keeps in shape by coaching the football and wrestling He practices during all his free mods. The coach is now working on a serve that comes from under the table level.
Niemann organizes St. Louis field trip Look out, world, here comes the botany class! No, it's not an attempt to take over the world, but a series of field trips to various locations conducted by botany teacher, Mr. Louis Nieman. Among the places to be visited are the Halsey Nebraska National Forest, the St. Louis Botanic Gardens, and the Mitchell conservatory in Milwaukee. Mr. Nieman said the purpose of the trips is to see plants which are not native to this part of the world, or those on the way to extinction. The trips, open to all botany
students, will cost approximately twenty dollars per person. This includes the price of gas and lodging. Food and any other expenses will depend upon the student. Departure dates for the trips are as follows: St. Louis, Missouri- November 13 and 14; Milwaukee, Wisconsin- November 20 and 21. Due to the many students showing interest in the St. Louis trips, two of them will be taken. Transportation for the trips will be provided by a bus. Although
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Z-Ciub mans IMCs; helps community Z-Club may sound like a club "Future Zorras of America" reality it is an honorary service for junior and senior girls. The girls' Halloween project going to the Lutheran Old Home in Omaha. About 25 dressed up in costumes and the old peoples home October They sang songs and played a games. Each girl took a sack and they ate supper with the people and talked with them. Work in the IM.C.'s sup porting an orphan overseas up Z-Club's time and energy. The club's future plans having a school collection canned foods for poor Around Christmas they help Salvation Army by standing different stores and ringing and taking the donations.
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Managers, trainers, stat men
Sideline men support football team
student managers this past season junior Clark Stanway (left), Mike Schofield (center) and junior Mark Dudley (right) get a bird's of the action from a somewhat unusual perch.
nge of ancestors varied vy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier ." Thanks to Walt 's movie about the phenomenal Davy Crockett, everyone is familiar his frontier exploits. But there is one person at Westside who thinks as "Grandad." Cathy Crockett is the fifth generation granddaughter famous pioneer and politician . are many other students who have famous ancestors. Perhaps is easier to trace American ancestors, the bulk of those seemed to have lived during the American Revolution and afterward. Dave Williams is five generations removed from John , the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. from 1801··1825. Marshall only unanimously voted all-time great judge, by LIFE magazine . Bell cracked as it was rung at Marshall's funeral. Scott McMullen is a descendant of Daniel Webster; junior Sue ·ert's female ancestor was supposed to have married Nathan Hale, but •as unfortunately hung before the marriage took place. A coincidence occured when it was found that Robert E. Lee was an stor of junior Gary Colvin, and the famous Civil War general was also n Doug Berg's great-grandmother's godfather . Rick Sacco's great-grandfather was Niccolo Sacco of the famous :o-Vanzetti trial in New York in the 1920's. And junior Kathy oia's paternal grandfather was a relative to Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius Kathy , however, is not Catholic.
All too often, Westside football fans, intent upon the games or busy visiting with friends, failed to lend any particular attention to those students who occupied the sidelines. These students, made up of student managers, trainers and various types of spotters, contributed their small but important assistance to the team this past season. Varsity student managers this year were junior Mark Dudley, senior Mike Schofield and junior Clark Stanway. "Last year I was with the J.V . and this year Mr. Johnson asked me if I'd like to work with the varsity," said Mark, revealing how he came to receive this particular position. "Our job during practices was to stand by to see if the team needed or wanted something fixed." He went on to mention that practices were held nightly from 3:30 p.m. to about 6:00 p .m. except Thursdays. On this day there would be a short practice because of the game the following day . Before the game' these students were in charge of setting up equipment, including the "talk phones from the booth down to Mr. Miloni," and during the games they had custody of the warm-up jackets and the kick-off and extra point tees.
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keep them occupied through the winter. Archery members practice twice a week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, after school. Anyone interested may report to the Commons on either of these days. "We are encouraging membership anytime," said sponsor Lee Weyh, in reference to Field Club . "This is a club for the students. Whatever the students want to do, within reason, we'll do."
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Ron Huston) and for Mr. Tom Hall's "Manhandler's Club." To become a member of this organization, one must earn 100 points playing defense. Spotters this year were junior Scott Bailey and seniors Rick Berkshire and Larry Shone. Other statistics men included juniors Pat Booth and Jacques Williams.
Boy's pep club reactivated: will give cheers for cagers After lying dormant for a year, boy's pep club is being reactivated for this year's basketball season. Mike Schwartz, one of the organizers, says, "This organization is going to provide more spirit with Jess people than the girl's pep club." According to Mike, "the pep club worked great last year but it wasn't organized." Mike says that such organization makes the club more effective. At present, pep club members number nearly 150. Anyone is eligible to join, and the only expense is a$ .25 kazoo. The pep club will cheer during pre-game warm-ups. Mike says this will help to get the team "psyched-up." One of the cheers is a "crowd chant," which Mike says comes from the album "Woodstock." The boy's pep club will have a bus to go to Westside's first game against Lincoln Dec . 4. More details will be furnished later.
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eld Club officers attempt to interest rmation of additional archery teams 'ield Club is one club that is :led into two sections; gun and .ery. Currently, archery appears Je the strong point of the club. resently, the archery ·.usiasts are trying to develop ,r archery teams through-out metropolitan area. Club officers mne Jones, Ted MarcUzzo, and Hitt have been busy jlhoning other schools in the , trying to interest them in aing their own archery teams. . fully, other teams will be ·ned for competition purposes. long as the weather holds up, gun section will continue to )t blue rocks on Mondays, after >OJ, between the cafeteria and annex. Discussing proper gun .dling, shell loading, and :>!ems of the sportsman will
Trainers for this year were sophomore Paul Loft and junior Dave Sirota. Their job was to tape players for games and during practice and to take care of minor injuries. Paul was also in charge of pouring water during half-time and mid-practice breaks. The spotters' job was to record statistics for the announcer (Mr.
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'Great' improvement for grid squad leads to six game unbeaten streak The 1971 football squad got off to a poor start, but finished the season strong to wind up with a 5-3-1 overall record and a 4-1-1 second place mark in the divisional race to exceed all sportswriters' early season expectations_
Lynx 26-14 victims The Warriors' final victory over Lincoln, a 26-14 afternoon affair, completed a six game unbeaten streak for the much improved squad which saw them four times score in the twenties and three times hold the opposition scoreless, at one time for twelve quarters in a row. Senior Steve Lindsey carried the ball 14 times for 172 yards and two touchdowns last Tuesday against the Lynx to have the distinction of
having compiled the largest one game yardage total for the Warriors this year. Bot h of Lindsey's to uchdowns started as normal, up-the-middle three yard gains, and ended as 60 yard footraces with the nearest defensive safety. Head coach Don Johnson also cited a pair of Bills for outstanding performances. Halfback Bill Moore fo llowed excellent blocking from an d improved line, led by Bill Coffee, fo urteen times for 72 yards, while another pair of Bills, Bill Latenser and Bill Hill, contributed their experience and leadership to the winning effort in their own ways.
Watch the Top Ten Post game interrogation revealed that both coaches and players feel Westside has a chance to be rated in
It's the mermaids' turn-路 girls swim team takes State Westside's all girl swim team proved their strength by taking state in Lincoln October 29. The girls won all but one dual meet, that going to Fremont. However, they ended up being the Metro and State champions. Seven Westside girls captured state titles at the state meet. Kate McAlister took the 200 and 100 yard freestyle events; Patti Hopkins路 took the 50 yard backstroke; and Linda Morgan, Jo Williams, Emily Nelson and Lee Williams teamed up to win the 200 yard freestyle relay. Additional results are: Jo Williams, second in the 200 yd. free style; Sally Smith third in the 50 yd. freestyle; Janet Berkshire fourth in the 100 yd . freestyle; Janet Berkshire fifth in the 50 yd. backstroke. In diving competition Anne Gilmore came in second, Heather Mactier fourth , and Debbie
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Holmstrom fifth. In the Metro Competition, which was held October 18 an d 19, the girls began by winning the medley relay . The relay, consisting of Jayne Tinley, Sally Smith, Patti Hopkins, and Linda Morgan, won by a margin of ten seconds. In the 200-yard freestyle event, Kate McAlister and Jo Williams kept up the winning streak by placing first and second respectively. In the 50-yard freestyle two Westside girls battled it out for the first place position . Sally Smith finally ended up defeating Linda Morgan by five tenths of a second. In the diving competition Westside's Anne Gilmore topped the list with 212 .30 points, and Heather Mactier placed third with 17 2.90 points. In the 50 yard butterfly Patti Hopkins brought in another first for Westside. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Jayne Tinley, Jo Williams, Linda Morgan, and Katie McAlister teamed up to bring in the final Warrior victory .
the World Herald's weekly top ten selections. The credentials : an impressive 5 -0-1 record in the past six weeks, shutout victory over Metro d ivision champions North, decisive victory over rated Lincoln, who beat the western division champions early season losses to Bellevue (the other Metro division champ), Tee J ay (ranked tops in SW Iowa), and Burke (at one time 6-0 and rated number 5 ).
Manhandlers Century Club Five defensive players have succeeded in their goal to become members of a newly formed club this year. To become a member of the exclusive club, a defensive player must accumulate 100 points in tackles, assists, fumble recoveries, and interceptions in the nine game season. The five who have become members this year are Mark Boyer, Jim Mierendorf, Dave Hajek, Rich Costanzo, and Don Legino. Boyer, who will return next year, tallied 167 points while playing in the backfield to lead the squad. Legino was injured in the eighth game with 97 points and will be made an honorary member of t he club. Others near the century mark include George Vana and Doug Blatchford. Pride, more than anything, dominated the squad that brought the sure openfield tackle back into existence and made long losses in the offensive back fiel d commonplace rather than obsolete.
Marching unit members Linda Mullens, Terri Lieber, Anne and Barb Swanson, below, watch Jim Mierendorf sweep end back to the inside in the Warrior victory over Rummel.
Vi/Iota interception rever, predicament for J. V. gridde Junior Varsity football is thought by most people to be made up of scrubs and varsity rejects. This belief proved to be incorrect time after time this year as J .V . concluded a 7-0-1 season. Defensive line coach, Mr. Rick Collura feels that the boys on J .V. have playing experience and grow and mature more than a boy who m ade varsity but sits on the bench. Mr. Collura also cited head coach, Mr. Dan Young and offensive line coach, Mr . Roger Herring for the outstanding season. In the last game of the season the team "put it all together" by
Athletes form player organizations In the past few years, athletes of many different sports have attempted to organize themselves into unions on the professional level with the benefit of having better quality training schedules and higher salaries with more bonuses. These organizations are apparently doing very well, especially those in which most players in the sport are interested and threaten the rest as a minority .
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FE dies following second attempt is a term which has been loosely thrown around Westside for few weeks. Most seniors vaguely remember what it is, but new sophomores and juniors have been naively asking everyone, is this F .E., anyway?" Although EFFE has recently become a dead at Westside, it seemed to arouse enough interest throughout the to merit some explanation. ~FFE--Experiment in Free Form Education--was first attempted in by Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. The so-called eriment" lasted for one week at which time grades, attendance and ne classes were eliminated . The old required courses were replaced by f variety of subjects including Yoga, the Laser and Comparative 'on which were taught by students and guest speakers as well as the 1.r high school teachers. lome students, who had a specific vocational interest, spent their serving as volunteer aides in a variety of places such as local .ntary schools and congressmen's offices. Others took their classes de the school building; these classes included courses such as Hiking e Appalachian Trail and Computer Programming.
assful? According to students and several participants in Walt Whitman's ~ week, the project was successful for several reasons. For one thing, d the outside community closer to the school. It also provided an rtunity for teachers, students and parents to work together with no authority guiding the classes. For the teachers it not only suggested teaching methods, but it also indicated new subjects that students interested in such as philosophy and speed reading. Following EFFE week, evaluations from the faculty, guest speakers, oyers, parents and students were sought. According to the evaluations ved, the teachers were the most critical of EFFE, complaining that
many students had cut classes and "behaved irresponsibly." Many other teachers complimented the experiment, commenting that they enjoyed the opportunity of teaching new courses, using new methods of teaching and getting to know the students better. The guest speakers and employers were almost unanimously in favor of the program and commented enthusiastically on its success. Although EFFE was considered successful by most of its participants, the project was not continued in the following years. A possible reason for this is indicated in the evaluation of Walt Whitman's principal, Dr. Daryl Shaw, who commented, "Personally, I would oppose a repeat performance. Instead, I hope that we can effect changes in the what and how as we educate our students day by day. We are also discussing with students ways in which we might supplement the conventional school day with EFFE-like experiences."
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Westside's attempt Two years ago, Westside students attempted to initiate an EFFE week during semester break. Their objectives primarily centered around organizing a program that would emphasize the "maturing of an individual." Through student involvement in the process of education, it was hoped that greater student motivation would result and students could discover that learning can be fun. It was also hoped that the beneficial aspects of this program would be incorporated into the school curriculum, and that it would provide new ideas for projects during independent study time as well as for the classroom. Other goals included involving the students in the community; establishing a closer teacher-teacher and student-teacher relationship (thus improving the learning situation); and finally, creating a desire to learn as a result of exposing the students to a curriculum of relevant topics. (Continued on page 3)
the 1971-72 season. See page 5 for details on the beginning of a season many think will end in a state championship.
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(Bob Brite) explains to Sneaky (Jim Buda) why he is dying in the or Class production of "The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch," ented Dec. 2-3 in the auditorium.
.rJniorspresent western farce; lst variety may unite class The life and death and life of Sneaky Fitch envelops the plot of the or Class Play. Don't be confused, the main character in the play is the m of a seeming reincarnation, and so lives, supposedly dies and lives n. However, it's all a plot- most plays are . Tonight the final performance (there was one last night) of "The th and Life of Sneaky Fitch" directed by Mrs. Anna Clark and given by the Junior Class, will recreate a familiar western saga in the new 1torium. It includes a "bad guy" (tough Rock Morris as "Rackham," a n Wayne type gunfighter), a "good guy" (Jim Buda portrays Sneaky :h, not 'good' in that sense he's cowardly, mean and old but still the >), a feminine ingredient (Suzy Wurtz goes out of character to become 'xy fickle saloon gal) and the whole play seems to be connected with 路ical entertaining humor. Linda Christian, student director, said of the play, "I think the actors crews have learned discipline and respect for someone else's point of v. The actor may be confused, the director frustrated, but the end duct will have something in it for everyone ." She added that perhaps, le the casts' backgrounds represented many different ways of thinking, . play could draw the Junior Class together. Most of the actors are from ~spians.
Something different is tried this year, as the background music is to supplied by four guitarists (Sandi Morar, Kevin Bowring, Lauren 1sen and Chas Magdanz) in such western numbers as "Buffalo Gals" and ~t Along Little Doggies." The cast is going to "try to make their own .tumes," according to Linda. "Anything they can't get will come out of , Junior Class treasury . We hope to cut down on costs in this way."
Referring to the American system as "sick, slimy and degenerate," black comedian Dick Gregory spoke to a capacity crowd at UNO Nov . 22. Gregory, who has been fasting for eight months protesting the Vietnam War, combined humor with his criticism of the system. He condemned government bureaucracy, police, marijuana and alcohol, while retaining an active rapport with his mostly-black audience. He approximated that he spends 98% of his time on college campuses, and emphasized that the youth of today has an immense job to "clean up the world." The 39-year-old comedian feels very strongly about the Vietnam war, vowing to never eat solid food until the war is over . He commented, "The reason I'm telling you this is, in case the war ends right here in the middle of my speech, I'm leaving."
He vouched for the fact that food, not sex, is the number one preoccupation of people. "A dirty turnip in a garbage can would make a fool of a trainload of women." Gregory said even though senators' or millionaires' sons get sent to Vietnam, they never get killed. "The bullets just pass them by. If I got drafted, I would go with a bunch of rich kids. "If a poor folk is gonna die, he says 'Oh, Lord.' But a rich kid says 'Mother'," Gregory said in his sarcastic style. Mocking the Washington D .C. police during the May Day demonstration, he "praised" them for arresting 7,000 people but not one criminal. "And they can't even catch the guy who bombed the Capitol. You know why? Because he wore a good suit, was clean shaven and carried the bomb in a red, white and blue box." Speaking of police in general, Gregory emphasized, "You're sick,
insane and out of your mind to respect the police. I'm sick and tired of police who don't get rid of the whores, pimps and dope but do wipe out our black leaders." Although against marijuana, he gave some advice on how to legalize it. "Collect $1 from every reefer smoker in the U.S. and pay a research company to lie (they'll lie for anybody). If that company comes on T.V. and says marijuana stimulates the sex glands, all those older people will get out and legalize it." Putting his humor aside, Gregory said people are "out of their minds" if they think smoking pot is against the system. If you think you have to smoke pot to change the system, leave it the way it is." His advice to youth was, "I hope you understand who you are and what you're all about, and don't have to depend on the sick degenerate system to find out."
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After suffering, senior dies of cancer After suffering for nearly two years from cancer, senior Jeannie Rodgers died Tuesday, Nov. 16 at Methodist Hospital. She amazed doctors by living as long as she did, according to her mother. Although she knew she had cancer, Jeannie never believed she was going to die "She was so strong willed and had such a strong constitution," her mother said. During her illness, Jeannie had two operations. The first, in the spring of her sophomore year, revealed a malignant tumor, which had to be treated with radiation . Following this operation, she
received numerous cobalt and high vo I tage X-ray treatments. She appeared to be doing quite well until Christmas 1970, when another tumor was discovered. Again, an operation was performed and X-ray treatments were applied . Jeannie became so ill after receiving chemotherapy pills she had to be hospitalized in May, 1971. She was then taken to the Mayo Clinic for testing, but the doctors there could not do anything more for her. Mrs. Rodgers said that Jeannie was practically starving to death, because her body rejected food. Air mattresses were used to relieve the
pain from her body sores. Two months ago the doctors couldn't believe she was still alive, according to Jeannie's mother. "She was so strong," Mrs. Rodgers said, " but she suffered a lot." Jeannie's type of cancer is called Ewing's Sarcoma, a very rare disease. Mrs. Rodgers said that doctors told her only 44 cases had ever been reported . According to one of Jeannie's friends and frequent visitors, senior Diane Woodcock, Jeannie wasn't depressed. "She knew she was getting worse, but she wasn't down about it."
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~~------------------------------------------br susan darst The boy was sitting at a table with three of his friends in the Social Studies IMC . He d iscussed the assignment with one of his friends and had a short whispered conversation with another. He looked up , and saw an auth oritative teacher smile and nod. The boy also smiled, and quickly finis hed his a ssi g nment. He felt he had accomplished something.
Then he left the IMC and went into the cafeteria . T he Junch ers were all sitting at the shiny clean t ables, talking in low conversation al tones, w ith the backgro und clinking of silverware on plates. The b oy
bo u ght an ice cream sundae and d e p osited the c up in t h e wastebasket on his way o ut. He was smiling. Next he sat at a table in t he Co mm ons wit h a gr o up of b anteri n g frien ds. Each had a Coke c u p, but t here were no spills and e veryon e was still having a good tim e. The boy fe lt ha pp y. He was
p lease d w i t h h is sc h oo l 's arrangements fo r indepe ndent t ime. As a matter of fa ct, he was so pleased t hat he was going to go to a library, d o so me inde pende nt study, ...
Sudde ntl y a ro u gh ha nd was sha king his sh o ulder . " Wake up , ki d ," grow l e d a tired-l ooking s upe rv isor. Th e boy, startled , looked around a nd saw he was in t he IMC , and r ealized he had been drea m ing. " This is a w ork area," t he supervisor was sayin g. " If yo u wan t to sleep, go somewhere else. G et o u t." Th e boy w as embarrassed. He stumbl ed into th e cafeteria. There , hoards o f pushing, screa ming students were in line for various foods. Chairs were spread into t he aisles, the fl oor a nd tables were co vered wit h trash and t he noise was deafening. As he watched , a girl t hrew her ice cream cone right on the floor . Even t hough he had felt hun gry, he could not possibly eat in such a n at mosphere. Then a cafeteria superviso r ca me up to h im a nd said "If you 're not goin g t o eat, get o ut." The boy had a funny fee ling in the pi t o f his stomach. The o nly place t o go was t h e Commo ns. But t here , kids were gro up e d ar o und tables, te n o r fiftee n at each, w ith spilled Coke on t h e tables a nd cups a nd p apers o n th e fl oor. The b oy felt like leaving, just as in his dream . But he was not leaving for a purpose, he o nl y wanted to escap e. He wa lked d o wn t he steps, a nd cam e to the d riveway . The n , he ra n .
*LETTE&S LE'ITER T O THE EDITOR We read with interest of " p ower tripping ex p ulsions" from t h e SS IMC in the last issue of THE LANCE. We have t he same q uery that Abraham Lincoln d id w hen he wrote his Spot Resolution at t he beginning of the Mexican War. When did this "fearsome" event occur ? The Social Stud ies IMC is f i lied almost every mo d w hich would seem to in d icate t hat students want a q u iet place to s tudy. We admit t hat such an e xpose makes for Nad er-like prose, but was any evid ence co nsidered e xcept the pre j u d ices of t h e a uthor ? Did the writer have the interest of the student bo d y in mind, or was the a ut h or o nly interested in journalistic hijin ks? We invite the "fighting" ed itor t o lay aside his " m ighty" pen and ta ke up resid ency in t h e cruel world. We propose that R oom 105 be used in a n experim e nt of t h e "other methods" mentioned by t he editor in his article. Let t h e ed itor as the leader and other students of his choice ta ke charge of Room 105 for three d a ys . T h is room could become the area for "very q uiet discussion a bout school work." If this experi m ent is successful teacher time would not be wasted tn future "power t r ip pi ng expulsions." Bill Nelson, Tom Carman , Don Meredith, Ben Bruner, Bill Hayes, Doug Pierson, Wm . McCormick, Bea Haney , Donna Lorence , Steve Wiitala, Jan David, Mike Kmiecik, Jim Knutson , Paul Andreas. Ed . note : We find your letter co n t a ins two subs tan t i ve comments. First, you state, "Wh en did this 'fearsome' eve nt occur? The Social Studies IMC is fi ll ed a lmost every mod which would seem to indicate that the students want a quiet p lace to stud y." T he expulsions from the IMC are not an
" eve nt," but a co nti nuing policy o f t h e Social Stud ies IMC. It a ppears also as if virtuall y all st udents w ho u se the I MC d on't want an a bsolutely silent place in w h ich to study . In q uestioning 32 students in t h e IMC d uring eigh t m o d o n No v. 1 8, we fo und t hat 29 (over 90%) favor t he sort of "quiet discussio n " po licy ad vocated in THE LA NCE . The th ree st udents w ho favored a c o mpl ete l y no ise l ess IMC a ll rem arked that such a policy sho uld a pply eq ually to teachers, wh o cu r r e n t l y "a buse t h eir talking p rivilege," acco rding to t h e t hree . The So cial St udies IMC seems to b e " filled almost every m o d ," th en, not b eca use of its r ules but in spi te of t he m . In addi t ion, th e co vert a pproval of d isregard for t he IMC's no-talking rule b y so me teachers seems to lead to a n unsatisfactory "se le ct ive e nfor ceme nt" o f the policy . Duri ng o ne m o d , in fa ct, we saw 38 of 45 students in t he IM C talki ng and o nl y t h ree w ere t old to leave. F inall y , as to your proposal for a st ud ent-run roo m 10 5 if mad e seriously, we accept. As soo n as you 're ready to let us, we wi ll ta ke up residency in yo ur cruel world . Dear Editor: Cheers for THE LANCE . Most of t he students agree to th e fact t hat a qu iet study a rea is not necessary, a study ta lk area wou ld be m u ch better. T eac hers t h at seem to thin k that kicki ng th e st ude nts out is the a nswer to th eir proble ms are o nl y de priving t he stud e nts of stud yi n g. T he English an d Social Stud ies IMC's supervisors sh o uld t hin k twice before "shush ing" t he studen ts. I've been kicked o ut for get t ing assign ments, he lping with the m and even saying a po li te "hi." And t h ose w ho say disc ussi ng assign m e nts are for the cafeteria are barking up t he w rong tree. E ver tr ied to study or t h ink straight
t here? I agree, sil ence is no t th e a nswer, but whispering sh o uld be a llo wed . Kat h y Whi ttaker Dea r Edi tor: Concernin g t he co lumn o n Religion in Public Schools, fro m the No v. 12 issue of th e La nce: There is li t tl e reaso n for not a llowing " voluntary prayer a nd m e di tat ion" in school, as no specifi cat ion to religion or fa ith is indicated . If a child wish es to pray w ith h is class, let h im d o so. On t he sa m e to ken, if whites and blacks prefer to rem a in segregated, we s hould a ll ow the m t o b e so . Not hing says that "hymn singing, bible readin g and prayers would be common in public schools" beca use of t his a m endment. Righ t here at Westside, the choirs sing religio us son gs, a nd at graduation and t he National Honor So ciety 's pro gra ms , pra y ers a re read. As a matter of fact, in the same November issue of th e L a nce, there is an art icle conc er ning the performance of Ha ndel 's Messiah. No one seems t o h a ve objected to these matt ers b efore . By adding t his ame ndment t o the constitut ion, t h ey are not forcing prayer on a nyone or ta king a way a nyone 's rights. They are m erely a llo win g students t o pray in schoo l as they wish , just as they a re a llowed to e xpress t heir views on all o ther t opics of life . Kiki Schreiner Ed . no te : Students ca n pra y in school all th ey wa nt, if t hey do it alone a nd non-disruptively. So why m ess around with t h e Constitu t ion? Al t hou gh t he Messiah w as perhaps re ligiously inspi red , it ca nnot be c on s id e red a pur e ly religious cere m o ny , but a work of musica l art . St ill , w e quest ion prayers at graduat ion a nd at the Nati onal Honor Societ y induction.
"Pep Club will meet tomorrow at 3: 10. Be sure to attend the soc after the game this Friday. We will have extended homeroom for . . ." homeroom teacher's voice trails off . It' s no use--the students just listen to the da ily morning announcements. Through the years, various forms of communicating announcements have been tried . Usually they are either read over the speaker or by the homeroom teacher. Either way, students usually turn their ears and concentrate on a conversation with their neighbor. 0 bv iously some students have no interest whatsoever in announcements, but others do. How can the students who care to informed do so without bothering the ones that don 't? One possible idea is to read the announcements for the week over PA on Monday. The other days the daily announcements could be in various locations throughout the school. Any student could then over them to see if any notice pertains to him. This way the whole would have to listen only once a week. Of course no solution will please everyone. At one extreme are who would completely abolish all announcements. At the other students who belong to 20 clubs and want to hear announcements morning. Maybe by posting the announcements we could compromise situation.
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"I hesitate putting James Tangdall. " I don't want to seem critical of the staff for not enthusiasm in this thing." Thus Tangdall sincerely removed any from the faculty for the death of E F FE (see page 1 story) . He added, anybody's at fault, it's me ... it's my responsibility for not getting a from the faculty on this." THE LANCE, however, is not quite so reluctant in this situation criticize the faculty and thus place itself "in a judgemental Although the plans for this year's EFF E had not progressed far now be called a "failure," and though we truly respect Dr . Ta position , we cannot help but feel that the Westside faculty is in large responsible for "killing" what we thought was a good idea. We felt, as did Tangdall and an encouraging administration, that would be valuable not only in itself, but as a brief look at some altorn,,t,. k inds of curriculum approaches. Yet only about 20% of the responding to an administrative survey "strongly favored" an EFFE program for three days next spring. Accord ing to Dr. Tangdall, about of the faculty would have had to be "highly enthusiastic" to continued plans for EFFE . Of course, perhaps the faculty didn't feel that EFFE was the" model for curriculum change," and consequently were not enth They don't know what the effects and implications of EFFE would been nor do we ; but it could have been given a try.
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Born, perhaps, out of a stormy reaction to an Item in the last issue THE LANCE has been some constructive suggestions by the Social faculty to relieve what THE LANCE termed the problem of unnF~~"~~ "expulsions" in the Social Studies IMC. Although an experiment with talking in the magazine room IMC could result in some beneficial insights, a better plan might be restructuring of IMC layout . Carrels could be some beneficial insights, better plan might be a restructuring of IMC layout. Carrels could utilized to form a walled off qu iet study area in a corner, insulating from the quiet talk to be allowed in the rest of the IMC. This larger would house both teacher desks and the tables. The carrel area, work facing to the inside of the grouping, could be further protected by a of bookshelves. The room off the IMC would be quiet talk , also. This arrangement would suit both those who prefer quiet housing them in a partitioned off room with the silent isolation of and those who feel the need of quiet conversation while they work. only superv ision problem would be an occasional plea to students to talk in LOW tones.
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ingers busy practicing for Messiah or unto us a child is born , us a Son is given and his name be called., . . " More than hing, these words express the ing of Christmas. They will be by a chorus of over 200 llents and people from the nmu nity in the Dec. 13 t rmance of Handel 'sMessiah. wo more rehearsals are -duled, for Sunday afternoons 5 and 12 at 1 :30 p.m. in the .· torium. Mr. Don Schuler, ctor, would like to stress that yone who would like to sing the siah can and should."
Council if Teachers of Mathematics at the Hilton Friday, November 19th, classes went on as usu al. Students found stand-ins occupying their classrooms . Teachers were people from the community who use math as a vital part of their daily work. Included were employees of the Leo Daly Company, the OSACS Science Center, the U.N.O. Computer Center and Math Department, the I.B .M. Company, and District 66 administrators.
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FFE attempt dies ntinued from page 1) Westside students spent a great deal of time attempting to organize irE week. There were three proposed fields of study including course ~ly , independent study projects and work study. When the project an to take shape, some teachers also b ecame interested. They began ·ming field trips as far away as Quebec, contacting guest sp eakers and omizing their classes. Why then did EFFE week fail? Primarily because students ran out of time and there were not enough people involved to l organize such an immense task in such a short time.
econd attempt-This year the idea of organizing EFFE week was again proposed. The 'linistration met with a group of students including sophom ores, juniors seniors, all who favored the proposal. Thus, each of the students began ' tudy the ,past records on EFFE . They also continued to meet with the tin istration suggesting improvements that might be made and things t could be done differently to make the program more successful. Finally, it was decided that before EFFE week became a definite ity, the department heads and teachers would be approached. Both the 'linistration and students felt this was important as the teachers would playing a primary role in the program, and if they were not nusiastically in favor of EFFE, there would be too great of a chance the project might fail again. Two students, Lisa Brown and Kathy Abernathy, were chosen to roach the department heads who were in turn to approach the teachers h eir departments. The result--a mixture of o pinion. Some teachers were •ngly opposed to EFFE, commenting that its goals were already a part :he Westside curriculum and if they were not a part of it, they should Others said their departments were definitely in favor of EFFE, but <e of them were particularly enthusiastic. Realizing that some decision had to be made, the administration ided to send around a questionnaire, asking teachers if they strongly >red EFFE , generally favored it or completely opp osed it. Dr . Tangdall lained the results resembled a bell curve, with a few opposed, a few mgly in favor and the majority right in the middle . From these results, vas assumed that not enough people were strongly in favor of the gram to insure its success, and thus, EFFE d ied.
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World History students dig for knowledge If you've been walking b etween the annex and the SS IMC and fo und yourself in a hole, literally, it's probably the result of DIG. According to World History teacher Bill Hayes, DIG stands for "removing dirt and artifacts from holes in the ground." Hayes' World History sections have been partici pating in the new simulation game, which requires each student to play the part of an arc heologist . The game is divided into fo ur major steps and takes a pproximate ly three weeks to complete . First, each section creates an i rna ginary culture that has the characteristics of a n ancient civilization. The only limitation is that the culture can 't have a higher technology than accelerated civilizations we've had in the past, such as the Egyptians, Incas or Aztecs . Each individual then creates an artifact that may be a clue to the n at ur e of the civilization. An artifact may be a model house, a tool or any other physical object. That section then buries their artifacts, a nd another section digs them up. The latt er section atte mpts to determin e the characteristics and values of the civilization. Mr. Hayes has termed the project a success and commented, "The students who are doing it tend to learn more than those who are reading about it. It's a lot easier to have them read and give a test, but not nearly as effective ."
Juniors Chas. Magdanz (left) and John McGill (right) inspect a unique chrome-plated racing bicycle, part of Bicycle Club's exhibit for Activity Night held Thursday, Nov. 18. The purpose of the annual event is to give parents and visitors an idea of students' extra-curricular activities. Ecology Club placed first in booth competition, receiving a $25. prize.
Students can hear it like it is from peers about college life College Night. Does the phrase bring to mind listening to representatives telling the same old things you've always heard about college? If so, then Westside's College Night Dec . 21 at 7:30 p.m. should be a refreshing change. Westside graduates from about fifty different schools and institutions return and tell students what their college is really like . "I think Westside is unique in the fact that we use graduates to represent the colleges and universities they go to," said Mr . Ron Huston . "They fit in with the theme, "Tell it like it is.' " Mr. Huston e mphasized that not on 1y colleges were re presented . People who are interested in something other than a four-year program should come too. This will be the third year that
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Grapplers progress lfinel; squad works on condition
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Key to success is work "Our potential is to be as good as last year's team who h ad a 6-0 record in th eir division and these boys are ready and willing to work ." These were a few of the comments of reserve basketball coach Mr. Dick Collura as he tried to lay out his plans for the upcoming season of reserve basketball which begins December 11 at Central. Mr . Collura commented that this game would be a good indicator and a key to the season to see if the practice and hard work on the presses and offense will work out in
favor of the reserve team. The reserve team has good talent and they hope to fill out and expand throughout the season of 11 games that are looked forward to one at a time by the coaching staff. The reserve season is as follows: Dec. 11 at
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Official looks on as two Westside grapplers meet in intrasquad action.
Fifty-five boys at Westside this year have decided to give up afternoons, as well as many of their mea ls, in favor of practicing one of oldest sports in the world, wrestling. November 1 was the first day of workout, as well as the last day team membe r was able to eat a huge meal with a free conscience. now until the last meet of the season, wrestlers will be cutting down most foods, cutting down on snacks, and cutting down on especially the day before a meet . Coach Lou Miloni has stressed conditioning in the past month practice, and feels that the squad is in pretty good shape . "We mainly on developing technique during practice, but many of the help develop quick reactions. The overall result is good cond however," Miloni stated. Nine seniors are with the squad this year, and one of them, Knight , is a state champion. The others, John Stokke, Mike Storm, Mazzei, Tim Kinsley, Bill Skultety, Dave Hajek, Ed Kolar, and Vana, as well as juniors Dave Pearce, Randy Goodman, Mark Boyer, F red Petersen will add depth as well as strength to the squad. The Warriors open tonight in the North High Invitational. competition should come from Benson, Bellevue, Tee Jay, South, Boys Town.
Links host tomorrow's b-ball debu When someone mentions "state championship" to basketball coach Tom Hall, he unassumingly replies that his team is just "12 guys who practice every day ." But more demonstrative Westside fans, who have been spouting championship prophecies since last season's close, are anxiously waiting to see if a new offense and returning starters make for a successful season as the 1971-72 version of Westside's Warriors make their debut at Lincoln High gymnasium, 22nd and J in Lincoln, tomorrow night. Six returning lettermen se niors from a 16-5 Metro champ crew figure to spice up the Warrior's 1-4 doubl e pos t offense . Rick Walstrom, a 6 '5" returning starter who was number two in both rebounding a nd scori n g, will man a pivot spot a long with his ex-back up , 6'5" Rick Berkshire . Ron Andrews, an offensive whiz who began starting at las t season's tail end will play forwar d . His ma te at wing is 6'4" co-captain J eff Seume, last year's top scorer (shooting 54%) and rebounder. The quick Warriors will be led by co-captain Joe Sloan at guard. The other letterman, Larry Schone, is slated for duty as sixth man. The rest of the squad includes tall Dick Merrill, who'll give relief to Berkshire and Walstrom at center, Carl Anderson, Jim Ingram
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and Dave Pfeifer, up from last year's 10-5 JV, and Fritz Archerd and Bob Poage, who both starred for last year's division champ Reserve team. The team, which gave up a meager 49 points a game last year, w iII em pI o y a press-oriented defense. Coach Hall lists "shooting, rebounding and attitude" as his team's strengths and ball-handling and inability to cope with pressure as faults. The Lincoln High Links , a veteran gro up, may prove one of the tougher openers in recent years. A preseason Capital City favorite, they return fo ur starters from a .500 year. Three of them, muscular Bob Knollenberg, Bruce Schomaker and Bob Folsom , combined for 24 points in last year's 55-52 loss to Westside. Pivot Mike Fultz, 6'5", began a regular's role later. Westside begins its Metro title defens e next Friday against Technical Hi gh. Tech, which lost three games, 46-40, 56-48, and 61-57, to Westside last year, 1s returning only one starter, J. J. Collins, from a 11-10 team. Th e Trojan coach, Fred Longacre, admits his team is "little and young." "We'll try and stay with the double post (a 3-2)," Longacre commented. Early in the season our scoring will come from outside, presenting a rebounding problem because of our size and inexperience." Tech , also in Westside's Holiday Tournament bracket, usually starts with a man-to-man defense. Westside will host Bellevue
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December 17. Chieftains, perked up after a so-so season land in the state tournament, just four men from their 9-14 Rick Bon ness, a 6 '3" center, the most experience Leahy's untried club. The Westside team made its public appearance last Friday in second annual intrasquad The Whites, made up of a•·~·~ .. Berkshire, Schone, Seume, and Walstrom, used a vicious press to methodica lly demolish Blacks 68-29. The game is designed to parents and fans see a preview the upcoming season. It Lu••u'IV"''• session where coach Hall ""M.:~:m,~• and had players act out, W{!st:<~net various offensive plays and u~·~··""' The Whites jumped to a quarter 19-2 lead, spurred by shooting. Walstrom, who left with an injured ankle, led his with 20 . Sloan and Andrews had 12, Seume scored 10 Berkshire and Schone had eight six, respectively. The Blacks, shooting a cool 3 were led by Anderson's Archerd was close behind with Merrill finished with five, four and Ingram and Poage had three.
season," was consistent scoring offensive rebounding in the He said a bright spot was everyone scored- "both played well- even the considering their opposition ."
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J. V. squad opens 71-72 season
Saturday contest first showing of J.V. skills accustomed to a 7:15a.m. dip, sophomore Rich Maack practices 1971 -72 meets.
Tomorrow night at 6:15, the Junior Varsity squad starts the 71路7 2 interscholastic season with Lincoln High. That's when th ey find out if five weeks of after achool practice was all worthwhile. The six sophomore, six junior team has been running new plays to
im team gains new regulations fending state champion s reported to practice a of weeks ago, minus the of '71, and discovered a few in t he program. , the times that a swimmer beat in order to attain a letter were raised over last times. This means that 1bers of last year's varsity m1,1st ove in order to letter th is year. ce beating a time once in an is the only requirement for rsity , one wodd assume that elatively easy to make it. This t true, however, as comparison last year's state meet shows if a participant turned in a equal to this year's standard hat event, he would usually 1,1 among the top six in the econd, the size of the team has nished. This season only 11 mers to date have beaten the ty time standards and joined 1fternoon workouts for varsity 1mers. Those 11 are Roy h , Brian Smith, Jim Greenly,
Tony Frink, Toni Troia, Wes Beckwith, Pat Dibiase, Rich Maack , Mike Reinhart, Doug Gruzd and Chan Gibson . Others who are close to the time requirements are Steve Wigg, Bob Woodford, Bob Cassling, Craig Klemz, Dave Skutnick and Dan Jacobsen . D ivers who will compete
Harless, Steve Hitt, Tom Lodes, Rick Peterson, Scott Salisbury and student manager Craig Bicknell. "The student body supported the J .V. team extremely well last year and I hope this trend continues,'' commented Coach Anderson .
This year's squad consists of juniors Mark Brock, Steve Graham, John Hanson, Rick Hegg, Larry Masilko, Jim Mierendorf ; sophomores Greg Elliot, Mark
Gym team earns 11th place Westside's gymnastics team has ended the season with a 2路5 record, the Metro Invitational trampoline title and an overall placement as 11th out of 16 teams in the metropolitan area. This is an improvement over last year's team which ended up in last place. Westside sent one gymnast to the recent state meet. H owever, the gymnast, junior Rick Malot, did not qualify for the finals. Coach Frank May was surprised at this and questioned the officiating. One of the most impressive items of the state meet, according
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Education program otivates self-learning skills
A new program for daily ical education instruction for students (including the .icapped ), plus a recreational, amu ral and interscholastic :tic program has been devised group of teachers in Illinois," 1ined Mr . Max Kitzelman. he new program changes the : of the students an d the ructors. The students are .vated into helping themselves neir own rate . "The student's jress is readily ascertained by nmm g an individual p rofile t that depicts progress in the :ho路motor domain, a system re the student utilizes his gy, his accuracy in form, and knowledge, evaluation and how
at the varsity level are Jeff Jansen , Bob Woodford and Jim Malot. Also, some new meets have b een added to the schedule . The first big meet for the tankmen involves a trip to Ames, Ia., Dec. 18, for the Little Cyclone Invitational against a six team field including eight路time Iowa state champs, Cedar Rapids.
prepare themselves for com petition against the Links . New to the squad are six sophomores and one junior. " During the past few weeks we've had to emphasize defense because the sophomores are used to a zone defense a nd the high sc hool basketball program is man to rna n which is a lot different," said Paul B. Anderson, m at h instructor and J.V. basketball coach . "We've also been working on presses which we haven't used as much before. If we look good on this kind of defense you should be seeing a lot more of half and full court presses.
he responds to the program," said Mr. Kitzelman . "The new role for the teacher is to observe the student and determine the individual's learning status and edu cational needs and prescribes the student in such a way to mo tivate him to self-learning techniques," stated Mr . Kitzelman . This new physical education progr am is currently in experimental use at Omaha Central High School. " The p rogram at Central seems to be an early success even though it is in experimental form. I think this program is as near to perfect as we are going to get and I have hopes that the program will be introduced to Westside in two or three years."
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Alice's smiling disposition has allowed her to make many friends in her job as school aid.
"Hello, this is Patty (fictitious name), may I help you?" The voice on the other end of the telephone, desp erately blurts out, "I don't know; I don't know if anyone can. I'm really messed u p ." A strange c onversation? This is actually somewhat of a regular exp erience for a Personal Crisis volu nteer . What would you say to a person like this? Many Westside students have been attend ing classes at the Neb raska Psychiatric I nstitute to fin d t h e answers to this question . The classes w h ich lasted from Oct . 5 to Nov. 1 6 , were held every Tuesday an d T h ursd ay from 7 :30 to 9:30 p .m. Mr. Bill Hartzell , d irector of P ersonal Crisis Service (PCS), starte d the course w i th an "initiation" meeting. D uring this
time, st udents viewed a sample call to show them just what to expect . Adults, as well as teenagers, are allowed to attend these classes; all of which deal with some sort of psychological problem. Following the "initiation" meeting, classes steadily became more interesting. Topics discussed were Crisis Intervention Theory and Technique, Suicide Prevention Theory and T ech nique, Emotional and Psychological Disturbances and Family D ist urbances . O thers were Sexual Deviation, given by Dr. E llerbroek of the Nebraska Psychiatric Instit ute; Alcoholism, given by the Island of Hope; Adolescent Adjustment and Drug Ab u se, which was given by Equilibria .
Alice enjoys meeting people,· Debate off to good start thinks schoolspirit is 'great'
Muffled by the carpet in the loge area is a small tornado of activity. Her name is Alice Gillogly. Her official duties are in the community relations field . She works with public relations, greets visitors, gets substitute teachers and helps new students with orientation. Alice has been at Westside for eighteen years. She started out as a part-time assistant to the secretary the administration had at the time . Then, as she puts it, "I got in and never got out! They decided they needed someone else full time." Before coming to Westside, Alice worked part-time downtown and has worked in the office of Roman Hruska. Alice's job is very flexible as a public relations worker. She feels
that a close relation between the school and community is important. If there isn't one , the school loses contact with the community. "One of the things about this district is the commu nity spirit. We've had a large turn out for concerts and football games. I think it's great." Alice has a reputation for never forgetting a name or a face. One of the reasons she has stayed here for so many years is her love of people . "I love meeting people . If I didn 't, I wouldn't be here," smiled Alice. She has received several pins and honors from school organizations. Last year she was honorary Yearbook Queen , and Quill and Scroll, along with FMA have presented her with awards.
FBLA conducts Burger King survey; worthwhile project nets $500 Burger King was the location for Westside's FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and Office Occupations Club members' first major money-making project of the year. According to business teacher and club advisor Miss Joan Anderson, the research project was in the form of an oral survey. It asked of customers the questions, "Where were you before coming here?" a nd "Where do you live?" The people would point to the corresponding sections of a map which were then recorded on a tally sheet. November 7-13 students were
stationed at Burger Kings at 60th and Ames, 90th and Center and 90th and Maple. November 14-20 foun d students at 77th and Dodge and 49th and L. These locations were covered Sunday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p .m. and from 4:00 p .m. until 8:OOp.m. Westside received $100 for each store surveyed. The money will be used to finance projects in the school's work stu dy program. According to one member of FBLA, "The free food was the best part. We would sign u p for two or three hours at a time according to our free mods." In his words the majority of the peo ple surveyed were "very coop erative ."
As the 1971 -72 debate season got underway, Westside deb aters were victorious in both novice and varsity divisions. T he varsity wins began on Nov . 6 at the Mercy High Invitational for junior varsity debaters. Dave Eaton and Steve Blotcky went undefea ted and won third place among 58 teams . D ave and Steve were also victorious on Nov. 13, at the Benson-Kiwanis Invitational where they formed a four-man team with John Salistean and Marc Delman to win first place. A four -m an team is where the records of two teams are combined and treated as one. 0 u tsi de of strict debating, Westside speakers were successful at the Benson-Kiwanis Invitational where they participated in individual events. Junior Suzy Wurtz, won first place in dramatic interpretation and Marc Delman won second place in boys' extemporaneous speaking. The first tournament for novices, those who have been debating only since the beginning of the year, was held at Holy Name school on Nov. 5 . The Westside novices achieved an overall record of 14 wins and seven losses. The second tournament was held on Nov. 13, at Beatrice. Partici pating
novices in these two tournaments were Linda Samberg, D ave Bousha, Mark Kelly, Peter Cegielski, Sue P istillo, Bob Eisenberg, Alice Barmore and Linda Smith. Others were Dave Earle, Paul Roth, Dave Corey, Tom Erickson, Jim Hlavacek, Andy Jetter, Bill Rinehart, Mark Martin, Tim Force and Bruce Novak .
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After completing these sessions, of which one can miss one time, the student is out on his own. He recei resource book, in which he can many different places organizations to which he can a caller for help. He is also gi code name, of which the first corresponds to the first letter real name. A caller works once or twice a month, and scheduled for six hours at a These six hour shifts go midnight to six in the from six to noon and so on. The second session of going to begin someti January. If students are · they may contact Mr. Mrs. Barbara Briggs at 342'
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Students to join policy makers Beginning in January, three Westside students and three students representing each of the district's junior highs will serve as non-voting members of the District 66 Board of Education. The proposal was presented by Dr. Vaughn Phelps, district superintendent, at the December 6 meeting of the Board. It states in part, "It is proposed that a Student Advisory Board of Education be established for the Board of Education of School District 66 . .. to represent the student voice in the policy development (of the District)." Gordon Schempp, Board treasurer, prefacing his question with his comment that "this idea is a good one and I'm for it," asked his fellow Board members and Dr. Phelps if the student members
would attend all meetings of the regular school board. "Some of our meetings have fairly sensitive matters under discussion, and I'm just not sure we want to commit ourselves to having these students at all meetings." Several members agreed that the special student members should be barred from some meetings, and it was generally decided by the Board that they be allowed only to public meetings. Newly appointed Board member Robert Hasebrock said he has "one reservation" about the proposal. "What students have asked for this 'Student Advisory Board of Education'?" When he was told that there had been no formal student request for such a board, but only informal discussions with
students of the matter, Hasebroock said, "I just wish we weren't forcing this thing on them ... " The resolution ultimately passed by the Board were "invited" to participate in the project, changes in an apparent reaction to Hasebroock 's complaing. Under the "organization" section of the tentative proposal given to the Board, said, "The six members would include three ninth grade students (one from each junior high) and three high school students (one from each tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades) .. six students would be elected to serve a twelve month term from January 1, 1972 to August 31, 1972 (only for this year.)" The students would be elected for one year terms beginning in September, 1972.
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['m sorry . I know you earned a in this class, but you didn't do extra credit, so I'll have to give a "2. " [any Westside students have ably heard this in various es. They achieved a "1" 1ge on all their class work, but use they failed to do extra it, received a "2" on their rt card. he current policy for receiving " on a report card is to do "1" ,{ in class, plus to initiate some pendent study project not ;ned. .ecently , a questionnaire was 'ibu ted among all counselors teachers . Approximately 68 of 111 surveyed returned their t; in other words, about 60%. nding to principal Dr. James Jdall, the vote was exactly split, 0. lne half of the teachers wished !tain the extra credit system as tow stands. The other half •essed a desire for change, >pping the extra credit .irement for a 1.) he Westide Administration has yet made a decision concerning
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retaining or changing the policy. But Dr . Tangdall said, "We'll get a decision made so we can be consistent and fair to all." The Parent Advisory Board, consisting of about 7 5 parents, was "very concerned" about the issue, said Dr. Tangdall. "Most of them feel we should change the policy ." Westside 's principal gave his personal opinion of the requirement of extra credit for a "1." "I feel that since independent study is supposedly expected of all students, it seems a little unfair to deprive a student of a "1" if they haven't done something above and beyond what they're expected to do." If the decision is made to eliminate the requirement of extra credit , it will probably be done before the second semester.
The problem of abandoned 1un ch trays in the cafeteria, recently the controversial topic of student governmental body meetings, has once again come to the front by virtue of the recent comments of building supervisor Pat Venditte. Although the "tray affair" has seen time spent in debates over such acts as the Lunch Token Plan of last year, many have said, perhaps correctly, that so much concern over such a trivial problem is absurd. Nevertheless, according to lunch room supervisor Dan Murphy, the state of the cafeteria during lunch mods is becoming increasingly unpleasant for diners. Although Murphy pointed out that "some think the situation is better this year," he said that he "ends up as a busboy" most of the time. "It (the mess) bothers me a lot. It's a value judgement, of course," to think that eating among the litter is unpleasant. The blond supervisor said that although some may not mind the situation, the
ultimate need for proper sanitation and the collection of trays for recycling remains. "The problem," Murphy observed, "is that the kids simply don't give a damn. Most of them don't deliberately leave their trays, although some do. It just comes time to leave and they don't think." A team of LANCE reporters went to examine the cafeteria after the first two lunch mods, the two busiest ones, recently. They found a total of 67 completely abandoned trays and possibly 30 other "waifs" with people who appeared not to be eating in front of them. An estimated 900 of Westside's 2300 students lunch in the cafeteria. "I don't know how to solve the problem," Murphy said. He pointed out that the cause seemed to be a manifestation of the kind of sloppiness which results in messy rooms at home or the effect of mother clearing the table for her children, a pattern which would cause them to forget about
returning their tray at school. "The only thing which has worked in the past is to literally limit the place, saying you have to eat to be there. We've used this on crowded days before. That's the only solution I see. "Sometimes I ask kids for help in taking back trays. They generally will, something I really appreciate. The place really gets dirty, with mess (trays, cups, food) piled all over. It's worse the first three mods. The last two lunch mods most kids just sit and talk anyway." Murphy said that once the staff tried leaving the mess to see if students would get disgusted and return trays. He said they either ignored them or pushed them out of the way. He said that in another plan he piled up a number of trays and put a litter bag on top to see if it would get a reaction. It didn't. "I don't know how to end it unless people start caring once in a while. It's too hard to catch them anyway."
Vandals strike out at two vehicles What Mr. Lee Perkins, assistant principal, termed "somebody striking back at something" took shape in vandalism by one or more persons against two vehicles housed in the auto shop over Thanksgiving vacation. According to Perkins, the vandals stole the bucket seats and two tool boxes out of the Camaro, which was given to Westside by the General Motors Company. The steel-gray car had fallen off a trailer when brand new, and the frame was sprung. Since the car could not be driven, but the parts were intact, GM donated the vehicle to the auto shop for study. The thefts were discovered Saturday morning, Nov. 27, and the police were called, but the damage to the 15-passenger Dodge van was not noticed until the following Monday. Apparently while stealing the items . out of the Camaro, the vandals slashed all fifteen seats and seat-backs of the comparatively new blue van (as opposed to the white bus, described by physiology teacher Harley Hardison as "The Albino Lemon"). Hardison, like Perkins, also thought of the vandalism as a retaliation. "Somebody doesn't like our program," he said, referring to the numerous trips Hardison leads to Tablerock, California, the Bahamas, and others. "But if they have a complaint, why take it out on things? I wish they'd come to me with it."
Hardison has reason to be upset, as Subsurfers, which he sponsors, gave $1900 toward the purchasing of the van by selling stationery, holding a soc-hop, and selling food at the State swim meet. The vandalism cost $280, but Mr. Perkins, as Independent Study Director who schedules field trips and therefore was involved in the repair, said the loss of time was more costly. The van would be uncomfortable to ride in until repaired, the ordering of new material for the seats took Mr. Perkins five to six hours, and the bus would be out of service for three to four days. Also in regard to vandalism creating a loss of time, Mr. Perkins said the janitors spend the greater part of the day in what he called "preventive maintenance. For instance, recently girls ripped out the tissue holders in the restrooms, stopped up the toilets with them, then flushed. As a result the janitors spent four hours mopping up 55 gallons of water. This time could have been spent cleaning the halls between mods or otherwise improving the school." Perkins added that the whole school should be conscious of the vandalism problem. "Do the right thing by telling a vandal you see he is doing the wrong thing."
A typical scene in the cafeteria: ravages of lunches left on the table, spilled malts and milk, mustard smears and paper wrappers strews about.
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A song of Christmas Twas the night before Christmas and all through the school, The vandals were having themselves a great Yule. The tissue holders were stuck in the toilets with care, In hopes that 55 gallons of flood would be there . The slashed seats were nestled all snug in the van, While vandals held stolen car seats in their hands. And out of the building they stealthily inched, Because they feared they were soon to be pinched. When what to their wondering eyes should appear But a miniature squad car--and eight tiny sheriffs! More rapid than eagles the squad car it came, And the cops whistled and shouted to the running gang: "Stop, Hippie! Stop, Vandal! Stop, Hoodlum and Commie! We've caught you and now you'll go straight to Kearney!" And then in a twinkling they heard on the wood, The halting and shuffling of each little hood. A bundle of stolen booty they had flung on their backs, And they looked like peddlers just opening their packs. The police laid a handcuff on the side of each wrist. They entered the squad car without much resist. But I heard them exclaim 'ere they drove out of sight: "Merry Christmas to Westside, tho' it makes us uptight!"
Recently the Student Forum made a proposal to allow students to have open campus during lunch mods. During these mods a conglomeration of trays, cups and silverware collects in the cafeteria . If you are fortunate enough not to be eating, but still in the cafeteria during this time, you are blessed with picking up this mess. If you want to talk, you've two alternatives: to sit in the snow or the Commons, which is already messy and crowded. So, this proposal is allowing the overflow students to leave during these mods. It seems to be a reasonable method of attempting to keep both the Commons and cafeteria clean. It could be a possible solution to the vandalism of restrooms and other areas by students who have more free time with nothing better to do. The LANCE realizes that this proposal is a dire threat to the school lunch program. But many students would prefer to eat different food than is offered by the school. We wish to commend the Forum for this proposal and would like to see them put forth the effort to make it work .
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Cafeteria. The mere word calls to mind a cluttered and rowdy environment more commonly and accurately known as "The Zoo." At any time of the day, one can find some form of disgraceful behavior being carried out with little or no resistance from the faculty. What possibly compels a student to coat a table with mustard, bet another he can run around the room three times and not be seen, or throw an ice cream cone on the floor? The floor is constantly covered with a "carpet of trash" and other such disregard for school property and fellow students, leaves visitors with a disgraceful idea of student ethics. Interestingly, it was recently estimated that only about one-fourth of the students eat lunch at Westside yet the cafeteria remains constantly full during lunch mods. Possibly these excess people are what discourages the remaining three-fourths from eating there. Sophomores and juniors beg for open campus when many have not yet learned responsibility within the school building. Traditionally the students blame the faculty and vice-versa which results in a useless standstill. Possible solutions to the problem might include a heavier enforcement of ID card confiscation or the formation of stricter conduct rules to be observed by both students and faculty. We heartily endorse a place for student discussion but not at the expense of school pride.
December 22,
Cactus, Stewart give good show Reminiscent of an early Rolling Stones concert, the recent Rod Stewart and Faces performance at the Civic Auditorium set an example of how to get good groups and have them return . The concert began with a display of the new winter fashions by the local groupies, who managed to stay in the front row until ticket holders came to claim their seats. This was after a series of hassles with the local law enforcement officials, when a friend of mine tried to obtain an interview with the world renown Stewart. An exciting game of Frisbie concluded the pre·game show and now the fans were ready for the real thing. Out comes Omaha's hero Joe Lite. Bull Angus was the first group whose job was "to get you people warmed up." They nearly failed the task until the last number which got some people up and clapping. After the hard rock show of Bull Angus I was hoping my ears would be around for the Rod Stewart part of the show. The Civic Auditorium should improve its acoustics because if you're sitting in line with the P .A . your hearing is shot for a week. Next came Cactus, who nearly outdid Faces, they were a White Blues·Boogie group who put on a helluva display of fine musicianship. This included a fantastic bass solo by ex-Vanilla Fudger Tim Bogart. They ended their portion of the show and received an encore. Out came the equipment men to set up the Faces'
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instruments. The house lights dimmed and a crowd surged forward and before it was over there were close to three hundred people between the stage and front row. Stewart came out dressed in bright pink pants and matching shirt, with a white jacket covered with various fruits. After the first number the crowd began responding by throwing foreign objects on stage. He did some new numbers and a melody of old hits including "Gasoline Alley ." The band went on to play a warm version of McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed."
Rod Stewart gave a Jagger·like performance constant leaping and playing the mike. At some points of concert it sounded like his was beginning to go but he remedy this with a shot from of several wine bottles on stage. For the grand finale they their two most popular "Maggie May" and "I'm You." It was easy to tell at the of these numbers that they receive an encore. They came played some more rock and roll blessed everyone goodnight. It the type of concert you'd think Omaha could get.
Defined , education IS individual Possibly the most controversial topic in education today is the need for reform of the public schools. Many people, who at one time praised our educational institutions and methods, are now questioning their value. Although District 66 has long been nationally known for innovation in education, it is important that the people in the District realize educational procedures must change continually as society changes, as subjects change in importance, in order to keep children attuned to contemporary needs and problems. Kids must not be allowed to become relics in their own time. Pretentious as it may sound, I feel I've developed and borrowed a number of constructive recommendations for the Westside administration that are in step with the philosophy of individualized education. The first would be the implementation of Independent
Study courses, a concept taken from the some of the 'progressive colleges.' These courses would be a semester in length, with a student allowed only one per semester. Each department would have such a course , like 'Independent Study in the Social Sciences.' in which a student would be assigned a teacqer as a counselor. The student would pick his own topic in that 'departmental realm' and work out a curriciulum with his teacher-guide. This program of study could be just reading and discussing and writing on a, number of books on the topic with the teacher, or spending the semester on a conclusive term paper. The courses,which could be taken over and over, would carry as much credit as any other 'normal' course. The student and teacher would meet at their convenience. Along this line is a recommendation to implement more 'mini · courses on
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contemporary topics.' headed by a similarly · teachers could result from interest polls such as the one structured EFFE two the years The courses would come and interest grows and wanes. too, would carry normal credit and meet as classes discussion, which suits them commonly held as opposed individual interests in the course. The independent study would proba bly need to be This would more clearly · student's ability and polish in 'inquiry' technique now so But outside of these and 'core' subjects like English American history, Westside 's remaining courses be allowed to become pass·fail. would encourage students to more electives and mini outside of their major thereby allowing a more 'liberal education' for students since they would relieved from grade pressure. student could be presented option of self-declaring an pass·fail, with the stipulation at least three courses, required and probably those in his field of interest, would be The rest could be pass·fail exposure to a vast amount subjects would be insured . These recommendations obvious I y not a cure·all, stop-gap measures designed to school more immediately The inherent flaws in this system, which dep en dence rather responsibility, and destroy rather than build on the learn, will haunt us as long as refuse to acknowledge them.
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ere are two teams, the Eagles he Hawks. Rex Astle, Bill Mark Chambers and Pat y are the members of the ·s. The Hawks are still ting with Bruce Anderson and Prucha as the only team •ers . . he administration will not tize us as an official team. also had problems with the {ym teacher. She won't let us .e girl's gym during the open
rec mods, even when no one else is in there and we're following all the rules," said Rex. The Eagles got their name from the T-shirts they use for uniforms. · They have an eagle on them and they decided to use that for their name. "Yeah, we got them down at the Salvation Army Store for a quarter. We only have two so we're going to make two more." "The team has great spirit. They knock themselves out for each other and it's really good. We don't really have a star," smiled Mark. There is a subsidiary team, the Dodge Street Eagles. Jimmy Newland is the draft choice from that team. "Bill holds the record for catching three frisbies at once. I hold the record for the most skips, which is four," said Rex. "The only thing is no one has challenged us. We will play anyone in the schqol who is willing to compete against us," stated Rex. "Our team will take State!" said Mark .
IE grows out of dissatisfaction e got together because we are sfied with programs in this ed 'Great Society' that lets people stave and others go to >on.'' 1s, LOVE, Inc. was born . The main organizers are Seniors r Pardee, Julie Vaaler and tephan. e thought of the alternatives, ntionary and political, and d the best one was love ," said ht now there are barrels in y st ores around Omaha for md clothing donations. The to buy an extra can of food tt it in the barrel. e want to get to know the !s, so we want to expand this so it will go the whole
year. That is, whenever they need food badly or a ride to a job, they'll call us." All the families receiving food donations are welfare recipients. Most of these people live in East and South Omaha. "We're not really working with another organization. We've talked to H.U.D., GOCA and the Wesley House," said Stephan. "Showing them that we care, telling them we love them, that's what we're trying to do."
Each Wednesday, about 15 Westside students spend their last five mods and part of the afternoon in field ecology class. This is the first year for the course taught by Mr. Lynn France, who also teaches Zoology. In order to take the course, the student must have taken Zoology and must have the permission of Mr. France. Before he can receive a "pass" from the pass-fail course the student must read two books (including Old Jules by Mari Sandoz) and complete an individual study project outside of class. Classtime finds the ecologists out on field trips to such spots as Lake Manawa, De Soto Bend and the Black Walnut forest in Millard. Projects include studies on the aging of lakes, deterioration of dead trees and logs and the plant and animal life on Platte River sand bars. According to the ecology teacher, this permission is given if the student shows "high interest" in the class and a "willingness to work with others for the good of the group."
Sophomore wins candy sale prize Sophomore Mike Arnold, French club member, sold over $159. in candy bars, Mint Truffles, and Toffee-ettes to win first prize of $30. in the International club candy sale. The first $30 prize was awarded to the student who sold the most candy from November 30 to December 3. Prizes of $20., $10. and $5. were awarded to the students who sold the most candy in each of the foreign language clubs. According to Mrs. Mary Davis, sponsor of the drive, the purpose of the sale is "to. bring AFS (American Field Service) exchange students to the United States." In order to bring one foreign exchange student to Westside it costs approximately $850.
The class is kept small and already it is nearly filled up for next year. Mr. France sees the class as an "informal way to get together and learn together" and that this informality is largely due to the limited size of the class. The class' field trips are an important part of the course,
rewarding the students with new experiences that are both educational and fun. The class has seined for fish in the Elkhorn River, chased rabbits for purposes of banding at 92nd and West Center Rd., observed migrating geese at De Soto Bend and measured pond depths at 152nd and Pacific.
Skiers travel to Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs, Colorado will be the only major destination for Ski Club this year. About 70 skiers have signed a list saying that they would like to attend, accompanied by the club's sponsor. Mr. Laugen. Plans for the trip are only tentative as of now, but it is thought that they will leave for Colorado in the morning of Sunday, March 26. They would arrive in Steamboat Springs after a 12 hour ride by bus. Members of Ski club participating in this activity would stay in trailers during their visit. They will start skiing their first full day, March 27, and would continue to do so through March 31. They plan to return to Omaha on April!. As for other skiing trips, Ski Club will try to make some weekend trips to Esterville, Iowa and maybe to Devil's Nest. Mr. Harley Hardison will again be making another trip over Christmas vacation. He is planning to accompany 16 students to Florida. The group will leave on Decmeber 23 and would return the Monday after New Year's. Activities would include swimming, sailing and excursions into the town, approximately the same as past trips sponsored by Mr. Hardison. Mr. Hardison stated that he has not really made any other important trips this year because of a lack of funds. "We're broke! The fantastic summer program cost so much that we simply ran out of money," he said. In order to make more trips of this kind, he said that they would have to think of some good money-raising activities.
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Seniors volunteer for special education bowling program by Gail Burris Mentally retarded children can partici pate in physical sports, and special education children in District 66 are doing just that. They participate in bowling teams set up and organized by AI Middleton, a '71 Westside graduate. Every Friday from 4-6 p .m. , about 40-50 mentally retarded children meet at Westlanes Bowling Alleys . Thirteen Westside senior volunteers help keep score and assist the children in bowling. Besides helping with their bowling, the Westside students listen to their problems, talk to them about school and just "be a friend," according to AI. All the children are mildly or moderately retarded, and most are not physically handicapped. "They do just about as good as a normal person in bowling," said AI. The bowling program was started last year by AI and a fellow Westside senior, Don Eades . "It was Don's idea; he had done work with mentally retarded children before." AI took complete char ge of the bowling this year because Don works full time and cannot help. To get participants, D on and AI sent out pamphlets to all child ren enrolled in special education classes in District 66. AI feels the parents "really appreciate and enjoy the bowling teams." The children pay for their own bowling and shoes. The alley charges AI $1.40 per person for three games, but AI collects $1.50 from each child. " I keep the .10 from each kid, and at the end of the year we have a banquet and give o ut awards and trophies." AI and the children have hopes of entering the International Special Olympics. These Olympics are for children enrolled in special education classes throughout th e world. Last year, several of his bowlers ranked high in the state competition. The bowlers range in age from 5-26 years old. Most teams consist of 4 -5 children, and they choose their own captains and team names. "Most mentally retarded children are hyperactive, and this gives them something constructive to do, " AI commented. Westside volunteers who assist AI every week are Carol Bruzek, Sally Engler , Julie Haviland, Judy Jeffries, Sandy Myers, Cindy Newberg, R andy Peck, Nancy Pollard , Linda Sader, Rick Snell, Dave Stanbro, Sonya Tallaksen and Julie Valaar. One volunteer, Carol Bruzek, said, "It has helped me understand the difference between mentally retarded and mentally d isturbed. I really like doing it." AI emphasized that he always welcomes more volunteers and more participants. Anyone interested should call him, 391-4169 . The program will continue until June.
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Sociology classes get first -hand view of life in home for mentally retarded Life in a home for the retard ed is full of heartbreak and disappointments, but sociology classes from Westside made Christmas at the Glenwood (Iowa) State School a little more enjoyable. All sociology classes went on a field trip to the school for the mentally retarded Thursday, Dec. 9 a nd Monday, Dec. 13 . Students worked directly with mentally
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Controversy over activity ticket policies Activity ti ckets are sold in the bookstore during the first week of school for six d ollars. They admit students to all home football and basketball games, sockhops after the games, convocations, junior and senior class plays, music programs, track meets, and baseball games. It has been estimated that the purchase of an Activity ticket will save a student a pproximately $50. This is based on the assumption that a student would attend one half of all school activities.
Ten people were interviewed out of each class. Of those questioned, fourteen people had an Activity ticket. The sophomores interviewed had the most ticket holders , the seniors the least. The majority thought that it should not be required to have an Activity ticket to be in a club or participate in intramural sports. As one senior put it, "We pay enough for dues, why an extra six dollars just to be in one lousy club?"
The hardest time of year must be Christmastime . Many our commercialism, but still the However , Westside's Perez, contend that our homesick. Kaz , who is from hometown received more through a whole Nebraska pointed out that Christmastime far from able to cater to the family loves the snow their Christmas tree.
Twenty out of thirty felt that more activities and clubs should benefit from the Activity fund, especially where the yearbook and newspaper were concerned . The general feeling was that the Shield should get the same amount of backing the LANCE gets. It was found that of the fourteen students interviewed that held Activity tickets, only six of them used the tickets often enough to save money.
Though neither student presents and have a tree. Kaz's father have no religion . Loly religion only because they feel Many people go to church hypocrite , even though she's Both Japanese and Chilean god, Hoteiosho, makes an and can watch how all the works) must prove a headache children, for neither type of Japanese and Chilean children Again, both exchange in that Christmastime is a
retarded people, mostly children. "The idea was to do it in a free structure," commented sociology teacher Doug Pierson. "We wanted to get away from a highly structured tour, like going through a zoo." Students were not told what they would see or do. "They were put into a situation, and coped with it as best they could," Pierson said . Many Westsiders took residents down town Christmas shopping. They (the residents) were allowed a certain amount of money , provided by the state of Iowa. Most of those taken shopping were profoundly or severely retarded , usually in wheel chairs. Other activities with higher functional children included playing ping pong, pool and basketball with adolescent boys, b ak ing cookies with adolescent girls, and going sleigh riding. Some students toured the physical therapy department. Those who worked in various wards decorated Christmas trees, sang carols and had parties .
"New Year's Resolutions." The what they want to do in the In a large old city, Kyoto, hope for a big harvest and much food they harvested . In the temple and hold a sor t of describe this, but said , "well wood, straw, bushes , and w However, the above festivals there are many national just like a Sunday because no their new Constitution was put a national day of thanks for Loly explained that for Christmas because you could relatives. Everybody goes out Nuevo ," they set off
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Seniors want involvement; Sunshine wants assistance Enjoy yourself and help someone while you're at it. Sound impossible? According to the Sunshine Rescue Service, it's not. On Monday, December 27, Sunshine is sponsoring a fund raising concert at Peony Park. Three well-known groups are contributing their services: Circus, Rock Bottom, and Poppin 'J with KOIL's Joe Light as the M.C. Tickets for the concert are presently being sold by Mrs. Connie Goldenstein, Mr. Dick Lundquist (a staff member of Sunshine), Craig Starr, Lisa Brown, Meredith Mactier, Cindy Lay, Sue Weldon, Bruce Cabot, Terri Herman, and several other Westsiders for $2.50 each. The concert will last from 6-12 p.m., and money earned will be used for operating costs, now lacking, at Sunshine.
e, at least for most Americans, have copied our Santa Claus and ristmas is at home. ge students, Kaz Go and Loly their own that they aren't too panese islands, guessed that his hen, he smiled, he hasn't been hand, Loly, who is from Chile, r hemisphere, and the weather is . hite Christmas. However, Loly's owflakes and sprinkle them on
with their families, exchange e Christian, while Kaz and his hileans go to church and have a arents force them, or whatever. ." Loly would rather not be a ervice is "very pretty." : nta Claus . An ancient Japanese e has eyes in the back of his head Claus fable (sleigh, chimney, the and Chile to explain to their ries have chimneys! The little nows how to get in." ar to each other and to our own nd feasting. Loly and her family a celebrate Christmas Day with a "al meat for the dinner, as do • nksgiving and Christmas. Most :east. Loly thought it was funny ' hanksgiving. In Chile, they wait
What is Sunshine? Ponytails, baggy pants and bobby socks filled the halls Friday as students promoted the "Spirit of the 50's."
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More thefts causing major problems As the Christmas season progresses, department stores all over the country are taking extra precautions to prevent one of our rapid I y increasing crimes: shoplifting. Apparently stores have reason for the growing concern, because approximately 3% of their total sales are lost through shoplifting. According to statistics, shoplifting has increased 221% in the last ten years, and the average shoplifter steals $26 worth of merchandise each trip. In Douglas County alone, $ 1 5 6 , 8 3 8 , 0 0 0 in food was shoplifted last year, while the loss in apparel was a little over a fourth of that amount at $36,026,000. What are the solutions to the rising problem? Most department stores and boutiques are now equipped with devices, such as one-way mirrors, three-way mirrors, magnetic tags, and false ceilings and walls. But according to Omaha Police Lieutenant Tom Davies, "observation is still the best." As a result of this theory, most of the
hism and Shintoism, have many he summer. Many families get es, cousins and second-cousins. oemtimes ministers come to the 1g Obons. each year , much similar to our o the temple to pray for luck in ee main festivals. In spring they 1ll , they thank their God for the ing vegetables and rice into the couldn't find the right word to e streets there are floats made of only the religious ones. He says ft onal day for children, which is y the Japanese celebrate the day World War II. In the fall, there is ~no
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stores have hired extra employees and security guards to get through the Christmas season with as little loss as possible. Maybe still another solution is to make more people aware of how serious shoplifting is and the laws that are involved. Shoplifting is stealing and stealing is a crime. The Nebraska Law states that for the first offense (or misdemeanor) you can be fined $500 or six months in jail. If you are convicted of a misdemeanor and commit the crime a second time (a felony) you will be sentenced to no less than one year in the penitentiary. Many teenagers don't think of shoplifting as a crime as much as they think of it as a game. When asked why teenagers shoplift, a few of the more common answers are: "I did it for kicks," "It was just a joke," "It was an impulse," "Somebody dared me," or "It was part of an initiation." AI though Lieutenant Davies destroyed the myth that "most shoplifters are teenagers," he agreed with the fact that teenagers have
the most to lose. A small shoplifting misdemeanor can become a major problem. A small misdemeanor can be the factor in being rejected for a job, and a criminal record can cause you to be rejected from the college or professional school of your choice. A criminal record may, in some cases, make it difficult to obtain special licenses necessary to go into a profession such as law, real estate, or insurance. Why let your "kicks," "impulses," or "initiations" jeopard.i ze your future? The answer is up to you.
basically a place where drug users and people in need of counseling can go for help. The house i,s open all day and night; there is always someone available to help. The Sunshine staff includes several volunteers, three paid staff members and the directors. Sunshine has three hotlines with a trained answering service for counseling. Anyone who is beyond the help of counseling is taken down to Equilibria on Saddle Creek Road for medical attention.
Seniors sponsor ticket sales Westside's senior class officers were asked by Dr. Sweiback, a member of the Sunshine Board of Directors, to organize the ticket sales at Westside. Craig Starr, Senior Class President, explained, "Before giving our approval and sponsorship, Lisa Brown and I decided to look int·o the organization to see if it was worthwhile." First of all, they decided to visit Sunshine where they "observed the procedures at the house, interviewed the paid and volunteer staff, and surveyed the immediate housing district." Craig commented that most of their results were favorable towards Sunshine, though some people criticized its location in a housing district. Craig mentioned that "overall, the program seemed to have a successful atmosphere." He did feel, however, that there were places for improvement. His primary complaint was that the organization lacked organization. "Everyone we talked to seemed to tell us something different. We never knew who to believe."
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Rhinehart strokes within second of state mark Sophomore Mike Rhinehart came thro ugh with an outstanding performance in Westside's first meet of the season by covering the 400 freestyle in a record 4 :00.0 clocking. This betters the old Westside record of Steve George (1968) by 3.4 seconds and is only a fraction of a second off the state mark of 3:59.4. Other excellent performances were turned in by Roy Smith, who swam the 100 butterfly in 56.0 and the 50 free in 22.6, and by Tony Frink, who was just touched out by Smith in the free at 23.2.
Smith, Chan Gibson , Doug Grudz, and Pat DiBiase were chosen to lead the tankmen in their meets .
Upcoming meets 1-4- Burke 1-7 - at Lincoln 1-14 - at Benson
December 22 ,
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Intramural cageball commences by Rick Berkshire The intra mural basketball season tipped off last week with 222 boys indicating an interest in playing the game at the outset. Twenty-nine teams were turned in and they were divided into three divisions of 9, 9, and 10 teams which play a complete round robin. schedule (i.e. all teams in one league play all the other teams in that league) . In tram ural director Max Kitzelman commented that this was
a "good beginning' for basketball, and hopes that now the ' teams are formed, they will continue to enter other sports. "Imme diately following the b asketball playoffs, we hope to get some other activities going, such as volleyball, soccer, or softball, before the students lose interest," he stated. The basketball season will be pl ayed in ten Monday night installments with 24 teams
defensive, offensive, or constitutes fouling out substitutions such as this made on the fly like hockey. The following is the first series in which the top each league will be rated by previous performances. ratings are on the first game d the time of this writing.
Depth shows through These perfor mances helped, but it was the overall depth of the defending state championship squad that aided in easy defeats of Rummel and Tee J ay in the opening meet of the season for the Warriors. Diver Jim Malot also turned in a good performance at the double duel, along with Bob Woodford and Jeff Jansen . The 400 medley relay was composed of R ick Schempp, Bob Cassling, Craig- Wilson, and D ave Skutnik, while the Free realy was made up of Craig Clemz, Dan Jacobsen, John Pondelis, and Wes Beckwith .
Co-captains elected Co-captains were voted on several weeks ago and Coach Cal Bentz announced the results at a recent pep rally. Four seniors, Roy
participating each week. The four games start at 7 :00, with contests in each gym. The four games commence at 7:45, the final games run from 8: 9:15. There are several rule between varsity and basketball contests ; important of those being the that the clock is not stopped anyt h ing in intramural except at the conclusion of quarter. No free throws attempted; when a foul committed, the team which fouled takes the ball out of
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The uniformed organization of JV basketball, as illustrated by the Tech game, left, contrasts markedly with the headbands and "shirts and skins" uniforms of the intramural program. Junior Paul Novak, right picture, demonstrates his ability at dribbling during an intramural basketball game. Paul's team, G.R.l.T., lost 92-26.
Junior varsity should improve as year progresses The inexperienced Warrior junior varsity basketball squad o pened their season against a tough Lincoln team three weeks ago and came out on the short end of the score, 52-45 in a game plagued with errors. With sophomore Scott Salisbury leading the uncertain attack with 15, the Warriors managed to stay even with the taller and more physical Lincoln squad. Unfortunately, most of those points came against a man-to -man defense which the District 66 team handled fairly well. In the final half, the Lynx switched to a zone that stymied the uncertain attack and the opponents managed to take a slim lead and hold it throughout the remainder of the contest. The inexperienced squad next met another big, strong opponent in Tech the following week when
the Trojans traveled to the Warrior gym for their annual rivalry grudge match. Tech o pened in a zone defense similar to the one which stumped the Warrior attack the previous week. However, this week, guards Larry Masi lko and John Lodes pumped in several quick buckets to put the home team out in front by a comfortable margin. Tech switched to a man to man defense, which Westside had scored easily on against Lincoln . The JV had several breakdowns a nd made a few mistakes on offense and thus were unable to increase their lead. The final score was 61-55. Coach Paul Anderson counts on getting stronger as the season progresses. "We've had some bad breaks and right now we've got three players who are behind the rest," he commented.
Pivots have had problems on the Junior varsity this year . Mark Brock, one of the few players on the team over six feet in height, received a knee injury prior to the first game and is out for the season. His backup, Salisbury, sprained his ankle during the Tech game and is not yet up to full speed. Forward Greg Elliot was out with a medical problem early in the season and did not begin practice until last week. Dan Dixon , who moved up from the reserve squad after Brock's injury, just began practice also and does not yet know many of the things which were put in in the early stages of practice. Anderson cites aggressiveness, depth, and speed as his team's assets, and lack of height as the weakness. The squad will employ a fast break and a pressing style of defense to counteract their lack of size.
1) H .LL.L. Led by Bill Hill Randy Chick, this squad extremely aggressive and plays game as it should be played ; physically . 2) Nub's. Composed n"rti:~lh,. former basketball players and reserve, this team boasts Big Man, Tom Neal, at 6'5" 250 lbs. Awesome. 3) Shaver's No. 5. checkout attendants who the local grocery store, this knows how to add points to score before sacking up shipping out their opponent.
League 2 1) The Bigga Sazeetz. baseball players called it a after five innings in which opposition managed only 8 Five players, Jim Kopec key, West, John Westring, Hultquist, and Marc Hansen double figures (18, 14, 16, 16, respectively) as they held t he team to 2 buckets in the first minutes. Super. 2) Stompers. Standouts Carlson and Kaz Go poured in and 20 points, most of them off their tough Warrior lead the franchise to 2 points triple figures (98-26). 3) Aces. Possibly the junior team in any league; good defense and shoots deadly accuracy.
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1) Untouchables. Boasting unstoppable pivot , an guard, and a team leader, this has everything and should untouchable in what is the toughest league in the 2) Mo-Bee Dicks. Led by backfield of the football squad, team should run through their o pponents.
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out-jump a Trojan during Westside's 67-44 in their second game of the season. Rick takes advantage of the Trojans man-to-man defense, a rarity in school basketball, by whirling anc!_ driving in for a layup in third
kie gets rich quick from students by Kirby Ralston police never gave me any " Freddie said, "as a matter , the local sheriff would bet quite a bit ." These were s of former bookie Freddie who operated out of a small in southwestern Nebraska. moving to Omaha, Freddie the law enforcement to be not only because of the enforcement pressure but his was put in the penitentiary. of the local high school would place bets with me. most of the students
the games on Saturday and the average better would either make up for their or gain more on the Monday Pro Football game. Most of time the bookie will come out after the Monday Night not only because of the cent that he losers but also weekend losers to desperately misfortune the kids lost on a nd, I would usually give them xt weekend to try and win it The kids were pretty good paying off, because I think were scared that I would tell parents," but Freddie went on , "the kids stayed in their limits most of the time, and still sending me problem of g is only a minor one, but it grow into a major one in the future, if certain measures are taken, such as: keeping
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undesirables away from the school premises and to urge the students to use their money in more useful needs. "The most that I've ever lost in one week was around 200 dollars," commented Westside student, Bill Walden, not his real name, "but after about three weeks, I won it all back plus a little more." "Most of the time I win my football bets, but last year when I bet on the horses I lost quite a bit, which finished my track days permanently," Bill said.
Although students get a vacation for the next two weeks, the Westside Warrior basketball team has at least three games in store at Christmas time as they agai n participate in the annual Metropolitan High School Holiday Basketball Tournament, December 27-30. The team , slated to meet Ryan 8:30 December 27 at Bryan High gym, 47 and Giles (8300 S) is seeded along with Rummel , Central and Boys Town. The winners of Westside-Ryan and the 6:45 Tech-Bryan games will meet the next night at 8:30. The other group of four in Westside 's bracket is Rummel, Thomas Jefferson, Burke and North, playing at Burke . The eight teams in the other bracket vying for a championship game berth are McCook, Boys Town, South, Abraham Lincoln, Central, Benson, Prep and Bellevue, all playing their initial two games at UN-O. The final two day's action will be at the Civic Auditorium for all teams. Although many figure on a semif in al matchup between Westside and Rummel (an experienced, defensively tough, team which beat Westside once last year and went to the State tournament), Coach Tom Hall says "our main concern will be Ryan." The Knights, administers of a loss to last year's Warriors, 58·55, have shown savvy past their experience in convincingly b eating a highly regarded North team amo ng others in a fine early season showing. They suffered, however , a 23 point loss to Rummel. Coach Joe Neub arger 's squad ret urns only 5-9 starter Jim
1. Who was the last team to win the NCAA Basketball Championship besides UCLA? (a) Houston (b) Marquette (c) University of Texas at El Paso (d) Jacksonville . 2. What former Nebraska University basketball star currently averages 17 points per game on an NBA team? 3. What former NBA team almost moved to Omaha this year? 4. What team won the ABA Championship last year? 5. What has Lew Alcindor changed his name to? 6 . What Big Eight Basketball team was beaten out of the NCAA tournament by UCLA? 7. Who are the two leading scorers for the Los Angeles Lakers this year. 8. What NBA team recently broke the Milwaukee Bucks record of 20 consecutive wins without a loss? 9. What team was beaten by UCLA in the fi nal game in the NCAA Championship last year in Houston? 10. Who holds the record for the most points in a game in the NBA (current player)? 11. Who leads the NU Basketball team in scoring this year?
Ramirez at guard, but is strong up front with 6-7 so ph Larry Vaculik, 6-5 letterman Pat Brennan and 6 -3 junior Keith Gredys. They have averaged about 15, 16, and 10 points a p iece so far this season. Vaculik, a ballplayer high on p otential but with lit tle experience, is "gonna be good ," accordin g to Hall. The Knights run a "shuffle offense" (consisting of four men making continual cuts toward the basket) and alternate man-to-man, 1-3-1 zone, and the halfcourt press defensively. Hall hopes to pressure Ryan in the same W!J.Y Rummel did in their 61 -38 win.
Archrival jays first '72 foe Coach Hall points out that Westside will probably be playing four consecutive nights. We've already sco uted all the teams we think we'll play at the tournament. Cost is $.75 with activity . The team resumes regular season play J anuary 7 against archrival Pre p at UN-O. The Junior Bluejays, who copped five of the last six in the series, including a 45-43 win over Westside last year, are mostly former pupils of Westside's ex-Prep coach. Prep has had winning ways so far, suffering only a four point loss to Rummel. This year they are under new head coach Brother Mike Wilmot. Wilmot says his team, although not tall, possesses quickness and hustle, a good defense, and good shooting. The tall man is a non-playing 6-3 soph . The center is 6-1 Steve Salerno, one of three returning starters. The others are 5-11 Tom Rogers and 5-10 John Jacobson, both guards. All three have been hovering aro und a 12 point scoring average to lead the team. The Jays use a man-to-man defense almost exclusively and a new offense under Wilmot. Hall believes they'll find it "hard to defend our big guys."
Tech smashed in home opener On December 10, Westside made it 2·0 for the season by totaling an inexperienced Tech team in the home opener 67-44 . The Warriors, using what their coach called a "really effective press," ran the Trojans in circles while jumping to
a 12-2 lead after three minutes, spoiling rookie Tech coach Gene Haynes' d ebut . Westside toyed with Tech the rest of the game, leading 37-18 at halftime. Westside led 44-2 0 with about five minutes left in the third quarter and used the rest of the time to experience substitutes. The Warriors, after early viciousness, lost a little of their fine edge the rest of the game due to a lack of pressure. This raggedness took sha p e as a few too many t urn overs, poor (55%) fo ul shooting and too m any too-long shots. Coach Hall singled out D ick Merrill, a reserve center, for a fine fourth quarter performance where he got seven points and five rebounds. He also credited Joe Sloan, "who calls all the plays," Rick Walstrom, and Ron Andrews for fine seasons so far. Andrews led scorers with 17, followed by Seume's 15, Walstrom's 13 and Berkshire's eight. Seume and Andrews led rebounders with six apiece , closely tailed by Walstrom , Berkshire and Merrill, all with five. Westside had 35 rebounds to Tech's 34, while leading 45% to 41% in shooting. Westside had 21 t urnovers to Tech's 35. The Tech turnovers include 21 steals by Westside .
Warriors control Links Westside won its season opener from tough Lincoln High 52-45, controlling the game far better than t he score may indicate. The Links, who defeated experienced Hastings the night before by 19, were behind 27-14 at the half. With 1:36left in the contest, Westside led 50-36, only to see the margin narrowed as their substitutes entered the game. Hall was pleased by the way his team "handled so many situations so well" and with "the good reaction to switching defenses." Obviously impressed with Lincoln talent, he observed the Links "could beat anyone." Walstrom led with 21, including dead~ye shooting from outside which accounted for all 12 of Westside's second quarter points, and was followed by Seume's 11 and Andrew's 10. Walstrom headed reboun der's with nine snares. Joe Sloan hit the boards for seven. Westside stole the ball 17 times.
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December 22,
Christmas spirit affects clubs
ACO supports adopted girl overse Traditionally, as Christmas nears, various organizations and individuals work to raise money for their particular idea of a "worthy cause ." However, senior Diane Wilson has made her "cause" a yearlong project entitled ACO. ACO (Adopt a Child Overseas) is a club which originated two years ago at Westside. Each month, its members send $12 to support an unfortunate child overseas. The money, used for food, clothing or educations, is sent through the Christian Children's Fund.
Ling Chin-Yeh from Taiwan Westside's child overseas is 11-year-old Ling Chin-Yeh from Taiwan . (Information and pictures are posted in the Social Studies IMC .) She corresponds regularly and in her letters constantly thanks her sponsors for their "concern and kindness." Her letters are translated at the Christian Children's Fund .
Santa Claus, known by his teachers as Robert Register, pays a visit to a pep rally before the Tech basketball game. St. Nick destroyed his image among Westside Santa-believers with his tales of "horny" reindeer.
Diane is the president of the club, whose sponsor is Mr. Bill Hayes. There are no dues and no points. Money is raised through ake sales and the making and selling of various objects. Last year club members constructed pom-poms and are planning to sell mistletoe this month .
Toothless wonder in hospital 路 and lives By Susan Darst "These x-rays show tha t your wisdom teeth are impacted," said my dentist. "We'll make your appointment for November 23 at a local hopsital. Don 't worry, nothing to it, you 'II be doped up, never feel a thing." My jaw, complete with impacted wisdom teeth, dropped. "Wait a minute . . . hospital? Why?" I was perturbed. "Why can't you just tie a string around the tooth, slam the door ... " "Well," chuckled my dentist, "since we want you to keep those beautiful choppers, and your impacted teeth might push them together crookedly, we'll want this job to be PERFECT." I walked out of the office in a daze. My first surgery! And at school, veterans of the hospital made me nervous by saying "My operation started at 11 :00 in the morning but I didn't wake up until 7:30 that night!" "When I got mine out, I had purple bruises on my cheeks for two weeks!" "My first solid food was puree of baby food!" So, as I carried my suitcase into the reception room, I was prepared for the worst. My mother clutched our insurance card, and me, respectively. We were led up to the "orthopedic rehabilitation" ward. My roommate was a cheerleader who suffered from hyper-ventilation. She said a listless "hi" and phoned one of her friends.
I was in for a bore . The room was a study in beige - walls, unsta.ined wood closets, and no TV. My mother left after making sure I would be all right, and assured me she'd arrive at 6 :3 0 the next morning before the operation . That was my last contact with the "outside world" for awhile. In walked the head nurse, whose name was actually Miss Cahoots (but I don't know who she was in with.) I was surprised that she didn't say everything in plural- "we" shall eat dinner, "we" shall take this nice pill. I put on my new pajamas with the feet and the drop-seat. Hospital food is not bad, if you happen to like cardboard boxes and Play Dough. The afternoon and evening went quickly, my boyfriend brought yellow flowers and my roommate's friends brought up hamburgers. We went to sleep about 10:00, but every hour on the hour a nurse would come in and take my blood pressure and temperature, and just as I was dropping off to sleep she'd come in again. I bet they had a hidden camera in there, because they always came in when one of us was dressing or just coming out of the bathroom. That bathroom was funny. It had a little button that said, "Push for help ." I never did . Early in the morning I had to take a bath and put on an embarrassing backless hospital gown. They gave me a shot in the
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hip and I was doped. When the orderlies came to take me to the o perating room, they couldn't push down the protecting rails on my bed. My mother said I got so exasperated I just crawled off the end of the bed and climbed onto the cart myself. I do remember glimpsing the ceiling as they rushed the ca rt down the corridor, and feeling just like a "Medical Center" actress. The next thing I knew I was back in my room, my cheeks felt and looked like two bowling balls and I could open my mouth about '.4 inch . I was very sick all day, I guess I swallowed a lot of blood. My whole family came to visit me, and they said I showed them my hospital ID bracelet about five times, and said some hilariously funny things. I thought I was having a sparkling conversation. Well, my worries about missing the big Nebraska game Thanksgiving afternoon were unfounded, as my dad picked me up at 10 a.m. My relatives called me "Chipmunk Cheeks" and I would be swollen for about a week, unable to eat solids for a few days . The only unpleasant thing about my hospital stay and recovery period was Thanksgiving Dinner. I watched my beloved relatives packing down the big feast while I sucked up mashed potato-gravy puree through a straw. Don't worry, though, I'll make up for it on Christmas.
Ling Chin-Y eh is not the only concern of this organization. Each year they send packages to Vietnamese hospitals . Diane reflected, "Last year a man wrote us from the U.S.S. Sanctuary. He said he had won one of our packages in a Bingo game and he appreciated it very much ." The packages contain stationary, Cracker Jack, gum, soap and other useful objects.
money will be used to buy and give a party for the who suffer from Muscular Dystrophy or ot handicaps. She visits the every Saturday afternoon brings cookies or candies patients. A jar is available library for donations. concluded by saying, "We because we have a lot of want them to know we care."
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ACO members have also collected for various other occasions including Honey Sunday .
Other clubs have also various charitable deeds Christmas season. German held their annual caroling night. The Junior sponsoring help for the for the first time the hon Quill and Scroll, Good fellows .
One active member of ACO is senior Cindy Enslow. Aside from ACO she has been collecting for the Douglas County Hospital Christmas Fund. According to Cindy the
Christmas Prom candidates ch winner announced at dance ton路 Among the 16 Christmas Prom candidates from eight Omaha high schools are Westside seniors Julie Haviland and Carol Eckman. The dance will be held tonight at the P eony Pa rk b a llroom from 9:30-12 :3 0 p.m. Julie .is a member of Esquires, International Club and Y -Teens. Carol is a member of Drill Squad, Pep Club, Z Club and Band . The sponsors selected the candidates from a list of recommendations
Teacher chick marries teacher It's not unusual to hear about a young pretty teacher getting married. However, it is unlikely to hear of a young pretty teacher marrying another teacher from the same school. American Literature teacher Mrs. Susie Bir d (formerly Miss Thompson) and Mr. Ken Bird , who teaches Special Education, were married last Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Bl air, Nebraska. They plan to live at Park Place Apartments and finish teaching the remainder of the school year, although plans for teaching next year are not certain. According to Mrs. Bir d, the two met last year while supervising the halls. It was her first year teaching and Mr. Bird was an assistant teacher. Mrs. Bird said that when they became engaged July 6, her family was surprised she was marrying another teacher. Although her marriage was not kept secret, Mrs. Bird said "More knew about it tharo I realized." She was referring to the students who walked into her classes with comments like "only 10 more days!" I few weeks ago a surprise party was held for the Birds by the Special Ed Adult Group, a club of
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rst love, last moment was flying the only consolation to and friends of Senior Murphy is that he died doing he loved best - flying. nday, Dec. 20 Vince took off from the Millard airport. He he was going to fly for about hour and return to do shopping. It was a clear but dusk came and Vince's plane hit a line over the middle of the River. The plane overturned II into the water with only showing. Vince's body d by frogmen Tuesday. mother recollected that first love was flying. As a he always played with toy Vince took aviation in his year under Mr. Bob
Moscrey, and had plans to be an aeronautical engineer and pilot. He became interested in the Civil Air Patrol and was the cadet leader of the DA V (Disabled American Veterans) sponsored squadron. The cadets put together rockets and maps, learned procedures and moral leadership. Last summer Vince went to an encampment at Scribner Air Base, where he soloed. He had accumulated 33 hours of flying time, seven less than what is needed to obtain a private pilot's license , with which the pilot could carry passengers. Vince was described by his good friend Senior Greg Roeker as being "a good friend who had lots of friends. He was a good kid who will be missed and not soon forgotten
by many ." Vince's funeral and memorial services were attended by many students and quite a few teachers. Vince was an outstanding hockey player, as he made the Ak-Sar-Ben All-Star team every year . An only child , he also played JV Baseball for Westside and was a member of the Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts. A memorial fund in his name has already reportedly reached a $400 total. The fund will be used to perpetuate .a Civil Air Patrol student to continue in the study Vince wanted . The student must, however, retain the high standards of Vince Murphy. Any donations to the fund may be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Murphy, 10551 Forrest Street.
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rvey reveals influence of 18-year old vote by Kirby Ralston will the 18-year-old vote the power of political Mrs. Jan David's U. S. students took a recent of Westside seniors to that question . questions were asked of the seniors. Here are the results of questions : Are you going to in the upcoming election? yes, 22% no. What party will register under? 38% ublicans, 42% Democratic, Independent. Are you fied with the way the is being run? 34% no , 2% undecided. per cent said they vote for the best person than a straight party ticket. beliefs and feelings the issues was the answer 92 per cent voted the way did. out in front of "who will you for category." Nearest behind was McGovern, Muskie and , respectively. Carl Andersen , who was of the students who originated survey, commented on the . "From the results of this
survey, Nixon should be re-elected and the 18-yea r路old vote could make the election a lot closer , there will be a lmost an equal split of Democrats and Republicans," said Carl. "When 18 -year-olds registered t o vote here at Westside a couple of months a go , the percent a ge of students who registered in the three different
groups, (Republican , Democratic and Independent), rna tched very closely to our percentile of party registration on our political survey, I thought this was very interesting about how close we came, so I think our whole survey is very close to being substantial as any other s urvey I have seen, " commented Carl.
Day-Care Center proposed Is a child day care center really feasible in District 66 , which is considered to be one of the more affluent districts in the area? According to Mrs. Maria Laas and Mr. Nels Wodder it is. Their statistics reveal 31 % of the mothers have children between the ages of 3-5, and 19% are definitely interested in a day care center. Mrs. Laas said tentatively the cost per child per month would be around $100, and the rest of the money needed by the center would come from private funding. Mrs. Laas cited four things necessary before a center opens its doors. A center must be big enough for 30-60 children, the center must model after the child's home, the center must have enough space per child, 50 sq. ft . indoors and 100 sq .
ft . per child outdoors and a staff with special training with children . The whole idea behind the child day care center is to be as closely modeled after the home as possible, b ecause early years of the child's life are influenced by his family.
Accepting her trophy for winning the local division of the Voice of Democracy Contest, Sharla Biggs plans her trip to the State Contest tomorrow.
Sharla Biggs going to State Voice of Democracy contest "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the imperialistic state of America, and to the materialism for which it stands, one slum built in poverty, indivisible, with liberty and justice for some." So said senior Sharla Biggs in the Annual Voice of Democracy Contest. She won the local and district competitions, and tomorrow she will be in the state contest. The contest is sponsored nationally by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Students in grades 9-12 write a five minute broadcast script on an assigned topic. This year it was "My Responsibility to Freedom." Sharla, along with three others from Westside, entered one of 10 post contests in the city. She won first place, and then went to the district competition, which she also won. Last Wed., Jan. 5, Sharla was honored at an award ceremony for winning the local contest. She was presented with a $50 bond and a pin. She does not know when the presentation ceremony for the district will b e held. She will receive $40 in cash for this, though . The main idea in her winning speech was, "an individual's responsibility to freedom is to achieve the highest level he is capable of reaching." Following her mockery of the Pledge of Allegiance, she assured the judges she wasn't serious, and then "I got my point across about how great the U.S . is ." One of the main reasons she entered the contest was because her boyfriend went to the state contest in Illinois last year, and " I wanted to beat him." He is also entered again this year.
Unequal representation prompts elections The forum, as a result of complaints from Westside seniors, held elections before winter recess to add more of the class of '72 to its roster . The complaints stemmed from the fact that seniors were under represented in the governmental organization, resulting from the fact that they are placed in four homerooms of much greater size than the more
numerous underclass homerooms and yet were allowed only the same fixed number per homeroom. New members include: 217; Craig Starr, Doug Berg, Steve Garey, Mary Brennan, Mike Schwartz and Chan Gibson. Alternates are Joe Lipsey, Eric Weiner, Craig Burch, John Westering, John Stokke and Mike Staenberg. 219; Bob Howard and Nicole Chauche. Alternates are Phil Tomek, Sue Fried
and Vicky Cass. 109; Randy Leuder, Steve Lindsay, Bob Dana, A nn Woodworth, Dick C oyne, Scott Foresman and Jay Roberts. New alternates are Marc Hansen, Lenny Bergman, Fred Jolly, Dave Stanbro, Steve Jurgens, Chuck Morgan and Larry Freshman. 116; Rick Berkshire, Wilma Ennenga, Barb Fa l lon , Liz Dwyer and D on Carlson. New alternates are Debby Koborg, Debbie Huddleston and Marcia Gerel ick.
Ecology club back early to prepare to collect discarded Christmas trees
tely 1000 Christmas trees were collected by the Westside Ecology Club this year. The trees were then onto trucks, which carted them away to a wildlife preserve in Council Bluffs. The club collected $266.
A slightly shaky Westsider turns into the school parking lot muttering about the morality of getting up at 6:30 a.m. on the Monday after New Year's Eve . Driving through the parking lot, he sees a huge pile of discarded Christmas trees on the practice field. After a minute he decided, "Biggest damn evergreen bough I've ever seen." Ecology club members were at Westside Sunday, Jan. 2, preparing for their major fund raising project of collecting Christmas trees . The trees were supp osed to be brought to the parking lot between one and four, but according to club president, Steve Blotcky, trees were coming in as early as noon to as late as five. Approximately 1,000 trees made up the giant evergreen bough this year, as compared to the 700-800 trees collected last year. Last year was the first year of the project.
Two trucks loaded trees Sunday and Monday to a game club, which is a group of people trying to preserve a wildlife area in Council Bluffs. The pines are then spread around over the area and even though they event ually decay, they provide a shelter for the small wildlife. At a quarter per tree, the ecologists collected a little over $266 to be used for profit and to cover the cost of paying the truck drivers for hauling. Profits last year were used for donations to Fontenelle Forest and Quality Environment Council, helped with sponsoring a paper drive between elementary schools and sponsoring of an art project last fall. According to Steve, this year the club plans to use profits to donate to environmental organizations and to promote environmental education .
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It happens many more times than teachers- or students realize. A paper is assigned to a student : at least ten pages typewritten, with footnotes and the works. The student agonizes over his pages of notes, not knowing how to organize them for an understandable paper. Many times the student will plagiarize from other students and encyclopedias, or just not even do the paper. The main reason is that the student has not had a good basic course in Composition. Of course this is true only for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Seniors can take the course, but many seniors must take it their last semester of school, which won't help much in writing high school papers. Meanwhile, underclassmen struggle on with muddled predicates and minds. Composition was started 11 years ago at Westside, when returning graduates repeatedly said they should have had more composition in high school to succeed in college. The Composition team tries to keep the work at a high level, although the course is introductory . Mrs. Linda Ferring, one of the teachers, said that Comp was made up of organization , logical validity, and working with abstract ideas. She added that the first two could and should be taught before the senior year, but that the last would require more maturity than can be expected of at least the average sophomore. A proposal has already been sent in, which would be a revised Comp course. While still on the seniors-only basis, it contains three levels of learning: basic skills, basic essay, and advanced studies. Two quarters would be required for the class.
" . . . and one comes to the realization that the racist cancer still exist in America . .. and that many of the middle-class, WASP vales are meaningless to the large, brown and yellow minorities in this country." --Rep. Shirley Chisolm in "Introduction" There 's a very important, very good book called The Education of a WASP, by Lois Mark Stalvey ; I'm really very surprised there wasn't a drawn-out discussion, at least in Omaha , of the book when it was published in May, 1970. It's a personal history addressing itself to the insidiously "racist society" described in the above quote from the book's introduction. The tale of this woman (published in paperback by Bantam) would ordinarily have seemed interesting to me - it's the true story of the authoress- a white, upper-middle class woman - ignorant of overt racism in America, and her gradual realization of its existence and extent. But the catchy advertising blurb on the book's cover, however, made it even mor e immediately provocative. Just below the title, in bold print "From middle-class life in Omaha, Nebraska to a black neighborhood in Philadelphia - the extraordinary journey of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestan t housewife." "So!" I thought excitedly. "She lived in Omaha, huh?" Then, in one of the book's opening chapters, I found to my real surprise, " ... a large part of my world was represented by our Omaha neighborhood . We had chosen our s uburb , Rock brook ... Rockbrook, the realtors sa id , had the best schools." The book thus became suddenly a nd astonishingly significant to me . Omaha. Rockbrook . "The best schools." It was no lon ger just some woman in some racist suburb -it was right here, District 66 and Westside. And the core of Mrs. Stalvey's story is this: in attempting to find a house in West Omaha for two of her black friends, the blatant racism of homeowners, neighbors and real estate dealers hit her full-force. This was her education. The story would disturb me in only a sort of vague, instinctive way were it about "just some suburb," in Illinois or California or Florida or somewhere. But it happened right here, and the people of this community were the racists. (I must note here that one of the most progressive, helpful , "pro-black" characters in the story was the "young, friendly superintendent" of District 66. It
Recently the Creighton Prep Student Council brought the rock group Chase to their school. They have also recently opened a discount record store and sell used records. Westside's student government should attempt to use more modern methods than soc-hops to raise money . In other music news, several new albums are out that are worth noting: the Bangla-Desh album with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Leon Russel and a bunch of other super stars; the new Neil Young album, Harvest should be out either this week or next week; and Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 will be reviewed next issue .
was ordinary mothers and fathers, not any school or other public officials, who are the real "villains.") Yet this all happened nine, ten years ago. It 's all different now, right? Well, the level of overt racism has seemingly decreased, my parents tell me. And of course, probably most importantly, open housing laws now exist. But uncomfortable, disconcerting facts remain. The number of black families living in District 66 (population of over 40,000) can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and unfortunately, minority races of any sort are represented only nominally the student
teacher populations of the district. But the issue can and should be dealt with on even more immediate terms: how often do you hear someone, or do you yourself, making joking allusions to "those lousy niggers" or "that damned Jew?" And remember those pep rallies, at least as recently as last year, with their "funny" slurs and mocking references to Tech High School and black people in general? You roared with laughter, didn't you? One passage from Mrs. Stalvey's book seems uniquely apropos in the context of this column in the
''I've been concerned," Ben husband) told me,' children growing up neighborhood." Even our realtor friend ... me neighbors were white ... and even of same income level as Today, ten years .later, I myself of the same thing. people today similarly that vir t ually all-white patterns in this "purely coincidental. "
And finally, again from Education of a WASP: "I drove past Westside School," Ben said, struck me for the first that all the youngsters come fro m the neighborhoods around just exactly like ours." meant, Ben said, that children would grow up kind of isolation until were college. How damage would do . . . waiting that before they met people were different f themselves?
*LETTE&S* Dear fun spoiling Editor? I wish you could find something more important to crucify besides something as irrelevant as of how St. Nick destroyed his image to Westside. Biologically speaking Santa's reindeer get just as "horny" as any other reindeer. You must not have
taken any biology . Why take the little laughter there was, nowadays is so hard to obtain. representing the people. P.S. Year's.
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Unwed fathers: A forgotten half by Barb Demaree
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w student finds insincerity among "ling, friendly faces at Westside by Deb Dowling ling, friendly faces, and yet, really sincere. Strange noises so many strange sights. Does it like a scene out of recent ? It isn't, this is the many kids had on their day at Westside. is it like to be a new at a new school? For many be a frightening experience, for others it's something new, and quite exciting. n someone new moves in, it big change in their life. There ever so many kids to meet, to get set in, "A whole way of life," was the comment such student. the many faces around there are many students situation. With today's being such a mobile one, it if a student has not been in this situation at least once life. Published results in a 's handbook stated, "The house in America today owners about once every years." Their figures prove that are some kids which have into a new school many o ving
can a good to a person to help him his interests, viewpoints, course, his friendships. On other side, moving can scare a so much. What will others ? Will he be welcomed into their groups, or will he treated as an outsider, or even an intruder? How will a know which kind of person would be if a move was forced him ? Two kids, both ly new at their schools recently interviewed. ie moved the summer before sophomore year in high school was well adjusted in her present e of Englewood. There had been any doubt in her mind she wasn't. She had many the lead in the school play, she would soon be promoted to presidency of one of the most portant clubs in town. ng seemed just "perfect." Then it happened! Her dad was ferred to a new town, a town five times as large as her home. When she first found , it was really exciting, after all, something different . People more attention to her. As the of her move grew closer, was some sadness, but to gh that there were the going parties. They almost made the seem like a treat ." Carrie thoughtfully. Everything was different when arrived at her new home of . Everyone was friendly at , but then they settled back their old groups with their old They seemed to completely get about Carrie. One of these
girls said, "Sure, we were nice to her at first, but she didn't seem to have any initiative to come and meet us half·way. It seemed that since she was the one, she should be the one who should try to be a little friendlier." Carrie now has friends that she walks with in the halls. "It isn't the same," she sighed, "I miss the kids back in Englewood so much sometimes that I could sit right down in the hall and cry. I feel as if I never will be accepted by some of the kids, so it seems really dumb to try to be. I'm so very unhappy." Josie moved at the same time as Carrie. She was active in school at Englewood. "I can hardly remember a night when I got home on time last year, I was so busy after school. It was a lot of work being on the newspaper and yearbook staffs, but, it was so much fun," Josie said. "Scared to death," was the way Josie felt on her first day in the new school. The school was about three times as large as the school she went to in Englewood. "I didn't know what I would do if I didn 't make it in the new school," Josie revealed. "I took control of my feelings and said, •y ou 're the new kid, you've got to make the first move.' It was hard, but I think it's the best thing I ever made myself do," Josie smiled as she said this. Now, Josie has friends that she "wouldn't trade for anything." She seemed to go deep into her thoughts when she said,"I miss my old friends so badly sometimes, but I've got to remember they're back in Englewood and I'm here in Omaha." What makes the two kinds of people? Maybe more of them would be like Josie if they were given that one extra encouraging smile.
"I don't know. It happened so fast. And no one put the blame on me, only her . The fault was with both of us." Unwed fathers. "rhe phrase isn't heard very often. You can pick up just about any magazine and find an article about unwed mothers. Somehow, the father is shoved aside and often ignored in the process of trying to decide the fate of the illegitimate child. "We had only two choices. Either have an abortion or leave town . Marriage was out of the question and Cheryl didn't want to put the child up for adoption. We decided on an abortion," said Tim. "I guess we always knew there was a chance that she'd get pregnant. We kept putting off going down to get birth control pills," he said. "But we didn't worry too much." "In my case it's different," said Larry. "My girlfriend and I wanted to have a baby so she could leave home and come with me. We came to Omaha from Kansas City. We aren't planning to get married. It's too much of a hassle." This seemed to be the general feeling. Most of the fathers interviewed felt that getting married was out of the question. They seemed to feel it would be under pressure all the time and would feel forced into it.
There are exceptions, though. One father said, "I'm so glad she's pregnant. Now we can get married sooner." How about the choice of putting the child up for adoption? "Well, look, the kid is something that we made and I think that giving it to some strange couple would be like giving an arm or a leg away." It's our responsibility," said one father. "There was no other choice. Kim 'went to visit relatives' and put the baby up for adoption. We didn't want to kill it and not even give it a chance to live ." There were also instances where the mother had been using a form of contraceptive and it had failed. And cases where the boy thought that his girlfriend was using contraceptives. "Yeah, this chick said she was on the Pill. It turned out she wasn't. We got an abortion through her psychiatrist. All he had to do was say she was mentally incapable of having a child out of wedlock." Not many of the fathers interviewed were engaged, promised or otherwise tied to one girl. In fact, most of them had only been dating the mother for a very short while. "I still can't believe this whole thing. I'd only gone out with this girl three times. And now she's carrying mY. baby. At least I think it's mine." The question of who was the
father of the baby seemed to be a big problem. At least one-third of the men interviewed were not sure. They were "just sticking by because of guilt feelings." The question of the couple's future was received with mixed emotions. Some felt that having a baby destroyed the whole relationship. Others felt that a child would eventually lead to marriage. "Terry is going to keep the baby at home and as soon as she graduates, we're planning on marriage," said Rick. "I think that this is the best way. Her parents approve of this plan and we love each other, so why not?" On the other hand, there are the fathers who could care less. "Look, that kid is her problem. She should have taken precautions against getting pregnant. I don't care what happens to the baby and I don't care if I never see the mother again. I don't even remember her last name." Abortion, marriage and adoption. That's what these guys have to decide on. "It was awfully hard to realize that I was a father. I mean, one day you're trying to decide what to do Friday night and the next day, trying to decide between abortion or marriage. And hopingyoumade the right decision."
May adopts different system "I feel that this new method has been very successful so far . The students have been functioning quite maturely," said Mr. Frank May, junior American Literature instructor . He was speaking of his new "independent study" program. The basic idea of this program is to let the student choose in which manner he wishes to study the unit. For instance, he may decide to do a research paper or some other individual project. If so, he is excused from class to do research in the IMC . The student may also choose to take a test, such as Mr. May's standard test or some form of an essay test . If this is his decision, he must come to class for discussion. This way he can receive general information which may be included on the test. Mr. May feels that this method is good because it promotes more individual work among students and also creates a better sense of responsibility. "I have found that most
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students who are not actually capable of producing good work individually realized this themselves and chose to come to class and take the test," Mr. May said. He also stated that most students are always where they scheduled themselves, either in class or in some IMC . Mr. May's program actually originated from a meeting during Teacher's Convention . The speaker was "promoting" the idea and discussing the basic idea involved . These ideas appealed to Mr. May and he decided to try them out. He fe e ls that individual work is best because the student learns more from research than from busy work. The new independent study program, which Mr. May is using in all his classes , appeals to most of his students. Diane Suiter said, "I think it's good, I don't like to come to class and have to take a test because I don't do good on tests. When we're being graded like that, I get too nervous."
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Anderson loses Ping-Pong tournament to Mike Swartz Senior Mike Swartz captured the "Westside Ping-Pong Championship" after defeating Mr. Paul Anderson, junior varsity basketball coach and math teacher, in a two-out-of-three battle. Junior Tony Frink took the third sp ot after defeating senior Kirb y Ralston, who won fourth p lace . One of the favorites of the tournament, Coach Louis Miloni, was beaten by an underrated Tony Frink in one of the early rounds of the tournament. Dan Badeer, who was third place winner in the last Westside
Ping-Pong Tournament held two years ago, was sidelined with a back injury in one of the earlier rounds, giving Anderson the go-ahead with a forfeit . Mark Hunter won the tournament two years ago, and was an expected finisher in the tournament this year until he transferred to Burke and did not get to participate. Intramural Director Max Kitzelman said that the p ing-pong doubles tournament would be held sometime after the basketball intramurals, so start thinking about getting a partner!
Matmen stopped in Millard, still hold 4-0 duel record Gra p pler heavyweight Fred Petersen decisioned arch rival Kurt Williams of Boys Town, in one of the Warriors four undefeated d uel meets, by 5-2 . Williams had proved to be a worthy opponent for Fred because of a defeat by Williams earlier this season by a score of 3-1 over the Westside heavyweight. In the sixth Millard Invitational the matmen placed fourth behind Lincoln East with 54 points . In the c_h ampionship . matches Westside's Pat Mazzei proved to be longer lasting than his opponent Tino Orta of Lincoln High by 6-5.
In the consolation matches, Westsid e had five matmen make a place for themselves. John Stokke placed third after a decision over Hastings' Scott Stozel, 7-3; Dave Pierce won over Kevin Currin of Millard by a slim margin of 3-2. Also p lacing third was Dave Knight who decisioned T im Knight of North east by 2-0 . The last third place in the consolation matches for Westside went to Mark Boyer who scored a referee's decision over Tom Henson of Northeast. Then came Fred Petersen who was decisioned by John Plucknett of Beatrice by 4-2 but still finished in fourth place.
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3. Fruits of the Loom Only loss to Stompers 4. Aces (2-1) Only loss Stompers. 5. Jocks (2-1) Only loss to 9. GRIT (0-4) Probably worst team in the I shouldn't win a game all unless somebody forfeits. League 3 1. Untouchables (3-0) U and unbeatable after Monday 2. Mo-bee Dicks (3-0) -challenge the Untouchables in week's game of the decade, have a definite chance of if they get serious and aggressive the entire game. game will compare to last LA Lakers-Mil. Bucks and probability will be the best of the season. 3. Outcasts (3 -1). 4 . Violentos (2-1). 5 . Dip Shooters (2-1). 6. Rut Brothers (3-1). 10. Who Knows (0-4) . Knows . . . some day they may a game .. .
Bulldogs are not the best swimme Before Christmas many people were thinking of the things that they would get. The swimmers were thinking about a thing that they wanted very badly, and that was the Little Cyclone meet which was held in Iowa. The Warriors got off to a poor start when when their first racer was disqualified for beating the gun. Even though they got off to a slow start the pool people came back to win by a slim margin over Wahington High. Washington High, by the wa y, has won the Iowa State championship for nine years in a row , a nd are ranked high to repeat as state champs again this year. Although Iowa is thought to be a stronger swimming state than
Nebraska, the pool people showed them that they could despite the odds . On Jan. 4 the Warriors took bite out of the Burke Bulldogs putting them under the wave Westside wins by 7 8-17. In this meet Senior Roy who is co-captain of the swim and an All American seemed to put things together help win. Roy won the 50 and yard freestyle events and hand in the winning medley along with brother Brian, Frink and Chan Gibson. Burke thought that they unseat the returning state but made a poor show of it in 78-17 rout by the pool gang.
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arriors earn first Holiday Tourney crown hough Westside's players in their coach's words, "so afterwards that they only once, .. . and then slept for three days," they managed awake long enough to put on a high powered Boys offense, 44-36, capturing the annual Metropolitan Holiday first such title in the history. 16 team along with Central, Boys Rummel, placed both and Jeff Seume on American Division's squad . Andrews hit tough Rummel and Jeff 51 rebounds in the four Coach Tom Hall felt "it was effort though. Everyone well." II, who received the pionship trophy from director Duke Snider co-captains Jeff Seume and , admitted his team "will be number one, which is
offense controlled had its toughest assignment of the young playing Boys Town. The undefeated Cowboys had yet held to under 62 pobts. had to force that big guy Don Hurley an selection) outside he got the ball. We had to him and Anzures (5-10 Fred, selection) . The are good one on one, so to stop them one on one. I t we'd play well, but not them so completely . opening quarter was full of scoring, with Westside the first three, Boys Town six, and Westside six of the , on the strength of Rick m 's five straight in the last
left in the quarter made the Westside, a lead which was relinguished. Rick added six more in a in the opening minutes of two to stretch the lead to 15-10. The half ended 23-13,
The Cowboys came back from the locker room to cut the margin to four, 23-19, early in the third quarter, but Westside recovered to lead 31-22 entering the final quarter. Here they dominated the game, controlling the pace with a patient, time consuming offense, and forcing desperate Cowboy shots with their aggressive man-to-man defense. Westside hit only two field goals in three attempts, but converted nine at the line as the ball hungry Boys Town crew fouled in the fourth. The Warriors coasted in to the final 44-36 tally, and the best record in Nebraska. Walstrom led the Warriors with 15, followed by Andrews eight, Berkshire and Sloan's seven, Schone's four and Seume's two. Jeff dominated the boards in spectacular fashion, clearing off 14 rebounds. Boys Town held a slim 33-32 rebounding edge teamwise. Westside had ten turnovers to the Cowboys eight, but Westside held Boys Town to 25% (14-57) from the field with their defensive pressuring. Westside shot 37 %.
Warriors nip Raiders Westside solved Rummel , 53-46, in a defensive semifinals battle. The veteran Raiders, eventual fourth place finisher, had lost only to Central in overtime regular season action and had averaged 76 a game in the Holiday. The first quarter saw the lead see-saw back and forth. The score was tied a total of six times. Andrews, 100% from the field in the first period, hit three field goals for the Warriors first six points. Westside took the quarter, 13-11, by virtue of a Berkshire tip-in with one second showing on the clock. Westside boosters were worried as the Raiders outscored their favorites, 11·0, in the first four minutes of the second quarter. Up to this point in the game Westside had been 1·1 0 from the free throw line, many misses coming in one and one situations. But Jeff Seume's 8-8 performance from the line in the last 3 :30 of the half mixed with three Andrews points and a Walstrom basket pulled the Warriors within two, 28-26 , as the second quarter ended.
Although 6'5" Walstrom hit six of Westside's first eight third quarter points, he and Berkshire were called for the fourth fouls and sat out the next few minutes . Westside outscored Rummel to take a slim 39·37 lead into the final eight minutes. Ron Andrews seven, teamed with Larry Schone's four points in the opening five minutes of the final quarter pulled Westside to a 50-43 edge, the Warriors scoring the period's first seven points. Westside just played the clock for the rest of the game to perserve a 53-46 win. Hall, pleased with his team's aggressiveness, said the failure to hit the free throws was simply "just one of those things." Andrews led all scorers with 18, followed by Seume's 13, including a perfect 9-9 from the line, and Walstrom's ten. Jeff far and away led rebounders with 14, including quite a few in the final stanza. Westside outbounded the Raiders 41·23 .
Westside rolls over Tech Westside leaped to a 9-2 lead in the first four minutes and coasted to a 59·52 victory over an outmanned Technical High squad in Holiday Tournament quarterfinal action. The Warriors held on for a 15·10 lead at the end of the quarter, paced by hot Rick Walstrom's seven points. The Westside team expanded their lead in the third period behind the play of their 6-5 pivotmen, Rick Berkshire and Rick Walstrom. Walstrom hit for eight and Berkshire, in an excellent performance, added seven . The West Omaha squad went into the final minutes with a 51-28 lead . Westside rested their regulars the greater part of the last eight minutes and, as a result, the Trojan starters outscored the Warrior subs 24·8 . "We wanted to conserve our energy for the rest of the tournament and give everyone a chance to play," Hall commented . "It was not the 'furious rally' some called it." Walstrom, 10·13 from the field,
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led scorers with 21. Fellow post man Berkshire added 12, followed by Seume's 11 and Andrews eight. Jeff headed the list of rebounders with 15. His nearest challenge was Walstrom's seven.
Ryan underestimated Ryan gave Westside its closest call of the season in a 46-43 thriller at Bryan in the opening round of the Holiday tourney. The Warriors, heavy favorites, were surprised by a squad "better than its 61.38 loss to Rummel indicated," coach Hall asserted. "It's more my fault than the players- I didn't have them ready. Ryan, hot from outside, became the first team to lead Westside after a quarter, 14-12, on a tie breaking basket with 16 seconds left . The Warriors, with some hot shooting, outscored the Knights 8-2 at the beginning of the second period. On the strength of some balanced point production Westside had a 26·21 edge at the half. Ryan, holding Westside to eight in the next seven minutes, pulled within one, 34-33, with 50 seconds
to go in the quarter. V9estside salvaged a three point lead, 36-33, going into the fourth. Clutch performances by Berkshire and Seume, each with five points, kept Westside ahead in the third. Westside quickly jumped to a six point lead but failed to hold while plagued by turnovers and bad free throw shooting in important situations. Ryan capitalized on the sloppy Westside playing by coming within one again, 43-42, with two minutes remaining. Both team's mistakes, including two Ryan offensive fouls which negated baskets, prevented scoring again until a Jeff Seume steal in the backcourt with four seconds left gave Ron Andrews an easy layup . He made it a three point play on the ensuing foul shot. Westside, however, gave Ryan a chance to make the final tally 46-43 on a converted technical foul shot. Hall praised Berkshire and Andrews for their fine performances. Andrews had 14 points to lead Westside. Berkshire added 11 and Seume 10. Jeff and Walstrom led rebounders with eight apiece, followed with Berkshire 's seven.
Cagers face tough Rummel tonight; explosive Eagles hosts next Friday The Westside Warrior basketball team has its second "grudge match" in a row tonight as they host the tough Rummel Raiders in the UNO Fieldhouse. Tom Hall, who coaches the stingy Warrior defensive machine, describes Rummel as a team similar in style to his own. "They press and pressure and are physical - more physical than we are. They run a shuffle offense, where any of the five men play any position. In order to win, we 'll have to play defense and stop Burns." Ed Burns, a 6·2 junior letterman forward, is one of the reasons Rummel is tough. Raider coach Phil Gradoville described him as one of the finest offensive players he has ever seen. He is currently hitting at a 16 point a game clip. The veteran club also includes tough forward Jim McFarlin and three year starting center Mark Peterson , 6-4, in the lineup. Combined, they toss in about 20 a game. The tough defensive club, plagued by fouls so far this year, has a fine guard in three year starter Jay Wheeler. Tomorrow night the Warriors take to the road to meet Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in the Yellowjacket gym. The Y ellowjackets, under the tutelage of new coach Bob McCool, return two lettermen, Dave Vallinch and John Heath, from last year's Metro runnerup squad. Vallich, Freddy Floyd and 6·4 Mike Walck are all hitting at a 11 point a game clip to pace the offensive minded Jackets. Hall, remarking that the Rummel game may preempt practice time from Tee Jay, said that the Jackets "get a lot of points and throw up a lot of shots." They are giving up an average of ten more a game than their high powered offense scores, however, and have managed to beat only Bryan, Benson and Bellevue. A thriller is in store next Friday as Westside travels to Norris Junior High to meet the highly regarded Central Eagles. The Eagles, an experienced team, have four returning starters. "They have the best talent I've seen on any team," Westside's Hall
commented. "They're very difficult to prepare for because of the things they do well -offensive rebounding and one on one moves. They're not disciplined on offense like Boys Town so you can't anticipate them. But that same lack of organization can hurt them too. We hope to capitalize on it." Central, another district foe, has 6-4 junior forward, Dennis Forrest, top scorer last year, just recently back in the lineup after a knee injury. He has hit about 15 a game since his return. Fine shot Tim Williams, a forward who likes to work one on one, is close behind with 14 a game. Carlos Dillard, 6-4 center and a tough rebounder, is contributing 13 a contest. The next night Westside returns home to host a Saturday game with Burke. Coach Hall says "they play man to man defense this year and 'run and gun' - they fast break and run like crazy." The Bulldogs are averaging quite a few a game but are giving up a few more to the opposition . The Bulldogs 'quarterback' is forward Russ Bueker, hitting 15 points a game. Russ is the only returning letterman. The short Burke squad has 6·2 Andre Blanc at center. Westside ended the 1971 portion of the regular season December 17 with a 70-40 trouncing of the Bellevue Chieftains. Westside opened up a 19·9 lead at the quarter behind the offense of Jeff Seume and Ron Andrews and glided to the win. The half ended 40-17 due to the firepower of pivotmen Rick Berkshire and Rick Walstrom, who hit ten and seven, respectively . Andrews hit nine in the third quarter as the first line troops were slowly removed. The team went into the fourth with a 62·34 lead. The low sconng rourtn was a seasoning time for subs on both teams. Westside failed to score until 1:18 was left in the game. Westside, holding a definite rebounding advantage, shot 50% from the field. Leading scorers were Andrews with 16, Walstrom with 15 and Berkshire with 14.
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January 14,
Years of experimentation pay off
Student's interest in stars 'profou b y Pam H ult b erg Stars are not only for wishing on. Their mysteries form the future career for Westside junior Bob Merritt. He is what some might call an "astronomic enthusiast"and plans to be a physicist or astronomer. C u rrently B ob's schedule contains band , U.S. History, English Literature, field ecology, senior math, physics and chemistry . Next year he plans to take advanced chemistry, advanced physics, advanced senior math or calculus and data processing. Bob ho pes to attend either M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) or Harvard, majoring in physics.
Junior Bob Merritt examines his telescope which will be a part of his career.
Weekly environment program informs students of problem Through the use of movies, videotapes and games, Westsiders are learning about ecological problems each week in an environmental program. The program is presented mods one to six every Thursday in room 214. Presentations have - included environmental films, videotaped TV specials or movies, and ecological games such as Smog. The best attended program has been the showing of "The Last Child," a made-for-TV movie .
Mr . Ronald Cram p ton, chemistry teacher, sees the program as a pilot for an environm ental studies course, .which could begin next year. In such a course, students would choose an area of st udy an d would do independent research. Mr. Crampton, in charge of the program, has not yet decided if the program will continue next semester because of lack of interest. About 30-40 students usually attend, but some weeks there have been as few as five present.
One of Bob's extracurricular activities is his junior membership in the O maha Astrono m ical Society . This group meets every third Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Commercial Savings and Loan B ui !ding downtown. Slides or movies are shown which Bob terms "pretty interesting," and from time to time "star parties" are held in various parks. The group is building an observatory by OSACS with a 12 inch reflector telescope which the club has at this time. One segment of the Omaha Astronomical Society is the Messier Club. The club gets its name from its founder, a Frenchman who lived during the 1700s. According to Bob, "Messier discovered several 'fuzzy objects' in the sky while searching for comets . In those days money was awarded to anyone
Visit another nation without leaving the U. S. Living in a Europ ean or Asian culture may not be as far off or exp ensive as some think . Three separate summer language programs are being sp onsored by District 66 next su m mer. International language villages in Minnesota and Montana are the first of these programs. These are su m mer camps designed to simulate life styles of different countries. The countries are France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Russia and China . A student need not have taken any foreign language to participate .
for one month . This is on an exchange basis. The time period is from June 19 - July 14, and $300 covers the entire costs. Prerequisites for this program are to have completed the ninth grade and to have studied at least one year of Spanish. Further details can be obtained from Mrs . Debbie Harvey at Valley View Junior High, 393-4600 . The third language summer program is for students interested in French . They will study the French langauges and civilization in
the best place for learning that - Fra nce. An tibes, France on the Mediterranean will be the location for study at the Grand Lycee d'Antibes. This learning program will also take place for one month , from July 25 - August 25 , $900 will cover all expenses from Omaha. Conditions for this trip are to have completed the ninth grade and to have studied at least one year of French. Mrs. Laurel Cook at Westbrook Junior High, 393-1313, has more information.
finding a comet. Comets move in relation to t he stars, but these 'fuzzy objects' didn't . He catalogued the m in a notebook so he wouldn't waste time in the future trying to find o ut what they were ." 路 There were 103 origi nal Messier o bjects, but modern day scientists have brought the total to 109. Clu b me mbers locate and write d own information on each one. When their ind ivid ual total exceeds 7 0 t h ey become official mem bers of the Messier Club and those with totals of 109 becom e honorary memb ers. The objects are of three categories, galaxies, star clusters or nebu lae . "I've just started and have located only 19," said Bob . " T o locate t he objects you look in your fin d er-sco pe and get the general area. May be it's bright enough to see in your finder so you can p inpoint it right away. If not then either yo u use your setting circles or get your fin der in t he general area until you fi nd it or at least think yo u have." Any student interested in joining the Omaha Astronomical Society m ay contact Mr . Bob Allen. Bob also d oes extensive work with his camera, a Minolta SR-T 101. He takes p ictures through the microscop e, telescope, spectrosco pe and also star trails. " .. . an d regular pictures too," he adde d jokingly. "I also keep a sort of p hotographic record for field ecology club . Every time we go somewhere I shoot a roll of film mostly for review and to show to next year's class." The only pictures he has taken through the telescope have been of the moon because his telescope does not have a clock drive, "gears and a motor you mount on the telescope which drive one of the shafts so the telescope follows the stars. I also don't have an adapter which fits the camera right to the eyepiece, so I have to hold the camera with the tripod and ad just both things as I go. Other times I wait until the moon floats into view and then I 'll snap the p icture ." Star trails are one of Bob's "favorites." For this you need a
tripod and camera, a cable and fairly fast film . Bob e the procedure, "You first the camera on the tripod, cable release on the shutter look in the finder and find of sky you want to take a of. Set the camera on Bulb or The longer the exposure, the the star trail, which is the path of movement. It is best different areas of the example, stars at the N move slower than stars celestial equator which extension of the earth's into sp ace ." Microscope pictures are hard." Put the tripod right t he microscope and turn the right down into the a little p iece of metal with a it to keep out the light, eyep iece doesn't take up m the lens space in front. I m y b uilt in meter and p icture with the cable release camera does not shake." The telesco pe p lays the role in Bob's "collection." b egan with a 2.4 inch he wanted something bi decided to b uild an eight reflector. He sent in for price lists and calculated amount for the best the cheapest price. "I during su m m er and already some money . I had p lanned the parts last summer, but I over a job for a friend on I received more money exp ected so was able to get it a early ." Bob 's interest in astro profound and what many "quite rare." He especially observational and puuLu~:ntll astronomy which is part of astrono m y. His incon location has not deterred him his stud y of the stars. "With downtown glow and a big light a block away to the south righ t across the street to the it leaves me a little area right a little circle." He co " Sometim es I don't know see, but m any d iscoveries have made accid e ntally," he o ptim istically.
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rst love, last moment was flying return shopping. It was a clear but dusk came and tely Vince's plane hit a line over the middle of the River. The plane overturned into the water with only Is showing. Vince's body by frogmen Tuesday. mother recollected that first love was flying. As a he always played with toy Vince took aviation in his year under Mr. Bob
Moscrey, and had plans to be an aeronautical engineer and pilot. He became interested in the Civil Air Patrol and was the cadet leader of the DA V (Disabled American Veterans) sponsored squadron. The cadets put together rockets and maps, learned procedures and moral leadership. Last summer Vince went to an encampment at Scribner Air Base, where he soloed. He had accumulated 33 hours of flying time, seven less than what is needed to obtain a private pilot's license, with which the pilot could carry passengers. Vince was described by his good friend Senior Greg Roeker as being "a good friend who had lots of friends. He was a good kid who will be missed and not soon forgotten
by many ." Vince's funeral and memorial services were attended by many students and quite a few teachers . Vince was an outstanding hockey player, as he made the Ak-Sar-Ben All-Star team every year. An only child, he also played JV Baseball for Westside and was a member of the Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts. A memorial fund in his name has already reportedly reached a $400 total. The fund will be used to perpetuate .a Civil Air Patrol student to continue in the study Vince wanted. The student must, however, retain the high standards of Vince Murphy. Any donations to the fund may be sent to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Murphy, 10551 Forrest Street.
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January 14, 1972
rvey reveals influence of 18-year old vote by Kirby Ralston will the 18-year-old vote the power of political Mrs. Jan David's U _ S. students took a recent of Westside seniors to that question . questions were asked of the seniors. Here are the results of questions: Are you going to in the upcoming election? yes, 22% no. What party will register under? 38 % ublicans, 42% Democratic, Independent. Are you fied with the way the is being run? 34% 2% undecided. per cent said they vote for the best person than a straight party ticket. I beliefs and feelings the issues was the answer 92 per cent voted the way did. out in front of "who will you for category." Nearest behind was McGovern, Muskie and , respectively. nior Carl Andersen, who was of the students who originated commented on the
survey, Nixon should be re-elected and the 18-year-old vote could make the election a lot closer, there will be almost an equal split of Democrats and Republicans," said Carl. "When 18-year-olds registered to vote here at Westside a couple of months ago, the percentage of students who registered in the three different
groups, (Republican, Democratic and Independent), rna tched very closely to our percentile of party registration on our political survey, I thought this was very interesting about how close we came, so I think our whole survey is very close to being substantial as any other survey I have seen," commented Carl.
Day-Care Center proposed Is a child day care center really feasible in District 66, which is considered to be one of the more affluent districts in the area? According to Mrs. Maria Laas and Mr. Nels Wodder it is. Their statistics reveal 31 % of the mothers have children between the ages of 3-5, and 19% are definitely interested in a day care center. Mrs. Laas said tentatively the cost per child per month would be around $100, and the rest of the money needed by the center would come from private funding. Mrs. Laas cited four things necessary before a center opens its doors. A center must be big enough for 30-60 children, the center must model after the child's home , the center must have enough space per child, 50 sq. ft. indoors and 100 sq.
ft. per child outdoors and a staff with special training with children . The whole idea behind the child day care center is to be as closely modeled after the home as possible, because early years of the child's life are influenced by his family.
Accepting her trophy for winning the local division of the Voice of Democracy Contest, Sharla Biggs plans her trip to the State Contest tomorrow.
Sharla Biggs going to State Voice of Democracy contest "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the imperialistic state of America, and to the materialism for which it stands, one slum built in poverty, indivisible, with liberty and justice for some." So said senior Sharla Biggs in the Annual Voice of Democracy Contest. She won the local and district competitions, and tomorrow she will be in the state contest. The contest is sponsored nationally by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Students in grades 9-12 write a five minute broadcast script on an assigned topic. This year it was "My Responsibility to Freedom." Sharla, along with three others from Westside, entered one of 10 post contests in the city. She won first place, and then went to the district competition, which she also won. Last Wed., Jan. 5, Sharla was honored at an award ceremony for winning the local contest. She was presented with a $50 bond and a pin. She does not know when the presentation ceremony for the district will be held. She will receive $40 in cash for this, though. The main idea in her winning speech was, "an individual's responsibility to freedom is to achieve the highest level he is capable of reaching." Following her mockery of the Pledge of Allegiance, she assured the judges she wasn't serious, and then "I got my point across about how great the U.S. is ." One of the main reasons she entered the contest was because her boyfriend went to the state contest in Illinois last year, and "I wanted to beat him." He is also entered again this year.
Unequal representation prompts elections The forum, as a result of complaints from Westside seniors, held elections before winter recess to add more of the class of '72 to its roster. The complaints stemmed from the fact that seniors were under represented in the governmental organization, resulting from the fact that they are placed in four homerooms of much greater size than the more
numerous underclass homerooms and yet were allowed only the same fixed number per homeroom. New members include: 217; Craig Starr, Doug Berg, Steve Garey, Mary Brennan, Mike Schwartz and Chan Gibson. Alternates are Joe Lipsey, Eric Weiner, Craig Burch, John Westering, John Stokke and Mike Staenberg. 219; Bob Howard and Nicole Chauche. Alternates are Phil
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and Vicky Cass. 109; Randy Leuder, Steve Lindsay, B ob Dana, Ann Woodworth, Dick Coyne, Scott Foresman and Jay Roberts. New alternates are Marc Hansen, Lenny Bergman, Fred Jolly, Dave Stanbro, Steve Jurgens, Chuck Morgan and Larry Freshman. 116; Rick Berkshire, Wilma Ennenga, Barb Fallon, Liz Dwyer and Don Carlson. New alternates are Debby Koborg, Debbie Huddleston and Marcia Gerelick.
Ecology club back early to prepare to collect discarded Christmas trees
ximately 1000 Christmas trees were collected by the Westside Ecology Club this year. The trees were then onto trucks, which carted them away to a wildlife preserve in Council Bluffs. The club collected $266.
A slightly shaky Westsider turns into the school parking lot muttering about the morality of getting up at 6 :30 a.m. on the Monday after New Year's Eve. Driving through the parking lot, he sees a huge pile of discarded Christmas trees on the practice field. After a minute he decided, "Biggest damn evergreen bough I've ever seen." Ecology club members were at Westside Sunday, Jan. 2, preparing for their major fund raising project of collecting Christmas trees. The trees were supposed to be brought to the parking lot between one and four , but according to club president, Steve Blotcky, trees were coming in as early as noon to as late as five. Approximately 1,000 trees made up the giant evergreen bough this year, as compared to the 700-800 trees collected last year. Last year was the first year of the project.
Two trucks loaded trees Sunday and Monday to a game club, which is a group of people trying to preserve a wildlife area in Council Bluffs. The pines are then spread around over the area and even though they eventually decay, they provide a shelter for the small wildlife. At a quarter per tree, the ecologists collected a little over $266 to be used for profit and to cover the cost of paying the truck drivers for hauling. Profits last year were used for donations to Fontenelle Forest and Quality Environment Council, helped with sponsoring a paper drive between elementary schools and sponsoring of an art project last fall. According to Steve, this year the club plans to use profits to donate to environmental organizations and to promote environmental education.
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It happens many more times than teachers- or students realize. A paper is assigned to a student: at least ten pages typewritten, with footnotes and the works. The student agonizes over his pages of notes, not knowing how to organize them for an understandable paper . Many times the student will plagiarize from other students and encyclopedias, or just not even do the paper. The main reason is that the student has not had a good basic course in Composition. Of course this is true only for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Seniors can take the course, but many seniors must take it their last semester of school, which won't help much in writing high school papers. Meanwhile, underclassmen struggle on with muddled predicates and minds. Composition was started 11 years ago at Westside, when returning graduates repeatedly said they should have had more composition in high school to succeed in college. The Composition team tries to keep the work at a high level, although the course is introductory. Mrs. Linda Ferring, one of the teachers, said that Camp was made up of organization, logical validity, and working with abstract ideas. She added that the first two could and should be taught before the senior year, but that the last would require more maturity than can be expected of at least the average sophomore.
'' . . . and one comes to the realization that the racist cancer still exist in America . .. and that many of the middle-class, WASP vales are meaningless to the large, brown and yellow minorities in this country." --Rep. Shirley Chisolm in "Introduction" There's a very important, very good book called The Education of a WASP, by Lois Mark Stalvey; I'm really very surprised there wasn't a drawn-out discussion , at least in Omaha, of the book when it was published in May, 1970. It's a personal history addressing itself to the insidiously "racist society" described in the above quote from the book 's introduction. The tale of this woman (published in paperback by Bantam) would ordinarily have seemed interesting to me- it's the true story of the authoress- a white, upper-middle class woman -ignorant of overt racism in America, and her gradual realization of its existence and extent. But the catchy advertising blurb on the book's cover, however, made it even mor e immediately provocative. Just below the title, in bold print "From middle-class life in Omaha, Nebraska to a black neighborhood in Philadelphia - the extraordinary journey of a White Anglo-Saxon Prot estant hou se wife." "So!" I thought excitedly. "She lived in Omaha, huh ?" Then, in one of the book's opening chapters, I found to my real surprise, " .. . a large part of my world was represented by our Omaha neighborhood. We had chosen our s uburb , Rock brook .. . Rockbrook, the realtors said, had the best schools." The book thus became suddenly and astonishingly significant to me. Omaha. Rockbrook. "The best schools." It was no longer just some woman in some racist suburb - it was right here , District 66 and Westside. And the core of Mrs. Stalvey's story is this: in attempting to find a house in West Omaha for two of her black friends, the blatant racism of homeowners, neighbors and real estate dealers hit her full-force. This was her education. The story would disturb me in only a sort of vague, instinctive way were it about "just some suburb," in Illinois or California or Florida or somewhere. But it happened right here, and the people of this community were the racists. (I must note here that one of the most progressive, helpful , "pro-black" characters in the story was the "young, friendly superintendent" of District 66. It . ·. · , ! ' •. ·••
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Recently the Creighton Prep Student Council brought the rock group Chase to their school. They have also recently opened a discount record store and sell used records. Westside 's student government should attempt to use more modern methods than soc-hops to raise money. In other music news, several new albums are out that are worth noting : the Bangla-Desh album with George Harrison, Eric Clapton , Leon Russel and a bunch of other
was ordinary mothers and fathers, not any school or other public officials, who are the real "villains.") Yet this all happened nine, ten years ago. It's all different now, right? Well, the level of overt racism has seemingly decreased , my parents tell me. And of course, probably most importantly, open housing laws now exist. But uncomfortable , disconcerting facts remain. The number of black families living in District 66 (population of over 40,000) can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and unfortunately, minority races of any sort are represented only nominally the student
teacher populations of the district. But the issue can and should be de a lt with on even more immediate ter ms : how often do you hear someone, or do you yourself, making joking allusions to "those lousy niggers" or "that damned Jew ?" And remember those pep rallies, at least as recently as last year, with their "funny" slurs and mocking references to Tech High School and black people in general? You roared with laughter, didn't you?
''I've been concerned," Ben husband) told me,' children growing up neighborhood ." Even our realtor friend .. . me neighbors were white .. . and even of same income level as Today, ten years later , I myself of the same thing. people today similarly assure that virtually all-white patterns in this community "purely coincidental."
And finally, again Education of a WASP : "I drove past Westside School ," Ben said, "and struck me for the first that all the youngsters come from the s neighborhoods around just exactly like ours." meant, Ben said, that children would grow up kind of isolation until were college. How damage would do . . . waiting that before they met people were different f themselves?
One passage from Mrs. Stalvey's book seems uniquely apropos in the context of this column in the
*LETTE&S* Dear fun spoiling Editor? I wish you could find something more important to crucify besides something as irrelevant as of how St. Nick destroyed his image to Westside. Biologically speaking Santa's reindeer get just as "horny" as any other reindeer. You must not have
taken any biology . Why take the little laughter there was, nowadays is so hard to obtain. representing the people. Tom Rodgers and Dave P.S. Year's.
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w student finds insincerity among Jing, friendly faces at Westside by Deb Dowling ing, friendly faces, and yet, really sincere . Strange noises many strange sights. Does it like a scene out of recent It isn't, this is the many kids had on their at Westside. at a new school? For many be a frightening experience, for others it's something new, and quite exciting. n someone new moves in, it change in their life. There so many kids to meet, s to get set in, "A whole of life," was the comment such student. the many faces around there are many students situation . With today's Jty being such a mobile one, it e if a student has not been ed in this situation at least once is life. Published results in a tor's handbook stated, "The tge house in America today ges owners about once every years. " Their figures prove that ' are some kids which have !d into a new school many ' times than just once. o ving can be a good vation to a person to help him len his interests, viewpoints, of course, his friendships. On •ther side, moving can scare a •n so much. What will others : of him and what will he think thers? Will he be welcomed ly into their groups, or will he ·eated as an outsider, or even !, an intruder? How will a n know which kind of person ould be if a move was forced 1 him ? Two kids, both •letely new at their schools recently interviewed. U"rie moved the summer before ophomore year in high school vas well adjusted in her present ! of Englewood. There had ' been any doubt in her mind she wasn't. She had many is, the lead in the school play, he would soon be promoted to 1residency of one of the most ortant clubs in town. ·thing seemed just "perfect." ten it happened! Her dad was ferred to a new town, a town t five times as large as her nt home. When she first found it was really exciting, after all, s something different . People more attention to her. As the of her move grew closer, re was some sadness, but to eigh that there were the going parties. They almost made the .1g seem like a treat." Carrie houghtfully. -erything was different when ! arrived at her new home of ta. Everyone was friendly at but then they settled back .heir old groups with their old ls. They seemed to completely c about Carrie. One of these
girls said, "Sure, we were nice to her at first, but she didn't seem to have any initiative to come and meet us half-way. It seemed that since she was the one, she should be the one who should try to be a little friendlier." Carrie now has friends that she walks with in the halls. "It isn't the same," she sighed, "I miss the kids back in Englewood so much sometimes that I could sit right down in the hall and cry. I feel as if I never will be accepted by some of the kids, so it seems really dumb to try to be . I'm so very unhappy." Josie moved at the same time as Carrie . She was active in school at Englewood. "I can hardly remember a night when I got home on time last year, I was so busy after school. It was a lot of work being on the newspaper and yearbook staffs, but, it was so much fun," Josie said. "Scared to death," was the way Josie felt on her first day in the new school. The school was about three times as large as the school she went to in Englewood. "I didn't know what I would do if I didn't make it in the new school," Josie revealed. "I took control of my feelings and said, 'You're the new kid, you've got to make the first move.' It was hard, but I think it's the best thing I ever made myself do," Josie smiled as she said this. Now, Josie has friends that she "wouldn't trade for anything." She seemed to go deep into her thoughts when she said,"I miss my old friends so badly sometimes, but I've got to remember they're back in Englewood and I'm here in Omaha." What makes the two kinds of people? Maybe more of them would be like Josie if they were given that one extra encouraging smile.
"I don't know . It happened so fast . And no one put the blame on me , only her . The fault was with both of us." Unwed fathers. The phrase isn't heard very often. You can pick up just about any magazine and find an article about unwed mothers. Somehow, the father is shoved aside and often ignored in the process of trying to decide the fate of the illegitimate child. "We had only two choices. Either have an abortion or leave town. Marriage was out of the question and Cheryl didn't want to put the child up for adoption. We decided on an abortion," said Tim. "I guess we always knew there was a chance that she'd get pregnant . We kept putting off going down to get birth control pills," he said. "But we didn't worry too much." "In my case it's different," said Larry. "My girlfriend and I wanted to have a baby so she could leave home and come with me . We came to Omaha from Kansas City. We aren't planning to get married. It's too much of a hassle." This seemed to be the general feeling. Most of the fathers interviewed felt that getting married was out of the question. They seemed to feel it would be under pressure all the time and would feel forced into it.
There are exceptions, though. One father said, "I'm so glad she's pregnant. Now we can get married sooner." How about the choice of putting the child up for adoption? "Well, look, the kid is something that we made and I think that giving it to some strange couple would be like giving an arm or a leg away." It's our responsibility," said one father . "There was no other choice. Kim 'went to visit relatives' and put the baby up for adoption. We didn't want to kill it and not even give it a chance to live." There were also instances where the mother had been using a form of contraceptive and it had failed. And cases where the boy thought that his girlfriend was using contraceptives. "Yeah, this chick said she was on the Pill. It turned out she wasn't. We got an abortion through her psychiatrist. All he had to do was say she was mentally incapable of having a child out of wedlock." Not many of the fathers interviewed were engaged, promised or otherwise tied to one girl. In fact, most of them had only been dating the mother for a very short while. "I still can't believe this whole thing. I'd only gone out with this girl three times. And now she's carrying my baby. At least I think it's mine." The question of who was the
father of the baby seemed to be a big problem. At least one-third of the men interviewed were not sure. They were "just sticking by because of guilt feelings ." The question of the couple's future was received with mixed emotions. Some felt that having a baby destroyed the whole relationship . Others felt that a child would eventually lead to marriage. "Terry is going to keep the baby at home and as soon as she graduates, we're planning on marriage," said Rick. "I think that this is the best way. Her parents approve of this plan and we love each other, so why not?" On the other hand, there are the fathers who could care less. "Look, that kid is her problem. She should have taken precautions against getting pregnant. I don't care what happens to the baby and I don't care if I never see the mother again. I don't even remember her last name." Abortion, marriage and adoption. That's what these guys have to decide on . "It was awfully hard to realize that I was a father. I mean, one day you're trying to decide what to do Friday night and the next day, trying to decide between abortion or marriage. And hopingyoumade the right decision."
May adopts different system "I feel that this new method has been very successful so far . The students have been functioning quite maturely," said Mr . Frank May, junior American Literature instructor. He was speaking of his new "independent study" program. The basic idea of this program is to let the student choose in which manner he wishes to study the unit. For instance, he may decide to do a research paper or some other individual project. If so, he is excused from class to do research in the IMC. The student may also choose to take a test, such as Mr . May's standard test or some form of an essay test . If this is his decision, he must come to class for discussion. This way he can receive general information which may be included on the test. Mr. May feels that this method is good because it promotes more individual work among students and also creates a better sense of responsibility. "I have found that most
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students who are not actually capable of producing good work individually realized this themselves and chose to come to class and take the test," Mr. May said. He a I so stated that most students are always where they scheduled themselves, either in class or in some IMC. Mr. May's program actually originated from a meeting during Teacher's Convention. The speaker was "promoting" the idea and discussing the basic idea involved. These ideas appealed to Mr. May and he decided to try them out. He feels that individual work is best because the student learns more from research than from busy work. The new independent study program, which Mr . May is using in all his classes, appeals to most of his students. Diane Suiter said, "I think it's good, I don't like to come to class and have to take a test because I don't do good on tests. When we're being graded like that, I get too nervous."
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Anderson loses Ping-Pong tournament to Mike Swartz Senior Mike Swartz ca ptured the "Westside Ping - Pong Championship" after defeating Mr. Paul Anderson, junior varsity basketball coach and math teacher, in a two-out-of-three battle. Junior Tony Frink took the third spot after defeating senior Kirb y Ralston, who won fourth place. One of the favorites of the tournament, Coach Louis Miloni, was beaten by an underrated Tony Frink in one of the early rounds of the tournament. Dan Badeer, who was third place winner in the last Westside
Ping-Pong Tournament held two years ago, was sidelined with a back injury in one of the earlier rounds, giving Anderson the go-ahead with a forfeit. Mark Hunter won the tourna ment two years ago, and was an expected finisher in the tournament this year until he transferred to Burke and did not get to participate. Intram u ral Director Max Kitzelman said that the p ing-pong dou bles tournament would be held sometime after the basketball intramurals, so start thinking ab out getting a partner!
Matmen stopped in Millard, still hold 4-0 duel record Gra p pler heavyweight Fred Petersen decisioned arch rival Kurt Williams of Boys Town, in one of the Warriors four undefeated duel meets, by 5·2. Williams had proved to be a worthy opponent for Fred because of a defeat by Williams earlier this season by a score of 3·1 over the Westsid e heavyweight. In t he sixth Millard Invitational the matmen placed fourth behind Lincoln East with 54 points. In the c_h am p ionship . matches Westside's Pat Mazzei proved to b e longer lasting than his o pponent Tino Orta of L inco ln High by 6·5.
In the consolation matches, Westside had five matmen make a place for themselves. John Stokke placed third after a decision over Hastings' Scott Stozel, 7·3; Dave Pierce won over Kevin Currin of Millard b y a slim margin of 3·2. Also p lacing third was Dave Knight who decisioned Tim Knight of Northeast by 2-Q . The last third place in t he consolation matches for Westside went to Mark Boyer who scored a referee's decision over Tom Henson of Northeast. Then came Fred Petersen who was decisioned by John Plucknett of Beatrice by 4·2 but still finished in fo urth place.
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Five undefeated teams head the 197 2 intramural basketball season onto its fifth week of action next Monday, a nd that total will be down to three after the sixth week of action. Next Monday H.I.L.L. (4·0) meets The Nubs (3·0) while the Untouchables (3·0) face the Mo-bee Dicks (3·0) the following week. The other undefeated team, The Big Saz (3·0) last Monday won over previously unbeaten Stompers in a real close , physical battle that ended in a 5 0·42 tally. Intramural directors have decided that the playoff will contain four teams, and that three of those teams will be the winners of the three leagues . The fourth will be the second place team with the best won-lost record. At this time, 16 teams have a shot at the playoffs, so the incentive is high for those who wish to pay the price. In last week's action, the Aces met the Jocks in what was probably the best played game of the season to date . Both teams executed extremely well on offense and an intense battle resulted . The Aces emerged 32·28 but the Jocks hot shooting percentage in the first half had cooled off a nd both defenses had begun to get lea ky. Other close games were Fruits 3 4, Cold Duck 30, and the Violentos 44, Monarches 28 . Congratulations to the teams that have scored 100 point games this season . Mo-bee Dicks (120) , H.I.L.L . (118) , Ha ndlers (112), and the Nubs (100) have all surpassed the century mark . Still trying are the St ompers who scored only 98 points in th eir first victory, and .GRIT, who has managed only 8 2 poin ts total in 4 games while running up a perfect 0 ·4 record. This week's ratings : League 1 1. H.I.L.L. (4·0) Bill Hill a nd Randy Chick lead the team which should win the division this yea r. Only team that can sto p them now is the Nubs, who play them in two weeks. H.I.L.L . should dominate the boards and win easily . 2. The Nubs (3·0) Only o ther undefeated team in this league , probably has best cha nce fo r best second place team.
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3. Shavers No.5 (3·1) Have lost only to H.I.L.L. and may not lose another game this year. 4 . Routers (2·1) Only loss also to H.I.L.L. This team is averaging an u nbelievable shooting percentage. 5. Handlers (2·1) This team still has a chance for the p layoffs b ut probably won't make it because of their inability to handle pressure . 9. Cornhustlers (0·4) What can you say ab o ut a team with a p erfect record ? League 2 1. Big Saz (3 ·0) Registered a strong victory over the Stompers last week through the use of their excellent shooting, driving, and fast break . Should walk through the rest of the league . 2. Stompers (3·1) Shouldn 't lose another game if Kaz Go and Don Carlson continue to show consistency on offense and defense. Subs bring in board strength and hustle which could mean the d ifference in a close game, which they prob ably won't be in d uring the remainder of the regular season.
3. Fruits of the Loom Only loss to Stompers 4. Aces (2·1) Only 1011 Stompers . 5. Jocks ( 2·1) Only loss to 9. GRIT ( 0·4) Probably worst team in the shou ldn't win a game all unless somebody forfeits. League 3 1. Untouchables (3·0) and unbeatable after Monday 2. Mo-bee Dicks (3·0) -challenge the Untouchables in week's game of the decade, have a definite chance of if they get serious and aggressive the entire game. game will compare to last LA Lakers-Mil. Bucks and probability will be the best of the season. 3. Outcasts (3·1). 4. Violentos (2·1) . 5. Dip Shooters (2·1). 6. Rut Brothers (3 ·1). 10. Who Knows (0·4) ... Knows . . . some day they may a game .. .
Bulldogs are not the best swim Before Christmas many people were thinking of the things that they would get. The swimmers were thinking about a thing that they wa nted very badly, and that was the Little Cyclone meet which was held in Iowa . The Warriors got off to a poor start when when their first racer was disqualified for beating the gun. Even though they got off to a slow start the pool people came back to win by a slim margin over Wahington High . Washington High , by the way, has won the Iowa State cha mpi o nship for nine years in a row, a nd are ranked high to repeat as sta te champs aga in this year. Althou gh Iowa is thought to be a st ron ger swimming state th a n
Nebraska, the pool people showed them that they could despite the odds . On Jan. 4 the Warriors took bite out of the Burke Bulldogs putting them under the wave Westside wins by 78-17. In this meet Senior Roy who is co-captain of the and an All American seemed to put things together help win. Roy won the 50 and yard freestyle events and had hand in the winning medley along with brother Brian, Frink and Chan Gibson. Burke thought that they unseat the returning state but made a poor show of it in 7 8·1 7 rout by the pool gang.
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!though Westside's players , in their coach's words, "so afterwards that they only ed once, ... and then slept for ext three days," they managed .ep awake long enough to put lamps on a high powered Boys t offense, 44-36, capturing the annual Metropolitan Holiday nament, first such title in the •l's history.
The Cowboys came back from the locker room to cut the margin to four, 23-19, early in the third quarter, but Westside recovered to lead 31-22 entering the final quarter . Here they dominated the game, controlling the pace with a patient, time consuming offense, and forcing desperate Cowboy shots with their aggressive man-to-man defense. Westside hit only two field goals in three attempts, but converted nine at the line as the ball hungry Boys Town crew fouled in the fourth. The Warriors coasted in to the final 44-36 tally, and the best record in Nebraska. Walstrom led the Warriors with 15, followed by Andrews eight, Berkshire and Sloan's seven, Schone's four and Seume's two. Jeff dominated the boards in spectacular fashion, clearing off 14 rebounds. Boys Town held a slim 33-32 rebounding edge teamwise. Westside had ten turnovers to the Cowboys eight, but Westside held Boys Town to 25% (14-57) from the field with their defensive pressuring. Westside shot 37%.
!stside, seeded in the 16 team ey along with Central, Boys . and Rummel, placed both Andrews and Jeff Seume on American Division's Jurnament squad. Andrews hit :ainst tough Rummel and Jeff :ted 51 rebounds in the four ;, Coach Tom Hall felt "it was .m effort though. Everyone :i well." til, who received the npionship trophy from 1ment director Duke Snider co-captains Jeff Seume and loan, admitted his team "will bly be number one, which is snice."
•oy offense controlled stside had its toughest ive assignment of the young playing Boys Town. The mdefeated Cowboys had yet held to under 62 points. e had to force that big guy Don Hurley an urnament selection) outside he got the ball. We had to im and Anzures (5-10 Fred, -Tournament selection). The three are good one on one, so i to stop them one on one. I tt we'd play well, but not them so completely. opening quarter was full of 1 scoring, with Westside : the first three, Boys Town ct six, and Westside six of the ~ht, on the strength of Rick Jm's five straight in the last A Walstrom bucket with six .s left in the quarter made the V'estside, a lead which was elinguished. 1d Rick added six more in a rt the opening minutes of : two to stretch the lead to 5-10. The half ended 23-13, Ie.
Warriors nip Raiders Westside solved Rummel, 53-46, in a defensive semifinals battle. The veteran Raiders, eventual fourth place finisher, had lost only to Central in overtime regular season action and had averaged 76 a game in the Holiday. The first quarter saw the lead see-saw back and forth. The score was tied a total of six times. Andrews, 100% from the field in the first period, hit three field goals for the Warriors first six points. Westside took the quarter, 13-11, by virtue of a Berkshire tip-in with one second showing on the clock. Westside boosters were worried as the Raiders outscored their favorites, 11-0, in the first four minutes of the second quarter. Up to this point in the game Westside had been 1-10 from the free throw line, many misses coming in one and one situations. But Jeff Seume's 8-8 performance from the line in the last 3:30 of the half mixed with three Andrews points and a Walstrom basket pulled the Warriors within two, 28-26, as the second quarter ended.
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Although 6'5" Walstrom hit six of Westside's first eight third quarter points, he and Berkshire were called for the fourth fouls and sat out the next few minutes. Westside outscored Rummel to take a slim 39-37 lead into the final eight minutes. Ron Andrews seven, teamed with Larry Schone's four points in the opening five minutes of the final quarter pulled Westside to a 50-43 edge, the Warriors scoring the period's first seven points. Westside just played the clock for the rest of the game to perserve a 53-46 win. Hall, pleased with his team's aggressiveness, said the failure to hit the free throws was simply "just one of those things." Andrews led all scorers with 18, followed by Seume's 13, including a perfect 9-9 from the line, and Walstrom's ten . Jeff far and away led rebounders with 14, including quite a few in the final stanza. Westside outbounded the Raiders 41-23.
Westside rolls over Tech Westside leaped to a 9-2 lead in the first four minutes and coasted to a 59-52 victory over an outmanned Technical High squad in Holiday Tournament quarterfinal action. The Warriors held on for a 15-10 lead at the end of the quarter, paced by hot Rick Walstrom's seven points . The Westside team expanded their lead in the third period behind the play of their 6-5 pivotmen, Rick Berkshire and Rick Walstrom. Walstrom hit for eight and Berkshire, in an excellent performance, added seven. The West Omaha squad went into the final minutes with a 51-28lead . Westside rested their regulars the greater part of the last eight minutes and, as a result, the Trojan starters outscored the Warrior subs 24-8. "We wanted to conserve our energy for the rest of the tournament and give everyone a chance to play," Hall commented . "It was not the 'furious rally' some called it ." Walstrom, 10-13 from the field,
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Ryan underestimated Ryan gave Westside its closest call of the season in a 46-43 thriller at Bryan in the opening round of the Holiday tourney. The Warriors, heavy favorites, were surprised by a squad "better than its 61.38 loss to Rummel indicated," coach Hall asserted. "It's more my fault than the players- I didn't have them ready. Ryan, hot from outside, became the first team to lead Westside after a quarter, 14-12, on a tie breaking basket with 16 seconds left. The Warriors, with some hot shooting, o utscored the Knights 8-2 at the beginning of the second period . O n the strength of some balanced p oint production Westside had a 26-21 edge at the half. Ryan, holding Westside to eight in the next seven minutes, pulled within one, 34-33, with 50 seconds
"IURII to go in the quarter. We salvaged a three point lead, : going into the fourth . C performances by Berkshire Seume, each with five points . Westside ahead in the third. Westside quickly jumped tc point lead but failed to hold plagued by turnovers and ba1 throw shooting in imp< situations. Ryan capitalized o sloppy Westside playing by c< within one again, 43-42, witt minutes remaining. Both t mistakes, including two offensive fouls which ne baskets, prevented scoring until a J eff Seume steal it backcourt with four second: gave Ron Andrews an easy I. He made it a three point pb the ensuing foul shot . Wes however, gave Ryan a chan• make the final tally 46-43 converted technical foul shot. Hall praised Berkshire Andrews for their performances. Andrews had 14 points to Westside. Berkshire added 11 Seume 10. Jeff and Walstror rebounders with eight a1 followed with Berkshire's s
Cagers face tough Rummel tonigl explosive Eagles hosts next Friday The Westside Warrior basketball team has its second "grudge match" in a row tonight as they host the tough Rummel Raiders in the UNO Fieldhouse. Tom Hall, who coaches the stingy Warrior defensive machine, describes Rummel as a team similar in style to his own. "They press and pressure and are physical -more physical than we are. They run a shuffle offense, where any of the five men play any position. In order to win, we'll have to play defense and stop Burns." Ed Burns, a 6-2 junior letterman forward, is one of the reasons Rummel is tough. Raider coach Phil Gradoville described him as one of the finest offensive players he has ever seen. He is currently hitting at a 16 point a game clip. The veteran club also includes tough forward Jim McFarlin and three year starting center Mark Peterson, 6-4, in the lineup. Combined, they toss in about 20 a game. The tough defensive club, plagued by fouls so far this year, has a fine guard in three year starter Jay Wheeler. Tomorrow night the Warriors take to the road to meet Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in the Yellowjacket gym. The Y ellowjackets, under the tutelage of new coach Bob McCool, return two lettermen, Dave Vallinch and John Heath, from last year's Metro runnerup squad. Vallich, Freddy Floyd and 6-4 Mike Walck are all hitting at a 11 point a game clip to pace the offensive minded Jackets. Hall, remarking that the Rummel game may preempt practice time from Tee Jay, said that the Jackets "get a lot of points and throw up a lot of shots." They are giving up an average of ten more a game than their high powered offense scores, however, and have managed to beat only Bryan, Benson and Bellevue. A thriller is in store next Friday as Westside travels to Norris Junior High to meet the highly regarded Central Eagles . The Eagles, an experienced team, have four returning starters. "They have the best talent I've seen on any team," Westside's Hall
commented. "They're very difl to prepare for b ecause of the t: they do well -offer rebounding and one on one m They're not disciplined on of like Boys Town so you anticipate them. But that same of organization can hurt them We hope to capitalize on it." Central, another d istrict foE 6-4 junior forward, Dennis Fo1 top scorer last year, just rec• back in the lineup after a injury. He has hit about 15 a 1 since his return . Fine shot Williams, a forward who likE work one on one, is close be with 14 a game. Carlos Dillard center and a tough reboundE contributing 13 a contest. The next night Westside ret home to host a Saturday game Burke . Coach Hall says "they play to man defense this year and and gun' - they fast break and like crazy." The Bulldogs averaging quite a few a game are giving up a few more to opposition. The Bulldogs 'quarterbad forward Russ Bueker, hittin1 points a game. R uss is the returning letterman. The Burke squad has 6-2 Andre Bla1 center. Westside ended the 1971 po of the regular season DecembE with a 70-40 trouncing of Bellevue Chieftains. Wes opened up a 19-9 lead at quarter behind the offense of Seume and Ron Andrews glided to the win. The half ended 40-17 d u e tc firepower of p ivotmen Berkshire and Rick Walstrom, hit ten and seven, resp ecti Andrews hit nine in the 1 quarter as the first line troops · slowly removed. The team , into the fourth with a 62-34 · The low scormg rourtn w seasoning time for subs on 1 teams. Westside failed to score 1 1:18 was left in the game. Westside, holding a def. rebounding advantage, shot from the field. Leading scorers' Andrews with 16, Walstrom 15 and Berkshire with 14.
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THE LANCE
January 14,
Years of experimentation pay off
Student's interest in stars 'profou by Pam Hultberg Stars are not only for wishing on. Their mysteries form the fut ure career for Westside junior Bob Merritt. He is what some might call an "astronomic enthusiast"and plans to be a physicist or astronomer. Currently Bob ' s schedule contains band, U.S. History, English Literature, field ecology, senior math, physics and chemistry. Next year he plans to take advanced chemistry, advanced physics, advanced senior math or calculus and data processing. Bob hopes to attend either M.LT. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) or Harvard, majoring in physics.
Junior Bob Merritt examines his telescope which will be a part of his career.
Weekly environment program informs students of problem Through the use of movies, ;ideotapes and games, Westsiders are learning about ecological problems each week in an environmental program. The program is presented mods one to ;ix every Thursday in room 214. Presentations have - included mvironmental films, videotaped TV ;pecials or movies, and ecological ~ames such as Smog. The best tttended program has been the ;bowing of "The Last Child," a nade-for-TV movie.
Mr. Ronald Cram pt on, chemistry teacher, sees the program as a pilot for an environmental studies course, .which could begin next year. In such a course, students would choose an area of study and would do independent research . Mr . Crampton , in charge of the program, has not yet decided if the program will continue next semester because of lack of interest. About 30-40 students usually attend, but some weeks there have been as few as five present.
One of Bob's extracurricular activities is his junior membership in the Omaha Astronomical Society. This group meets every third Sunday at 2:00 p .m. in the Commercial Savings and Loan Bu ildin g downtown. Slides or movies are shown which Bob terms "pretty interesting," and from time to time "star parties" are held in various parks. The group is building an observatory by OSACS with a 12 inch reflector telescope which the club has at th is time. One segment of the Omaha Astronomical Society is the Messier Club. The club gets its name from its founder, a Frenchman who lived during the 1700s. According to Bob, "Messier discovered several 'fuzzy objects' in the sky while searching for comets. In those days money was awarded to anyone
Visit another nation without leaving the U. S. Living in a European or Asian :ulture may not be as far off or •xpensive as some think. Three eparate summer language programs .re being sponsored by District 66 text summer. International language villages in liinnesota and Montana are the irst of these programs. These are ummer camps designed to simulate ife styles of different countries . ~he countries are France, Germany, lpain, Norway, Russia and China. \ student need not have taken any oreign language to participate.
for one month. This is on an exchange basis. The time period is from June 19 - July 14, and $300 covers the entire costs . Prerequisites for this program are to have completed the ninth grade and to have studied at least one year of Spanish. Further details can be obtained from Mrs. Debbie Harvey at Valley View Junior High, 393-4600. The third language summer program is for students interested in French. They will study the French langauges and civilization in
the best place for learning that - France. Antibes, France on the Mediterranean will be the location for study at the Grand Lycee d'Antibes. This learning program will also take place for one month, from July 25 - August 25, $900 will cover all expenses from Omaha. Conditions for this trip are to have completed the ninth grade and to have studied at least one year of French . Mrs. Laurel Cook at Westbrook Junior High, 393-1313, has more information.
These village programs will ontinue throughout the entire ummer vacation for two, four or ix week periods. Two weeks will ost $155. The only condition is he student must be between ages tine and 18 years. For more nformation, contact Miss Karen ;rickson at Arbor Heights Junior Iigh, 393 -4335 . For students especially nterested in Spanish, they may live iiith a family in Mexico City, Mexico
finding a comet. Comets move in relation to t he stars, but these 'f uzzy objects' didn't. He catalogued them in a notebook so he wouldn't waste time in the future trying to fin d out what they were." · There were 103 original Messier objects, but modern day scientists have brought the total to 109. Club members locate and write down information on each one . When t he ir individual total exceeds 70 they b ecome official members of the Messier Club and th_ose with totals of 109 become honorary members. The o bj ects are of three categories, galaxies, star clusters or nebulae. "I've just started and have located only 19," said Bob . "To locate the objects you look in your finder-scope and get the general area. Maybe it's bright enough to see in your finder so you can pinpoint it right away . If not then either yo u use your setting circles or get your fin der in the general area until you fin d it or at least think yo u have." Any student interested in joining the Omaha Astronomical Society may contact Mr. Bob Allen . Bob also does extensive work with his camera, a Minolta SR-T 101. He takes pictures through the microscope, telescope, spectroscope and also star trails. " . . . and regular pictures too," he added jokingly. "I also keep a sort of photographic record for field ecology club . Every time we go somewhere I shoot a roll of film mostly for review and to show to next year's class." The only pictures he has taken through the telescope have been of the moon because his telescope does not have a clock drive, "gears and a motor you mount on the telescope which drive one of the shafts so the te lescope follows the stars. I also don't have an adapter which fits the camera right to the eyepiece, so I have to hold the camera with the tri pod and adjust both things as I go. Other times I wait until the moon floats into view and then I'll snap the picture." Star trails are one of Bob's "favorites." For this you need a
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The longer the exposure, the star trail, which is path of movement. It is different areas of the example, stars at t he move slower than stars celestial equator which extension of the earth's into space." Microscope pictures hard." Put the tripod right the microscope and turn the right down into the eyepiece. a little piece of metal with a it to keep out the light, eyepiece doesn't take up the lens space in front. I my built in meter and picture with the cable release camera does not shake ." The telescope plays the role in Bob 's "collection." bega n with a 2.4 inch ,., ..,a~•..,. he wanted something decided to build an eight reflector. He sent in for price lists and calculated amount for the best the cheapest price. "I during summer and already some money. I had planned the parts last summer, but I over a job for a frien d on I received more money exp ected so was able to get it early."
astrono my. i location has not d eterred him his study of t h e stars. "With downtown glow and a big light a block away to the right across the street to the it leaves me a little area right a little circle." He "Sometimes I don't know see, but many disco veries made accidentally," he optimistically.
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January 28,
Juniors elect Scudder
Advisory Board has sibling team
1embers of "Tea House of the August Moon" discuss rehearsals.
Two members of the Martin Hochster family, sophomore Pam and senior Howard, have been joined by junior Steve Scudder as Westside's representatives on the newly formed Student Advisory Board of Education. The Board, designed to aid the District 66 Board of Education in obtaining "first hand communication" with the "consumers" of education "to
mior class play has geisha girls holds the Blossom.
by Sue Berg scene is Okinawa and the s right after World War II. is it? It is the basis for the class play, "Tea House of the ; Moon." main plot of the story is s of the United States Navy :tationed in Okinawa to :e a Headstart program. But, than start this program, with ; and hospitals, they open up 1 house. ~ leads are Gary Harper and ~gister as Sakini and Captain respectively. Holly Nielson
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Other roles are Rip Benson as the ancient man; Don Carlson as Mr. Omura ; Debbie Durrant as the old woman's daughter; Bob Howard as Mr. Sumata; Max Jorda n as Mr . Seiko; Nancy Lakin as the old woman; and Jane Limprecht as Miss Higa Jiga. Others include Bob Manchester as Mr. Keora ; Mike Morrison as Mr. Hokaida; Tom Rogers as Mr. Sumata's father , Fred Ross as Sgt. Gregovich; Pete Russell as Capt. McLean; Rick Schempp as Mr.
'nus robes, 128 inducted o National Honor Society :ing the traditional robes peeches, National Honor inducted 128 new members club yesterday afternoon. students were chosen on the cations of scholarship, ~r, leadership and service. a cumulative grade average ·r better. teachers voted on eligible ;, then a faculty committee representing the major tents, made the final choice. Department Head Mary is the faculty advisor to the following 82 seniors were into National Honor Society •: Stephanie Abraham, Cheryl 3arbara Barrett, Steve Baxter, ennett, Rick Berkshire, Sharla ren Bloom, Susan Bowen, Patsy e Bredensteiner, Linda Brown, •n and Karen Cain.
Wheeler, Ruth Widstrom, Lori Wintroub and Robert Woodle. Thirty-one juniors were also inducted into the society yesterday. They are Kathy Abernathy, Susan Adams, Bruce Amsden, Jeannette Austin, Heather Broadbent, Joel Cassman, Jane Clark, Dede Day, Kathy Degioia, Tom Dinwoodie, Elizabeth Farley, John Goldman and Elizabeth Greenly. More newly-inducted juniors are Paula Haeder, Cheryl Langdon, Janet Larson, John Nelson, Deborah Petersen, Bruce Richards, Tenley Rogers, Mark Ruben, Susan Schwarz, Fred Smith, Dennis Stamm, Hemala Subbaratha, Judith Vrana, Rich Ward, Jamie Weaver, Jo Marie Williams, Lee Ann Williams and Ann Yaffe. Named as provisional members were
15 sophomores. They are Carol Baska, Peter Cegielski, Caroline Chantry, Patricia Eaton, Michael Hathaway, Sherry Helmke, Michelle Holmes, Cindy Methe, Tim Patenode, Amy Peterson, Susan Severa, Linda Smith, Jessalyn Wilscom and Brian Wilson.
Oshira; and Gary Tibbie as Col. Wainwright III. Jane Houston, Nancy Keller and Sandy Weiss are cast as some of the villagers. But, according to director Anna Clark, some of the parts are yet to be cast. The play, which will be held Feb. 17-19, includes dancing by geisha girls and a wrestling match between Mike Morrison and Max Jordan. All the girls ' parts will be spoken in the Japanese dialect, Luchun. According to Holly Nielson, "it's hard to say and a lot harder to memorize!" Gary Harper, when asked to give a brief description of the play, said, "Well, some of the language may be considered objectionable, and there are a couple scenes which may prove to be quite a surprise!" Julie Vaaler will assist Mrs. Clark on the script. Sue Oliver, another student director, will help with some of the acting. She is also in charge of costumes and will help direct the dancing. Mrs . Clark had a new idea concerning dress rehearsal, which will be held on Feb. 16, this year. She would like to open it to other schools in the district and to school officials. She believes it would be a fun experience to have the junior high students come to see the play. But Mrs. Clark is not sure this idea will work because she has not had it approved by the main office. She also commented, "Transportation is quite a problem. It is going to be awfully difficult to get the kids here ." Admission to the play this year will be free with a student activity ticket in advance, or $1 at the door.
new seniors are Don Carlson, assling, Nicole Chauche, Debra ~ob
Daasch, Carol Eckman, : kwall, Margie Eliason, Sally Wilma Ennega, Tom Fauth, ·elt, Debra Fieck, Bill Finley, temming, Susan Fried, Don ::han Gibson, Bruce Grewcock ence Han negan. 1uing with the seniors are Gary Beth Harrington, Jim Harris, ·iiand, Peggy Hineline, Debbie )n, Deborah Ireland, Diane )avid Johnston, Bruce Kabat, incaid, Connie Kravchuk, Sue 1, Linda Lawson, Jennifer ferry Lieber, Alan Lienemann h Livingstone. Barbara Loers, cMaken, Laurie Meyer, Carol m, Sandra Myers, Cynthia Beth Newell, Holly Nielson, liver, Carol Pelkner, Deanne
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Larry Schone, Mark Schupack, wartz, Deborah Shidler, Susan and Joe Sloan were also
eting the list of seniors are wanson, Jewel Swenson, Sonja Rick Walstrom, Joseph Warta, ~instein, Scott Wells, Ron
Towering above Westside's picnic tables, the new geodesic dome is destined to become Louis Niemann's new greenhouse.
enable effective and relevant decision making," meets with their adult counterpart for the first time February 7 . The students are supposed to "represent the student voice in policy development in School District 66" while serving as official non-voting members of the board of education. The three were selected last Monday by caucuses of their respective class members in both the Student Forum and the Student Advisory Board. All candidates presented speeches to the select group of their classmates. A general election was impossible because of time limitations. Besides the three high school members, the Board will have a representative from each junior high. This Board's term ends
August 31. Senior Howard Hoc promising the vocal suppo "constructive change at advantage," was elected by f majority of the sparse 21 vott opponents included Doug Wilma Ennenga, Gary Harpe Tom Wattonville. The junior class had the participation with 36 elector ten candidates. Scudder was ci out of a field of Carl Anders01 Barr, Bob Brite, Jayne Cra Kathy DeGioia, Barb Den Chris Icenogle, Dave Jones and Meisbach. The sophs, with a voting tm similar to the senior class, , Pam Hochster over Bob Eisen Neil Cooper, Sue Weldon, Wilson and Robyn Ginn.
'Limited courses' revealed incentive for early graduati1 by Pam Hultberg
Graduation. Most students think of it as the most important mo1 of their 12 school years. The word brings to mind baccalaureatt elaborate commencement with cap and gown, and friends and rela gathered to express their congratulations and hopes for the future. Such was not the case for 32 Westside students who graduated a close of first semester. This "early commencement" was made possibl their successful completion of English Literature during the summer the fulfillment of all other necessary credits, or by participation in ~ form of correspondence course. According to principal Dr. James Tangdall, there are a greater nur of semester graduates each year, and more of it coming about by "wl rather than necessity. One of the "early graduates," Nina Williams, < what she considered the reason. "I think people are not as intereste keeping in a class. They want to get as much as they can from one lev education and progress to a higher one as soon as they can ." Dr. Tangdall stated the advantages to regular completion of these year. "First of all, there are courses here at Westside which if taken can be bypassed in college. Second, you can explore and take a variet courses in different departments and fields you may be interestec Third, the senior year is the chance to be a student and really have f He added, "I think that as long as it's planned for a valid reason,· we ought to provide this type of semester commencement. Otherwi could be a real mistake. Some of these students who think they wil able to find work after they graduate early may be in for a big surpri It was found the main reason for students wanting to graduate E was the lack of courses that further interested them. Said Kurt Ander "I exhausted the number of courses I want to take at Westside excep1 one or two. I want to get some free time and then I'll be more anxious ready for college." Mike Goodman said that he also had run out of cor he wanted to take at Westside and was planning to take a couple at U J second semester. This was Nina's reason for her early graduation . "I've lea1 everything I can at Westside. I didn't want to take a year off but I want to take some time off, rest and work for awhile before goin1 college. This seemed to be the best solution. Also, I didn't especially Westside. Once you get to a level of people trusting you, you've g< made, but it took me two years to have people find out I wasn't a 'sno nose little kid'." "Last year I decided to get involved in some activities for sometl to do, but it didn't really help. I feel I have little in common with I school students. Everyone has to decide what they want to do with t life and Westside wasn't helping me. I told people I was interestec drama or writing, but they couldn't understand that. They all wan tee become teachers and go to Nebraska," she added laughingly. None of the students interviewed received any particular static f1 the administration. "I had heard an unofficial rumor that it would be 1: to do, but I went to see my counselor. I found out all I needed was ale from my parents and they agreed with me wholeheartedly." Of the traditional graduation exercises, Mike said, "I don't really< for it that much. My mom's the one who wants to see her 'little boy · through the line." Nina expressed her feelings about it. "I suppose fc student who really looks forward to it as something exciting it's fine. just not too impressed with it myself." Said one graduate, "This is a bad idea on the part of the counse. and administrators. They should realize the coming evolution. The semester of the senior year is a waste anyway. College applications already in and students are going to start hating their last semeste1 school. I think that if a person feels he's gotten everything he can fr high school, then he ought to graduate as soon as he can."
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To grant or not to grant amnesty? by Cyndie Jones Should amnesty be granted to all the men who have gone to Canada to escape the draft to avoid fighting in Vietnam? Amnesty can be defined iS a general pardon, or conditional offer of pardon, for a political offense, md has been the controversial topic of many heated Westside American Governmenst discussions. In a survey of 60 Westside sophomores, juniors and seniors, results ;howed 27 were against granting amnesty to the evaders, 23 were in favor :>f granting amnesty and 10 student were totally apathetic. Basically, the main reasons the students are supporting amnesty is Jecause they oppose an "undeclared, unjustified, unpopular" war. Other ·easons are because the war won't benefit our country, and because the !vaders are merely following their own consciences. Senior Kurt Andersen, who was one of those expressing strong views 'or amnesty, said, "I'm a little reluctant to call it 'amnesty.' 'Amnesty' :ounds as if we're forgiving the draft evaders. They should probably be ·orgiving us for forcing them to leave the country." Senior Tom Wattonville took the same view, but added, "You ;houldn 't take someone who is morally against something and put him in a Jrison. The real hero is the guy who stands up for what his conscience says s immoral." Donna Arnold and Nina Williams, both seniors, agreed that it took a ot more courage to follow your conscience than to follow a law you lidn't believe in, and if you believe something is wrong, it's your duty to >rotest it. Students who did not support granting amnesty argued Americans :hould be loyal, and it wasn't fair to those who had fulfilled their >bligations. Senior Bob Schorr commented, "If you live in a free country you nust obey the law. You have the choice of fleeing the country to avoid >rosecution, but we reserve the right to refuse entry back without >rosecution ." Junior Jane Kahler said, "If they take advantage of the privileges of a ·ree country, they should want to fight to keep it free." "The people that left the country knew the consequences of their lecision when they left, so enforce the penalty," argued Senior Dave \:night. Another junior felt the draft evaders had denounced their right to live n the United States when they refused to live by its rules. Senior Sue Bowen stated, "I don't believe people should be able to nake the United States their country only when they want it to be." So . .. where do you stand?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I would like to call your attention to an alarming fact about the city of Omaha. This is in regards to Omaha's religious youth groups. A certain youth group in this city allows its youth to sleep together, both male and female, on their retreats. They claim that allowing them to sleep together will keep them from sneaking out and getting together. On one occasion, the entire youth group had a party with alcoholic beverages and needless to say, children of this age do not drink to be social. If Omaha cannot get these sort of happenings out of its own churches, I'm afraid to say how difficult it will be to get it out of the city itself. Anonymous Dear Editor: I think it is about time that something be done about smoking in the restrooms. You choke every time you go into these rooms. Especially near the Commons. I, for one, and many students who I have talked with about it, have said that they think it is terrible and loathe it as much as I. If a few individuals feel it necessary to destroy sinks, plumbing and ventilation, these people are inconsiderate bums. If school property means nothing to them, then they should at least have the courtesy to dispose of their cigarette residue in a waste can or somewhere besides sinks, floors and toilet seats. The SAB should do something about this situation instead of talking about "who's who" in society columns at Westside and their weekend dates. Teresa Baker
We were surprised when Congressman John Y. McCollister Westside audience Oct. 26 that draft resisters and evaders granted amnesty to help "heal the wounds of the country." McCollister denies having favored amnesty, saying that he predicted that 'someday' amnesty was inevitable." It seems, then, that McCollister is not being honest with Perhaps McCollister received so much adverse reaction from in regard to his original pro-amnesty stand, that he decided ~ politically "smart" to reverse his position. Or maybe the Administration (McCollister is a leading House Republican) Second District Congressman to get back in line, since just McCollister announced that he favored amnesty for draft President Nixon told reporters that he (Nixon) did not. Whatever the case, McCollister, who must run for re-election is not being intellectually honest. To reverse a stand so quickly and blatantly political reasons perhaps casts doubts on McCollister's generally.
McGovern is best,' former senator tells Westsiders by Kurt Andersen "Lyndon Baines Johnson lied us 1to the Vietnam War. And now ·ixon is continuing this war--the 1ost abhorrent, unforgiveable war 1 our history," former U.S . ~nator Ernest Gruening of Alaska >ld approximately 100 Westside udents Monday, Jan. 17 . Senator ruening was in Omaha 3.mpaigning for Presidential mdidate George McGovern . His 1lk at Westside was sponsored by he Westside Students for lcGovern . Gruening said Senator McGovern is the most decent, the most onest, the best man in the running x President of the United States." lcGovern, Gruening explained, is 1e only Democratic Presidential ontender who favors an immediate nd to the War in Indochina and to 1e military draft. "And most nportantly , " added the 85 ear old-Alaskan, "George lcGovern has a definite plan for Jnverting our present wartime
economy to a peacetime one that would provide jobs, and solve our pressing social needs." Gruening began his 30-minute talk by explaining "how the Nixon administration is bringing this country straight downhill." Nixon' has "repeatedly tried to get racists appointed to the Supreme Court ... and now with the new 'Nixon Court,' I believe that we may have taken the first long step toward totalitarianism in this country. We now have the no-knock law, more wiretapping and willingness to abridge freedom of the press. We've got to have a change at the top ... we've got to get Nixon out," Gruening told the Westside audience. Gruening said that draft evaders "are patriots and should be considered heroes--not 'forgiven' as some public officials have suggested . They've done nothing wrong for which they need to be forgiven ." And Daniel Ellsberg, the man who gave the 'Pentagon Papers' to
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the press and exposed the government's procedures which led to its involvement in the Vietnam War, "sh ou I d be given the Congressional Medal of Honor!" Gruening, speaking clearly and rapidly, urged youth "to participate in the electoral process because genuine changes could be made. They could turn this whole mess around." The diminuative statesman continued, "A few years ago some boys at our colleges used violence and realized that was the wrong approach, that it was counterproductive. Then came a feeling of abstension, that 'it was no use to get involved because nothing could be changed.' Well, both of these are wrong positions. Young people have the power to turn the government upside down if they make use of their vote." Senator Gruening said he was one of only two Senators in the entire U .S. Con~ess to vote against the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution, which led to the massive U.S. buildup in Vietnam during the Johnson administration. He was also the governor and the first U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska. Today, Gruening is a consultant to the Washington-based Population Crisis Committee, and a contributing editor to Nation magazine.
The school pol icy on student parking dictates that a car parked certain area of the school grounds must bear a sticker, either on the fender, rear windshield, or placed on a card visible from the outside. stickers cost 25 cents and are alloted at the beginning of the Vetil senior first, junior second, basis. Under this system stickers of a color are good only in a certain area, and supposedly not in another. However, the recent construction of the tennis courts eliminated the west parking lot. A substitute lot constructed just the building was discovered to hold water so well that it beclllltlui perpetual quagmire with ruts up to a foot deep in some places. Administrators decided those cars should not be forced to park mudhole and allowed cars with black stickers to park in the south lot, and at the same time, told cars with red stickers they could park new lot if the south one was full. However, the real parking problem lies with the cars which stickers at all. A recent survey (8:15a .m. on Monday, Jan. 17) · that 70% of the cars parked in the south lot were without any sticker whatsoever. Administrators should realize the real solution to parking problem is to do what they have threatened to do all year.
A lot of people have complained about not being able to attend school soc-hops. They said they haven't been able to get in for a variety reasons: 1. They didn't have their 1.0 . card 2. They didn't have enough money 3. They didn't have an activity sticker At the start of the year, every student has a chance to buy an ticket for the price of six dollars. This ingenious little sticker was to get you into the football games, basketball games, let you be participate in intramurals and get you into the dances. Many students bought these for the purpose of the universal attending the sports events, the dances and intramurals. What about the students who only enjoy music or dancing? person have an activity sticker to get into the soc-hops? If a person to go to one of the sports events or wants to participate in an sport, he does not need an activity sticker. He just has to pay the
published at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Smith College (Mass.) and Columbia University (N.Y.). In each of those projects, 1 0- 2 0 question surveys were distributed to each student, asking their feelings about specific points of each course and teacher they have had.The results were tabulated by computer, compiled by the student directors of the surveys, and published for campus-wide
•rding to Westside National Society president Shawn her club plans to complete latest by the beginning of a computer-assisted survey 1dent attitudes toward ! curriculum and faculty. project, tentatively called 'estside Teacher·Curriculum on," will be modeled on ;tudent surveys at colleges, s those performed and
stick musical to satirize police and music rental, make-up and stage supplies. On the last day of the show, the Top Choir must be at school at 8 a.m. to face a two hour bus ride to Wayne State College, where Westside is billed as one of the top choirs in the state and will perform for other high schools in a clinic.
the operetta "Pirates of e" enters a conversation, :a l satire does not tely come to mind. But Gilbert and Sullivan in the wrote their slapstick s with a point - in this case, up the British police. or Voices will put on this nd simple satire ," as said Donovan Schuler, March and 25 . It is Westside's Gilbert and Sullivan on, to be performed in the a l style . "We will play it ," said Schuler. "The ham 1 in . Everything in it has a 1eaning." Choir usually designs and > own sets and programs, as this year, but an estimated viii be spent on costume
distribution. "Sometime this month, we think, every student will be given a questionnaire and computer·type answer form," Shawn explained. "This will be done in their English classes. They'll answer the questions for each of their current courses, and space will be provided for written comments, too." Shawn, a senior, hopes for a "cooperative and total response" from the students. The results of the "Teacher/Curriculum Evaluation" will be compiled and published in pamphlet form, ready for distribution in March. National Honor Society members directing the project include Shawn, Marcia Angle, Howard Hochster, Doug Berg, Diana Dalton, Liz Gerd, and Kurt Andersen.
Prom date set for Apri/28 The Junior Class has launched another major money-making project, spirit buttons. The four-inch diameter buttons, designed by a junior girl, feature "Mr . Natural," a cartoon character, and the slogan "Keep on truckin." The format is not the traditional Warrior, in hopes that more than just "Pep Club girls" would buy the
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m 't understand all these unning around with white I tights. Most of the skits my but the last one was just one of the comments Jut the Mime Troupe show 13. "America" was the of the original play d by the Westside Mime 1k it was one of the best 'estside theatre has ever said Nina Williams, )L
oupe performed a number omimes depicting their tt ion of America. Babies heir legs, a grade school ow and the junior high were the most humorous ! ordeal of unrequited love )r high level can be pretty 1en you watch it from a point of view. ;;: the more serious mimes
was Leaving Home. The emotions that a girl can feel when she leaves home were so beautifully portrayed, you could feel as though it was yourself. The audience was quiet and responsive for the most part. There were only a few isolated cases of rude behavior. Kevin Bowring a nd Rick Denney were the musicians. They played between mimes and were fairly good, although lacking polish. Poetry selections were read by Nina Williams. They were somewhat related to the mimes . This was the first performance of the Mime Troupe, and it was quite excellent in spite of this . The performers were organized and expressive in every movement. The troupe members were Jane Clark, Bob Eisenberg, Lynne Friedel, Pam Hochster, Bob Register, Tenley Rogers, Tom Taxman, Deloris Williams and Sandy Weiss.
buttons. They will be on sale by juniors for 50\i until the end of the basketball season . The date of the 1972 junior-senior Prom will be April 28, according to class officers and Prom chairmen. Junior leaders would like to dispel a rumor that the activities of the '50s Week were only for money-making purposes. "The main intent was to create school spirit, and it sure d.id that all day at school, at the game and sock-hop," said Jayne Tinley. The planners were pleasantly surprised at the number of students who dressed up- estimated at one-fourth of the student body . Certain sophomores thought the plan for dressing up like a '50 teenager was a plot, that neither juniors nor seniors would dress up after all, and the sophomores who did would be subjects of ridicule . At half-time, when the Pep Band played "Rock Around the Clock," a lone figure in sunglasses, well-greased hair and a tee-shirt sprang down to the gym floor and "jived" for about three minutes in a style yet undescribed by any viewer. When he stopped the shock continued as this reporter perceived it was the Junior Class President, Ken Figgins, caught up in the spirit of the '50s.
PatN Tobin uses extreme facial expressions to project her feelings recent Mime Troupe show. See story bottom left.
Learn to crochet, knit at Art Needlework Fair Knitting, crocheting and needlepoint are no longer reserved for grandmothers over 60 years old . Many teenage girls are discovering it is fun and profitable to make their own sweaters, vests and scarves . For those girls, and anyone who wants to learn, Brandeis is sponsoring an Art Needlework Fair. It will run from Feb . 14-15 at their downtown store, and from Feb. 18-19 at Crossroads . Demonstrators will be in both stores teaching crewel work, needlepoint, knitting and punch rug making. The theme of the fair is "Learn to 'Make It Yourself'," with an emphasis on teaching the beginner. The fair will also concentrate on catching the interest of the woman who has never knitted, crocheted, finished needlepoint or made a rug. Students are welcome.
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Stokke w1ns 112 weight class
Warriors finish second in Metro Strong performances by six of Westside's grapplers at the Metro Wrestling tournament last Friday and Saturday at the UNO field house helped the Warriors to second place among the 14 teams, behind only Bellevue, who outdistanced all squads by 30 points. The Chieftans, behind the scoring of all ten of its semifinalists, gathered in 90 points in the two day affair to win this year's Metro Champion Wrestling title. Behind the Warriors at 63 points were Benson (62%), South (52), Central (40), Boys Town (381/2), Tech (38 1/2) and Tee Jay (38'12) . 112 pound John Stokke got into the finals by virtue of two pins, one at 1 :45 and one at 3:36, and a 22-3 decision in the semifinal match. In the finals, Stokke decisioned Bellevue's Jim Rybar 5-1 to win the 112 crown. In the 126 pound weight class, Dave Pearce won three decisions 10-1, 5-1, and 5-2, before dropping the final match 5-3 to Benson's Dan Hagan, to finish in the runner-up ;pot.
145 pound Dave Knight won his first two rounds by 10-0 decisions before pinning his semifinal foe in :15 of the second period. Then, once again faced Randy Lecuona of Benson in the finals match as he has done in almost every big meet of the past two years. The match was tied after the regulation six minutes, so the match went one overtime. The score remained 1-1 at the conclusion of the match, and, in a split decision, the judges awarded the match to Lecuona. Bill Skultety, in the 165 weight class, pinned his first round foe in 1 :09 of the final period, and decisioned his quarterfinal match up 7-2 to make the semis. He was defeated 9-5 in the semifinal match but came back in the consolation match to decision Wes Shotto of North 4-2 to place third. 185 pound Mark Boyer made the finals by virtue of 7-3, 15-7, and 4-2 decisions over his first three foes. He lost 5-4 to Clare Duda of North in the finals to finish runnerup in his weight class. Heavyweight Fred Petersen pinned his first two foes in 4:36
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Team physicians, although not well kno provide services to WHS athletic prog To the average Westside fan who is not acquainted with all of the various things involved in maintaining a football or basketball squad, a team physician is not the most well known person in the athletic program. However, he is an integral part of the system and deserves credit for all of the things he does to keep the players on those two teams fit to play. Westside's two team physicians are Drs. Lee Retelsdorf and Russell Beran. Dr. Retelsdorf summed up the responsibilities involved in being a team doctor. "Our first job is to be sure all boys are physically fit to participate in their sport. Then, we must be present at all games and, in case of injury, advise the player and his parents what should be done," he stated. Physical examinations, required for all varsity sports, fulfill the first duty. After that, the two doctors check in before a football game, for instance, to see if there are any injuries needing special attention .
Then they attend the game and check back in after the contest is over to see what should be done for injured players. The following day, they keep in touch in case an injury was sustained but not discovered until the victim woke up the next morning. "When a player is injured on the field or court, we give necessary first aid, advise the parents as to what should be done, and suggest that it be done by the player's physician. We try not to treat the boys unless it is an
JV downs Central, Burke; plays before capacity cro Three sophomores and a junior headed a surprising Junior Varsity basketball squad to consecutive victories last weekend over Burke and Central, the latter being played before a capacity crowd of 2200 at Norris Jr. High. In that Friday night game, the Warriors threw a variety of half court and full court presses against the Eagles, and managed to dominate the boards and the game in a 50-39 affair. Soph Tom Lodes poured in 12 points to lead the balanced attack which saw ten players score three points or more. Another sophomore, Rich Salisbury, who has shown much improvement in the eyes of Coach Paul Anderson, led rebounders with 12 grabs overall. Anderson also
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! once beaten and second I Westside Warriors travel to west High tomorrow night to 1 spirited Benson club in what onally could be a close game . Bunnies, who knocked off I ranked Lincoln Northeast, ost to Westside in their last neeti ngs- but never by more fO. The team 4-6 plays a man n defense. Sophomore J eff !, 6-4, a tough reb ounding is "playing well," accord ing ;tside's Tom Hall . Both 6-4 Jones and Elmore contribute 12 a game, with outside shot ahlberg adding 10. t Friday night the Warriors tin on the road for a game South in the Packer gym. plays a 2-1-2 zone and fast Coach Hall believes his :s' greatest task will be to te tempo. Lead ing scorer for Packers is Charles Karnik, a an, hitting at a 14 a game )llowed by Bob Tomanek n a game. following night the ers return home for a 1 with 6-5 Ryan. Westside, ly underestimating the 1 last time, 49-46, will have t off soph star 6-7 Larry :, who is averaging 18 a at center and 6 -5 Pat 1, 11 a game, and 6-2 Keith 12 a game, at the forwards . .side ran into a competitive ~lub last Saturday night but ed to counteract hot g with the play of their !1 to win, 70-59 . the second quarter, the s used a height advantage to e Burke 20-6 . Walstrom 12 in the q uarter . The l, aggressive Bulldogs could o closer than eight the rest game. Walstrom led the rs with 2 5, Berkshire :i with 17 and Seume ad ded :tside outrebounded Burke
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for the firs t time this year ." Hall was also critical of a defense that gave up 64 points a game during the last three contests as opposed to 46 a game on the season . Central outrebo u nded Westside 45 -29 , 24 -10 in the first half. Seume and Andrews led Westside with 15 apiece and Walstrom added II. Westside shooting sparkled at 62% January 15 to smash Thomas J efferson 83-71. The Warriors jumped to a 31-ll first quarter lead with guard Bo b Poage, starting for injured J oe Sloan, popp ing in nine. The lead exp anded to 57-27 at the half. Westside's reserves saw action in the second half. Andrews led scorers with 22, 16 coming in the first half. Walstrom added 17 and Seume contri buted 15. The night before Westside conquered a good third ranked Rummel club for the second time this season, 34-33 . Lead ing by four with 7:07 left, Warrior fans were concerned as guard Joe Sloan, arch itect of Westside's attack, was lost with a sprained ankle. Poage, his replacement, came in to sink two foul shots off Sloan 's injury to help bring Westside to a 29-20 bulge with 6:44 to play. T he scrappy Raiders managed to knot the score at 29 with 3 :31 to go. Seume countered with a long range bucket only to see the score tied at 31 by Ed Burns with 1:05 to go. Rick Walstrom gave Westside the win on a driving layup with :21
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Outstanding falls into 'routine thin. It is said the swimmers have not been doing things in their regular outstanding way . But never fear, swimmer fans, because it is also said they did outstanding things for so long that it just fell into a routine. One of the swimmers' "routine things" was the Rams Relay in which the pool people won nine relays out of 12 . In their nine wins they came up with six records and one new record for a new event.
Girl gymnasts in with Metro, coach Fredrickson optimistic Included in Metro this year, the girls gymnastics team has ta ken form and traveled to Bryan High School yesterday for their first meet. At the time of this writing, coach Mrs. D iane F r edrickson , girls gym teacher, felt optimistic about their chances of winning . Unlike last year , the girls are allowed to compete with other schools outside the district. This means several changes had to be made, and Mrs. Fredrickson believes the girls are "adjusting real well and working very hard ." The girls practice after school until 4:30, and during their free mods. Even though many other schools have very good teams, the coach feels that the team "has a real good chance of winning."
Westside's offense exploded against T.J . Junior Bob Poage (left) , st< for injured Joe Sloan, drives for two of his nine first quarter points. And rews (right ) shoots over his Yellowjacket foe t o pad his 22 point -
Future meets are at North Feb. 3 , and Feb. 10 is Burke at Westside. Doing floor exercise are Mary Beth Tourek, Sue Parkison , Kathy Krough a nd Cheryl Gilmore. Performing on the uneven parallels a re Sue Weldon, Jan IYiar tin , Mimi Marcotte , Becky Rocke r a nd Judy Larson . Ma r y Hende rs on, Ann Hove ndick, Kelley Staley, Teri Rose, Linda Mullen, Kathy Sistek and Cheryl E rks are in the vaulting division .
Acting in their routine manner, Tony Frink and Roy Smith turned in three good times. Tony led off the 200 free relay with a 22.5:50 which is equal to the state record . Roy also turned in good times in the 400 free with 51.1 and 22.0 in the 400 free relay. Mr . Cal Bentz, swimming coach, said it "was as good an effort as we have ever had as a relay team." In the Lincoln meet the swimmers swam to a 67-28 thrashing of Lincoln High. Tony Frink said that "this was not one of our greatest meets because there were no outsta nding performances in the Lincoln meet, we just won." Mr . Bentz seemed to agree with Tony by saying the Lincoln me et was "just a routine thing and the group did not ge t highly excited about it ." The swimme rs also have a score
to settle at the Metro Rela: Burke because Prep beat the: 10 seconds in the 800 m earlier and they are going to t "beef it up and hit the compel head on . " Mr. Bentz made it clear th state champs they are not 01 avoid competition but to go and find it. In the Central-Ra meet they will have all competition they want in the of Ralston's Scott Ruser who i leader in individual medley butterfly. This meet may tend to be a closer than meets of the past Mr . Bentz stated that when feel that a certain meet is goi1 be close they can get psychologically and the indivi1 get up by trying to beat previous times and the times o people they are to race.
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'Those kind of people' might beg by Barb Demaree You're zipping down the road, not really watching traffic, when you notice the inevitable hitchhiker. Since you've been warned about "those kind of people," you don't slow down. Then the hitchhiker moves and you notice with some surprise it's a girl. "I don't know why it's easier for a girl to get a ride. Even when I'm wearing jeans, or really looking just grubby, I usually don't wait very long for a ride," said Cheryl (not her real name). The number of girls that hitchhike is increasing in number. Most of them feel safer with a friend or a boy; others think that you can get a ride faster by yourself.
-litchhiking is no longer reserved for 'boys o n ly.' Many girls have turn ed to 1itchhiking for sport, fun, and convenience. One girl t e lls her experiences n the story at right.
Vuri Krasnapolsky conducts ~he annual District 66 Clinic Westside was the host Tuesday the annual District 66 Clinic oncert held at 8 p.m. in the uditorium. Guest conductor Mr. 路uri Krasnapolsky, conductor of 1e Omaha Symphony, directed the ;;semblage in "one of the finest rchestra concerts Westside has
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The clinic is made up of eighth uough twelfth grade students 路om the four District 66 schools: .rbor Heights, Valley View, Testbrook and Westside. Evening ractices were held four evenings at Testside from 7-8 :30 in the tstrumental music room and an all :1y rehearsal was held Tuesday 路om 8 a .m. to 3:10p.m., preceding 1e concert that evening. S elections included in the
program were Preludium by Jarnefelt, three movements, of L 'Arlesienne by Bizet and An Outdoor Overture by Copland. The Chamber Orchestra also contributed several pieces. A reception followed the concert in the auditorium lobby. Monday, January 17, District 66 freshmen and sophomores traveled to Beatrice for an all day clinic and evening performa nce . Westside sophomore Greg Fried was chosen concertmaster for the intra-state group. District 66 also held principals in second violin, cello and bass. Currently the Westside orchestra is preparing for a concert at Morningside College, February 18.
"One of my girlfriends was almost molested, but that was her fault. She went over to the guy's house." "I prefer hitchhiking by myself. I may be taking chances, but I usually get picked up by people may own age or by businessmen," said Cheryl. What about all those reports about hitchhikers getting mugged and raped? "I think those cases are pretty isolated, and anybody that's ever picked me up has never even insinuated that he was going to rape me ." Some of the people met by hitchhikers can be pretty interesting. "A topless dancer picked me up once and told me all about herself and why she danced and all that rot. These Jesus freaks took me home once and that was weird," laughed Cheryl. "I think the only ride that I didn't like is when one of my father's friends ' picked me up. I don't think he told my father." What do her parents think about her hitchhiking activities? "They would kill me if they knew. My
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Flu passes peak of intensity ... feel better? by Jim Vaughn Notice : to all persons who live in nsta nt fear of getting the Hong mg flu , the worst is over. "We ve hit our peak" was the word >m Mrs. Virginia Hall in the enda nce office . If one measures the spread of ! flu by the number of absences, ? highpoint of the virus was ,ched during the week of Jan. -14 . During that week about 1% of the student body was icken. Nurse Mrs. Betty Moore concurs. 'he 12th was our biggest day" she d in re ferring to the number of .dents that had to leave during
different types of viruses going around" she says. Symptoms vary from the regular upset stomach to headache and upper respiratory afflictions. The victim is back on his feet in around two days, but the effects can be felt for up to two weeks. Teachers were also afflicted, but to a lesser degree . At the flu's peak, about 5% were affected. Mrs. Alice Gillogly, in charge of finding substitutes, attributes this low rate to the flu shot given to teachers last fall. The shot, paid for by WEA,
was made available to all persons who work for District 66. In trying to find substitutes for the sick teachers, Mrs. Gillogly ran into another problem. "I had to find substitutes for the substitutes," she says, "because the substitutes themselves were sick."
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'Restricted' was his downfall or salvation (Please choose one b y AI Katz "Hold it boys, let me see your passes," commanded a hall supervisor. "Why don't you guys escort me to the office?" continued the wily keeper of peace. If it was their first offense a warning would be issued. However, on the second offense, restricted, otherwise known as regulated study time, is usually the punishment. Junior Jenny Larson has experienced this punishment for four weeks. "It helped my grades tremendously for lack of anything else to do," commented Jenny . "In addition to the restriction they said if I was caught skipping again, I would be suspended, but I still skip anyway ." Counselor Orvill Jensen said, "The present system of restricted is best suited to modular scheduling. It depends wholly on the student, whether he benefits from it or not. " He also commented on other methods of discipline, such as Saturday school. However, this form of punishment only makes the students get up in the morning. Junior Randy Frink was put on restricted for excessive tardies and supposed skipping. Randy comments sarcastically, " During my stay in restricted, I became an alcoholic, drug addict, juvenile delinquent, contracted schizophrenic catatonic tendencies, terminal acne and my knees swelled up ... " He continued, "I now look forward to each and every stay in the IMC's in view of t h e fantastic good it did for my education at Westside." History teacher D ennis Mcintyre said, "Relatively speaking, this
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mother is constantly warning me about picking people up. I guess if they knew, I'd get grounded or something. My brother does it." "The only weird thing that ever hap pened to me is when a policeman p icked me up in Elmwood park and tried to prop osition me." Has a homosexual ever picked her up? "No, I guess not. Some of t he guys I know have been though." "I hitchhike because I can't get the car, or I want to go home before the bus comes or just for a
system is much better than eighth hour because the to come in contact individual that put However, this is only in the system itself needs restricted program would if alternatives would be gi as films, etc. This would the stu dent's rehab
the restricted program weeks, for what he "drop ping a class and school." During this grades had gone everything, you can system. I tried it to see if help, but it was boring." D uring the first year of scheduling, regulated study derived . It started off
Passes were given to if necessary. "It is the best unified discipline and together," said Assistant Bill Hoyt . "It helps cut skipping and gives the incentive not to cut classes."
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nior class play has geisha girls by Sue Berg scene is Okinawa and the right after World War II. : it? It is the basis for the :lass play, "Tea House of the Moon." main plot of the story is of the United States Navy ationed in Okinawa to ! a Headstart program. But, han start this program, with and hospitals, they open up house. leads are Gary Harper and gister as Sakini and Captain respectively. Holly Nielson
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.ng the traditional robes >eeches, National Honor inducted 128 new members club yesterday afternoon. :tu dents were chosen on the ~atio ns of scholarship, r, leadership and service . a cumulative grade average · better. eachers voted on eligible , then a faculty committee representing the major ents, made the final choice. Department Head Mary ,s the faculty advisor to the following 82 seniors were into National Honor Society : Stephanie Abraham, Cheryl arbara Barrett, Steve Baxter, :nnett, Rick Berkshire, Sharla ·en Bl oom, Susan Bowen, Patsy ~ Bredensteiner, Linda Brown, n and Karen Cain.
Wheeler, Ruth Widstrom, Lori Wintroub and Robert Woodle. Thirty-one juniors were also inducted into the society yesterday. They are Kathy Abernathy, Susan Adams, Bruce Amsden, Jeannette Austin, Heather Broadbent, Joel Cassman , Jane Clark, Dede Day, Kathy Degi oia, Tom Dinw oodie, Elizabeth Farley, John Goldman and Elizabeth Greenly. More newly-inducted juniors are Paula Haeder, Cheryl Langdon, Janet Larson, John Nelson, Deborah Petersen, Bruce Richards, Tenley Rogers, Mark Ruben, Susan Schwarz, Fred Smith, Dennis Stamm, Hemala Subbaratha, Judith Vrana, Rich Ward, J amie Weaver, Jo Marie Williams, Lee Ann Williams and Ann Yaffe. Named as provisional members were 15 sophomores. They are Carol Baska, Peter Cegielski, Caroline Chantry, Patricia Eaton, Michael Hathaway, Sherry Helmke, Michelle Holmes, Cindy Methe, Tim Patenode, Amy Peterson, Susan Seve ra, Linda Smith, Jessalyn Wilscom and Brian Wilson.
Oshira ; and Gary Tibbie as Col. Wainwright III. J ane Houston , Nancy Keller and Sandy Weiss are cast as some of the villagers. But, according to director Anna Clark, some of the parts are yet to be cast. The play, which will be held Feb. 17-19, includes dancing by geisha girls and a wrestling m a tch between Mike Morrison and Max Jordan. All the girls' par ts will be spoken in the J a panese dialect, Luchun . According to Holly Nielson , "it's hard to say and a lot harder to memorize!" Gary Harper, when asked to give a brief description of the play, said, "Well, some of the language may be considered objectionable, and there are a couple scenes which may prove to be quite a surprise!" Julie Vaaler will assist Mrs. Clark on the script. Sue Oliver, another student director, will help with some of the acting. She is also in charge of costumes and will help direct the danci ng. Mrs. Clark had a new idea concerning dress rehearsal, which will be held on Feb. 16, this year. She would like to open it to other schools in the dis trict and to school officials. She believes it would be a fun experience to have the junior high students come to see the play. But Mrs. Clark is not sure this idea will work beca use she has not had it approved by the main office. She also commented, "Transportation is quite a problem. It is going to be awfully difficult to get the kids here. " Admission to the play this year will be free with a student activity ticket in advance, or $1 at the door.
new seniors are Don Carlson, Hsling, Nicole Chauche, Debra :ob Daasch, Carol Eckman, kwall, Margie Eliason, Sally 'Vilma Ennega, Tom Fauth, el t, Debra Fieck, Bill Finley, emming, Susan Fried, D o n :han Gibson, Bruce Grewcock ~nee Hannegan. uing with the seniors are Gary 3eth Harrington, Jim Harris, il and, Peggy Hineline, Debbie n, Deborah Ireland, Diane •avid Johnston, Bruce Kabat, ncaid, Connie Kravchuk, Sue Linda Lawson, Jennifer ·erry Lieber, Alan Lienemann 1 Livingstone. Barbara Loers, .Maken, Laurie Meyer, Carol n, Sandra Myers, Cynthia Beth Newell, Holly Nielson, iver, Caro l Pelkner, Deanne •rger, Linda Samson, Lori _arry Schone , Mark Schupack , <Vartz, Deborah Shidler, Susan ond Joe Sloan were also
'ting the list of seniors are vanson, Jewel Swenson, Sonja Rick Walstrom, Joseph Warta, instein, Scott Wells, Ron
Towering above Westside's picnic tables, the new geodesic dome is destined to become Louis Niemann's new greenhouse.
enable effective and relevant decision making," meets with their adult counterpart for the first time February 7. The students are supposed to "represent the student voice in policy development in School District 66" while serving as official non-voting members of the board of education. The three were selected last Monday by caucuses of their respective class members in both the Student Forum and the Student Advisory Board. All candidates presented speeches to the select group of their classmates. A general election was impossible because of time limitations. Besides the three high school members, the Board will have a representative from each junior high. This Board's term ends
August 31. Senior Howard He promising the vocal sup "constructive change at advantage," was elected b~ majority of the sparse 21 V( opponents included Dou1 Wilma Ennenga, Gary Har Tom Wattonville. The junior class had tl participation with 36 elect ten candidates. Scudder wa~ out of a field of Carl Ander! Barr, Bob Brite, Jayne C Kathy DeGioia, Barb D Chris Icenogle, Dave Jones a Meisbach. The sophs, with a voting · similar to the senior class Pam Hochster over Bob Eis Neil Cooper, Sue Weldon . Wilson and Robyn Ginn.
'Limited courses' revealed incentive for early graduat by Pam Hultberg
Graduation. Most students think of it as the most important n of their 12 school years. The word brings to mind baccalaure: elaborate commencement with cap and gown, and friends and r• gathered to express their congratulations and hopes for the future . Such was not the case for 32 Westside students who graduate( close of first semester. This "early commencement" was made pass their successful completion of English Literature during the sumrr. the fulfillment of all other necessary credits , or by participation i1 form of correspondence course. According to principal Dr . James Tangdall, there are a greater r. of semester graduates each year, and more of it coming about by" rather than necessity. One of the "early graduates," Nina Williarru what she considered the reason. "I think people are not as intere keeping in a class. They want to get as much as they can from one I education and progress to a higher one as soon as they can." Dr. Tangdall stated the advantages to regular completion of the year. "First of all, there are courses here at Westside which if take can be bypassed in college. Second, you can explore and take a var courses in different departments and fields you may be interes Third, the senior year is the chance to be a student and really hav( He added, "I think that as long as it's planned for a valid reaso1 we ought to provide this type of semester commencement. Other could be a real mistake. Some of these students who think they · able to find work after they graduate early may be in for a big sur It was found the main reason for students wanting to graduato was the lack of courses that further interested them. Said Kurt An( "I exhausted the number of courses I want to take at Westside exco one or two. I want to get some free time and then I'll be more anxio ready for college ." Mike Goodman said that he also had run out of c he wanted to take at Westside and was planning to take a couple at 1 second semester. This was Nina's reason for her early graduation . "I've ), everything I can at Westside. I didn't want to take a year off bu want to take some time off, rest and work for awhile before go college. This seemed to be the best solution. Also, I didn't especial Westside . Once you get to a level of people trusting you, you've made, but it took me two years to have people find out I wasn't a' nose little kid'." "Last year I decided to get involved in some activities for som to do, but it didn't really help. I feel I have little in common wit school students. Everyone has to decide what they want to do witl life and Westside wasn't helping me. I told people I was interes drama or writing, but they couldn't understand that . They all wan become teachers and go to Nebraska," she added laughingly. None of the students interviewed received any particular static the administration. "I had heard an unofficial rumor that it would b to do, but I went to see my counselor. I found out all I needed was a from my parents and they agreed with me wholeheartedly." Of the traditional graduation exercises, Mike said, "I don't reall for it that much . My mom's the one who wants to see her 'little bo through the line." Nina expressed her feelings about it. "I suppose student who really looks forward to it as something exciting it's fin just not too impressed with it myself." Said one graduate, "This is a bad idea on the part of the cour and administrators. They should realize the coming evolution. Tl: semester of the senior year is a waste anyway. College applicatio already in and students are going to start hating their last seme~ school. I think that if a person feels he's gotten everything he can high school, then he ought to graduate as soon as he can."
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To grant or not to grant amnesty? by Cyndie Jones Should amnesty be granted to all the men who have gone to Canada o escape the draft to avoid fighting in Vietnam? Amnesty can be defined s a general pardon, or conditional offer of pardon, for a political offense, nd has been the controversial topic of many heated Westside American rovernmenst discussions. In a survey of 60 Westside sophomores, juniors and seniors, results h.owed 27 were against granting amnesty to the evaders, 23 were in favor f granting amnesty and 10 student were totally apathetic . Basically, the main reasons the students are supporting amnesty is ecause they oppose an "undeclared, unjustified, unpopular" war. Other !asons are because the war won't benefit our country, and because the vaders are merely following their own consciences. Senior Kurt Andersen, who was one of those expressing strong views >r amnesty, said, "I'm a little reluctant to call it 'amnesty.' 'Amnesty' mnds as if we're forgiving the draft evaders. They should probably be >rgiving us for forcing them to leave thll country ." Senior Tom Wattonville took the same view, but added, "You 1ouldn 't take someone who is morally against something and put him in a rison. The real hero is the guy who stands up for what his conscience says immoral." Donna Arnold and Nina Williams, both seniors, agreed that it took a >t more courage to follow your conscience than to follow a law you idn't believe in, and if you believe something is wrong, it's your duty to rotest it. Students who did not support granting amnesty argued Americans 10uld be loyal, and it wasn't fair to those who had fulfilled their bligations. Senior Bob Schorr commented, "If you live in a free country you mst obey the law. You have the choice of fleeing the country to avoid :osecution, but we reserve the right to refuse entry back without :osecution." Junior Jane Kahler said, "If they take advantage of the privileges of a ee country, they should want to fight to keep it free ." "The people that left the country knew the consequences of their !Cision when they left, so enforce the penalty," argued Senior Dave night. Another junior felt the draft evaders had denounced their right to live the United States when they refused to live by its rules. Senior Sue Bowen stated, "I don't believe people should be able to ake the United States their country only when they want it to be ." So . . . where do you stand?
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"Lyndon Baines Johnson lied us ;o the Vietnam War. And now xon is continuing this war--the >st abhorrent, unforgiveable war our history," former U.S. nator Ernest Gruening of Alaska d approximately 100 Westside tdents Monday, Jan. 17. Senator : uening was in Omaha mpaigning for Presidential 1didate George McGovern. His .k at Westside was sponsored by .e Westside Students for ~Govern.
Gruening said Senator McGovern ; the most decent, the most nest, the best man in the running r President of the United States." ~ Govern, Gruening explained, is ~ only Democratic Presidential ntender who favors an immediate d to the War in Indochina and to e military draft. "And most tportantly," added the 85 ar old-Alaskan, "George :Govern has a definite plan for nverting our present wartime
economy to a peacetime one that would provide jobs, and solve our pressing social needs." Gruening began his 30-minute talk by explaining "how the Nixon administration is bringing this country straight downhill." Nixon" has "repeatedly tried to get racists appointed to the Supreme Court .. .and now with the new 'Nixon Court,' I believe that we may have taken the first long step toward totalitarianism in this country. We now have the no-knock law, more wiretapping and willingness to abridge freedom of the press. We've got to have a change at the top ... we've got to get Nixon out," Gruening told the Westside audience. Gruening said that draft evaders "are patriots and should be considered heroes--not 'forgiven' as some public officials have suggested. They've done nothing wrong for which they need to be forgiven ." And Daniel Ellsberg, the man who gave the 'Pentagon Papers' to
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Dear Editor: I would like to call your attention to an alarming fact about the city of Omaha. This is in regards to Omaha's religious youth groups. A certain youth group in this city allows its youth to sleep together, both male and female, on their retreats. They claim that allowing them to sleep together will keep them from sneaking out and getting together. On one occasion, the entire youth group had a party with alcoholic beverages and needless to say, children of this age do not drink to be social. If Omaha cannot get these sort of happenings out of its own churches, I'm afraid to say how difficult it will be to get it out of the city itself. Anonymous Dear Editor: I think it is about time that something be done about smoking in the restrooms. You choke every time you go into these rooms. Especially near the Commons. I, for one, and many students who I have talked with about it, have said that they think it is terrible and loathe it as much as I. If a few individuals feel it necessary to destroy sinks, plumbing and ventilation, these people are inconsiderate burns. If school property means nothing to them, then they should at least have the courtesy to dispose of their cigarette residue in a waste can or somewhere besides sinks, floors and toilet seats. The SAB should do something about this situation instead of talking about "who's who" in society columns at Westside and their weekend dates. Teresa Baker
We were surprised when Congressman John Y. McCollister Westside audience Oct. 26 that draft resisters and evaders should granted amnesty to help "heal the wounds of the country." McCollister denies having favored amnesty, saying that he predicted that 'someday' amnesty was inevitable." It seems, then, that McCollister is not being honest with Perhaps McCollister received so much adverse reaction from rn•nc:titollll in regard to his original pro-amnesty stand, that he decided politically "smart" to reverse his position. Or maybe the Administration (McCollister is a leading House Republican) ordered Second District Congressman to get back in line, since just McCollister announced that he favored amnesty for draft President Nixon told reporters that he (Nixon) did not. Whatever the case, McCollister, who must run for re-election this is not being intellectually honest. To reverse a stand so quickly and blatantly political reasons perhaps casts doubts on McCollister's · generally.
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the press and exposed the government's procedures which led to its involvement in the Vietnam War, "should be given the Congressional Medal of Honor!" Gruening, speaking clearly and rapidly, urged youth "to participate in the electoral process because genuine changes could be made. They could turn this whole mess around." The diminuative statesman continued, "A few years ago some boys at our colleges used violence and realized that was the wrong approach, that it was counterproductive. Then came a feeling of abstension, that 'it was no use to get involved because nothing could be changed.' Well, both of these are wrong positions. Young people have the power to turn the government upside down if they make use of their vote." Senator Gruening said he was one of only two Senators in the entire U.S. Congress to vote against the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution, which led to the massive U.S. buildup in Vietnam during the Johnson administration. He was also the governor and the first U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska. Today , Gruening is a consultant to the Washington-based Population Crisis Committee, and a contributing editor to Nation magazine.
The school policy on student parking dictates that a car parked certain area of the school grounds must bear a sticker, either on the fender, rear windshield, or placed on a card visible from the outside. stickers cost 25 cents and are alloted at the beginning of the year senior first, junior second, basis. Under this system stickers of a color are good only in a certain area, and supposedly not in another. However, the recent construction of the tennis courts eliminated the west parking lot. A substitute lot constructed just the building was discovered to hold water so well that it became perpetual quagmire with ruts up to a foot deep in some places. Administrators decided those cars should not be forced to park mudhole and allowed cars with black stickers to park in the south lot, and at the same time, told cars with red stickers they could park new lot if the south one was full. However, the real parking problem lies with the cars which have stickers at all. A recent survey (8:15a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17) that 70% of the cars parked in the south lot were without any type sticker whatsoever. Administrators should realize the real solution to parking problem is to do what they have threatened to do all year.
A lot of people have complained about not being able to attend school soc-hops. They said they haven't been able to get in for a variety reasons: 1. They didn't have their I.D. card 2. They didn't have enough money 3. They didn't have an activity sticker At the start of the year, every student has a chance to buy an ticket for the price of six dollars. This ingenious little sticker was su to get you into the football games, basketball games, let you be able participate in intramurals and get you into the dances. Many students bought these for the purpose of the universal usage attending the sports events, the dances and intramurals. What about the students who only enjoy music or dancing? Should a person have an activity sticker to get into the soc-hops? If a person wan1S to go to one of the sports events or wants to participate in an intramural sport, he does not need an activity sticker. He just has to pa·y the regut. or ice.
published at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Smith College (Mass.) and Columbia University (N.Y.). In each of those projects, 1 0-2 0 question surveys were distributed to each stud ent, asking their feelings ab out specific p oints of each course and teac her they have had.The results were tab ulated by comp uter, comp iled b y the student directors of the surveys, and published for campus-wide
:cording to Westside National ir Society president Shawn ', her club plans to complete he latest by the beginning of 1" a computer-assisted survey student attitudes toward ~de curriculum and faculty . e project, tentatively called Westside Teacher-Curriculum ation," will be modeled on r student surveys at colleges, as those performed and
pstick musical to satirize police and music rental, make-u p and stage supp lies. On the last day of the show, the Top Choir must be at school at 8 a.m. to face a two hour bus ride to Wayne State College, where Westside is b illed as one of the top choirs in the state and will perform for other high schools in a clinic.
en the operetta "Pirates of nee" enters a conversation, ;ical sa tire does not liately come to mind. But ly, Gilbert and Sullivan in the 's wrote their slapstick lies with a point - in this case, ut up the British police. rrior Voices will put on this and simple satire," as said )r Donovan Schuler, March 4, and 25. It is Westside's h Gilbert and Sullivan :tion, to be performed in the onal style. "We will play it ;ly," said Schuler. "The ham ten in. Everything in it has a •meaning." • Choir usually designs and its own sets and programs, as ill this year, but an estimated will be spent on costume
distrib ution. "Sometim e this month, we think, every student will b e given a questionnaire and comp uter-type answer form," Shawn explaine d . "This will b e done in their English classes. They'll answer the questions for each of their current courses, and space will b e provi d ed for written com ments, too." Shawn, a senior, h o pes for a " cooperative and total response" from the students. T he results of the "Teacher/C u rric u l um Evaluation" will b e comp iled and published in pamphlet for m , read y for distribution in March. National H o n or So c iety members directing the project include Sh awn, Marcia Angle, Howard H ochster, Do u g Berg, Diana Dalton, Liz Gerd , and Kurt Andersen.
Prom date set for April 28 The Junior Class has launched another major money-making project, spirit buttons. The four-inch diameter b u ttons, designed by a junior girl, feature "Mr. Natural," a cartoon character, and the slogan "Keep on truckin." The format is not the traditional Warrior, in ho pes that more than just " Pep Club girls" would buy the
nerica' theme in first 'rme Troupe performance by Barb Demaree don't understand all these running around with white nd tights. Most of the skits ·unny but the last one was t's just one of the comments .bout the Mime Troupe show 1. 13. "America" was the of the original play ned by the Westside Mime h.i nk it was one of the best Westside theatre has ever said Nina Williams, :tor. troupe performed a number :1tomimes depicting their !tation of America. Babies their legs, a grade school show and the junior high e were the most humorous he ordeal of unrequited love 1ior high level can be pretty when you watch it from a d point of view. ong the more serious mimes
was Leaving Home . The emotions that a girl can feel when she leaves home were so beautifully portrayed, you could feel as though it was yourself. The audience was quiet and responsive for the most part . There were only a few isolated cases of rude behavior. Kevin Bowring an d Rick Denney were the musicians. They played between mimes and were fairly good, although lacking polish. Poetry selections were read b y Nina Williams. They were somewhat related to the mimes. This was the first performance of the Mime Trou p e, and it was quite excellent in spite of this. The performers were organized and expressive in every movement. The troupe members were Jane Clark, Bob Eisenb erg, Lynne Friedel, P am Hochster, Bob Register, Tenley Rogers, Tom Taxman, Deloris Williams and Sandy Weiss.
buttons. They will be on sale by juniors for 501,1 until the end of the basketball season. The date of the 1972 junior-senior Prom will be April 28, according to class officers and P rom chairmen. Junior leaders would like to dispel a rumor that the activities of the '50s Week were only for money-making purposes . "The main intent was to create school spirit, and it sure did that all day at school, at the game and sock-ho p ," said Jayne Tinley. The planners were pleasantly surprised at the number of students who dressed up- estimated at one-fourth of the student body. Certain sophomores thought the plan for dressing u p like a '50 teenager was a plot, that neither juniors nor seniors would dress u p after all, and the sopho m ores who did would be subjects of ridicule. At half-time, when the Pep Band played "Rock Around the Clock," a lone figure in sunglasses, well-greased hair and a tee-shirt sprang down to the gym floor and "jived" for about three m in utes in a style yet undescribed by any viewer. When he sto p ped the shock continued as this reporter perce ived it was the J unior Class P resident, Ken Figgins, caught u p in the spirit of the '50s.
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Strong perform ances by six of Westsid e's grapplers at the Metro Wrestling tou rnam ent last F ri d ay m d Satu r day at the UNO field 11ou se hel pe d the Warriors to ;eco nd plac e amon g the 14 teams, behin d o n ly B ellevue, who :m t d istanced all sq uads b y 30 points. The Chieftans, behind th e ;coring of al l ten of its semifinalists, gathered in 90 p oints in the two day affair to win this year's Metro Champ ion Wrestling title. Behind the Warriors at 63 points were Benson (62%), South (52), Central :40), Boys T own (38 1/z), Tech :38 1/z) an d Tee J ay (38 1/z) . 112 pound J ohn Stokke got into ;he finals b y virtue of two pins, one 1t 1:45 and o n e at 3:36 , and a 22-3 decision in the semifinal m atch . [n the finals, Stokke decisioned Bellevue's J im Rybar 5-1 to win the 112 crown. I n the 126 p ound weight class, Dave Pearce won three d ecisions 10-1, 5-1, and 5 -2, before d ropping ;he final match 5-3 to Benson's Dan Hagan, to finish in t he runner-u p ;pot.
145 pound Dave Knight won his first two rounds by 10-0 decisions before pinning his semifinal foe in :15 of the second period . Then, once again faced Randy Lecuona of Benson in the finals match as he has done in almost every big meet of the past two years. T h e match was tied after th e regulation six minutes, so the match went one overtime. The score rem ained 1-1 at the conclusion of the match, and, in a sp lit decision, the jud ges awarded the match to L ecuona. Bill Sku ltety, in the 165 weight class, pinned his first round foe in 1 :09 of the final period, and decisione d his quarterfinal matchup 7-2 to make the semis. He was defeate d 9 -5 in the semifinal match b u t ca m e back in the consolation match to decision Wes Shotto of North 4-2 to place third. 185 pound Mark Boyer made the finals by virtue of 7-3, 15-7, and 4-2 decisions over his first three foes. He lost 5 -4 to Clare Duda of North in the finals to finish runnerup in his weight class. Heavyweight Fred Petersen p inned his first two foes in 4 :36
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and 1 :19 to make it all the way to the semifinals where he lost a close decision to Bellevue's Rich Glover, 2-0 in overtime. Westside tra iled by only 10% points after the first two rounds of action and were very much in contention with seven qualifiers until the Chieftans ran away with the meet by scoring points with every one of their 12 entrants.
Team physicians, although not well kno provide services to WHS athletic prog To the average Westside fan who is not acquainted with all of the various things involved in maintaining a football or basketball squad, a team physician is not the most well known person in the athletic program. However, he is an integral part of the system and deserves credit for all of the things he does to keep the players on those two teams fit to play. Westside's two team physicians are Drs . Lee Retelsdorf a nd Russell Beran . Dr. Retelsdorf s ummed up the responsibilities involved in being a team doctor. "Our first job is to be sure all boys a re physically fit to participa te in their sport . Then, we must be present at all games and , in case of injury , advise the player and his parents what should be done," he stated. Physical examinations, required for all varsity sports, fulfill the fir st duty . After that, the two doctors check in before a fo otball ga me, for instance , to see if there are any injuries needing special attention .
Then they attend the game and check back in after the contest is over to see what should be done for injured players. The following day, they keep in touch in case an injury was sustained but not discovered until the victim woke up the next morning. "When a player is injured on the field or court, we give necessary first aid, advise the parents as to what should b e done, and suggest that it be done by the player's physician. We try not to treat the boys unless it is an
JV downs Central, Burke; plays before capacity cro Three sophomores and a junior hea ded a sur prising Junior Varsity basketball squa d to consecutive victories last weekend over Burke a nd Central, the latter being played before a capacity crowd of 2200 at Norris Jr. High. In that Friday night game, the Wa rriors threw a variety of half cour t and full court presses against the Eagles , and managed to dominate the boards and the game in a 50-39 a f fair. Soph Tom Lodes poured in 12 points to lead the balanced attack which saw ten players score three points or more . Anoth e r s ophomore, Rich Salisbury, who has shown much improvement in the eyes of Coach Paul Anderson, led rebounders with 12 grabs overall. Anderson also
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cited junior guard Larry and Lodes for their efforts attack . The Warrior presses nrn• l•i be too much for the the following night as Warriors downed the rivals 49-37 contest. converted numerous steals layups in the first half before Masilko on an ankle injury, one time led 22-5, having Bulldogs scoreless fr om the the first 11 m inutes of play. Lodes again led all scorers 14 points, and sophomore P etersen, who cam e off the to start the last two received high praise from .1\DA._..I "We've been improving working real hard in E veryb o d y's so close that ten players start at one another," said Anderson. now, who will start is question of who performs the in practice." The league leading Warriors, are tied with Tech (with one a p iece) lowered their average after two good games to just under 44 points, the best in the Metro.
once beaten and second Westside Warriors travel to est High tomorrow night to spirited Benson club in what nally could be a close game. Bunnies, who knocked off ranked Lincoln Northeast, st to Westside in their last eetings - but never by more o. The team 4-6 plays a man defense. Sophomore Jeff 6-4, a tough rebounding is "playing well," according side's Tom Hall . Both 6 -4 ones and Elmore contribute 2 a game, with outside shot hlberg adding 10 . Friday night the Warriors .n on the road for a game outh in the Packer gym. >lays a 2-1-2 zone and fast Coach Hall believes his ;' greatest task will be to ! tempo. Leading scorer for Packers is Charles Karnik, a m, hitting at a 14 a game !lowed by Bob Tomanek 'a game. following night the !rs return home for a with 6-5 Ryan . Westside, y underestimating the last time, 49-46, will have off soph star 6-7 Larry , who is averaging 18 a at center and 6-5 Pat t, 11 a game, and 6-2 Keith 12 a game, at the forwards . side ran into a competitive :lub last Saturday night but !d to counteract hot ~ with the play of their 1 to win, 70-59. the second quarter, the ; used a height advantage to e Burke 20-6. Walstrom 12 in the quarter. The ., aggressive Bulldogs could o closer than eight the rest game. Walstrom led the rs with 2 5, Berkshire :l with 17 and Seume added .tside outrebounded Burke night before the Warriors ir first setback of the season o a fired up Central team, rhe score went from 26-20 ! in the second quarter to entral in the third. Westside iils Central in the Metro nee standings. :side, stymied by an t Central defense, couldn't the game. Coach Hall ~d it as Central's top ance of the year. lack of offensive rebounds the turnovers hurt us and e simply outplayed in the quarter. We were outhustled
for the first time this year ." Hall was also critical of a defense that gave up 64 points a game during the last three contests as opposed to 46 a game on the season . Central outrebounded Westside 45-29, 24-10 in the first half. Seume and Andrews led Westside with 15 apiece and Walstrom added ll. Westside shooting sparkled at 62% January 15 to smash Thomas Jefferson 83-71. The Warriors jumped to a 31-ll first quarter lead with guard Bob Poage, starting for injured Joe Sloan, popping in nine. The lead expanded to 57-27 at the half. Westside's reserves saw action in the second half. Andrews led scorers with 22, 16 coming in the first half. Walstrom added 17 and Seume contributed 15. The night before Westside conquered a good third ranked Rummel club for the second time this season, 34-33. Leading by four with 7 :07 left, Warrior fans were concerned as guard Joe Sloan, architect of Westside's attack, was lost with a sprained ankle. Poage, his replacement, came in to sink two foul shots off Sloan's injury to help bring Westside to a 29-20 bulge with 6:44 to play. The scrappy Raiders managed to knot the score at 29 with 3:31 to go. Seume countered with a long range bucket only to see the score tied at 31 by Ed Burns with 1:05 to go. Rick Walstrom gave Westside the win on a driving layup with :21
left and a foul shot with :06 left. Coach Hall had praise for both defenses, Westside and Rummel shot only 35 % and 27 % respectively. Hall singled out Jeff Seume for his best performance of the year. Jeff led scorers with 12 and Walstrom added 10. Westside managed ten straight in the first quarter to aid in blowing the eighth ranked Prep Bluejays off the court January 7, 60-34. Westside led ll-4 at the quarter and 26-12 at the half to ice the game . Hall gave his squad credit for a great defensive game. Westside, shooting 57%, was led in scoring by Jeff Seume with 13, Andrews with 12 and Walstrom with ll.
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Outstanding falls into 'routine thir It is said the swimmers have not been doing things in their regular outstanding way. But never fear, swimmer fans, because it is also said they did outstanding things for so long that it just fell into a routine. One of the swimmers' "routine things" was the Rams Relay in which the pool people won nine relays out of 12 . In their nine wins they came up with six records and one new record for a new event .
Girl gymnasts in with Metro, coach Fredrickson optimistic Included in Metro this year, the girls gymnastics team has taken form and traveled to Bryan High School yesterday for their first meet. At the time of this writing, coach Mrs. Diane Fredrickson, girls gym teacher, felt optimistic about their chances of winning . Unlike last year, the girls are allowed to compete with other schools outside the district . This means several changes had to be made, and Mrs. Fredrickson believes the girls are "adjusting real well and working very hard." The girls practice after school until 4 :30, and during their free mods. Even though many other schools have very good teams, the coach feels that the team "has a real good chance of winning."
Westside's offense exploded against T.J_ Junior Bob Poage (left), ! for injured Joe Sloan, drives for two of his nine first quarter poin1 Andrews (right) shoots over his Yellowjacket foe to pad his 22 poin
Future meets are at North Feb. 3 , and Feb. 10 is Burke a t Westside. Doing floor exercise a re Mary Beth Tourek, Sue Parkison, Kathy Krough and Cheryl Gilmore. Perfo r ming on the uneven parallels are Sue Weldon, Jan Martin, Mimi Marcotte , Becky Rocker and Judy Larson. Mary Hender s on, Ann Hovendick , Kell e y Staley, Teri Rose, Linda Mullen, Kathy Sistek and Cheryl Erks are in the va ulting division .
Acting in their routine manner, Tony Frink and Roy Smith turned in three good times. Tony led off the 200 free relay with a 22.5:50 which is equal to the state record. Roy also turned in good times in the 400 free with 51.1 and 22.0 in the 400 free relay. Mr. Cal Bentz, swimming coach, said it "was as good an effort as we have ever had as a relay team. " In the Lincoln meet the swimmers swam to a 67-28 thrashing of Lincoln High. Tony Frink said that "this was not one of our greatest meets because there were no outstanding performances in the Lincoln meet, we just won." Mr. Bentz seemed to agree with Tony by saying the Lincoln meet was "just a routine thing and the group did not get highly excited about it." The swimmers also have a score
to settle at the Metro Re Burke because Prep beat U 10 seconds in the 800 earlier and they are going tc "beef it up and hit the comr head on." Mr. Bentz made it clear state champs they are not avoid competition but to and find it. In the Central-1 meet they will have a. competition they want in th of Ralston's Scott Ruser wh• leader in individual medle butterfly. This meet may tend to be closer than meets of the p: Mr. Bentz stated that whe feel that a certain meet is g. be close they can g. psychologically and the indi get up by trying to heal previous times and the time~ people they are to race .
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'Those kind of people' might be gi by Barb Demaree You're zipping down the road, not really watching traffic, when you notice the inevitable hitchhiker. Since you've been warned about "those kind of people," you don't slow down. Then the hitchhiker moves and you notice with some surprise it's a girl. "I don't know why it's easier for a girl to get a ride. Even when I'm wearing jeans, or really looking just grubby, I usually don't wait very long for a ride," said Cheryl (not her real name). The number of girls that hitchhike is increasing in number. Most of them feel safer with a friend or a boy; others think that you can get a ride faster. by yourself.
Hitchhiking is no longer reserved for 'boys only.' Many girls have turned t o hitchhiking for sport, fun, and convenience. One girl tells her experiences in the story at right.
Yuri Krasnapolsky conducts the annual District 66 Clinic Westside was the host Tuesday to the ann ual District 66 Clinic concert held at 8 p .m. in the auditorium. Guest conductor Mr. Yuri Krasnapolsky, conductor of the Omaha Symphony, directed the assemblage in "one of the finest orchestra concerts Westside has seen.'' The clinic is made up of eighth through twelfth grade students from the four District 66 schools: Arbor Heights, Valley View, Westbrook and Westside. Evening practices were held four evenings at Westside from 7-8 :30 in the instrumental music room and an all day rehearsal was held Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 :10p.m. , preceding the concert that evening. Selections included in the
program were Preludium by Jarnefelt, three movements, of L 'Arlesienne by Bizet and An Outdoor Overture by Copland. The Chamber Orchestra also contributed several pieces. A reception followed the concert in the auditorium lobby . Monday, January 17, District 66 freshmen and sophomores traveled to Beatrice for an all day clinic and evening p erforma nce . Westside sophomore Greg Fried was chosen concertmaster for the intra-state group . District 66 also held principals in second violin , cello and bass. Currently the Westside orchestra is preparing for a concert at Morningside College, February 18 .
"One of my girlfriends was almost molested, but that was her fault. She went over to the guy's house." "I prefer hitchhiking by myself. I may be taking chances, but I usually get picked up by people may own age or by businessmen," said Cheryl. What about all those reports about hitchhikers getting mugged and raped? "I think those cases are pretty isolated, a nd anybody that's e ver picked me up has never even insinuated that he was going to rape me ." Some of the people met by hitchhikers can be pretty interesting. "A topless dancer picked me up once and told me all a bout herse lf and why she danced and all that rot. These Jesus freaks took me home once and that was weird," laughed Cheryl. "I think the only ride that I didn't like is when one of my father's friends picked me up. I don't think he told my father ." What do her parents think about her hitchhiking activities? "They would kill me if they knew. My
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Flu passes peak of intensity ... feel better? by Jim Vaughn Notice : to all persons who live in onstant fea r of getting the Hong Cong flu, the worst is over. "We 1ave hit our peak" was the word rom Mrs. Virginia Hall in the ttendance office. If one measures the spread of he flu by the number of absences, he highpoint of the virus was eached during the week of Jan. 0-14. During that week about :-9% of the student body was tricken. Nurse Mrs. Betty Moore concurs. 'The 12th was our biggest day " she aid in referring to the number of tudents that had to leave during he day. Mrs. Moore feels that very few >f the cases were actually Hong Cong flu. "There are so many
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different types of viruses going around" she says. Symptoms vary from the regular upset stomach to headache and upper respiratory afflictions. The victim is back on his feet in around two days, but the effects can be felt for up to two weeks. Teachers were also afflicted, but to a lesser degree. At the flu's peak, about 5% were affected. Mrs. Alice Gillogly, in charge of finding substitutes, attributes this low rate to the flu shot given to teachers last fall. The shot, paid for by WEA,
was made available to all persons who work for District 66. In trying to find substitutes for the sick teachers, Mrs. Gillogly ran into another problem. "I had to find substitutes for the substitutes," she says, "because the substitutes themselves were sick."
mother is constantly warning me about picking people up. I guess if they knew, I'd get grounded or something. My brother does it ." "The only weird thing that ever happened to me is when a policeman picked me up in Elmwood park and tried to proposition me." Has a homosexual ever picked her up ? "No, I guess not. Some of the guys I know have been though." "I hitchhike because I can't get the car, or I want to go home before the bus comes or just for a
'Restricted' was his downfall a or salvation (Please choose one) by AI Katz "Hold it boys, Jet me see your passes," commanded a hall supervisor. "Why don't you guys escort me to the office?" continued the wily keeper of peace. If it was their first offense a warning would be issued . However, on the second offense, restricted, otherwise known as regulated study time, is usually the punishment. Junior Jenny Larson has experienced this punishment for four weeks. "It helped my grades tremendously for Jack of anything else to do," commented Jenny . "In addition to the restriction they said if I was caught skipping again, I would be suspended, but I still skip anyway." Counselor Orvill Jensen said, "The present system of restricted is best suited to modular scheduling. It depends wholly on the student, whether he benefits from it or not." He also commented on other methods of discip line, such as Saturday school. However, this form of punishment only makes the students get up in the morning. Junior Randy Frink was put on restricted for excessive tardies and supposed skipping. Randy comments sarcastically, "During my stay in restricted, I became an alcoholic, drug addict, juvenile delinquent, contracted schizophrenic catatonic tendencies, terminal acne and my knees swelled up ... " He continued, "I now look forward to each and every stay in the IMC's in view of the fantastic good it did for my education at Westside." History teacher Dennis Mcintyre said, "Relatively speaking, this
Virgie's has some great ideas for girls bold at heart. Junior Joyce Dappen decided to see the countryside in her new pant suit from Virgie's.
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change of pace. It's not ha zardous as far as concerned. I always have to out for the police . They can be a pain in the neck." "I really like hitchhiking. a lot of weird and nice way. Sometimes a person me up that's picked me up There's this one guy that's me up about five times on to school in the morning. friends now," said Cheryl. "I guess my luck has been good so far, both in n••<.:m••u. in picking up hitchhikers."
system is much better than eighth hour because the to come in contact individual that put them However, this is only in the system itself needs restricted program would be if alternatives would be
than harming him. " Junior Rick Fulton was the restricted program for weeks, for what he "dropping a class and school." During this grades had gone everything, you can system. I tried it to see if it help, but it was boring." During the first year of scheduling, regulated study hall derived. It started off with cafeteria divided, and people restricted went there to Passes were given to different if necessary . "It is the best unified system discipline and guidance together," said Assistant Bill Hoyt. "It helps cut skipping and gives the student& incentive not to cut classes."
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB. 68124
''Eddie's Father'' Bixby r ~acts, not acts, on seri ~ by Gail Burris
Cliff Christie uses his artistic ability to design the scenery to be used in the senior class play, of the August Moon." The play will be presented February 17-19, Thursday, Friday, and
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fort needed to keep commons clean do you hurry past the area between mods? do you take a longer the cafeteria to avoid past the commons area? popular opinion of the in the Commons Area seems that the faculty members upon them because the is degrading. Their general is that teachers are judging their abilities by the area study in. girl described an instance in a teacher lowered her grade
because he associated her with the Commons Area. These students want teachers to have a better attitude toward them, but maybe they aren't ready to move into the IMC's or the cafeteria yet. So what's the solution to the problem? A small minority of the students feel that a better atmosphere would be created by keeping the area clean, which would create a better image for the benefit of the teachers and the students. "The administrators have been
to lower legal age considered; Sstudents attend hearing, testify 100 people, the majority of them Westside students, were in building Monday, Jan. 31, to hear proposals of the new Bill 1086, originated by Senator Gerald Stromer, proposes to lower adult age in Nebraska from 20 to 18. bill provides that 18 year-olds could be married without parental have the right to participate in legal documents (such as money, making loans, owning property, and signing contracts), blood, give permission for a medical operation, donate organs, and liquor. Stromer was present at the hearing to testify in favor of the with five high school and college students. About 70 students in favor of the bill, and no one testified in opposition. of the senator's reasons for proposing the bill fall into four First, if 18 year-olds are now allowed to vote they should be adult privileges. Second, as it stands, there is inconsistency in age and this can be eliminated by lowering the majority age. all working 18 year-olds pay taxes, and finally, the trend in our is to bring equalization in rights. popular opinion seemed to be that if government now considered responsible enough to vote, why aren't they responsible to enjoy the rest of adult privileges? Senator Stromer suggested most significant duty of an adult is to vote, and because 18 can now vote they should be able to take advantage of less privileges. i'nrt<t<t.<>rtrv in the majority ages and the trend to bring equalization can be tied together by saying that the majority age should be The majority age for all adult privileges should be the same; 't have to be 20 to enjoy one adult privilege (drinking), and 18 another (voting). Also, Vermont, Tennessee, and Michigan have their majority age to 18 and the states shouldn't be divided by a age. college student summed up the general attitude about buying by saying, "We have made the decision to drink by the time The law deters no one from drinking-the only difference is that sit in a bar."
Too often actors do what their name implies: act the role of else. Not so with Bill Bixby, star of ABC's "Courtship of Eddie's Instead of acting with co-star Brandon Cruz (Eddie), they r. communicate with each other, making the show warm and natural Bixby was in Omaha last week for a promotional tour, an personal interview with THE LANCE. Before his current series, h in "My Favorite Martian," also a success. Very sincere and genuine, he emphasized, "I enjoy every sâ&#x20AC;˘ acting. I'm doing what I love to do and get paid for it." He i involved in his role as "Eddie's Father." The relationship betwe1 and Tom Corbett on the show is very natural and spontane< remains the same off camera. "One of the papers in New York amazed that out of the series I'm Bill Bixby and he's Brandon C the relationship is still the same." Bixby claimed he and Brandon don't rehearse for the show, 1 the nine-and-a-half-year-old boy understands the idea of the show. rehearse for camera purposes, such as lighting, but the conversatim very dry during rehearsals. I don't want to know how he is going t< lines until we're in front of the camera, so I can react naturally."
fully supporting keeping the area open, whereas the teachers would just as soon keep it closed. Maybe if the students can maintain the commons, the area between the gyms can be reopened," said Mr. Pat Venditte, building supervisor. He went on to say that the administrators have done ail they can to maintain the area, and the rest of the output will have to come from the students. Though recently the situation has been improving, it's been the same concerned few who have been cleaning up the area everyday . They're asking, "Why should we clean up after everyone else? How much more effort does it take to throw a candy bar wrapper in the trash can than on the floor?" Currently, this concerned group is starting a cleaning campaign to promote cleanliness in the area and the cafeteria. They're busy making signs and asking people to make the Commons Area look more like a student lounge than a zoo.
Most of the show, then is, improvisational. "We've never . problems since Brandon and I learned to communicate," commented. "I taught him how to show feeling. The worst line say to him is, 'you're acting."' Admitting that he "harps" on communication, he reJ emphasized its importance in life. He felt Brandon learned its valâ&#x20AC;˘ they were filming a special TV program in Communist Europe, "Bi and Brandon Cruz at the Budapest Circus." "Communication: that it's at," he said. Another important aspect of the show is physical. "Brandor. me into a toucher. I'd never had a physical relationship with my He explained that for three-and-a-half years his father had beer Navy. "It took us years to reach each other." Bixby gives Brando for making him physical. "He throws his arms around me and ki! and he's not acting. His feelings are all genuine."
Friendship between them 'unique' "We have a very unique friendship," Bixby emphasized. "We' and not afraid to show it." He said, though, the first year of the sl never gave Brandon enough attention. "I had not listened to him. apologized." Since then, their relationship both off and on cam been warm and genuine. Besides acting on the show, Bixby directed seven sequences series this year. He only does it because "it's this show." Although more satisfaction out of directing, he does not prefer directing over "I love to perform." He also directed a "Night Gallery" sequence up this May. Recently married, Bixby wants children "very badly," partly 1 of his unique communication with Brandon. "But they won't Brandon, and I'll start from scratch with my own." (Continued on I
The facial expressions of Bill Bixby, star of the current TV series, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," and
past show, "My Favorite Martian," are caught by a LANCE photographer during Bixby's recent visit to C Bixby and the show's co-star, Brandon Cruz (Eddie), are actually quite close in real life. "We have a very friendship," said Bixby. Their relationship both off and on camera has been warm and genuine.
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LANCE rates low on student survey by Leanne Schaefer You can't please all the people all of the time. This holds true to this year's L.~CE, according to a survey taken of about 85 students who read the paper. Several of the students felt that the LANCE seems to be anti-school when it points out problems that exist within the school. Junior Paula Haeder believes "The main purpose of the paper seems to be to criticize the school and point out all that's wrong with it." On the other hand, one senior feels that "THE LANCE has pointed out several problems at Westside and people reading the paper should make some sort of effort to solve them."
Too much or not enough? Almost every boy (and ma11y of the girls) questioned had a comment about the sports pages), and almost everyone had a different view. Junior Jeff Turbot thinks THE LANCE is "centered too much around athletics. There
should be more written about the fine arts." Diane Koborg, a sophomore, says the paper writes too many stories on basketball, and "even intramurals get larger articles than varsity sports such as wrestling and swimming." "People keep saying to put more swimming and wrestling articles in the paper when there are no swimmers or wrestlers on the LANCE staff," commented junior Chuck Mangimelli. Sophomores Steve Hitt and Paul Lucks believe there should be more sports coverage, especially on junior varsity and reserve teams.
LANCE 'all right' There were quite a few comments made about the entertaining aspect of the paper. Junior Dave Walker feels the paper should have two goals. First, to inform the students and second, to entertain. He thinks that "THE LANCE has greatly fallen in this respect (entertainment)." Ken Righter, a junior, enjoys
reading articles on "outspoken" topics such as unwed fathers and mothers, while junior Rosemary Seidler says too many articles are too serious. Some suggestions have been to include a creative writing section, add more cartoons, write more music and record reviews, and to make the paper more amusing in general. Mark Raduziner, a senior, doesn't think this year's LANCE rates up to last year's. "There are just too many trite and irrelevent articles. I think the LANCE should have small articles on what Westside alumni are doing and stop writing on personal experiences like getting your wisdom teeth pulled." Another comment about THE LANCE was, "The paper itself is kind of worthless, but then again I like to read it and see what is going on around the school," by senior Steve Fallis. Putting in one last word for the paper, Junior Matt Metcalf says, "It's all right, but they should put my name in more often."
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GEORGE HARRISON This record came out just before Christmas so we were a little slow in reviewing it. It is a three record set with a color booklet of the concert included. The cost runs somewherP around thirteen dollars, which was the price put on it by the producers. It starts off with some Indian music of Ravi Shanker who asked George Harrison to help him get the money to help the starving people of his country. The next side is alot of songs from the "All Things Must Pass" album. The real standouts on this record set are "Something," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The last tune features Eric Clapton, one of the world's better guitarists. The main thing on this record that is worth the price itself is the Bob Dylan side. Any Dylan fan will
want to get this because it is something of the best material he has ever done with a fantastic version of "Just Like a Woman." SPECIAL SINGLES REVIEW American Pie Don McClean This is supposed to be a masterful work of art by the greatest genius since Dylan. It's not. Day After Day Badfinger This is a good song if you like Badfinger and that style of music. It's one of the best things on the radio. Feet Stompin Music Grand Funk It's just like all the other commercial material that this group puts out except that is has an organ combined with the same lead they've had all the time . Heart of Gold Neil Young This is the best song on the radio so far this year. It may be a disappointment to the "After the Gold Rush" fans because it's more
*LETTE&S ;:~ Dear Editor, In regard to the letter p~blished in the last issue of THE LANCE, I would like to bring up the following points: "Children" of this age have always drank, whether it be with the youth group or out with the boys. In regard to the sleeping habits of the youth group mentioned, this is an economical program in accordance with President Nixon's economical policies. In conclusion, if you are not patriotic and wish to see the "Pepsi" generation become dehydrated, you may withdraw from your church anytime, with the Pope's blessing. Chairmen of the "Draft Board" Jim Bachman, Pat DiBiase, John Salistean Dear Editor, In regard
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country western. The only radio station that will play it is KFMX. PAUL SIMON--Paul who? Oh , yeah. Isn't he the one with that one group, uh, what was it called? Oh, that's right. What happened to Garfunkel? While Art Garfunkel was busy the last two years making movies (Carnal Knowledge, etc.), Paul Simon has been working on this new album, simply called Paul Simon. If you liked the album "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" then I would say that chances are you will like this one. The tunes on the record are very good and are typically Simon. The only thing I can say is that this album lacks some out and out love songs. The closest thing that I could find is a song called "Duncan" where he meets a girl preaching, creeps "to her tent with a flashlight" and "just like a dog" was "befriended."
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appropriate place to do these activities. Not only are teenagers supervised and guided while drinking, the presence of church leaders can turn their thoughts inward instead of toward vandalism, and violence, which is often the case with "going out with the guys." The attractiveness of
making a fool of oneself while drunk is lessened with church leadership, and more responsible attitudes can be stressed. If the churches do not take the leadership in this area, continued immaturity and irresponsibility will always be the case with teenagers' drinking. Joe Cassman
the lance Published bi·weekly by the Publications Dep artment of Westside High School, 87th and Pacific St., Omaha, Nebraska 68114 . THE LANCE is a member of the National Sch clastic Press Association and the Nebraska High School Press Association. The paper is given free of charge to holders of Activity Tickets . Subscription rates to others are $3 . 00 postpaid . Non-profit mailing rights claimed. Printed by Wright Printing Co., Omaha, Nebr.
Co-editors ••• Gail Burris and Doug Berg Associate editor •••••••.. Susan Darst Editorial editor •.•.••••• Rick Denney Feature editor • • • • • • • • Pam Hultberg
Variety editor •••••• . Leanne Schaefer Advertising manager ••••.•••• AI Katz Sports writer .•••.•• • •.. Steve Scigo Assistant news editor .. • Barb Demaree
Several weeks ago the elections for the Student Advisory Education were held. This resulted in the election of Forum Steve Scudder, Pam and Howard Hochster. The voters are made up of members of the Forum and Advisory Board. This would seem somewhat comparable to the electing the President. This reporter attended the juniors' election; it consisted b · the candidates getting up and giving their speeches. Then the vote two combined boards elected the two final candidates and then the election. It was obvious that any member of their board had of an advantage even before he gave his speech. Although Scudder there to give his speech, a friend of his talked on how he was quali the job. Several of the candidates who were not student government expressed feelings of how they had a strong disadvantage in the because they were not known to members of the board. A few people on the SAB told me that they had wanted a school election, but they felt they didn't have enough time to set one up. The LANCE believes that an election of this caliber, could have the time to hold a school wide election for the people that wou make policies for the next year. This editorial was not meant to be a personal attack on the members or a question of their abilities, but the fact remains that advantages to having your peer group voting for you.
The American public is sick of Vietnam involvement. They h the war, which was to be ended by then candidate Richard Nixon, through increased bombings and incursions into other Southeast nations even though troop levels have dropped. They have witn man election in what was designed to be a democracy under A protective wing. Last week they saw their President, utilizing all available through a nation-wide TV broadcast in this election year, again the end of the war through an "eight-point" plan. The President cr.. elected government officials for saying the war was not ending, wt..j fact, he had been conducting secret talks since last spring--a mere two• one-half years after his election. He failed to point out much oH criticism would have been avoided if he had conferred with rRi Congressmen about his foreign policy in the custom of U.S. executives. Nixon gave a number of pre-conditions to U.S. withdrawal, 011 which was a proposed election of a new government in Saigon. 1 seemingly fair proposal is one which logically would offend the Nl Vietnamese. They have been fighting, as nationalists, a war of unific:lf since the early '50's and have demonstrated they will not give up t dream lightly. Secondly, the concept of a free, democratic electill philosophically unacceptable to a people who believe that there iu one party which can serve the good of the state. Thirdly, they Cll hardly trust an international group to run the elections after ' runaround of '56 where the promised re-unification elections never• place. In other words, the North Vietnamese communists should COli to see a civil war they began to help their homeland and were sure to before intervention thwarted and concede defeat, their nation Elections in the South would bring little hope of representation communists have been militarily removed from the South by the A armed services. The proposal has little chance for success because it tries to· defeat by a retreating enemy on a proud and yet undefeated Instead of continuing efforts to make the U.S. seem like the good giant with Nixon grabbing political points through dt1111 announcements, the government should seek to remove the influena the U.S. from Vietnam immediately, and let the two parties in the e
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The first question I asked myself after viewing "Hair" Feb. 1 at ,incoln Pershing Auditorium was 'Was it worth the trouble of driving on ad roads and worrying about a false I.D .?'
The reaction I received after we go through the security guards and ad found our seats was one of total confusion. The actors were wandering round the auditorium and throwing flowers at people on the ground loor. After I realized that the first act hadn't begun, I started to look round at the audience.
Surprisingly enough, there were quite a few older people mixed in rith blue jeans and long hair. The auditorium was only half filled; the 7.50 seats were the most crowded.
When the first act finally begun, I began to realize that all the bad hings I had heard about "Hair" were not true. It is not a perverted ttempt to undermine the morals of today's youth. Rather it is an attempt o portray the emotions of a young man who has received his draft notice.
The vocals were exceptionally good. Kenny Ortega as Berger lacked in oice, but made up for it in his dancing and acting. Lyle K'ang has a voice hat is really marv.us for the songs that Claude sings. Alice Lilly as :heila gave a performance that was beyond excellence.
Yet something was lacking. The theme of this four-year-old play was omewhat standardized . It was the same ove-and-peace-and-pass-out-flowers sort of thing that I have seen many imes. Flower children are virtually non existent today and mass draft card mrnings are very rare. The statements about dope in the play were very •redictable and tiresome, as were the picket signs that were new two years ,go.
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Junior American Lit curriculum reformed American Literature has often been looked upon as an unpopular course because it is required and much of the literature has been termed "boring" by the student body. In an attempt to alleviate this "boredom," junior American Literature teachers headed by Mr. Bob Dornacker have come up with an alternative to the former
The audience was rather cold and unresponsive. I didn't notice anyone after the first act, but near the beginning of the play, two men left to he razzing of Berger. I have a feeling that the only reason a lot of people tood up and clapped during "Good Morning Starshine" was for lack of nything else to do. ~ave
But nevertheless, I enjoyed the music conducted by Michael G. lughes and his band. The overall production was good, but I think "Hair" ; a bit overrated. It's really just another good musical. By Barb Demaree
Special alumni have social events by David Jensen
"It helps to draw the graduates 'ack to the community and gives llem a chance to relate back to igh school," said Mr. Ken Bird, rhile explaining about the Adult :pecial Education Club here at Vestside. "It's a good way to get together ocially," said Mr. Bird, sponsor of
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the club. "Most of the activities we plan are purely social," he said. The Adult Special Education Club consists of alumni from the special education class. The club was started about six years ago by Mrs. Jane Rankan and Mrs. Ruby Hubner, who is now the director of special education. "As for our source of money," Mr. Bird said, "the members pay each month, and we're now in the process of planning to raise some more money by a candy sale ." Mr. Bird also mentioned that Terry Struble, one of the 18 active members, just recently died of an
apparent heart attack. "Terry had been suffering from a long term illness, which the doctors think was caused from spilling a dangerous detergen t on his legs," Mr. Bird explained . The club had pitched together and bought him some cards. Terry was only 23 years old. "Each year," he said, "some of the adults from the club join the special education class when they take th eir annual spring trip to a Midwest city. The money for the excursion is saved from the fund raising projects we have ," Mr. Bird said.
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;us freak' is not good description by Sue Berg wu t a year and a half ago I •ally screwed up. Someone me t o read the Bible; they 1e it would give me all the s to my questions. So I read it did!" explained Bill Barr, :ide junior. re are many different reasons ople use to explain why they ' Christians, or to use a more r name , 'Jesus freaks.' But er the reason , they believe ade the best possible choice. Dickey , a senior, gave his as wanting to find the truth . tm e to believe through ce . J was ignorant of the :o I tried different things to e t ruth and decided that the m belief was the best ; Christians interviewed have •ing to church most of their ill said he still accompanies :nts to their Catholic church •P the peace." "They want ;o to church with them, so I though I don't feel that ~ d religion is necessary , I t o keep my parents happy."
!r your soul says also a Catholic, now attends ;;pel Tabernacle located at nd Douglas Streets. He d this kind of worship as whatever your soul says. " tal purpose of this is to have ace where people can come :aved . People come in for a l worship and Pastor 1 also reads passages from e and interprets them. Concern, located at 28 14 :h , is a nother place where go for worship and other e s . For instance, on y nights they hold Bible Othe r times people stand give testimonies on how me into their life. Soul also brings in speakers mes to give presentations.
Those who belong to the Christian faith hold somewhat of a pessimistic view toward organized religion. Bill believes that "so many people now organize their religion before they gain their faith and that is wrong. I think the only way you can obtain any kind of organization is to have faith first and work from that."
Organized religion a farce? Pat explained the Catholic religion seems to be somewhat of a farce to him. "The Catholic Church, for instance , says tha t one should not participate in repet itious sayings, yet every Sunday they use their own , like 'Glory t o God' or others of this fashion. " Bill described their religious belief very simply . He said, "Mainly we just f ollow the Ten Commandments and read the Bible. We follow the ideas in the Bible that inspire us t he most. " When asked if it bothered him to be called a 'Jesus freak' Bill said, "Yes, it does because that is not what we are." Pat went on to say, "Just walk into Chess King sometime. They sell Jesus patches, stickers, and tattoos that say 'Smile , Jesus loves you.' Man, you can 't buy salvation. It's all turned into too much of a bad. Lots of people turn to Christianity just because they think it's the cool thing to do." Pat, wanting to get things straight for those who don't know too much about the Christian faith, said, "This type of Christianity is not really a religion. Most religions try to reach up to God, but because o f man 's imperfections, this is impossible. In Christianity God reaches down to us through His Son Jesus Christ."
Three students are waiting nervously, clustered around a table in the Social Studies IMC. Clutching at her little pile of food coupons, a slight, dark-haired girl whispers terse messages to her two scowling classmates. They give silent nods of approval, seriously contemplating the strike planned that afternoon. Shuffling over to where the three are plotting, the union organizer looks over his shoulder before laying several covered documents upon the table. He quiets his strikers in his broken English, as he diagrams the enormous profits made by the mine owners at the expense of the mine workers. All gathered around the table are aware that they may be jailed for their actions, but they are determined to carry out the strike. Seated across the IMC, H. B. Hardrock confers with his son, H.B. Hardrock, Jr., angry over higher costs and deepening debt. Furiously chewing his Havana cigar, the wealthy mine owner curses the mine workers for their laziness and gru m blings. "So that damned anarchist Union has been agitating the employees to strike, well, we will see." Emphasizing his distaste for his opposition, he slams his fist upon the table, sending papers and books to the IMC floor. His son smiles in anticipation of an armed confrontation between his company guards and the strikers. The tense mood in the IMC is interrupted by the bell, signifying the end of the mod. Twenty juniors converge in their Advanced Placement American History class, and quickly polarize into two angry camps . Poised between the opposing factions of his once docile class, Mr. Ben Bruner assumes the role of a peacemaker, preventing bodily violence if at all possible . He distributes game phase plans to the mine owner and to the union leader, hopeful that his attempts to regulate the passions of his students will succeed. A few minutes later, his hopes are dashed as Jayne Tinley, editor of the union newspaper, is dragged out of the room, hysterically crying as she is arrested. Mr. Bruner smiles, instead of frowning, observing his students as they learn about the rise of the labor movement through playing the Hard Rock Mine Strike Simulation Game . This is the culminating activity of the labor study unit, meaningful because the
students have spent three week in independent background research before the start of the game . The student who were observers now become participants, as they experience first-hand the motivations and frustrations of striking workers and management alike. This is the first time during the regular school year that this packaged study kit has been used in Advanced Placement classes taught
Clinic to attract area ban Over 25 bands from outstate Nebraska and Iowa will attend the annual Mid-America Band Clinic at Westside, Saturday, Feb. 26. The clinic is being organized by Mr. Joseph Slavik, band instructor at Westbrook Jr. High. Mr. Slavik, who originated the clinic four years ago, expects as many bands as last year, when there were "around 28." The purpose of the band clinic is threefold. First, it allows the students a chance to hear other bands, which helps them become objective towards their own band.
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Concert to feature famous condu( A production number from "Music Man," the appearance of a guest conductor, and a trombone interpretation of "Blues in the Night" are just some of the features of this year's Warrior Downbeat concert. The 18th annual concert will be presented at 8:00, Feb . 28, in the Westside Auditorium. The production number is entitled "76 Trombones," and will include 90 District 66 trombonists from grades five through twelve. After this number, Westside conductor Darwyn Snyder will hand the baton over to guest conductor Dr. William Revelli. Dr. Revelli is noted for his world-famous bands at the University of Michigan. In his 36 years at Michigan, Dr. Revelli has won numerous honors and awards, and has taken his bands to Europe under the President's International Cultural Exchange Program. Now in retirement, Dr. Revelli travels throughout the nation appearing in concerts and clinics. In another feature of the midwinter concert, an eight-trombone section will play a quartet arrangement of "Blues in the Night." Members of the section include seniors Jerri Niver and Bob Schorr, juniors Bob Eckles, Don Enslow, Beth Erdenberger, Ken
Figgins, and Bob Merrit1 sophomore Ken Westphal. Also planned is a performance on the clari1 senior Jean Hansen. Speaking from eighteen experience as Westside's cone Mr. Snyder predicts, "This · the best concert ever present! Westside band."
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Matmen start record over with 46-9 stomp of lincoln In dual meets the matmen were ioing fine, and then all of a sudden, ;hey were pinned to the mat and ;heir chain of wins stopped at eight. But then came Friday, Feb. 4. fhe wrestlers were out on the mat .oosening up and the crowd was in ;he stands tensing up, wondering if ;hey had lost their drive to win. fhe wrestlers answered the :J_uestion in fine fashion with a 46-9 ;tom ping of Lincoln High. In the 98 pound match, Warrior Mark Terry scored a 13-4 decision ::>ver Steve Moss of Lincoln. Matman Dale Sieben scored the first of four pins over Jerry Petersen in the 105 class. In the 112 class, Lincoln High was unable to get a wrestler down to weight md chose to forfeit. The 119 pound match was comparable to a prize fight when Pat Mazzei and Tino Orta hit the nat. Orta was hurt in the early
period, but Coach Miloni thought he was stalling for time because he was out of shape. However, when he came back he looked to be in good shape and gave Pat quite a fight until the end in a 4-4 tie. Dave Pearce won 10·0 in a match in which he overpowered his victim. Tim O'Sullivan pinned his opponent; AI Grill won 4-2; Bill Peitz tied 2-2; Mark Miller was decisioned and lost 4-0 and Bill Skultety pinned his man. Mark Boyer was tied at 3-3 in a match that was hotly contested by Miloni. The referee gave Lincoln a point because he said that Boyer tried to crawl off the mat with just seconds remaining. This gave Lincoln the tie. Finally, in the heavyweight class, Fred Petersen easily pinned his man. The matmen now look forward to State on Feb. 18 and 19 in Lincoln.
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Friday night the Westside Warriors travel to Boys Town to meet a highly regarded Bowboy team in what could be a decisive game in the Metropolitan Conference race. The Boys Town team who will also face Westside in the opening game of district play, will undoubtedly be very ready for their guests who defeated them, 44-36, in the championship game of the Holiday Tournament. Defending Metropolitan champ Westside, too, will be ready for this game in which all remaining hopes for a share of another Metro title hinge. Cowboy personnel is well known to Westsiders by now. Leader is little guard Fred Anzures, a tough offensive player hitting on a 13 point a game clip. The big man is 6-8 transfer Don Hurley, carrying a 16 point average . Tom Heafey and Mel Kelley add another 16 a game between them from the forward position. Frank Anzures, Fred's older brother, has joined the starters after Herb Avent's suspension. Since that time he has been adding about ten a game. The Boys Towners who have an excellent record, have been averaging 47 points a game defensively- with a 14 point victory margin. Westside coach Tom Hall says that "we 'II have to force Hurley high, keep him outside. Another key is how well we can handle
the pressure they'll throw at us" his place. with a combination defense and Westside was slow away, leading only 15-9 presses. first quarter and 25·16 Westside beat Ryan for the half. In the third, South second time this season, 48-38, to within five, 27-22, February 5 in a game that remaining, but Westside pleased coach Hall. to make it 42-24 at "Those Last two games (Ryan end. The lead and South) we played as good 51-25 with as defense as we've played all Westside year. We had been working on it." The defense was a matter of in concern after a 41 point a game Andrews led scorers defensive average the first nine followed by Walstrom's games slipped to 63 points a Berkshire's 12. The game for the next four contests. though, combined Against Ryan, both teams Westside's 25 first started slowly with Joe Sloan Walstrom had 13 breaking the scoring ice with · had praise for 5:22 remammg in the first play . quarter. It was touch and go, The weekend tied five times, until the end of dumped the Benson the stanza when a Jeff Seume 69-61. The Warriors steal with :04 left was converted to a 14-6 lead at first into a Sloan layup at the buzzer end. A heavy scoring for a four point lead. quarter made it Westside outscored Ryan, half. 12-4, in the second to take a 27-15 lead into the lockerroom. In the third Rick Walstrom, hot from the Westside's lead outside all night, hit eight of quarter ended Westside's ten third stanza points. fourth, Westside expanded The lead expanded to 17 46-29, Lead to 23, 63 -40, with with 3:21 left before Westside left in the game before began to stall. The lead was 65-50 with Walstrom led scorers with 16, left when the subs went followed by Rick Berkshire and Benson cut the lead to Jeff Seume, each with 11. forcing coach Hall to Seume had ten rebounds. the starters with 1:08 to go. The night before, Westside Andrews led scorers with demolished South, 62-34, followed by without the aid of ailing Jeff Berkshire 's 12 Seume. Larry Schone started in 11.
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Swimmers set pace for Metro and Stc The first Warrior Invitational turned out to be another first for the Westside swim team who topped all other teams with 110 points. Closest to them was Fremonth with 62 points. In their rout, Westside had several outstanding stars including Senior Roy Smith, who won the 50 yard freestyle, and the 100 yard butterfly in :55.8 which is the best time in the state. Roy also anchored the winn.i ng 400 yard freestyle relay team which also
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loses to Ryan in closing minute; 1s South with first quarter shutout er holding the lead tout the game, the Junior t y basketball squad bed to a last-minute Ryan rhich ended the Saturday 'ray, 49-46. According to Paul Anderson, in the last .nutes "they didn't miss a .d we didn 't make one." only was the game lost, but am lost their first -place in the Metro conference to 'ech has one loss compared 7arriors' two. previous night, the Westside trounced South, 54-27 . s were especially good as kers were blanked in the u-ter, 11-0. scorer both nights was ore Tom Lodes, followed
included Tony Frink, Tony Troia and Mike Rhinehart. Brian Smith placed second in the individual medley . The scores in this meet were Westside leading the field with 110, Fremont with 62, Prep with 53, Burke 3 7 , Ralston 16 and Northwest with six. In regard to the Metro Tourney which began yesterday , Mr. Bentz feels that Westside "has shown that we have the people to do well in Metro and they have been
by another soph, Scott Salisbury. Tom totaled 28 points for the two games while Scott scored 19 . Tops on defense the last three games has been junior Steve Graham, who rebounded 11 in the first quarter against Ryan . Coach Anderson says , "Steve has improved and played well the last two weekends. " The coach attributes this improvement to Steve's increasing aggressiveness under the boards. The team has lost two contests to Metro opponents, with a third to non-conference Lincoln. Both of the Metro losses, to Ryan and T.J., were to below .500 teams. Coach Anderson says "they play better against better teams," and are inconsistent to a degree.
By Rick Berkshire Only four teams remain undefeated in intramural basketball this year, and the League championships were all but sown up in two leagues as the 28 team program entered its seventh week last Monday. In last week's game of the year, with the two undefeated of League 1 battling it out for the title, the overall domination of H.I.L.L. showed through in a 30-24 victory thriller over the Nubs, played before a near capacity crowd in the Boy's Gym. Jeff Jansen led scorers with 14 (for the winners), while Rich Costanzo and Larry Wetterberg proved (as was predicted) that they could dominate the boards, even though they were badly outsized by the Nub's big Tom Neal. The game was very much in doubt, however, until late in the 4th quarter, due to both sides' inability to cope with the other's zone defense. Finally, Randy Chick, Mike Schwartz, and Jeff Jansen teamed up on some fast breaks to seal the victory for H.I.L.L. H.I.L.L., 6-0 , led League 1 in points scored with a 68.0 average. Nubs, 4-1, lead in least points allowed with a 17 .5 average, while Shavers No. 5 and Ball Handlers ( 4-1) still have a prayer for the playoffs. Ballhandlers Coburn (21 pts. pg.), McDonald, Chastain, and Andrews (all 13.5 pts. pg.) help their squad enjoy the largest margin
of victory in the program. Big Saz continues to dominate League 2 with a 65.5 point scoring average and the championship practically sown up. Hot firing from Hultquist, Westering and West, totaling over 42 points a game, aided the Saz in their bye two weeks ago. Still in playoff contention are the Stompers (5-1), boasting Carlson, Bruce Grewcock, and Kaz Go amoung scoring leaders, and The Aces, with one of the better defensive averages in the League.
swimming like champions a Now they have the chanct Metro champs by swimmit championship meet." They have several outs people to do this with 1 Metro championships. In the Westside has Roy Smith an Frink, and in the middle di they have Mike Rhinehart Troia, Jim Greenly , Pat Brian Smith and Doug Gruzt Gibson and Roy Smit swimmers in the butterfly < divers are Jim Mallot an Jansen. Taking everything consideration, the swimmei kept their cool throughout tl and have swum at a constan never coming close to losi! always making their oppone1 as if they never saw this g pool people. With Metro he State just around the corne1 25-26), the swimmers have a • to pick up titles. They will to take Metro and then 1 another state title, thus add the laurels of the already Westside swim team. To qt poem being heard around s "I am a swimmer, I am a fi. will take State on Feb . 26."
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Volleyball is an unusual sport, quite different from the major sports that teens are used to, such as football or basketball. A person may not be particularly gifted in either football or basketball and could be an excellent v-ball player. "The muscle toning for volleyball is quite a bit different from the exercise needed in the other two sports," said Mr. Max Kitzelman. The sport of volleyball will be
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back for a parking spot and walked into the lobby. He shuffled his feet while I bought the tickets and Cokes, and the confused movie-goers gaped at us. The ticket usher smirked, and Dave walked very quickly into the movie. There, I helped him off with his coat, and about halfway through the movie I put my arm around him. He slumped down in his chair, and between clenched teeth, hissed "Take it OFFA me. They're LOOKING!" As we were leaving the theater, we bumped into each other as I reached to open each door and moved to take the gentleman's side of the walk. We went to a pizza house, where again he was embarrassed by my ordering the food and paying for it. Also, about 10 of our classmates walked in, and found out the situation. But I was only trying to play his usual role of dominance. The ride home was silent. He was confused, somehow his masculinity was in question, his male ego was wounded simply because I treated him as he treated me. As he slipped in the door, I whispered, "Call you tomorrow?" The door slammed. My fears of alienating him form me as a "dangerous female chauvinist" didn't come true, as Dave was a good sport and realized I didn't do it to make fun of him. In fact, he said it was fun, and different, and he could see the feminists' point. But, when I asked what he wanted to do NEXT weekend, he said, concisely, "No dice. I'M driving this time!" I sighed in relief, for after spending $7.50 on one date, I could see the male point of view, too. Maybe next time we'll go dutch.
Last year about 8.5 million bikes were sold in the U.S. (over twice the sales in 1960). And some manufacturers have predicted that more bikes than automobiles will be sold this year. Why? Well, besides for ecological reasons, and as a means of transportation, many people are ride bicycles for physical fitness and to trim off fat and tone up muscles. According to Junior ·Paul Novak, President of Bicycle Club, "Everyone in our overweight America should take up some form of regular exercise. Bicycling is ideal, as you are always outdoors, and can strain yourself to any degree desired." Girls who want to say good bye to that flab in time for summer fun, should take up bicycling as soon as the warm weather moves in. A good idea might be to ride your bike to school. This would give you a regular exercise, cost less than a car, and, sophomores, you don't need a license. Do es more for body But cycling may do more for your body than shape your figure. The leg muscles are important to the body's circulation because when they contract, they squeeze the veins and pump blood up toward the heart. The heart, in turn, may receive more blood to supply the brain with needed oxygen. Another benefit of cycling, according to heart specialist Dr.
Paul Dudley White, is psychological. He says this kind of muscular exercise is 'the best antidote for stress and mental fatigue.' Although there's no guarantee that riding a bike will give you a longer life, there is a 76 year old woman who rides her bike 40 miles every day without fail. One cautious word though, if you aren't in shape or haven't ridden a bike since first grade, don't try this at first unless you enjoy having every muscle in your body ache the next morning. If you don't like to ride alone, the Bicycle Club is open to all.
There is no fixed membershi no dues; the purpose of the purely for pleasure. The club· to plan hikes about every week. Femininity ? Worrying about your stat11 girl? Don't. "Women's lib way!" Novak declares. In the last hike, there were far girls participating than bo believes this is because a Jot think the sport is "sissy.'' "It's tougher than football." So, overweight America, · or shape out!
Not always cupids, hearts valentines can be unique, On the eve of Valentine's Day, girls in England pin five bay leaves to their pillows, believing they would see their future husbands in their dreams. Or else, an unmarried girl would strike her forehead with a folded rose petal. If the petal cracked, her valentine loved her. Today in America the custom is giving greeting cards decorated with cupids, doilies, and red hearts, boxes of candy and flowers. There are more unique ways of expressing love or friendship . Make a collage or cartoon book showing the good times you and your valentine have had. The "Love Is ... " characters could be used in a poster.
If you're not artistic, '·make a valentine cake scratch? Here's a recipe promises to give red, moist >/2 cup margarine 1'12 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 heaping tsp. cocoa 1/• cup red food coloring 1 tbsp. vinegar Cream the margarine, sugar ancl Make a paste of the food colori cocoa. Add to the creamed mixtu buttermilk and vanilla alternately the dry ingredients. Add the soda vinegar and add to the other b lending instead of beating. Pour two heart pans or round layer pans, 25-30 minutes at 350. Split into layers, frost with whipped cream hots.
Bill Bixby is real, warm as Tom Corbett (Continued from Page 1) Bixby's interest in drama began in high school through participation in debate. He majored in pre-law at the University of California at Berkeley, and advised actors-to-be against majoring in drama. With his brown, wavy hair styled the same as on the show, and wearing the same wire-rimmed glasses, he advised potential dramatists to get experience in the Little Theatre, and Jearn techniques slowly. "The slower you rise, the slower you go down. The worst thing is to be a fad." Although he never entered the field of law after majoring in it, he is "a great fan of those who change the system working within--like law. Changing things legally is very intriguing to me." He added that he would have gone into verbal law,
though, because "I can't keep my mouth shut!" He criticized fan magazines for living in fiction, but did not seem bothered by stories they printed about him. "It's fun to pick up a fan magazine and learn about my sexual activities last week . If I really did what they said, I'd be in a specimen bottle at Mayo Clinic." Dressed in a mod suede suit, he seemed grateful that, "Brandon and I get a chance to play together." After the boy became interested in motorcycles, Bixby bought one, and now they ride together. "We share the same experiences when we're together." When they were in Budapest filming the circus special, Brandon's "thing" was making a peace sign. The last day of filming "Eddie" and Bixby both made peace signs on TV and explained what it meant.
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As they were leaving country, two people on the gave them the peace sign a& drove by. "Here we were, Communist country behind Iron Curtain, telling them p all men. It was a very warm personal moment." Bixby generates a feeliDf sincerity and warmth. It is he needs do little on Courtship of Eddie's Fa except be himself. He remarked Brandon Cruz is as real appears on the show. Well, so · Bixby.
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ort needed to keep commons clean nts, do you hurry past the s area between mods? , do you take a longer > the cafeteria to avoid Jast the commons area? popular opinion of the t the Commons Area seems hat the faculty members vn upon them because the degrading. Their general is that teachers are judging l their abilities by the area study in. irl described an instance in teacher lowered her grade
because he associated her with the Commons Area. These students want teachers to have a better attitude toward them, but maybe they aren't ready to move into the IMC's or the cafeteria yet. So what's the solution to the problem? A small minority of the students feel that a better atmosphere would be created by keeping the area clean, which would create a better image for the benefit of the teachers and the students. "The administrators have been
to lower legal age considered; students attend hearing, testify ly 100 people, the majority of them Westside students, were in al building Monday, Jan. 31, to hear proposals of the new Bill l 1086, originated by Senator Gerald Stromer, p roposes to lower 1dult age in Nebraska from 20 to 18. bill provides that 18 year-olds could be married without parental have the right to participate in legal documents (such as g money, making loans, owning property, and signing contracts), ood, give permission for a medical o pe ration, donate organs, and
Too often actors do what their name implies: act the role of sorn else. Not so with Bill Bixby, star of ABC's "Courtship of Eddie's Fat Instead of acting with co-star Brandon Cruz (Eddie), they react communicate with each other, making the show warm and natural . Bixby was in Omaha last week for a promotional tour, and h personal interview with THE LANCE. Before his current series, he st in " My F avorite Martian," also a success. Very sincere and genuine, he emphasized, "I enjoy every sec01 acting. I'm doing what I love to do and get paid for it." He is d4 involved in his role as "Eddie's Father." The relationship between I and Tom Corbett on the show is very natural and spontaneous, remains the same off camera. "One of the papers in New York se1 amazed that out of the series I'm Bill Bixby and he's Brandon Cruz the relationship is still the same." Bixby claimed he and Brandon don't rehearse for the show, pro• the nine-and-a-half-year-old boy understands the idea of the show."~ rehearse for camera purposes, such as lighting, but t he conversations a very dry durin g rehearsals. I don't want to know how he is going to sa: lines until we're in fro nt of the camera, so I can react naturally."
fully supporting keeping the area open, whereas the teachers wou ld just as soon keep it closed. Maybe if the students can maintain the commons, the area between the gyms can be reopened," said Mr. Pat Venditte, building su p ervisor. He went on to sa y that the administrators have done ail they can to maintain the area, and the rest of the output will have to come from the students . Though recently the situation has been improving, it's been the same concerned few who have been cleaning up the area everyday . They're asking, "Why should we clean up after everyone else? How much more effort does it take to throw a candy bar wrapper in the trash can than on the floor?" Currently, t his concerned group is starting a cleaning camp aign to promote cleanliness in the area and the cafeteria. They're busy making signs and asking people to make the Commons Area look more like a stude nt lounge than a zoo.
Most of the show, then is, improvisational. "We've never had problems since Brandon a nd I learned to communicate," B commented. "I taught him how to show feeling. The worst line you say to him is, 'you're acting."' Admitting that he "harps" on communication , he repeat emphasized its importance in life. He felt Brandon learned its value' they were filming a special TV program in Communist Europe, "Bill B and Brandon Cruz at the Budapest Circus." "Communication : that's w it's at," he said . Another important aspect of the show is physical . "Brandon tu me into a toucher. I'd never had a physical relationship with my faU He explained t h at for three-and-a-half years his father had been in Navy. "It took us years to reac h each other." Bixby gives Brandon c: for making him physical . "He throws his arms around me and kisses and he's not acting. His feeli ngs are all gen uine."
Friendship between them 'unique' "We have a very unique friendship," Bixby emphasized. "We're< and not afraid to show it." He said, t hough, the first year of the shov never gave Bran don enough attention. "I had not listened to him. L a apologize d ." Since then, their relationship both off and on camera been warm and genuine. Besides actin g on t he show, Bixby directed seven sequences of series th is year. He only does it because "it's this show." Although he more satisfaction out of directing, he does not prefer directing over ac1 " I love to perform." He also directed a "Night Gallery" sequence cor up this May. Recently married , Bixby wants children "very badly ," partly bee: of his unique communication with Brandon. "But they won't be Brandon, and I'll start from scratch with my own." (Continued on Pag
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tor Stromer was p resent at the hearing to testify in favor of the ; with five high school and college students. About 70 students heet in favor of the bill, and no one testified in opposition. of the senator's reasons for proposing the bill fall into fo ur ;: First, if 18 year-olds are now allowed to vote they should be er adult privileges. Second, as it stands, there is inconsistency in ·ity age and this can be eliminated by lowering the majority age. working 18 year-olds p ay taxes, and finally , the trend in our to bring equalization in rights. Jopular opinion seemed to be that if government now consi dered >ids responsible enough to vote, why aren't they responsible J enjoy the rest of adult privileges? Senator Stromer suggested most significant duty of an adult is to vote, and because 18 can now vote they should be able to take advantage of less t privileges. ISistency in the majority ages and the trend to bring equalization can be tied together by saying that the majority age should be .. The majority age for all ad ul t privileges should be the same; dn't have to be 20 to enjoy one adul t p rivilege (drinking), an d 18 another (voting). Also, Vermont, Tennessee, and Michigan have heir majority age to 18 and the states shouldn't be divided by a tge . college student summed up the general attitude about buying ally by saying, "We have made the decision to drink by the time The law deters no one from drinking--the only difference is that sit in a bar."
The facial expressions of Bill Bixby, star of the current TV series, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," and of past show, "My Favorite Martian," are caught by a LANCE photographer during Bixby's recent visit to Om; Bixby and the show's co-star, Brandon Cruz (Eddie). are actually quite close in real life. "We have a very uni friendship," said Bixby. Their relationship both off and on camera has been warm and genuine.
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LANCE rates low on student survey by Leanne Schaefer You can't please all the people all of the time. This holds true to this year's L.\NCE, according to a survey taken of about 85 students who read the paper. Several of the students felt that the LANCE seems to be anti-school when it points out problems that exist within the school. Junior Paula Haeder believes "The main purpose of the paper seems to be to criticize the school and point out all that's wrong with it." On the other hand, one senior feels that "THE LANCE has pointed out several problems at Westside and people reading the paper should make some sort of effort to solve them."
Too much or not enough? Almost every boy (and mat1Y of the girls) questioned had a comment about the sports pages), and almost everyone had a different view. Junior Jeff Turbot thinks THE LANCE is "centered too much around athletics. There
should be more written about the fine arts." Diane Koborg, a sophomore, says the paper writes too many stories on basketball, and "even intramurals get larger articles than varsity sports such as wrestling and swimming." "People keep saying to put more swimming and wrestling articles in the paper when there are no swimmers or wrestlers on the LANCE staff," commented junior Chuck Mangimelli. Sophomores Steve Hitt and Paul Lucks believe there should be more sports coverage, especially on junior varsity and reserve teams.
LANCE 'all right' There were quite a few comments made about the entertaining aspect of the paper. Junior Dave Walker feels the paper should have two goals. First, to inform the students and second, to entertain . He thinks that "THE LANCE has greatly fallen in this respect (entertainment)." Ken Righter, a junior, enjoys
reading articles on "outspoken" topics such as unwed fathers and mothers, while junior Rosemary Seidler says too many articles are too serious. Some suggestions have been to include a creative writing section, add more cartoons, write more music and record reviews, and to make the paper more amusing in general. Mark Raduziner, a senior, doesn't think this year's LANCE rates up to last year's. "There are just too many trite and irrelevent articles. I think the LANCE should have small articles on what Westside alumni are doing and stop writing on personal experiences like getting your wisdom teeth pulled." Another comment about THE LANCE was, "The paper itself is kind of worthless, but then again I like to read it and see what is going on around the school," by senior Steve Fallis. Putting in one last word for the paper, Junior Matt Metcalf says, "It's all right, but they should put my name in more often."
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GEORGE HARRISON This record came out just before Christmas so we were a little slow in reviewing it. It is a three record set with a color booklet of the concert included. The cost runs somewherP around thirteen dollars, which was the price put on it by the producers. It starts off with some Indian music of Ravi Shanker who asked George Harrison to help him get the money to help the starving people of his country. The next side is alot of songs from the "All Things Must Pass" album. The real standouts on this record set are "Something," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The last tune features Eric Clapton, one of the world's better guitarists. The main thing on this record that is worth the price itself is the Bob Dylan side . Any Dylan fan will
want to get this because it is something of the best material he has ever done with a fantastic version of "Just Like a Woman." SPECIAL SINGLES REVIEW American Pie Don McClean This is supposed to be a masterful work of art by the greatest genius since Dylan. It's not. Day After Day Badfinger This is a good song if you like Badfinger and that style of music. It's one of the best things on the radio. Feet Stompin Music Grand Funk It's just like all the other commercial material that this group puts out except that is has an organ combined with the same lead they've had all the time. Heart of Gold Neil Young This is the best song on the radio so far this year. It may be a disappointment to the "After the Gold Rush" fans because it's more
country western. The only radio station that will play it is KFMX. PAUL SIMON--Paul who? Oh , yeah. Isn 't he the one with that one group, uh, what was it called? Oh , that's right. What happened to Garfunkel ? While Art Garfunkel was busy the last two years making movies (Carnal Knowledge , etc.), Paul Simon has been working on this new album, simply called Paul Simon. If you liked the album "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" then I would say that chances are you will like this one. The tunes on the record are very good and are typically Simon. The only thing I can say is that this album lacks some out and out love songs. The closest thing that I could find is a song called " Duncan" where he meets a girl preaching, creeps "to her tent with a flashlight" and "just like a dog" was "befriended."
*LETTE&S ~:EDITO&* Dear Editor, In regard to the letter published in the last issue of THE LANCE , I would like to bring up the following points : "Children" of this age have always drank, whether it be with the youth group or out with the boys. In regard to the sleeping habits of the youth group mentioned, this is an economical program in accordance with President Nixon's economical policies. In conclusion, if you are not patriotic and wish to see the "Pepsi" generation become dehydrated, you may withdraw from your church anytime, with the Pope's blessing. Chairmen of the "Draft Board" Jim Bachman, Pat DiBiase, John Salistean Dear Editor, Tn
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appropriate place to do these activities. Not only are teenagers supervised and guided while drinking, the presence of church leaders can turn their thoughts inward instead of toward vandalism, and violence, which is often the case with "going out with the guys." The attractiveness of
making a fool of oneself while drunk is lessened with church leadership, and more responsible attitudes can be stressed. If the churches do not take the leadership in this area, continued immaturity and irresponsibility will always be the case with teenagers' drinking. Joe Cassman
the lance Published bi-weekl y by the Publications Department of Westside H igh School, 87th and Pacific St., Omaha , Nebraska 68114. THE LANCE is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association and the Nebraska High Sch ool Press Ass oci ation . The paper is given free of charge to holders of Activity Tickets. Subscription rates to others are $ 3. 00 postpaid. Non-profit mailing rights claimed. Printed by Wright Printing Co., Omaha , Nebr.
Co-editors ••. Gail Burris and Doug Berg Associate editor •.•.••..• Susan Darst Editorial editor ••.•...•. Rick Denney
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Several weeks ago the elections for the Student Advisory Education were held. This resulted in the election of Forum Steve Scudder, Pam and Howard Hochster. The voters are made up of members of the Forum and Advisory Board. This would seem somewhat comparable to the electing the President. This reporter attended the juniors' election; it consisted b · the candidates getting up and giving their speeches. Then the vole two combined boards elected the two final candidates and then the election. It was obvious that any member of their board had of an advantage even before he gave his speech. Although Scudder there to give his speech, a friend of his talked on how he was qual' the job. Several of the candidates who were not student government expressed feelings of how they had a strong disadvantage in the because they were not known to members of the board . A few people on the SAB told me that they had wanted a sc election, but they felt they didn't have enough time to set one up. The LANCE believes that an election of this caliber, could hM the time to hold a school wide election for the people that w make policies for the next year. This editorial was not meant to be a personal attack on the members or a question of their abilities, but the fact remains that advantages to having your peer group voting for you.
The American public is sick of Vietnam involvement. They the war, which was to be ended by then candidate Richard Nixon, through increased bombings and incursions into other South nations even though troop levels have dropped. They have witn man election in what was designed to be a democracy under protective wing. Last week they saw their President, utilizing all available through a nation-wide TV broadcast in this election year, again the end of the war through an "eight-point" plan. The President · elected government officials for saying the war was not ending, fact, he had been conducting secret talks since last spring--a mere one-half years after his election. He failed to point out much of criticism would have been avoided if he had conferred with Congressmen about his foreign policy in the custom of U.S. executMI. Nixon gave a number of pre-conditions to U.S. withdrawal, which was a proposed election of a new government in Saigon. seemingly fair proposal is one which logically would offend the Vietnamese. They have been fighting, as nationalists, a war of un· since the early '50's and have demonstrated they will not give If dream lightly . Secondly, the concept of a free, democratic el · philosophically unacceptable to a people who believe that there is one party which can serve the good of the state. Thirdly, they hardly trust an international group to run the elections aflw runaround of '56 where the promised re-unification elections neo.. place. In other words, the North Vietnamese communists should to see a civil war they began to help their homeland and were sure before intervention thwarted and concede defeat, their nation Elections in the South would bring little hope of representat' communists have been militarily removed from the South by the armed services. The proposal has little chance for success because it tries to defeat by a retreating enemy on a proud and yet undefeated Instead of continuing efforts to make the U.S . seem like the good giant with Nixon grabbing political through announcements, the government should seek
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The first question I asked myself after viewing "Hair" Feb. 1 at .incoln Pershing Auditorium was ' Was it worth the trouble of driving on ad roads and worrying about a false I.D.?'
The reaction I received after we go through the security guards and 1ad found our seats was one of total confusion. The actors were wandering .round the auditorium and throwing flowers at people on the ground loor. After I realized that the first act hadn't begun, I started to look .round at the audience.
Surprisingly enough, there were quite a few older people mixed in vith blue jeans and long hair. The auditorium was only half filled; the ;7.50 seats were the most crowded. When the first act finally begun, I began to realize that all the bad hings I had heard about "Hair" were not true. It is not a perverted ,ttempt to undermine the morals of today's youth. Rather it is an attempt o portray the emotions of a young man who has received his draft notice. The vocals were exceptionally good. Kenny Ortega as Berger lacked in ·oice, but made up for it in his dancing and acting. Lyle K'ang has a voice hat is really marvelous for the songs that Claude sings. Alice Lilly as :heila gave a performance that was beyond excellence. Yet something was lacking. The theme of this four-year-old play was omewhat standardized. It was the same ove-and-peace-and-pass-out-flowers sort of thing that I have seen many .imes. Flower children are virtually non existent today and mass draft card mrnings are very rare. The statements about dope in the play were very >redictable and tiresome, as were the picket signs that were new two years 1g0.
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Junior American Lit curriculum reformed American Literature has often been looked upon as an unpopular course because it is required and much of the literature has been termed "boring" by the student body. In an attempt to alleviate this "boredom," junior American Literature teachers headed by Mr. Bob Dornacker have come up with an alternative to the former
The audience was rather cold and unresponsive. I didn't notice anyone after the first act, but near the beginning of the play , two men left to he razzing of Berger. I have a feeling that the only reason a lot of people tood up and clapped during "Good Morning Starshine" was for lack of nything else to do. ~ave
But nevertheless, I enjoyed the music conducted by Michael G. lughes and his band. The overall production was good, but I think "Hair" ;; a bit overrated. It's really just another good musical. By Barb Demaree
Special alumni have social events by David Jensen "It helps to draw the graduates ·ack to the community and gives hem a chance to relate back to igh school," said Mr. Ken Bird, ;rhile explaining about the Adult :pecial Education Club here at Vestside. "It's a good way to get together ocially," said Mr. Bird, sponsor of
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the club. "Most of the activities we plan are purely social," he said. The Adult Special Education Club consists of alumni from the special education class. The club was started about six years ago by Mrs. Jane Rankan and Mrs. Ruby Hubner, who is now the director of special education. "As for our source of money," Mr. Bird said, "the members pay each month, and we're now in the process of planning to raise some more money by a candy sale." Mr. Bird also mentioned that Terry Struble, one of the 18 active members, just recently died of an
apparent heart attack. "Terry had been suffering from a long term illness, which the doctors think was caused from spilling a dangerous detergent on his legs," Mr. Bird explained. The club had pitched together and bought him some cards. Terry was only 23 years old. "Each year," he said , "some of the adults from the club join the special education class when they take their annual spring trip to a Midwest city. The money for the excursion is saved from the fund raising projects we have," Mr . Bird said.
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us freak' is not good description by Sue Berg mt a year and a half ago I tlly screwed up. Someone 1e to read the Bible; they ' it would give me all the to my questions. So I read it did!" explained Bill Barr, de junior. ~ are many different reasons •ple use to explain why they Christians, or to use a more name, 'Jesus freaks.' But r the reason, they believe tde the best possible choice. Dickey , a senior, gave his tS wanting to find the truth. me to believe through :e. I was ignorant of the o I tried different things to truth and decided that the n belief was the best Christians interviewed have ing to church most of their ll said he still accompanies nts to their Catholic church p the peace." "They want o to church with them, so I hough I don't feel that d religion is necessary, I :o keep my parents happy."
r your soul says tlso a Catholic, now attends :pel Tabernacle located at nd Douglas Streets. He d this kind of worship as whatever your soul says." tal purpose of this is to have 1ce where people can come aved. People come in for 1l worship and Pastor 1 also reads passages from ~ and interprets them. Concern, located at 2814 ;h, is another place where go for worship and other es. For instance, on y nights they hold Bible Other times people stand give testimonies on how me into their life. Soul also brings in speakers mes to give presentations.
Those who belong to the Christian faith hold somewhat of a pessimistic view toward organized religion. Bill believes that "so many people now organize their religion before they gain their faith and that is wrong. I think the only way you can obtain any kind of organization is to have faith first and work from that."
Organized religion a farce? Pat explained the Catholic religion seems to be somewhat of a farce to him. "The Catholic Church, for instance , says that one should not participate in repetitious sayings, yet every Sunday they use their own, like 'Glory to God' or others of this fashion ." Bill described their religious belief very simply. He said, "Mainly we just follow the Ten Commandments and read the Bible. We follow the ideas in the Bible that inspire us the most." When asked if it bothered him to be called a 'Jesus freak' Bill said, "Yes, it does because that is not what we are." Pat went on to say, "Just walk into Chess King sometime. They sell Jesus patches, stickers, and tattoos that say 'Smile, Jesus loves you.' Man, you can't buy salvation. It's all turned into too much of a bad. Lots of people turn to Christianity just because they think it's the cool thing to do." Pat, wanting to get things straight for those who don't know too much about the Christian faith, said, "This type of Christianity is not really a religion. Most religions try to reach up to God, but because of man's imperfections, this is impossible. In Christianity God reaches down to us through His Son Jesus Christ."
Three students are waiting nervously, clustered around a table in the Social Studies IMC. Clutching at her little pile of food coupons, a slight, dark-haired girl whispers terse messages to her two scowling classmates. They give silent nods of approval, seriously contemplating the strike planned that afternoon. Shuffling over to where the three are plotting, the union organizer looks over his shoulder before laying several covered documents upon the table. He quiets his strikers in his broken English, as he diagrams the enormous profits made by the mine owners at the expense of the mine workers. All gathered around the table are aware that they may be jailed for their actions, but they are determined to carry out the strike. Seated across the IMC, H. B. Hardrock confers with his son, H.B. Hardrock, Jr., angry over higher costs and deepening debt. Furiously chewing his Havana cigar, the wealthy mine owner curses the mine workers for their laziness and gru m blings. "So that damned anarchist Union has been agitating the employees to strike, well, we will see." Emphasizing his distaste for his opposition, he slams his fist upon the table, sending papers and books to the IMC floor. His son smiles in anticipation of an armed confrontation between his company guards and the strikers. The tense mood in the IMC is interrupted by the bell, signifying the end of the mod. Twenty juniors converge in their Advanced Placement American History class, and quickly polarize into two angry camps. Poised between the opposing factions of his once docile class, Mr. Ben Bruner assumes the role of a peacemaker, preventing bodily violence if at all possible. He distributes game phase plans to the mine owner and to the union leader, hopeful that his attempts to regulate the passions of his students will succeed. A few minutes later, his hopes are dashed as Jayne Tinley, editor of the union newspaper, is dragged out of the room, hysterically crying as she is arrested. Mr. Bruner smiles, instead of frowning, observing his students as they learn about the rise of the labor movement through playing the Hard Rock Mine Strike Simulation Game. This is the culminating activity of the labor study unit, meaningful because the
students have spent three week in independent background research before the start of the game. The student who were observers now become participants, as they experience first-hand the motivations and frustrations of striking workers and management alike. This is the first time during the regular school year that this packaged study kit has been used in Advanced Placement classes taught
Clinic to attract area ban Over 25 bands from outstate Nebraska and Iowa will attend the annual Mid-America Band Clinic at Westside, Saturday , Feb. 26. The clinic is being organized by Mr. Joseph Slavik, band instructor at Westbrook Jr. High. Mr. Slavik, who originated the clinic four years ago, expects as many bands as last year, when there were "around 28." The purpose of the band clinic is threefold. First, it allows the students a chance to hear other bands, which helps them become objective towards their own band.
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Concert to feature famous condu( A production number from "Music Man," the appearance of a guest conductor, and a trombone interpretation of "Blues in the Night" are just some of the features of this year's Warrior Downbeat concert. The 18th annual concert will be presented at 8:00, Feb. 28, in the Westside Auditorium. The production number is entitled "76 Trombones," and will include 90 District 66 trombonists from grades five through twelve. After this number, Westside conductor Darwyn Snyder will hand the baton over to guest conductor Dr. William Revelli. Dr. Revelli is noted for his world-famous bands at the University of Michigan. In his 36 years at Michigan, Dr. Revelli has won numerous honors and awards, and has taken his bands to Europe under the President's International Cultural Exchange Program. Now in retirement, Dr. Revelli travels throughout the nation appearing in concerts and clinics. In another feature of the midwinter concert, an eight-trombone section will play a quartet arrangement of "Blues in the Night." Members of the section include seniors Jerri Niver and Bob Schorr, juniors Bob Eckles, Don Enslow, Beth Erdenberger, Ken
Figgins, and Bob Merrit1 sophomore Ken Westphal. Also planned is a performance on the clari1 senior Jean Hansen. Speaking from eighteen experience as Westside's con• Mr. Snyder predicts, "This the best concert ever present• Westside band."
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Matmen start record over with 46-9 stomp of lincoln In d ual meets the matmen were doing fine, and then all of a sudden, they were pinned to the mat and their chain of wins stopped at eight. But then came Friday, Feb. 4. The wrestlers were out on the mat loosening up and the crowd was in the stands te nsing up, wondering if they had lost their drive to win . The wrestlers answered the question in fine fashion with a 46-9 ;tomping of Lincoln High. In the 98 pound match, Warrior Mark Terry scored a 13-4 decision :>ver Steve Moss of Lincoln. ~atman Dale Sieben scored the first of four p ins over Jerry Petersen in the 105 class. In the 112 class, Lincoln High was unable ;o get a wrestler down to weight md chose to forfeit. The 119 pound match was ~om parab le to a prize fight when Pat Mazzei and Tino Orta hit the nat. Orta was hurt in the early
period, but Coach Miloni thought he was stalling for time because he was out of shape. However, when he came back he looked to be in good shape and gave Pat quite a fight until the end in a 4-4 tie. Dave Pearce won 10-0 in a match in which he overpowered his victim. Tim O 'Sullivan pinned his opp onent; AI Grill won 4-2; Bill Peitz tied 2-2 ; Mark Miller was decisioned and lost 4 -0 and Bill Skultety pinned his man. Mark Boyer was tied at 3-3 in a match that was hotly contested by Miloni. The referee gave Lincoln a point because he said that Boyer tried to crawl off the mat with just seconds remaining. This gave Lincoln the tie. Finally, in the heavyweight class, Fred Petersen easily pinned his man . The matmen now look forward to State on Feb . 18 and 19 in Lincoln.
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Friday night the Westside Warriors travel to Boys Town to meet a highly regarded Bowboy team in what could be a decisive game in the Metropolitan Conference race . The Boys Town team who will also face Westside in the opening game of district play, will undoubtedly be very ready for their guests who defeated them, 44-36, in the championship game of the Holiday Tournament. D efending Metropolitan champ Westside, too, will be ready for this game in which all remaining hopes for a share of another Metro title hinge. Cowboy personnel is well known to Westsiders by now. Leader is little guard Fred Anzures, a tough o ffensive player hitting on a 13 point a game clip . The big man is 6-8 transfer Don Hurley, carrying a 16 point average. Tom Heafey and Mel Kelley add another 16 a game between them from the forward position . Frank Anzures, Fred's older brother, has joined the starters after Herb Avent 's suspension . Since that time he has been adding about ten a game. The Boys Towners who have an e xcellent record, ha ve been averaging 47 points a ga me defensively - with a 14 point victory m argin. Westside coach Tom Hall says that "we'll ha ve to force Hurley high, keep him outside. Anoth er key is how well we ca n ha ndl e
the pressure they'll throw at us" with a combination defense and presses. Westside beat Ryan for the second time this season, 48-38, February 5 in a game that pleased coach Hall. "Those last two games (Ryan and South) we played as good as defense as we've played all year. We had been working on it." The defense was a matter of concern after a 41 poi nt a game defensive average the first nine games slipped to 63 points a game for the next four contests. Against Ryan, both teams started slowly with Joe Sloan breaking the scoring ice with 5 : 22 remaining in the first quarter. It was touch and go, tied five times, until the end of the stanza when a Jeff Seume steal with :04 left was converted into a Sloan layup at the b uzzer for a four point lead . Westside outscored R yan, 12-4, in the second to take a 27-15 lead into the lockerroom. Rick Walstrom, h ot from the outside all night, hit eight of Westside's ten third stanza points. The lead expanded to 17 46-29, with 3:21 left before Westside bega n to stall. Walstrom led scorers with 16, followed by Rick Berkshire and J e ff Seum e, e ach with 11. Seume had ten rebounds. The night before, Westside d e molished South , 62 -34, without the aid of ailing Jeff Seume . Larry Schone started in
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Swimmers set pace for Metro and Sta The first Warrior Invitational turned out to be another first for the Westside swim team who topped all other teams with 110 points. Closest to them was Fremonth with 62 points. In their rout , Westside had several outstanding stars including Senior Roy Smith, who won the 50 yard freestyle , and the 100 yard butterfly in :55.8 which is the best time in the state . Roy also anchored the winning 400 yard freestyle relay team which also
included Tony Frink, Tony Troia and Mike Rhinehart. Brian Smith placed second in the individual medley. The scores in this meet were Westside leading the field with 110, Fremont with 62, Prep with 53, Burke 37, Ralston 16 and Northwest with six. In regard to the Metro Tourney which began yesterday, Mr. Bentz feels that Westside "has shown that we have the people to do well in Metro and they have been
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1ses to Ryan in closing minute; ; South with first quarter shutout r holding the lead ut the game , the Junior basketball squad !d to a last-minute Ryan ich ended the Saturday ty, 49-46. According to lUI Anderson, in the last utes "they didn't miss a we didn't make one." :1ly was the game lost, but n lost their first-place :1 the Metro conference to ch has one Joss compared .rriors' two. :evious night, the Westside rounced South, 54-27 . were especially good as ers were blanked in the ter, 11-0. ;corer both nights was ;e Tom Lodes, followed
by another soph, Scott Salisbury. Tom totaled 28 points for the two games while Scott scored 19 . Tops on defense the last three games has been junior Steve Graham, who rebounded 11 in the first quarter against Ryan. Coach Anderson says, "Steve has improved and played well the last two weekends." The coach attributes this improvement to Steve's increasing aggressiveness under the boards. The team has lost two contests to Metro opponents, with a third to non-conference Lincoln. Both of the Metro losses, to Ryan and T.J., were to below .500 teams. Coach Anderson says "they play better against better teams," and are inconsistent to a degree .
By Rick Berkshire Only four teams remain undefeated in intramural basketball this year, and the League championships were all but sown up in two leagues as the 28 team program entered its seventh week last Monday . In last week's game of the year, with the two undefeated of League 1 battling it out for the title, the overall domination of H.I.L.L. showed through in a 30-24 victory thriller over the Nubs, played before a near capacity crowd in the Boy's Gym. Jeff Jansen Jed scorers with 14 (for the winners), while Rich Costanzo and Larry Wetterberg proved (as was predicted) that they could dominate the boards, even though they were badly outsized by the Nub's big Tom Neal. The game was very much in doubt, however, until late in the 4th quarter, due to both sides' inability to cope with the other's zone defense. Finally, Randy Chick, Mike Schwartz, and Jeff Jansen teamed up on some fast breaks to seal the victory for H.I.L.L. H.I.L.L. , 6-0, led League 1 in points scored with a 68.0 average. Nubs, 4-1, lead in least points allowed with a 17.5 average, while Shavers No. 5 and Ball Handlers ( 4-1) still have a prayer for the playoffs. Ballhandlers Coburn (21 pts. pg.), McDonald, Chastain, and Andrews (all 13.5 pts. pg.) help their squad enjoy the largest margin
of victory in the program. Big Saz continues to dominate League 2 with a 65.5 point scoring average and the championship practically sown up. Hot firing from Hultquist, Westering and West, totaling over 42 points a game, aided the Saz in their bye two weeks ago. Still in playoff contention are the Stompers (5-1), boasting Carlson, Bruce Grewcock, and Kaz Go amoung scoring leaders, and The Aces, with one of the better defensive averages in the League .
swimming like champions al Now they have the chance Metro champs by swimmin championship meet." They have several outst people to do this with f, Metro championships. In the Westside has Roy Smith an( Frink, and in the middle di1 they have Mike Rhinehart, Troia, Jim Greenly, Pat I Brian Smith and Doug Gruzd Gibson and Roy Smitl swimmers in the butterfly a divers are Jim Mallot anc Jansen. Taking everything consideration, the swimmer: kept their cool throughout th and have swum at a constant never coming close to losir always making their opponen as if they never saw this g: pool people. With Metro he1 State just around the corner 25-26), the swimmers have a< to pick up titles. They will I to take Metro and then ~ another state title, thus add the laurels of the already Westside swim team. To qt poem being heard around s• "I am a swimmer, I am a fi1 will take State on Feb. 26."
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Volleyball is an unusual sport, quite different from the major sports that teens are used to, such as football or basketball. A person may not be particularly gifted in either football or basketball and could be an excellent v-ball player. "The muscle toning for volleyball is quite a bit different from the exercise needed in the other two sports," said Mr. Max Kitzelman. The sport of volleyball will be
introduced this year to Westside in the form of boys intramurals, starting sometime after the boys intramural basketball schedule has been completed. If in tram ural volleyball is successful at Westside, the hope is that it will stimulate other schools' participation in the sport and eventually make volleyball a varsity competition sport in the Metropolitan High School League.
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GOI~OOAsk a male chauvinist out? by Su san Darst Strike a blow for Women's Lib, bolster your feminine ego, and go on a date with a boy. Normally the last would make the first two impossible, but for me the last was the best. For I decided to try an ~xperiment and reverse the dating roles. I asked him out. In last December's Seventeen magazine, I read an article ~oncerning two girls who were ; tudying the " .. .links between people's sex and the social roles they play." They conducted their research by going on double dates with boys they'd asked out. The problems considered included "Why must a girl sit home on Friday nights" and "How would men react to a girl's aggressive approach.'' After personally experiencing this phenomenon, I can only encourage girls to try it for fun or for learning. The reverse date would probably work best with a guy who was good friend (significantly, the 20 reverse dates of the two girls never called them back). When I asked my "su bject"··Dave (not his real name) to see a movie with me, he blushed, grinned, and mumbled, "Why not?" I could see he may not take this seriously . Still I trudged up his walk at 7:30 sharp Friday night, greeted his parents, and assured them I would have him home at a decent hour. Dave was already out the door. I could tell he hated the fact that I drove. He sat pressed against the other door, and once in a while his right foot would make an involuntary braking movement. My dad had pre-coached me about the intricacies of a car engine, and I analyzed my car's valves, tappets, and distributer coils, trying to get on his level. Dave later said the most embarrassing moment was when I stopped in front of the theater to let him out and then drove around
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back for a parking spot and walked into the lobby. He shuffled his feet while I bought the tickets and Cokes, and the confused movie-goers gaped at us. The ticket usher smirked, and Dave walked very quickly into the movie. There, I helped him off with his coat, and about halfway through the movie I put my arm around him. He slumped down in his chair, and between clenched teeth, hissed "Take it OFFA me. They're LOOKING!" As we were leaving the theater, we bumped into each other as I reached to open each door and moved to take the gentleman's side of the walk. We went to a pizza house, where again he was embarrassed by my ordering the food and paying for it. Also, about 10 of our classmates walked in, and found out the situation. But I was only trying to play his usual role of dominance. The ride home was silent. He was confused, somehow his masculinity was in question, his male ego was wounded simply because I treated him as he treated me. As he slipped in the door, I whispered, "Call you tomorrow?" The door slammed. My fears of alienating him form me as a "dangerous female chauvinist" didn't come true, as Dave was a good sport and realized I didn't do it to make fun of him. In fact, he said it was fun, and different, and he could see the feminists' point. But, when I asked what he wanted to do NEXT weekend, he said, concisely, "No dice. I'M driving this time!" I sighed in relief, for after spending $7.50 on one date, I could see the male point of view, too. Maybe next time we'll go dutch.
Last year about 8.5 million bikes were sold in the U.S. (over twice the sales in 1960). And some manufacturers have predicted that more bikes than automobiles will be sold this year. Why? Well, besides for ecological reasons, and as a means of transportation, many people are ride bicycles for physical fitness and to trim off fat and tone up muscles. According to Junior Paul Novak, President of Bicycle Club, "Everyone in our overweight America should take up some form of regular exercise. Bicycling is ideal, as you are always outdoors, and can strain yourself to any degree desired." Girls who want to say good bye to that flab in time for summer fun, should take up bicycling as soon as the warm weather moves in. A good idea might be to ride your bike to school. This would give you a regular exercise, cost less than a car, and, sophomores, you don't need a license. Do es more fo r body But cycling may do more for your body than shape your figure . The leg muscles are important to the body's circulation because when they contract, they squeeze the veins and pump blood up toward the heart. The heart, in turn, may receive more blood to supply the brain with needed oxygen. Another benefit of cycling, according to heart specialist Dr.
Paul Dudley White, is psychological. He says this kind of muscular exercise is 'the best antidote for stress and mental fatigue.' Although there's no guarantee that riding a bike will give you a longer life, there is a 76 year old woman who rides her bike 40 miles every day without fail. One cautious word though, if you aren't in shape or haven't ridden a bike since first grade, don't try this at first unless you enjoy having every muscle in your body ache the next morning. If you don't like to ride alone, the Bicycle Club is open to all.
There is no fixed me no dues; the purpose of the purely for pleasure. The club to plan hikes about week. Femininit y? Worrying about your girl? Don't. "Women's lib way!" Novak declares. In the last hike, there were girls participating than believes this is because a think the sport is "sissy.'' "It's tougher than football." So, overweight America, or shape out!
Not always cupids, heart valentines can be unique, On the eve of Valentine's Day, girls in England pin five bay leaves to their pillows, believing they would see their future husbands in their dreams. Or else, an unmarried girl would strike her forehead with a folded rose petal. If the petal cracked, her valentine loved her. Today in America the custom is giving greeting cards decorated with cupids, doilies, and red hearts, boxes of candy and flowers. There are more unique ways of expressing love or friendship . Make a collage or cartoon book showing the good times you and your valentine have h ad. The "Love Is ... " characters could be used in a poster.
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Bill Bixby is real, warm as Tom Corbett (Continued from Page 1) Bixby's interest in drama began in high school through participation in debate. He majore d in pre-Jaw at the University of California at Berkeley, and advised actors-to-be against majoring in drama. With his brown, wavy hair styled the same as on the show, and wearing the same wire-rimmed glasses, he advised potential dramatists to get experience in the Little Theatre, and learn techniques slowly. "The slower you rise, the slower you go down. The worst thing is to be a fad ." Although he never entered the field of law after majoring in it, he is "a great fan of those who change the system working within-like law. Changing things legally is very intriguing to me.'' He added that he would have gone into verbal law,
though, because "I can't keep my mouth shut!" He criticized fan magazines for living in fiction, but did not seem bothered by stories they pr inted a bout him. "It's fun to pick up a fan magazine and learn about my sexual activities last week. If I really did what they said, I'd be in a specimen bottle at Mayo Clinic." Dressed in a mod suede suit, he seemed grateful that, "Brandon and I get a chance to play together." After the boy became interested in motorcycles, Bixby bought one, and now they ride together. "We share the same experiences when we're together." When they were in Budapest filming the circus special, Brandon's "thing" was making a peace sign. The last day of filming "Eddie" and Bixby both made peace signs on TV and explained what it meant.
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As they were leaviDJ country, two people on the gave them the peace sign drove by. "Here we were, Communist country behiod Iron Curtain, telling them all men. It was a very wana personal moment." Bixby generates a sincerity and warmth. It is he needs do little on Courtship of Eddie's except be himself. He rernarkl!llt• Brandon Cruz is as real
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--. . . . . by Kirby Ralston This year's Draft Lottery was held on Wednesday, Fe b ruary 2, 197 2. The lottery affects only men turning 19 this year. Th e lottery decides the sequence of the call to military service in 1973, at least until July 1 of this year, when the current draft authority expires. Draft officials expect draftable numbers to fall far below the 125 of last year. Draft Director Curtis W. T arr started the drawi ng b y saying: "We d o not as yet k now what the draft call will be in 1973. Nor do we know as yet what th e call will b e for the remain der of 197 2, bu t we d o expect calls to b e lower than they have b een in recen t years." T arr went on to say, " Defense officials may not know themselves, because of the econ omy . U nemploym e nt in civilian life would induce men to enlist. Military pay was raised twice last year, especially for me n in the lower ranks an d another increase is in the works for next January 1."
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You ask yourself h ow does all this pertain to Westside? A ny Westside male turning 19 in the cale ndar year of 197 2 got h is draft number on February 2. The n umber you receive could help you determine w hat you will be d oing for the next few years.
On February 1, Mike Kadish from Notre was the twenty-fifth player taken in the N Football League Draft. On February 2, Chan from Westside was the twenty-fifth person pic the United. States Draft Lottery System. How Chan Gibson be so lucky? "It's just luck I guess, said. Asked what he would do with his newly a< position he inquired, "does the Army have < team?" Coach Cal Bentz rationalized Chan's sit by saying it's better than being number 24. swimmer Tony Frink chimed in by answering question, "the University of Montreal has a team." Westsiders who received higher draft numb< year included Randy Chick 194, Dave Doll 258 Ekholm 189, Mike Green 211, Howard Hochstt Mike Hybl 323, Dave Knight 281, Scott McMulle Mike Olson 248, Kirby Ralston 237, Greg R 270, J oe Sloan 155, Larry Wetterberg 167 an< Wilcox 281. Less fortunate Westsiders included Doug An 120, Chan Gibson 25, Kevin Kelley 78, Tim Marl Randy Peck 63, Scott Remington 116, and Rogers 63. Dick Wilcox expressed the view others when he said "for once it was a bad tim< number 1."
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:y as falling off a logarithm' 1n Goldman led Westside's entries in the Tenth Annual Creighton :ity Math Field Day as he chalked up a top ranking in the Chalk erby contest. One of the two teams entered b y Westside captured place against approximately 150 teams sent from ap proximately 90 hoots from six states. The five hour long contest was held last 1y, February 12, at Creighton. e math jocks computed a total point ranking just behind Creighton ~alculation, but far ahead of Central High's summation, who won test the previous three years. ngruent to John's ranking, for which he received a $750 >hip, Jim Greenspan, also a junior, searched throughout the domain 1ge of his quick mind and placed third in the Mad-Hatter "A" )n.
tiors Howard Hochster and Harry McMaken proved their theorems as their math ability as they finishe d third overall in the Leap Frog Harry also garnered a top ranking in a side-ligh t event, the 3-D -toe. The sophomores' mathematical ability was ably represented •line Chantry in the Mad-Hatter "B." other Westside team which entered also p laced high in the final . Junior Bruce Richards competed against John Gold man and _n the Chalk Talk Derby, an extremely rigorous contest in which :peaking ability and math ability are combined . They prepared four •ard talks in complex math top ics, and presented them oraneously to a discriminating group of judges. tior Tom Dinwood ie and senior Craig Burch comp eted as an pair in the Leap Frog Relay, a timed test requiring original 1 and careful computation. The Mad-Hatter Marathon, in which the lashed the problems upon a screen, required rapid comp utation. ing in both the "A" and tangential "B" division of this contest lior Steve Felt and sophomore Brian Wilson . of the Westside entries were ably coached by math instructors Mr. .oor and Mr. Allen Zimbleman.
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB . 68124
February 25,
SABE meets first time with District Board first feelings were those of apprehension by Pam Hochster The six of us were somewhat a pprehensive when we met for the first time Monday afternoon. D r. H. Vaughn Phel ps, sup erintendent, thought it would be a good idea for us to meet before the District Board Meeting that night. My brother Howard, Steve Scudder and myself were wondering what ty pe of people t h e junior high rep resentatives would b e. We were glad to see that all three, Sh elley Felt, Pat O 'Sullivan an d Terri Stofferson were far from the stereotype junior high students we expected . D r . Ph e l ps ad de d to o u r
apprehensions during our short meeting. He continually said how we would have to sell ourselves to the B oard members- and be politicians. With that in mind we waited for 7:30 to come. When we got to the meeting we were not only greeted by the Board but much to my dismay by photographers and reporters. The a m ount of publicity was phenomenal. After all the pictures were taken we settled down and the meeting began. It was quite interesting to see how the District is run and the amount of money necessary for it . There is actually very little controversy within the Board that I cou ld see . But after all,
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After the meeting itself were many interviews by rep from Channel 7, the World-! and the Dundee Sun. We th· down for an informal disc with the Board to get to them better. Topics drifted a1 began to get into not onl: feelings about the meeting bu about how we felt aboUl curriculum and grading syst think that the Board me1 generally accepted us. I would like to believe th; six of us will be able to hel District improve through chan
rior cast didn't 'lose face' in 'Teahouse' by Bill Wald ~ast
members of the Senior 'lay, "Teahouse of the Moon" have little cause to ce" after their outstanding mces of the comedy before acity crowds, Feb. 18 and ! Westside Auditorium. year's play combined a ablished script, superior nd elaborate costuming and esign to insure the on's undisputed success . .se of the August Moon" lace in Okinawa during Var II and centers around tical efforts of American tiona! forces to bring cy to the remote village of Harper gave an outstanding mce as Sukini, shifting rrator to Captain Fishy's interpreter, and who's Japanese dialect and carried the entire on. Assigned ~o build a m" shaped schoolhouse, ally succumbing to the
villagers' persistant demands for a Teahouse full of Geisha girls, Bob Register as Captain F ish y supplied the parallel between comedy and hidden moral value nee ded to carry off the part well. Holly Nielson as Lotus Blossum, the "number one Geisha girl" delivered all of her lines in the difficult Japanese dialect Luchu n, as did every female member of the cast, and later on in the production participated in the "Geisha girl dance" that highlighted the third act. In other major roles, Pete Russell as Colonel Pridy, the troubled chief of the overseas operation and Gary Tibbie as Colonel Wainwright III, w h ose appearance in the second act as the analyst with a deep-rooted love for organic gardening added to the comedy aspect of the play. The remainder of the show's excellent cast all contributed admirably to its success. The much publicized wrestl ing match, the testing of the village's home-brewed "eight star" Brandy
on an unsuspecting live goat, and the restoration of th e T eahouse in the closing minu tes of th e play were among th e m ost me m orab le scenes i n the comed y . The Senior Class Play was u nd er the direction of Mrs. Anna Clark an d student director Julie Vaaler. A great deal of cred it also goes to t h e behind -the-scenes crew, particularly those res po nsi b le for the costuming, choreograp hy, props, an d set disign.
For the first ti me the beginning journalism class has completely taken over the production of an issue of the LANCE, with no help from the regular LANCE staff. The result the BJ Issue you are now reading. To find the names of reporters and writers for the BJ Issue , look at the masthead on page two.
Photo by The Senior Class Play, " Teahouse of the August Moon" was perfo1 Feb. 18 and 19 in the West side Au ditorium. Cast members from le right are Gary Harper, Holly Nielson, Bob Register, and Gary Tibbie.
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D<!ar Dr. Tangdall, I am writing to you to attempt an apology for the "Two Bits" cheer that I was responsible for leading in the Rummel-Westside game Friday, J anuary Fourteenth. The cheer started after Joe Sloan h ad been injured. I started the cheer without using my head. I was aware of the Westside m an's injury, but in no way was there any intended malice directed towards Joe or Westside as a whole. Had I thought before acting, I would have real ized t hat then was the worst possible time I could have ever chosen to start a cheer. As I write this, I realize that this may be hard t o believe. At any rate, it may be even more difficult for you to accept. And if that is the case, I can't blame you or anyone else at Westside, because I know how I would have reacted had the situation been in reverse. Hopefully Joe will be playing again before very long. At 3: 11 every weekday afternoon a stampede of Westside students :orms out to fill the buses waiting in front of the school. They crowd into 1eir bus and, if the driver is one who observed the rules, are told to sit 1ree in a seat. If they are lucky, they emerge from the bumpy ride with 1angled books and papers- but their clothes intact. Sounds rough? Yes, but most of it is not an exaggeration. Frankly, the :eystone Busline, which services the District 66 schools, has met the Jproval of very few of its customers. Conditions on the buses are ridiculous. Although the capacity on the 1rgest of them is 66 with three in a seat. there are frequently more people n them, meaning some are forced to stand. The situation is made worse by those bus drivers who do not enforce 1e rules. There have been several cases of books being thrown out of •indows, the emergency door being opened while the bus was in motion, 1d students standing on the steps of the bus while it was movin~ . The buses are maintained by crew mechanics and checked according > mileage, not condition. The Highway Patrol checks the buses "one or vo t imes a year," according to President R. J. Wakin, and drivers are 1osen on the basis of age, driving records, appearance, manner, and !Suits from a special driving test. The Keystone Busline has a monopoly on the bus service for District
3, that can only be upset or improved by action. Not a few more phone 1lls, but a petition or all-district boycott.
Patrick J. Scanlan Senior Cheerleader Archbishop Rummel High
When you think of today's outh as future lell.ders, what do ou see? An age of irresponsible ·adership, of a society torn by riot, rugs, and immorality? Not so, :cording to the people that work irectly with the youth. The meral opinion of two teachers, a ounselor, a department store tanager, and a minister is that the ouths have tremendous potential, tore than any generation has ever ld. They also agree that there are >ecial problems for this generation 1at must be straightened out. "This cult of the individual is a Jod trend," says Mr. Richard icks, American Government and conomics teacher, " but it is being uried too far." When man entered 1to the social contract, he agreed > give up certain individual rights t order to maintain others. Mr. icks said, "The youth must learn 1at the individual is going to have > give in to the group sometimes; 1e group will at one time or 1other have the moral right to call pon that individual dual. Total 1.divid u ality indicates no Jmmitment to mankind." Mr. Dennis Macintyre, American
specialization has made individuals just parts of a too large society. Too many numbers and not enough people; we are victims of an irresponsible society. The Reverend A. Owen Guy , Associate Minister and Youth Counselor of First Christian Church of Omaha has a similar viewpoint. "The youth today are more willing to ask questions, and are more honest with their feelings in certain situations," said Reverend Owen. "This sometimes frightens adults. Adults have learned to rationalize their way into acceptance of 'necessary' evils, or turning their backs on these evils." On the topic of drugs and immorality, interviewees felt that these problems are neither insurmountable nor uncalled for. Mr. Coyle A. Davis , holder of a law degree and manager of Montgomery Wards at the Westroads, works with m any young people. He says, "The young people are victims of an affluent society. They have not, as yet, had many basic down to earth worries of the, where is my next meal going to come from, type. As soon as they finish high school, however, the pressure is poured on with college, taxes, and the draft,
A disillusioned student crosses his name off the attendance list trudges into a Forum Meeting. Knowing full well what is in store f he chooses the seat closest to the door. He sits quietly, longing f moment when no one will be watching, so that he can cleverly sn And if he is a sophomore, some of his peers might even applaud if suddenly realize he is missing. He may strut down to the Commons or maybe the cafeter' explain to his friends his clever scheme, and how he doesn't have to class because he is excused for the Forum meeting. Actually, he won't be missing a lot. You see, it's kind of an un rule of some sort, that says the Forum shall spend no less than an and sometimes lo]1ger, discussing the grading system, open cam juniors and sophomores, as well as conduct a debate to see who has power, the Forum or the SAB. And for added enjoyment, there u a disagreement on Parliamentary procedures, while the officers poli the members to "shut up or get out." You would think that after one full semester, some poor soul an enrollment of 2200, might come up with a feasible gripe. nevertheless, the agenda contains basically the same topics each The highlight of the hour usually seems to be the forming so-called committee, that is given a task that sometimes calls for ami to say the least. There is definitely a declining interest in the Forum. This wou understandable if Westside had no problems, but every school has problems and Westside is no exception. Without ideas and su from the homerooms, the Forum has nothing to work with.
Self -evaluation needed for individualization by Joe Cassman and Tom Taxman Two of the most overused and least understood terms used in high schools by students and administrators alike, are "relevancy" and "individualization." Both concepts have become important in the increasingly progressive modern high school; however, misuse of these goals has led to increased dissatisfaction rather than maturing of responsibility. Self-styled classroom revolutionaries have interrupted meaningful discussions concerning background of subject on the grounds that he or she sees very little to do with "now." Objections to irrelevant material has often, in certain cases, been worth while , but rejection of
roday's youth victim of an affluent society by Randy Bradley
February 25, 1
Mr. William Schleifer, guidance counselor, drew this parallel. When one is learning, an d t he same facts are p resented over and over, one becomes bored and turns to new things. The young people of today have been told to learn and perform the same way as their parents did, but society has changed. The youth h ave not been challenged with anything new.
background information has led to victim of his own role playing naive attitudes towards today's forces himself to adopt in from sources outside h' society . Dedication to personal su It h as b een widely accepted that flexibility of curricula has enabled defined by school brings students to better pursue their inability to make a pe interests and abilities . Students judgement on their w h ave reacted in roughly two ways. Subordination of oneself has Much h as been already discussed this about the inability of some students achievement or non-achieveme to best exploit modular scheduling rewards. When we enter the and individualization. This has led outside, personal satisfaction to an unfort unate reliance on often be at odds with inducements for society's spoon-fed education. We do not know Very little h as been said about the student who can successfully excluded in our education cope with increased responsibility, the student takes the responsi but faces disillusionment as a result of finding out for himself. He of a failure of self-realization. Many not allow the school or ad~ · so-called "grinds" cannot feel that to control his consciousness. their course of study is relevant. example of this has occurred b ecause of their ignorance of their the rise of student activism; own satisfactions. Students may be students of basically conse brilliant thinkers, however, they are views were afraid of exp not better thinkers. Therefore, even their opinions agai nst the waw successful students have faced their mi s understanding and senior year with bore dom, disgust, hysteria. and an urgent desire to graduate Finally, the after their first semester. contrast between his real life his school work. Only by pe The paradox of this situation is a evaluations and attempts result of the fiercely competitive incorporate the school expe · situation for scholastic success in everyday life, will he end evi dent through the junior and dichotomy b et ween t senior years. The honor student is a scholastic/social self.
Mr. Schleifer believes that a new curriculum should be installed to up-date the purpose of high school. The three R's should find a substitute in the three P's, those being Personality Development, Perspective, and Preparation for a career. Mr. Schleifer said the senior class of Westside has more potential in great leadership than he has ever seen in one class, both men and women. Reverend Guy says the youth are victims of Twentieth-Century communication. Those who work directly with young people soon learn the true character of our youth, while others hear only t he newsworthy events, mostly bad, and much of it, distorted . " History will put things in perspective," says Reverend Guy .
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Westside women prefer low statu by Becky Powers
Photo by Schrempp more Susie Newberg demonstrates championship form on trampoline.
lmen gymnasts flex arms prove chauvinist control s' Gymnastics has had a ful season and will again ~ar according to Coach Diane kson. e team's only losing one next year and we have a hance for another successful " said Ms. Fredrickson. 1e Metro preliminaries, Susie 1g placed first on the line. She went on to beat an and Burke to place third 1etro meet. placing in the Metro meet : Westside on Feb. 15 was arson gaining third place on rampoline, Cheryl Erks
winning fourth place in vaulting and fifth place on the balance beam went to Lynn Rutherford. A clinic to prepare for next year's gymnastics team will be held Feb. 26, said Ms. Fredrickson.
Girls--Remember Tuesday, February 29
Desp ite th e natio nal focus on women's liberation, the movement is still absent from Westside's halls. This is seen from th e lack of response to the appearance of a sign in the Social Studies wing, stating, " Women should be struck regularly, like gongs." Actually, the question is why there has been little reaction, and what the chances of one existing in the future are. Ms. Jan David, Westside history teacher, attributes the absence of protest to a lack of exposure to sexual discrimination. "Students aren't yet aware of some of the restrictions on them," she said . Despite this belief that submission is due to ignorance of the problem, there is some feeling that the majority of the girls are cognizant of the situation, but prefer domination. Junior Sheri Petersen said, " ... too many people enjoy being 'lorded over'." The same sentiment seemed to be
rman liberation instead of women's liberation' by Jessalyn Wilscam rights, the drug and rock tion, and the anti-war ~nt were among the great :)f the 60's. Now women's m seems to be grabbing all tention. But what does s liberation really mean? tink of it in terms of human m instead of just women's m," says Sally Millet Rau, a for the movement. "It's the m of all humans from the es in which we place them." Rau feels everyone is ped into a certain role. "I hink men are tougher or or Jess emotional than 'ire, but they've been taught that way; and we're hingly easily trained s," she said. ning" a person to fit a role starts as soon as they tght home from the hospital IOU wrap one of them in a mket and one of them in a nket."
Ms. Rau probably does not fit your image of what a women's Jiberationist is. She's a mother, a wife, and a fulltime law student. "Women's liberation really isn't going to change my life," she contends. "I happen to like my life style," ... but had I been given the option when I was young, I m ight have done things alot differently than I do." "I think what we have to d o," she continued, "is make the environment such that the little girls have more options open to them." She doesn't resent anyone who would rather stay home and raise a family. "What I resent is the lack of choice." Why are so many women against women's liberation? "If the equal rights amendment is passed (which would give full equal rights to women) they're sure that they are going to rip babies out of their arms and fling them into the marketplace to work, which is errant nonsense. We couldn't absorb that many
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11ors go to D.C . ning more about the ent, the Capitol, and just un, are a few of the things ors who are going on the ork- Washington D.C. trip This special trip for seniors taken June 8 through June will cost around $200. re still a few more places iilliam McCormick and Mr. ~ lson, members of the t de Social Studies ,ent, will take the group on
workers even if we wanted to." Many opponents to the movement feel it will destroy the family. "I think it threatens any relationship if the only thing its based on is the su periority of one person over another. If that's how the family is based, with the father being number one, his wife being kind of a second rate n umber two, then it will threaten that family ." Ms. Rau likened Homecomi ng and Sweetheart to the Miss America Pageant, which she describ ed as a "cattle show " in w h ich they pick the winner merely by how she looks. Being "sweet" and " p retty" are attributes every little girl is cond itioned into believing she m ust have. "Sh e's got to sell herself ... th is is how she advertises herself on the market place- for friends, approval, everything."
widespread; girls were not willing to risk being labeled 'masculine' to take a stand for liberation.' "A lot of the girls still think their sole p urp ose is to serve and be accepted by the boys, instead of themselves," explained one girl, "they seem to try to be ri diculously feminine.'' The question also arises as to whether any such m ovement has a place in a school like Westside, because there does not appear to b e a great deal to be changed in a sch ool situation. Ms. Davi d,
Social events adjust to m sports, tradition with apa~ This year the Sweetheart Dance is going to be a combination of the Al l Sports Dance and Sweetheart Dance. The first planning meeting of committee chairmen and sponsors was Wednesday, February 16 . It was decided that the semi-formal dance would be held Friday, March 17 from 8:00 to 12:00 in the girls' gym. The dance is later this year beca use of conflicts with the basketball games. The theme of the dance is "A Night of Stars," according to Ms. Marjorie McMaster, one of the pep club sponsors.
Any interested senior may contact either Mr. McCormick or Mr. Nelson in the Social Studies IMC .
8:00-12:00. There are 200 on committees and P rom is o juniors and seniors. The pia• be revealed w hen t he invi· come out about a month Prom. The theme an d b and ' known Prom night. For the people against two meetings were called t about the reasons for not Prom, but no one showed up. For those that don't want you have the rest of this ye. next year to figh t for your ca you are going, it might b e a idea to start planning.
King and queen to be crowned Sweetheart King and Queen will be announced that night. The king will be chosen from one of the letterm en in winter sports, and the quee n fro m the candidates who are senior girls in pep club, but were not candidates for Homecoming Queen.
Will the Prom be traditional? The Prom t radition will stay at Westside this year. Prom will be April 28, 1972. The time will be
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a plane to Washington D.C. They will stay in a Virginia hotel and tour the area for a few days. The next stop will be New York, where the travelers will visit a broadway show, Greenwich Village, the United Nations building, and the Taft Hotel; the last place will be Philadelphia.
however, pointed out discriminatory attitu des, ~ the absence of an award outstanding sophomore girl. she felt should be establishec Although there is no women's liberation movern Westside, there is strong inc feeling. The feelings of opp and bitterness are combir summed u p by Junior Cind who explained in reaction sign describ ed earlier, "\\ made that sign should b e fatally!"
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Narriors defeat Hastings, AL by Steve Russell Westside used a tough full court press and a second quarter scoring •utburst to take a 65-54 win over Hastings, Feb. 11 at Hastings. The Warriors showed poise and displayed excellent team effort hrou ghout the game. Westside's win enabled them to gain revenge for last ·ear's loss to H astings in the State Tournament at Lincoln. The Westside Warriors applied their full court press at the outset of he second quarter to come from behind a 16-13 deficit. At the outset of he second quarter, Westside scored 12 straight points and took a 25 -16 dvantage. The defense h eld Hastings to only 9 points in the entire second tuarter. The Warriors took a 39-25 lead to the locker room at half-time. The tempo of the game slowed down in the second hal f with good lefense by both teams. The Warriors used many subs during the fourth [Uarter to give them experience. The victory over Hastings gave Westside heir 15th win of the season. Jeff Seume led all scorers with 19 points, followed closely by Rick Valstrom 's 15 points and Ron Andrews with 14 points.
1/arrior's second quarter explosion defeats Abraham Lincoln Westside raised its conference record to 10-1, Feb. 12, as they .efeated Abraham Lincoln 58-49 in Council Bluffs. The Warriors won their sixth straight game with the victory over •braham Lincoln. Abe Lynx led the mighty Warriors through the first 8 1inutes of play 16-15. The defense supplied the punch to Abraham ,incoln's offense and kayoed them to only four points in the second uarter. Westside used balanced scoring to take a 33-20 lead at 1termission. The Warriors continued their advantage throughout the game. i'estside's Coach Tom Hall almost cleared the whole bench before the arne was over. Larry Schone played a superb game, scoring nine points nd playing a quick, alert defensive game. Westside's leading scorer was ~ick Walstrom with 17 points; Ron Andrews added 12 to the win over .braham Lincoln.
Jarriors fight back throughout game but fall short 55-51 The Westside Warriors battled back throughou t the game, but came up 1ort as they suffered their second loss of the year, dropping to Boystown , 5-51. Defense was the story in the first quarter, as both teams used a man to 1an defense . Boystown led 8-7 after the first 8 minutes. Westside came within one point , 17-16, but then Boystown 's Fred .nzures hit 3 field goals and a free throw to allow Boystown to take a 4-19 intermission lead. The Warriors were outscored 16-13 in the third quarter. Westside 1issed many ipportunities at the charity line. Boystown climbed to a 0-32 third quarter lead. Westside continued to knock on the door throughout the fourth uarter. The Warriors us ed their full court press with 7 :10 left in the game ) force Boystown into making mistakes. The Warriors pulled to within two points, 48-50 with two minutes ,ft. Westside and Boystown exchanged baskets and free throws to make it 3-51 in favor of Boystown. Jeff Seume and Rick Berkshire missed their )Ur shots with 20 seconds and 16 seconds left, clinching the 55-51 victory )r Boystown .
/estside battles North tonight to close out regular season The Westside Warriors will play North tonight in the Warrior 's gym. forth, led by Art Turner, Carey Washington and Ray Turner will test the larriors. The Vikes are 11-8 so far this season . This will close-out the regular season for the Warriors this year. The larriors will be looking for their 11th victory in the conference, giving 1em a 17 -2 overall season record.
As the pressure builds up within the stands and the players themselves, Coach Tom Hall expresses his toward the Boystown man-to-man defense which stunned the Warrior team's hopes for a first place in the standings. Senior Joe Sloan keeps his cool while a Boystown foe plans his strategy.
'Rat Pack' invasion is inevitable by Russ Fulton It's halftime at a Westside basketball game. The drill squad has just finished their act and are exiting stage right. Just then a cry goes out from a group of "cheerleaders," "What you see is what we get" or "Eat your hearts out." This doesn 't sound like the ordinary pep club cheer, their voices are too deep. You don't have to Iook very far to see who this group of "cheerleaders" are. Across the gym is a group of guys who are the boys' answer to the pep club, affectionately "the Rat Pack." Although the group does not admit to having any leaders the two guys holding the red megaphones are Seniors Mike Schwartz and Dick
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Wilcox. They think up the sayings and pass them along by word of mouth to the other "rats." At the a ppropriate time you hear Mike whispering 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... and then the yell that will rival any cheerleading squad this side of the Missouri River. The packs' biggest game was the Benson game when carrots and
Elmer Fudd sayings shake up "them scwewy Basketball is not the only the pack attends. They also the swim meets and the meets. A recent brawl at the game has temporarily put the pack" at a halt. But they will at full strength for the next
Basketball and Swimming teams good shot at state title's this year by Randy Bradley The 1971-72 Winter Sports The basketball team will Season is about to be wound up as little rougher time one of the best ever at Westside. Westside's district are three Westside's swim team cannot miss teams worthy of the State capturing the State title and the the Warriors will have to get basketball team is high in the them to get to the State running. We first must beat Boys Town All-American Roy Smith set new then face Central or Rummel, records in all three events in which will go on to the State he participated at the Metro Swim only if we can get past those Tournament. He will also lead a This reporter feels that Central team to the State Tournament that be a little too tough for any includes four other All-Americans the state this year, but if any and Metro champ Mike Rhinehart school team in Nebraska can who this year sheered over 13 them it will probably be seconds off the former 400 Yard Warriors, led by seniors Jeff Freestyle record . The swimmers a nd Joe Sloan. should take at least seven out of the eleven events, place in others, a nd run away with the State Title .
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'ish splash out new ocean records by Tom Taxman tside swim team we nt into tro Swim meet in the usual r, confident of a victory and usual manner came out on r the preliminary heats on , Westside had everyone on am qualify for the finals. tve of the fifteen swimmers consolation heats and the ad top positions in the onship heats. The team a its excellence however by I outcome. Out of eleven nine had Westside swimmers top positions. In the 200 eestyle Mike Rhinehart fell 1f first place to Steve Raynor . The other event was the competition where Jim nd Jeff Jansen placed third urth respectively.
w Metro Records team in all broke six metro the first of which came !vent No. 1, the 200 yard rith Rich Maack, Pat DiBiase, Gibson, and Wes Beckwith tg with a time of 1:44.4, tths of a second faster than ord set by last year's team.
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tt No. 2, the Individual , saw Brian Smith take with Pat DiBiase four : behind in second place. second record came with •urth event, the 5 0 yard e, as Roy Smith and Tony tit the wall with a 22.8 sec. his time the score for the
meet showed Westside out front with 139-1/2 points with Creighton Prep second at 53-1/2. Burke came next with 49, then Bellevue holding 36 points. However, the meet kept on with the diving and to the 100 yd. Butterfly as Chan Gibson and Jim Greenly splashed their way to first and second positions respectively.
Smith strikes again Roy Smith showed up again in the 100 yd. Freestyle with a time of 49.9 sec . to better the past record of 50.2 which was set in 1969 by Westside . Mike Rhinehart in the 400 yd. Freestyle took revenge on the Prep team and came up with a metro record of 3:57.3, thirteen seconds better than the old record. Rich Maack and Bob Woodford placed first and sixth in the 100 yd. Backstroke, to see Pat DiBiase surge ahead of Brian Smith in the 100 yd. Breastroke followed by Doug Gruzd in third place. However, Brian Smith during the prelims turned in a 1:03.5 time which resulted in another metro record, the fifth for the team. The sixth new record for the meet came in the final event. Tony Frink, Tony Troia, Mike Rhinehart and Roy Smith on the last leg of the 400 yd. Freestyle relay broke the past record of 3:29.6 by 4.6 seconds. The final score showed Westside with 368-1/2 pts. Prep followed at 176-1/2 and Burke with 169 pts. for the day.
1homore wrestlers claim lefeated title on mats by Mike Olson sophomore wrestling team t on top this season with an ted and undefeated record. Westside, the teams that d were Burke, Papillion , 1 Lincoln and Benson. of the first three teams had tten by both Westside and Vhen these two undefeated 1me to meet, Burke met 1 over 20 points. 'ernando Mesa, sophomore : coach, said he was most by the results of this ~specially against Benson. .de had the advantage of a ng and well-balanced team. tts were filled and the boys jobs as well as they could. with everyone trying their re are always those who the sport, such as Bill lill Pietz and Mark Miller. 1gh all of the boys will get .t Varsity next year, the nes seem to have an ilesa, who has coached for only this year, said, the success of the team to junior high program and he pride that these boys vn ." 1ere a well-balanced team. rked hard they did their Mesa said. members of the team were .at they thought about it the season is over, they 'l'ith these comments. , they didn't get close to
"Very strong in our pinning combinations." "It's over?" "Lots of pride, everyone was so good." Wrestling, as a sport has been mostly overlooked by many of today's students, especially when it is only sophomore competition. This may be because not that many people really understand what it takes to participate in the sport. It takes a lot of hours after school to build yourself up for competition, and it takes the will to miss meals to get down to weight. But mostly it takes pride and concentration in the sport. With the pride and strength that the sophomores have demonstrated this year, it will give wrestling fans something to look forward to next year. And for those who have never gone to a match before, go with a friend who has. The rules are simple if you take time to Jearn , and the matches are fun if you just take time to watch .
More improvement needed Even though six records were broken and the final results were favorable, the eyes of the team are set for the state meet this weekend. Pat DiBiase when asked how things look for the state meet said "From last year's experience compared to this year's training, we'll do great." Coach Cal Bentz commented that all events need improvement if Westside plans to come home with the first place trophy. Shaved down and psyched up is the thought most prevelent in the swimmers minds and will be initiated Saturday afternoon at Burke High.
Photo by With eyes intent on the finish line, chlorine-eater Chan Gibson ch final few meters in the 100 yard Butterfly at the Metro Swim Meet
Calipers measure sacrifice for state me Westside finished a disappointing 12th place in the State Wrestling Meet held last Friday and Saturday. Although nine qualified from Westside in the District Meet, only senior John Stokke at ll2 lbs., and junior Mark Boyer, at 185 lbs., placed in the meet. They each earned a third place ranking in their respective divisions. Senior tri-captains John Stokke , Pat Mazzei, and Dave Knight took first places in their respective weight divisions as expected at District, with junior Dave Pearce also pinning his way to a top district ranking. Juniors Al Grill and Tim O'Sullivan showed their improvement after joining the varsity team in mid-seaso n by placing third in the 132 and 138 lbs. divisions. In the heavier weights, senior Bill Skultety took 2nd at 167 lbs., and juniors Mark Boyer a nd Fred Peterson each pl aced 3rd. Chris Wear, at 98 lbs,. contributed to the team's overall point total but did not qualify for state by finishing 4th. The team as a whole finished just two points behind Bellevue. Westside entered the state meet as potentially one of the toughest teams, with both number of qualifiers and highly regarded individuals. However, only Boyer and Stokke kept an unblemi shed score after the first day of competition. An unusual procedure was performed at the same time as the weigh-ins of the state meet . Dr. Samuel Feunning and tournament officials administered a skin-fold test with calipers to determine criteria for safe weight loss. These results will hopefully allow wrestlers to know at the beginning of the season their best possible weight division.
29-8-2; Fred Peterson, 22-6; and Dale Cieban, 3-3. Sophomores Jerry Pascale, Mark Miller, Mike Kimmel, Bill Coyne, and Bill Peitz all gained varsity experience. Coach Milani laments the Joss of a group of outstanding seniors. John Stokke started his wrestling career at Westside as a shphomore by taking the 89 lb. title at the South High Invitational. This year he moved up to ll2 lbs. and grappled to first places in the Metro, Boys Town , North, an d
District meets. In additiot state tournament ranking, dual meet record w: outstanding, p osting a 29Dave Knight made the team his sophomore year, t state championship at 145 junior year, and this year fa arc h -rival Randy Lacu Benson to a 24-7 dual reco second places at the Nort Town, and Metro meets. l the Di strict meet, b1 disappointed at State.
Timing Team girls invade pool, add attraction to swim meets Leaning over the starting block, and intensely waiting for the swimmer to touch, stands 18 Westside girls. These girls belong to an organization called Timing Team. The Timing Tea m is a club open to any girl who wishes to try out. Its main function is to provide workers at all home Westside meets and to help support the swimmers. At each home meet the girls time each race, figure the score, judge the diving, announce, and practically run the whole meet. "Sometimes you get all wet, but it's fun being right behind the lines
where all the action is," Sl Williams who has been Timing Team for two yea Barb went on to say, "The c part of Timing Team is U don't allow you to yell or your team in any way, w supposed to be prejudice way, and sometimes, especi close race, it's hard to jm still and watch." What do the swimmer about the Timing Team. Th! the girls are great. One s1 concluded, "It's good t• chicks on our side up there, : I can't think of any better end a race!"
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Photo by Arnold ;indy Enslow diligently constructs a handmade pot for Ceramics.
lo we have an art department? by Terri Talty "Which way to the art wing?" a ew student may ask. It's a logical uestion, since Westside has a math, ::ience, foreign language, English, nd social studies wings. But Westside does not have an rt wing. The art department onsists of many good courses, lots .f interested students, but only two eachers, and two rooms. What, aren't there three eachers, Mr. Heimbuch, Mrs. lanse n, and Mr. Vap? No, Mr. Vap ; here fresh from graduate work at 'ort Hayes University of Kansas, to eplace Mrs. Hansen. Some classes have to be limited o juniors and seniors. For instance, 1any students are interested in eramics and sculpture but only alf of those who register can be nrolled. The facilities just aren't here. Six and one-half years ago when 1rs. Hansen came to Westside the rt department was one and a half ooms large. Two art teachers were •n the faculty. Today there are two ib rooms, but no more art eac hers. Mrs. Hansen thinks the years she as spent at Westside have been ood. What she would like to see in he future would be mini courses or tudents sitting in on class for a •roject they're interested in. Some ·ther courses she and Mr. Ieim buch h ave suggested are crafts nd art history. · Mr. Vap hopes for mini courses nd possibly a sculpture garden, uch as a patio where artists could mrk in nice weather. This garden wuld be used when working with •lastic ; for safety reasons the •utside would be best. In spite of limitations much is •eing accomplished in art. This emester water color and drawing re taught. In ceramics, students viii be making teapots; the graphics tudents are making wood cuts. .Jext quarter they will be silk creening. The commercial artists .re lettering and will soon begin •roducing commercials to be
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video-taped. The beginning artists are working on Op Art. They are making paintings which create an optical illusion. These artists just finished creating giant bubble gum, CONT AC capsules, and other pop art objects from papier mache.
Have you ever wondered what the crippled or physically handicapped children to during the summer while you are swimming, camping, and participating in other sporting activities? Possibly the same things you are doing, if they spend their summer at Camp Easter Seal, located near Fairbury, Nebraska, 125 miles southwest of Omaha. The Easter Seal sponsored camp is for mentally and physically handicapped children of all ages. It is not limited to children and teenagers, however, as there are also sessions for handicapped adults. The camp now is at the site of Camp Jefferson, while a new Easter Seal camp near Agnew, Nebraska is being built. Easter Seal funds are the main source of money for the camp. Parents of the campers do not pay a set amount. They can donate as much to the camp as they wish to. Do the kids feel self-conscious or different? "No," says counselor Dave deFreese . "This is one of the main reasons they come to camp here. It is the first time all year that
legal Aid Society helps poor in getting legal assistance "Good afternoon, neighborhood lawyer service." These are the words one hears when calling the Omaha Legal Aid Society for legal assistance. The eleven lawyers in the two Omaha offices are equipped to handle any case that involves the mistreatment of the poor, of the environment, or of the city. The Legal Aid Society is a non-profit organization run under the laws of the state of Nebraska. Being a non-profit organization, their clients are limited to people who do not have enough money to pay for a private attorney. This the ref ore includes mostly the people in the "slum" areas of Omaha. The three main categories that the cases they handle fall into, are bankruptcies, divorces and consumer problems. There are also many cases that do not fall into any of these categories, and of course, these are considered to be just as important as the three main types of cases. For example, a client may come in asking to have a bill drafted. If the Legal Aid Society agrees to do so, the bill is then given to a lawyer for work. Once the bill is completely drafted, it is presented in front of the Nebraska Legislature for approval. A bill of
this sort usually ranges from a bill on housing to a bill on education reform. The Legal Aid Society at times runs into problems with the Nebraska state law. This usually occurs in instances dealing with consumer problems. The basic policy of Nebraska law concerning the consumer is "let the buyer beware ." An example of this is portrayed in the poor fellow who purchases a car in a used car lot, drives three blocks, and then has the engine fall out. In a case like this, the Legal Aid Society must go through a lot of red tape to get anything at all accomplished.
they are free. They really have a great time . This is the reason for the extremely high percentage of campers returning year after year." The summer is divided into four sessions with the first being for mentally retarded children. The second week is for children seven through 12 who are mentally or physically handicapped. the third week is for handicapped teenagers 13 through 19, and the final session is for adults and lasts only five days. The hard working counselors and supervisors work there because they really care about the kids, not just for the money . "We certainly don't do it just for the money, because we don't get paid that much," said Dave. The size of the staff depends on
the session, but there are about 22 counselors, volunteers, and one nurse session. The day is divided activity periods. Some activities offered are swimming, fishing, riding, and many sports, i volleyball, kickball, basketball. One of activities is making noJme111111 cream. One of the favorite the older campers is trip These camping trips are for three days at a time. "These kids really have time," said Dave, "and they want people feeling sorry for just maybe having a few help them help themselves."
Leave your pool cues home by Bill Wald The Rolling Stones are coming to Omaha. That statement is still a little hard for Omaha rock fans to believe. Perhaps this is the first time you've heard the news. In any case, it is most definitely true. KOIL executives have confirmed that the concert is a reality; the date has been set at Thursday, April 20th. The Civic Auditorium manager, Charlie Mancuso, is drawing up plans for reinforcing the arena's concrete foundations. Excited fans are playing old Stone albums in anxious contemplation of the upcoming event, and many are giving up minor expenses to pay the price of the six dollar tickets. The Stones were scheduled to
begin their tour of the December of last year, but arrival of Mick Jagger and was held up by the government. Anyone who caused one Altamont, l!m•el'lllliil agencies reason, can cause so they refused to give the visas. In all probability it will be Copeland, the sleek and songstress, who will appear Stones on the tour that will
After allowing a few weeb city contractors to construct roof for the auditorium. bring the Carpenters back return performance May 4th,
At times the Legal Aid lawyers are forced to take direct legal action against big corporations in Omaha. Usually, depending on the case, the reason for this action is to get that corporation to change one of its policies. Two examples of these big cases the Legal Aid Society has already handled are cases against the Omaha Housing Authority, and against the Metropolitan Utilities District. Anyone who requires the aid of this group of lawyers can contact either the north office at 453-9443, or the south office at 734-1 966.
You are an individual. .. A unique person unlike any other. Do your clothes reflect the real you? Or are you dressing as others want you to dress? If you are, today's the day to do something about it .
Junior Carol Essex is the talk of the town in her new Bobby Brooks culotte-skirt and top outfit from Gadabout.
Come on down to the Hitchin' Post and Wooden Nickel, both at 328 So . 72nd. There you'll find the real clothes for that real you . The best of fall's great clothes. Good feeling clothes that say you 're feelin' good. The Hitchin' Post and Wooden Nickel care about you. The real you.
• by Kirby Ralston This year's Draft Lottery was held on Wednesday, February 2, 1972. The lottery affects only men turning 19 this year. The lottery decides the sequence of the call to military service in 1973, at least until July 1 of this year, when the current draft au thority expires. Draft officials expect draftable numbers to fall far below the 125 of last year. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr started the drawing by saying: "We do not as yet know what the draft call will be in 1973. Nor do we know as yet what the call will be for the remainder of 1972, but we do expect calls to be lower than they have been in recent years." T arr went on to say, " Defense officials may not know themselves, because of the economy. Unemployment in civilian life would induce men to enlist. Military pay was raised twice last year, especially for men in the lower ranks and another increase is in the works for next January 1."
Photo by Jensen 1orter Kirby Ralston listens as sen iors Scott McMullen and Chan 1discuss how the military draft lottery will affect their future.
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You ask yourself how does all t his pertain to Westside? Any Westside male turning 19 in the calendar year of 1972 got his draft number on February 2. The number you receive could help you determine what you will be doing for the next few years.
On February 1, Mike Kadish from Notre was the twenty-fifth player taken in the Nat Football League Draft. On February 2, Chan Gi from Westside was the twenty-fifth person picko the United States Draft Lottery System. How c Chan Gibson be so lucky? "It's just luck I guess," • said. Asked what he would do with his newly acq position he inquired, "does the Army have a : team?" Coach Cal Bentz rationalized Chan's situ. by saying it's better than being number 24. Ft swimmer Tony Frink chimed in by answering Cl question, "the University of Montreal has a : team." Westsiders who received higher draft numben year included Randy Chick 194, Dave Doll 258, c Ekholm 189, Mike Green 211, Howard Hochster Mike Hybl 323, Dave Knight 281, Scott McMullen Mike Olson 248, Kirby Ralston 237, Greg Ro( 270, Joe Sloan 155, Larry Wetterberg 167 and Wilcox 281. Less fortunate Westsiders included Doug And{ 120, Chan Gibson 25, Kevin Kelley 78, Tim Marke Randy Peck 63, Scott Remington 116, and Rogers 63. Dick Wilcox expressed the view of others when he said "for once it was a bad timet number 1."
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•r as falling off a logarithm' hn Goldman led Westside's entries in the Tenth Annual Creighton sity Math Field Day as he chalked up a top ranking in the Chalk lerby contest. One of the two teams entered by Westside cap tured place against approximately 150 teams sent from approximately 90 :hools from six states. The five hour long contest was held last 1y, February 12, at Creighton. e math jocks computed a total point ranking just behind Creighton calculation, but far ahead of Central High's summation, who won ttest the previous three years. ongruent to John's ranking, for which he received a $750 ship, Jim Greenspan, also a junior, searched throughout the d omain nge of his quick mind and placed third in the Mad-Hatter "A" on. niors Howard Hochster and Harry McMaken proved their theorems as their math ability as they finished third overall in the Leap Frog Harry also garnered a top ranking in a side-light event, the 3-D :·toe. The sophomores' mathematical ability was ably represented >line Chantry in the Mad-Hatter "B." other Westside team which entered also placed high in the final ·. Junior Bruce Richards competed against John Goldman and in the Chalk Talk Derby, an extremely rigorous contest in which ;peaking ability and math ability are combined. They prepared four >ard talks in complex math topics, and presented them oraneously to a discriminating group of judges. 1ior Tom Dinwoodie and senior Craig Burch competed as an pair in the Leap Frog Relay, a timed test requiring original ~and careful computation. The Mad-Hatter Marathon, in which the :lashed the problems upon a screen, required rapid computation. .ing in both the "A" and tangential "B" division of this contest 1ior Steve Felt and sophomore Brian Wilson. of the Westside entries were ably coached by math instructors Mr. loor and Mr. Allen Zimbleman.
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, NEB. 68124
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SABE meets first time with District Board first feelings were those of apprehension by Pam Hochster The six of us were somewhat a pprehensive when we met for the first tim e Monday afternoon . Dr. H. Vaughn Ph elps, superintendent, thought it would be a good idea for us to meet before the District Board Meeting that night. My brother Howard, Steve Scudder and myself were wondering what type of people the junior high representatives would b e . We were glad to see that all three, Shelley Felt, Pat O'Sullivan and Terri Stofferson were far from the stereotype junior high students we expected. D r. Phelps added to our
apprehensions during our short meeting. He continually said how we would have to sell ourselves to the Board members- and be politicians. With that in mind we waited for 7:30 to come. When we got to the meeting we were not only greeted by the Board but much to my dismay by photographers and reporters. The amount of publicity was phenomenal. After all the pictures were taken we settled down and the meeting began. It was quite interesting to see how the District is run and the amount of money necessary for it. There is actually very little controversy within the Board that I could see . But after all,
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After the meeting itself t were many interviews by repo from Channel 7, the World·H( and the Dundee Sun. We ther down for an informal discus with the Board to get to k them better. Topics drifted anc began to get into not only feelings about the meeting but about how we felt about curriculum and grading syster think that the Board mem generally accepted us . I would like to believe that six of us will be able to help District improve through chang{
1ior cast didn't 'lose face' in 'Teahouse' by Bill Wald cast members of the Senior 'lay , "Teahouse of the Moon" have little cause to ce" after their outstanding ances of the comedy before acity crowds, Feb. 18 and ~ Westside Auditorium. year's play combined a ablished script, superior nd elaborate costuming and esign to insure the on 's undisputed success. tse of the August Moon" lace in Okinawa during Var II and centers around 1ical efforts of American tiona! forces to bring cy to the remote village of Harper gave an outstanding mce as Sukini, shifting .rrator to Captain Fishy's interpreter, and who's Japanese dialect and carried the entire on. Assigned to build a m" shaped schoolhouse, ally succumbing to the
villagers' persistant demands for a Teahouse full of Geisha girls, Bob Register as Captain Fisby supplied the parallel between comedy and hidden moral value needed to carry off the part well. Holly Nielson as Lotus Blossum, the "number one Geisha girl" delivered all of her lines in the difficult Japanese dialect Luchun, as did every female member of the cast, and later on in the production participated in the "Geisha girl dance" that highlighted the third act. In other major roles, Pete Russell as Colonel P ri dy, the troubled chief of the overseas operation and Gary Tibbie as Colonel Wainwright III, whose appearance in the second act as the analyst with a deep-rooted love for organic gardening added to the comedy aspect of the play. The remainder of the show's excellent cast all contributed admirably to its 'SUCcess. The much publicized wrestling match, the testing of the village's home-brewed "eight star" B~andy
on an unsuspecting live goat, and the restoration of the Teahouse in the closing minutes of the play were among the most memorable scenes in the comedy. The Senior Class Play was under the direction of Mrs. Anna Clark and student director Julie Vaaler. A great deal of credit also goes to the behind-the-scenes crew, particularly those responsible for the costuming, choreography, props, a nd set disign.
For the first time the beginning journalism class has completely taken over the production of an issue of the LANCE, with no help from the regular LANCE staff. The result the BJ Issue you are now reading. To find the names of reporters and writers for the BJ Issue, look at the masthead on page two.
Photo by B1 The Senior Class Play, "Teahouse of the August Moon" was perfom Feb. 18 and 19 in the Westside Auditorium. Cast members from left right are Gary Harper, Holly Nielson, Bob Register, and Gary Tibbie.
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Dear Dr. Tangdall , I am writing to you to attempt an apology for the "Two Bits" cheer that I was responsible for leading in the Rummel-Westside game Friday, January Fourteenth. The cheer started after Joe Sloan had been injured. I started the cheer without using my head. I was aware of the Westside man 's injury, but in no way was there any intended malice dir-e cted towards Joe or Westside as a whole. Had I thought before acting, I would have realized that then was the worst possible time I could have ever chosen to start a cheer. As I write this, I realize that this may be hard to believe. At any rate, it may be even more difficult for you to accept. And if that is the case, I can't blame you or anyone else at Westside, because I know how I would have reacted had the situation been in reverse. Hopefully Joe will be playing again before very long.
At 3: 11 every weekday afternoon a stampede of Westside students storms out to fill the buses waiting in front of the school. They crowd into their bus and, if the driver is one who observed the rules, are told to sit three in a seat. If they are lucky, they emerge from the bumpy ride with mangled books and papers- but their clothes intact. Sounds rough? Yes, but most of it is not an exaggeration. Frankly, the Keystone Busline, which services the District 66 schools, has met the approval of very few of its customers. Conditions on the buses are ridiculous. Although the capacity on the largest of them is 66 with three in a seat. there are frequently more people on them, meaning some are forced to stand.
Patrick J. Scanlan Senior Cheerleader Archbishop Rummel High
The Keystone Busline has a monopoly on the bus service for District 66, that can only be upset or improved by action. Not a few more phone calls, but a petition or all-district boycott.
Objections to irrelevant material has often, in certain cases, been worth while, but rejection of
Today's youth victim of an affluent society When you think of today's youth as future leaders, what do you see? An age of irresponsible leadership, of a society torn by riot, drugs, and immorality? Not so, according to the people that work directly with the youth. The general opinion of two teachers, a counselor, a department store manager, and a minister is that the youths have tremendous potential, more than any generation has ever had . They also agree that there are special problems for this generation that must be straightened out. "This cult of the individual is a good trend," says Mr. Richard Hicks, American Government and Economics teacher, "but it is being carried too far." When man entered into the social contract, he agreed to give up certain individual rights in order to maintain others. Mr. Hicks said, "The youth must learn that the individual is going to have to give in to the group sometimes; the group will at one time or another have the moral right to call upon that individual dual. Total individuality indicates no commitment to mankind." Mr. Dennis Macintyre, American
Actually, he won't be missing a lot. You see, it's kind of an rule of some sort, that says the Forum shall spend no less than and sometimes longer, discussing the grading system, open juniors and sophomores, as well as conduct a debate to see who power, the Forum or the SAB. And for added enjoyment, there a disagreement on Parliamentary procedures, while the officers the members to "shut up or get out." You would think that after one full semester, some poor an enrollment of 2200, might come up with a feasible nevertheless, the agenda contains basically the same topics each The highlight of the hour usually seems to be the forming so-called committee, that is given a task that sometimes calls for a to say the least. There is definitely a declining interest in the Forum. This understandable if Westside had no problems, but every school problems and Westside is no exception. Without ideas and from the homerooms, the Forum has nothing to work with.
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The situation is made worse by those bus drivers who do not enforce the rules. There have been several cases of books being thrown out of windows, the emergency door being opened while the bus was in motion, and students standing on the steps of the bus while it was movinq. The buses are maintained by crew mechanics and checked according to mileage, not condition. The Highway Patrol checks the buses "one or two times a year, " according to President R. J. Wakin, and drivers are chosen on the basis of age, driving records, appearance, manner, and results from a special driving test.
specialization has made individuals just parts of a too large society. · Too many numbers and not enough people; we are victims of an irresponsible society. The Reverend A. Owen Guy, Associate Minister and Youth Counselor of First Christian Church of Omaha has a similar viewpoint. "The youth today are more willing to ask questions, and are more honest with their feelings in certain situations," said Reverend Owen. "This sometimes frightens adults. Adults have learned to rationalize their way into acceptance of 'necessary' evils, or turning their backs on these evils." On the topic of drugs and immorality, interviewees felt that these problems are neither insurmountable nor uncalled for. Mr. Coyle A. Davis, holder of a law degree and manager of Montgomery Wards at the Westroads, works with many young people. He says, "The young people are victims of an affluent society. They have not, as yet, had many basic down to earth worries of the, where is my next meal going to come from, type. As soon as they finish high school, however, the pressure is poured on with college, taxes, and the draft,
He may strut down to the Commons or maybe the explain to his friends his clever scheme, and how he doesn't class because he is excused for the Forum meeting.
Self-evaluation needed for individualizati Two of the most overused and least understood terms used in high schools by students and administrators alike, are "relevancy" and "individualization." Both concepts have become important in the increasingly progressive modern high school; however, misuse of these goals has led to increased dissatisfaction rather than maturing of responsibility. Self-styled classroom revolutionaries have interrupted meaningful discussions concerning background of subject on the grounds that he or she sees very little to do with "now."
by Randy Bradley
A disillusioned student crosses his name off the attendance trudges into a Forum Meeting. Knowing full well what is in store he chooses the seat closest to the door. He sits quietly, I moment when no one will be watching, so that he can cleverly And if he is a sophomore, some of his peers might even suddenly realize he is missing.
Mr. William Schleifer, guidance counselor, drew this parallel. When one is learning, and the same facts are presented over and over, one becomes bored and turns to new things. The young people of today have been told to learn and perform the same way as their parents did, but society has changed. The youth have not been challenged with anything new. Mr. Schleifer believes that a new curriculum should be installed to up-date the purpose of high school. The three R's should find a substitute in the three P's, those being Personality Development, Perspective, and Preparation for a career. Mr. Schleifer said the senior class of Westside has more potential in great leadership than he has ever seen in one class, both men and women. Reverend Guy says the youth are victims of Twentieth-Century communication. Those who work directly with young people soon learn the true character of our youth, while others hear only the newsworthy events, mostly bad, and much of it, distorted . "History will put things in perspective," says Reverend Guy.
background information has led to naive attitudes towards today's society. It has been widely accepted that flexibility of curricula has enabled students to better pursue their interests and abilities. Students have reacted in roughly two ways. Much has been already discussed about the inability of some students to best exploit modular scheduling and individualization. This has led to an unfortunate reliance on spoon-fed education. Very little has been said about the student who can successfully cope with increased responsibility, but faces disillusionment as a result of a failure of self-realization. Many so-<:alled "grinds" cannot feel that their course of study is relevant. because of their ignorance of their own satisfactions. Students may be brilliant thinkers, however, they are not better thinkers. Therefore, even successful students have faced their senior year with boredom, disgust, and an urgent desire to graduate after their first semester. The paradox of this situation is a result of the fiercely competitive situation for scholastic success evident through the junior and senior years. The honor student is a
victim of his own role forces himself to adopt from sources outside Dedication to personal defined by school brings inability to make a judgement on their Subordination of oneself has this
to control his example of this has occurred the rise of student activism; students of basically views were afraid of their opinions against the misunderstanding and hysteria. Finally, the contrast between his real his school work. Only by evaluations and incorporate the school in everyday life, will he dichotomy between scholastic/social self.
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Westside women prefer low statu by Becky Powers Despite the national focus on women's liberation, the movement is still absent from Westside 's halls.
re Susie Newberg demonstrates championship form on trampoline.
omen gymnasts flex arms prove chauvinist control Gymnastics has had a season and will again year according to Coach Diane team's only losing one next year and we have a chance for another successful
winning fourth place in vaulting and fifth place on the balance beam went to Lynn Rutherford. A clinic to prepare for next year's gymnastics team will be held Feb. 26, said Ms. Fredrickson.
the Metro preliminaries, Susie placed first on the She went on to beat Ryan and Burke to place third Metro meet. placing in the Metro meet at Westside on Feb. 15 was Larson gaining third place on trampoline, Cheryl Erks
Girls- - Remember Tuesday , February 29
This is seen from the lack of response to the appearance of a sign in the Social Studies wing, stating, "Women should be struck regularly, like gongs." Actually, the question is why there has been little reaction, and what the chances of one existing in the future are. Ms. Jan David, Westside history teacher, attributes the absence of protest to a lack of exposure to sexual discrimination. "Students aren't yet aware of some of the restrictions on them," she said . D espite this belief that submission is due to ignorance of the problem, there is some feeling that the majority of the girls are cognizant of the situation, but prefer domination. Junior Sheri Petersen said, " . .. too many people enjoy being 'lorded over'." The same sentiment seemed to be
nliberation instead of women's liberation' and rock anti-war were among the great of the 60's. Now women's seems to be grabbing all But what does
instead of just women's ,"says Sally Millet Rau, a for the movement. "It's the of all humans from the feels everyone is d into a certain role . "I think men are tougher or or less emotional than are, but they've been taught be that way; and we 're easily trained ,"she said. ' a person to fit a starts as soon as they home from the hospital you wrap one of them in a blanket an d one of them in a blanket."
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Ms. Rau probably does not fit your image of what a women's liberationist is. She's a mother, a wife, and a fulltime law student. "Women's liberation really isn't going to change my life," she contends. "I happen to like my life style," ... but had I been given the option when I was young, I might have done things alot differently than I do." "I think what we have to do," she continued, "is make the environment such that the little girls have more options open to them." She doesn't resent anyone who would rather stay home and raise a family. "What I resent is the lack of choice." Why are so many women against women's liberation? "If the equal rights amendment is passed (which would give full equal rights to women) they're sure that they are going to rip babies out of their arms and fling them into the marketplace to work, which is errant nonsense. We couldn't absorb that many
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more about the the Capitol, and just fun, are a few of the things seniors who are going on the York - Washington D.C. trip do. This special trip for seniors be taken June 8 through June and will cost around $200. are still a few more places . William McCormick and Mr. members of the Social Studies will take the group on
workers even if we wanted to." Many opponents to the movement feel it will destroy the family. "I think it threatens any relationship if the only thing its based on is the superiority of one person over another. If that's how the family is based , with the father being number one, his wife being kind of a second rate number two, t hen it will threaten that family." Ms. Rau likened Homecoming and Sweetheart to the Miss America Pageant, which she described as a "cattle show" in which they pick the winner merely by how she looks. Being "sweet" and " pretty" are attributes every little girl is conditioned into believing she must have . "She's got to sell herself ... this is how she advertises herself on the marketplace- for friends, approval, everything."
Any interested senior may contact either Mr. McCormick or Mr. Nelson in the Social Studies IMC.
however, pointed out discriminatory attitudes, ~ the absence of an award outstanding sophomore girl she felt should be establishec Although there is no women's liberation moverr Westside, there is strong in1 feeling. The feelings of op{ and bitterness are combi1 summed up by Junior Cind who explained in reaction sign described earlier, "V made that sign should be fatally!"
Social events adjust tom sports, tradition with apal This year the Sweetheart Dance is going to be a combination of the All Sports Dance and Sweetheart Dance . The first planning meeting of committee chairmen and sponsors was Wednesday, February 16. It was decided that the semi-formal dance would be held Friday, March 17 from 8:00 to 12:00 in the girls' gym. The dance is later this year because of conflicts with the basketball games. The theme of the dance is "A Night of Stars," according to Ms. Marjorie McMaster, one of the pep club sponsors.
8:00-12:00. There are 200 on committees and Prom is , juniors and seniors. The ph be revealed when the inv: come out about a month Prom. The theme and band known Prom night. For the people against two meetings were called about the reasons for not Prom, but no one showed up For those that don't wan you have the rest of this Y· next year to fight for your c you are going, it might be idea to start planning.
King and queen to be crowned Sweetheart King and Queen will be announced that night. The king will be chosen from one of the lettermen in winter sports, and the queen from the candidates who are senior girls in pep club, but were not candidates for Homecoming Queen.
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a plane to Washington D.C. They will stay in a Virginia hotel and tour the area for a few days. The next stop will be New York, where the travelers will visit a broadway show, Greenwich Village, the United Nations building, and the Taft Hotel ; the last place will be Philadelphia.
widespread; girls were not willing to risk being labeled 'masculine' to take a stand for liberation. "A lot of the girls still think their sole purpose is to serve and be accepted by the boys, instead of themselves," explained one girl, "they seem to try to be ridiculously feminine." The question also arises as to whether any such movement has a place in a school like Westside, because there does not appear to be a great deal to be changed in a school situation. Ms. David,
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Narriors defeat Hastings, AL by Steve Russell Westside used a tough full court press and a second quarter scoring mtburst to take a 65-54 win over Hastings, Feb . 11 at Hastings. The Warriors showed poise and displayed excellent team effort hrou ghout the game. Westside's win enabled them to gain revenge for last •ear's loss to H ast ings in the State Tournamen t at Lincoln. The Westside Warriors applied their full court press at the outset of he second quarter to come from behind a 16-13 deficit . At the outset of he second quarter, Westside scored 12 straight points and took a 25-16 .dvantage. The defense held Hastings to only 9 points in the entire second tuarter. The Warriors took a 39-25 lead to the locker room at half-time. Th e tempo of the game slowed down in the second half with good lefense by both teams. The Warriors used many subs during the fourth tuarter to give them experience . The victory over Hastings gave Westside heir 15th win of the season . Jeff Seume led all scorers with 19 points, followed closely by Rick Valstrom's 15 points and Ron Andrews with 14 points.
Varrior's second quarter explosion defeats Abraham Lincoln Westside raised its conference record to 10-1, Feb . 12, as they lefeated Abraham Lincoln 58-49 in Council Bluffs. The Warriors won their sixth straight game with the victory over \braham Lincoln. Abe Lynx led the mighty Warriors through the first 8 ninutes of play 16-15. The defense supplied the punch to Abraham ,incoln 's offense and kayoed them to only four points in the second 1uarter. Westside used balanced scoring to take a 33-20 lead at ntermission. The Warriors continued their advantage throughout the game. Vestside's Coach Tom Hall alm ost cleared the whole bench before the ·arne was over. Larry Schone played a superb game, scoring nine points nd playing a quick, alert defensive game. Westside 's leading scorer was tick Walstrom with 17 points ; Ron Andrews added 12 to the win over \braham Lincoln.
Varriors fight back throughout game but fall short 55-51 The Westside Warriors battled back throughout the game, but came up hort as they suffered their second loss of the year, dropping to Boystown, ·5-51. Defense was the story in the first quarter, as both teams used a m a n to 1.an defense. Boystown led 8-7 after the first 8 minutes. Westside came within one point, 17-16, but then Boystown 's Fred ~nzures hit 3 field goals a nd a free throw to allow Boystown to take a :4-19 intermission lead . The Warriors were outscored 16-13 in the third quarter. Westside 1.issed many ipportunities at the charity line . Boystown climbed to a 0-32 thir d quarter lead. Westside continued to knock on the door throughout the fo urth uarter. The Warriors used their full court press with 7 :10 left in the game o force Boystown into making mistakes. The Warriors pulled to within two points, 48-50 with two minutes ~ft. Westside and Boystown exchanged baskets and free throws to make it -3-51 in favor of Boystown. Jeff Seume and Rick Berkshire missed their our shots with 20 seconds and 16 second s left, clinching the 55-51 victory or Boystown.
Vestside battles North tonight to close out regular season The Westside Warriors will play North tonight in the Warrior's gym. -l'orth, led by Art Turner, Carey Washington and Ray Turner will test the Varriors. The Vikes are 11-8 so far this season. This will close-out the regular season for the Warriors this year. The Varriors will be looking for their 11th victory in the conference, giving hem a 17-2 overall season record .
As the pressure builds up within the stands and the players themselves, Coach Tom Hall expresses his toward the Boystown man-to-man defense which stunned the Warrior team's hopes for a first place in the standings. Senior Joe Sloan keeps his cool while a Boystown foe plans his strategy.
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by Russ Fulton It's halftime at a Westside basketball ga me . The drill squad has just finished their act and are exiting stage right. Just then a cry goes out from a group of "cheerleaders," "What you see is what we get" or "Eat your hearts out." This doesn't sound like the ordinary pep club cheer, their voices are too deep. You don't have to look very far to see who this group of "cheerleaders" are. Across the gym is a group of guys who are the boys' answer to the pep club, affectionately "the Rat Pack." Although the group does not admit to having any leaders the two guys holding the red megaphones are Seniors Mike Schwartz and Dick
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Wilcox. They think up the sayings and pass them along by word of mouth to the other "rats." At the appropriate time you hear Mike whispering 1 .. . 2 ... 3 .. . and then the yell that will rival any cheerleading squad this side of the Missouri River. The packs' biggest game was the Benson game when carrots and
Elmer Fudd sayings were used shake up "them scwewy Basketball is not t he only the pack attends. They also the swim meets and the meets. A recent brawl at the game has temporarily put the pack" at a halt. But they will at full strength for the next
Basketball and Swimming teams good shot at state title's this year by Randy Bradley The 1971-72 Winter Sports Season is about to be wound up as one of the best ever at Westside. Westside's swim team cannot miss capturing the State title and the basketball team is high in the running. All-American Roy Smith set new records in all three events in which he participated at the Metro Swim Tournament. He will also lead a team to the State Tournament that includes four other All-Americans and Metro champ Mike Rhinehart who this year sheered over 13 seconds off the former 400 Yard Freestyle record. The swimmers should take at least seven out of the eleven events, place in others, and run away with the State Title.
The basketball team will little rougher time Westside's district are three teams worthy of the State Title the Warriors will have to get them to get to the State We first must beat Boys Town then face Central or Rummel, will go on to the State only if we can get past those This reporter feels that Central be a little too tough for any the state this year, but if any school team in Nebraska can them it will probably be Warriors, led by seniors Jeff and Joe Sloan.
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laide swim team went into ~o Swim meet in the usual r, confident of a victory and usual manner came out on
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Westside had everyone on 1111 qualify for the finals . lYe of the fifteen swimmers 1 consolation heats and the lad top positions in the ionship heats. The team I its excellence however by 181 outcome. Out of eleven nine had Westside swimmers top positions. In the 200 reestyle Mike Rhinehart fell tf first place to Steve Raynor ~. The other event was the competition where Jim and Jeff Jansen placed third uth respectively.
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team in all broke six metro :, the first of which came !Vent No. 1, the 200 yard rith Rich Maack, Pat DiBiase, Gibson, and Wes Beckwith ag with a time of 1:44.4, 1ths of a second faster than :ord set by last year's team.
1t No. 2, the Individual , saw Brian Smith take with Pat DiBiase four 1 behind in second place.
second record came with 1urth event, the 50 yard le, as Roy Smith and Tony ~it the wall with a 22 .8 sec.
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meet showed Westside out front with 139-1/2 points with Creighton Prep second at 53-1/2. Burke came next with 49, then Bellevue holding 36 points. However, the meet kept on with the diving an d to the 100 yd. Butterfly as Chan Gibson and Jim Greenly splashed their way to first and second positions respectively. Smith strikes again Roy Smith showed up again in the 100 yd. Freestyle with a time of 49.9 sec. to better the past record of 50.2 which was set in 1969 by Westside. Mike Rhinehart in the 400 yd. Freestyle took revenge on the Prep team and came up with a metro record of 3:57.3, thirteen seconds better than the old record. Rich Maack and Bob Woodford placed first and sixth in the 100 yd. Backstroke, to see Pat DiBiase surge ahead of Brian Smith in the 100 yd. Breastroke followed by Doug Gruzd in third place . However, Brian Smith during the prelims turned in a 1:03.5 time which resulted in another metro record, the fifth for the team. The sixth new record for the meet came in the final event. Tony Frink, Tony Troia, Mike Rhinehart and Roy Smith on the last leg of the 400 yd. Freestyle relay broke the past record of 3:29.6 by 4.6 seconds. The final score showed Westside with 368-1/2 pts. Prep followed at 176-1/2 and Burke with 169 pts. for the day.
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sophomore wrestling team ut on top this season with an :hed and undefeated record. Westside, the teams that ;ed were Burke, Papillion, m Lincoln and Benson. 1 of the first three teams had eaten by both Westside and When these two undefeated came to meet, Burke met by over 20 points . Fernando Mesa, sophomore tg coach, said he was most by the results of this especially against Benson. tside had the advantage of a rong and well-balanced team. ghts were filled and the boys ir jobs as well as they could. m with everyone trying their 1ere are always those who in the sport, such as Bill Bill Pietz and Mark Miller. tough all of the boys will get at Varsity next year, the ones seem to have an 1ge. Mesa, who has coached tg for only this year, said, ve the success of the team to tg junior high program and ' the pride that these boys own." ' were a well-balanced team. vorked hard they did their !r. Mesa said. n members of the team were what they thought about it 1at the season is over, they p with these comments. hh, they didn't get close to
"Very strong in our pinning combinations." "It's over?" "Lots of pride, everyone was so good." Wrestling, as a sport has been mostly overlooked by many of today's students, especially when it is only sophomore competition. This may be because not that many people really understand what it takes to participate in the sport. It takes a lot of hours after school to build yourself up for competition, and it takes the will to miss meals to get down to weight. But mostly it takes pride and concentration in the sport. With the pride and strength that the sophomores have demonstrated this year, it will give wrestling fans something to look forward to next year. And for those who have never gone to a match before, go with a friend who has. The rules are simple if you take time to learn, and the matches are fun if you just take time to watch.
More improvement needed Even though six records were broken and the final results were favorable, the eyes of the team are set for the state meet this weekend. Pat DiBiase when asked how things look for the state meet said "From last year's experience compared to this year's training, we'll do great." Coach Cal Bentz commented that all events need improvement if Westside plans to come home with the first place trophy. Shaved down and psyched up is the thought most prevelent in the swimmers minds 1,1nd will be initiated Saturday afternoon at Burke High.
Photo by Oc With eyes intent on the finish line, chlorine-eater Chan Gibson chun final few meters in the 100 yard Butterfly at the Metro Swim Meet.
Calipers measure sacrifice for state mee Westside finished a disappointing 12th place in the State Wrestling Meet held last Friday and Saturday. AI though nine qualified from Westside in the District Meet, only senior John Stokke at 112 lbs., and junior Mark Boyer, at 185 lbs., placed in the meet. They each earned a third place ranking in their respective divisions. Senior tri-captains John Stokke, Pat Mazzei, and Dave Knight took first places in their respective weight divisions as expected at District, with junior Dave Pearce also pinning his way to a top district ranking. Juniors AI Grill and Tim O'Sullivan showed their improvement after JOmmg the varsity team in mid-season by placing third in the 132 and 138 lbs. divisions. In the heavier weights, senior Bill Skultety took 2nd at 167 lbs ., and juniors Mark Boyer and Fred Peterson each placed 3rd . Chris Wear, at 98 lbs,. contributed to the team's overall point total but did not qualify for state by finishing 4th. The team as a whole finished just two points behind Bellevue. Westside entered the state meet as potentially one of the toughest teams, with both number of qualifiers and highly regarded individuals. However, only Boyer and Stokke kept an unblemished score after the first day of competition. An unusual procedure was performed at the same time as the weigh-ins of the state meet. Dr. Samuel Feunning and tournament officials administered a skin-fold test with calipers to determine criteria for safe weight loss. These results will hope fully allow wrestlers to know at the beginning of the season their best possible weight division.
29-8-2; Fred Peterson, 22-6; and Dale Cieban, 3-3. Sophomores Jerry Pascale, Mark Miller, Mike Kimmel, Bill Coyne, and Bill Peitz all gained varsity. experience. Coach Miloni laments the loss of a group of outstanding seniors. John Stokke started his wrestling career at Westside as a shphomore by taking the 89 lb. title at the South High Invitational. This year he moved up to 112 lbs. and grappled to first places in the Metro, Boys Town, North, and
District me ets. In addition t state tournament ranking, J dual meet record was outstanding, posting a 29 -2 1 Dave Knight made the v: team his sophomore year, too state championship at 145 lb junior year, and this year foug arch-rival Randy Lacuon Benson to a 24-7 dual record. second places at the North, 路 Town, a nd Metro meets. He the District meet, but disappointed at State.
Timing Team girls invade pool, add attraction to swim meets Leaning over the starting block, and intensely waiting for the swimmer to touch, stands 18 Westside girls. These girls belong to an organization called Timing Team. The Timing Team is a club open to any girl who wishes to try out. Its main function is to provide workers at all home Westside meets and to help support the swimmers. At each home meet the girls time each race , figure the score, judge the diving, announce, and practically run the whole meet. "Sometimes you get all wet, but it's fun being right behind the lines
where all the action is," said Williams who has been or Timing Team for two years Barb went on to say, "The onl part of Timing Team is that don't allow you to yell or su your team in any way, we supposed to be prejudice i1 way, and sometimes, especial! close race, it's hard to just still and watch."
What do the swimmers about the Timing Team. They the girls are great. One swi concluded, "It's good to chicks on our side up there, ru I can't think of any better v end a race!"
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Photo by Arnold Cindy Enslow diligently constructs a handmade pot for Ceramics.
Do we have an art department? by Terri Talty "Which way to the art wing?" a new student may ask. It's a logical question, since Westside has a math, science, foreign language, English, and social studies wings. But Westside does not have an art wing. The art department consists of many good courses, lots of interested students, but only two teachers, and two rooms . What, are n't there three teachers, Mr. Heimbuch, Mrs. Hansen, and Mr. Vap? No, Mr. Vap is here fresh from graduate work at Fort Hayes University of Kansas, to replace Mrs. Hansen. Some classes have to be limited to juniors and seniors. For instance, many students are interested in ceramics and sculpture but only h alf of those who register can be enrolled. The facilities just aren't there. Six and one-half years ago when Mrs. Hansen came to Westside the art department was one and a half roo ms large. Two art teachers were on the faculty. Today there are two lab rooms, but no more art teachers. Mrs. Hansen thinks t he years she has spent at Westside have been good. What she would like to see in the future would be mini courses or students sitting in on class for a project they're interested in. Some ot her courses she and Mr. Heimbuch h ave suggested are crafts and art history. Mr. Vap hopes for mini courses and possibly a sculpture garden, such as a patio where artists could work in nice weather. This garden would be used when working with plastic; for safety reasons the outside would be best. In spite of limitations much is being accomplished in art. This semester water color and drawing are taught. In ceramics, students will be makin g teapots; the graphics students are mak ing wood cuts. Next quarter they will be silk screening. The commercial artists are lettering and will soon begin producing commercials to be
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video-taped. The beginning artists are working on Op Art. They are making paintings which create an optical illusion. These artists just finished creating giant bubble gum, CONT AC capsules, and other pop art objects from papier mache.
Have you ever wondered what the crippled or physically handicapped children to during the summer while you are swimming, camping, and participating in other sporting activities? Possibly the same things you are doing, if they spend their summer at Camp Easter Seal, located near Fairbury, Nebraska, 125 miles southwest of Omaha. The Easter Seal sponsored camp is for mentally and physically handicapped children of all ages. It is not limited to children and teenagers, however, as there are also sessions for handicapped a d ults. The camp now is at the site of Camp Jefferson, while a new Easter Seal camp near Agnew, Nebraska is being built. Easter Seal funds are the main source of money for the camp . Parents of the campers do not pay a set amount. They can donate as much to the camp as they wish to. Do the kids feel self-conscious or different? "No," says counselor Dave deFreese . "This is one of the main reasons they come to camp here. It is the first time all year that
legal Aid Society helps poor in getting legal assistance "Good afternoon, neighborhood lawyer service." These are the words one hears when calling the Omaha Legal Aid Society for legal assistance. The eleven lawyers in the two Omaha offices are equipped to handle any case that involves the mistreatment of the poor, of the environment, or of the city . The Legal Aid Society is a non-profit organization run under the laws of the state of Nebraska. Being a non-profit organization, their clients are limited to people who do not have enough money to pay for a private attorney. This the ref ore includes mostly the people in the "slum" areas of Omaha. The three main categories that the cases they handle fall into, are bankruptcies, divorces and consumer problems. There are also many cases that do not fall into any of these categories, and of course, these are considered to be just as important as the three main types of cases. For example, a client may come in asking to have a bill drafted. If the Legal Aid Society agrees to do so, the bill is then given to a lawyer for work. Once the bill is completely drafted, it is presented in front of the Nebraska Legislature for approval. A bill of
this sort usually ranges from a bill on housing to a bill on education reform. The Legal Aid Society at times runs into problems with the Nebraska state law. This usually occurs in instances dealing with consumer problems . The basic policy of Nebraska law concerning the consumer is "let the buyer beware." An example of this is portrayed in the poor fellow who purchases a car in a used car lot, drives three blocks, and then has the engine fall out. In a case like this, the Legal Aid Society must go through a lot of red tape to get anything at all accomplished.
they are free. They really have a great time . This is the reason for the extremely high perce ntage of campers returning year after year." The summer is divided into four sessions with the first being for mentally retar ded children. The second week is for children seven throu gh 12 wh o are mentally or physically handicapped. the third week is for hand icapped teenagers 13 throu gh 19, and the final session is for adults and lasts only five days. T he hard working counselors and su pervisors work there because they really care about the kids, not just for the money. "We certainly don't do it just for the money, because we don't get paid that much," said Dave. The size of the staff depends on
session. The day is divided activity periods. Some activities offered are swimming, fishing, riding, and many sports, volleyball, kickball, basketball. One of the
the older campers is These camping trips are three days at a time. "These kids really
Leave your pool cues ho b y Bill Wald The Rolling Stones are coming to Omaha. That statement is still a little hard for Omaha rock fans to believe. Perhaps this is the first time you've heard the news. In any case, it is most definitely true. KOIL executives have confirmed that the concert is a reality; the date has been set at Thursday, April 20th. The Civic Auditorium manager, Charlie Mancuso, is drawing up plans for reinforcing the arena's concrete foundations. Excited fans are playing old Stone albums in anxious contemplation of the upcoming event, and many are giving up minor expenses to pay the price of the six dollar tickets. The Stones were scheduled to
begin their tour of the December of last year, arrival of Mick Jagger and was held up by the government. Anyone caused one Altamont,
visas. In all probability it will be Copeland, the sleek and songstress, who will appear Stones on the tour that them through several cities. After allowing a few city contractors to roof for the auditorium. bring the Carpenters back return performance May 4th.
At times the Legal Aid lawyers are forced to take direct legal action against big corporations in Omaha. Usually, depending on the case, the reason for this action is to get that corporation to change one of its policies. Two examples of these big cases the Legal Aid Society has already handled are cases against the Omaha Housing Authority , and against the Metropolitan Utilities District. Anyone who requires the aid of this group of lawyers can contact either the north office at 453-9443, or the south office at 734-1966 .
You are an individual. .. A unique person unlike any other. Do your clothes reflect the real you? Or are you dressing as others want you to dress? If you are, today's the day to do something about it.
Junior Carol Essex is the talk of the town in her new Bobby Brooks culotte-skirt and top outfit from Gadabout.
Come on down to the Hitchin' Post and Wooden Nickel, both at 328 So . 72nd . There you'll find the real clothes for that real you. The best of fall 's great clothes. Good feeling clothes that say you 're feelin' good. The Hitchin' Post and Wooden Nickel care about you. The real you .
Dance honors all spor Wondering what happened to the traditional Sweetheart Dance? Pep Club and W-Club are working together in combining Sweetheart with the annual All Sports Dance to be held March 17, from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. Tickets are $3.00 and Circus will play. The reason for the combination of the two dances is so there will be "one recognizing all the sports," according to Pep Club sponsor Mrs. Jane Klingner. One girl and one boy represent each sport except football, and two for basketball. This is because Homecoming has already honored the football players and Sweetheart traditionally honors the basketball players. Candidates were chosen among senior members of the teams and senior Pep Club members in good
The 1972 Sweetheart royalty candidates put their best foot forward. From left to right, back row: Dick Mbaum, liz Gerd, Barb Swanson, Scott McMullen, Marty Robbins, Linda Mullen, and Rozanne Mac. First r. Connie Kravchuk, John Westering, Carol Graham, Patti Aronson, Shawn Leary, and Meredith Mactier. Since â&#x20AC;˘ is little more than a month away, expenses for the boys have been diminished, making dinner and flowers !bal.
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Smoking is still on the agenda of lib S.A.B. and Forum and several mmittees have been formed to out if smoking can be "tted on school grounds if not building. In a recent article the LANCE, it stated that in the braska Statute 28-1020 oever, being a minor under the of eighteen , shall smoke ttes ... in this state, shall be lid in any sum not exceeding ten lim." "It is also illegal under ~ law to sell cigarettes to b ors, and under Omaha illicipal statues for minors to buy prettes." During the Feb. 28 meeting a ~eussion was held on the !P&nsion of night school,
especially Senior English, and the possibilities of substituting speech or journalism for English Literature. Other discussions included soc hops and concerts and if they are for the benefit of the students, and how the S.A.B. should deal with complaints and small discussions on the opening of the area between the gyms. On the first of March, Mr. Pat Venditte, building supervisor, gave a proposal to the entire Forum to pass on to the student body concerning the school policies on open outside areas. This proposal includes opening the practice football field , area between the gym on the last tier,
litical rally set up by First Voters
Ale you interested in becoming litically aware in our nation's rrent issues? If you are, then aybe First Voters, Incorporated is ryou. First Voter's is a non-partisan, 11111rofit group of high school and â&#x20AC;˘lege students interested in llting political awareness in ug people and giving them an li&ht into the political process. 111ently, the organization's main pject is to get eighteen-year-olds jlitered to vote. Atcording to Senior Joe Lipsey, jlmizer of the group at Westside, t group is sponsoring a rally set for May 7 at the Civic Witorium. Hopefully, presidential ldidates John Lindsay, George cGovern, Edmund Muskie , tbert Humphrey, Eugene iCarthy, and Paul McCloskey will pest speakers at the rally, along lth Mayor Eugene Leahy, lll!rnor J. J. Exon, and former !fernor Norbert Tiemann . nt Nixon was also invited, any rate, a presidential ntative from the White will be there.
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The organization is also trying to set up a voting registration booth at KOIL's Rolling Stone concert, coming up April 20, but as it stands, that is a tentative project.
plus the patio outside the Social Studies IMC . The patio would just be an extension of the Social Studies IMC and the supervision would be the same for both. Mr. Vendetti also mentioned that the driveway between the pool and the gyms might be opened . Likewise , the area in front of the pool could be opened if the students are ready for the responsibility that goes along with this privilege. This includes keeping it clean, keeping a moderate noise level and being well behaved. Forum members asked their homerooms about these proposals and it was found that students wanted an area where they could play frisbees in free time without getting into trouble. One thing must be made clear: these are only proposals and will not go in to effect until the student body has heard of the policies and accepts them and the administration approves.
Pirates make musical succe
"When most people hear we're putting on a musical or an op' they decide not to go because it sounds boring. Well, this year's m Pirates of Penzance is strictly comedy- it'll be entertaining and enja and some people will be surprised," commented Randy Bradley, am of Top Choir. The musical, which will be presented March 23, 24, and 25, in typical Gilbert and Sullivan political satire and slapstick corned: Donovan Schuler, Top Choir director, added that a "teaser convoc will be held for the student body earlier that week. The plot is complex, including a love triangle, a complicatin Year Day birthday, Keystone Cops, pirates, and a chorus of ti maids. A female lead character chases a male lead but he doesn'1 anything to do with her. In "real life" the two are boyfrien girlfriend. Top Choir veterans remember the time in last year's OJ when Bob Hurstad plopped down upon a couch and it broke und, accidentally . Chorus members attest to the fact that a lot of hamr going to take place this year. The costumes are rented from a costume company. Junic Parkison is helping with choreography, and the sets will portray a seashore on the coast of Cornwall, and a ruined chapel by moonlight Lead parts include Chas Magdanz as Major-General Stanley : Icenogle as The Pirate King; Bob Brite as Samuel, his Lieutenan Badeer as Frederic, the Pirate apprentice; Sue Parkison as Ruth, the Maid-of-ail-work; Debbie Dunham as Mabel ; Holly Nielson, Mary B1 and Judy Bauer as her sisters; and Bob Schorr as the Sergeant of Poli Tickets go on sale next week for .75 with activity ticket, without.
Westside sets state recor with two All-State schola It seems that Westside has again set another state record, but scholastically speaking this time . The winners of the four-year Regents scholarships at UNL were recently announced and two of the five were all-state scholars. Seniors Doug Berg and Alan Lienemann achieved this honor by reaching scores on their scholastic aptitude tests which were within the top 13 scores in the state.
First Voters was organized last fall by four students: Joe Lipsey ; Leonard Bloomquist, Millard High student; Dan White, student at Creighton Prep ; and Sue Vandervoort, a student at UNO. Registration, Public Relations, Candidates, and Finance name the committees making up the group. The Registration committee, headed by senior Bob Meyerson, is mainly concerned with organizing registration booths and rallies. The Public Relations committee, headed by Joe, and the Candidates committee deal with contacting the public and the presidential candidates. Finally, the Finance committee concentrates on raising funds to finance First Voter's projects. Anyone interested in JOmmg First Voters should contact Joe Lipsey or the organization's sponsor at Westside, Doug Pierson.
standing, who were Homecoming candidates. team selected the candidat represent that sport. An all s election will be held next wee! Representing the various are: Cross Country: Dave Joh and Liz Gerd; Gymnastics : Robbins and Linda Mullin; T Dick Kirshenbaum and Aronson; Wrestling: Bill Sk and Debbie Koborg; Swim Chan Gibson and Connie Kra1 Basketball: Jeff Seume, Swanson, Rick Walstrom Rozanne Mac; Track : McMullen and Meredith M Baseball : John Westering and Graham; Golf: Joe Sloan Shawn Leary. Although the dan< semi-formal, flowers and dim optional.
This year's National Regents Scholarship winners are Howard Hochster, Curt Larson, Alan Lienemann, and Bob Woodle. Not pictured is Doug Berg.
Westside was the only high in Nebraska to have two a scholars. Doug also receivE honor of scoring third highE of 4000 students taking the t' Other Regents winners top five at Westside are l:l Hochster, Curt Larson an; Woodle . Students do not have to these scholarships . If they d would be presented to one thirty-nine alternates. Prio the alternate with the highest The same four year schol however, is not availat alternates. If they are given the winners' scholarships, it on a one year renewable b: other words, the school will 1 their first year and the scho will be renewed at the end year if their grades are good. Also announced recent!~ the National Merit Semi-fi They are seniors Kurt An Marcia Angle, Doug Berg, 1H ochster, Shawn Leary, Lienemann and Jane Lim These people were chosen t of their high scores on N Merit Tests and Preli Scholastic Aptitude tests. National Merit Finalists announced in mid-May accor Mr. Ron Huston. But many semi-finalists asked said tl: finalists will actually be th people.
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>ear Editor, In the past, students were proud .f their high school and had great espect for their building. But as ou look around , you can see that his is not true today . This lack of ride can be seen in the way the ommons, cafeteria , and the estrooms are used. Even those who .on't litter in the commons, don't ~ave their trays in the cafeteria, nd don 't destroy the restrooms eem to no longer care if others do. We appear to be proud of our thletic teams and support them to he hilt, but what is it that our earns represent? They represent Vestside High School! I would hink that if we had pride and espect for our teams we would ave this same feeling about the chool that they represent. But here are those that don't care bout the school, team or no teams, nd would just as soon see the ·uilding burned to the ground! But .oes that mean that the rest of us
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should sit back and do nothing and suffer for the actions of those that litter and vandalize our building? I would hope not, but as it stands this is what is happening. I often wonder where the fault lies, and who is to blame? Is it the students, administration, faculty, or even our society? Much of the world outside of our building has the same problems that we are experiencing. But does that give us the moral excuse to ignore the problems, and let them go on? I pray not. But if we do continue to ignore them, we are hypocrites. We ask that the pollution of our water, air and land be stopped, but don't seem to mind that our own school looks like something from a city dump. You know of the problem, and know that something must be done to help better our school as well as our country. But only the students can change the school, for only students use these areas. The
administration has tried many times without success. The answer may not be easy, but at least we recognize the problem. That in itself is an achievement. Scott Byrd Dear Editor, In regard to Coach Hall's speech at the recent pep rally: There are more ways to show pride for a school than by being a basketball FAN-atic. How much recognition does the whole school give for the hours spent in the departments like math, journalism, drama, music, or student government? There's a time and a place for everything and everybody. Loyalty to the basketball team has its own merits, but should not be unreasonably distorted. Kathy Abernathy Susan Darst P.S. We have great respect for Mr. Hall and are not trying to belittle the accomplishments of the basketball team.
W.H.I.L. shows mature aspects It was a fairly warm spring day s Larry got out of his mother's tew Mustang and prepared to enter Vestside Higher Institute of ,earning. He walked into Homeroom .bout two minutes late and sat town in his chair and sneered at the eacher for ten minutes. " And absolutely no tape players >r radios will be allowed in the milding," a voice broke in over the oud speaker startling the student mt of his half-sleep. The first mod bell rang and .arry went down to the Commons, vhere he decided to do some ·xtra-curricular activity like leeping until lunch time. About eighth mod he was
awakened by a blazing match fight which had been started by two of the more distinguished members of the area. The bigger of the two guys landed a wild shot in the pile of garbage that had collected in the corner since last week . Larry decided to get in on the action and picked up a flaming Coke cup and hurled at his adversary. This continued for the remainder of the twenty minutes. The bell rang and Larry left to go to Advanced Placement Obnoxiousness. On the way he wanted to get some air so he pulled the fire alarm . This had been the third time this week he'd done it but what the heck.
After class Larry went in the Cafeteria to spread butter on the door handles and steal salt shakers. While on his way back to the commons Larry plugged in the new Grand Junk Railroad tape. At this point, the Hall supervisor walked up to Larry and asked him if he had heard the announcement. "It don't apply to me," Larry screamed. On his way to the office, after being subdued by three of the faster teachers, Larry was shouting in a fit of rage, "You can't do this to me. I'm too mature to get in trouble . Mom won't let me have the car anymore. Just wait, in two years I'll be able to vote then you 'II really be in trouble.
Sophomore: Stop the bus, I wanna get off by Pam Hultberg The lone sophomore meekly works his way down he walk and through the throng of fellow students. lis destination? That infamous form of elite ransportation- the School Bus. After kicking aside everal discarded Marlboro packs, match books and still moldering cigarette butts, he mumbles a final prayer nd leaps onto the bus. He looks into the demanding face of the elderly •us driver, and knows what he must do. He fumbles hrough his billfold for that colored piece of paper :nown as the Bus Pass. He eyes a pink corner emerging rom between his Westside I.D. and Learner's Permit, nd yanks it out. He flings the ragged, half-ripped pass n the man's face, who in return grunts, "good," and licks a plastic Add-A-Matic. He stumbles to a seat and the crowd swarms the nterior, filling every seat and the center aisle as well. Ie wonders why the windows remain open in sub-zero ~eather , but soon his mental questions are answered. 'Hey . . . pssst . .. hey ... Jeff ... psst .. hand it .ere," comes a voice from below the open window. 'he boy sitting next to him and nearest the window, obviously Jeff, hands his valuable pink card through he window. "Thanks, " whispers the mysterious voice. Greg hasn't had a bus pass all year," laughs Jeff roudly. All 58 students are aboard (bus capacity 45) and he bus pulls away from the curb. Our sophomore 10nders, "Why the need for the plastic adding .evice .. . " The journey begins. One of the boys in the back shouts, "Look guys. ,ook what I got. A bag of sawdust from the shop. I pent all last mod collecting it." Their ingenious minds o to work. "Great," says Jeff. "Now someone open :1e emergency exit and we can empty it on the car ack there." The command is carried out and the deed
open awaiting the signal. "Now," shouts one, and a book flys outside and into the street. Laughing with devilish delight, the procedure is continued until the supply of paperbacks is exhausted. Then the damage is evaluated, in other words, the score is tallied. "I hit an MG, a Camaro and a Volkswagen bus," brags one. "I got a Ford wagon, an old lady and a dog," says another and the list continues to grow. After a pause, one says, "Hey, why not throw some hardbacks?" And so, still coughing and wiping sawdust from their eyes, volumes of Concepts in
Chemistry, Winsor's School Dictionary, Modern Geometry and an innumerable amount of odds and ends are discarded by the newly inspired vandals. Meanwhile, the driver, previously oblivious to the pranks due to poor hearing and an aisle of students obstructing his view, is informed of "some trouble" in the rear. He systematically halts the vehicle, descends the steel steps and begins his trek to the rear of the bus. "Hey, guys, here comes Ralph, pretend like you don't know nothin'." They stiffen up and angelically face the front, while their mischevious minds work within. Ralph arrives at the back and pulls open the door. "You guys that been foolin' 'round back here can git out right now." For the first time, silence reigns. Then one of the guilty offers, "The one causing all the trouble moved to the front." Another adds, "And that other guy, he jumped out awhile back ... " The door slams, the guilty go unpunished. The back of the bus breaks into a snicker, no doubt pleased with their success. Several students try to silence their remarks and detain their devious intentions ... but to no avail. They protest, "It's the guy's own fault he's so dumb," Ralph returns to his controls and the bus rolls relentlessly onward. Fifteen minutes later (which pass more like hours)
It's Friday night and there is nothing to do so you decide to go to the movies. You get your discount card and whatever else you need to save money and you're on your way. You drop by to pick up your girl friend or whatever else you care to bring along. You stop to look at the evening paper and look to see what's showing. The paper tells you that half of the theaters in town are showing hard core pornography and the other half is showing Mickey Mouse revisited. Someplace inbetween the two is the movie ratings of GP and R. The parental guidance warns that the
show may prove unsuitable pre-teens while the restricted no one under 16-17-18 without parent or guardian. Some of the more theaters have no type of identification. Most of the Omaha leave the restriction ai while several of them still hold at 17. In Iowa a larger theaters will allow admittance the movie at the age of 16. A number of the movie Omaha advertise at 16 but you get to the show, it is in 18. The LANCE feels that a universal code for the local should be set down for the of the high school audience.
While galloping down the hall on a typical Westside afternoon you see from "Mickey Mouse on the wall" that you are five minutes late to class, so you make a quick stop at the nearest drinking-fountain, which somehow has run dry, so you stagger into the restroom to get a sip of the life-giving substance, and to your dismay you find the bathroom sink on the floor. Thoroughly discouraged you drag yourself from the bathroom to your classroom, where you slip into a chair as quietly as possible. CRASH, the back of your chair falls off and your teacher yells at you, saying, "you're fifteen minutes late Orville, and you come in here and break a chair!" A severe case of cotton-mouth prevents you from explaining, so you just sit there the rest of the class period, dying from thirst and a broken back . "The teachers at Westside are supposed to write out a weekly report," explained Building
Supervisor Pat Venditte, states their gripes on "n'ITt.h,,no • are disturbed about, and so year no one has complained the schools' maintenance." If teachers do not recognize problems of the facilities Westside, then the students act to get things done, by member of the Advisory Parents-Teacher Building Supervisor about the problems . According to everything that has been to him, that is in need of been fixed. While we grin it with broken lockers, clocks, broken tables and and still see the sanitation do nothing about it, we must of ways to get these "busy to somehow make use of multiple talents, other than drinking.
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first semester honor roll is d five students lead the list rfect 1.0 averages. They are Shawn Leary and Marc stein, junior Heather nt, and sophomores Carol and Michelle Holmes. ost as good an average was d by senior Gail Burris and Susan Adams and Tenley , all at 1.1. students rank high on the th 1.2's, including senior Rick ire, juniors Tom Dinwoodie John Goldman, and ores Peggy Eaton and Brian . At 1.3 are seniors Howard r and Holly Nielson, as well omore Peter Mahowald. a Angle , Bruce Kabat, Kincaid and Nancy Keller seniors and have all achieved . Students with a 1.5 are Steve Baxter and Jane echt, junior Bruce Richards, phomores David Hath way, rine Johnson, Linda Somberg, lyn Wilscam.
1.6- 1.7 teen students attained an average first semester. They are seniors own, Bob Cassling, Debbie Chick, Elliott, Sally Engler, Nancy and Debbie Storz. Juniors with a Sue S chwarz and H. Randy Cassllng, Erik , Anne Marlucci, Pam McDonald, Sharpe, Dean Arkfeld , and Roger rare sophomores with the same lors achieving an average of 1.7 an Gibson, Gary Harper, and Nina s. Juniors with the same average Smith, Rick Ward and Christie Also gaining a 1.8 are David Campbell, Peter lski, Dorothy David, Vicky a, Cindy Methe, Amy Peterson, Severa and Susan Uhrich.
1.8 Westsiders had an average of e following seniors were among Cheryl D' Arcerl, Doug Berg, Patsy Molly Fleming, Liz Gerd, Bruce Peggy Hineline, Debbie Nancy M. Johnson, Curt Laughlin, Linda Lawson, ipsey, Keith Livingstone, Darrel and, Beth Newell, Susan Oliver, Quambusch, D . A. Raffensperger, Stevens an d Sonny Tallaksen. niors achieving a 1 .8 average are Bunsness, Susan Darst, Kathy oia, Betty Duxbury, Franklin n, Janet Larson, Kate McAlister, ia Pepper, Deborah Peterson, Mark n, Mary Siemers, Judy Vrana, Wride and Ann Yaffe. th er students include sophomores Baska, Debbie Deaton, Lori an, Kyle Gibson , Anne Gilmore, ocevar, Debra Japp, Dan Keller, Patenode, R. E. Peterson, Steve olds, Julie Richards, Jeri Ruther, e Salmen, and Terri Talty.
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four students made a 1.9 "fl'· They are senior Kurt Andersen, Jeannette Austin and Jane Clark, ,ph omore Deborah Bernstein. renty-si x seniors managed a 2.0. led are Patty Aronson, Joyce !lund, Dennis Burt, Janet ~ur st, Spencer Brookstein, Carol an, Laurie Ekwall, Wilma Ennenga, Fallon , Bill Finley, Jim Harris, Ben son, Randall Kilzer, Jennifer ~. Terri Lieber, Patty Lynn, lith Mactler, Donna Miller, Pat Harry McMaken, Larry Schone, Sears, Nancy Skaug, Joe Sloan, ro'introub, and Bob Woodle. l! iors with the same average are f Abernathy , Scott Bailey, Kathi ("'. Brian Combs, Cynthia D'Agata, Greenspan, Jim Ingram, Glenda , Alison Larson, John Mossblad, Peterson, Erich Schrempp, Anett 1und, Beth Staenberg, Patty Swift, Vanderveld, and Marllynne Wynne. ompleting the list of 2.0's are mores Mike Arnold, Jay Baker, Chauce, Jimmy Clifton, Cynthia , Cheryl Erks, Peter Foley, Greg , Mike Gilmore, Mike Green, Barb •man, Debbie Heinson, Sherry ce, Janice Hewett, Owen Jensen, Malot, Vickie Mullens, Paula en, Susan Pistillo, Mary Rueve, Stowell, Dean Tatreau, Mary Beth k, and Jean Unzicker.
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2.1- 2.2 Six students attained a 2.1 average, among them seniors Michelle Brase and Mike Parker, and juniors Sara Barchus, Jane Crandell, Gwen Glesmann, and Paula Howard. Seventy -nine students get a 2.2 average. The seniors are Stephanie Abraham, Sharla Biggs, Doug Blatchford, Mary Brennan, Carol Bruzek, Craig Burch, Diane Chasen, Nicole Chauche, Tom Craren, Marc Delman, Debbie Durrant, Debra Elafros, Don Furlow, Jan Helgeson, Jane Huston, Diane Janse, Sally Jenkins and Stephen Jones. Continuing with the seniors are Marie Lemmers, Sandy Myers, Scott McMullen, Cindy Newberg, Nancy Parks, Eric Peterson, Mark Raduzlner, and Nancy Rathbun, Rick Schempp, Debbie Shidler, Nancy Stowell, Barb Swanson , Jewel Swensen, Marla VanBoskirk, Rick Walstrom, and Scott Wells. Juniors with an average of 2.2 are Melissa Clark, David Defreese, Judy Dejong, Karen Egan, Deanna Fey, Ken Figgins, Anthony Frink, Mathew Geddie, Marcia Gerelick, E. B. Hanse, Arlene I ncontro, Diane Knight, Carolyn Lueder, Jydy Mollner, Pam Monasee, Thomas Moore, John Nelson, James Ohara, Rebecca Powers, Anne Roach, Kathy Rozum, Joseph Smith and Dennis Stamm. The foil owing sophomores also attained a 2.2 grade average: Richard Debuse , Lynne Friedel, Susan Hansen, Francis Hiser, Terri Holmquist, David Jensen, Debbie Johnson, Keith Kirchner, Lonny Legino. Stacy Leinart, Steve Leinart, Mark Martin, Kathryn Musie, Theresa Ohalloran, Thomas Pinson, Peggy Poesche, Debbie Push, Kathryn Sortino, Kelly Staley, Marcia Streeter, and Richie Widstrom.
2.3 Twenty-five Westslders earned averages of 2.3 last semester. Seniors with this average are Rory Berigan, Jack Forsyth, Tim Markel, Jerri Niver, and Ruth Widstrom. Juniors with a 2.3 average are Paula Baeten, Sharon sennett, Joan Boucher, susan Buechler, Joel cassman, Lisa Greenly, Wade Kuchel, Susan Lorenz, Cecilia Mahowald, Galin Nelson, Rajendra Wall and Jo Marie Williams. Sophomores with the same grade average follow: Julie Davis, Greg Elliott, Cynthia Fitzwater, Alan Jones, Wayne Kinney, Debra Scheitel, Steven Skrivanek, Earl Slaton, and Linda Smith.
2.4 Many students received grades that totalled to a 2.4 average. They are seniors Patty Arnold, Cyd Beardmore, Steve Bentston, Susan Bowen, Julie Bredensteiner, Cherie Ducharme, Tom Grothe, Doug Gruzd , Nancy Hamlk, Dave Hannegan, Julie Haviland, Debbie Ireland, Connie Kravchuk, Kathline Markley, Kathy Messer, Bruce Meyers, Mike Olson, Joan Padberg, Mark Shupak, Jeff Seume and Jennlne Titus. Juniors attaining a 2.4 average are Carl Andersen, Cheryl DeCosta, Mark Dudley , Beth Farley, Paula Haeder, Pam Hultberg, Mark Morrison, Laurie Newell, Nan Rohrberg, Debra Swanson, Robin Wiar, Susan Wurtz, and Kim Yelkin. Sophomores are Carrie Abraham, Linda Albright, Scott Barry, Cindy Dunbar, Ron n le Feldman , Cella Greenberg, Marthlna Green, Karen Kelly, Kayla Kravchuk, Gary Lind, Susie Newberg, Rachel Nye, Lynne Rutherford, Ken Westphal and Janet Williams.
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Con t lnulng with the 2,5's are sophomores Susan Berner, Dallas Coffey, Steven Ebner, Rosemary Frerlks, Mark Kelly, Mary Kincaid, Robert Learch, Randall Palandrl, Greg Pauba, Debbie Peterson, Laura Schorry, Laurel Sharpe, Katie Solomonson, and Terl Spires.
2.6 Many students also achieved averages of 2.6. They are seniors Linda Brown, Kim Dahmer, Cynthia Davis, Valerie Dean, Pat Dickey, Susan Fried, Nancy Frisbie, Steven Garey, Debbie Glister, Mary Greguska, Beth Headrick, Jim Hlavacek, Nancy Holland, Rosemarie House, Susan Jones, Paula Leacox, William Leader, Karen Nelson, Robin Nelson, Ann Phlug, Linda Samson, Joyn Tulley, and John Welch. Continuing with the 2.6's are juniors Debbie Baumgart, Angela Bichell, Donald Bosworth, Bernard Burns, Ronn Colanino, Dede Day, Nancy Kvamme, Don Legino, Robert Merrit, Marlee Richards, Michael Rich, Rosemary Seidler, and Kathrine Shriner. Sophomores with an average of 2.6 are Steven Edgerton, Sharon Freeman, Barb Galston, Fred Garday, Cyndi Johnson, Diane Koborg, Janie McCarthy, Doug Walters, and Jim Wetterberg,
2.7 Thirty-two Westsiders earned a 2.7 average. Included are seniors Don Carlson, Terri Engels, and Susan Gilmore. Also among these are juniors Bruce Amsden, Sharon Armstrong, Bruce Bisson, Pamela Bouckhuyt, J, Derr, Steve Edwards, Dallas Focht, Nancy Frost, Darrel Goodrich, Ann Hovendick, Sandra Kidder, Gary Loft, Sandy Morar, Dede McFayden, Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, Susan Roberts, Jo Ann Schaefer, Susan Tramel and LeAnn Williams. The sophomores with a 2.7 average are Kathy Armstrong, Alisa Chapman, Cynthia Clark, Fay Dickey, Susan Ennenga, Ann Erickson, Robin Halsey, James Herman, Pam Hochster and Randy Nogg,
2.8 Numerous students made this year's honor roll with averages of 2.8. Beginning with the seniors are Karen Cain, Carin Chambers, Rob Daasch, Margie Eliason, Dan Franco, Sheila Gilles, Jean Hansen, Jill Hanson, Michael Herring, Diane Matya, Laurie Meyer, Laurie O'Connor, Sandy Equist, Cindy Reider, Will lam R eih I e, Wayne Schroeder, Marsha Sussman, and Marion Wright. Juniors with averages of 2.8 are Sue Berg, Cathy Bishop, Pat Booth, Bob Bright, Pat Dibiase, Mike Dorsey, Deb Dowling, DAvid Eaton, Carol Essex, Steve Graham, Brian Henningsen, Denise Hill, Brian Hinkley, Kristin Hoffman, Chris Icenogle, Cyndle Jones, David Jones, Mary Jones, Diane Kidder, Chas Magdanz, Debra Miller, John Mullens, Dave McKean, Deanna Nelson, Linda Overton, Carol Petersen, Kathy Plunkett, Susan Randle, Lisa Schleifer, Ceclly Stewart, John Stuart, Laurie Tangdall, Nancy Tractenbarg, Brian Trude, Jackie VanCura, Vicky Veach, Robert Woodford, Lisa Worrall and Michelle Zyla.
Recipients of a 1.0 average are, from left, Shawn Leary, Heather Bra Marc Wienstein, and Michelle Holmes. Not pictured is Carol Chantr Breltag, Cyndi Bullock, Craig Busskohl, Kelly Byrnes, Linda Carpenter, E. Colantuono, Sally Carmer, Pam Farguson, Eadie Fishel, John Freeman, Mary Ginn, Cynthia Hammock, Robert H ogzett, Maryanne Krueger, Trina Loring, Heather Mactier, Marla Maym Mark Miller, Marilyn Nachman, Bradley Newman, Doug Paulsen, Joan Potts, Jeralyn Prasser, Sherril Prldeauz, Robert Prucka, Alan Schmuecker, Kathy Sistek, Susan Walla, Susan Weiner and Susan Weldon.
3.0 Making the honor roll by a close call were those students with a 3.0 average. Seniors with a 3.0 are Gerry Barrett, Shirley Brice, Curt Carrick, Michelle
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Swimmers repeat in '72 state championships Strong performances by the )mith brothers, coupled with solid 'inishes by the rest of the squad, tided the Westside Swim Team in >lacing first in the eighth annual )tate swim meet held at Burke High wo weeks ago. The championship meet, a two lay affair, spread the 11 events over four separate sessions, three .eld on Friday, with the finals and onsolations run on Saturday ftemoon. Relays, diving, and consolation inishes all helped The Warriors :tass 299 total points, over double he nearest competition, Fremont nth 149 points. Prep, the last team o defeat Westside (in 1969), inished third with 122, while .incoln East, always a strong inisher, scored 109 points. The Smith brothers, Roy and :rian, set the re~ord for most gold 1edals won by a family by winning ive championships total. Roy, in a ~peat performance from last year, ron the 50 Freestyle in record time f 22.290 seconds, bettering an old {estside mark of 22.5 seconds set 1 1968. Junior Tony Frink placed )Urth. Roy also broke the 100 Free .ocking en route to a 48.382, and three second margin over second lace Ken Brown of Benson. Tony rink, sixth, and Tony Troia, !Venth, were only a tick behind ith 52s. Fremont captured firsts in both 1e 200 and 400 Freestyle races ith Sophomore Mike Rhinehart,
pres.ently of Cahforma, oruy seconds off the pace, Rhinehart finished second in the 400 with a 4:00.047 clocking and fourth in the 200 with a 1:53.847. Tony Troia ninth, a second behind Rhinehart, while Junior Bob Woodford was disqualified. Brian teamed up with fellow members Doug Grudz and Pat DiBiase in the 100 Breaststroke, a race which apparently belongs to Westside, to sweep the first three places. Smith (1:02.328), Grudz (103.898), and DiBiase (104.717) a! finished a comfortable distance ahead of the field. Brian also captured the 200 Individual Medley with a 2:05.539 time. DiBiase placed fifth with a 2:14.089. Senior Chan Gibson turned in his usual first rate performance in winning the 100 Butterfly with a 54.889. Jim Greenely (57 .086)
by Rick Berkshire 1 9 7 2 in tram ural basketball teams have now concluded their regular season games and are presently involved in a complicated playoff system in order to determine the 1972 champ. First, a run-down of the leagues and how the five playoff squads made it to the tournament: League 1. H.I.L.L. won the League championship by virtue of a victory over the Nubs back in January. The champs had the lowest defensive average of any team in any league and also had two of its players, Randy Chick and Bill Hill, in the top six scorers with averages of 13 and 12.5 points per The Nubs (7-1) finished behind H.I.L.L. in the standings, and also had a low average of points allowed of 19.5, followed by Shavers No.5 (6-2), who were picked by this reporter to wind up 3rd, Handlers (5-3) with the leading scorer in League 1, Bill Coburn (18.3 ppg), Routers (4-4), Outerbounders (3-5),
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In the 100 backstroke, the Warriors again dominated with underclassmen. Sophomore Rich Maack won the gold medal with a 58.645 performance while his Junior teammate Bob Woodford placed fifth with a 1:01.495 . The Diving Championship was won by Vince Gasson of Bellevue, who entered the winning circle of champions that does not contain anyone outside Westside, Lincoln or Fremont high school teams since 1965. Those teams combined have won 97 of the last 99 events held in State Championship competition. Westside's Medley Relay of Rich Maack, Pat DiBiase, Chan Gibson, and Tony Frink won in record time with a 1:41.170, while the 400 Freestyle relay squad of Mike Rhinehart, Wes Beckwith, Troia and Roy Smith also won.
With a look of sheer determination, senior Tony Troia participatas State swim meet, held at Burke High School on February 26.
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Meateaters (2-6), Hustlers (1-7), and the Chargers (0-8) who boast the worst offensive average in the program with only 6.8 points scored per game. In League 2, Big Saz was the only team that remained undefeated through the end of the season, and in addition to having the two top scorers in their league, Hultquist with 22.0 ppg and Westering 16.0 ppg (West was sixth with 10.5 ppg), the baseball player dominated squad boasted the largest average victory margin (Off. (79) minus Def. (22) equals (57)) of all the teams partic,pating. Finishing in a tie for second in League 2 were Stompers, Aces, and Snappy Jocks (all 6-2), who were each defeated once by Big Saz and once by one of the other two. Stompers had the 3rd and 4th high scorers in Carlson (15.4) and Grewcock (14.5) as well as Steve Felt (lOth at 10.0) and Kaz Go (1Oth at 9. 7 ). Steve Russel led the Jocks in scoring (5th with 11 ppg) while Thomas led the Aces but could not make it into the top ten.
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Fruits of the Loom (3-5) and Cold Duck (also 3 -5) tied for sixth. G .R.I.T. took sole possession of last place and would have finished last in the other leagues too if it had been allowed to compete in them. G.R.I.T. did not have the worst offensive average or the highest defensive average of the largest losing margin. G.R.I.T., in fact, didn't have much of anything except a bunch of players who refused to stay home on Monday nights. In League 3, The Untouchables ran away with the championship as was predicted by this reporter by posting a 36-22 victory on the final day of regular action over the Mo-Bee Dicks to hand them their second loss. Leading scorers for the Untouchables for the year were Scott Bailey, (14.2), and Bob Drake, (14.0). The Cinderella club of the league was the Outcasts (8-1), who upset the Dicks towards the end of the season. The winners took advantage of their height advantage inside and ripped apart the Dick's zone defense. The losers finished the season in third place with a 7-2 mark. The Dip Shooters ( 4-5 ), although sporting a losing record, wound up with a 10 point winning margin to tie with the Violentos ( 4-5 ), who were led by the second top scorer in the league, (Chuck Cox with 14.3) for fifth place. The B-Balls tied with the Monarchs (both 3-6) for seventh, while the Runs (1-8) finished ninth and Who Knows (0-8) had the cellar
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In one of the best allowing only two players to and holding the rest of the 0. Neal, Kershaw, Bradley, and Nielson allowed only baskets on defense in the first one each by Schoop and while running up a 12-4 But the victory was short for the Nubs as they took on Untouchables last Monday came out on the short end 39-38. Richards (12 pts.)and (8 pts.) paced the winners Nielsen (12 pts. ) and Kershaw were high for the losers.
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basketball seen by both sexes y knows no two people see the same thing the same way. The proved this by sending two reporters - of opposite sex - to the e: female co-editor Gail Burris and male co-editor Doug Berg, written varsity basketball the last two years. ring North's basketball estside won their Feb. 25 e, 71-52. (Obviously, if ored, they won.) '&blight of their last regular the number of baskets nior Rick Walstrom got ball through the net for 20 points. Close behind rom with the o I d !-through-the-hoop trick ·or Rick Berkshire with 18 &b it seemed the Warriors more than they hit, North iderably worse. The first ended with a score of
, never giving up their lead. lhe time the Drill Squad began erform, the score was 35-22. :'he refs pulled a quickie on the :· informed spectators by ebing ends of the courts after first half. That obviously lid up this reporter's coverage 11 third quarter. iolch Tom Hall was right in 1 with a navy sports jacket, red 11, and a red-and-blue tie. lie team was dressed in white ins and shorts, trimmed in kand red stripes. They sported r socks with their numbers ted on. lorth 's team differentiated llelves by wearing suits of blue fOld with similar stripes and lben.
Inspired by the play of 6-5 center Rick Berkshire, the Westside Warriors closed the regular season with a 71-52 trouncing of the North Vikings. All seven seniors played in the final home game. Coach Hall described Rick's performance as his "best game. He came off a poor game and responded very well. As a team, we executed our man to man and zone offenses well." The scoring was back and forth at first, with both teams tied mid-way through the first quarter, 9-9. Westside outscored the visitors, 14-2, in the last 3:30 as the quarter ended, 23-11. Berkshire hit ten points in the quarter, including six in a 40 second stretch. Rick Walstrom led scorers with 20, 14 of which came in the second half. He was followed by Berkshire, who tallied 18 for himself and set up numerous baskets for others with quick passes. Berkshire was 8-10 from the field. Ron Andrews had 11, Jeff Seume had eight and Joe Sloan added six. Westside, 9-10 from the free throw line, shot 54% to North's 43%. The Warriors had only ten turnovers while the Vikes lost the ball 22 times. Berkshire led in the rebound department with ten, closely followed by Sloan's nine, a fine board performance for a guard, and Walstrom's eight. Westside outrebounded North 38-34.
The '71-'72 Warrior basketball team, most successful in their school's history, finished their season in disappointment last week when they lost a heartbreaker to Rummel, 37-36 in overtime, in the District A-3 finals at UN-O. The team, although failing to qualify for a second straight berth in the state tournament, finished at 18-3. This ties a Westside high for most wins in a season and sets a new standard for fewest losses. 'They did everything I asked ... .' Westside also won the first Holiday Tournament title in the school's history and was the only team in the Metro Conference to place two players, Jeff Seume and Rick Walstrom, on the All-Metro First Team. Ron Andrews and Rick Berkshire were honorable mention. In reference to Rummel, Coach Hall said that "there's no reason that explains why we lost. They did everything I asked of them, they were prepared to play. We just lost by one. We had it won but I guess it wasn't meant to be. "We'd been playing, in those last three games, the best ball we played all year. We had reached our peak and we were doing things we hadn't done before. We didn't shoot well against Rummel, but I guess a player has to learn to accept the fact that he can play very well but sometimes the ball just doesn't drop. Rummel 'beat champions' "We wanted to be champs as a team goal. As Bill Russel says, champions can be beat, but only at their best, because champions never have an off day. Rummel won while we were playing the best we can play -they beat champions. I feel this team is champion in every
sense of the word, except they didn't take state. And that's hard to live with." In an earlier interview, Hall told the WORLD-HERALD "this is the best team I'll ever have - both on and off the court" and that he considered "this the state championship game" in reference to the fact that the top four ranked teams in the state were all in the same district. Rummel got to the finals by defeating number one Central 55-53. Westside and Central had both beaten Rummel twice this season. The senior-studded Warrior team, 34-8 over the last two years, started slowly against the tough Raiders, trailing 5-10 after a quarter. Defense dominated as neither team could score a field goal in the second quarter. Westside 'out-free throwed' Rummel 7-2, to forge a 12-12 halftime tie. The Warriors, however, were 2-18--11%--from the field in the first half. Andrews sparks Warrior effort Ron Andrews, a slick senior forward, sparked Westside in the third by scoring eight in the first five minutes, mostly on quick, whirling drives. · With this momentum, Westside led 23-17 with three minutes left in the third. It was 26-23 entering the fourth. Three quick Seume points again made it six, 29-23, with 6:30 to go. With 2:52 left, the Warriors still led, 34-30. After a couple of Warrior turnovers, Rummel's ~.!~rk Peterson hit a 25 footer with 1 :31 left--34-32. Another turnover by Westside and Rummel called timeout at 1:04. With :47 remaining, Raider Jay Wheeler rebounded an Ed Burns shot and connected with a tying, off-balance 15 footer.
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restaide trackmen have again daily workouts under the rt guidance of chief mentor • Lane and assistants Bob Klein les), Rob Johns (sprints) and tMalasee (weights). In fact, this 'a spike squad has already icipated in several meets, most aem at UNO's indoor track. be lone outdoor meet of the lll to date was two weeks ago
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when the Warriors participated in the Kearney Invitational. Grand Island took first and the Westsiders, paced by their mile relay, finished seventh in the 20 team field. Altogether, twenty participants made the trip to Kearney, but Coach Lane commented that this year there are 'more athletes out for track at Westside than we've normally had in the past. The
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attempts. Soph Peterson was cited by Coach Paul Anderson as the most improved player for the second half of the season. Despite these individual standouts, Coach Anderson characterizes the team as "well-balanced," and feels that many of the other players- including sophomores Daniel Dixon, Steve Graham, Mark Harless, Steve Hitt and juniors John Hansen, Rich Hegg, and Jim Mierendorf - could make a starting position on next year's varsity team.
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The mile relay did not fare so well in competition, apparently due to the fact that it is still early in the season. Scott McMullen, Bill Moore, Doug Blatchford, and Bill Latenser carried the baton in the Kearney meet. The Distance Corps should not even have shown up for the meet as Dave Johnston, star of the Warrior
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cross country team and leader of the corps, became the first letterman to be lapped in a race. Bill Moore turned in what was probably the oustanding individual performance of the meet when he placed sixth in the 75 yard dash in a 8.0 clocking and fifth in the long jump with a 20'0" leap. Bob Drake went 6'0" in the high jump but was outshown by five others who continued on past 6'2".
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Andrews led Westside with 11, followed by SeumE and Berkshire's seven. Be turned in a superb defensive Burns. Jeff led rebounders ~ Westside outrebounded R 38-35, and won 12 of 13 Westside had two more tu than Rummel with 14. ~ shot 24% for the game to Ru 37%, and was 14-17 from t l The Tuesday before, ~ beat Boys Town for the time, 52-40, to avenge a loS! days before and gain the fim teams played evenly, 7-7, t l quarter, but the Warriors second quarter's first five an never headed. The halftim was 20-15, as the Warrior sparked by Berkshire's seven quarter points. The lead grew to 34-23 a quarter's end. Nine straigl Westside led by 20, 43-22 5:50 left. Boys Town tried t back, cutting the margin to 1 1:46, but Westside free made it 52-40 at the end. New offense, zone key win
"We controlled Boys ' Hall commented, "by hitti boards and picking their ~ apart with our special offens 1-3-1 zone, first game we st~ a zone this year, thwarted th threats, Hurley and Anzures. Walstrom led scorers with coming in the second half, a backed by Berkshire's 12, nine and Seume's eight Andrews headed rebounder 11. Westside was 18-22 at t l
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scorers on the team were Lodes and Larry Masilko. tomore Lodes totaled 159 ts, with 10.6 per game, while ~ Masilko's average of 9.1 ts yielded him a season total of
majority of the points came in the two mile relay which won its heat in a relatively medium time of 8:34.5. The relay finished second in the event, however, after the times of all the heats were compared. The Westside entry was composed of Bruce Westerlin, Tom Dinwoodie, Steve Waterman, and Curt Larson.
A last Westside shot and 1 tip attempts just wouldn't go Jim McFarlin of Rumm1 the Raiders their first sec01 lead 36-34, with 2:02 I overtime. Westside missec straight shots before cente Walstrom fouled out at :13. Nick Danze made 37-34 by the front of the one an1 Westside scored on a Rick Be tip and called time out wi remaining, trailing 36-37. At to steal the inbounds pas unsuccessful.
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Doug McKay, Rod Patterson, and Ray Grove are busy constructing a barge, which they hope to have tested by this spring.
While other students are enjoying their spring vacation, the Westside Ecology Club will be hard at work here at Westside. They will be operating a collection center for recyclable material Saturday, March 18, in the south parking lot. Aluminum, glass, and paper will be collected and placed in three army trucks, one for each material. The project is patt of a citywide drive sponsored by Keep Omaha Beautiful and the Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District. The ecologists also will be
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langdon: good things come in big packages Senior Jeff Lan gdon wa nted to do something " really different" for Valent ine 's Day. Flowers and candy just didn 't seem special enough for h is girl fr ie nd , Kristy Kavan, a junior at Bur ke . He called the Post Office to see if h e could be mailed to her in a box, but they "refused to handle live merchandise. So I called the Omaha Mail Service, and told them I wanted to mail a statue," grins J eff. The brown-haired senior drove all over town and found a large box- a GE dryer box- and Feb. 1 4 he loaded himself, a camera and a t ape recorder into the box. Four friends- Tom Fauth , Scott Wells, D a ve Tollefsrud, a nd Judy Bauer -helped him decorate the box in white paper and "cute" red :1earts. The mail truck was two hours .ate th a t day. "It got really hot nside the box," Jeff said. "'!hen, ;he r ide was kind of bumpy and :he y got lost. " When the "package" finally u-rived and was carted by six >eople into Kristy 's house , Jeff >opped out and snapped pictures of 1er. He said she was "really
thrilled" and her folks thought it was "really great." LANCE receives All-American Westside's newspaper, the LANCE , has received the All- American rating from the National Critical Service of the National Scholastic Press Association, (NSP A). The NSP A, which rates high school newspapers from all over the United States, awarded the LANCE its highest award after fully evaluating the paper. Evaluation categories were : Coverage and Con tent, Writing and Editing, Editorial Leadership, Physical Appearance, and Photography. Four of these five categories were required to have the Mark of Distinction for the paper to be eligible . The LANCE was given this mark, which signifies quality, in each of the five categories . After each category a certain number of points is given, these points must add up to the First Class rating minimum of 3,200 . The LANCE received a total of 3,540 points. "As far as we know, by looking through past records, this is the
lobs scarce, students complaining bad hours, layoffs occur frequently "Everywhere went, the 1a ngers all said the same thing, 3orry , come back in about a 1ont h.' The job I have now is Jusy. I haven't had any hours since :1e beginning of January ." This is one of many complaints eing voiced by working students. ince Christmas is over, most epartment stores cut hours of 1eir employees. The part-time eople seem t o suffer the most. " I h aven 't had my hours cu t but 1en again I don 't work in a store. I uess movie the atres just don't lose usiness after the Christmas rush . here really isn't a Christmas rush ," 1id junior Joyce Petersen. "I sually work 25 to 30 hours a 路eek,' ' "I had to look for another job eca use the one I had just wasn't vin g me e nough hours. I didn't :tve a ny problem finding another ob," said Junior Cindy Jones. A few students we re faced with ~ in g laid off in the early part of muary. Some said th at even wu gh they had not been hired as d ra Christ mas help, layoffs ca me t t hem a nyway. "What really made me mad was I '\t_
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first time Westside has ever received an All-American rating for the LANCE," commented Mrs. Kathy Boshart, advisor. Diving barge nearly complete Sub-surfers have dipped into their treasury and spare hours this year in an effort to complete their annual project, the diving barge. According to junior sub-surfer Chris Sundsboe, work on the barge began sometime in October and will hopefully be completed by the middle of March. The 8x20 ft., carpeted vessel will be equipped with a 40 horse-power engine and cassette tape player to help "increase enthusiasm in scuba diving." Previously small boats were used for diving, however, the new barge will hold approximately ten divers and gear. Currently, there are about 30 students at work on the project under the supervision of Mr. Harley Hardison, physiology instructor. A large part of the material was donated by Mr. Fred Archerd and other materials will be paid from the sub-surfer treasury. Money-making projects have included the sale of cushions and non-polluting detergent. The barge will be used on week-ends and summer trips to Table Rock, Missouri. "Besides diving, the barge will also be used to cook steaks on," added Chris.
traveling door-to-door selling organic fertilizer. The major ingredient of the fertilizer is Norwegian kelp. The bags will sell for around $5.00, with the profit being divided between the club and the member selling it. The club's share will either provide for a campout or go to an
environmental organization Fontenelle Forest. The also been involved with the chapter of the Sierra ecologists are planning a that group to DeSoto club member Cecilia on the board.
Debate boasts 29 troph 路 so far: NFL Districts totl The Westside High School debate and speech squad will be given a chance in future weeks to add to the total of 29 trophies won so far this year. The most important of these opportunities will be open at the National Forensic League District Debate tournament, March 10-11 , the State Debate tournament, March 23-24, and the N.F.L. Speech Contest, April 7-8. These tournaments, in addition to Student Congress, a mock Congress, qualify the best speakers in the state to compete in the national adaptations of these events. In the past two weeks, Westside
debaters have success by Metropolitan February 19 at was done through the of Sharla Biggs and Becky winning second place in Suzy Wurtz placing first in interpretation, and participating Westsiders. At the G.O.L.D. held February 26, debaters Cindy Belt and Miesbach captured first junior varsity division, with Biggs and Becky Powers third. Mark Kelly and Cegielski placed third in division.
Pass-incomplete Higgins' new 路 Mr. Joe Higgins, head of the U.S. History team, has turned somewhat of a revolutionary. Second semester he has given his choice as to the kind of grading system they would like. His proposed plan is to let the students decide if they pass-incomplete system or the regular 1 -8 system. Mr. Higgins feels about 20% (15-18) of his students will choose the pass-incomplete feels that if the 20% really want a different kind of grading system they should have it. The key to the whole plan is "option" in which the student parent must choose which is best for the individual. Mr. Higgins his plan as such: "people who choose the pass-incomplete system are who are trying it just for an experiment or for the student who does not like history and feels that he will not do well. If he tries hia he may still receive say a 6 in the old system but receive a pass here satisfied." For those who still do not receive a pass, they incomplete. This is better than an 8 because an 8 is on your record but an incomplete is erased as soon as the work is made up passed by the teacher. Mr. Higgins is the first teacher at Westside to try this way of a required course. It is being tested only in his classes at this time hopes that someday, though he doubts that the administration allow it, the whole 1-8 system should be taken over by this pass-incomplete system.
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uance nonors all sporl Wondering what happened to the traditional Sweetheart Dance? Pep Club and W-Club are working together in combining Sweetheart with the annual All Sports Dance to be held March 17 , from 8:00 to 12:00 p .m. Tickets are $3.00 and Circus will play. The reason for the combination of the two dances is so there will be "one recognizing all the sports," according to Pep Club sponsor Mrs. Jane Klingner. One girl and one boy represent each sport except football, and two for basketball. This is because Homecoming has already honored the football players and Sweetheart traditionally honors the basketball players. Candidates were chosen among senior members of the teams and senior Pep Club members in good te 1972 Sweetheart royalty candidates put their best foot forward. From left to right, back row: Dick
nbaum, Liz Gerd, Barb Swanson, Scott McMullen, Marty Robbins, Linda Mullen, and Rozanne Mac. First :onnie Kravchuk, John Westering, Carol Graham, Patti Aronson, Shawn Leary, and Meredith Mactier. Since s little more than a month away, expenses for the boys have been diminished, making dinner and flowers al.
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tdent government still stuck on smoking >king is still on the agenda of .A.B. and Forum and several ttees have been formed to out if smoking can be ted on school grounds if not building. In a recent article LANCE, it stated that in the aska Statute 28 -1020 ver, being a minor under the >f eighteen, shall smoke tes .. . in this state, shall be n any sum not exceeding ten ." "It is also illegal under law to sell cigarettes to s , and under Omaha pal statues for minors to buy tes." .ng the Feb. 28 meeting a sion was held on the sion of night school,
especially Senior English, and the possibilities of substituting speech or journalism for English Literature. Other discussions included soc hops and concerts and if they are for the benefit of th e students, and how the S.A.B. should deal with complaints and small discussions on the opening of the area between the gyms. On the first of March, Mr. Pat Venditte, building supervisor, gave a proposal to the entire Forum to pass on to the student body concerning the school policies on open outside areas. This proposal includes opening the practice football field, area between the gym on the last tier,
tical rally set up by First Voters you interested in becoming lly aware in our nation's issues? If you are , then First Voters, Incorporated is
The organization is also trying to set up a voting registration booth at KOIL's Rolling Stone concert, coming up April 20, but as it stands, that is a tentative project.
; Voter's is a non-partisan, >fit group of high school and e students interested in g political awa reness in people and giving them an into the political process. ;ly, the organization's main is to get eighteen-year-olds ed to vote. >rding to Senior Joe Lipsey, er of the group at Westside, up is sponsoring a rally set r May 7 at the Civic rium. Hopefully , presidential ttes John Lindsay, George 1ern, Edmund Muskie, rt Humphrey, Eugene hy, and Paul McCloskey will t speakers at the rally, along Mayor Eugene Leahy, or J. J. Exon, and former tor Norbert Tiemann . nt Nixon was also invited, any rate, a presidential ntative from the White Hill be there.
First Voters was organized last fall by four students : Joe Lipsey; Leonard Bloomquist, Millard High student ; Dan White, student at Creighton Prep; and Sue Vandervoort, a student at UNO. Registration, Public Relations, Candidates, and Finance name the committees making up the group. The Registration committee, headed by senior Bob Meyerson, is mainly concerned with organizing registration booths and rallies. The Public Relations committee, headed by Joe, and the Candidates committee deal with contacting the public and the presidential candidates. Finally , the Finance committee concentrates on raising funds to finance First Voter's projects. Anyone interested in JOining First Voters should contact Joe Lipsey or the organization's sponsor at Westside, Doug Pierson.
plus the patio outside the Social Studies IMC . The patio would just be an extension of the Social Studies IMC and the supervision would be the same for both. Mr. Vendetti also mentioned that the driveway between the pool and the gyms might be opened. Likewise, the area in front of the pool could be opened if the students are ready for the responsibility that goes along with this privilege. This includes keeping it clean, keeping a moderate noise level and being well behaved. Forum members asked their homerooms about these proposals and it was found that students wanted an area where they could play frisbees in free time without getting into trouble. One thing must be made clear: these are only proposals and will not go in to effect until the student body has heard of the policies and a ccepts them and the administration approves.
standing, who were Homecoming candidates. team selected the candidatE represent that sport. An all s< election will be held next week Representing the various s are : Cross Country: Dave Joh1 and Liz Gerd ; Gymnastics : II Robbins and Linda Mullin; Te Dick Kirshenbaum and Aronson; Wrestling: Bill Skv and Debbie Koborg; Swimr Chan Gibson and Connie Krav< Basketball: Jeff Seume, Swanson, Rick Walstrom Rozanne Mac; Track: McMullen and Meredith Ma Baseball : John Westering and 1 Graham; Golf: Joe Sloan Shawn Leary. Although the daneâ&#x20AC;˘ semi-formal, flowers and dinnâ&#x20AC;˘ optional.
Pirates make musical succe! "When most people hear we're putting on a musical or an ope1 they decide not to go because it sounds boring. Well, this year's mu Pirates of Penzance is strictly comedy - it'll be entertaining and enjoy and some people will be surprised," commented Randy Bradley, a me: of Top Choir. The musical, which will be presented March 23, 24, and 25, inc typical Gilbert and Sullivan political satire and slapstick comedy . Donovan Schuler, Top Choir director, added that a "teaser convocat will be held for the student body earlier that week. The plot is complex, including a love triangle, a complicating Year Day birthday, Keystone Cops, pirates, and a chorus of titt maids. A female lead character chases a male lead but he doesn't anything to do with her. In "real life" the two are boyfriend girlfriend. Top Choir veterans remember the time in last year's ope when Bob Hurstad plopped down upon a couch and it broke under accidentally . Chorus members attest to the fact that a lot of hammi going to take place this year. The costumes are rented from a costume company. Junior Parkison is helping with choreography, and the sets will portray a r seashore on the coast of Cornwall, and a ruined chapel by moonlight. Lead parts include Chas Magdanz as Major-General Stanley; ' Icenogle as The Pirate King; Bob Brite as Samuel , his Lieutenant ; Badeer as Frederic, the Pirate apprentice; Sue Parkison as Ruth , the F Maid-of-ali-work; Debbie Dunham as Mabel ; Holly Nielson, Mary Bre and Judy Bauer as her sisters; and Bob Schorr as the Sergeant of PolicE Tickets go on sale next week for .75 with activity ticket, $ without.
Westside sets state recor~ with two All-State schola1 It seems that Westside has again set another state record, but scholastically speaking this time . The winners of the four-year Regents scholarships at UNL were recently announced and two of the five were all-state scholars. Seniors Doug Berg and Alan Lienemann achieved this honor by reaching scores on their scholastic aptitude tests which were within the top 13 scores in the state.
This year's National Regents Scholarship winners are Howard Hochster, Curt Larson, Alan Lienemann, and Bob Woodle. Not pictured is Doug Berg.
Westside was the only high sc in Nebraska to have two allscholars. Doug also received honor of scoring third highest of 4000 students taking the tes Other Regents winners in top five at Westside are Ho Hochster, Curt Larson and Woodle. Students do not have to a< these scholarships. If they do1 would be presented to one o : thirty-nine alternates. Priorit the alternate with the highest s The same four year scholar however, is not available alternates. If they are given 01 the winners' scholarships, it is on a one year renewable basi other words, the school will pa their first year and the schola will be renewed at the end o year if their grades are good. Also announced recently the National Merit Semi-fim They are seniors Kurt Ande Marcia Angle , Doug Berg, Ho Hochster, Shawn Leary, Lienemann and Jane Limpr These people were chosen be< of their high scores on Nat Merit Tests and Prelimi Scholastic Aptitude tests. National Merit Finalists wi announced in mid-May accordi Mr. Ron Huston. But many o semi-finalists asked said that finalists will actually be the people .
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*LETTE&S ;~ Dear Editor, In the past, students were proud of their high school and had great respect for their building. But as you look around, you can see that this is not true today . This lack of pride can be seen in the way the commons, cafeteria, and the restrooms are used. Even those who don't litter in the commons, don't leave their trays in the cafeteria, and don't destroy the restrooms seem to no longer care if others do. We appear to be proud of our athletic teams and support them to the hilt, but what is it that our teams represent? They represent Westside High School! I would think that if we had pride and respect for our teams we would h ave this same feeling about the school that they represent. But there are those that don't care about the school, team or no teams, and would just as soon see the building burned to the ground! But does that mean that the rest of us
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should sit back and do nothing and suffer for the actions of those that litter and vandalize our building? I would hope not, but as it stands this is what is happening. I often wonder where the fault lies, and who is to blame? Is it the students, administration, faculty, or even our society? Much of the world outside of our building has the same problems that we are experiencing. But does that give us the moral excuse to ignore the problems , and let them go on? I pray not. But if we do continue to ignore them, we are hypocrites. We ask that the pollution of our water, air and land be stopped, but don't seem to mind that our own school looks like something from a city dump . You know of the problem, and know that something must be done to help better our school as well as our country. But only the students can change the school, for only students use these areas. The
administration has tried many times without success. The answer may not be easy, but at least we recognize the problem. That in itself is an achievement. Scott Byrd Dear Editor, In regard to Coach Hall's speech at the recent pep rally: There are more ways to show pride for a school than by being a basketball FAN-atic. How much recognition does the whole school give for the hours spent in the departments like math, journalism, drama, music, or student government? There's a time and a place for everything and everybody. Loyalty to the basketball team has its own merits, but should not be unreasonably distorted. Kathy Abernathy Susan Darst P.S. We have great respect for Mr. Hall and are not trying to belittle the accomplishments of the basketball team.
W.H.I.L. shows mature aspects It was a fairly warm spring day as Larry got out of his mother's new Mustang and prepared to enter Westside Higher Institute of Learning. He walked into Homeroom about two minutes late and sat down in his chair and sneered at the teacher for ten minutes. "And absolutely no tape players or radios will be allowed in the building," a voice broke in over the loud speaker startling the student out of his half-sleep. The first mod bell rang and Larry went down to the Commons, where he decided to do some ~ xtra-curricular activity like ;leeping until lunch time . About eighth mod he was
awakened by a blazing match fight which had been started by two of the more distinguished members of the area. The bigger of the two guys landed a wild shot in the pile of garbage that had collected in the corner since last week. Larry decided to get in on the action and picked up a flaming Coke cup and hurled at his adversary. This continued for the remainder of the twenty minutes. The bell rang and Larry left to go to Advanced Placement Obnoxiousness. On the way he wanted to get some air so he pulled the fire alarm . This had been the third time this week he'd done it but what the heck.
After class Larry went in the Cafeteria to spread butter on the door handles and steal salt shakers. While on his way back to the commons Larry plugged in the new Grand Junk Railroad tape. At this point, the Hall supervisor walked up to Larry and asked him if he had heard the announcement. "It don't apply to me," Larry screamed. On his way to the office, after being subdued by three of the faster teachers, Larry was shouting in a fit of rage, "You can't do this to me. I'm too mature to get in trouble. Mom won't let me have the car anymore. Just wait, in two years I'll be able to vote then you 'II really be in trouble.
Sophomore: Stop the bus, I wanna get off by Pam Hultberg The lone sophomore meekly works his way down :he walk and through the throng of fellow students. -lis destination? That infamous form of elite :ransportation - the School Bus. After kicking aside :everal discarded Marlboro packs, match books and still :moldering cigarette butts, he mumbles a final prayer tnd leaps onto the bus. He looks into the demanding face of the elderly Jus driver, and knows what he must do. He fumbles hrough his billfold for that colored piece of paper ~nown as the Bus Pass. He eyes a pink corner emerging 'r om between his Westside I.D. and Learner's Permit, .nd yanks it out. He flings the ragged, half-ripped pass n the man's face, who in return grunts, "good," and :licks a plastic Add-A-Matic. He stumbles to a seat and the crowd swarms the nterior, filling every seat and the center aisle as well. Ie wonders why the windows remain open in sub-zero veather, but soon his mental questions are answered. ' Hey ... pssst ... hey ... Jeff ... psst .. hand it tere," comes a voice from below the open window. :'he boy sitting next to him and nearest the window, obviously Jeff, hands his valuable pink card through he window. "Thanks," whispers the mysterious voice. Greg hasn't had a bus pass all year," laughs Jeff roudly. All 58 students are aboard (bus capacity 45) and !J.e bus pulls away from the curb. Our sophomore ronders, "Why the need for the plastic adding evice ... " The journey begins. One of the boys in the back shouts, "Look guys. ,ook what I got. A bag of sawdust from the shop. I Jent all last mod collecting it." Their ingenious minds o to work. "Great," says Jeff. "Now someone open 1e emergency exit and we can empty it on the car ack there." The command is carried out and the deed
open awaiting the signal. "Now," shouts one, and a book flys outside and into the street. Laughing with devilish delight, the procedure is continued until the supply of paperbacks is exhausted. Then the damage is evaluated, in other words, the score is tallied . "I hit an MG, a Camaro and a Volkswagen bus," brags one. "I got a Ford wagon, an old lady and a dog," says another and the list continues to grow. After a pause, one says, "Hey, why not throw some hardbacks?" And so, still coughing and wiping sawdust from their eyes, volumes of Concepts in
Chemistry, Winsor's School Dictionary, Modern Geometry and an innumerable amount of odds and ends are discarded by the newly inspired vandals. Meanwhile, the driver, previously oblivious to the pranks due to poor hearing and an aisle of students obstructing his view, is informed of "some trouble" in the rear. He systematically halts the vehicle, descends the steel steps and begins his trek to the rear of the bus. "Hey, guys, here comes Ralph, pretend like you don't know nothin'." They stiffen up and angelically face the front, while their mischevious minds work within. Ralph arrives at the back and pulls open the door. "You guys that been foolin' 'round back here can git out right n ow." For the first time, silence reigns. Then one of the guilty offers, "The one causing all the trouble moved to the front." Another adds, "And that other guy, he jumped out awhile back .. . " The door slams, the guilty go un p unished. The back of the bus breaks into a snicker, no doubt pleased with their success. Several students try to silence their remarks and detain their devious intentio ns ... b ut to n o avail. They protest, "It's the guy's own fault he's so d umb. " Ralp h returns to his controls and the bus rolls relentlessly onward . Fifteen minutP.s
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It's Friday night and there is nothing to do so you decide to go to the movies. You get your discount card and whatever else you need to save money and you're on your way. You drop by to pick up your girl friend or whatever else you care to bring along. You stop to look at the evening paper and look to see what's showing. The paper tells you that half of the theaters in town are showing hard core pornography and the other half is showing Mickey Mouse revisited. Someplace inbetween the two is the movie ratings of GP and R. The parental guidance warns that the
show may prove unsuitabl· pre-teens while the restricte< no one under 16-17-18 ad! without parent or guardian. Some of the more indus theaters have no type of che• identification. Most of the pla Omaha leave the restriction while several of them still hoi at 17. In Iowa a larger numl theaters will allow admittanc• the movie at the age of 16 . A number of the movie how Omaha advertise at 16 but you get to the show, it is in r 18 . The LANCE feels that a universal code for the local th• should be set down for the bt of the high school audience.
While galloping down the hall on a typical Westside afternoon you see from "Mickey Mouse on the wall" that you are five minutes late to class, so you make a quick stop at the nearest drinking-fountain, which somehow has run dry, so you stagger into the restroom to get a sip of the life-giving substance, and to your dismay you find the bathroom sink on the floor. Thoroughly discouraged you drag yourself from the bathroom to your classroom, where you slip into a chair as quietly as possible. CRASH, the back of your chair falls off and your teacher yells at you, saying, "you're fifteen minutes late Orville, and you come in here and break a chair!" A severe case of cotton-mouth prevents you from explaining, so you just sit there the rest of the class period, dying from thirst and a broken back. "The teachers at Westside are supposed to write out a weekly report," explained Building
Supervisor Pat Venditte, states their gripes on anything are disturbed about, and so fa year no one has complained 1 the schools' maintenance." I teachers do not recognize problems of the facilitie1 Westside, then the students act to get things done, by tell member of the Forum, Stt Advisory Board, Parents-Teacher Association, Building Supervisor Pat Ven about the problems.
According to Mr. Ven everything that has been menti to him, that is in need of fixin been fixed. While we grin and it with broken lockers, br clocks, broken tables and cl and still see the sanitation engi1 do nothing about it, we must t of ways to get these "busy pee to somehow make use of multiple talents, other than Ct drinking.
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he first semester honor roll is and five students lead the list perfect 1.0 averages. They are trs Shawn Leary and Marc nstein, junior Heather 1ibent, and sophomores Carol 1 ltry and Michelle Holmes. lmost as good an average was ~ed by senior Gail Burris and l~s Susan Adams and Tenley 'rs, all at 1.1. ore students rank high on the rith 1.2's, including senior Rick ;hire, juniors Tom Dinwoodie John Goldman, and omores Peggy Eaton and Brian tn. At 1.3 are seniors Howard ISter and Holly Nielson, as well phomore Peter Mahowald. arcia Angle, Bruce Kabat, y Kincaid and Nancy Keller II seniors and have all achieved 4. Students with a 1.5 are rs Steve Baxter and Jane recht, junior Bruce Richards, sophomores David Hathway, !rine Johnson, Linda Somberg, essalyn Wilscam.
1.6- 1.7 .teen students attained an average first semester. They are seniors rown, Bob Cassling, Debbie Chick, 1 Elliott, Sally Engler, Nancy and Debbie Storz. Juniors with a are Sue Schwarz and H. ratham. Randy Cassllng, Erik 1, Anne Marlucci, Pam McDonald, Sharpe, Dean Arkfeld, and Roger ~r are sophomores with the same ~-
tiers achieving an average of 1.7 an Gibson, Gary Harper, and Nina 1s, Juniors with the same average ed Smith, Rick Ward and Christie H. Also gaining a 1.8 are mores David Campbell, Peter l ski, Dorothy David, Vicky a, Cindy Methe, Amy Peterson, Severa and Susan Uhrich.
1.8 ny Westsiders had an average of he following seniors were among Cheryl D'Arceri, Doug Berg, Patsy 111olly Fleming, Liz Gerd, Bruce : ock, Peggy Hineline, Debbie •ston, Nancy M. Johnson, Curt , Sue Laughlin, Linda Lawson, lpsey, Keith Livingstone, Darrel nd, Beth Newell, Susan Oliver, ~uambusch, D. A. Raffensperger, Stevens and Sonny Tallaksen. tiors achieving a 1 ~B average are Bu nsness, Susan Darst, Kathy oia, Betty Duxbury, Franklin , Janet Larson, Kate McAlister, a Pepper, Deborah Peterson, Mark Mary Siemers, Judy Vrana, Wride and Ann Yaffe. er students include sophomores Baska, Debbie Deaton, Lori tn, Kyle Gibson, Anne Gilmore, locevar, Debra Japp, Dan Keller, atenode, R. E. Peterson, Steve ds, Julie Richards, Jeri Ruther, Salmen, and Terri Talty,
1.9. 2.0 y four students made a 1.9 . They are senior Kurt Andersen, Jeannette Austin and Jane Clark, lhomore Deborah Bernstein. ~nty - six seniors managed a 2.0. :d are Patty Aronson, Joyce u nd, Dennis Burt, Janet urst, Spencer Brookstein, Carol n, Laurie Ekwall, Wilma Ennenga, allen, Bill Finley, Jim Harris, Ben o n, Randall Kilzer, Jennifer Terri Lieber, Patty Lynn, th Mactier, Donna Miller, Pat Harry McMaken, Larry Schone, ;ears, Nancy Skaug, Joe Sloan, introub, and Bob Woodle. iors with the same average are Abernathy, Scott Bailey, Kathi r, Brian Combs, Cynthia D'Agata, ;reenspan, Jim Ingram, Glenda Alison Larson, John Mossblad, 'eterson, Erich Schrempp, Anett Jnd, Beth Staenberg, Patty Swift, 'anderveld, and Marllynne Wynne. npleting the list of 2.0's are lores Mike Arnold, Jay Baker, :hauce, Jimmy Clifton, Cynthia Cheryl Erks, Peter Foley, Greg Mike Gilmore, Mike Green, Barb 1an, Debbie Heinson, Sherry ~.
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2.1- 2.2 Six students attained a 2.1 average, among them seniors Michelle Brase and Mike Parker, and juniors Sara Barchus, Jane Crandell, Gwen Glesmann, and Paula Howard. Seventy-nine students get a 2.2 average. The seniors are Stephanie Abraham, Sharla Biggs, Doug Blatchford, Mary Brennan, Carol Bruzek, Craig Burch, Diane Chasen, Nicole Chauche, Tom Craren, Marc Delman, Debtlle Durrant, Debra Eiafros, Don Furlow, Jan Helgeson, Jane Huston, Diane Janse, Sally Jenkins and Stephen Jones. Continuing with the seniors are Marie Lemmers, Sandy Myers, Scott McMullen, Cindy Newberg, Nancy Parks, Eric Peterson, Mark Raduziner, and Nancy Rathbun, Rick Schempp, Debbie Shidler, Nancy Stowell, Barb Swanson, Jewel Swensen, Marla VanBoskirk, Rick Walstrom, and Scott Wells. Juniors with an average of 2.2 are Melissa Clark, David Defreese, Judy Dejong, Karen Egan, Deanna Fey, Ken Figgins, Anthony Frink, Mathew Geddie, Marcia Gerelick, E. B. Hanse, Arlene I ncontro, Diane Knight, Carolyn Lueder, Jydy Mollner, Pam Monasee, Thomas Moore, John Nelson, James Ohara, Rebecca Powers, Anne Roach, Kathy Rozum, Joseph Smith and Dennis Stamm. The foil owing sophomores also attained a 2.2 grade average: Richard Debuse, Lynne Friedel, Susan Hansen, Francis Hiser, Terri Holmquist, David Jensen, Debbie Johnson, Keith Kirchner, Lonny Legino. Stacy Leinart, Steve Leinart, Mark Martin, Kathryn Musie, Theresa Ohalloran, Thomas Pinson, Peggy Poesche, Debbie Push, Kathryn Sortino, Kelly Staley, Marcia Streeter, and Richie Widstrom.
2.3 Twenty-five Westsiders earned averages of 2.3 last semester. Seniors with this average are Rory Berigan, Jack Forsyth, Tim Markel, Jerri Niver, and Ruth Widstrom. Juniors with a 2.3 average are Paula Baeten, Sharon Bennett, Joan Boucher, Susan Buechler, Joel Cassman, Lisa Greenly, Wade Kuchel, Susan Lorenz, Cecilia Mahowald, Galin Nelson, Rajendra Wall and Jo Marie Williams. Sophomores with the same grade average follow: Julie Davis, Greg Elliott, Cynthia Fitzwater, Alan Jones, Wayne Kinney, Debra Scheitel, Steven Skrivanek, Earl Slaton, and Linda Smith.
2.4 Many students received grades that totalled to a 2.4 average. They are seniors Patty Arnold, Cyd Beardmore, Steve Bentston, Susan Bowen, Julie Bredensteiner, Cherie Ducharme, Tom Grothe, Doug Gruzd, Nancy Hamik, Dave Hannegan, Julie Haviland, Debbie Ireland, Connie Kravchuk, Kathline Markley, Kathy Messer, Bruce Meyers, Mike Olson, Joan Padberg, Mark Shupak, Jeff Seume and Jennlne Titus. Juniors attaining a 2.4 average are Carl Andersen, Cheryl DeCosta, Mark Dudley, Beth Farley, Paula Haeder, Pam Hultberg, Mark Morrison, Laurie Newell, Nan Rohrberg, Debra Swanson, Robin Wiar, Susan Wurtz, and Kim Yelkin. Sophomores are Carrie Abraham, Linda Albright, Scott Barry, Cindy Dunbar, Ronnie Feldman, Cella Greenberg, Marthlna Green, Karen Kelly, Kayla Kravchuk, Gary Lind, Susie Newberg, Rachel Nye, Lynne Rutherford, Ken Westphal and Janet Williams.
Con t inulng with the 2.5's are sophomores Susan Berner, Dallas Coffey, Steven Ebner, Rosemary Frerlks, Mark Kelly, Mary Kincaid, Robert Learch, Randall Palandrl, Greg Pauba, Debbie Peterson, Laura Schorry, Laurel Sharpe, Katie Solomonson, and Terl Spires.
2.6 Many students also achieved averages of 2.6. They are seniors Linda Brown, Kim Dahmer, Cynthia Davis, Valerie Dean, Pat Dickey, Susan Fried, Nancy Frisbie, Steven Garey, Debbie Glister, Mary Greguska, Beth Headrick, Jim Hlavacek, Nancy Holland, Rosemarie House, Susan Jones, Paula Leacox, William Leader, Karen Nelson, Robin Nelson, Ann Phlug, Linda Samson, Joyn Tulley, and John Welch. Continuing with the 2.6's are juniors Debbie Baumgart, Angela Bichell, Donald Bosworth, Bernard Burns, Ronn Colanino, Cede Day, Nancy Kvamme, Don Legino, Robert Merrit, Marlee Richards, Michael Rich, Rosemary Seidler, and Kathrine Shriner. Sophomores with an average of 2.6 are Steven Edgerton, Sharon Freeman, Barb Galston, Fred Garday, Cyndl Johnson, Diane Koborg, Janie McCarthy, Doug Walters, and Jim Wetterberg.
2.7 Thirty-two Westsiders earned a 2.7 average, Included are seniors Don Carlson, Terri Engels, and Susan Gilmore. Also among these are juniors Bruce Amsden, Sharon Armstrong, Bruce Bisson, Pamela Bouckhuyt, J, Oerr, Steve Edwards, Dallas Focht, Nancy Frost, Darrel Goodrich, Ann Hovendick, Sandra Kidder, Gary Loft, Sandy Morar, Dede McFayden, Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, Susan Roberts, Jo Ann Schaefer, Susan Tramel and LeAnn Williams. The sophomores with a 2.7 average are Kathy Armstrong, Ailsa Chapman, Cynthia Clark, Fay Dickey, Susan Ennenga, Ann Erickson, Robin Halsey, James Herman, Pam Hochster and Randy Nogg,
2.8 Numerous students made this year's honor roll with averages of 2.8. Beginning with the seniors are Karen Cain, Carin Chambers, Rob Oaasch, Margie Eliason, Dan Franco, Sheila Gilles, Jean Hansen, Jill Hanson, Michael Herring, Diane Matya, Laurie Meyer, Laurie O'Connor, Sandy Equist, Cindy Reider, William Reihle, Wayne Schroeder, Marsha Sussman, and Marion Wright. Juniors with averages of 2.8 are Sue Berg, Cathy Bishop, Pat Booth, Bob Bright, Pat Dibiase, Mike Dorsey, Deb Dowling, DAvid Eaton, Carol Essex, Steve Graham, Brian Henningsen, Denise Hill, Brian Hinkley, Kristin Hoffman, Chris Icenogle, Cyndie Jones, David Jones, Mary Jones, Diane Kidder, Chas Magdanz, Debra Miller, John Mullens, Dave McKean, Deanna Nelson, Linda Overton, Carol Petersen, Kathy Plunkett, Susan Randle, Lisa Schleifer, Ceclly Stewart, John Stuart, Laurie Tangdall, Nancy Tractenbarg, Brian Trude, Jackie VanCura, Vicky Veach, Robert Woodford, Lisa Worrall and Michelle Zyla.
Recipients of a 1.0 average are, from left, Shawn Leary, Heather Broad Marc Wienstein, and Michelle Holmes. Not pictured is Carol Chantry. Breitag, Cyndi Bullock, Craig Busskohl, Kelly Byrnes, Linda Carpenter, E. Colantuono, Sally Carmer, Pam Farguson, Eadie Fishel, John Freeman, Mary Ginn, Cynthia Hammock, Robert H ogzett, Maryanne Krueger, Trina Loring, Heather Mactier, Marla Maym Mark Miller, Marilyn Nachman, Bradley Newman, Doug Paulsen, Joan Potts, Jeralyn Prasser, Sherril Prideauz, Robert Prucka, Alan Schmuecker, Kathy Sistek, Susan Walla, Susan Weiner and Susan Weldon.
3.0 Making the honor roll by a close call were those students with a 3.0 average. Seniors with a 3.0 are Gerry Barrett, Shirley Brice, Curt Carrick, Michelle
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Swimmers repeat in '72 state championships Strong performances by the Smith brothers, coupled with solid finishes by the rest of the squad, aided the Westside Swim Team in placing first in the eighth annual State swim meet held at Burke High two weeks ago. The championship meet, a two iay affair, spread the 11 events )Ver four separate sessions, three 1eld on Friday, with the finals and :onsolations run on Saturday tfternoon. Relays, diving, and consolation 'inishes all helped The Warriors nass 299 total points, over double he nearest competition, Fremont 1Vith 149 points. Prep, the last team ;o defeat Westside (in 1969), 'inished third with 122, while ~incoln East, always a strong 'inisher, scored 109 points. The Smith brothers, Roy and Jrian, set the record for most gold nedals won by a family by winning 'ive championships total. Roy, in a epeat performance from last year, von the 50 Freestyle in record time 1f 22.290 seconds, bettering an old Vestside mark of 22.5 seconds set n 1968. Junior Tony Frink placed ourth. Roy also broke the 100 Free locking en route to a 48.382, and three second margin over second ·lace Ken Brown of Benson. Tony 'rink, sixth, and Tony Troia, eventh, were only a tick behind rith 52s. Fremont captured firsts in both ne 200 and 400 Freestyle races rith Sophomore Mike Rhinehart,
pres.ently of Califorma, onty seconds off the pace, Rhinehart finished second in the 400 with a 4:00.047 clocking and fourth in the 200 with a 1:53.847. Tony Troia ninth, a second behind Rhinehart, while Junior Bob Woodford was disqualified. Brian teamed up with fellow members Doug Grudz and Pat DiBiase in the 100 Breaststroke, a race which apparently belongs to Westside, to sweep the first three places. Smith (1 :02.328), Grudz (103.898), and DiBiase (104.717) al finished a comfortable distance ahead of the field. Brian also captured the 200 Individual Medley with a 2 :05.539 time. DiBiase placed fifth with a 2:14.089. Senior Chan Gibson turned in his usual first rate performance in winning the 100 Butterfly with a 54.889. Jim Greenely (57 .086)
placed fourth while Steve Wigg (59.523) finished eleventh. In the 100 backstroke, the Warriors again dominated with underclassmen. Sophomore Rich Maack won the gold medal with a 58 .645 performance while his Junior teammate Bob Woodford placed fifth with a 1:01.495. The Diving Championship was won by Vince Gasson of Bellevue, who entered the winning circle of champions that does not contain anyone outside Westside, Lincoln or Fremont high school teams since 1965. Those teams combined have won 97 of the last 99 events held in State Championship competition. Westside's Medley Relay of Rich Maack , Pat DiBiase, Chan Gibson, and Tony Frink won in record time with a 1 :41.170, while the 400 Freestyle relay squad of Mike Rhinehart, Wes Beckwith , Troia and Roy Smith also won.
Five out of 16 intramural teams ·reach play of by Rick Berkshire 19 7 2 in tram ural basketball teams have now concluded their regular season games and are presently involved in a compiicated playoff system in order to determine the 1972 champ. First, a run-down of the leagues and how the five playoff squads made it to the tournament: League 1. H.I.L.L. won the League championship by virtue of a victory over the Nubs back in January. The champs had the lowest defensive average of any team in any league and also had two of its players, Randy Chick and Bill Hill, in the top six scorers with averages of 13 and 12.5 points per game. The Nubs (7-1) finished behind H.I.L.L. in the standings, and also had a low average of points allowed of 19.5, followed by Shavers No. 5 (6-2), who were picked by this reporter to wind up 3rd, Handlers (5-3) with the leading scorer in League 1, Bill Coburn (18.3 ppg), Routers (4-4), Outerbounders (3-5),
Meateaters (2-6), Hustlers (1-7), and the Chargers (0-8) who boast the worst offensive average in the program with only 6.8 points scored per game. In League 2, Big Saz was the only team that remained undefeated through the end of the season, and in addition to having the two top scorers in their league, Hultquist with 22.0 ppg and Westering 16.0 ppg (West was sixth with 10.5 ppg), the baseball player dominated squad boasted the largest average victory margin (Off. (79) minus Def. (22) equals (57)) of all the teams participating. Finishing in a tie for second in League 2 were Stompers, Aces, and Snappy Jocks (all 6-2), who were each defeated once by Big Saz and once by one of the other two. Stompers had the 3rd and 4th high scorers in Carlson (15.4) and Grewcock (14.5) as well as Steve Felt (lOth at 10.0) and Kaz Go (lOth at 9.7). Steve Russel led the Jocks in scoring (5th with 11 ppg) while Thomas Jed the Aces but could not make it into the top ten. ..
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Fruits of the Loom (3-5) and Cold Duck (also 3-5) tied for sixth . G.R.I.T. took sole possession of last place and would have finished last in the other leagues too if it had been allowed to compete in them. G.R.I.T. did not have the worst offensive average or the highest defensive average of the largest losing margin. G.R.I.T., in fact, didn't have much of anything except a bunch of players who refused to stay home on Monday nights. In League 3, The Untouchables ran away with the championship as was predicted by this reporter by posting a 36-22 victory on the final day of regular action over the Mo-Bee Dicks to hand them their second loss. Leading scorers for the Untouchables for the year were Scott Bailey, (14.2), and Bob Drake, (14.0). The Cinderella club of the league was the Outcasts (8-1), who upset the Dicks towards the end of the season. The winners took advantage of their height advantage inside and ripped apart the Dick's zone defense. The losers finished the season in third place with a 7-2 mark. The Dip Shooters ( 4 -5), although sporting a losing record, wound up with a 10 point winning margin to tie with the Violentos ( 4-5 ), who were Jed by the second top scorer in the league, (Chuck Cox with 14.3) for fifth place. The B-Balls tied with the Monarchs (both 3-6) for seventh, while the Runs (1-8) finished ninth and Who Knows (0-8) had the cellar
all to compiling worst average in the program of Hawkins of the Dicks led in with 19.0 ppg.
Intramural ···,. .,.. decide cha ........• The playoff system Intramural supervisor Ki tzleman and his provided that the League and the team with the best place record would advance to playoffs at the end of the year. The division champs, Big Saz, and Untouchables There were two teams with one loss, the Nubs and Outcasts, so those squads also. The second place League 2 were eliminated by other when they all finished two losses.
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But the victory was short liwll for the Nubs as they took on Untouchables last Monday ... came out on the short end ., 39-38. Richards (12 pts.) and ( 8 pts.) paced the winners Nielsen (12 pts.) and Kershaw were high for the losers.
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Dough it seemed the Warriors more t han they hit, North ~nsiderably worse. The first r ended with a score of ,tside continued to dribble around North in the second t, never giving up their lead. ' time the Drill Squad began 'orm, the score was 35-22. refs pulled a quickie on the tformed spectators by tng ends of the courts after irst half. That obviously up this reporter's coverage third quarter. ch Tom Hall was right in •ith a navy sports jacket, red and a red-and-blue tie. team was dressed in white ; and shorts, trimmed in .nd red stripes. They sported socks with their numbers !on. ·th 's team differentiated lves by wearing suits of blue •ld with similar stripes and rs.
Inspired by the play of 6-5 center Rick Berkshire, the Westside Warriors closed the regular season with a 71-52 trouncing of the North Vikings. All seven seniors played in the final home game. Coach Hall described Rick's performance as his "best game. He came off a poor game and respondedverywell.Asateam,we executed our man to man and zone offenses well." The scoring was back and forth at first, with both teams tied mid-way through the first quarter, 9-9. Westside outscored the visitors, 14-2, in the last 3:30 as the quarter ended, 23-11. Berkshire hit ten points in the quarter, including six in a 40 second stretch. Rick Walstrom led scorers with 20, 14 of which came in the second half. He was followed by Berkshire, who tallied 18 for himself and set up numerous baskets for others with quick passes. Berkshire was 8-10 from the field . Ron Andrews had 11, Jeff Seume had eight and Joe Sloan added six. Westside, 9-10 from the free throw line, shot 54 % to North's 43%. The Warriors had only ten turnovers while the Vikes lost the ball 22 times . Berkshire led in the rebound department with ten, closely followed by Sloan's nine, a fine board performance for a guard, and Walstrom's eight. Westside outrebounded North 38-34.
The '71-'72 Warrior basketball team, most successful in their school's history, finished their season in disappointment last week when they lost a heartbreaker to Rummel, 37-36 in overtime, in the District A-3 finals at UN-O. The team, although failing to qualify for a second straight berth in the state tournament, finished at 18-3. This ties a Westside high for most wins in a season and sets a new standard for fewest losses.
'They did everything I asked ... .' Westside also won the first Holiday Tournament title in the school's history and was the only team in the Metro Conference to place two players, Jeff Seume and Rick Walstrom, on the All-Metro First Team. Ron Andrews and Rick Berkshire were honorable mention. In reference to Rummel, Coach Hall said that "there's no reason that explains why we lost. They did everything I asked of them, they were prepared to play. We just lost by one. We had it won but I guess it wasn't meant to be. "We 'd been playing, in those last three games, the best ball we played all year. We had reached our peak and we were doing things we hadn't done before . We didn't shoot well against Rummel , but I guess a player has to learn to accept the fact that he can play very well but sometimes the ball just doesn't drop .
Rummel 'beat champions' "We wanted to be champs as a team goal. As Bill Russel says, champions can be beat, but only at their best, because champions never have an off day. Rummel won while we were playing the best we can play- they beat champions. I feel this team is champion in every
sense of the word, except they didn't take state. And that's hard to live with." In an earlier interview, Hall told the WORLD-HERALD "this is the best team I'll ever have - both on and off the court" and that he considered "this the state championship game" in reference to the fact that the top four ranked teams in the state were all in the same district. Rummel got to the finals by defeating number one Central 55-53. Westside and Central had both beaten Rummel twice this season. The senior-studded Warrior team, 34-8 over the last two years, started slowly against the tough Raiders, trailing 5-10 after a quarter. Defense dominated as neither team could score a field goal in the second quarter. Westside 'out-free throwed' Rummel 7 -2, to forge a 12-12 halftime tie. The Warriors, however, were 2-18--11 %--from the field in the first half.
Andrews sparks Warrior effort Ron Andrews, a slick senior forward, sparked Westside in the third by scoring eight in the first five minutes, mostly on quick, whirling drives. With this momentum, Westside led 23-17 with three minutes left in the third. It was 26-23 entering the fourth. Three quick Seume points again made it six, 29 -23, with 6:30 to go. With 2:52 left, the Warriors still led , 34-30. After a couple of Warrior turnovers, Rummel's ~.~ ~ rk Peterson hit a 25 footer with 1:31 left--34-32. Another turnover by Westside and Rummel called timeout at 1:04. With :47 remaining, Raider Jay Wheeler rebounded an Ed Burns shot and connected with a tying, off-balance 15 footer .
1ckmen finish 7th in early season meet at Kearney tside trackmen have again daily workouts under the guidance of chief mentor ane and assistants Bob Klein s), Rob Johns (sprints) and [alasee (weights). In fact , this spike squad has already >ated in several meets, most 1 at UNO's indoor track. lone outdoor meet of the to date was two weeks ago
when the Warriors participated in the Kearney Invitational. Grand Island took first and the Westsiders, paced by their mile relay, finished seventh in the 20 team field. Altogether, twenty participants made the trip to Kearney , but Coach Lane commented that this year there are 'more athletes out for track at Westside than we've normally had in the past. The
or Varsity captures Metro crown; 1y will advance to varsity position r that the varsity basketball tas completed its successful and the six top players are ;ing, the question is : Who ke up next year's team? of the answer comes out of aar 's Junior Varsity team, grabbed the Metro title with 2 record. The rundown on tr's team follows : JV finished the season with •rail record of 11 -4 , their :oming at the hands of Ryan, .incoln and Hastings. They ;ed only 45.5 points per and averaged 51.8 on scorers on the team were :..odes and Larry Masilko. nore Lodes totaled 159 with 10.6 per game, while Masilko's average of 9.1 y ielded him a season total of s on defense for the year was Salisbury . The sophomore d 127 rebounds. rtomore Greg Elliot hit a igh 5 3% on field goals. Best : in free throws was Rick ·n, who netted 74% of his
attempts. Soph Peterson was cited by Coach Paul Anderson as the most improved player for the second half of the season. De s pite these individual standouts, Coach Anderson characterizes the team as "well-balanced," and feels that many of the other players- including sophomores Daniel Dixon, Steve Graham, Mark Harless, Steve Hitt and juniors John Hansen, Rich Hegg, and Jim Mierendorf - could make a starting position on next year's varsity team.
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majority of the points came in the two mile relay which won its heat in a relatively medium time of 8 :34 .5 . The relay finished second in the event , however, after the times of all the heats were compared. The Westside entry was composed of Bruce Westerlin, Tom Dinwoodie, Steve Waterman, and Curt Larson. The mile relay did not fare so well in competition, apparently due to the fact that it is still early in the season. Scott McMullen, Bill Moore, Doug Blatchford, and Bill Latenser carried the baton in the Kearney meet. The Distance Corps should not even have shown up for the meet as Dave Johnston, star of the Warrior
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cross country team and leader of the corps, became the first letterman to be lapped in a race. Bill Moore turned in what was probably the oustanding individual performance of the meet when he placed sixth in the 7 5 yard dash in a 8.0 clocking and fifth in the long jump with a 20'0" leap. Bob Drake went 6'0" in the high jump but was outshown by five others who continued on past 6'2".
A last Westside shot and em tip attempts just wouldn't god· Jim McFarlin of Rummel the Raiders their first second lead 36-34, with 2 :02 lef overtime . Westside missed straight shots before center Walstrom fouled out at :13. R ; Nick Danze made 37-34 by hi the front of the one and Westside scored on a Rick Berk tip and called time out with remaining, trailing 36-37. Atte1 to steal the inbounds pass unsuccessful.
Westside 2nd quarter does BT it Andrews led Westside sc with 11, followed by Seume's and Berkshire's seven. Berk turned in a superb defensive jo Burns. Jeff led rebounders witl Westside outrebounded Rur 38-35, and won 12 of 1 3 ju Westside had two more turn• than Rummel with 14 . Wes shot 24% for the game to Rum1 37%, and was 14-17 from the The Tuesday before , Wes beat Boys Town for the se· time, 52-40, to avenge a loss o days before and gain the finals . teams played evenly, 7-7, the quarter, but the Warriors hit second quarter's first five and never headed. The halftime was 20-15 , as the Warriors sparked by Berkshire's seven se• quarter points. The lead grew to 34 -23 at t quarter's end. Nine straight Westside led by 20, 43-23, 5:50 left. Boys Town tried to c back, cutting the margin to eig 1 :46, but Westside free th made it 52-40 at the end.
New offense, zone key win "We controlled Boys To· Hall commented, "by hitting boards and picking their deJ apart with our special offenses. 1-3-1 zone, first game we start• a zone this year, thwarted their threats, Hurley and Anzures." Walstrom led scorers with 1~ coming in the second half, and backed by Berkshire's 12, Sl( nine and Seume 's eight. Andrews headed rebounders 11. Westside was 18-22 at the
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Doug McKay, Rod Patterson, and Ray Grove are busy constructing a barge, which they hope to have tested by this spring.
While other students are enjoying their spring vacation, the Westside Ecology Club will be hard at work here at Westside. They will be operating a collection center for recyclable material Saturday, March 18, in the south parking lot. Aluminum, glass, and paper will be collected and placed in three army trucks, one for each material. The project is part of a citywide drive sponsored by Keep Omaha Beautiful and the Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District. The ecologists also will be
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langdon: good things come in big packages Senior Jeff Langdon wanted to do something "really different" for Valentine's Day . Flowers and candy just didn't seem special enough for his girl friend, Kristy Kavan, a junior at Bur ke . He called the Post Office to see if he could be mailed to her in a box, but they "refused to handle live merchandise. So I called the Omaha Mail Service, and told them I wanted to mail a statue," grins Jeff. The brown-haired senior drove all over town and found a large box - a GE dryer box- and Feb. 14 he loaded himself, a camera and a tape recorder into the box. Four friends- Tom Fauth, Scott Wells, Dave Tollefsrud, and Judy Bauer- helped him decorate the box in white paper and "cute" red hearts. The mail truck was two hours late that day. "It got really hot inside the box," Jeff said. "'Then, the ride was kind of bumpy and they got lost." When the "package" finally arrived and was carted by six people into Kristy's house, Jeff popped out and snapped pictures of her. He said she was "really
thrilled" and her folks thought it was "really great."
LANCE receives All-American Westside's newspaper, the LANCE, has received the All- American rating from the National Critical Service of the National Scholastic Press Association, (NSP A). The NSP A, which rates high school newspapers from all over the United States, awarded the LANCE its highest award after fully evaluating the paper. Evaluation categories were: Coverage and Con tent, Writing and Editing, Editorial Leadership, Physical Appearance, and Photography. Four of these five categories were required to have the Mark of Distinction for the paper to be eligible. The LANCE was given this mark, which signifies quality, in each of the five categories. After each category a certain number of points is given, these points must add up to the First Class rating minimum of 3,200. The LANCE received a total of 3,540 points. "As far as we know, by looking through past records, this is the
Jobs scarce, students complaining bad hours, layoffs occur frequently "Everywhere I went, the nangers all said the same thing, Sorry, come back in about a nonth.' The job I have now is ousy. I haven't had any hours since ;he beginning of January ." This is one of many complaints Jeing voiced by working students. 3ince Christmas is over, most iepartment stores cut hours of ;heir employees. The part-time >eople seem to suffer the most. "I haven't had my hours cut but :hen again I don't work in a store. I {\less movie theatres just don't lose msiness after the Christmas rush. rhere really isn't a Christmas rush," .aid junior Joyce Petersen. "I tsually work 25 to 30 hours a veek," "I had to look for another job 1ecause the one I had just wasn't ;iving me enough hours. I didn't tave any problem finding another ob," said Junior Cindy Jones. A few students were faced with 1eing laid off in the early part of anuary. Some said that even hough they had not been hired as xtra Christmas help, layoffs came o them anyway. "What really made me mad was I
Finding jobs in stores seemed to be virtually impossible for most. However, short-order restaurants, car washes, and movie theaters have been hiring students recently. The main drawback to these jobs is the fact that minimum wage is usually not offered and the hours are rather tedious. Mr. Ron Houston said that there were no job openings that he knew of since the first of January. He felt this may be an indication of how few students do have jobs.
first time Westside has ever received an All-American rating for the LANCE," commented Mrs. Kathy Boshart, advisor.
Diving barge nearly complete Sub-surfers have dipped into their treasury and spare hours this year in an effort to complete their annual project, the diving barge. According to junior sub-surfer Chris Sundsboe, work on the barge began sometime in October and will hopefully be completed by the middle of March. The 8x20 ft., carpeted vessel will be equipped with a 40 horse-power engine and cassette tape player to help "increase enthusiasm in scuba diving." Previously small boats were used for diving, however, the new barge will hold approximately ten divers and gear. Currently, there are about 30 students at work on the project under the supervision of Mr. Harley Hardison, physiology instructor. A large part of the material was donated by Mr. Fred Archerd and other materials will be paid from the sub-~>urfer treasury. Money-making projects have included the sale of cushions and non-polluting detergent. The barge will be used on week-i!nds and summer trips to Table Rock, Missouri. "Besides diving, the barge will also be used to cook steaks on," added Chris.
traveling door-to-door selling organic fertilizer. The major ingredient of the fertilizer is Norwegian kelp. The bags will sell for around $5.00, with the profit being divided between the club and the member selling it. The club's share will either provide for a campout or go to an
environmental organization Fontenelle Forest. The cl also been involved with the chapter of the Sierra Clu ecologists are planning a hi: that group to DeSoto Ber club member Cecilia Maho on the Sierra Club's e:x board.
Debate boasts 29 trophie~ so far: NFL Districts tod' The Westside High School debate and speech squad will be given a chance in future weeks to add to the total of 29 trophies won so far this year. The most important of these opportunities will be open at the National Forensic League District Debate tournament, March 10-11, the State Debate tournament, March 23-24, and the N.F.L. Speech Contest, April 7-8 . These tournaments, in addition to Student Congress, a mock Congress, qualify the best speakers in the state to compete in the national adaptations of these events. In the past two weeks, Westside
debaters have achieved success by winning Metropolitan Sweepstak路 February 19 at South Higl was done through the joint of Sharla Biggs and Becky F winning second place in t Suzy Wurtz placing first in dr interpretation, and participating Westsiders. At the G.O.L.D. tourr held February 26, W debaters Cindy Belt and Miesbach captured first pi: junior varsity division, with Biggs and Becky Powers 1 third. Mark Kelly and Cegielski placed third in division.
Pass-incomplete Higgins' new h Mr. Joe Higgins, head of the U.S. History team, has turnet somewhat of a revolutionary. Second semester he has given his stuc choice as to the kind of grading system they would like. His proposed plan is to let the students decide if they \1 pass-incomplete system o.r the regular 1-8 system. Mr. Higgins feel about 20% (15-18) of his students will choose the pass-incomplel feels that if the 20% really want a different kind of grading systen they should have it. The key to the whole plan is "option" in which the studen parent must choose which is best for the individual. Mr. Higgins ou his plan as such: "people who choose the pass-incomplete system are who are trying it just for an experiment or for the student who kno does not like history and feels that he will not do well. If he tries hi he may still receive say a 6 in the old system but receive a pass here a satisfied." For those who still do not receive a pass, they recei incomplete. This is better than an 8 because an 8 is on your penn record but an incomplete is erased as soon as the work is made u passed by the teacher. Mr. Higgins is the first teacher at Westside to try this way of grad a required course. It is being tested only in his classes at this time t hopes that someday, though he doubts that the administration ' allow it, the whole 1-8 system should be taken over by this pass-incomplete system.
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79 Warrior Voices nam The following students have been se Mr. Donovan Schuler, music directo1 members of Top Choir for 1972-73: Soprano sections will include SuE Jean Austin, Susan Darst, Cindy Dunb Duxberry, Boni Graskowiak, Karen Michelle Holmes, Debbie Holmstrom, Jenner, Cyndie Jones, Deanne K elle) Krause, Cheryl Langdon, Heather Macti1 Newell, Debbie Olsen , Sue Park insc Richards, Debbe Salmon, Kiki Schrein Solomonson, Judi Vrana, Diane Wal~ Worrall , and Carol Zerbe.
Two girls who have been close friends since rade school will be separated by hemispheres, oossibly, this summer. Juniors Jane Clark and Sue loberts, both 17, are finalists in the American :ield Service (AFS) Americans Abroad program. If place for them to stay can be found, they will ve with a family for ten weeks. Jane has already been assured she will have a •lace, but the exact spot has not been chosen. She aid she indicated she would go anywhere in the Jorld, but she prefers Scandinavian countries. Sue evealed that she has just as good a chance as Jane o get a home, but that she had not been notified et. Sue added that she could be notified any time p to three days before departure hour, and that 1e hopes to see Germany. Sue said she became interested in the program ecause she knows a lot of people who have been ,FS'ers, and it seemed like a good experience. ane grinned and said she went to the first meeting ecause Sue was going. (That grin of Jane's almost Jined her chances - she has braces, and no one an go if any medication or orthodontical work is eeded. Luckily, Jane gets her braces off this 10nth).
Powers - Biggs place third Before a background of tongu e-lashing, Jestside debaters Becky Powers and Sharla Biggs, laced third in the Nebraska N.F.L _ District :hampionship Debate Tournament held March 0-11 at Westside. The tournament's winning team ualified to compete in the National Debate ·ournament. The Westside team, which was eliminated in 1e semi-final round, finished the tournament with 5-2 record .
Juniors Jane Clark and Sue Roberts, Westside's AFS finalists, appear rarin' to go. They'll need better transportation than a tractor, though, for they may be sent anywhere in the world .
Foreign students guests International Club will sponsor a program Monday, May 15, in which foreign exchange students from other area schools will be invited to visit Westside. Omaha, Bellevue, Council Bluffs, Millard, Ralston, and Fremont high schools have received a letter inviting their foreign students here for a day of giving talks, showing slides, experiencing modular scheduling, and getting to know the Westside students. Each will be assigned to a host student who will take the foreign student through all of his classes as well as to the foreign student's talk. The advanced foods classes will prepare an international luncheon. After school the foreign guests are invited home with their host students, and all will go to the annual International Club picnic that even in g.
Greg Fried to play in American Youth Orchestra Six years of musical background recently ·oved beneficial to Westside sophomore Greg -ied. Greg, a violinist since the fifth grade, was tosen to participate in the American Youth !dorms Orchestra. This select group of students om Canada, Mexico and the United States will !rform May 9 at the Kennedy Center for the !rforming Arts in Washington D.C. and May 11 at 3rnegie Hall in New York City, all expenses paid. According to Greg, only three other students ere allowed to try-out from Nebraska. This is the rst year Nebraska has been included in the >mpetition. "I was notified after the deadline •metime in January and had to prepare a tape ithin two days," he reflected. "I must have orked 16 hours on it and I missed most of my asses those days." There were required pieces to lect from and Greg chose Mozart No. 3 in G ajor. "It took until March for me to find out the WESTSIDE LANCE MAGAZINE, APRIL 4, 1972
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results. I must have been one of the 'maybes'," he added modestly, but untruthfully. Greg has studied privately under Mr. Harold Welch, Westside orchestra conductor and member of the Omaha Symphony, for four or five years. He practices approximately an hour every week-day and two hours on a week-end day. Currently, Greg is concertmaster of the Omaha Metropolitan Youth Symphony, a member of the UNO Town and Gown Orchestra, besides participating in Westside's Chamber, Pit and regular orchestras. He has also performed in the Omaha Playhouse Orchestra for The Sound of Music and served as concertmaster for their production of Oliver. 6esides being an accomplished violinist, Greg is also a talented pianist and vocalist. He plans to major in music, possibly at Ind iana State, where his brother Eric is currently majoring in the music field.
Alto voices will include Sha ron Peggy Bette, Sue Bernstein, Linda < Cheryl DeCosta, Elizabeth Farley, Ead iE Kathy Fjeld, Beth Gabelhouse, Anne Paula Haeder, Lauren Hansen, Kristin f Diane Kidder, Nancy Kuame, Stacy Leina Miller, Sue Nutty, Sue Pistillo, Jerry Nancy Smith, Marcia Streeter, Annette SL Sherry VanLeewen, and Kathy Whittaker. Tenor voices selected are Bill Aan Bradley, Dan Fox, Alan Jones, John Kam 1 Lynn, Neal Miesbach, and Robert Neu . Members of the bass section are K Craig Bicknell, Bob Brite, Rich Chal u Fallon, Ken Figgins, Greg Fried, Tom G Dwaine Hughes, Chris Icenogle, Paul L Magdanz, Rick Mallott, Paul Novak, Torr Shawn Savage, Steve Scudder, Dave ~ John Stewart, and Tom Taxman . The above listing may be incomp tentative at this time. Mr. Schuler also announced the selec Chamber Choir, which is also at this tentative listing.
Members selected for the smaller cl Sue Bernstein, Bob Brite, Elizabeth Far Figgins, Dan Fox, Paula Haeder, Chris . Alan Jones, Cyndie Jones, Deanne Kelley Langdon, Gary Lynn, Chas Magdan Miesbach, Bob Neu, Laurie Newell, Sue F and Kent Righter.
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German students rev1ve Oompah Band old German Oom-pah Band is being 1t Westside by a group of 11 musical students. Under the gu ida nee of German Mrs. Jeanne Blackstone (or Frau teine), they have been practicing every 1y after school till 4:00 since mid -pah Band is open to all German students >om-pah musical ability . The purpose of , according to Mrs. Blackstone, is, "to ·man students of all levels and also just
The Oom-pah Band members are: Alice Barmore, Ken Blumer, Tim Force, Marty Greer, Michelle Holmes, Dan Keller, Scotto McMillan, Tim Patenode, Julie Richards, Frank Russell, and Linda Smith. Mrs. Blackstone directs the group, though she says to "use that word (direct) very loosely." The German teacher also sponsors the group financially by buying music and refreshments. Room 106 is the headquarters for the band, and on Wednesday nights there are usually people who stop by to listen.
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Misunderstanding is the cause of much bad !eling between people. It is evident in all areas of )Cial Iife, including rei igion. Religions that don't 3ppen to be Protestant or Catholic seem alien and 1erefore bad to the majority of people in the :mer路known religions, simply because of a lack of 1derstanding. This point can be illustrated by the !lt路tipped scrawled message on a Westside wall hich reads, "Burn the Jews!" This reporter visited the churches and people f three "different" religions- Christian Scientist, udaism, and Hindu. Some information is given elow, in hopes of clearing up misconceptions nd /or ignorance. Each person interviewed from ach faith suggested that misunderstanding was a 3use of concern for their faith.
hristian Science Christian Science is a unique religion. It draws s authority from the Bible, and its teachings are !t forth in "Science and Health" by Mary Baker ddy, the discoverer and founder in 1879 of hristian Science. A distinctive part of Christian ~ience and subject of skepticism by non-Christian ~ientists is its healing of physical disease as well ; sin by spiritual means alone.
Each Sunday, every Christian Scientist church service all over the world is exactly the same. There are 26 lessons (such as God, Love, Soul, Unreality) each studied twice a year. There is no pastor or reverend, but a First and Second Reader are elected for three years from the congretation. They lead in Bible passages, and give the Lesson-Sermon, which consists of scriptural verses and their correlative passages from "Science and Health" chosen to illustrate each subject. The Sunday School part of the church is attended by children from 4-20, who are taught "spiritual truths and their practical application to daily life," (quote from the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson). However, to non-Christian Scientists the main point of interest in this religion is the ability to cure physical ailments by spiritual means. A Christian Scientist girl said, "We believe that God is perfect, and that we are created in his image and likeness. Therefore the sick or sinning mortal man who appears to the physical sense is a false representation of man. For instance, if my hand is cut, I just pray. If you can heal the thought that your hand is cut, you can heal your hand." The Christian Sceintists say if you have a scientific understanding of God, you can overcome sin, sickness, lack, sorrow, selfishness, ignorance, and fear.
The reason so much empha! healing the sick is that it is the mo proof of the validity of Christian regarded as one of the natural resL closer to God in one's thinking < you're really dedicated, it works, Brian Trude. "It's really an individu < don't think you can handle the he afraid." If a person has some doubt tha of healing himself, a Christian Scien registered with the church can com but still no medical aids are use1 junior girl testifies: "The piano lid ~ on my finger. It was severed from m' bandaid on it, and called a practi1 helped me pray. I had faith, completely healed, no scar, no medicine." Mary Baker Eddy writes in Health": "Only through radical rei i can scientific healing power be reali ; Scientists do not use any medical No pills, aspirin, or medicine c However, a doctor or midwife is childbirth, as required by law, and set a broken bone, if the patient so d
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The second religion is Judaisn Reform Judaism as opposed to c, Orthodox . The Reform Jews bro~ Orthodox Jews in that the former b the laws and rules are archaic and 1 "up with the times" as stated by youth Group leader. She said there different types of Jews -,dependin doctrines and customs they choo However, every Jew interviewed ed Judaism for them was not just a reli~ of Iife. It has its own history, cu ltu
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For many young Jews, a strong' toward Israel than toward America . of Israel over the U.S. is 路that a Jew forced to keep his identity within a young Jews are going to Israel to m; there. Ann commented that "the y searching ... they're not willing materialism as a valid goal."
For Jewish youth, the main g defined as Jewish education. The m members of the youth group arE activities. Judaism emphasizes that doing something for someone is the I can do. Therefore, the youth grou ps philanthropic projects and mo activities, about three a month. La s Steve Scudder talked on Russian J audience was given the chance to fee in that situation. In Russia a passpo r the name of the place the person carr as the Ukraine or Georgia. But if Jewish, "Jew" is put on the passp, that applies for a visa to go to lsrae loses his job. They are not allowed tc books or practice the religion. Only t
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;ure have the Russians started 100 Jews a week. !d in the youth program is the We ;m p anel. It includes four speakers or. Each of the speakers gives some face t of Judaism, and then fields questions. Through this es that other groups can realize we are, and what we are." oblem, but one which is probably :he high school level (see picture) .emitism. Ann suggests that this ~ r be alleviated because it is a part re and people will always be 1e Jews until they come to 1. Last semester a few people , that "the Jews are running this !re referring to the fact that three officers were Jewish when an
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Hindu The third religion is the Hindu religion, in which there's no set doctrines to be followed; it's a completely wide open religion. Prejudice seems to be a little evident at Westside, as the boy interviewed requested a false name (John) . He said he would rather not be in the limelight. The Hindu religion includes many doctrines followed by many people; John believes in non-violence and brotherly love. He said some people are so sincere about not killing they don't eat meat. But John stressed that a person could change his beliefs from a set doctrine and still remain Hindu. John's mother is a Hindu; she gave him books to read on it and he formed his own ideas. In India there are temples where the Hindu go and meditate. Of course in America there are no places like this, but John says you don't need a special place. When he meditates, he thinks of
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this is the symbol of the "all p consciousness through all beings, and thought. The consciousness was asleep, ar it awakened to start the world, the ohm first thought." For some Hindus, reincarnation is be take place. They think that if a man dies < good, he will go to Nirvana , which equivalent of heaven, only it is a state c However, if the man is not good enough whole life is flashed before him and he whether or not he goes to Nirvana) h E chance to come back to earth in a differer and try again. John said that eve rybody was a Hin• that they just didn't realize it . He sai( evidences of prejudice could be attribL personal disl ike, not just dislike because hE minority . However, when he was in sevent~ his teacher gave him a lot of trouble . She I assumption that all foreign women, like mother, liked to do was lay in bed all da'y has never had any trouble at Westside, althor brother has been beaten up. John is in the process of learning tc Hindi . He explained that many Hindi word ! English usage, including "jungle" and "thug three Vedas are books which the major Hindu people follow . John said the Hindu I that there are four parts of the ideal lit student, the head of a family , the server • community , and the preparer for death, in one studies about Nirvana.
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INTRAMURALS IN FULL SWING
The golf team has begun practicing up for lir seven duel match schedule leading up to the ;trict and State Championships which this year ' expected to go to the Westside group. Coach 'ger Hoffman is also optimistic about the season
Intramural activities are now in full swing, according to Director Max Kitzleman. Preliminary matches in table tennis doubles and handball have all been completed or forfeited and the final matches should be under way soon.
s year, and states that this team contains the st talent that he has ever had in his six year stint Westside. Senior Joe Sloan, so far a two year letterman the squad, is one reason for the optimism. Joe Jt the best score of any high school student in :braska last year in the State Tournament and came the medalist and returning state champion . ' is about a one handicapper and shot under par 1eral times last year. Two other seniors, Mike Schwartz and Mark nstrom, are also returning varsity golfers and ve been playing 'tremendously' according to •ach Hoffman. Winstrom has been shooting golf lis since last summer and has improved much er his 'good' performances last year. Schwartz s also improved over his strong fi n ish in the state urnament last year when he wound up a few ·okes behind Sloan. Junior Dave Walker, another letterman, ould provide the depth that a good team needs finish strong in the matches. Close behind him ~ four returning junior varsity players. Juniors eve Graham, John Hansen, Dave Pfeifer, and Jim hwartz have been golfing well and will challenge r varsity positions. The team shoots nine holes a day at their •me course, Miracle, and is looking toward their st challenge, the Lincoln Southeast Invitational 1 April 3rd.
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12 volleyball teams have joined the league this spring and each will play a round robin schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until they have all played each other. A thirteenth team could be entered if the faculty can organize those teachers interested in time to start playing . Intramural basketball wound up with several close playoff games from which the Untouchables emerged over the other 28 and, more specifically, The Nubs by one point and Big Saz by two.
Most of the team players have been as good hitters and defense should no t trouble for the Warriors either. The starting line-ups in the infield for the Rick Walstrom at first, Steve Hultquist John Westring at shortstop, and Core third. Outfielders include Rick Sac Kirshenbaum, Kim Hawkins, and StevE All 12, including catcher Jim Kop pitchers Larry Wetterberg, Jim Benak, Seu me, are senior lettermen off of I varsity. Senior utility man Dennis BE pitcher Scott Bailey, and a junior catcl Tom Thomas or Don Legino, round a man team. The Warriors face Millard Tuesd entering the regular season against the Metro teams. Starting next week, the t three games a week, on Tuesday, Wedn1 Friday, for four weeks.
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The Baseball team has set perhaps the highest goal of any Westside team this year by saying they should go to the nationals this summer. Summer is a long way off but the diamond men have a good start toward their goal.
The cindermen are now into the re~ season which includes a duel or doubl each Tuesday and an Invitational weekend. The Distance Corps, led by se Johnston, who has performed consisten1 every meet to date of this writing, challenger Curt Larsen, Bruce Wester Waterman, and Tom Dinwoodie. The Sprinters include Doug Blatcl Scott McMullen, who lead practice on and Bill Moore and Mike Gellatley . include Rick Berkshire, Chuck Cc (Sheepdog) B. Garey, Bill Latenser, a Holmes.
Last year's team won the state tournament and went all the way to the regionals before being downed twice in the double elimination. Well, 12 of the 16 players who played on that team reported back to practice three weeks ago and even Coach Bob Moscrey admits that Westside 'should be a contender for the Metro Championship' this year.
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The stereotyped vision of a prison cell ... the recent natio nwide pr ison ts ... daring prison escapes. But where do Nebraska prisons fit into this ture? Judging from appearances and interviews, the Men's Penitentiary in 1coln and the Women's Reformatory in York are considerably less evil than 'vies would have one believe.
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First, the Division of Corrections in Nebraska is composed of five titutions: the Boys' Training School in Kearney, the Girls' Training School Geneva, the Women's Reformatory in York, and the two men's prisons in 1coln (the Men's Penitentiary and the Men's Reformatory), combined to m the Nebraska Penal Complex.
The Nebraska Penal Complex is supervised by one warden, Charles Wolff. e Reformatory is a medium security institution for first offenders, those :h shorter sentences, or those who committed non-violent crimes. Warden Hf approximated the average age at the Reformatory to be 20%, while it is years at the maximum security Penitentiary. What is life like for a man committed to the prison? According to Wolff, ~ of the major goals of the prison is to "bridge the gap between institution j community life. A man has to have a skill that he can sell on the outside, he can go back into the community and relate to industry." Emphasis is placed on academic and vocational training. Both institutions the Penal Complex contain approved high schools, and any man can finish
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; high school education if desired. An educational release program also exists, :hough only five men now participate in it. Under this program, men can tend the University of Nebraska or a business college. First they must have ~en involved in a college-level training program at the Penitentiary, and then a placed in the community to see how they progress in higher education . :>Iff termed this "a transition period." A new skilled training center has recently been developed at the ~ nitentiary . Here auto mechanics and building trades are taught. A man goes rough an intensive training course for 120 days, and then is hopefully placed 1 work release or parole so he can use his training on a job . At the ~formatory there is also an in-vocational training program. Various types of lining are air conditioning and refrigeration, graphic arts, carpentry, auto echanics, electricity, and welding. Wolff described the need for such vocational training programs. ;ventually 99% of our population will go back to the community. We try to 1e them a skill to use there. Of this 99"/o, over 95% will go back in the next 'e years." He added that the Penal Complex's population of over 1000 men rns over completely every 20 months.
Similar to the education release program is the work release. The basic idea !hind work release is to get men out into the community working at 1mpetitive salaries. These men (48 at the present time) live and work in the ncoln and Omaha areas. They do not live in the prison, but instead live in :>rk release centers. They wear civilian clothes and earn regular wages. To be aced on the work release program, a man must be a trustee, and is judged on e basis of his institutional adjustment and his individual needs. Examples of e types of jobs these men work at are electricians, barbers, salesmen, janitors; 1ything except white-collar jobs. But these are all special cases of men with special privileges. What does a 1y consist of for a prisoner within the walls of the Penitentiary? Between 30 and 6 a.m. a bell is rung, and the prisoners have until 7 to get dressed, ,ave, clean their cells, and eat. At 7 everyone goes to their respective jobs or hool. Every prisoner is in some way kept active. Some go to school all day, me work in one of the factories or other jobs within the walls, or a 1mbination of these.
By noon they are back to their program, until 3:30. At this time they ceive a half an hour for yard exercise, recreation, or store until the evening eal at 4. In the evening the prisoners return to their cells, where various tivities take place. Prisoners may buy their own televisions for $82, or they ay participate in self-betterment clubs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, 1ecks Anonymous, Jaycee's, etc. They may also work on individual hobbies, usical instruments, or exercise programs such as weight lifting. The trustee >rmitory has a hobby room, art classes, and night school. Lights are turned Jt at 10:30.
The idea of TV's in individual cells is a relatively new program within the st four to five months. "We purchased about 200 TV's, and they seem to be 1ite popular," said Wolff. Also within the walls is a central TV, and at least 1e movie a week is shown. The trustee dormitory has its own color TV in a ·pe of day room. WESTSIDE LANCE MAGAZINE, APRIL 4, 1972
Physically, the Penitentiary consists of 1'12 acres. High stone walls \1 guards and towers surround the inside portion. Within these walls are two blocks, where the prisoners stay, 15 factories, and yard space. Also a hospi kitchen and dining hall, chapel, maximum security unit (36 cells). auditori1 dental clinic, counseling center, and a reception and diagnostic center. · latter is where the prisoners go when they first arrive at the prison. Here~ stay for 30 days, during which time they are tested and programmed to wt they are best suited. Warden Wolff explained, "Here is the start of our prot of redirecting a man. We learn what he's capable of, and how he can impr himself. We start from the first toward directing him back to the commur and giving him the tools to be a success." He added that all programs are ge< toward a prisoner's release. After his initial month, a prisoner is placed in the inside population.~ he goes through the daily routine described above, and stays in cells which similar to those shown in movies according to Wolff. They have barred fn and doors, and the walls and ceiling are painted steel. Each cell, most ofwt are single, consists of a bed and bedding, lavoratory and toilet, a table swinging stool. Prisoners are allowed to keep magazines, newspapers, bo1 educational materials, pictures, and hobby and musical material in their 1 The trustee dormitory, which is outside the walls, is an open dorm with cells or bars. Prisoners are allowed three visits a month, which take place in an infor lounge. A new program since November is the furlough. A prisoner is pic up by his family in the morning, spends from six to twelve hours with th and returns that evening. Wolff commented, "This is a real good transitic program. The prisoner is within a family unit again." This article has referred to trustees quite frequently, but how do1 prisoner become one? A classification committee, evaluates a prisor attitude, maturity, and his length of sentence. Some become trustees dire out of Reception and Diagnostic, and some never make it, because they unstable or a threat to society. About 35-40% of the population are trusteE one time. Special privileges of trustees include living in a dorm setting, worl under only general supervision, more freedom of movement, consideration more visitation, work release and furloughs. Trustees who are not on "' release work outside the walls in the prison dairy, truckdriving, creamer• slaughterhouse. Warden Wolff also discussed the frequency of crimes in Nebraska. He c check-related crimes as being the most frequent and the next most repetit was drug-related crimes. He felt soon drug crimes would be the bigges Nebraska. Yet, the Penitentiary does not have a drug program for addicts. the time he gets to us either he has had medical treatment, or if he was county jail, he's come out of it cold turkey. By now he's over the a' demand for drugs and is usually ready for programming," Wolff said. Tl who are having problems with drug addiction are put in the prison hospital. Among the major problems at the prison is drug introduction from outside, and also the introduction of other contraband, such as alcohol. W termed the problem of homosexuality as "not that bad, not acute," but they must be aware of it and guard against it. He said the prison structures homosexuals program to prevent his homosexuality.
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nen's Reformatory: just dormitory setting Nork release program at the womens' prison is similar to that in the 1itentiary. At the present t ime four women work at jobs in the :y. At night they return to the Reformatory, where they live in a npletely independent of the rest of the prison. Because they earn ~Y must pay to live in the house, and also for their own food and •t ion. >I is also an important part of the Reformatory. It is mandatory for ) years old or less who has not received her high school diploma. nen will attend school for a half day, and work within the prison for half, like at the Penitentiary. They may also take college courses out versity of Nebraska, but money to finance this is scarce. ugh men at the Penitentiary wear standard uniforms, women at York d to wear their own clothes. The only time they wear state clothes is • arrive at orientation, but even those are regular clothing. When a ready to be released from the institution, she is allowed to go n York. oer surprising contrast between the two adult insitutions in Nebraska Jarters. While the men live in movie-type cells, the women reside in -like rooms. These rooms are in North Hall, which was built in 1968. an has her own room, which consists of a bed, desk, and sink, and ~ingly like a college dorm. All the furniture is wood, and the walls of s are covered with pictures, letters, etc. Each room was distinct from 1owing how the women at York are treated as individuals. Everyone, , is on a first name basis, including the staff. ·ustees live in the administration buildings. Although the other ' locked into their rooms at night, the trustees are not. Neither do ''hours" on weekends. They seemed to have qu ite a bit of freedom mt, walking around in their curlers and talking. It became difficult sh the prisoners from the staff because of the lack of uniforms. nan in York earns privileges, and can go as high as she wants, o our guide Carol. If her record is clear, she can go bowling once a own for $1. Every Tuesday, all the prisoners go swimming in York. highest privileges is to go to the movie theater in town. A woman :JUalify, and 12 went last month. Carol called it, "an initiative to the first and last Sunday of the month, the women can attend :he prison, but religion is not forced on anyone. The two middle e women can go downtown to church if they choose. :>es a day in the womens' prison compare to one in the mens'? At he women are gotten up, and go to breakfast at 7. They all eat in a
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Student motherhood not glamoro by Sue Berg and Barb Demaree Motherhood. Most girls associate the idea of being a mother with a handsome husband, beautiful children and a glamorous homelife. In many cases this is no longer the standard. More and more unwed mothers are keeping their children and raising them themselves. Kris, an 18-year-old student in high school is one example. She has a daughter, two-year-old Julie. Kris is unmarried and attends regular day school. She had dropped out for awhile after having her child but found that jobs were hard to get without a diploma . So she returned to school, almost on a whim, as she put it.
No derogatory remarks "The administration let me back in on two conditions. One, that I don't get involved in any extracurricular activities involving the school. Two, if anyone said anything derogatory, like some kid going home and telling his parents there was an unwed mother in his class and they complained, I'd have to leave." Have there been any problems with negative student reactions or cutting remarks? "No, everyone is really great about it. When my friends meet Julie, they play with her and offer to baby-sit and everything." There are basically three alternatives open to an unwed mother: abortion, adoption or keeping the child. What alternatives were open to her? WESTSIDE LANCE MAGAZINE, APRIL 4, 1972
"It was either keep the baby or give said Kris. "I had run away from home a dozen times and each time I came back my 1 would tell me that I'd get pregnant some didn't think I would. "I was fifteen when I became pregnant the father of the child and he decided t ' leaving me with the problem," said Kris. been caught running away and was down Youth Center. My sister found out I was pr and called my mom and told her."
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Many girls who become pregnar somewhat hesitant about telling their pare fear of rejection. "Well, my mother obviously already kn she was pretty cool about it . My father, he was kind of upset,." said Kris. Kris went to court for running away c: court put her on probation as a 'child r special supervision.' They also said that she put the child up for adoption when it was b1 "I was still on probation when Julie wa I hadn't really thought that much about giv up, but it really seems different after yc birth. You reali ze that you've been carryi life in you for nine months and now it going to be yours anymore. It can chang mind pretty fast," said Kris. "I called up th' and yelled until he decided to let me keep h' Kris held a job for a brief time until s fired. She left home and liv.ed with some nei who gave her room, board and some mor cleaning the house. Julie lives with Kris' n
ison, 19, and a senior in high school like ent through somewhat the same problem. •Y is a year and a half old girl also. never stopped going to school even while I I knew that if I did, I wouldn't go explained Allison . 'When you have a child e that you help support, that is an added •e to do well in school. I'm in the upper . of my class. I'm also taking some night at the University." got pregnant when I was sixteen. It was typical, like any high school girl gone bad thing. The father split for California and four months pregnant and with no place to ad left home but I soon went back. ~gnant.
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; explained this type of support as a check of $124 for the first child. After st child you receive an additional $35 for Id. ::; is available to unwed mothers, divorced ted mothers and to those who are unable ·e child support. One can remain on ADC unless she gets married, or she begins to 1 higher income. Kris stayed with ADC for Jnths, until she released her child to her . care. Her mother then went on ADC. Jrding to Kris ADC is not difficult to )imply go to the Welfare Office and tell u would like some aid and they normally it to you, after they check to see that you supporting anyone else, such as a man, money. Kris explained that, "you have to > them about every three months to give ist of all your expenses. They also like to the children are getting enough to eat." 1 they are not allowed to increase the of the monthly check, they will supply plements. n asked if she had any hassles with ADC ied, "The only trouble I had was with ny checks. But that was only because I ve I.D. The office simply sent a slip that I me." She also said that sometimes, but ely, there was a mix-up in check-mailing. es she got someone else's check or did not 1t all. "But on the whole, they run a really I operation."
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Stan Pulaski now know as 'The Happy Russian
by Steve Scigo
To most, All-Star wrestling as seen on Monday nights is no more than a mere farce and something to laugh at late at night. But there is one man who stands out for not being known as an actor and that is Stan Pulaski, alias the Mad Russian. Stan who stands 6'1" and weighs 240 pounds is a massive sight for the eye to behold. Stan also sports a full beard and has a forehead that appears like he has been through a group of machete flingers. When Stan was only seven years old his parents escaped from Russia and went to China and then immigrated to England and finally went to Canada. Stan is an American resident and has all the rights of an American citizen except the right to vote because of his Canadian citizenship. Stan began his wrestling career on his eleventh birthday as an amateur and was able to wrestle until he was 17 when his leg was seriously hurt while playing hockey for a Canadian farm hockey club. During the time which he was disabled, nine months, his friends encouraged him to watch more wrestling meets and to work his leg back into shape at the YMCA. After he was able to return to sports Stan lost all appeal towards hockey and worked diligently for wrestling. Stan wrestled as an amateur until the age of 19 when he began his professional career under the name of Billy Watson and wrestled solely in Canada. A few years later Stan got tired of wrest Iing and came to the Midwest under the title of Stan Pulaski, the Mad Russian. During this time Stan used very fierce tactics and was altogether too brutal and the fans showed their dislike for this kind of wrestling by booing Stan. The booing could be a reason for the fierce tactics and the beatings that he dished out so heavily to his opponents. Stan then left the Mid-West for a few months and when he returned was known simply as Stan Pulaski and had dropped the Mad Russian from his title . While he was away his tactics had been reformed and he perfected the sharp, quick kind of wrestling that the fans wanted. From then on he was greeted with a hearty cheer and loud handclap from the fans that once booed him. To this day Stan Pulaski has been the idol of wrestling fans throughout the Mid-West and perhaps across the country because he logs well over 100,000 miles a year making wrestling appearances across the nation. Pulaski has never had a job and does not consider wrestling a job but rather enjoys doing it. 16
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He stated that "wrest Iing has treated me very, very well." When asked how he keeps in shape he replied, "I started at theY to learn to speak English and to this day I still try and make it to theY every other day and try to wrestle on the average of three times a week. I also do lots of calisthentics, run and weight lift, but you can do all this you want but you must have the will to win." Stan feels that small towns across Nebraska and the Mid-West are moving away from the sports of basketball and football. The mere fact is that to play basketball you have to be reasonably tall and be a good all around player. In football you have to weigh a couple hundred pounds or get smashed by your opponent. But in wrestling you wrestle only in your own weight class. When asked to give advice for future wrestlers, he said to "start out to wrestle amateur in grade school, go onto to high school and finish college and then decide if you are still interested enough in the sport to make a career of it, but you must remember some make it and some don't." The whole key to wrestling said Pulaski is "physical training and to get yourself in good physical shape because if you feel good and are in good physical shape you can be one of the few that make a career of the exciting and rough world of professional wrest Iing." If you have ever been down to the All-Star wrestling studio you can see the dressing rooms where at certain times one combatant is speaking after a victorious match, an enemy or future opponent may step out of the other dressing room and have a brawl out on the floor . You also get the chance to see them slip some kind of foreign object in and out of their trunks when the little ref, Frankie Mancuso, is not looking and hit their opponent. Men are thrown into turnbuckles with their heads split and spewing blood and men twisted in a variety of ways with wrestlers' favorite holds. The ring in which the battles are held is a big square piece of canvas, or so that's all it seems to be to the fan who watches the show at home and gets a top view. But when you get a chance to sit right on the floor you are able to look underneath the ring and see what the mat really consists of. Starting on the floor there are four main metal poles that hold up the ring and then there is a maze of supporting cables. Then there are 12 poles laid lengthwise across the bottom of a three inch thick board and then there is just a little bit of padding. This is what the wrestlers land on when they are thrown, slammed or pinned. It is not soft to the touch and would not make a
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head into. A nother thing not mentioned about the ropes is that you can stand on them, jump off of them, and onto your opponent. This article is not trying to say that this type of wrestling is fake or not, but that there is one man that could not possibly be putting on a show. That is Stan Pu Iask i because why would he go through all the pain and suffering of acquiring scars and bodily injuries just to put on a show for the people?
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by Pam Hultberg A teacher ponders a student's academic capacity, the school nurse questions his medical history, the student himself wishes to check his past standardized test scores. Where do they turn? To the accumulative file. The "accume" file is a simple Manila-type folder allotted to each student at the time of registration in school. This folder, containing various records, is kept throughout the student's elementary and secondary school years and passed from institution to institution. This "innocent little thing" poses quite a mystery to many Westside students. Said one, "I could decide to run for political office some day and they could look back in my folder and ruin me!"
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Student's files are kept with their respective guidance counselors. Westside counselors differ in their opinions as to whether or not a student and his parents should be entitled to see his file. According to Mr. Orville Jensen, counselor, "I see no reason why a student and his parents should not be allowed to see his own file, but some disagree. We have no set policy." The school faculty and administration have access to them "only if used in a professional manner." According to Mr. Jensen, other students, employers and other non-educationally related people are not permitted to the information within. The exterior of each folder contains an array of school portraits through the ninth grade. The interior reveals a variety of accumulated material. The first item consists of a sheet with all recorded
subject grades. Anott standardized test results. tests are the Iowa Basics, Academic Promise tests.
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Psychological tests psychiatrist associated w Unit Number Three wt educational services to < The results of these spt accumulative file alor Diagnostic Reading test~ reading specialists statio 1 help students with speci <
Another specialized included in the file is tl test was administered placement homogeneOl words to group students This test was given at a on how to handle advantage ." It was a psy the district to deterr reactions and to see if a in the "gifted" group.
Results of Sociogr; teachers to determine s< may also be contained .
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All of these scores < are usually given to a st1 blocks or ranges. This is too much significance
nave no se1 po11cy or ranging takes into account the j error of deviation," in other words the f error possible considering the conditions hich the student might have been when he test . (distractions, illness, etc.) The 11ight have scored so many points higher and thus grades are usually given as Below Average, Above Average or
jes tests, information regarding field trips, personality, parent-teacher conferences 1rks are included. e 'remarks' section is usually not too well ;aid Mr . Jensen, "we don't like to label I remember a girl whose 'accume' folder y insolent and overbearing.' She's far from ·,but anyone who didn't know that would onceived ideas about her character." file also includes the personal information om the first registration in school, the ~dical and dental health records, copies of ;ent home to parents and any other •ts from past schools.
·ade cards salvaged !r the student's graduation, this material is · awhile and then destroyed. Only the rds are kept and sent to the central office saw a man a short while ago who wanted le transcript from 1923," Mr. Jensen I, "and they still had them."
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Student Opinion Question: Who do you think should be allowed to see your "accume" file? "I've thought about this for a long time and have talked to my counselor about it. I've come to the conclusion that only teachers with a legitimate purpose should be allowed to see this file and even then, only grade cards. This may be necessary to help spot student's weak and strong areas. Anything else should be considered confidential, unless the student or his parent's permission is obtained." Fred Smith, junior "Teachers should be allowed to look in them, if they ask you first about what they want to see. They should serve as a student progress report." Dee Olson, junior
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"I think any teacher should be able to look in my file. I also think they should be sent in for college reports." Rick Petersen, sophomore "I think Mr. Houston, my counselor, my parents and I should be the only ones allowed to see it. It's no one else's business of my achievements through high school. I also think that college representatives should not be allowed to see the entire file, because attitudes fluctuate. Before I had chosen my major, I didn't care so much about my grades, but now they mean a lot more to me." Mark Raduziner, senior and SHIELD Editor
ording to him there have been cases involving the mis-use of these folders. ; have been sued for handing out :ion detrimental to the student," such as Jf arrests and police reports.
"To me it's a question of privacy. Teachers should be able to look through it if there is something special they should know. But I think they should look at a student from a fresh stand point and not from past teacher's opinions." Joyce Dappen, junior
Jensen feels the "accume" folder system ;ide is quite good, but he would like to see 10peration with the courts. He said many are displeased with court relations. "We !t the information we should. If we could •gether, then maybe we could solve a lot lot easier."
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'You learn to accept someone for what they are'
Several Westside students with a special ncern about handicapped or retarded children ! taking part in various involvement projects in 1ich they voluntarily help the children. Among ese students are three girls who devote part of eir time each week to aid these children in 1ssrooms, bowling, and swimming. Cindy Newberg, a senior, helps to assist the ndicapped children in a bowling league which !ets at West Lanes Bowling Alley every Friday r two to three hours. Junior Linda Morgan is 10lved with bowling, teaching swimming, and 1ssroom assistance at the Grover Street Cottages. tarlene Carson, a junior, teaches swimming every ednesday at Westside's pool. During an terview, these girls answered several questions ncerning their involvement in these programs.
QUESTION: How did you become involved ith this project?
CINDY: Last semester I got involved through y sociology class and I just stayed with it all !ar. It started the second week of school and e're going to have a big banquet at the end of the !ar where everyone who improved the most or >t the highest score gets a trophy and every child ceives a certificate. CHARLENE : In Psychology large group they 路ought in several people from different social orking areas and interested students could sign l at different booths. Ll NDA : Most of the stuff I was involved in !fore I was in Psychology. I was goofing around te pool a lot last year and they needed somebody ~ help teach these kids how to swim and Mrs. cAIIister (head of the Westside program) asked e if I wanted to help.
QUESTION: Why did you choose to work ith retarded children as opposed to being volved in projects concerning normal children?
LINDA: Most people think that retarded kids e so different and they're really not. You learn > accept someone for what they are. You meet >mebody and accept him for what he is, and the ~tarded child is just the same. They have the same ~sires and they want the same out of life as terybody else. UESTION: What does your project involve?
CINDY: Each instructor has his own team and ou play different teams each time you go. There's Jout ten teams with about four or five kids on ~ch team. My team is four girls from Arbor eights in eighth grade and they're really just out >r the good time of bowling and it's really not 1at hard. WESTSIDE LANCE MAGAZINE , APRIL 4. 1972
CHARLENE: We just try to teach the kids how to swim; there's really no set method of teaching. You see what they're capable of doing and what their handicaps are. About the only thing you can do for them is to teach them the elementary steps like you would teach anyone else, but just take it at a slower pace. LINDA: You teach them the same way except you have to take it a lot slower, and you have to have a lot of patience because it takes them a long time to figure out what you're trying to say and to coordinate their body to do it. But that just depends on the child, too, because there are some that are not really retarded. They are just slower and that's about all. QUESTION: What age groups do you work with and what schools do the children come from? CINDY: They're usually in the Special Education classes from Oakdale and Westside (and other District 66 schools) - about forty or fifty kids. They range from seven years to one man who is probably 28. Most of them are junior high and high school kids, though. CHARLENE: Many of the kids I work with come from J. P. Lord and the age groups are all different. Like there are some who are 12 and 13 years old and I suppose the youngest is about six or seven. Their parents signed them up for the lessons. CINDY : Last year AI Middleton went to the head of the Special Education department and asked for a list of everybody in the district who had been under special education. Then he mailed each family a letter telling them all about the projects and I guess he didn't get very many replies. So he went and called them and got about fifty kids.
LINDA: They don't have age groups I each of them is an individual and you have them as an individual because you don'1 how far along they are mentally. The ol competitive swimming is 16 and the yoUI about 10. They divide it into educables and tra The educables are the ones that can be ec and the trainables are the ones that can be but not educated. They don't have age here, but they have it in the swim meets. It' the special Olympics and they compete people in the state and every four years tl national Olym pics where they compet people from all over the country. This yea Californ ia.
QUESTION : Explain the comJ between the children in your project. CINDY : We've been trying to get it feel competition between the teams , but i really hit that yet; it's more in the teams. L teams compete with each other in the all they don't feel like they're competing agai team; they compete more with the merr their own team. LINDA: Probably the only competitic think of would be between the individual special Olympics. QUESTION: What attitudes do you cope with in your project?
CINDY: If they have a bad day I they'll get awfully depressed and you I cheer them up. My girlfriend has a girl on h that has to see her score every time she bo you have to tell her exactly what she doe5 A lot of times she gets very depressed a have to tell her that it's all right. CHARLENE : What irritates me is that
1 so spoiled; they get to the point where ~ct to be treated differently than the ~rson and we don't want them to feel As far as teaching them is concerned, we to cope with normal situations; like the g scared of the water or trying to get duck their head under when they're A: They (the kids) really love to have -they really do. They appreciate you much because since I've been working kids I've really gotten to know them. ~ally starting to depend on me to be I'm really trying to get relationships them. It seems that they appreciate me normal kids do. The normal kids that I 1ming lessons to think they know it all Nant to listen. TION: Do you feel like you are being •Y being involved? Y: I don't know -they like it and it
' feel good when you see them out there . My team really loves it -they haven't · bowling session. Not one. lLENE: You learn to have patience with und that are slow and there's a personal 1 out of helping them, but I don't think :I feel like you're doing them the favor. ~:
Do I think you get rewarded? It's the individual. I enjoy what I do, but )t of times I'm spending my free mods he cottages when I wish I was doing else and I hate it. I think it's rewarding f, though. If you really enjoy what 1g, it's rewarding if you don't think you ng someone else.
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-he proposed conference is diagrammed above in a map of outheastern Nebraska. The approximate distance to Lincoln from Vestside is 50 1-80 miles and it's another 50 south on U.S. 77 until ~eatrice High is reached. The 14 team Metropolitan Conference, on he other hand, is enclosed in the box surrounding the Omaha area. n fact there are a total of 20 Class "A" size schools in the boxed netropol itan area. by Doug Berg Ever since assuming the designation of Class "A" school, Westside has been thletically involved with schools like Benson, Prep, Tech, Central, South, lorth and Boys Town in what was first known as the Inter-City League and is ow known as the Metropolitan Conference. There is a possibility that this ssociation of a decade may shortly come to an end, however. An invitation to >in a new league comprised of Lincoln High, Lincoln Northeast, Lincoln East, incoln Southeast, Papillion, Millard, Beatrice and Ralston has just recently een extended. The invitation was given to both Westside and Bellevue High Schools. They oth have until July 1 to act. The idea, considered for about a month or so according to Activities •irector and Vice-Principal William Hoyt, was acted on March 9 by the Lincoln chool Board and the other four schools rapidly obtained permission. The as et unnamed league will go into operation in 1974. Scheduling difficulties seem to have prompted the move. Papillion, alston, Millard and Beatrice, currently Apollo Conference members with olumbus, Norfolk and South Sioux City, were finding travel expenses a roblem. The Metro expansion plans made it difficult for the three suburban :hools to have a full schedule without much travel, especially impairing !Serve and sophomore scheduling. "An eight-team league practically guarantees that Papillion, Millard and alston will have a full schedule," according to Hoyt. The Lincoln schools, in 1e Trans-Nebraska Conference with North Platte, Hastings and Grand Island, were having schedule problems and I understand their conference is on shaky ·ounds" although it will continue to operate. "Lincoln East," Mr. Hoyt :>inted out, "was forced to go out of state to Topeka, Kansas, to fill their >otball schedule."
roven Lincoln schools desired as competition "There wouldn't be much change in the calibre of competition. The incoln Schools are all good competition at everything on varsity, jv and >phomore levels," Hoyt said. The Lincoln Schools have captured four of the st six basketball titles, the last two football titles in the majority of polls, a rst and second place finish in the state wrestling tournament in the last three ~ars, and perennially dominate gymnastics. In addition, East and Southeast 3ar in and year out finish in the top five in tennis, swimming and golf. Hoyt :lded that "Papillion, Ralston and Millard are moving up and will soon be as )Od" as the other members.
"Our football and basketball teams would love to play the four Lincoln :hools. But we have to have an overall view and look to the jv, reserve and WESTSIDII: LANCE MAGAZINE, AP'I'IIL 4, 1972
girl's programs. In football and basketball each we'd have.to make two Lincoln a year and an occasional trip to Beatrice, which wouldn't bet overall, there'd be more travel when other sports are considered and t it in a different light." Mr. Hoyt pointed out that the travel in levels otl varsity and sports other than football and basketball would be quite ex The long term association with the Metro has its advantages be( rivalries. "When we play Prep, for example," Hoyt explained, electricity in the air. The game's a natural. The Metro's a great leag great competition. Travel is at a minimum. The league itself is unique it combines schools from the inner city, the suburbs, from Iowa and ( parochial schools. It's an ideal set-up for our six sport girl's program."
Metro size restricts wide-open scheduling The Metro has disadvantages which contrast markedly with thos' prompted the other eight schools to form the new league. "Unlike other schools," Hoyt said, "we don't have problems with opponents but with the fact that the Metro is too tight, and we would freedom to go outstate." The scheduling is so tight that when the league is expanded in th season to let Bryan and Northwest enter, the league members will only
to play two non-conference football foes. The rules would require ever the 16 team, two division league to play all divisional foes, using seve1 nine games. "We'd like to be able to keep Lincoln High on our schedule, but · would have to drop Prep or Bellevue, our two biggest games. We can'· it- we need the money." Although the proposed league would have te if both Westside and Bellevue entered, Hoyt said a possibility of two fi' divisions could keep the schedules from being too restrictive and possib l Westside to schedule old Metro rivals. Westside would then face the ~ Papillion, Millard and Ralston have faced: with a 14 team Metro, then be only three open games per team and difficulty in scheduling opponer
Too few openings might prevent slating rivals
The same problem would exist in basketball. The withdrawal of V and Bellevue would result in a 14 team league which would most likel· to the present setup. This would leave too few openings on the schec Westside's traditional rivals to allow them all to be scheduled, since 1: allowed games would be scheduled, and open the possibility that V couldn't compete in the Holiday Tournament. Present Metro plans call for a new arrangement with the introdu< Bryan and Northwest. There would be two divisions of eight. A team w required to play seven division games and five in the other division,
t personally favored another possibility : let Papillion, Millard and join the Metro and divide it into three divisions and loosen schedule 1ents. ;tling coach Lou Miloni had some qualms about the new league from lpoint of the wrestling program. ~ schools outside of Lincoln couldn't field good jv, sophomore ; because of their enrollment. They have some difficulty in fielding a :y because only 35-40 compete. I imagine it'd be the same for swimming. now that the entire ten sport program would benefit."
Wrestling following would be hurt :mi acknowledged that the league would be a financial boon to I and football because all the members have good student followings. 10ught, though, it would hurt wrestling fan support. the Metro, the following is growing, but how many of these fans willing to go all the way to Lincoln? How many sponsors would give e? Two years ago at Lincoln High only four fans came- a sad note. fans and more travel costs, it would be hard to manage the budget. It rt the wrestling following. If wrestling was pushed, it might not, but her than football and basketball don't get much push. If there was and different sports were scheduled on different nights, we might get li, who has always thought ·the Metro might splinter into a league of hial schools, Westside, Bellevue and Boys Town, said that Lincoln has estling. East is always tough and the other three are sound with some viduals. The quality of Metro wrestling depends on Westside and two of the strongest. Right now there are six-seven strong teams and ! is sound. Varsitywise the new league would come up good, but I •W about jv and sophomore. In a jv meet against Millard this year, 'eited five matches- that's a lot. Papillion is good. Millard's good. It a respectable league with Bellevue. But it depends on Bellevue. I'd without them."
"The Metro wants to split football gates. Bellevue, who gets ~ game, and Westside would both lose money if this is imposed. That wo our program financially and it is hurting enough. "I'd like to be able to play Millard, Papillion and Ralston. In fac scheduled Ralston for December 3 next year. The Apollo teams will I more competitive in a few years. We've always enjoyed our outstate gar Hastings and Lincoln High, and we'd want to play more Lincoln sch< Southeast and even East- that would be a great rivalry." Hall agreed travel expenses would be higher and that Westside ha loyalties. He hoped that if Westside went to the other league that it we be possible to schedule Prep, Rummel, Ryan, Benson, Burke and the lik six-seven open games Westside would have. ''I'm not opposed. In fact, I'm not really for or against," Hall adde< The basketball coach said a move had been made when 1974 restructuring plans were being concluded to make it mandatory to pia divisional games and three nondivisional games on a rotating basis ins the current five nondivisional games to allow more freedom. He said it 1 accepted.
Westside to "keep open mind" A number of factors mentioned by all concerned seem to come int finances, calibre of competition and a desire to play outstate schools . AI the school would leave the well-balanced Metro, it would play excellen from Lincoln . At the same time, with prudent scheduling, it might be~ to keep the strong Metro teams on the schedule in their respective sp• well as traditional rivals. As yet undiscussed are the exact cost of the r practical way to keep Metro teams scheduled, giving Westside an even quality schedule than it has now, and the affect of the lost Metro tourr competition in all sports. No one knows how the invitationals in di sports could be affected. But the offer seems to interest all who t whether it be for or against. Westside has three and one-half months to, Mr. Hoyt emphasised that Westside will "keep an open mind and I all the possibilities, even though we haven't discussed it as yet. Bel decision will not affect ours."
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Girls'
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Mrs. Betty Morey's 1968 eighth core class at Valley View to have succeeded. The three 2Girls' State representatives are i of this class, as well as two three alternates. Girls'
Staters :
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rna thy, Jane Clark, and Kathy ioia. The alternates : Tenley rs, Sue Schwarz, and Ann e. Tenley is the lone Arbor · ts alum. The Women's Auxiliary of the rican Legion, which sponsors Westside representatives in their k·long stay in Lincoln this er, recently announced these ' names. Each Westside teacher administrator nominated three and two boys for this honor, the results were compiled to
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discover the top vote-receivers. The American Legion, which sponsors the Boys' State representatives, has not yet released information concerning the male delegation . Interesting to find is the fact that besides being close friends since eighth grade , the three girls have shared many coincidental experiences since then. For instance, they have had the same English teacher for four straight years. The girls are in the same Mr. Ben Bruner Advanced Placement American History class this year. They are all members of National Honor Society, all in their fourth year of a language, all enjoy riding bikes, and all are accomplished seamstresses. However, each has retained her individuality. Kathy Abernathy is
the cheerful secretary of SAB and its only junior girl member. She is also a Squire and a member of the Pep Club. Kathy comments, "A variety of extracurricular clubs and activities are made available here at Westside and few students realize what an effort is made to provide for their interests." Jane Clark, the second Girls' State achiever, is also an AFS finalist. Long interested in the arts, she is a member of band and chamber orchestra, Thespians, and Mime Troupe. She also is in Z-Club and Horticulture Class. A variety of activities interest bubbly Kathy DeGioia. She is the president of Spanish Club, vice-president of Z-Club, and a member of Pep Club.
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8year-old school board member possible The first opportunity in this area 18 year olds to vote will present If April 25 in the Westside gym the District holds its caucus to termine the nominees for school d to appear on the May 9 ot. Up for election will be the posts board members Walter B. derson and Fred Holmstrom. derson will run for re-election ; mstrom will not. The purpose the caucus is to vote and ominate two from those didates at the caucus for each t. It is, in essence, a primary to t a potentially large board field wn to only two candidates per t (plus the incumbent) for the era! election. The nominees for didates status may nominate bemselves or may be commended by the search ommittee of the Westside ommunity Council, an anization representing the 15 · trict community council, which ' I recommend two of its choice
According to William Nelson, social studies chairman, this is the only town meeting type of school board caucus left in the state. The department head said students who are eligible voters may run for the school board. ''The person should decide ahead of time. A nominating speech, not to exceed five minutes, and two short seconding speeches are required ." Nelson pointed out that it is wise to have one's opponents represent a broad background - in age and residence location. He said the speeches should indicate worthiness and support. "A student should also choose which post he will run for. He'll have to decide if it is easier to run against an incumbent Anderson or for the open spot." The voters will have their eligibility checked as they enter the non -partisan election. Nelson estimated usually 500-800 attend.
BLAer's take honors Seniors Becky Grear, Sue laight, and Sophomore Steve orff returned from the F .B.L.A. tate Conference held in Lincoln's ntinuing Center with honors. Out r485 other students from around e state these three people took a ew honors. Sue took third in the spelling lay which is like a spelling bee d Becky Grear secured a second lace trophy in the shorthan':l event d received an honorable mention mthe bookkeeping ca tegory . However Steve took a different kind of honor. He was elected reporte r of the state F.B.L.A. State Executive Board . In this position he will help plan future state meetings in Houston , Texas this summer.
Westside sophomore Steve Korff was recently elected State reporter by the FBLA.
The final selection of new members is in the May 9 general election, with winners taking their posts on the first June meeting. Nelson said District employees are eligible to vote and many attend. As yet unclear is the voter registration deadline for the April 25 caucus and the status of registered 17 year olds whose birthdays are before May 9 and after April 25.
Jun io rs Kathy Abernath y, Jane Clark a nd Kath y DeG io ia are this ye; G irls' State representatives.
SAB changes election setup; drops traditional primaries Plans for a new format for student elections highlighted a busy April 11 SAB meeting, according to SAB press secretary Mike Dorsey. The plan, Dorsey said, is unique in its approach because it schedules two separate elections on two different days and ends the controversial primaries. Dorsey believed that the rationale behind the abolishing of primaries was that they all too often turn into popularity contests. As the plan is now set, filing dates for offices ended yesterday. The election of class officers and Student Advisory Board of Education members is to take place Monday and the election of SAB members will take place May 2. All candidates will be allowed to give a speech. In other SAB action, it was revealed that a student proposal for
Westside participates in own Math Bowl, takes first place Even without the help of an all-school pep rally, Westside 's math team placed first in the Westside Invitational Math Bowl. Members of the winning team were Howard Hochster, Harry McMaken, Steve Felt and Bruce Richards. The four-man team, chosen from the 25-member Math Club, competed against 15 other schools Sat., April 7. Normally, Westside does not enter a team in this contest, since they sponsor it. But ohe of the 16 invited teams didn't participate, so Westside entered their own team. Hochster and McMaken were chosen unanimously by the club, and then they drew the other two participants out of a hat. North followed Westside in second place, with Central coming in third. Hochster commented, "Traditionally Central wins everything in math contests, so it's a big honor to beat them in this bowl." These Math Bowl contests are patterned after the TV show, College Bowl. Students are asked questions, some with instant answers and others requmng paperwork, and attempt to be the first to answer.
Referring to the recent Math Bowl, Hochster emphasized, "We would like to thank all the teachers and students who helped by asking questions, keeping score and timing." By the way, Women's Lib people, Math Club has enly one female member, Marcia Angle. Hochster refers to her as "our token girl."
an appeals board in disciplin. matters was tabled because o l lack of student demand uncertainty on the part of administration. The SAB also erected a bulletin board conjunction with independ study director Mr. Perkins. It intended to aid in student-S communication and make pul student opportunities. The SAB constitutional revis committee will complete its w in a week of two, Dorsey said. J.. soon to finish is the Eng committee, which is currer debating English requireme1 The SAB's independent st1 committee has recommended Perkins that each department Westside "make available independent study course," a I designed to supplement curriculum by giving student chance to study most any topic recommendation, p . 2, Decerr 22, 1971 LANCE). In an all too short April meeting, the Student Forum a• on a number of resolves, the n controversial being a Fred Sr proposal to lock the fac restrooms and require the fac to use student restrooms. measure, which passed, designed to give more supervisio the restrooms and raise t general quality, Smith said. A resolution, which could up affecting a number of stud1 was passed asking teachers to the typing requirement for pa1
·Journalists to vie in Linco. Six Westside journalists will compete in the statewide Silver Contest April 29 in Lincoln. The annual contest, sponsored by Nebraska High School Press Association, is open to all Nebraska school students. Qualifying in the News Feature Writing category was junior Demaree, assistant news editor for the LANCE. Competing in the Edit Cartooning division will be junior Kevin Bowring and junior Jay Jac Jay takes beginning journalism and has had his work published in th issue of the LANCE. Kevin is art editor for the newspaper and wi making a return visit to Lincoln, where he tied for first last year ir same division. One SHIELD staffer is a finalist in two different categories- j1 Deb Dowling will compete in both Yearbook Copywriting and Year] Layout. Deb is in charge of the sports and extracurricular activities seo of the yearbook. Joining Deb in Yearbook Copywriting will be senior Nina Will' who is assistant layout editor for the yearbook. Nina won a first Silver Key in last year's competition. Erich Schrempp, chief photogr~ for the SHIELD, qualified for the Photography division .
If you wish to vote May 9, you must register by April 2E
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*LETTE&S Dear Editor: In regard to your editorial on the various conflicts over the film ratings that are presently attached to every film that has been produced after November, 1968, I believe that the position of the LANCE was not as positive as it could have been. It was stated that "The LANCE feels that a more universal code for the local theaters should be set down for the benefit of the high school audience." I do not believe a classification system is necessary in any instance. Neither the Motion Picture Association of America, nor the city government, or even the local theaters themselves have the right to tell someone that he is too young and immature to view any movie. If he can financially afford to view it, he ;hould be allowed to. An arbitrary age limit is an invalid indicator of an individual's ~ motional maturity. Tom Newman )ear Editor, Although I've only been at .Vestside for three quarters, I can't telp but notice what this nstitution does to people, slowly out surely. As friendships grow older, people become tense, they re overworked and so full of •roblems that life at Westside is :1ore a test of survival and not an ducation. I think there are mainly wo problems which result in more; 1. There is no place to go at vestside for solitude, and no one an deny that a young person as rell as anyone else needs times of omplete silence and singularity. lost of us spend up to seven hours t one building with about 2,000
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other people and there is seldom a moment of quiet solitude for a soul. The solution? Open up the doors and let the neurotic students of Westside High pour forth (Sophomores and Juniors included) into the unlimited freedom and beauty of nature (outdoors). For a minute or a mod, it's refreshing to the minds and bodies and we can run, laugh, scream or simply sit somewhere, all alone and quiet. 2. The purpose of education here is corrupt. Education should not serve as pre-job training with the idea that the goal in everyone's life is to go to college, get a job and have a family. (It isn't- actually, more students are being driven away from the "secure" (trapped) life.) Courses should not be required and students should be able to select what they want to learn about and should be able to learn their way, without grades to worry them, without being preoccupied about their images, and without having to "prepare" for that big bad world out there ... as if none of us are "prepared" as of now. Too many people go through the same process for twelve years; too many people are turned out of schools as stereotyped bodies fitting molds and filling roles in society. How about a little variation for the salvation of a generation before it's
too late? Janet Williams Class of '74 Dear Editor, This year the Forensics Squad has won a total of 30 trophies. There is a tournament almost every
week, and only twice have we come back to school without something to show for our efforts. In short, we are the most successful team of any kind that Westside has. Why don't we get more publicity? The Debate Team Dear Sir, As Spring approaches, a disciplinary difficulty which has always annoyed our students and faculty alike is the school's rather inconsistent policy of just when students may be in the halls. Teachers are assigned to monitor the halls and, if they don't already resent the duty in the first place, they soon find that it is almost an impossible job. Students enter from all doors at all times, and they all have the same answer: "Nobody's ever stopped me before!" Probably not. The teacher on duty must either hold the student there until the bell rings (much to his annoyance), or send the student back to get a pass, at which point he is sure to inform the teacher that "nobody uses passes anymore!" Also probably true. The pervailing attitude is that the passing period rules are excessively restrictive, and that the most expedient way of avoiding them is by ignoring them. Obviously, this leads to inconsistent enforcement, and a great many irritating situations. The administration should therefore not only restate its policy on the passing period, but consider a modification of it to the effect that as long as students have a destination, and are not at all disruptive, they should be allowed to pass through the building as they find necessary. Marcia Angle
leader opinion: a view of premarital sex The following article was submitted to the LANCE ; the writer's personal opinion. The LANCE staff felt merited publication. The writer's name has been ithheld upon request. Is there anything wrong with sexual relations in te context of a truly "meaningful relationship"? Is it rong when we really love each other? What is wrong ith going "all the way ," as long as neither person is :plaiting the other? These are questions young people are asking with eat frequency and urgency as we progress deeper into nat have been called "the permissive years." As ciety in general flounders in moral confusion and decision, many of its youth are searching desperately r meaning and purpose in their lives. This search has i to experimentation and social revolution; along th drugs and music, sex has become an agent by 1ich young people are seeking self-realization, or, as e phrase goes "what's really happening." And as this social revolution widens in scope, most ·uth are confronted with the seductiveness of its peal. Young people begin to ask questions: "If youth general are finding something meaningful in a !axed a ttitude toward sex why does the .ablishment stand so adamantly against it?" "Isn't it 1e for us to catch up with the times and share in this w and exciting discovery?" "Aren't we missing nething?" "Isn't it time we came of age in regard to :uality?" What follows here is not a full -feathered defense of 1stity before marriage - that would require more n I am going to do- but simply a reflection on the m "meaningful relationship." It is not simply an itrary distinction to suggest that at least four areas need exist in the individual human personality : rsical, emotional , intellectual, and spiritual. Deprive 1an of any one of these and he ceases to be a man. tve his physical needs unfilled and he dies; leave his :>tiona! needs unfilled and he goes insane; leave his !llectual needs unfilled and he becomes an animal; •e his spiritual needs unfilled and he becomes an )ty and purposeless shell of what he could be. The sexu~l PYOP l" iPnf'tl ,,.,, ,,.... l .. ..·u· .. ..... ..... • • • l- ~ 1 - - ~ .
the relationship deteriorates away from truly meaningful sexuality . Now in theory most people would agree to this formula. In practice, it is often a different story. I've often heard the question "O.K., what's wrong with going 'all the way'? Expecting a lecture on the virtues of self-restraint, young people are often taken back by the return: "NOTHING." There is nothing wrong with going all the way; the problem is that so few young people (or older people) really do! Too many are satisfied to go only physical. But to go "all the way" is to involve all the aspects of personality, as we have attempted to describe them. For a fellow to go "all the way" with a girl requires more than an appeal only to the physical; it requires him to establish a true emotional relationship with her- it requires him to view her as a person, rather than a thing, as someone to know rather than someone to use. Going all the way requires the establishment of an intellectual connection, the blending of two minds into a real sharing of experiences and insights. To go all the way also involves responsiveness to the spiritual dimensions of each person, as well. Just as we have seen that the physical, emotional, and intellectual dimensions interrelate and effect one another, so the spiritual dimensions effect the others. It would not be easy to "take advantage" of a person if you expected to share your life with him, especially if you thought that what you did might have an effect on his total self image. So, there is nothing wrong with going all the way- in fact, it is the only way to go! The important thing is to really go all the way, not just all the physical way. And remember that going all the way means showing concern for all dimensions of human personality not just the physical. And of course when you've got more to think about, you think more before you act. So we can say that what might appear to be a rigid attitude toward the new permissiveness is not necessarily an attempt to restrain or inhibit. It is in fact an attempt to release the young person from the
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On "Room 222," teachers become more than teachers; they' friends. People watch the program, comment on how fantastic it we if it were true in real life, but pass it off as impossible. Well, maybe they should take a closer look at Westside's te staff. Some teachers (not all, mind you) have that unusual abil establish a sense of trust and rapport between a student, which ho( can be carried outside of the classroom. Maybe it comes naturally to these instructors, or maybe they h exert some effort. But whatever it is, students know they can go t teacher, to talk, to laugh, to solve problems. And in this day when tl between parents and children is so great, it's reassuring to know so1 is there to talk to. This is not to say that a teacher should try to take over the ro: parent. By the time a student reaches high school, if he hasn't s communicating with his parents, he probably never will. And mos don 't feel they ca n talk to their friends about all their problems te acher fits in between : partly as an older, more trusted advise! mostly as a mature, trustworthy friend. And when a student feo knows a teacher well enough to trust and confide in him, to joke wit: as he would a peer, this is great. We won't mention any specific names in this editorial. But thos1 special teachers know who they are, and they have something to be 1 of. The height of teaching success is when one can be as much a frie an instructor.
On a recent trip to Marian High School (see story on page five) th1 LANCE reporters involved were asked if Westside was a big drug sc Does this indicate the image that the school has state wide? The illegal drug image of our school seems to be a combinatic several big arrests of West Omaha individuals and NBC's First TuE show of two years back. The LANCE feels that the local press is par to blame for its playing up of West Omaha drug crimes. Although th1 basis for their story, we feel that the press has chosen this area for its 1 'in depth' drug arrest stories. Not all fault lies in the reporting bu· reputation this established can be taken into consideration. This impression of our school might also come from the fact Westside is supposed to harbor "rich kids." So some blame could be on a resentment of West Omaha affluent society. One point of human nature affects these accusations. Perhaps we the blame for our image on the way other people look at us. The 1 thing they notice are the bad and they tend to forget the good.
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Three seniors named Kurt Andersen, Howard Hochster and Alan Lienemann, all seniors, have recently been designated as University Scholars by the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The College at Chicago is considered one of the most selective and academically demanding in the nation. The three were selected as part of a group of 20 nationwide "on the basis of their exceptional academic and cultural achievement and their intellectual promise," the University said. The 20, in turn, were selected from the 2300 applicants for admission to the 700 member freshman class. It is highly unusual that three of the 20 be from the same school.
debate team displays products of years work. Thirty t roph ies adorn the debate room. PHOTO BY FALLON
tstanding season for debate team debate team at Westside is of the least recognized teams Yet all year they have been and doing ...... uuJtu" work in oratory. last tournament is on April Mercy High School. debate team is part of the National Forensic League. league is made up of the major te schools in the state. has the largest number of are three different : debate, speech and congress. Westside placed in debate with the team of Powers and Sharla Biggs. speech contest was on April in which Westside won the stakes. The sweepstakes is the group of students one school that does the best. Suzy Wurtz won first place in atic interpretation. Sharla placed third in oratory and Belt was a finalist in dramatic Powers, Spencer and Bob Eisenberg all in extemporaneous speaking.
In contests sponsored by outside organizations, Westside had several winners. Steve Blotcky is involved with the Water and Soil Conservation speech contest. He has won two of the competitions. Tom Erickson won the West Omaha Optimists oratory contest.
Besides the honor that goes along with selection as one of Chicago's top 20 cand idates, Howard, Kurt, and Alan will get a $500 renewable scholarship. They are eligible to attend discussion groups with "distinguished faculty and other guests on topics of academic and cultural interest" as well as attending performances of ballet, symphony and the theatre as
In all, the debate team has accumulated 36 trophies, which is far better than they did last year.
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well as other social and cultural events." Kurt also won a similar award from Columbia University, a highly regarded Ivy League school. He was one of 20 John Jay Scholars.
It takes two hands ... Don't be surprised if a sop homore boy starts rummaging through garbage cans and eating cheese. In the presence of several admiring female spectators last week, he devoured an inch long, formaldehyde-soaked, and taste-tempting (?) rat brain. The brain was a specimen for study for the physiology lab practical and the sophomore was dared to swallow it by the girls, who offered $17 as a reward. However, he revealed that he actually had a large wad of gray gum in his hand with the brain, and swallowed the gum instead, fooling the girls.
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Schrempp takes top three places In the recently h eld Nebraska Press Photographers Association annual photography contest, Junior Erich Schrempp walked away with awards for the three photos he entered in the high sc hool color division. Erich, chief SHIELD photographer, swept first, second, and third place awards and won five dollars for his efforts. For the first-place photo, Erich used a "100% dropout with two-color overlay." He first shot a fully contrasting black an d white picture, eliminating the gray. Then he blended in the colors red and yellow. The three-ste p process took five hours, and it was the first ti me Erich had tried the method . One of the judges of the contest praised the "ingenuity displayed " in the
photograph. The second -place photo, depicting a moonlit lake, also contained special effects. Calling it "an experiment," Erich says that the photo was made by introducing four different colors into a shot of a lake taken at sunset. Erich's third-place photo of a dead tree was taken while on a hike last summer in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, a nd its success is due to some dubious luck. "I took the picture of the dead tree when I was lost," Erich admits. "I was walking along and thought 'that would make a good picture.' " Erich says that an amount of luck figured into the success of each of his pictures. "There is an awful lot of luck involved in a good photograph."
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fodd to Science Fair Junior Todd Christen will be one f 400 students from all over the
·orld to demonstrate his science roject at the International Science 1d Engineering Fair in New rleans. Todd is going as a result of inning first place in the science tir at Nebraska City. Todd named his project a "Laser
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Communication Using Frequency-Division Multi-plexing" and described his problem as "trying to find a suitable means to modulate and channel a laser so it could be used for communication." He explained that with the increase of laser technology, one major field for that type of technology is communication and feels that as the knowledge of laser communication increases, it'll become more widely used. His main purpose was trying to prove that it is possible to have many conversations over one laser beam. Approximately 1000 hours were devoted to working on his project, which he started on as a sophomore. "This is the third year I've done experiments with lasers," he explained. "The first two years I did a data communications project with one laser (one way) and I got bored so I decided to use two lasers." Even though Todd is looking forward to this year's fair, he added with a smile, "I can't wait till next year's fair. It's in San Diego."
The year is 197 2, an election year, and for the first time 18, 19 and 20-year olds will be voting in the national election. This has lead to measurable increase in student political interest and many Westsiders have taken part in the va,rious political campaigns. Two such political enthusiasts are junior Heather Broadbent and senior Joe Lipsey. These two, along with juniors Diane Kidder, Merilee Carlson and senior Craig Starr, spent most of their Easter vacation in · Milwaukee, Wisconsin campaigning for Mayor John Lindsay of New York. Heather explained the reason for her involvement. "I went because at this point of my life I felt I had enough energy and incentive to enter into politics and campaign for a presidential candidate. "We left Omaha by car about 8 :00 a.m. Saturday, March 25. It was about a ten hour drive and we arrived in Milwaukee about 5 :3 0 p.m. We went immediately to the headquarters downtown and they wanted us to go out canvassi ng that same night. We were too tired for that, but ended up stapling leaflets for awhile and finally go directions to our apartment." Her first impressions of the city were not very impressive. "It shocked m e to see how old and dirty it appeared. The roads were crummy and it was awfully hard to park our car. It took us about an hour one day. As with most big cities it was difficult for us to find our way around. "Our apartment was on the old east side. After conversing with our parents, we decided to move the next day and get some 'adult sup ervision." Heather explained that different peo ple took part in different activities and so reviewed only the services in which Joe and herself took part. "The next day (Sunday) we began work with telephone interviews. We asked registere d voters their impressions of the major democratic candidates, who they might vote for in the primary and if we could send them some information on Lindsay. The lists seemed endless and we had little
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done after about an hour. "Fortunately we were sent 30 miles away to Watertown. I canvassed with Joe and two Wisconsin teachers in the bitter cold." Monday morning they did more phoning and that afternoon were transferred to the Wisconsin Hotel where the fourth, fifth and ninth congressional district headquarters were set up. Four main administrative people worke d in the office. "The people there were in charge of the Lindsay organization in Milwaukee . They wrote all the leaflets from the information that came in from the New York staff. They were the head of all phone canvassing and made sure that everyone received the information they should. They had contact with the Wisconsin main office in Mad is on and the national headquarters in New York City," said Joe. "We ran a lot of little errands," reflected Heather. "I went to Woolworth 's three times, once to Walgreen's and once to a stationary shop for I.B.M. ribbons. That day I felt I was really working hard for Lindsay, since we were the only two kids at the main office doing those kinds of jobs that make up a political campaign." One of Joe's most memorable experiences was his meeting with Mr. Art Nitzburg, a former member of the Mayor's staff. He came from Lindsay's m ain office in New York to work at the Milwaukee headquarters. "He let me know a Jot about Lindsay an d how much he's done for the city of New York. In Nitzburg's opinion, Lindsay will not run for mayor again in 1973 but for governor in 1974 against Rockefeller. He might wait two more elections and run for president again in 1980. " Heather continued, "Tuesday we had the tedious job of making an expenditure book on how much had been spent on the campaign in Milwaukee. Late into the night, they wanted us to deliver all news releases of Lindsay 's scheduled trip to Milwaukee the next day. It took us until 1:00 a.m. because we did not know the streets very well. "Wednesday morning we became a part of the 'tactical squad'. We had to be downtown by 8:00a.m., even though we didn't get much sleep that night. We handed out leaflets for the luncheon at the Milwaukee Bar Association to be held for Lindsay that day, but there was a big blizzard and Lindsay's
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plane didn't land. The d: cancelled and we went luncheon. The rest of the c spent phone canvassing and leaflets. "Lindsay finally arrived Tt morning. As he came in the everyone spread away fro and as he turned to talk, Jo· were standing right in back on either side. We felt and like his right-hand men. impressed by his height an• looks. It gave me a strange : He app eared like anyone els• felt a kind of awe so that I c• say anything to him. He short 'pep talk' to the car workers and left. "We proceeded to the ea: and I rode in the car with hin felt too insignificant to ask h an autograph. He was impressive and pleasant w really trying and cracked jokes. The mayor continued visits through Milwaukee w us. "The rest of the afterno· addressed envelopes for s mailings of information. We 1 to the south side at the 1 congressional district headq~: where we did the same." Friday they managed t• reimbursed for the gas the~ used driving around. At the congressional district they persuaded into writing some It They went sight-seeing for th of the day and returned Saturday. Joe has worked for s• campaigns before this. He w to work for Lindsay becam just thought he was a candidate." Besides thos who went now-defunct candidate Lin two Westside students, senior Brophy and junior Mike Ca (the McGovern camp coordinator for outstate Neb: high schools) hit the political 1 With transportation and room board free for both, the worked in both door-to-door telephone canvassing, leaflet letter writing and literl dissemination in the Kenosha, 1 area. Both of them spend mo1 their vacation working in ' experts called the best 1 organization in history, and · said the trip let them meet people in politics, learn al politics and "find out Wiscons: an interesting place."
ummel provides ego boost by Rick Denney and Al Katz
by Sue Berg and Barb Demaree
If you ever need an ego booster "Hey wouldn 't it be great to be only guys in an all-girl school?" just go to a boy's school for the 'Ibis was a familiar quote all day. You 'II really feel appreciated. We were just a bit nervous as we gh Junior High. So being the trious people that we are, we entered the front door of Rummel 'ded to find out what it would and found the office. A Winter like for a person to attend a Sports convocation was just getting l consisting only of the under way when we arrived, so the halls were pretty well deserted. Our ite sex. Besides the fact that it would guides, staff members of Rummel's us the feeling of being in a very school paper met us in the office minority for the day, it would and we proceeded on the tour. be informative as far as the Rummel has modular scheduling tiona! and social differences like Westside, so the school is een the schools. basically set up the same way. The We (AI & I) chose Marian High IMC's are smaller but seem to be 路 e two female LANCE staffers very well equipped. The library was 'ded to visit Rummel. All also small, but was divided off into gements were made and AI different sections, one for viewing I were ready for our day of films, one area for study and tion in an all-girl school. another area for quiet talk. Our Our guides Carol and Kathy met guides informed us that teachers at the door, and after were always on duty in the IMC's, uctions, we proceeded to the but quiet talking was usually kt class of Honors English. The allowed. things that we noticed were The classrooms were average. larger classes and curriculum There isn't much you can say about erences with those at Westside. a classroom. There weren't as many '!be Honors class was made up students in a class as there are here. sophomores, juniors and seniors The teacher-student relationship is had approximately twenty informal also. Rummel no longer has uniforms ks to choose from. They had weeks to read one book and either. Nevertheless, the buys were to have one report a month. a lot better dressed then Westsiders. One of the first noticeable things Rummel is a small school, with the fact that there was a strict only about 550 students. It is not code that everyone had one highly integrated either. About five 路 orm style to wear. This is one black students attend Rummel. the reasons for the school's After seeing their newspaper choly feeling. However, the staff room, we then proceeded to osphere between the students the assembly. One of our guides friendly and there were no told us that if we really wanted to parent cliques or classified see what Rummel was like, just pie. Every girl has respect for walk across the gym and sit down. other. We were sorely tempted to, but our Some of the classes we attended better judgement overcame us and 路 luded Social Studies, Chorus and we quietyly went in and sat near leligion. I was surprised at the the door. igion class as it was not entirely Their school spirit is unusually d on their religion as I thought high or at least it is for sports. We would be. Different Theologies questions our guides during the evident in the class. assembly about the grading system, There was also an interesting smoking and drugs at school. vie Making course which the They use the traditional grading llhool supplied an instructor and scale, A-F for most subjects and mral movie cameras and you were pass-fail for a few courses like pen a creative assignment in which religion. JOU filmed and edited a movie. Smoking is a problem there. ieveral girls won prizes for their However, if you are caught, you are rork. fined ten dollars. Drug traffic is at a At this time, we began to feel minimum, according to our guide. !Uite uncomfortable. In the halls Another thing about Rummel: re were the center attraction. In they do not have a cafeteria. lbe lunch room we were so Instead, there is an area much like embarrassed we refused to stand in the Commons here that has line, so we jt.st sat down and tried machines that dispense sandwiches, to look as inconspicuous as milk, and other foods. Most of the possible. students bring their lunch. Seniors We finished the school day and have open campus. stayed after for a student council We left then after inviting our aeeting. As we left the major thing guides to Westside. They haven't oo both our minds was where to called us yet. Our major impression 6nd a men 's room. On the way of Rummel was a very small but back to Westside we both discussed academically excellent school. our thankfulness for modular dleduling as the eight hour day iad been exausting. Our major surprise of the day iad been finding a relaxed social atmosphere where we had expected rigid discipline .
., by Gail Burris Physical aspects of a prison are important, but it is the prisoners themselves that make up the prison. In the last issue of THE LANCE, you saw a view of the Men's Penitentiary in Lincoln and the Women's Reformatory in York. But what you didn't see was the people confined there. Several weeks ago three men from the Penitentiary spoke at Westside as part of a Youth Panel. Their stories, as told by them, will be presented now. Buddy has served 30 years in prison sentences, which is equivalent to 13 years actually in prison. He described himself as coming from "crime-oriented family. My first bust was when I was eight years old. I was hungry and stole food." From there he went to a youth detention center, and on to welfare homes, until he was caught smoking marijuana at the age of 13. "I spent five years for three joints in a correctional institution."
Began with stick-ups After his release, he got a gun, and started with stick-ups. "There was a big bust. I was wounded, and I shot a policeman." He was convicted on charges of armed robbery and assault with intent to kill, wound, or maim. Three years remain in his sentence. His first 12 years in prison, Buddy says he was "a known agitator and activist. I didn't listen to the rehabil'itative process, and I tried to burn the prison down." But now he "talks things out" instead of reacting violently. The second prisoner was Arnold , who is in his 17th year in prisons on narcotics convictions. By his senior year in high school, he was severely addicted to heroin. "I was really looking for a trip. I thought I'd found it in acid, heroin, morphine. It wasn't there." He was involved in big drug busts, and is now serving for drug-connected crimes.
"My family pays also" Arnold spoke of his influence on those around him. "The price I'm paying is nothing compared to others. I lost my pride, dignity, self-respect, went to skid row, associated with junkies and prostitutes, but I pulled my family down into it. They're the ones who pay."
hospital, while I was o n my way to prison. Becuase I was responsible for my mother's death , I have incentive to clean my hands."
"Non-criminal" murders Arnold introducted the third convict as "not a criminal." Jim came from a small town, was president of the student body and church group, active in sports. "Overnight his life changed," commented Arnold. Jim then took over his own story. "I am serving a life sentence for murder. I came from a well-to-do family, and had everything I wanted. My life was quite normal until I commited this crime." Jim never had any problem with the I a w, "except vandalizing schools in sixth grade." In junior high he started going steady with a girl. He described it as "an ugly relationshio. We quarreled a lot, and I blamed her for all my problems. We broke up frequently." When he became upset with her, he would plan revenge, "usually mentally."
Four years of beating his girl Jim would physically abuse his girlfriend, and she would have to hide the bruises. This went on for about four years. "Finally I decided to call our relationship off. I thought of suicide and of killing the girl. Hate and bitterness filled my heart." They continued seeing each other even after they broke up, and one night Jim killed her. "It just took ten minutes of my life ." He is now in his seventh year of his sentence, and has seven to go. Jim finished high school and some
college while in finally getting bitterness out commented.
I ron doors close on anyone Arnold then contrasted Jim and Buddy. "One is from the ghetto, and the other from a good life. But this difference is not noticed in the Penitentiary. Those iron doors have no conscience. They can close on anyone." Looking around the audience, Arnold noticed the "smug expressions" on some students' faces. "You're all thinking 'It will never happen to me.' Well, we all thought that. We played tic-tac-toe with the law. Prison changes your life, and there's not a thing you can do about it."
Administration brought reform All three men seemed contented with the prison administration under the direction of the new warden, Charles Wolff. "Up to this present administration we had no benefits of prison reform. We all three have hope now," Arnold said. Buddy remarked on the prison's attempt to prepare inmates for re-entry into society . "Now we have work and educational release programs, where guys are given a job, regular clothes and wages, living in the community." These three men tended to agree with Warden Wolff's opinion that homosexuality is not a major problem at the State Penitentiary. According to Buddy, "We have homosexuals, but they are looked down upon. They are tolerated, but not segregated. It's not much of a problem in Nebraska prisons."
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Track stars show metro potential The Westside track squad continued to show its potential as a Metro power last week as it downed Rummel 122% to 17% at the Raiders home track. Warriors placed first in 14 of 15 events and won all three relays to help compile one of the highest dual point totals this year. Senior Bill Moore was a champion in three individual events and had a hand in a fourth to lead the squad. Moore ran a 10.7 in the 100, a 23.4 in the 220, and jumped 18' 11" to take the long jump. Teammates Doug Blatchford, Bill Latenser, and Scott McMullen joined him on the 4 x 220 yard ~elay and anchorman McMullen ~rossed the finishline in 1:31.1, a ;cant tenth of a second off the 'astest 880 relay clocking this year. Double winners were Randy :!hick, who tossed the shot 49' and he discus 132' 3", Rick Berkshire, vho won the 180 low hurdles (21.3 econds) and the triple jump (37' . "), and McMullen, who finished irst in the ·440, alongside his relay ffort. Other winners in the lopsided neet were John Sturnad, who !eared 5' 9" in the High jump, Jeff :uggs, who ran a 10:44 two mile, )ave Johnston, who finished the :1ile with a fast 4:38 time, and Curt •arson, who won the 880 at two :1inutes and four tenths. The two 1ile relay of Dan Preister, Pat Tilmore, Ross Jernstrom, and Steve :dwards won in 9 :04.7, while the 1ile relay of Robby Mayberry, ohn Stewart, Bruce Westerlin, and like Gellatly also won in 3:41.4.
·rackmen fourth in Lincoln Two weeks ago, the cindermen ompeted in the Lincoln IVitational at Lincoln with the }id wind and rain becoming most a trademark of the annual .eet. Westside placed fourth to incoln NE, Hastings, and Grand land, which ran away with the eet almost before the afternoon :1als got underway. Bill Moore ran an outstanding W in the preliminaries (22.6) that as fast enough to be ranked cond on the state top ten chart ·r this year. He won the finals ith a 23.0 to become the only arrior gold medalist of the day. Several other performances came )Se, though. Scott McMullen won > 440 heat in 51.6 but finished cond in the time finals by .6 ~ond. Bob Drake cleared 5' 10:: the high jump, 2" and one place hind first, while Westside's 880
and mile relay teams also finished runner-up by .1 and .9 second respectively. Other individual performances were turned in by Dave Johnston, who ran a sub-ten minute two mile by two seconds, good enough for fourth place, Curt Larson, who ran a 2:04.1 half mile for fourth also, and Rick Berkshire, who broke the WEstside school record for the 120 high hurdles with a 14.7 third place finish in the event finais.
Warriors kill Tee Jay Two and a half weeks ago on April 5, the trackmen won their first duel of the season, beating Tee Jay by a rather comfortable 120-21 margin. Warrior runners once again won 14 of the 15 events and the 3 relays. Rick Berkshire was the quadruple winner this time, taking the highs in 15.1, the lows in 20.9, the triple jump with a 39' 4W' leap, and running a leg on the victorious
880 relay, clocked in 1 :35.4 . Bill Moore won the 220 (23.5) and the long jump (19' 5") in addition to his leg on the half mile relay. Mark Kershaw won the pole vault at 11' 9", Bob Drake won the high jump at six feet, Fred Ross won the shot put at 5J.' 4 1/2" with Randy Chick right behind at 50' 8". Chick won the discus with a 135' 7%" throw. Other winners were Dave Johnston in the two mile (10:07), Curt Larson in the mile ( 4:46.4 ), Doug Blatchford in the 440 (52.4), and Bernie Waters in the 880 (2 :07.3). The two mile relay of Preister, Suggs, Jernstrom, and Edwards won with a relatively medium 8:59 while Steve Waterman, Bill Pietz, Mark Belcher, and Bruce Westerlin combined on the mile to produce a 3:44.4. The 880 relay of Blatchford, (Bill) La tenser, Berkshire and Moore ran a 1 :35.4.
Outstanding members in both boys and girls track teams prepare for f meets.
Soccer turnout requires two teams Soccer which is a new sport to this area has had a tremendous debut here at Westside. Westside has 32 people going out for soccer. Ours is the only school except for Creighton Prep that has had a good enough turn out to make two teams. There are two teams, each made up of 16 guys. The teams are called Varsity A and Varsity B. Although it may seem that it is Varsity and J.V . it is not, because on several occasions the B team has beaten the A team . Both teams are in separate divisions with Westside A, Benson, Rummel, Prep A and Bryan in the American division. And in the Nation division there are Westside B, Prep B, Holy Name, Ryan and Burke. The soccer teams have been practicing every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday for about a month and, according to Mr. Klaus Preuss, the teams have been shaping up very well. Both teams are scheduled to play four games but the opener scheduled for last Friday was cancelled due to the weather. After the regular season the teams are put into a double elimination round robin tourney, which isn't bad for soccer being a first year sport. Westside senior Ron Wheeler was recently elected president of the Nebraska High School Soccer Association and heads the ten teams that participate in this area's soccer contests. Now to go into the basics of soccer. The game is played on a field that is 110 yards long and 50 yards wide, but a football field will do. The net that the players have to shoot at is a whopping 12 x 8 feet, and that's a lot of net for one man, the goalie, to cover. Hands are not allowed to be used on the field except the goalie who can use his hands to capture the loose ball within a 16 yard area. The positions used in soccer are goalie, normally two fullbacks, three halfbacks and four or five men up front depending on the number of fullbacks used by a team. To start the game off, both teams line up on their respective sides of the field, and play is started by advancing the ball forward from center field. This briefly is the way the game of soccer is played. Although it is not intended to be a rough contact sport, it has been known to get out of control. In a recent scrimmage game, the two opposing center halfbacks began shoving, a punch was thrown but did not connect and then the man was on the ground with a broken leg. With Prom just around the corner and you without a formal, there's one place that understands your fashion needs. Senior Diane Matya models a smart new formal from Haas Aquila.
Golfers state title favoriteJ but.must earn state ranki11 To some people hitting a small white ball in the middle of a field a nd then chasing after it may seem rather foolish. Members of the golf team do it every day. The routine of the golf team is to play 18 holes a day at their home course of Miracle Hills. Senior Mark Winstrom led the golf team to a victory over Norfolk with a field leading score of 72. Westside went on to win the contest with a healthy 14 stroke lead over the nearest competitor, Fremont. Westside finished with a 307. Senior Joe Sloan and Junior Dave Walker both finished with 78's, good enough to put them into a tie for the fourth spot in the match. Senior Mike Schwartz finished with 79. This week the golfers had a tough schedule, playing A.L. Monday and T.J. on Wednesday at the Warrior's home course, Miracle Hills. On Tuesday they traveled to Lincoln to participate in the 10 team Southeast Invitational. Today the golf team is scheduled to go to Norfolk for the Panthers' Invitational.
The members of this rare gJ of individuals on the second third teams are Jay Ba sophomore, Steve Graham, ju1 John Hansen, junior, Andy Je' sophomore, Dave Pfeifer, jur Paul Roth, sophomore, Schwarz, junior and Mark TE sophomore. The schedule for the golf t\ which, by the way, are defin~ the favorites to take the s golfing title is as follows: April 24 April 25
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The members of the golf te varsity squad are seniors, Joe Sl Mike Schwartz and Mark Winstro and the only junior on the va squad, Dave Walker. These four golfers are the 01 that the people are looking at w they predict Westside will State. These are the same four that are out night after night try to give Westside yet another s championship.
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;tside diamonders started the off with a bang two weeks d remain the team to beat in !tro this year as predicted by ne.
, Warriors took their first win ~illard by virtue of the ten le (if you are leading by ten you win) and received mt pitching to complement qually fine hitting. Larry berg hurled four innings and mak fired two, while the rest team hit the ball all over the
.ogether, Westside ba~ters ed 19 hits, nearly one per , and several batters had two.
t week, the Warriors won lurke in a close one, 4-2, as suit of some good coaching eads up base running. Steve y scored on a steal called by Bob Moscrey with runners st and third. The first base led off half way between md second, attracting the r's attention, while Lindsey d home and slid around the r head first, just barely ng the plate. Another play when Kim Hawkins got on
first and stole second. A wild pitch ensued and, while on third base, he was hit in on an outfield ball. Jim Benak started the game and pitched a one hitter through five innings before tiring and giving up four hits in the sixth. Jeff Seume relieved him with two strike outs (with men on base) and a force grounder. Westside batters totaled six hits, including a pair by Hawkins (one a standup triple), and a double by Rick Walstrom. Against Thomas Jefferson, the Westsiders defensed their way to their second shutout of the short season, scoring nine runs off as many hits while holding the opponents to 2 worthless hits. Wetterberg pitched the entire game and received great help from the fielding crew. Moscrey felt that the squad was playing together well and, for this early, the pitching and hitting are 'real good. ' "Our hits have been pretty well spread out among the team and the fielding has been great. I'd have to say that we're performing real well for this point in the season," stated Moscrey. Tonight the Warriors face Tech at the Trojans' home field.
Seniors Steve Lindsay (left) and Kim Hawkins display the talent that has earned them and the Westside va squad a top position in Metro.
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1arbook fans: get ready for May surprise
er 11 months of interviewing rs, students and coaches, the SHIELD is finished. The 15 ~r staff's creation will be buted in homeroom on ,y, May 22 . All seniors are ted to attend homeroom that LY . If books are not received neroom, students will not be > receive them until Tuesday. ldition, all students must t a receipt to the yearbook utor. Duplicate receipts will ilable at a later date.
:ording to SHIELD Editor Raduziner, this year's 10k will be quite different 1ny past year's book. 1is year we tried to do fling different . Many people care for last year 's cover, and were quite a few gripes about otography." rk emphasized that this year's will contain some elements found on any past SHIELD. re decided to make a 路omise with the people that :i a traditional cover, but I d to go back to plain red or
ne other "extras" the book ontain are the addition of 12 m a king the book 276 pages a 16 page color introduction, 10re informa l group pictures. everyone that bought a book 路eceive a plastic vinyl cover )ne of the main goals of the was to get rid of boring
bleacher shots. According to photographer Erich Schrempp, the photography will be "100% better than last year's book. This year we came up with some really good, creative pictures." Recalling the past few months, Mark added, "Every book must have a theme. Last year's theme of ''Caring" wasn't really carried throughout the book. It was really hard to show caring through photography. On the other hand, I
lincoln concerts prove successful LINCOLN CONCERTS .. . .. .. . . In the past two months, Lincoln has brought several big groups including Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, James Gang, and The Allman Brothers. Let's hope they keep up the good work. GEORGE'S MOVIE The Concert for Bangia Desh is currently showing at the Six West Theatres. If you appreciate musicians such as George Harrison , Eric Clapton, Leon Russel and Bob Dylan , it's a good movie to go see. NEW ALBUMS ... . ........... . Several new albums to come out in the last few weeks are David Crosby and Grahm Nash, Creedence Clearwater, and Live Cream Vol. 2.
believe we picked a good theme for this yearbook. It is not only shown on the cover, but on the division pages as well as in the copy and photography." On the 22 of May, SHIELD staffers will sit tight, holding their breath, waiting in anticipation for the 1400 yearbook purchasers to accept their creation. After thinking a moment, the weary Editor shyly commented, "I don't think anyone will be disappointed with the book." In the meantime, staffers are busy working on the summer supplement which will arrive at each student's home around the middle of August. An upcoming event for Westside's journalists is the announcement of next year's staff and the awarding of honors to outstanding staff members at the annual journalism banquet. Sponsored by Quill and Scroll, this year's banquet will be held on May 11 at AI Caniglia's Drawing Room in Millard. All beginning journalism students are invited as well as this year's SHIELD and LANCE staff members. Masters of Ceremonies will be the Editors of the SHIELD andLANCE.
The Westside Horticulture Class opened its annual spring flower sales with an advance sale at the Booster Club open house on April 13. Geraniums and Begonias, featured at this advance sale, earned a bout $50 toward a new
Junior scores highest in annual math contest Jim Greenspan, Westside junior, finished with the highest score in the school on the National Mathematics Contest Test. The test, administered to 114 of Westside's math students, is scored with a high of 150 points. Greenspan finished with 49, placing himself in the top 25 in the Nebraska-South Dakota region. The test was also scored on a team basis, with the three highest scorers in each school comprising a team. Westside's was made up of second and third place scorers Harry McMaken and Kim Hawkins, both seniors. Central won the team competition for the two state region in the 80 minute test, finishing with the top three individual scorers. Their top man had 98 points and led his team to their eighth straight title.
greenhouse. Many more flowers will g< sale May 1, according to Mr. L Niemann, Horticulture sponsor. Mr. Niemann said th; addition to the "very good ere Geraniums, "Choral B Kalanchoe (Pregnant PI Caladium (variegated and Elep Ear), Palm trees, Sedum, Yucc2 Cactus plants will be sold. Tomato plants are .10 eac 12 for $1. Gloxinia, Begonia (l or potted), Dahlia and Canna l are also available. Special o will be taken for pine or fruit t All prices are low, or, as Niemann says, "We have cheapest plants in townhope."
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/ 'It has its drawbacks, but any system would' Each spring cheerleading tryouts are held. And every year there seems to be more controversy about the system which is used to choose the cheerleaders. The present system works like this: A panel of judges made up of the ;enior cheerleaders and certain teachers select finalists from the eligible ~iris. The girls tryout again in front of the Pep Club, whose votes make the :ina! decision. The LANCE asked about 80 students their opinion of the present ;ystem; whether it should remain the same or be changed. While 36 people 'elt the system should be revised, 30 were satisfied with the present system md 4 of the students polled said they couldn't care less about cheerleading ;ryouts. Sophomore Eadie Fishel feels that the system should be changed )ecause now it is basically a popularity contest and the girls who are good md work hard in Pep Club usually don't have an equal opportunity )ecause of the popularity factor." Speaking with the same idea, Pat DiBiase, a junior, said, "It seems to ne that the cheerleaders at Westside are chosen if they have attained a :ertain position in the social strata at school. They should devise a way to :hoose the girls on talent and not on the girl's popularity and good looks." Many felt that a solution to the problem of popularity voting would •e to select judges who would vote objectively. For example, junior Paul ~ovak suggests we trade cheerleading judges with other schools. Seniors Linda Brown and Linda Vlcek back this up by saying, 'Outsiders would not be biased against or for the person and would judge ·urely on cheerleading ability." Julie Gilmore, a junior, thinks that UNO eachers associated with cheerleading would be one possibility. Junior C. J. Mangimelli believes "they should make it as fair as ossible so no one could be accused of partial actions. So by getting nknown judges it would improve the system." Senior cheerleader Nancy Skaug disagrees by saying, "Cheerleaders :teer for the Pep Club, so Pep Club should have the right to choose them. ep Clubers know the girls better than anyone else (attitude) and they now if the girls really want to be a cheerleader. Teachers and people from ther schools have no way of knowing this." According to juniors Kim Arnold and Kyle Antonson, the present ·stem is satisfactory, "but the fault lies in the candidates. They should 1ly try out if they are sincerely interested in what cheerleading stands for td not just the status." Kiki Schreiner, junior, sums it up by stating, "I think the way they wose the cheerleaders now has its drawbacks, but any system would."
"What kind of formal are you wearing to Prom this year? "I heard a girl ask a friend of mine. My friend replied, "I want something feminine without getting frilly, and I don't want to appear casual yet feel comfortable." Prom fashion seems to have raised a question with many girls this year. You can expect to see a wide variety of tastes in clothes at Prom next week. Girls have become much more individual when choosing Prom fashions. (Remember when all the girls wore the same styled
formal in different colors? Take a look at some Prom pictures from a few years back.)
Watch the tie One of the newest styles for Prom is the halter dress. The back-less looks great on a tan, and gives a feminine appearance. Although you may feel a bit bare, most girls will probably find the halter dress very comfortable. But if you chose this style, be careful of the tie behind the neck - it could
Girls tennis team shows 'potential' Despite the disadvantages of drooping nets and a non-concrete playing surface during practices, "along with a few of our own inadequacies," junior Pam Monasee expressed high hopes for this year's girls tennis team. Pam has helped organize the team under the sponsorship of Mrs. Bea Haney and assisted by junior Kathy Koch. According to her, "the team as a whole knows what to do. All we need now is to get out there and do it. Many of our players have a lot of potential and there's a good group of sophomores coming up for next year." The team has been practicing for several weeks on Mondays and Fridays after school. Pam cited Mrs. Zandbergen, previous UNO coach, for her help at the practices. "She's really done a great job of catching our mistakes and helping us with them ." The first tournament was held Tuesday, April 11 at South, where the Westside varsity team was defeated by the strong South opposition. The playing positions were as follows: first in singles, junior Pam Monasee; second in singles, junior Kathy Koch; third in singles, junior Beth Staenberg; first in doubles, sophomore Debbie Japp and senior Nancy Zandbergan; second in doubles, sophomore Laura Schory and junior Jo Williams. Other members of the varsity squad include senior Betsy Abbott, junior Julie Gilmore, junior Debbie Holstrom, sophomore Sherril
Ringwalt. "I hope all the girls will have a chance to compete and so improve their games," said Pam. Currently the varsity girls are looking forward to tournaments with Benson and T .J. on April 25 and 27, respectively. Metro champ· ionship action will begin May 1.
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"It was really no big thing. We've had this happen before in the past," said Mr. Bill Hoyt. He was commenting on the supposed ''bomb scare" rumor that infiltrated Westside's halls on Friday, April 7. In confirming this "popular" rumor, Hoyt stated that they received the call sometime Friday morning on •the office telephone. The caller reported the presence of a bomb in the school, but did not reveal any given place where it could be located. School administrators followed regular procedures concerning this sort of event by calling the Public Safety Director and also by notifying the Police . They followed
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instructions to the tee by sea places which police said could be hidden. "There re nothing more you can do, • wonder what kind of person do a thing like this," Hoyt sai1 The question of evacuatiJ school arose among the st body. Students asked, weren't we notified? Why they evacuate the building?" stressed the fact that the best to do is keep it quiet ant search the building, "If we WI move all the students to one c area, we could be moving right in front of the place in ' the bomb is hidden. This students are dispersed all ovE school for about a two radius, and it is actually safer f involved.
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iris' Staters: junior high tr1ends Betty Morey's 1968 eighth core class at Valley View to have succeeded. The three 'State representatives are of this class, as well as two alternates. Staters: Kathy , Jane Clark, and Kathy The alternates: Tenley Sue Schwarz, and Ann Tenley is the lone Arbor alum.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Legion, which sponsors Westside representatives in their stay in Lincoln this , recently announced these names. Each Westside teacher
discover the top vote-receivers. The American Legion, which sponsors the Boys' State representatives, has not yet released information concerning the male delegation. Interesting to find is the fact that besides being close friends since eighth grade, the three girls have shared many coincidental experiences since then. For instance, they have had the same English teacher for four straight years. The girls are in the same Mr. Ben Bruner Advanced Placement American History class this year. They are all members of National Honor Society, all in their fourth year of a language, all enjoy riding bikes, and all are accomplished seamstresses. However, each has retained her individuality. Kathy Abernathy is
the cheerful secretary of SAB and its only junior girl member. She is also a Squire and a member of the Pep Club. Kathy comments, "A variety of extracurricular clubs and activities are made available here at Westside and few students realize what an effort is made to provide for their interests." Jane Clark, the second Girls' State achiever, is also an AFS finalist. Long interested in the arts, she is a member of band and chamber orchestra, Thespians, and Mime Troupe. She also is in Z-Club and Horticulture Class. A variety of activities interest bubbly Kathy DeGioia. She is the president of Spanish Club, vice-president of Z-Club, and a member of Pep Club.
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year-old school board member possible The first opportunity in this area 18 year olds to vote will present April 25 in the Westside gym District holds its caucus to the nominees for school to appear on the May 9 for election will be the posts board members Walter B. and Fred Holmstrom. will run for re-election; • IIStrom will not. The purpose caucus is to vote and two from those It is, in essence, a primary to a potentially large board field to only two candidates per the incumbent) for the election . The nominees for status may nominate mselves or may be mended by the search e of the Westside mmunity Council, an representing the 15 community council, which recommend two of its choice post.
According to William Nelson, social studies chairman, this is the only town meeting type of school board caucus left in the state . The department head said students who are eligible voters may run for the school board. ' 'The person should decide ahead of time. A nominating speech, not to exceed five minutes, and two short seconding speeches are required ." Nelson pointed out that it is wise to have one's opponents represent a broad background - in age and residence location. He said the speeches should indicate worthiness and support. "A student should also choose which post he will run for. He'll have to decide if it is easier to run against an incumbent Anderson or for the open spot." The voters will have their eligibility checked as they enter the non-partisan election. Nelson estimated usually 500-800 attend.
LAer's take honors Seniors Becky Grear, Sue and Sophomore Steve returned from the F .B.L.A. Center with honors. Out 485 other students from around state these three people took a honors. Sue took third in the spelling which is like a spelling bee Becky Grear secured a second trophy in the shorthand event an honorable mention bookkeeping category. Steve took a different
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Westside sophomore Steve Korff was recently elected State reporte r by the FBLA.
The final selection of new members is in the May 9 general election, with winners taking their posts on the first June meeting. Nelson said District employees are eligible to vote and many attend. As yet unclear is the voter registration deadline for the April 25 caucus and the status of registered 17 year olds whose birthdays are before May 9 and after April 25 .
J uniors Kathy Abernathy, Jane Cla rk and Kat hy DeG io ia are t Girls' St ate representatives.
SAB changes election set drops traditional primarie Plans for a new format for student elections highlighted a busy April 11 SAB meeting, according to SAB press secretary Mike Dorsey. The plan, Dorsey said, is unique in its approach because it schedules two separate elections on two different days and ends the controversial primaries. Dorsey believed that the rationale behind the abolishing of primaries was that they all too often turn into popularity contests. As the plan is now set, filing dates for offices ended yesterday. The election of class officers and Student Advisory Board of Education members is to take place Monday and the election of SAB members will take place May 2. All candidates will be allowed to give a speech. In other SAB action, it was revealed tha t a student proposal for
Westside participates in own Math Bowl, takes first place Even without the help of an all-school pep rally, Westside's math team placed first in the Westside Invitational Math Bowl. Members of the winning team were Howard Hochster, Harry McMaken, Steve Felt and Bruce Richards. The four-man team, chosen from the 25-member Math Club, competed against 15 other schools Sat., April 7. Normally, Westside does not enter a team in this contest, since they sponsor it. But one of the 16 invited teams didn't participate, so Westside entered their own team. Hochster and McMaken were chosen unanimously by the club, and then they drew the other two participants out of a hat. North followed Westside in second place, with Central coming in third. Hochster commented, "Traditionally Central wins everything in math contests, so it's a big honor to beat them in this bowl." These Math Bowl contests are patterned after the TV show, College Bowl. Students are asked questions, some with instant answers and others requmng paperwork, and attempt to be the first to answer.
Referring to the recent Math Bowl, Hochster emphasized, "We would like to thank all the teachers and students who helped by asking questions, keeping score and timing." By the way, Women's Lib people, Math Club has only one female member, Marcia Angle. Hochster refers to her as "our token girl."
an appeals board in di1 matters was tabled beca lack of student dem~ uncertainty on the pari administration. The SAB erected a bulletin b conjunction with ind study director Mr. Perki intended to aid in stw communication and mak student opportunities. The SAB constitutiona committee will complete in a week of two, Dorsey 1 soon to finish is the committee, which is debating English requ
The SAB's independe committee has recomm€ Perkins that each depar Westside "make avail independent study course designed to supplem curriculum by giving st chance to study most any recommendation, p. 2, I 22; 1971 LANCE) .
In an all too short meeting, the Student For on a number of resolves, controversial being a Fr• proposal to lock the restrooms and require th to use student restroc measure, which pas:; designed to give more supe the restrooms and ra general quality, Smith said A resolution, which c up affecting a number of was passed asking teache the typing requirement f<
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Six Westside journalists will compete in the statewide S Contest April 29 in Lincoln. The annual contest, sponsoret Nebraska High School Press Association, is open to all Nebr school students. Qualifying in the News Feature Writing category was jUJ Demaree, assistant news editor for the LANCE. Competing in the Cartooning division will be junior Kevin Bowring and junior Ja Jay takes beginning journalism and has had his work published issue of the LANCE. Kevin is art editor for the newspaper an making a return visit to Lincoln, where he tied for first last Y' same division. One SHIELD staffer is a finalist in two different categorie; Deb Dowling will compete in both Yearbook Copywriting and Layout. Deb is in charge of the sports and extracurricular activiti of the yearbook. Joining Deb in Yearbook Copywriting will be senior Nina who is assistant layout editor for the yearbook. Nina won a l Silver Key in last year's competition. Erich Schrempp, chief pho for the SHIELD, qualified for the Photography division.
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*LETTE&S Dear Editor: In regard to your editorial on the various conflicts over the film ratings that are presently attached to every film that has been produced after November, 1968, I believe that the position of the LANCE was not as positive as it could have been. It was stated that "The LANCE feels that a more universal code for the local theaters should be set down for the benefit of the high school audience." I do not believe a classification system is necessary in any instance. Neither the Motion Picture Association of America, nor the city government, or even the - local theaters themselves have the right to tell someone that he is too young and immature to view any movie. If he can financially afford to view it, he should be allowed to. An arbitrary age limit is an invalid indicator of an individual's emotional maturity. Tom Newman Dear Editor, Although I've only been at Westside for three quarters, I can't help but notice what this institution does to people, slowly but surely. As friendships grow colder, people become tense, they are overworked and so full of problems that life at Westside is more a test of survival and not an education . I think there are mainly two problems which result in more; 1. There is no place to go at Westside for solitude, and no one can deny that a young person as well as anyone else needs times of complete silence and singularity. Most of us spend up to seven hours in one building with about 2,000
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other people and there is seldom a moment of quiet solitude for a soul. The solution? Open up the doors and let the neurotic students of Westside High pour forth (Sophomores and Juniors included) into the unlimited freedom and beauty of nature (outdoors). For a minute or a mod, it's refreshing to the minds and bodies and we can run, laugh, scream or simply sit somewhere, all alone and quiet. 2. The purpose of education here is corrupt. Education should not serve as pre-job training with the idea that the goal in everyone's life is to go to college, get a job and have a family. (It isn't - actually, more students are being driven away from the "secure" (trapped) life.) Courses should not be required and students should be able to select what they want to learn about and should be able to learn their way, without grades to worry them, without being preoccupied about their images, and without having to "prepare" for that big bad world out there ... as if none of us are "prepared" as of now. Too many people go through the same process for twelve years; too many people are turned out of schools as stereotyped bodies fitting molds and filling roles in society. How about a little variation for the salvation of a generation before it's
too late? Janet Williams Class of '74 Dear Editor, This year the Forensics Squad has won a total of 30 trophies. There is a tournament almost every
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Dear Sir, As Spring approaches, a disciplinary difficulty which has always annoyed our students and faculty alike is the school's rather inconsistent policy of just when students may be in the halls. Teachers are assigned to monitor the halls and, if they don't already resent the duty in the first place, they soon find that it is almost an impossible job. Students enter from all doors at all times, and they all have the same answer: "Nobody's ever stopped me before!" Probably not. The teacher on duty must either hold the student there until the bell rings (much to his annoyance), or send the student back to get a pass, at which point he is sure to inform the teacher that "nobody uses passes anymore!" Also probably true. The pervailing attitude is that the passing period rules are excessively restrictive , and that the most expedient way of avoiding them is by ignoring them. Obviously, this leads to inconsistent enforcement, and a great many irritating situations. The administration should therefore not only restate its policy on the passing period, but consider a modification of it to the effect that as long as students have a destination, and are not at all disruptive , they should be allowed to pass through the building as they find necessary. Marcia Angle
the relationship deteriorates away from truly meaningful sexuality. Now in theory most people would agree to this formula. In practice , it is often a different story. I've often heard the question "O.K., what's wrong with going 'all the way ' ? Expecting a lecture on the virtues of self-restraint, young people are often taken back by the return : "NOTHING." There is nothing wrong with going all the way; the problem is that so few young people (or older people) really do! Too many are satisfied to go only physical. But to go "all the way" is to involve all the aspects of personality, as we have attempted to describe them. For a fellow to go "all the way" with a girl requires more than an appeal only to the physical; it requires him to establish a true emotional relationship with her- it requires him to view her as a person, rather than a thing, as someone to know rather than someone to use. Going all the way requires the establishment of an intellectual connection, the blending of two minds into a real sharing of experiences and insights. To go all the way also involves responsiveness to the spiritual dimensions of each person, as well. Just as we have seen that the physical, emotional, and intellectual dimensions interrelate and effect one another, so the spiritual dimensions effect the others. It would not be easy to "take advantage" of a person if you expected to share your life with him, especially if you thought that what you did might have an effect on his total self image. So, there is nothing wrong with going all the way- in fact, it is the only way to go! The important thing is to really go all the way, not just all the physical way. And remember that going all the way means showing concern for all dimensions of human personality not just the physical. And of course when you've got more to think about, you think more before you act. So we can say that what might appear to be a rigid attitude toward the new permissiveness is not necessarily an attempt to restrain or inhibit. It is in fact "JJ n
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Reader opinion: a view of premarital sex The following article was submitted to the LANCE as the writer's personal opinion. The LANCE staff felt it merited publication. The writer's name has been withheld upon request. Is there anything wrong with sexual relations in the context of a truly "meaningful relationship"? Is it wrong when we really love each other? What is wrong with going "all the way," as long as neither person is exploiting the other? These are questions young people are asking with great frequency and urgency as we progress deeper into what have been called "the permissive years." As society in general flounders in moral confusion and indecision, many of its youth are searching desperately for meaning and purpose in their lives. This search has led to experimentation and social revolution; along with drugs and music, sex has become an agent by which young people are seeking self-realization, or, as the phrase goes "what's really happening." And as this social revolution widens in scope, most youth are confronted with the seductiveness of its appeal. Young people begin to ask questions: "If youth in general are finding something meaningful in a relaxed attitude toward sex why does the establishment stand so adamantly against it?" "Isn't it time for us to catch up with the times and share in this new and exciting discovery?" "Aren't we missing something?" "Isn't it time we came of age in regard to sexuality? " What follows here is not a full -feathered defense of chastity before marriage- that would require more than I am going to do- but simply a reflection on the term "meaningful relationship." It is not simply an arbitrary distinction to suggest that at least four areas of need exist in the individual human personality: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Deprive a man of any one of these and he ceases to be a man. Leave his physical needs unfilled and he dies; leave his emotional needs unfilled and he goes insane; leave his intellectual needs unfilled and he becomes an animal; leave his spiritual needs unfilled and he becomes an em ty and purposeless shell of what. hP rnnln hP
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On "Room 222," teachers become more than teachers; they'r friends. People watch the program, comment on how fantastic it wo1 if it were true in real life, but pass it off as impossible. Well, maybe they should take a closer look at Westside's te1 staff. Some teachers (not all, mind you) have that unusual abili establish a sense of trust and rapport between a student, which hop, can be carried outside of the classroom. Maybe it comes naturally to these instructors, or maybe they h: exert some effort. But whatever it is, students know they can go t< teacher, to talk, to laugh, to solve problems. And in this day when tb between parents and children is so great, it's reassuring to know son is there to talk to. This is not to say that a teacher should try to take over the roll parent. By the time a student reaches high school, if he hasn't s! communicating with his parents, he probably never will. And most don 't feel they can talk to their friends about all their problems teacher fits in between: partly as an older, more trusted adviser mostly as a mature, trustworthy friend. And when a student fee knows a teacher well enough to trust and confide in him, to joke wit~ as he would a peer, this is great. We won't mention any specific names in this editorial. But those special teachers know who they are, and they have something to be 11 of. The height of teaching success is when one can be as much a frie1 an instructor.
On a recent trip to Marian High School (see story on page five) th LANCE reporters involved were asked if Westside was a big drug sci Does this indicate the image that the school has state wide? The illegal drug image of our school seems to be a combinatio several big arrests of West Omaha individuals and NBC's First Tue show of two years back. The LANCE feels that the local press is pa to blame for its playing up of West Omaha drug crimes. Although the basis for their story, we feel that the press has chosen this area for its 'in depth' drug arrest stories. Not all fault lies in the reporting bu reputation this established can be taken into consideration. This impression of our school might also come from the fact Westside is supposed to harbor "rich kids." So some blame could b on a resentment of West Omaha affluent society. One point of human nature affects these accusations. Perhaps we the blame for our image on the way other people look at us. The 1 thing they notice are the bad and they tend to forget the good.
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Three seniors named Chicago Scholars Kurt Andersen, Howard Hochster and Alan Lienemann, all seniors, have recently been designated as University Scholars by the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The College at Chicago is considered one of the most selective and academically demanding in the nation. The three were selected as part of a group of 20 nationwide "on the basis of their exceptional academic and cultural achievement and their intellectual promise," the University said. The 20, in turn, were selected from the 2300 applicants for admission to the 700 member freshman class. It is highly unusual that three of the 20 be from the same school.
debate team displays products of years work. Thirty tro phies adorn the debate room. PHOTO BY FALLON
tstanding season for debate team The debate team at Westside is of the least recognized teams Yet all year they have been and doing 110 wmu•u~; work in oratory . Their last tournament is on April Mercy High School. The debate team is part of the National Forensic League. league is made up of the major schools in the state. has the largest number of are three different debate, speech and congress. Westside placed in debate with the team of Powers and Sharla Biggs. speech contest was on April in which Westside won the epstakes. The sweepstakes is the group of students one school that does the best.
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Suzy Wurtz won first place in tic interpretation. Sharla placed third in oratory and Belt was a finalist in dramatic Powers, Spencer and Bob Eisenberg all in extemporaneous speaking.
In contests sponsored by outside organizations, Westside had several winners. Steve Blotcky is involved with the Water and Soil Conservation speech contest. He has won two of the competitions. Tom Erickson won the West Omaha Optimists oratory contest.
Besides the honor that goes along with selection as one of Chicago's top 20 candidates, Howard, Kurt, and Alan will get a $500 renewable scholarship. They are eligible to attend discussion groups with "distinguished faculty and other guests on topics of academic and cultural interest" as well as attending performances of ballet, symphony and the theatre as
In all, the debate team has accumulated 36 trophies, which is far better than they did last year.
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Schrempp takes top three places In the recently held Nebraska Press Photographers Association annual photography contest, Junior Erich Schrempp walked away with awards for the three photos he entered in the high school color division. Erich, chief SHIELD photographer, swept first, second, and third place awards and won five dollars for his efforts. For the first-place photo, Erich used a "100% dropout with two-color overlay." He first shot a fully contrasting black and white picture, eliminating the gray. Then he blended in the colors red and yellow. The three-step process took five hours, and it was the first time Erich had tried the method. One of the judges of the contest praised the "ingenuity displayed" in the
photograph. The second-place photo, depicting a moonlit lake, also contained special effects. Calling it "an experiment," Erich says that the photo was made by introducing four different colors into a shot of a lake taken at sunset. Erich's third-place photo of a dead tree was taken while on a hike last summer in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and its success is due to some dubious luck. "I took the picture of the dead tree when I was lost," Erich admits. "I was walking along and thought 'that would make a good picture.' " Erich says that an amount of luck figured into the success of each of his pictures. "There is an awful lot of luck involved in a good photograph .."
well as other social and cultural events." Kurt also won a similar award from Columbia University, a highly regarded Ivy League school. He was one of 20 John Jay Scholars.
It takes two hands . . . Don't be surprised if a sophomore boy starts rummaging through garbage cans and eating cheese. In the presence of several admiring female spectators last week, he devoured an inch long, formaldehyde-soaked, and taste-tempting (?) rat brain. The brain was a specimen for study for the physiology lab practical and the sop homore was dared to swallow it by the girls, who offered $17 as a reward. However, he revealed that he actually had a large wad of gray gum in his hand with the brain, and swallowed the gum instead, fooling the girls.
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Todd to Science Fair Junior Todd Christel! will be one of 400 students from all over the world to demonstrate his science project at the International Science and Engineering Fair in New Orleans. Todd is going as a result of winning first place in the science fair at Nebraska City. Todd named his project a "Laser
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Communication Using Frequency-Division Multi-plexing" and described his problem as "trying to find a suitable means to modulate and channel a laser so it could be used for communication." He explained that with the increase of laser technology, one major field for that type of technology is communication and feels that as the knowledge of laser communication increases, it'll become more widely used. His main purpose was trying to prove that it is possible to have many conversations over one laser beam. Approximately 1000 hours were devoted to working on his project, which he started on as a sophomore. "This is the third year I've done experiments with lasers," he explained. "The first two years I did a data communications project with one laser (one way) and I got bored so I decided to use two lasers." Even though Todd is looking forward to this year's fair, he added with a smile, "I can't wait till next year's fair. It's in San Diego."
The year is 1972, an election year, and for the first time 18, 19 and 20-year olds will be voting in the national election. This has lead to measurable increase in student political interest and many Westsiders have taken part in the various political campaigns. Two such political enthusiasts are junior Heather Broadbent and senior Joe Lipsey. These two, along with juniors Diane Kidder, Merilee Carlson and senior Craig Starr, spent most of their Easter vacation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin campaigning for Mayor John Lindsay of New York. Heather explained the reason for her involvement. "I went because at this point of my life I felt I had enough energy and incentive to enter into politics and campaign for a presidential candidate. "We left Omaha by car about 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 25. It was about a ten hour drive and we arrived in Milwaukee about 5:30 p.m. We went immediately to the headquarters downtown and they wanted us to go out canvassing that same night. We were too tired for that, but ended up stapling leaflets for awhile and finally go directions to our apartment." Her first impressions of the city were not very impressive . "It shocked me to see how old and dirty it appeared. The roads were crummy and it was awfully hard to park our car. It took us about an hour one day. As with most big cities it was difficult for us to find our way around. "Our apartment was on the old east side. After conversing with our parents, we decided to move the next day and get some 'adult supervision." Heather explained that different people took part in different activities and so reviewed only the services in which Joe and herself took part. "The next day (Sunday) we began work with telephone interviews. We asked registered voters their impressions of the major democratic candidates, who they might vote for in the primary and if we could send them some information on Lindsay. The lists seemed endless and we had little
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done after about an hour. "Fortunately we were sent 30 miles away to Watertown. I canvassed with Joe and two Wisconsin teachers in the bitter cold." Monday morning they did more phoning and that afternoon were transferred to the Wisconsin Hotel where the fourth, fifth and ninth congressional district headquarters were set up. Four main administrative people worked in the office. "The people there were in charge of the Lindsay organization in Milwaukee. They wrote all the leaflets from the information that came in from the New York staff. They were the head of all phone canvassing and made sure that everyone received the information they should. They had contact with the Wisconsin main office in Madison and the national headquarters in New York City," said Joe . "We ran a lot of little errands," reflected Heather. "I went to Woolworth's three times, once to Walgreen's and once to a stationary shop for I.B.M. ribbons. That day I felt I was really working hard for Lindsay, since we were the only two kids at the main office doing those kinds of jobs that make up a political campaign." One of Joe's most memorable experiences was his meeting with Mr. Art Nitzburg, a former member of the Mayor's staff. He came from Lindsay's main office in New York to work at the Milwaukee headquarters. "He let me know a lot about Lindsay and how much he's done for the city of New York. In Nitzburg's opinion, Lindsay will not run for mayor again in 1973 but for governor in 1974 against Rockefeller. He might wait two more elections and run for president again in 1980." Heather continued, "Tuesday we had the tedious job of making an expenditure book on how much had been spent on the campaign in Milwaukee. Late into the night, they wanted us to deliver all news releases of Lindsay's scheduled trip to Milwaukee the next day. It took us until 1:00 a.m. because we did not know the streets very well. "Wednesday morning we became a part of the 'tactical squad'. We had to be downtown by 8 :00a.m., even though we didn't get much sleep that night. We handed out leaflets for the luncheon at the Milwaukee Bar Association to be held for Lindsay that day, but there was a big blizzard and Lindsay's
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plane didn't land. The da) cancelled and we went tt luncheon. The rest of the da spent phone canvassing and f1 leaflets. "Lindsay finally arrived Th~ morning. As he came in the everyone spread away from and as he turned to talk, Joe were standing right in back o on either side . We felt and I! like his right-hand men. I impressed by his height and looks. It gave me a strange fe He appeared like anyone else, felt a kind of awe so that I CO\ say anything to him. He g1 short 'pep talk' to the cam workers and left. "We proceeded to the east and I rode in the car with him felt too insignificant to ask hil an autograph. He was impressive and pleasant wit really trying and cracked 1 jokes. The mayor continued o visits through Milwaukee wi us. "The rest of the afternoo1 addressed envelopes for se mailings of information. We m to the south side at the congressional district """"uo~u~ where we did the same." Friday they managed reimbursed for the gas the:y used driving around. At the congressional district they persuaded into writing some They went sight-seeing for of the day and returned Saturday. Joe has worked campaigns before this. He to work for Lindsay just thought he candidate." Besides thos now-defunct two Westside students, Brophy and junior Mike (the McGovern cam coordinator for outstate high schools) hit the political With transportation and room board free for both, the worked in both door·to-door telephone canvassing, letter writing and dissemination in the Kenosha, area. Both of them spend their vacation working in experts called the best organization in history, and said the trip let them meet people in politics, learn politics and "find out w •..,.nna• an interesting place."
ummel provides ego boost by Rick Denney and Al Katz
"Hey wouldn't it be great to be only guys in an all-girl school?" This was a familiar quote all ugh Junior High. So being the trious people that we are, we · ed to find out what it would like for a person to attend a I consisting only of the ite sex. Besides the fact that it would us the feeling o f being in a very minority for the day, it would be informative as far as the kational and social differences ~een the schools. We (AI & I) chose Marian High ~e two fe male LANCE staffers jaded to visit Rummel. All jangements were made and AI ~ I were ready for our day of lkcation in an all-girl school. Our guides Carol and Kathy met l at the door, and after ilroductions, we proceeded to the ill class of Honors English. The ill things that we noticed were It larger classes and curriculum llferences with those at Westside. The Honors class was made up fsophomores, juniors and seniors *> had approximately twenty iloks to choose from. They had 10 weeks to read one book and ill to have one report a month. One of the first noticeable things • the fact that there was a strict Iss code that everyone had one liform style to wear. This is one i the reasons for the school's ll!lancholy feeling. However, the ll!osphere between the students • friendly and there were no ' parent cliques or classified rople. Every girl has respect for ie other. Some of the classes we attended 11:luded Social Studies, Chorus and leligion. I was surprised at the ll!igion class as it was not entirely ~~td on their religion as I thought I would be. Different Theologies 11re evident in the class. There was also an interesting .me Making course which the lhool supplied a n instructor and eteral movie cameras a nd you were jlen a creative assignment in which w filmed and edited a movie. I!Yeral girls won prizes for their rork. At this time , we began to feel ,nte uncomfortable. In the halls II! were the center attraction. In ie lunch room we were so mbarrassed we refused to stand in lie, so we j~:.st sat down a nd tried o look as inconspicuous as wible.
We fin ished t he school day and after for a student council ~eetin g. As we left the major thing o both ou r minds was whe re to lid a men's room. On the way ~ek to Westside we both discussed ur t hankfulness for modular lheduling as the e ight hour day ad been e xausting. Our ma jor surprise of the d ay ad been finding a re laxed social bnosphe re where we had e xpected igid discipline. ~yed
by Sue Berg and Barb Demaree If you ever need an ego booster just go to a boy's school for the day. You 'II really feel appreciated. We were just a bit nervous as we e ntered the front door of Rummel and found the office. A Winter Sports convocation was just getting under way when we arrived, so the halls were pretty well deserted. Our guides, staff members of Rummel's school paper met us in the office and we proceeded on the tour. Rummel has modular scheduling like Westside, so the school is basically set up the same way. The IMC's are smaller but seem to be very well equipped. The library was also small, but was divided off into different sections, one for viewing films, one area for study and another area for quiet talk. Our guides informed us that teachers were always on duty in the IMC's, but quiet talking was usually allowed. The classrooms were average. There isn't much you can say about a classroom. There weren't as many students in a class as there are here. The teacher-student relationship is informal also. Rummel no longer has uniforms either. Nevertheless, the buys were a lot better dressed then Westsiders. Rummel is a small school, with only about 550 students. It is not highly integrated either. About five black students attend Rummel. After see ing their newspaper staff room, we then proceeded to the assembly. One of our guides told us that if we really wanted to see what Rummel was like, just walk across the gym and sit down. We were sorely tempted to, but our better judgement overcame us and we quietyly went in and sat near the door. Their school spirit is unusually high or at least it is for sports. We questions our guides during the assembly about the grading system, smoking and drugs at school.
They use the traditional grading scale, A-F for most subjects and pass-fail for a few courses like r eligion. Smoking is a problem there. However, if you are caught, you are fined ten dollars. Drug traffic is at a minimum, according to our guide. Another thing about Rummel : they do not have a cafeteria. Instead, there is an area much like the Commons here that has machines that dispense sandwiches, milk, and other foods. Most of the students bring their lunch. Seniors h ave open campus. We left then after inviting our guides to Westside. They haven't called us yet. Our major impression of Rummel was a very small but academically e xcellent school.
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by Gail Burris Physical aspects of a prison are important, but it is the prisoners themselves that make up the prison. In the last issue of THE LANCE , you saw a view of the Men's Penitentiary in Lincoln and the Women's Reformatory in York. But what you didn't see was the people confined there. Several weeks ago three men from the Penitentiary spoke at Westside as part of a Youth Panel. Their stories, as told by them, will be presented now. Buddy has served 30 years in prison sentences, which is equivalent to 13 years actually in prison. He described himself as coming from "crime-oriented family. My first bust was when I was eight years old. I was hungry and stole food." From there he went to a youth detention center, and on to welfare homes, until he was caught smoking marijuana at the age of 13. "I spent five years for three joints in a correctional institution."
Began with stick-ups After his release, he got a gun, and started with stick-ups. "There was a big bust. I was wounded, and I shot a policeman." He was convicted on charges of armed robbery and assault with intent to kill, wound, or maim. Three years remain in his sentence . His first 12 years in prison, Buddy says he was "a known agitator and activist. I didn't listen to the rehabilitative process, and I tried to burn the prison down." But now he "talks things out" instead of reacting violently . The second prisoner was Arnold, who is in his 17th year in prisons on narcotics convictions. By his senior year in high school, he was severely addicted to heroin. "I was really looking for a trip. I thought I'd found it in acid, heroin, morphine . It wasn't there." He was involved in big drug busts, and is now serving for drug-connected crimes.
"My family pays also" Arnold spoke of his influence on those around him. "The price I'm paying is nothing compared to others. I lost my pride, dignity, self-respect, went to skid row, associated with junkies and prostitutes, but I pulled my family down into it. They're the ones who pay ."
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hospital, while I was on my way to prison . Becuase I was responsible for my mother's death , I have incentive to clean my ha nds."
"Non-criminal" murders Arnold introducted the third convict as "not a criminal." Jim came from a small town, was president of the student body and church group, active in sports. "Overnight his life changed," commented Arnold. Jim then took over his own story. "I am serving a life sentence for murder. I came from a well-to-do family, and had everything I wanted. My life was quite normal until I commited this crime." Jim never had any problem with the I a w, "except vandalizing schools in sixth grade." In junior high he started going steady with a girl. He described it as "an ugly relationshio. We quarreled a lot, and I blamed her for all my problems. We broke up frequently." When he became upset with her, he would plan revenge, "usually mentally."
Four years of beating his girl Jim would physically abuse his girlfriend, and she would have to hide the bruises. This went on for about four years. "Finally I decided to call our relationship off. I thought of suicide and of killing the girl. Hate and bitterness filled my heart." They continued seeing each other even after they broke up, and one night Jim killed her. "It just took ten minutes of my life." He is now in his seventh year of his se ntence, a nd has seven to go. Jim finished high school and some
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Arnold then contrasted Jim anc Buddy . "One is from the ghetto and the other from a good life . Bu1 this difference is not noticed in th~ Penitentiary. Those iron doors hav~ no conscience. They can close o r anyone. "
Looking around the audience, Arnold noticed the "smug expressions" on some students' faces. "You're all thinking 'It will never happen to me.' Well , we all thought that . We played tic-tac-toe with the law. Prison changes yom life , and there's not a thing you can do about it."
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All three men seemed contentec with the prison administratior under the direction of the neVI warden, Charles Wolff. "Up to thi: present administration we had nc benefits of prison reform. We al three have hope now," Arnold said Buddy remarked on the prison ': attempt to prepare inmates fo1 re-entry into society. "Now w~ have work and educational releasE programs, where guys are given 1 job, regular clothes and wages living in the community."
These three men tended to agret with Warden Wolff's opinion tha homosexuality is not a majo problem at the State Penitentiary According to Buddy, "We havt homosexuals, but they are looke< down upon. They are tolerated, bu not segregated. It's not much of : problem in Nebraska prisons."
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Track stars show metro potential Th e Wests ide track squad co n ti nue d t o show its potential as a Metro p o wer last week as it downed Rummel 1 22% to 17 1h at the Raiders home track. Warriors placed first in 1 4 of 15 events and won all three relays t o help compile o ne of the hi ghest dual point totals this year. Seni or Bill Moore was a cha mpion in three individual events and h ad a h and in a fourth to lead t he squad. Moore ran a 10.7 in the 100, a 23 .4 in the 220, and jumped 1 8 ' 11 " to ta ke the long jump. Teammates Doug Blatchford , Bill L at enser , and Scott McMullen joined him on the 4 x 220 yard relay and anchorman McMullen crossed the finishline in 1 :31.1 , a sca nt tenth of a second off the fastest 880 relay clocking this year. Double winners were Randy Chick , who tossed the shot 49' and the discus 132 ' 3 ", Rick Berkshire, who won th e 180 low hurdles (21.3 seconds ) a nd t he triple jump (37' 1 " ), and McMullen, who finished first in the 路 440 , alongside his relay effort. Other winners in the lopsided meet were John Sturnad, who cleared 5' 9" in the High jump, Jeff Suggs, who ran a 10 :44 two mile, Dave Johnston , who finished the mile with a fast 4 :38 time , and Curt Larson , who won the 880 at two minutes and four tenths. The two mile relay of Dan Preister, Pat Gilmore , Ross Jernstrom, and Steve Edwards won in 9:04.7, while the mile relay of Robby Mayberry, John Stewart, Bruce Westerlin, and Mike Gella tly also won in 3:41.4.
Trackmen fourth in Lincoln Two weeks ago, the cindermen compe te d in the Lincoln Invitational at Lincoln with the cold wind and rain becoming almost a trademark of the a nnual m ee t. Westside placed four th to L inco ln NE, Hastings, and Grand Island , which ran away with the m eet almost before the afternoon fi nals got underway. Bill Moore ran an outstanding 2 20 in the preliminaries (22.6) that was fast enough to be ranked second o n the state top ten chart for th is year. He won the finals with a 23 .0 t o become the only Warrior gold medalist of the day. Several other performances came close, tho ugh . Scott McMullen won h is 44 0 heat in 51.6 but finished seco nd in t he time finals by .6 seco nd. Bob Drake cleared 5' 10 :: in t he high jump, 2" and one place beh ind first , while Westside 's 880
and mile relay teams also finished runner路up by .1 and .9 second respectively. Other individual performances were turned in by Dave Johnston, who ran a sub-ten minute two mile by two seconds, good enough for fourth place, Curt Larson, who ran a 2 :04 .1 half mile for fourth also, and Rick Berkshire, who broke the WEstside school record for the 120 high hurdles with a 14.7 third place finish in the event finals.
Warriors kill Tee Jay Two and a half weeks ago on April 5, the trackmen won their first duel of the season, beating Tee Jay by a rather comfortable 120-21 m argin. Warrior runners once again won 14 of the 15 events and the 3 relays. Rick Berkshire was the quadruple winner this time , taking the highs in 15.1, the lows in 20.9, the triple jump with a 39' 4 1/2" leap, and running a leg on the victorious
880 relay, clocked in 1 :35.4 . Bill Moore won the 220 (23.5) and the long jump (19' 5") in addition to his leg on the half mile relay. Mark Kershaw won the pole vault at 11' 9", Bob Drake won the high jump at six feet, Fred Ross won the shot put at 5J.' 4%" with Randy Chick right behind at 50' 8". Chick won the discus with a 135' 7%" throw. Other winners were Dave Johnston in the two mile (10 :07), Curt Larson in the mile ( 4 :46.4 ), Doug Blatchford in the 440 (52.4), and Bernie Waters in the 880 (2:07.3). The two mile relay of Preister, Suggs, Jernstrom, and Edwards won with a relatively medium 8:59 while Steve Waterman, Bill Pietz, Mark Belcher, and Bruce Westerlin combined on the mile to produce a 3:44.4. The 880 relay of Blatchford, (Bill) Latenser, Berkshire and Moore ran a 1:35.4.
Soccer turnout requires two teams Soccer which is a new sport to this area has had a tremendous debut here at Westside . Westside has 32 people going out for soccer. Ours is the only school except for Creighton Prep that has had a good enough turn out to make two teams. There are two teams, each made up of 16 guys. The teams are called Varsity A and Varsity B. Although it may seem that it is Varsity and J.V. it is not, because on several occasions the B team has beaten the A team. Both teams are in separa te divisions with Westside A, Benson , Rummel, Prep A and Bryan in th e American division. And in the Nation division there are Westside B, Prep B, Holy Name , Ryan and Burke. The soccer teams have been practicing every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday for about a month and, according to Mr. Klaus Preuss, the teams have been shaping up very well. Both teams are scheduled to play four games but the opener scheduled for last Friday was cancelled due to the weather. After th e regular season the teams are put into a double elimination round robin tourney, which isn't bad for soccer being a first year sport. Westside senior Ron Wheeler was recently elected president of the Nebraska High School Soccer Association and heads the ten teams th at participate in this area 's soccer contests. Now to go into the basics of soccer. The game is played on a field th at is 110 yards long and 50 yards wide, but a football field will do. The net that the players have to shoot at is a whopping 12 x 8 feet, and th at 's a lot of net for one man, the goalie, to cover. Hands are not allowed to be used on the field except the goalie who can use his h ands to capture the loose ball within a 16 yard area. The positions used in soccer are goalie, normally two fullbacks, three halfbacks and four or five men up front depending on the number of fullbacks used by a team. To start the game off, both teams line up on their respective sides of the field, and play is started by advancing the ball forward from cente r field. This briefly is the way the game of soccer is played. Although it is not intended to be a rough contact sport, it has been known to get out of control. In a recent scrimmage game, the two opposing cente r halfbacks began shoving, a punch was thrown but did not connect and then the man was on the ground with a broken leg. With Prom just around the corner and you without a formal, there's one place that understands your fashion needs. Senior Diane Matya models a smart new formal from Haas Aquila.
Golfers state title favorite but must earn state ranki T o some people hitting a sm all whi te b all in t he m id dle of a field a nd t hen chasing after it may seem rathe r foolis h . Mem bers of the golf t eam d o it every day. The routine of the golf team is to play 18 holes a day at their ho me course of Miracle Hills. Senior Mark Winstrom led the golf team to a victory over Norfolk w ith a fie ld lead ing score of 72. Westside went on to win the con test with a healthy 14 stroke lead o ver the nearest competitor, Frem o nt. Westside finished with a 3 07. Senior J oe Sloan and J unior Dave Walker b oth fin ished with 7 8 's, good e n o u gh to pu t them into a t ie for the four th sp ot in the rna t ch. Senior Mike Sch wartz fi nished with 79. This week the golfers had a tou gh sc hedule, playing A.L. Monday and T .J. on Wednesday at the Warrio r 's h o m e cou rse, Miracle Hills. On T uesday they traveled to Linco ln to participate in the 10 t eam So u th east Invitational. Today the gol f team is sche dul ed to go to N orfo lk for t h e P anthers' Invitational.
of individuals on the third teams are Jay sophomore, Steve Graham, John Hansen, junior, Andy sophomore, Dave Pfeifer, P aul Roth, soph Schwarz, junior and Mark sophomore. The schedule for the golf which, by the way, are the favorites to take the golfing title is as follows: April 24
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monders remain undefeated diamonders started the with a bang two weeks remain the team to beat in this year as predicted by Warriors took their first win by virtue of the ten (if you are leading by ten you win) and received pitching to complement fine hitting. Larry hurled four innings and fired two, while the rest team hit the ball all over the gether, Westside blltters 19 hits, nearly one per and several batters had two. week, the Warriors won in a close one, 4-2, as of some good coaching up base running. Steve scored on a steal called by Moscrey with runners and third. The first base led off half way between second, attracting the attention, while Lindsey home and slid around the head first, just barely the plate. Another play when Kim Hawkins got on
first and stole second. A wild pitch ensued and, while on third base, he was hit in on an outfield ball. Jim Benak started the game and pitched a one hitter through five innings before tiring and giving up four hits in the sixth. Jeff Seume relieved him with two strike outs (with men on base) and a force grounder. Westside batters totaled six hits, including a pair by Hawkins (one a standup triple), and a double by Rick Walstrom. Against Thomas Jefferson, the Westsiders defensed their way to their second shutout of the short season, scoring nine runs off as many hits while holding the opponents to 2 worthless hits. Wetterberg pitched the entire game and received great help from the fielding crew. Moscrey felt that the squad was playing together well and, for this early, the pitching and hitting are 'real good. ' "Our hits have been pretty well spread out among the team and the fielding has been great. I'd have to say that we're performing real well for this point in the season," stated Moscrey. Tonight the Warriors face Tech at the Trojans' home field.
Se niors Steve Lindsay (left) an d Kim Haw ki ns display the talent t hat has earned t hem and the Westside varsity squad a top position in Metro.
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earbook fans: get ready for May surprise 11 months of interviewing students and coaches, the SHIELD is finished. The 15 be in homeroom on May 22. All seniors are to attend homeroom that If books are not received students will not be
to do people care for last year's cover, and were quite a few gripes about photography.'' Mark emphasized that this year's will contain some elements found on any past SHIELD . decided to make a with the people that a traditional cover, but I to go back to plain red or Some other "extras" the book contain are the addition of 12 making the book 276 pages a 16 page color introduction, more informal group pictures. everyone that bought a book receive a plastic vinyl cover One of the main goals of the was to get rid of boring
bleacher shots. According to photographer Erich Schrempp, the photography will be "100% better than last year's book. This year we came up with some really good, creative pictures." Recalling the past few months, Mark added, "Every book must have a theme. Last year's theme of ''Caring" wasn't really carried throughout the book. It was really hard to show caring through photography. On the other hand, I
lincoln concerts prove successful LINCOLN CONCERTS .. . . . ... . In the past two months, Lincoln has brought several big groups including Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, James Gang, and The Allman Brothers . Let's hope they keep up the good work. GEORGE'S MOVIE The Concert for Bangia Desh is currently showing at the Six West Theatres . If you appreciate musicians such as George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Leon Russel and Bob Dylan, it's a good movie to go see. NEW ALBUMS .......... ... .. . Several new albums to come out in the last few weeks are David Crosby and Grahm Nash, Creedence Clearwater, and Live Cream Vol. 2.
believe we picked a good theme for this yearbook. It is not only shown on the cover, but on the division pages as well as in the copy and photography ." On the 22 of May, SHIELD staffers will sit tight, holding their breath, waiting in anticipation for the 1400 yearbook purchasers to accept their creation. After thinking a moment, the weary Editor shyly commented, "I don't think anyone will be disappointed with the book." In the meantime, staffers are busy working on the summer supplement which will arrive at each student's home around the middle of August. An upcoming event for Westside's journalists is the announcement of next year's staff and the awarding of honors to outstanding staff members at the annual journalism banquet. Sponsored by Quill and Scroll, this year's banquet will be held on May 11 at AI Caniglia's Drawing Room in Millard. All beginning journalism students are invited as well as this year's SHIELD and LANCE staff members. Masters of Ceremonies will be the Editors of the SHIELD andLANCE.
The Westside Horticulture Class opened its annual spring flower sales with an advance sale at the Booster Club open house on April 13. Geraniums and Begonias, featured at this advance sale, earned about $50 toward a new
Junior scores highest in annual math contest Jim Greenspan, Westside junior, finished with the highest score in the school on the National Mathematics Contest Test. The test, administered to 114 of Westside's math students, is scored with a high of 150 points. Greenspan finished with 49, placing himself in the top 25 in the Nebraska-South Dakota region. The test was also scored on a team basis, with the three highest scorers in each school comprising a team. Westside's was made up of second and third place scorers Harry McMaken and Kim Hawkins, both seniors. Central won the team competition for the two state region in the 80 minute test, finishing with the top three individual scorers. Their top man had 98 points and led his team to their eighth straight title.
greenhouse. Many more flowers will go on sale May 1, according to Mr. Louie Niemann, Horticulture class sponsor. Mr. Niemann said that in addition to the "very good crop of Geraniums, "Choral Bells, Kalanchoe (Pregnant Plant), Caladium (variegated and Elephant Ear), Palm trees, Sedum, Yucca and Cactus plants will be sold. Tomato plants are .10 each or 12 for $1. Gloxinia, Begonia (bulbs or potted), Dahlia and Canna bulbs are also available. Special orders will be taken for pine or fruit trees. All prices are low, or, as Mr. Niemann says, "We have the cheapest plants in town- we hope."
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/ 'It has its drawbacks, but any system would' Each spring cheerleading tryouts are held. And every year there seems to be more controversy about the system which is used to choose the cheerleaders. The present system works like this: A panel of judges made up of the senior cheerleaders and certain teachers select finalists from the eligible girls. The girls tryout again in front of the Pep Club, whose votes make the final decision . The LANCE asked about 80 students their opinion of the present system; whether it should remain the same or be changed. While 36 people felt the system should be revised, 30 were satisfied with the present system and 4 of the students polled said they couldn't care less about cheerleading tryouts. Sophomore Eadie Fishel feels that the system should be changed because now it is basically a popularity contest and the girls who are good and work hard in Pep Club usually don't have an equal opportunity because of the popularity factor." Speaking with the same idea, Pat DiBiase, a junior, said, "It seems to me that the cheerleaders at Westside are chosen if they have attained a certain position in the social strata at school. They should devise a way to choose the girls on talent and not on the girl's popularity and good looks." Many felt that a solution to the problem of popularity voting would be to select judges who would vote objectively. For example, junior Paul Novak suggests we trade cheerleading judges with other schools. Seniors Linda Brown and Linda Vlcek back this up by saying, "Outsiders would not be biased against or for the person and would judge purely on cheerleading ability." Julie Gilmore, a junior, thinks that UNO teachers associated with cheerleading would be one possibility. Junior C. J. Mangimelli believes "they should make it as fair as possible so no one could be accused of partial actions. So by getting unknown judges it would improve the system." Senior cheerleader Nancy Skaug disagrees by saying, "Cheerleaders cheer for the Pep Club, so Pep Club should have the right to choose them. Pep Clubers know the girls better than anyone else (attitude) and they know if the girls really want to be a cheerleader. Teachers and people from other schools have no way of knowing this." According to juniors Kim Arnold and Kyle Antonson, the present ;ystem is satisfactory, "but the fault lies in the candidates. They should :mly try out if they are sincerely interested in what cheerleading stands for md not just the status." Kiki Schreiner, junior, sums it up by stating, "I think the way they ~boose the cheerleaders now has its drawbacks, but any system would."
"What kind of formal are you wearing to Prom this year? "I heard a girl ask a friend of mine. My friend replied, "I want something feminine without getting frilly, and I don't want to appear casual yet feel comfortable." Prom fashion seems to have raised a question with many girls this year. You can expect to see a wide variety of tastes in clothes at Prom next week. Girls have become much more individual when choosing Prom fashions. (Remember when all the girls wore the same styled
formal in different colors? Take a look at some Prom pictures from a few years back.)
Watch the tie One of the newest styles for Prom is the halter dress. The back-less looks great on a tan, and gives a feminine appearance. Although you may feel a bit bare, most girls will probably find the halter dress very comfortable. But if you chose this style, be careful of the tie behind the neck -it could
Girls tennis team shows 'potential' Despite the disadvantages of drooping nets and a non-concrete playing surface during practices, "along with a few of our own inadequacies," junior Pam Monasee expressed high hopes for this year's girls tennis team. Pam has helped organize the team under the sponsorship of Mrs. Bea Haney and assisted by junior Kathy Koch. According to her, "the team as a whole knows what to do. All we need now is to get out there and do it. Many of our players have a lot of potential and there's a good group of sophomores coming up for next year." The team has been practicing for several weeks on Mondays and Fridays after school. Pam cited Mrs. Zandbergen, previous UNO coach, for her help at the practices. "She's really done a great job of catching our mistakes and helping us with them." The first tournament was held Tuesday, April 11 at South , where the Westside varsity team was defeated by the strong South opposition. The playing positions were as follows: first in singles, junior Pam Monasee; second in singles, junior Kathy Koch ; third in singles, junior Beth Staenberg; first in doubles, sophomore Debbie Japp and senior Nancy Zandbergan ; second in doubles, sophomore Laura Schory and junior Jo Williams. Other members of the varsity squad include senior Betsy Abbott, junior Julie Gilmore, junior Debbie Holstrom , sophomore Sherril
Ringwalt. "I hope all the girls will have a chance to compete and so improve their games," said Pam. Currently the varsity girls are looking forward to tournaments with Benson and T.J. on April 25 and 27, respectively. Metro championship action will begin May 1.
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"It was really no big thing. We've had this happen before in the past," said Mr. Bill Hoyt. He was commenting on the supposed ''bomb scare" rumor that infiltrated Westside's halls on Friday, April 7. In confirming this "popular" rumor, Hoyt stated that they received t he call sometime Friday morning on •the office telephone. The caller reported the presence of a bomb in the school, but did not reveal any given place where it could be located. School administrators followed regular procedures concerning this sort of event by calling the Public Safety Director and also by notifying the Police. They followed
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Class of '74 officers (still unaware of the woes of giving a Prom?) left, Dan Palmer, Lisa Trustin, Amy Petersen and Julie Davis.
une o1 tne cnt1c1sms o1 class officer elections is that they seem so dull because all the candidates say the same things. In this respect, the April 25 election of officers and Student Advisory Board of Education representatives was unique in its controversy. Source of the controversy was a speech by Junior Craig Klemz, a candidate for the post of Senior Class President. Klemz' short talk contained alleged obscenities aimed at the conditions in school restrooms and the campaign platforms of his opponents. Klemz won the contest despite reactions which questioned his eligibility and suggested the need of disciplinary action. Klemz defeated incumbent Ken Figgins, among others. Dan Palmer was elected the president of the Class of '74. The representative to the SAB-E for the junior class to be is past class president Bob Eisenberg, who defeated present rep Pam Hochster. Other junior officers for '72-73 are
Amy .t'eterson, re·electect to Secretary; Lisa Trustin , Vice-President; and Julia Davis, victor over incumbent Teresa Thomas, Treasurer. The other officers for the next Westside senior class are John Sal istean, Vice-President; Jayne Tinley, Secretary; and Sue Schwarz, Treasu rer. Salistean defeated present VP Dede MacFayden. Sue is serving her third straight term as treasurer. The senior class representative to the SAB-E was decided last Tuesday . Chris Icenogle and Steve Scudder, present member, tied in the April 25 voting and were included as a run-off ballot during the SAB elections. Klemz, who said in an interview with a LANCE reporter that he didn't run for a joke, believes he "stirred more interest in one day than the others have in a year. " He said he advocates change in student government election methods and in the present structure of student
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Bob Eisenberg said recommend an "indi\ grading system" to th1 board. His plan woul students to choose beh traditiona l 1-8 system pass-fail system. He also an extension of an open ca sophomores and juniors an curricula, especially in v areas.
The candidat es: Class of '73: President: Klem Fritz Ar cherd , Neal ~ Vice-Pr es id ent: Bruce Bisso Hill, Ded e MacFayden, Secretary: T om Kampfe, Kiki Tinley; Treasu r er: Bob Har Sch warz; SAS-E rep: Steve I cenogle, Pam Monassee. Scl Rick Ward . C lass of '74 : President: Bar Mary Kincaid, Palm er; Vice Eadie Fishel , Mi che ll e Hoi Richard s on, Trustin; S Peterso n, Sherril Pri d eaux, K a Dede Walk er; Treasurer : Cheri Davis, Jim N ewstrom, Thorn rep: Eisenberg, Robin Ginn, Linda Smith.
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1me to revise school constitution? semester the Student Board decided that it was to revise the present three school constitution. to SAB president Nancy the purpose of the revision to clarify some of the of the present constitution define the relationship of to the student Forum.
government was set up as a house legislature, in which the was a member of both the
president provided the line of communication necessary to correlate the two bodies. However, since the president no longer is required to preside over both groups, both houses had begun to work separately. The main revisions of the present constitution are as follows: If a bill is proposed that affects the school policy, the bill will be discussed, passed, or rejected by both houses. An example of a bill that would have to pass through both houses would be one concerning open campus or
Board elections
Caucus attracts youthful vote "Can you picture a school board with seven kids running and making "I think its great that they're interested in politics!" "Yeah, just as long as they don't win." This was the actual context of conversation between a man and his wife at the School Board Caucus in Wt;stside's auditorium April 25 at 8 p.m. This is the first time in the District's history that an 18, 19 or 20 could take part in the School Board's election. Two Westside decided it was time for a student to be on the Board because they school and actually know what is going on. Wilma Ennenga and Trudy Stevens ran for the nominations of the two seats on the Board. In the Caucus, a unique system in that its use is very widespread, nominations are made for the first ballot. After •llllll<atl<ms are completed, votes are cast and then tallied. The winner of first ballot is announced and nominations are then made for the ballot. Four ballots are taken so as to have four candidates running two seats at the May 9 elections. Each legal voter present was to one vote for one candidate on eac h ballot. The Caucus also permits nominees to run on successive ballots. Wilma on the first ballot and was defeated by Robert Berkshire. She then ran the second ballot and was defeated by Charles Gruenig. Trudy ran on third ballot to see if she could fare better than Wilma. She was by Mrs. Virginia Davis. She was re-nominated for the fourth and was defeated by Robert Innes. gave Trudy's nominating speech and Craig based their speeches on the idea of "real •Jlmlmc,e." Howard noted the other nominees' qualifications : having in the district and a number of years of living in the district. He that Trudy had more experience because she herself attends school To add a touch of humor he did ad mit that "she does have •111DJ:ot~1ers in the district, if that helps."
correction of the gradi ng system. A resolution that doesn't affect school policy , such as lowering the s p ee d bumps, may only be discussed the house that it originated in. Concerning amendments, there will be a 2/3 vote by the m embers in each house before there will be a change in the constitution. The decision as to whether the idea will be classified as a bill, resolution, or amendment will be made by the originator. After the constitution is ratified by both the SAB and the Forum, it will be passed out to each student in homeroom to be voted upon. Even if a student does not vote on it, he'll be made aware of its contents. More effort is being taken by the SAB to make the last month of school as "bearable" as possible. The SAB is planning on showing supplement movies in the near future, which students can attend on their free mods.
Fred, left, and Carl have varied interests, and represent the crea junior class crop.
Carl Anderson, Fred Smith plus to organize, run mythical 51st ~ "I feel very p rivileged to have been given one of t he nicest honors, I think, that a junior could receive at Westside." This was the feeling expressed by Junior Carl Anderson after being chosen to go to Boys' State. Junior Fred Smith also received the honor of going to the June 10-16 program in Lincoln. Carl and Fred will join over 400 other Nebraska boys to organize and run their own mythical 51st state. The citizens of Boys' State construct a constitution and laws and elect officials for city, county ,
"It will be more than just taking roll and reading announcements'' Are you dissatisfied with your homeroom teacher? If so, on May 11 you will have a chance to better your situation. During homeroom on May 11 the administration will begin an experiment with a new system they have created for next year. Students will be asked to select one teacher, administrator or counselor that they would like to have as their homeroom teacher or "advisor " next year. According to Mr. James Findley, assistant principal, they will try to honor all requests, "yet it will be impossible for every student to get the advisor he wants." Each advisor will have approximately 21 students in his
homeroom. Each group of students will consist of sophomores, juniors and seniors. The group will be divided equally for all three grades. Students will have the same advisor throughout all their years at Westside. The members of the steering committee thought that if a student h as the same homeroom teacher for three years, and it is a teacher that the student gets alon g with , a more ami ab le relationship can exist between a student and all his teachers. Findle y a lso said that this situation will make homeroom more th a n just ta kin g attendance and reading announcements. Each student will also have their own counselor.
and state government. Th1 then perform the funct ior office, such as intr odu' voti ng on legislative I administering justice with law enforcement agencies. Oth er activities competing for awards in Sl atte nding lectures by notal servants. Carl is looking forward State and believes "it wil my knowledge of government." Carl is int1 government but, he says, age, I have not becom politically minded." Ho' fee ls "my involvement Governor's Youth Confet the city-farm youth exch the experience I will g Boys' State will help me u, more the benefits of stat in government." Carl is involved in th1 Club, has been on the forum, and made the h with a 2.4 average. Las! Carl attended the Governo Conference and last partici pated in the city-fa exchange. Carl has b een equally ir sports. He was on th basketball team, is no\1 intramu ra l vo lleyball, and go out for football next YE Fre d 's activities includ cello in Orchestra and Orchestra Bands, singin church's choir and ensen takin g horticu lture class.
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The recent junior class elections had a distinct change over those of the past. It had been a fairly normal type of election convocation with about half the students paying a ttention until the candidates for president gave their speeches. One can didate Craig Klemz, wisely decided to leave his speech on the chair and use "shock tactics" in an effort to attain an audience. He gai ned the attention he desired and went on to win the election with 41% of the vote out of the 73 % junior vote. It appeared that "vulgarity" was the only way of successfully being noticed, which is · a poor reflection on the junior class. Many people felt that what happened could have
been avoided by a primary election. Others said they just didn't care because the class presidents don't have any powers to do anything except raise money, which we have enough of already. The LANCE feels that it is truly unfortunate that the only way to win the election is with the use of "vulgar" language. The fault does not lie with Klemz alone who was forced by lack of student interest to use the methods he did. In the future these elections may take the same route unless students take the initiative upon themselves to become more responsible voters and more power is given to the offices to help create responsibility.
Learning through guest speakers and direct contact with involved people provides a much better mode of teaching than the traditional textbook approach. The Westside Social Studies Department must be commended on their continued efforts to bring the world into the Westside auditorium for the betterment of the students. Since the beginning of the school year, especially in government and Sociology classes, Large Group time has been concentrated on bringing in outside authorities on the topic being studied. Generally speaking, this time is opened up to questions from the students, instead of the guest lecturing. Again the department must be praised for realizing that students are less likely to become bored and more likely to learn when they take an active part in a class, especially a Large Group. Not only does the department bring in numerous guests, but the speakers are a varied group. They range anywhere from the captain of the police department to a representative from Planned Parenthood. Or they could be someone from an obscure city government office or Congressman John Y. McCollister. Or the guest could be hypnotist Dr. Jay B. Zee or Miss Omaha, Sheryl Donnemeyer. The government teams's latest efforts are to present as many candidates as possible for various offices in the upcoming primary election. The Social Studies Department obviously puts quite a bit of work into lining up these guest speakers for their Large Groups. They should be proud of themselves for helping to bring the real world before the eyes of the students.
Quite often the term "happily married" is used in books, movies, on
fV . But stop and think : how often do you actually see two people who 3re both happy and married at the same time? But being realistic and realizing that marriage will exist for quite some t ime, what about the question of teenage marriages? This is perhaps the biggest area where marriage becomes the go-ahead for sex. And this is one Jf the main reasons teenagers get married; their physical wants and needs (whi ch are normal) are pulling on one arm, and their moral convictions (or their parents') are pulling on the other. Marriage is the natural :ompromise. Or else they have relinquished morals, but are just tired of ;neaking around and acting suspicious about something that should never Je treated as a "crime." One out of every two teenage marriages ends in divorce. What are the ·easons behind this tremendous rate of breakups? Perhaps the major ·eason is the couple becomes bored after the newness of marriage wears Jff, after it is no longer unique and exciting. Not only do they become bored, but they start blaming each other for uining each other's lives. They begin thinking about everything they nissed because they got married . They see other unmarried friends being ree and independent, and when they look at themselves. thev reali7e how
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'----- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- by susan dars1 An old friend from the Chicago area visited Westside recently, and the thing that left the deepest impression on her was "how hard everyone works here." I walk down the hall and see yawning ghouls or glassy-eyed strangers, well, anyway, very few smiles . How has the humor and fun gone out of our lives? In grade school and junior high, everyone pulled corny pranks, had really funny convocations , or just enjoyed a good joke with the teacher in class. When was the last time you had a good laugh in school? Maybe the pressure of "gotta get good grades, gotta get into that college, gotta outdo myself" builds up too hi gh a wall inside of students and fun things pass t hem by in school. Also, a boy remarked, "To Westsiders, the only time to have a good time is when you're bombed ."
I wonder how many Prom-goers spent last weekend sober. What Westside students need is a better sense of humor, and I think all kids wish for more opportunities for fun. Remember t he hilarity of the 'SO 's Day? You didn't have to be a jock or a freak o r a groupie to have fun. Well, election time is here again. To quote a cartoon: "The trouble with political jokes is that they get elected." Last Monday eight juniors dressed as raisins squeezed themselves into a refrigerator-turned-Raisin Bran box and popped up singing "It's juniors that make the junior class so wonderful . .. etc ." The skit was received e nthusiastically by surprised juniors. Come to think of it, there were a lot of funny things about that class election. Must be the strain of having ten or twenty class-mates humbl ed in front of you , looking tor your vote. An ironic situation
developed in the class pre~ race. Ken Figgins, whose speecl year had humorous elements referred to himself as Fig New Faggons, etc.) had a serious s~ this year. Ken was defeated fo senior class presidency by Klemz, whose speech appeale the more crude amusing f Craig used scattered obsceniti1 get his point across, and evid impressed the majority of junior class. After the elections se students (sour grapes? rais tried to get up a petitio impeach Craig. Tsk, tsk, w their sense of humor? Many students shrugged Craig's election as "vote of apathetic majority" or the res'! a "pointless speech." I'd say ~ is a pretty smart cookie who advantage of a bunch of imm juniors in high school. He h potential to be a great preside he can just keep his sense of hur
*LETTE&S Dear Editor: The District 66 School Board Caucus was, if nothing else, very illuminating. This was the first time 18-year olds were eligible to vote for, or to run for, public office. If the attentions given us are any indication of future prospects, it will be a very long time before young adults are taken seriously. We knew that our chances of winning the nomination were almost too small to be considered, and we did not expect to win . We congratulate the very-well qualified ladies and gentlemen who did win. What was appalling was the attitude of the citizens who were present at the caucus. While all older candidates were addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." we were addressed as "Trudy" and "Wilma". We realize that this was an unconcious error, but this does not excuse the fact that it was both rude, and made a mockery of our reasons for running for the School Board. We were treated - both by the attending parents and by the gentlemen who led the meeting - as students on a government project who had to be humored; not as young adults seriously desiring membership on the School Board. The caucus also made us realize the apathy of students here at Westside. Of 710 seniors, 350 are eligible to vote. However, there were onlv 50 students - at. most. -
disappointed for ourselves, but because this was the first time 18-year olds had a chance to vote in Nebraska , and many Westsiders didn't even care enough to come. Respectfully, Wilma G. Ennenga Trudy Stevens Dear Editor : I partially agree with the opinion on sex expressed by the reader in the previous issue. The ideal relationship between two people involves physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual attitudes. But a good one-dimensional relationship is normal and leads to the ideal relationship. Our lives are made up of one-dimensional relationships. Most of us have an intellectual relationship with our teacher. We
have a spiritual relationship wi priest or minister. With our friE we have an emotional relation It's just as natural for us to ha purely physical relationship 1 another person . When two or more of t relationships are combined, resulting relationship becomes meaningful. And when all fou combined, it can result in marri The reader seemed to feel we should suppress our phy needs while we seek to satisfy intellectual, emotional, spiritual needs. A phy relationship s hould not postponed until the other three achieved; it should be allowed proceed naturally because it lead to the other three. Anonym
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Erer since the p assage of the 'tutional amendment allowing year·olds to vote, the high I · college age youth of this try have been literally beseiged voter registration campaigns other methods designed to · ize the youth as a cohesive · interest voting group. This all come to a head in recent ks locally as the May 9 primary oaches. Now, in fact, the time register has passed; all that for the "youth block" is to their favorite candidate, a 'dable task with 11 Democrats Republicans on the The problem has been simplified some candidates withdrawing, as New York's John Lindsay. of American Government er Doug Pierson's classes pted to make it even easier 'tb a dittoed summary of 'dential candidate views titled 1972 Presidential Voter's publication covers the ons of only those candidates the class thought most · tic and serious. They include: tor Hubert Humphrey, Senator Jackson, Senator George vern, Senator Edmund Muskie, incumbent, Richard Nixon, and or George Wallace. The students' summaries will be nsed here for use as a rough · g guide. Humphrey: Immediate · drawal from Vietnam. One draft. Compulsory wage-price trois, with violaters prosecuted. are reform, "crack down" on traffic, integrated schools · out busing to lower quality ools, drug care centers, ce for police and firemen, ederal penalty for killing · man. "Supports massive plan control growth in US" to help ogy. Believes we should stop ping over in Southeast Asia" use we "are getting nothing out it." In labor, favors community
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develo pment jobs, retraining of skilled labor, national domestic development bank. Campaign emphasizes "getting peop le back in government." Jackson: Wishes POWs returned . Says immediate withdrawal from Vietnam unrealistic . Do away with welfare, all able men employed with initiative restored. Against legalizing marijuana. No busing for racial balance. Give police the "means to do their jobs" penal system so prisoners can reform. Says we "can have both clean air and water plus a healthy industry." Feels North Atlantic decisive to foreign policy, advocates negotiations with USSR. Supported by labor and big business because of labor legislation and aircraft industry support. Wants strong national defense to deal from strong position. McGovern: Known for opposition to war since '63, calls it "greatest military, political, economic and moral blunder in US history." Co-sponsored McGovern-Hatfield anti-war amendment. Wants selective wage-price controls, $33 billion reduction in defense budget, job for every American. Wants to change welfare by improving social security and guaranteeing every American at least $1000 in income per year. This is part of a negative-income tax reform plan for poor called Income Redistrib ution. Emphasizes tax reform. Terms busing a "penalty" for segregation. Federal direction to save ecology. Likes family farm concept, 100% parity. Says American will "exert greater impact for peace" with economic and moral rather than military strength. Wallace: Wants withdrawal from
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Government team informs studen1 Over the past month, the Westside government team has attempted to bring before their students a number of candidates for the more important political offices in the upcoming primary. Presented here is a summary of what each candidate for the U.S. Senate told students during these large-group campaigns.
Wallace Peterson One of the first candidates to speak at Westside was Wallace Peterson, who is a Democratic nominee for the U. S. Senate. He is one of six candidates on the Democratic ticket for this office and four of the six have spoken at Westside. Peterson's greatest concern, according to him, is "the existence of too many injustices." He cited the fact that the millions of people live below the poverty level, with no adequate medical care and housing. He feels the Vietnam War is not over yet, and "it's wrong, it's built on deception." Although he is against the legalization of marijuana, he
doesn't think there should be a legal penalty for it. He is also opposed to legalized abortion.
Don Searcy Another Democratic contender for the U. S. Senate is Don Searcy. Some of his views were that there is "too much government interference" and the government should "basically but not radically cut down the defense budget. We should cut down our own military involvement." On amnesty he feels it should be earned, and he wouldn't vote for an unconditional return of draft evaders. In Searcy's opinion marijuana is "just a nother intoxicant and will eventually be legalized." He said abortion should be an individual choice, "after a doctor, parent, etc. consent." Searcy spent most of his time in large group presenting slides on his family.
Wayne Ziebarth Wayne Ziebarth is the third candidate for the Democratic ticket for the U. S. Senate. His campaign is based on "reason and consistency." He feels the Vietnam War is increasing in scope, and "we
should concentrate on the of activities in Southeast A: He said the U . S. sh "consistent in f committments and I Ziebarth opposes amnesty evaders, and favors 1/3 funding for education. 'I senator from Wilcox also farm prices should be i1 otherwise the rural popula move to urban areas.
John DeCamp The final candidate Senate who spoke at W• John DeCamp, also a state He said, "I definitely we for a bill to end the Vietr It is unreasonable to ex POW's to be returned be end of the war." He called issue "a smokescreen, an e staying in Vietnam." The dynamic young m to implement his state bil abuse into the national law severely punishes p1 hard drugs and treats rna "no real crime." He ' support legalized aborti means of population cor. punned, "it's too hot an is
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Music people rated highly, concerts will show them off The Westside music department went to State April 21 and 22, and if a first place award had been given, it would have gone to the Warrior musicians. The contest, held at Papillion, is not really the state contest but is the closest thing to it. Westside music-makers summed up 28 "1" ratings and 2 "2" ratings. This is believed to be the highest total in the state. Winners at Papillion (recipients of "1" ratings) are the orchestra, band, and girls glee; Jim Schwarz-Alto Sax; Sue Klasna-Flute; Cori Blackman-Alto Flute; Debbie Shidler-Oboe; Debbie Kessler-Bassoon; the flute trio; the flute ensemble; Jerri Niver-trombone; Ken Westphal-trombone; Jean Hansen-clarinet; Todd Manvitz-clarinet; the brass choir; the clarinet choir; Judy Bauer-Girls High Voice; Holly Nielson-Girls High Voice; Madrigals; Chris lcenogle-Boys Medium Voice; Debbie Elafros-violin; Greg Fried-violin; Laurie Eckwall-cello; Carol Pelkner-marimba; Sue Klasna-harp; the string quartet ; the string quintet ; and chamber orchestra. The "2" ratings went to John Mossblod-tenor sax; and Todd Manvitz-clarinet. Several music programs are in the offing for May. Two back-to-back band concerts are scheduled -- the Reserve Band concert Thursday, May 11 and the Honors Concert Friday, May 12. It was decided this year not to hold the annual band banquet and give ot:t awards, but to give the awards at the actual Honors Concert. The 78 member band will perform, as well as some talented senior soloists. Debbie Shidler will play Rhapsody in Blue on the piano; Carol Pelkner, who was one of five winners of solo auditions in the Omaha Symphony, will perform Marimba on the xylophone as she did for the audition; Diana Dalton will give a piccolo concerto; and Jerri Niver on the trombone will play Marceau Symphonique. Night of Glees will be Friday, May 19. This concert will feature both Boys' and Girls' Glees, and songs like Waters Ripple and Flow and Creation, a rock cantata.
Mock election-May 9th All students are invited to participate
The '72-'73 cheerleaders are seated left to right: Judy Larson, Linda Sharp, Janet Berkshire, Kathy Farrell, Roach, and Nancy Dean. Standing left to right are: Lisa Worrall, Lynn Timperley, Jane Tinley, Diane Cheryl Gilmore, Karen Krause, and Amy Schlesinger. Not pictured is Merilee Carlson.
Kelley casts Register as 'Belch'
Thespian officers direct 2 One Act plays An inspired bit of type casting took place in this week's One Acts in director Deanne Kelley's choice of senior Bob Register in the part of Sir Toby Belch . Belch is a character in the cutting from Twelfth Night, the first of three One Acts that were presented May 2 and 4. The others are Sandbox and Death Knocks. The Thespians officers were in
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Dunbar as the narrator. Nancy Smith, another officer, is directing a play she "theater of the absurd." The Sandbox, was written in 1 Edward Albee. It is a cut points out how people cut up folks and death and the funny is that everyone must get themselves. Nancy said the play really comical. Sophomore Bereson was Grandma; Dave Bouscha as Daddy; junior Buda was the young man; junior Patty Tobin was musician. Steve Scudder, Thespians officer, is in the stage crew. Mrs. Anna directing the third One Act called Death Knocks. The written by Woody Allen, pokes at materialism and how people death and how they think they cheat it. A paid political adverti
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by Barb Demaree re is m uch co nfusion as to exactly a foster home is. Most have a vague idea of a home children who are outcasts in . Some people think that a home cares for orphans. some aspects, some of these are true. A married couple ke children assigned to them e court and be paid to raise alon g with feeding and · g· them. The children may be or children of parents who ed unfit parents by the court. woman, Linda, grew up in one foster homes in Michigan. ther had been reported to the for neglect of children. "My mother died when I was . When I was eight, I was placed a foster home with my sister. It a farm and there were about t other foster children, all high school age. There were boys and girls." "The reason the people had so y was they needed help in
runnin g th e ir farm. They had found that if th e children were under high school age, they were not hard to discipline." She went on to describe her work and schooling. "We had about three hours of chores to do before we went to school in the morning. The girls took turns between working in the house and working in the fields. "The school was right next to the farm so we dido 't leave until the last minute when the bell started to ring. Since we only had five minutes to get home from school, change our clothes and start working, I'd do all my school work in the morning and read for the rest of the day . The teachers knew that we were not allowed to read at home so they let me read all I could at school. Linda described a typical meal. "We started eating when they did and finished whe n they did. If we weren't finished with what was on our plat es, that 's what we got for
amp ton voted 'outstanding' "A
teacher can only be nding if his students are." · was the reaction of Westside · try instructor Ron Crampton his recent ap pointment as er of the year." '!be official title for this honor is 1972 Henzlik Award presented lbe outstanding male teacher in state of Neb raska. It is an presentation sponsored by Epsilom Nu, the honorary and fessional teachers fraternity of University of Nebraska. Every school is asked to select candidate fr om their faculty. · is the second year Crampton been nominated for this honor, "thanks to the students, inistration and the letter itten by Seniors Howard ter and Marcia Angle ," he chosen this year 's "outstanding
lestside's nominee, fills out the
lrms and writes a letter submitting li qualifications. "I don't believe s limited to any particular area of lie school," added Crampton. Crampton was informed of his lllection Friday , April 21. "I was
very happy ," he reflected . "The thing I appreciate most about this type of honor is that it is initiated by the students. They judge teachers differently and I think they 're the best judge. I couldn't have won without good stude nts."
di nner the next nigh t." "We had no leisure time . All we did was work. T h ere weren't any doctors allowed either. I had an appen dicitis attack. T hey pu t me on an egg d iet for three days. I d id get a doctor for m y loose finger nail after it started smelling p retty bad." "If we proved to b e too bad of a problem, they could get ri d of us by having us sen t t o anoth er home," said L ind a. " I only stayed in this home until I was in high school.
Why wasn't court action taken agai nst her first foster parents for cruelty? " No one ever rep orted it until my sister d id . T hen the privilege of keeping foster ch ild ren was taken away from t hem. "
Bracket racing exciting for woman drag~ The shining chrome of the dragster nervously rocked forward on its foot-thick back tires. Inside the padded womb of the dragster, the driver was seen by the crowd as he calmly shifted gears with his white gloved han d . As he passed , t he crowd dropped their binoculars and waited for his ti me. The calm a nnouncer dutifully told the crowd: 11.3 7 for the quarter-mile, a final speed of 122.61 mi les per hour . Nobody cheers . This is not a football game, there are few partisan fa ns. This is a Sunday
Andersen receives first place in UNO Journalism contest Honors wer e a warded to Westside staff members of the LANCE at the annual High School Jou r nalism C onf ere nc e . The con fe re nce was held April 19 at th e Milo Bail St uden t Ce nter of UN-O. First place honors are award ed in te n differe nt are as : Best news story, best spo rts story, best editorial, best column, best feature , be s t inte r vi e w , best n e w s pho t ograph , b e st s p o r ts pho tograph, best front page a nd best inside pa ge . Kurt Andersen, former member of the LANCE , received an award for the best column . The column that rece ived recognit ion was entitled " Deep in the Hea rt of WASP-Land." It is based on the book "The Educa tion of a WASP"
A Westsider can find lots of excitement at Cornhusker Raceway.
by Lois Mark Stalvey. Other winn e r s received runn e r-up classifications. Th ey are: The Lance Ne ws R esearch Team, best news sto ry; Rick Be rkshire, best spo rts story; Doug Berg, bes t editori al; and Gail Burris, best inte rview. Spea ke rs a t the conference were : Lloyd Be rg , Lloyd Advertising, Inc.; Ka y Brown, Director of Wallace Pe terson 's campaign for U. S. Sena te ; Chuck Hagel, Aide to Congressman McCollister; and Robert Reilly of Holla nd, Dreves and Reilly, Inc . They based their topics on Po litics a nd the Mass Media.
afternoon at Cornhusker Raceway south of Omaha. S trangely out of place among the mechanics and race officials is a gray-haired woman waiting for her bracket race time-trial. She is Mary Alyce Griffith, also called "Hop", mother of four sons and a grandson. Mrs. Griffith became interested in the sport because of her sons, all of whom race at Cornhusker. Driving a '69 Roadrunner, "Hop" has already won a trophy in bracket racing. Mrs. Griffith has been racing
three seasons at Cornhu thinks that the track h. facilities". Several Westside studt been bracket racing at Co Bill T homas has won a tr year. Mike Parker runs ir stock class an d has 1 trop hies. Other Westsiden at Cornhusker are Tom I 0 ' Brien, Chuck Morga H inkel, and Robin J ohnst weeks ago, Junior Pat balled his '65 Corvair to 1 slowest times ever rec Cornhusker.
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Berkshire takes highs
Moore burns previous times in 220 das
;;ophomore Lance Margolin dribbles to the Rummel goal in hopes of ;coring.
Ateamtourney favorite I n t he last soccer article it was tate d that B team was just as good >r b etter than A team. So far they wve no t lived up to their preseason opes. According to the first two games •f the season the A team is o ut in ron t in goals. In t he first two games they have ollect e d 11 by scores of 4-3 and -0 while B team only had two in wo games as they took two on the hin. Sco res in the losses were 3-1 nd 2-1. In the ir third encounter B team ut t he ir 0-2 record on the line gai nst Ryan and surprisingly 10ugh scored the first goal. They 1en trie d t o crawl into a defensive Jell w hich failed and Ryan scored J tie the game at 1-1. After many ·oring ch ances which also failed B ·am walked away with their first tme with o ut a loss. T he four th and final gam e pitted 'estside against Prep. After Prep ored three quick goals B team tme back and for the first t ime ored over one goal and beat Prep 3 . This co uld be the added ct•ntive nee de d by B team for •Urnament pl ay because they now lOW they h.ave the potential to ore. B tea ms final regular season cord was 1-2-1. A team which was roaring right .st every o ppo nent came to the m<' with P re p. At the end of the me t hey were not roaring so lo ud the y had suffered the first loss of e season, in an upset loss to Prep a sco re o f 3-2. Afte r the A teams loss to Prep Js t people expected them to play mo re reserve d style of game an d pI ay more defense. They n tra d icte d every thought of that t u re by coming back and mple tly trouncing their oppo nent a 4 -0 shutout. Goalie Don rlow, senior and Senior John ~e m a n both turne d in superb!. nes with Freeman collecting two t he fou r goals.
The two teams now enter into the tournament with Westside A favored as the team to beat. They are favore d because of their ever potent offense and strong defense and goaltending. Varsity B should win at least one game in tournament play because after the 2-1 loss to Burke, Junior Kevin Muchmore was heard to say "I know we can beat 'em." If Westside A should take the league it would be the second straight year that the team has done so.
Westside trackmen, sparked by performances by Bill Moore and Rick Berkshire, cap tured it's first invitational crown of the 7 2 season two weeks ago at Burke, nipping the Bulldogs and the remainder of the Metro conference with a respectable 4 7 points. Moore zipped to state leading times of 9.9 in the 100 and 22 .3 in the 220 in the afternoon preliminaries. Although ed ged out of first in the 100 by Boys Town 's Mel Kelley, Moore came back to win the 220 in 22.3, the best in Nebraska this spring. Berkshire ad ded another first to the Warrior collection when he captured the 120 Highs in 14.7, a tenth of a second slower than his qualifying time. Other individual point getters were Dave Johnston in the two mi le (10:05.1 -2nd), Scott McMullen ( 4 th-4 4 0 52.6 ), Curt Larson (2nd-880 2:01.9), Randy Chick (2nd-discus), Mark Kershaw (12'6") and Dean Ross (12') who were second and third in the pole vault, an d Bob Drake (3rd-high jump 6'0"). Also adding points to the w inning total were the three relays which all placed third. The two mile relay finished in 8:25.8, while the 880 went 1:32.7 and the mile 3:29.2. On the ensuing Tuesday, the Westside squad suffered it's first division defeat in duel competition, losing to the undefeated Bulldogs
80-69. Bill Moore was the only double winner for the Warriors, winning the long jump and 220 with a 20'10" leap and a 22.6 clocking. Randy Chick won the Discus with a 144' throw, while Berkshire won the highs in 14.6 and
Larson took the h alf mile i1 The only other victory Westside squad was the t• relay of Tom Dinwoodie Westerl in , Dallas Facht, an c Waters, who collectively 8:25.1.
Trackmen work out daily to prepare for State meet.
Niemann adds to greenhouse Just back fro m a trip to Mexico and laden with flowers for spring, Mr. Louis Niemann, Botany teacher will provide May flowers for Westside. Adding to the greenhouse collection of flora is a collection of cacti gathered on a recent trip to Mexico . One of the highlights brough t to Omaha is a Saquaro Cactus which can grow 30 ft . and then produce arms. Another, called the Choia, is covered with needles, giving it the pet name of "Teddy Bear." Ocotillo, which is used for fencing in Mexico, and Pallo verde, which is deprived of leaves, are two other newcome rs to Westside's collection . Hedgehog, B ab y Fish-hook Barrel Cactus, and Luther Burbank's Thornless Prickly Pear are the plants that provoke
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Class of '74 officers (st ill unaware of the woes of giving a Prom?) left, Dan Palmer, Lisa Trustin, Amy Petersen and Julie Davis.
One of the criticisms of class officer elections is that they seem so dull because all the candidates say the same things. In this respect, the April 25 election of officers and Student Advisory Board of Education representatives was unique in its controversy. Source of the controversy was a speech by Junior Craig Klemz, a candidate for the post of Senior Class President. Klemz' short talk contained alleged obscenities aimed at the conditions in school restrooms and the campaign platforms of his opponents. Klemz won the contest despite reactions which questioned his eligibility and suggested the need of disciplinary action. Klemz defeated incumbent Ken Figgins, among others. Dan Palmer was elected the president of the Class of '74. The representative to the SAB-E for the junior class to be is past class president Bob Eisenberg, who defeated present rep Pam Hochster. Other junior officers for '72-73 are
Amy Peterson , re-elected to Secretary; Lisa Trustin , Vice-President; and Julia Davis, victor over incumbent Teresa Thomas, Treasurer. The other officers for the next Westside senior class are John Sa! istean, Vice-President; Jayne Tinley, Secretary ; and Sue Schwarz, Treasurer. Salistean defeated present VP Dede MacFayden. Sue is serving her third straight term as treasurer. The senior class representative to the SAB-E was decided last Tu esday. Chris Icenogle and Steve Scudder, present member, tied. in the April 25 voting and were included as a run-off ballot during the SAB elections. Klemz, who said in an interview with a LANCE reporter that he didn't run for a joke, believes he "stirred more interest in one day than the others have in a year." He said he advocates change in student government election methods and in the present structure of student
government.
Bob Eisenberg said recommend an "indiv grading system" to tht board . His plan woul students to choose betv traditional 1-8 system pass-fail system. He also an extension of an open ca sophomores and juniors an curricula, especially in v areas. The candidates : Class of '73: President : Kl em Fritz Archerd, Neal 1\ Vice-President: Bruce Bisso Hill , D ede MacFayden, Secretary : Tom Kampfe, Kiki Tinley; Treasurer: B o b Har Schwarz; SAS-E rep : Steve Icen ogle, Pam Monassee. Scu Rick Ward. Class of '74: President : Bar Mary Kin caid, Palmer; Vice Eadie Fishel, Michelle Hoi Richardson, Trustin; S Peterson, Sherril Prideaux, Ka Dede Walker; Treasurer: Cheri Davis, Jim Newstrom, Thorn rep: Eisenberg, Robin Ginn, Linda Smith.
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me to revise school constitution? semester the Student Board decided that it was to revise the present three ld school constitution. to SAB president Nancy the purpose of the revision to clarify some of the of the present constitution to define t he relationship of SAB to the student Forum.
president provided the line of communication necessary to correlate the two bodies. However, since the president no longer is required to preside over both groups, both houses had begun to work separately.
Currently the problem seems to in the co-ordination between the houses. Originally Westside's government was set up as a legislature , in which the was a member of both Under this system, the
If a bill is proposed that affects the school policy, the bill will be discussed, passed, or rejected by both houses. An example of a bill that would have to pass through both houses would be one concerning open campus or
The main rev1s1ons of the present constitution are as follows:
I Board elections
Caucus attracts youthful vote "Can you picture a school board with seven kids running and making "!think its great that they're interested in politics!" "Yeah, just as long as they don't win." This was the actual context of conversation between a man and his wife at the School Board Caucus in Westside 's auditorium April 25 at 8 p.m. This is the first time in the District's history that an 18, 19 or 20 could take part in the School Board 's election. Two Westside decided it was time for a student to be on the Board because they school and actually know what is going on. Wilma Ennenga and Trudy Stevens ran for the nominations of the two seats on the Board. In the Caucus, a unique system in that its use is very widespread, nominations are made for the first ballot. After ll""''"'~••u••~ are completed, votes are cast and then tallied. The winner of ballot is an nounced and nominations are then made for the ballot. Four ballots are taken so as to have four candidates running two seats at the May 9 elections. Each legal voter present was to one vote for one candidate on each ballot. The Caucus also permits nominees to run on successive ballots. Wilma on the first ballot and was defeated by Robert Berkshire. She then ran the second ballot an d was defeated by Charles Gruenig. Trudy ran on third ballot to see if she could fare better than Wilma. She was by Mrs. Virginia Davis. She was re-nominated for the fourth and was defeated by Robert Innes.
gave Trudy's nominati ng speech and Craig based their speeches on the idea of "real Pl"'ll""'""·" Howard noted the other nominees' qualifications : having in the district a nd a number of years of living in the district. He that Trudy had more experience because she h erself attends school the district. To add a touch of humor he did admit that "she does have
correction of the grading system. A resolution that doesn't affect school policy, such as lowering the speed bumps, may only be discussed the house that it originated in. Concerning amendments, there will be a 2/3 vote by the members in each house before there will be a change in the constitution. The decision as to whether the idea will be classified as a bill , resolution, or amendment will be made by the originator. After the constitution is ratified by both the SAB and the Forum, it will be passed out to each student in homeroom to be voted upon. Even if a student does not vote on it, he 'll be made aware of its contents. More effort is being taken by the SAB to make the last month of school as "bearable" as possible. The SAB is planning on showing supplement movies in the near future, which students can attend on their free mods.
Fred, left, and Carl have varied interests, and represent the crea junior class crop.
Carl Anderson, Fred Smith plus to organize, run mythical 51st ~ "I feel very privileged to have been given one of the nicest honors, I think, that a junior could receive at Westside." This was the feeling expressed by Junior Carl Anderson after being chosen to go to Boys' State. Junior Fred Smith also received the honor of going to the June 10-16 program in Lincoln. Carl and Fred will join over 400 other Nebraska boys to organize and run their own mythical 51st state. The citizens of Boys' State construct a constitution and laws and elect officials for city, county,
"It will be more than just taking roll and reading announcements'' Are you dissatisfied with your homeroom teacher? If so, on May 11 you will have a chance to better your situation. During homeroom on May 11 the administration will begin an experiment with a new system they have created for next year. Students will be asked to select one teacher, administrator or counselor that they would like to have as their homeroom teacher or "advisor" next year. According to Mr. James Findley , assistant principal, they will try to honor all requests, "yet it will be impossible for every student to get the advisor he wants. " Each advisor will have approximately 21 students in his
homeroom. Each group of students will consist of sophomores, juniors and seniors. The group will be divided equally for all three grades. Students will have the same advisor throughout all their years at Westside. The members of the steering committee thought that if a student has the same homeroom teacher for three years, a nd it is a teacher that the student gets along with, a more ami able relationship can exist betwee n a student and all his teachers. Findley also said th at this situation will make homeroom more than just taking atte ndance and reading announcements. Each student will also have their own counselor.
and state government. Th• then perform the functior office, such as introdu voting on legislative 1 administering justice with law enforcement agencies. Other activities competing for awards in SJ attending lectures by nota· servants. Carl is looking forward State and believes "it wil my knowl edge of government." Carl is into government but, he says age, I have not becorr poli tically minded ." Ho• feels "my involvement Governor's Youth Confe the city-farm youth exd the experience I will g Boys' State will help me u more the benefits of stal in government." Carl is jnvolved in th• Club, has been on tho forum, and made the h with a 2.4 average. Las Carl attended the Governc Conference and last participated in the city-fa exchange . Carl has been equally i1 sports. He was on th basketball team, is nO\ intramural volleyball , anc go out for football next Y' Fred's activities incluc cello in Orchestra and Orchestra Bands, singir: church's choir and e nse1 taking horticulture class.
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Record Review: set traces Clapton's ris Eric Clapton, isn't he the guy who used to play guitar for Cream? That's right, he was also in the Y ardbirds, John Mayall, and Derik and the Dominoes.
The recent junior class elections had a distinct change over those of the past. It had been a fairly normal type of election convocation with about half the students paying attention until the candidates for president gave their speeches. One c andidate Craig Klemz, wisely decided to leave his speech on the chair and use "shock tactics" in an effort to attain an audience. He gained the attention he desired and went on to win the election with 4 1% of the vote out of the 73 % junior vote. It appeared that "vulgarity" was the only way of successfully being noticed, which is a poor reflection on the junior class. Many people felt that what happened could have
been avoided by a primary election. Others said they just didn't care because the class presidents don't have any powers to do anything except raise money, which we have enough of already. The LANCE feels that it is truly unfortunate that the only way to win the election is with the use of "vulgar" language. The fault does not lie with Klemz alone who was forced by lack of student interest to use the methods he did. In the future these elections may take the same route unless students take the initiative upon ' themselves to become more responsible voters and more power is given to the offices to help create responsibility.
Learning through guest speakers and direct contact with involved people provides a much better mode of teaching than the traditional textbook approach. The Westside Social Studies Department must be :::ommended on their continued efforts to bring the world into the il\/estside auditorium for the betterment of the students. Since the beginning of the school year, especially in government and :iociology classes, Large Group time has been concentrated on bringing in )Utside authorities on the topic being studied. Generally speaking, this :ime is opened up to questions from the students, instead of the guest ecturing. Again the department must be praised for realizing that students 1re less likely to become bored and more likely to learn when they take an 1ct ive part in a class, especially a Large Group. Not only does the department bring in numerous guests, but the .peakers are a varied group. They range anywhere from the captain of the >olice department to a representative from Planned Parenthood. Or they :o uld be someone from an obscure city government office or Congressman ohn Y. McCollister . Or the guest could be hypnotist Dr. Jay B. Zee or /liss Omaha, Sheryl Donnemeyer. The government teams's latest efforts re to present as many candidates as possible for various offices in the pcoming primary election. The Social Studies Department obviously puts quite a bit of work into ning up these guest speakers for their Large Groups. They should be roud of themselves for helping to bring the real world before the eyes of 1e students.
Quite often the term "happily married" is used in books, movies, on V. But stop and think: how often do you actually see two people who e both happy and married at the same time? But being realistic and realizing that marriage will exist for quite some me , what about the question of teenage marriages? This is perhaps the ggest area where marriage becomes the go-ahead for sex. And this is one ' the main reasons teenagers get married; their physical wants and needs vh ich are normal) are pulling on one arm, and their moral convictions (or 1e ir parents') are pulling on the other. Marriage is the natural 1mpromise. Or else th~y have relinquished morals, but are just tired of eaking around and acting suspicious about something that should never ! treated as a "crime." One out of every two teenage marriages ends in divorce. What are the asons behind this tremendous rate of breakups? Perhaps the major ason is the couple becomes bored after the newness of marriage wears f, after it is no longer unique and exciting. Not only do they become bored, but they start blaming each other for ining each other's lives. They begin thinking about everything they ssed because they got married. They see other unmarried friends being !e and independent, and when they look at themselves, they realize how
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'------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - b y susan da1 An old friend from the Chicago area visited Westside recently, and the thing that left the deepest impression on her was "how hard everyone works here." I walk down the hall and see yawning ghouls or glassy-eyed strangers, well, anyway, very few smiles. How has the humor and fun gone out of our lives? In grade school and junior high, everyone pulled corny pranks, had really funny convocations, or just enjoyed a good joke with the teacher in class. When was the last time you had a good laugh in school? Maybe the pressure of "gotta get good grades, gotta get into that college, gotta outdo myself" builds up too high a wall inside of students and fun things pass them by in school. Also, a boy remarked, "To Westsiders, the only time to have a good time is when you're bombed ."
I wonder how many Prom-goers spent last weekend sober. What Westside students need is a better sense of humor, and I think all kids wish for more opportunities for fun . Remember the hilarity of the '50's Day? You didn't have to be a jock or a freak or a groupie to have fun. Well, election time is here again. To quote a cartoon: "The trouble with political jokes is that they get elected. " Last Monday eight juniors dressed as raisins squeezed themselves into a refrigerator-turned-Raisin Bran box and popped up singing "It's juniors that make the junior class so wonderful . .. etc." The skit was received enthusiastically by surprised juniors. Come to think of it, there were a lot of funny things about that class election. Must be the strain of having ten or twenty class-mates humbled in front of you, looking tor your vote. An ironic situation
developed in the class p1 race. Ken Figgins, whose spe year had humorous eleme1 referred to himself as Fig No Faggons, etc.) had a serious this year. Ken was defeated senior class presidency by Klemz, whose speech appe: the more crude amusing Craig used scattered obscen: get his point across, and ev impressed the majority < junior class. After the elections students (sour grapes? r< tried to get up a petiti impeach Craig. Tsk, tsk, h their sense of humor? Many students shrugge Craig's election as "vote • apathetic majority" or there a "pointless speech." I'd sa} is a pretty smart cookie wh< advantage of a bunch of imr juniors in high school. He h potential to be a great presi< he can just keep his sense of b
*LETTE&S ;~ :EDITO& 1c Dear Editor: The District 66 School Board Caucus was, if nothing else, very illuminating. This was the first time 18-year olds were eligible to vote for, or to run for, public office. If the attentions given us are any indication of future prospects, it will be a very long time before young adults are taken seriously. We knew that our chances of winning the nomination were almost too small to be considered, and we did not expect to win. We congratulate the very-well qualified ladies and gentlemen who did win. What was appalling was the attitude of the citizens who were present at the caucus. While all older candidates were addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." we were addressed as "Trudy" and "Wilma". We realize that this was an unconcious error, but this does not excuse the fact that it was both rude, and made a mockery of our reasons for running for the School Board. We were treated - both by the attending parents and by the gentlemen who led the meeting - as students on a government project who had to be humored; not as young adults seriously desiring membership on the School Board. The caucus also made us realize the apathy of students here at Westside. Of 710 seniors, 350 are eligible to vote. However, there were only 50 students - at most -
disappointed for ourselves, but because this was the first time 18-year olds had a chance to vote in Nebraska, and many Westsiders didn't even care enough to come. Respectfully, Wilma G. Ennenga Trudy Stevens Dear Editor : I partially agree with the opinion on sex expressed by the reader in the previous issue. The ideal relationship between two people involves physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual attitudes. But a good one-dimensional relationship is normal and leads to the ideal relationship . Our lives are made up of one-dimensional relationships. Most of us have an intellectual relationship with our teacher. We
have a spiritual relationship ' priest or minister. With our f1 we have an emotional relatio1 It's just as natural for us to l purely physical relationship another person. When two or more of relationships are combined, resulting relationship becomes meaningful. And when all fot combined, it can result in mar The reader seemed to feel we should suppress our ph) needs while we seek to satisfJ intellectual, emotional, spiritual needs. A pbJ relationship should not postponed until the other thre achieved; it should be allowe proceed naturally because it lead to the other three. Anonyn;
the lance Published bi-weekly by the Publications Department of Westside High School, 87th and Pacific St., Omaha, Nebraska 68114. THE LANCE is a member of the National Scholastic Press Association and the Nebraska High School Press Association. The paper is given free o f charge to h o lders of Activity Tickets . Subscription rates to others are $3.00 postpaid . Non -pr o fit mailing rights claimed. Pr i nted by Wr i ght Printing Co ., Omaha, Nebr . Co-editors •• • Gail Burris and Doug Berg Associate editor • •• •• •• •• Susan Darst Editorial editor • •• •• • • •• Rick Denney C:--~ · ·- -
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reform, "crack down" on traffic, integrated schools busing to lower quality drug care centers, for police and firemen, penalty for killing "Supports massive plan growth in US" to help Believes we should stop over in Southeast Asia" we "are getting nothing out it." In labor, favors community
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development jobs, retraining of skilled labor. national domestic development bank. Campaign emphasizes "getting people back in government." Jackson : Wishes POWs returned. Says immediate withdrawal from Vietnam unrealistic. Do away with welfare, all able men employed with initiative restored. Against legalizing marijuana. No busing for racial balance. Give police the "means to do their jobs" penal system so prisoners can reform. Says we "can have both clean air and water plus a healthy industry." Feels North Atlantic decisive to foreign policy, advocates negotiations with USSR. Supported by labor and big business because of labor legislation and aircraft industry support. Wants strong national defense to deal from strong position. McGovern : Known for opposition to war since '63, calls it "greatest military , political, economic and moral blunder in US history." Co-sponsored McGovern-Hatfield anti-war amendment. Wants selective wage-price controls, $33 billion reduction in defense budget, job for every American. Wants to change welfare by improving social security and guaranteeing every American at least $1000 in income per year. This is part of a negative-income tax reform plan for poor called Income Redistribution. Emphasizes tax reform. Terms busing a "penalty" for segregation. Federal direction to save ecology. Likes family farm concept, 100% parity . Says American will "exert greater impact for peace" with economic and moral rather than military strength. Wallace: Wants withdrawal from
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Government team informs studenl Over the past month, the Westside government team has attempted to bring before their students a number of candidates for the more important political offices in the upcoming primary. Presented here is a summary of what each candidate for the U.S. Senate told students during these large-group campaigns.
Wallace Peterson One of the first candidates to speak at Westside was Wallace Peterson, who is a Democratic nominee for the U. S. Senate. He is one of six candidates on the Democratic ticket for this office and four of the six have spoken at Westside. Peterson's greatest concern, according to him, is "the existence of too many injustices." He cited the fact that the millions of people live below the poverty level, with no adequate medical care and housing. He feels the Vietnam War is not over yet, and "it's wrong, it's built on deception." Although he is against the legalization of marijuana, he
doesn't think there should be a legal penalty for it. He is also opposed to legalized abortion.
Don Searcy Another Democratic contender for the U. S. Senate is Don Searcy. Some of his views were that there is "too much government interference" and the government should "basically but not radically cut down the defense budget. We should cut down our own military involvement." On amnesty he feels it should be earned, and he wouldn't vote for an unconditional return of draft evaders. In Searcy's opinion marijuana is "just another intoxicant and will eventually be legalized." He said abortion should be an individual choice, "after a doctor, parent, etc. consent." Searcy spent most of his time in large group presenting slides on his family.
Wayne Ziebarth Wayne Ziebarth is the third candidate for the Democratic ticket for the U. S. Senate. His campaign is based on "reason and consistency." He feels the Vietnam War is increasing in scope, and "we
should concentrate on th~ of activities in Southeast A He said the U. S. sl "consistent in committments and Ziebarth opposes amnesty evaders, and favors 1/'C funding for education. 1 senator from Wilcox alsc farm prices should be i otherwise the rural popul; move to urban areas.
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The final candidate Senate who spoke at W John DeCamp, also a stat1 He said, "I definitely we for a bill to end the VietJ It is unreasonable to e:x POW's to be returned b• end of the war." He called issue "a smokescreen, an e staying in Vietnam." The dynamic young m to implement his state bil abuse into the national law severely punishes p1 hard drugs and treats rna: "no real crime." He 1 support legalized aborti means of population con punned, "it's too hot an is:
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in 1963 George McGovern was the first man to oppose the War in Indochina. McGovern has pledged to appoint a woman to the first Supreme Court opening, as well as other major judicial and executive posts. He supports all legislation guaranteeing equal rights for women. in 1968 he led a "one-man" crusade which revealed the extent of hunger and malnutrition in America. Out of this effort came Food Stamp and School Lunch legislation . only McGovern is committed to grant a general amnesty to all those forced to flee the country rather than fight in an unjust war. only McGovern has spelled out an alternative defense budget for America which would reduce Pentagon spending by $30 billion.
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McGovern calls existing penalti es for possession of marijuana inequitable and unrealistic.
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in 1969 McGovern submitted legislation calling for the termination of the draft.
McGovern led in congressional su pp ort for Caesar Chavez' efforts to ensure a fair income for farm workers.
in 1972 McGovern stated the heart of his plan for a better America when he called for a dramatic program of income redistribution and tax reform. His plan would have the effect of shifting $29 billion from those at the highest income levels to the vast majority of Americans at lower levels, those earning under $12,000. Now, that's radical change! McGovern's record on the issues is testimony to what he's been doing about the problems facing our country. NOW, IT' S YOUR TURN TO DO YOUR SHARE!
Important: in order to nominate McGovern, you must vote for McGovern convention delegates. The following have been endorsed by McGovern as the official slate in Nebraska's Second District. Voting only for these will keep the McGovern vote undiluted and insure the election of McGovern committed delegates. Frank B. Morrison John Edward Bassiday Susan S. Murphy Linda Strand Jensen
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Music people rated highly, r:oncerts will show them off The Westside music department went to State April 21 and 22, and if first place award had been given, it would have gone to the Warrior nusicians. The contest, held at Papillion, is not really the state contest but s the closest thing to it. Westside music-makers summed up 28 "1" ratings .nd 2 "2" ratings. This is believed to be the highest total in the state. Winners at Papillion (recipients of "1" ratings) are the orchestra, 1and, and girls glee; Jim Schwarz-Alto Sax; Sue Klasna-Flute; Cori Uackman-Alto Flute; Debbie Shidler-Oboe; Debbie Kessler-Bassoon; the lute trio; the flute ensemb le; J erri Niver-trombone; Ken Vestphal-trombone; Jean Hansen-clarinet; Todd Manvitz-clarinet; the brass hoir; the clarinet choir; Judy Bauer-Girls High Voice; Holly Nielson-Girls ligh Voice; Madrigals; Chris lcenogle-Boys Medium Voice; Debbie :Iafros-violin; Greg Fried-violin; Laurie Eckwall-cello; Carol 'elkner-marimba; Sue Klasna-harp; the string quartet; the string quintet; nd chamber orchestra. The "2" ratings went to John Mossblod-tenor sax; nd Todd Manvitz-clarinet. Several music programs are in the offing for May. Two back-to-hack and concerts are scheduled -- the Reserve Band concert Thursday, May 11 nd the Honors Concert Friday, May 12. It was decided this year not to old the annual band banquet and give oct awards, but to give the award s t the actual Honors Co ncert. The 78 member b and will perform, as well > some talented senior soloists. Debbie Shidler will play Rhapsody in Blue n the piano; Carol P elkner, who was one of five winners of solo auditions 1 the Omaha Symphony, will p erform Marimba on the xylophone as she id for the audition; Diana Dalton will give a piccolo concerto; and Jerri ·iver on the trombone will play Marceau Symphonique. Night of Glees will be Friday, May 19. This concert will feature bo th oys' and Girls' Glees, and songs like Waters Ripple and Flow and reation, a rock cantata.
Mock election-May 9th All students are invited to participate
The '72-'73 cheerleaders are seated left to right: Judy Larson, Linda Sharp, Janet Berkshire, Kathy Farrell, Roach, and Nancy Dean. Standing left to right are: Lisa Worrall, Lynn Timperley, Jane Tinley, Diane K Cheryl Gilmore, Karen Krause, and Amy Schlesinger. Not pictured is Merilee Carlson.
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Thespian officers direct 2 One Act An inspired bit of type castin g took place in this week's One Acts in director Deanne Kelley's choice of senior Bob Register in the part of Sir Toby Belch . Belch is a character in the cutting from Twelfth Night, the first of three One Acts that were presented May 2 and 4. The others are Sandbox and Death Knocks. The Thespians officers were in
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by Barb Demaree 1bere is much confusion as to exactly a foster home is. Most e have a vague idea of a home children who are outcasts in y. Some people think that a home cares for orphans. some aspects, some of these are true. A married couple take children assigned to them e court and be paid to raise along with feeding and ·ng them. The children may be or children of parents who led unfit parents by the court. woman, Linda, grew up in one se foster homes in Michigan. father had been reported to the for neglect of children. "My mother died when I was . When I was eight, I was placed a foster home with my sister. It a farm and there were about t other foster children, all r high school age. There were boys and girls." "The reason the people had so y was they needed help in
running their farm . They had found that if the children were under high school age, they were not hard to discipline . " She went on to describe her work and schooling. "We had about three hours of chores to do before we went to school in the morning. The girls took turns between working in the house and working in the fields. "The school was right next to the farm so we didn't leave until the last minute when the bell started to ring. Since we only had five minutes to get home from school, change our clothes and start working, I'd do all my school work in the morning and read for the rest of the day. The teachers knew that we were not allowed to read at home so they let me read all I could at school. Linda described a typical meal. "We started eating when they did and finished when they did . If we weren't finished with what was on our plates, that 's what we got for
ampton voted 'outstanding' teacher can only be nding if his students are." · was the reaction of Westside · try instructor Ron Crampton his recent appointment as her of the year." 1be official title for this honor is 1972 Henzlik Award presented the outstanding male teacher in state of Nebraska. It is an presentation sponsored by Epsilom Nu, the honorary and fessional teachers fraternity of University of Nebraska. Every school is asked to select candidate from their faculty. · is the second year Crampton been nominated for this honor, "thanks to the students, and the letter Seniors Howard ter and Marcia Angle," he chosen this year's "outstanding
ide's nominee, fills out the and writes a letter submitting qualifications. "I don't believe limited to any particular area of school," added Crampton. Crampton was informed of his tion Friday, April 21. "I was
very happy," he reflected. "The thing I appreciate most about this type of honor is that it is initiated by the students. They judge teachers differently and I think they're the best judge. I couldn't have won without good students."
dinner the next night." "We had no leisure time. All we did was work. There weren't any doctors allowed either. I had an appendicitis attack. They put me on an egg diet for three days. I did get a doctor for my loose finger nail after it started smelling pretty bad." "If we proved to be too bad of a problem, they could get rid of us by having us sent to another home," said Linda. "I only stayed in this home until I was in high school.
Why wasn't court action taken against her first foster parents for cruelty? "No one ever reported it until my sister did. Then the privilege of keeping foster children was taken away from them."
Bracket racing exciting for woman drag, The shining chrome of the dragster nervously rocked forward on its foot-thick back tires. Inside the padded womb of the dragster, the driver was seen by the crowd as he calmly shifted gears with his white gloved hand. As he passed, the crowd dropped their binoculars and waited for his time . The calm announcer dutifully told the crowd: 11.3 7 for the quarter-mile , a final speed of 122 .61 miles per hour. Nobody cheers. This is not a football game, there are few partisan fans. This is a Sunday
Andersen receives first place in UNO Journalism contest Honors were awarded to Westside staff members of the LANCE at the annual High School Journalism Conference. The conference was held April 19 at the Milo Bail Student Center of UN-O. First place honors are awarded in ten different areas: Best news story, best sports story, best editorial, best column, best feature, best interview, best news photograph, best sports photograph, best front page and best inside page. Kurt Andersen , former member of the LANCE, received an award for the best column. The column that received recognition was entitled "Deep in the Heart of WASP-Land." It is based on the book "The Education of a WASP"
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by Lois Mark Stalvey. Other winners received runner-up classifications . They are: The Lance News Research Team, best news story ; Rick Berkshire, best sports story; Doug Berg, bes t editorial; and G ail Burris, best intervi ew. Speake rs a t the conference were: Lloyd Berg, Lloyd Advertising, Inc.; Kay Brown, Director of Wallace Peterson's campaign for U. S. Senate; Chuck Hagel, Aide to Congr e ssman McCollister ; and Robert Reilly of Holland , Dreves and Reilly, Inc . They based their topics on Politics and the Mass Media.
afternoon at Cornhusker Raceway south of Omaha. Strangely out of place among the mechanics and race officials is a gray-haired woman waiting for her bracket race time-trial. She is Mary Alyce Griffith, also called "Hop", mother of four sons and a grandson. Mrs. Griffith became interested in the sport because of her sons, all of whom race at Cornhusker. Driving a '69 Roadrunner, "Hop" has already won a trophy in bracket racing. Mrs. Griffith has been racing
three seasons at Cornht thinks that the track h facilities" .
Several Westside stud been bracket racing at C< Bill Thomas has won a t r year. Mike Parker runs ir stock class and has trophies. Other Westsider at Cornhusker are Tom 0 'Brien, Chuck Morg:; Hinkel, and Robin Johns1 weeks ago, Junior Pa1 balled his '65 Corvair to slowest times ever rec Cornhusker.
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Moore burns previous times in 220 dast
Sophomore Lance Margolin dribbles to the Rummel goal in hopes of scoring.
Ateam tourney favorite In the last soccer article it was slate d that B team was just as good or better than A team. So far they have no t lived up to the ir preseason hopes. According to the first two games of the season the A team is out in front in goals. In t he first two games they have collected 11 by scores of 4-3 and 7-0 w hile B team only had two in two games as they took two on the chin. Scores in the losses were 3-1 and 2-1. I n their third encounter B team put t he ir 0-2 record on the line 1 ga i ns t Ryan an d surprisingly nough scored the first goal. They then trie d to crawl into a defensive >hPll w hich failed and Ryan scored lo t.e t he game at 1-1. After many ;coring chances which also failed B ,earn wal ked away with t he ir first ~ame without a loss. The fourth and final game pitted Westside aga inst Prep. After Prep ;cored t hree quick goals B team ·arne bac k a nd for the first time ,corPd o ve r one goal and beat Prep I .3 Th is could be the added n(·ent ive needed by B team for ournamen t play because they now ;now tlwy hpve the potential to ;corP. B teams final regular season ecord was 1-2-1. A te am which was roaring right >ast every o pponent came to the (aml' with Pre p. At the end of the !anw the y were not roaring so loud 1S t he y had suffered the first loss of he season, in an upset loss to Prep >y a score of 3 -2. A ftPr the A teams loss to Prep nos t peo ple expected them to play more rese rved style of game and o pI ay more defense. They onl radicted e very thought of that •at u r e by coming back and o m pletly trouncing their op pone nt •Y a 4-0 shutout. Goalie Don 'u rl o w, se nior and Senior John 'ree m a n both turned in su pe rblt. ames with Freeman collecting two ,f t he fo u r goals.
The two teams now enter into the tournament with Westside A favored as the team to beat. They are favore d because of their ever potent offense and strong defense and goaltending. Varsity B should win at least one game in tournament play because after the 2-1 loss to Burke, Junior Kevin Muchmore was heard to say "I know we can bea_t 'em." If Westside A sho uld take the league it would be the second straight year that the team has do ne so.
Westside trackmen, sparked by performances by Bill Moore an d Rick Berkshire, captured it's first invitational crown of the 7 2 season two weeks ago at Burke , nipping the Bulldogs and the remainder of the Metro conference with a respectable 4 7 points. Moore zipped to state leading times of 9.9 in the 100 and 22.3 in the 220 in the afternoon preliminaries. Although edged out of first in the 100 by Boys Town's Mel Kelley, Moore came back to win the 220 in 22.3, the best in Nebraska this spring. Berkshire added another first to the Warrior collection when he captured the 120 Highs in 14.7, a tenth of a second slower than his qualifying time. Other individual point getters were Dave Johnston in the two mile (10:05 .1-2nd ), Scott McMullen ( 4th-440 52.6), Curt Larson (2nd-880 2:01.9), Randy Chick (2nd-discus), Mark Kershaw (12'6") and Dean Ross (12') who were second a nd third in the pole vault, and Bob Drake (3rd-high jump 6'0"). Also adding points to the winning total were the three relays which all placed third. The two mile relay finished in 8:25.8, while the 880 went 1:32.7 and the mile 3:29.2. On the ensuin g Tuesday, the Westside squ ad suffered it 's first division defeat in duel competition, losing to the und efeated Bulldogs
80-69. Bill Moore was the only double winner for the Warriors, winning the long jump and 220 with a 20'10" leap and a 22.6 clockin g. R andy Chick won the Discus with a 144' t h row, while Berkshire won the hi ghs in 14.6 and
Larson took the half mile in ! The only other victory fo Westside squad was the twc relay of Tom Dinwoodie, Westerlin, Dallas Facht, an d 1 Waters, who collectively r! 8:25 .1.
Trackmen work out daily to prepare for State meet.
Niemann adds to greenhouse Just back from a trip to Mexico and laden with flowers for spring, Mr. Louis Niemann, Botany teacher will provide May flowers for Westside. Adding to the green ho use collection of flora is a collection of cacti gathered on a recent trip to Mexico. One of the highlights brought to Omaha is a Saquaro Cactus which can grow 30 ft. and then produce arms. Another, called the Choia, is covered with needles, giving it t he pet name of "Teddy Bear." Ocotillo, which is used for fencing in Mexico, and Pallo verde, which is deprived of leaves, are two other newcomers to Westside's collection. H e dgehog, Baby Fish-hook B arrel Cactus , an d Luther Burbank's Thornless Prickly Pear are the plants that provoke
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and involvement questioned
B members discuss future plans the recent election of SAB all new members are full of s and new ideas for the ing year. Still reminiscing campaign speeches, it appears the new members have a lot are planning to accomplish. Sophomore Carrie Lueder would to see juniors receive modified campus privileges, providing they would only be required to for their first class and leave their last class. She also would to see more concise rules ng skipping, and hall abolished. Sue Bernstein would like a little more nication between the body and the SAB and projects to offer students main goal is not solely to
earn money. "It just seems like this year the only goal every project had was to earn money. Money just shouldn't be the only goal," she said. Junior Mike Dorsey , only present member returning next year, feels that much more student involvement in SAB business is necessary to improve the school and it's problems and would like better co-operation between the SAB and the Forum. He thinks there should be more activities like concerts to entertain students, and not necessarily for earning money. "I think that we can accomplish some of these objectives by setting up standing committees to deal with specific areas of interest," Mike said. The committees might be divided into money-raising,
student problems and communication and interested students could work in any area. Junior Steve Scudder explained, "Hopefully, next year, the SAB can open the eyes of all 2300 students and make them realize how much of a disgrace our school is becoming. We should combat the degrading forms of 'education' that are being thrown upon us. To structure completely a person's learning is denouncing himself the right to learn what he wants to, when he wants to, and what he wants to." Mike Dorsey ended on an optimistic note, "There is no reason why we can't have a really effective SAB if all the members will work and at least if some of the members care."
Some of next year's SAB members are pictured above. They ar right, Pam Hochster, Neil Cooper, Frank Kilmer, Barb Skutnik, Davis, Carrie Lueder and Tom Taxman.
Personality, poise help take Miss Nebraska 1
Engles, a Westside senior until her semester graduation in January, the past few weeks in Puerto Rico preparing for the Miss USA t Terri earned the trip by being named Miss Nebraska April 29, a t she entered on "kind of a whim."
What would it be like to be eighteen years old, only a few months out of high school, having experience as a model, as well as a well-positioned job, and all of the su dden find yourself as the reigning Miss Nebraska? To most girls it would be a dream, but to Terri Engels, who graduated at the semester, this is more than a dream. At the time of this interview with Terri's mother, Mrs. Bernard Engels, Terri was already in Puerto Rico preparing for the Miss USA pageant held there May 20. Hod did it all begin? According to Mrs. Engels, it was "kind of a whim". Terri graduated from the Dory Passolt modeling school in Feb., and her modeling instructor entered her name in the Miss Nebraska contest a week before the pageant was held. This being her first beauty contest, the Fabric Super Mart sponsored her. For the pageant, Terri traveled to Grand Island on April 28, and was chosen Miss Nebraska at Millard High School on the 29th. Upon receiving the perseptics award (for personality), Terri felt she owed it to the "gift of gab from my mother and maybe my dad".
chestra members to be honored at concert 12th annual Westside estra Honors Concert will be ' nted May 25 at 8:00p.m. in auditorium. Mr. Harold Welch, his 12th year as conductor of the rt, feels it will be "by far the we've ever had." 1be concert will include solos by · Debbie Elafros and Laurie I. Debbie will perform in a concerto by Viotti and ·e will play in a cello concerto Saint·Saens. Debbie and Laurie will then join omore Greg Fried as soloists in number by Locatelli, with kground provided by the ber Orchestra. Greg plays the After the concert, the awards be presented including the top
award, the National School Orchestra A ward. Each orchestra member will receive a card from the Nebraska State Activities Association and a resume listing their contributions to the orchestra. Earlier, four sophomores received all-state scholarships to the music workshop this summer in Lincoln. They are: Greg Fried, violin; Stacy Leinart, violin; Bruce Novak, viola; and Dean Tatreau, cello. In another area of fine arts, the annual Spirit of '66 will not be held this year. The main reason for its demise, according to Mr. Donovan Schuler, is lack of school-wide interest. Instead, Mr. Schuler presented the Night of Glees on May 15 and the Warrior Voices
concert last Monday night. In addition, a folk opera will be presented by the Concert Choir next week. Outstanding band members were recognized at the recent Westside Band Honors Concert. Four seniors received the John Philip Sousa Award for their superior contribution to the band. The recipients were Doug Carsen, Jean Hansen, Jerri Niver, and Carol Pelkner. This award is considered the highest award a band member can receive at Westside. Another coveted award, the Brownie's Melody Lane Award went to seniors Cori Blackman , Debbie Kessler, Max Jordan, and Andy Knutzen.
Her mother and sisters feel the things that helped her most were her personality and being herself. They also said her experience and training in modeling accounted for Terri's poise. While Mrs. Engels was at the pageant, a man remarked to her that Terri "always looked like she was going to burst into laughter". A set of luggage, a wardrobe, and $100 are among several i terns she received. Terri designed and made the costume she wore in the Miss USA pageant herself.
Besides modeling an• (she makes a lot of he1 Terri is interested in pail sculpture. She has been VI a dental assistant si graduated. Mrs. Engels believe: future plans are "probab married and be a housewif The 5'8" Miss Nebr born in Rochester, N where she lived until she Hastings, Minnesota, in Engels moved to Omaha t1 ago.
New lance, Shield positions fiJ five make Quill and Scroll soci. A whole year's efforts were recognized and rewarded at the annual Journalism Banquet held May 11 at the Drawing Room in Millard. New staff positions for the 1972-73 LANCE and SHIELD staff members were given awards and new Quill and Scroll members were named. Both staffs changed their organizational plans this year. LANCE went back to one editor, while SHIELD decided to have co-editors. Pam Hultberg was named editor of the LANCE for next year, with Susan Darst as the Associate Editor of Copy and Barb Demaree as Associate Editor of Layout. The new SHIELD co-editors are Deb Dowling, Layout and Kathy Korcek, Copy. The following people were named to the 1972-73 LANCE staff: Bill Wald, Editorial Editor; Sue Berg, Feature Editor; Cyndie Jones, News Editor; Brian Trude, Sports Editor ; Jay Jacoby, Art Editor; Jim Clifton, Business Editor; Brian Combs, Photo Editor; Rick Denney, Entertainment Editor ; Jessalyn Wilscam, Girls Editor ; Steve Scigo, Fine Arts Editor; Dave Jensen , Ad Manager; and Circulation is Jim Clifton. Terri Talty was named Assistant Editorial Editor; AI Katz, Assistant Feature Editor; Steve Russell, Minor Sports Editor; Bob
Eisenberg, Editorial Wri Petersen, Feature Writer; Freriks, News WriteJ Whittaker, Sports Writer Salesman; Rosemary copyreader; Sheri I proofreader; and Bruce Petrashek, AI Katz a Jensen, photographers. The following are SHIELD positions: Busim Terri Ellington; Photc Erick Schrempp; Ad Becky Powers ; Fac1 Academics Editor, Sherr) Fine Arts Editor, Tom Sports Editor, Joe Organiz ation, Pam Student Life, Debi Senior Editor, Alisa Underclassmen Edit Colantouno and Photographer is Don Faile The assistant editors Dowling, Faculty and A Ann Zoucha, Organizatio Korcek, Student Li Ellington, Senior Sectio1 Armstrong, Underclassme The Sales, Circulation, Di and Bookkeeping Sectior. Terri Ellington; Ann Zou Salesman. The photographers are Pau John Ivbuls and Steve Sm; New Quill and Scroll are Debi Bernstein, Barb Jessalyn Wilscam, AI Kat Vaughn.
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Meaning in yearbook signing by Jay Jacoby Oh, woo, woo, here comes ·ane's cute friend. What should I ay? I'll use the old standard. "Hi," I said enthusiastically. 'What's happenin'?" "Hi," she said with a smile, "will ·ou sign my annual? You can give t back to me in Psychology next r10d." "Yeh, sure, I'll see ya then." Cautiously opening the cover, to •e careful not to rip the already •roken binding, I scanned the ·ent·up pages to find out the girl's arne. Oh, yeh, her name's Shelly. low could I forget? While reading a few pages to get n idea of what to write to her, I oticed it was the same as the other hields I had encountered. Every age was crammed with writing at ll angles, each one saying: 'Shelly, To a really cute, groovy hick. Good luck with the guys. "ou'll go far (Chuckle). Hope to ?e alot of you in '73. Luv ya, JJhoever)." This was usually followed by an bscene cartoon with "yuck, yuck"
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written next to it to get the humor across . Or else they might say: "It's great to have met you and I hope we'll be in the same class next year. " This would be followed by another cartoon or a picture with moustaches added. After contemplating, I felt the urge to write: "Shelly, I don't have anything meaningful to say , but thanks for asking." But first I had to find a space to write it in. After glancing over what seemed like 200 pages I finally found a small space between pictures . As my pen hit the page my student instinct and "good" nature took over and made me write: "Shelly, To a groovy chick, you're a great friend, I'm soooo glad I met you. Hope to see a lot of you in '73. Luv, Jacques." Then I drew a stick figure of a boy waving with "hah, hah" written next to it and slammed the book shut.
Perhaps this editorial is a personal thank-you to some of the fantastic eople and things at Westside; but hopefully it is a representative feeling of 1e graduating senior class. The first thing people criticize, almost unconsciously, is the :!ministration. But Westside's administration is probably one of the most beral around. They are receptive to new ideas and innovations, and allow ?achers and students to explore on their own. They have been especially >lerant of the Journalism Department this year; for those interested, the ANCE was never censored, or attempted to be censored. But perhaps the most important thing our administration consistently id was to stand behind the teachers and students in times of trouble. 'hen a controversial speaker was brought in, and parents called to >mplain, the administration would back the staffs' right to have that 1eaker. A thank-you would not be complete without mention of the Social tudies Department. Obviously other sections of the school have their 1erits, but this department is outstanding in its qualities. Very few, if any, •cial studies courses use the teacher-lecture, student-read-out-of-textbook ethod of teaching. They use, instead, the inquiry method, with students )ing their own research and returning to class to discuss their findings. 1is is their attempt to initiate students into the real world waiting for 1em. Although trying to avoid personal thank-yous, Guidance Counselor :>n Huston deserves credit here. He has done an excellent job in tempting to get all 700 seniors lined up for college, work, etc. next year. terything having to do with college went through him first, and he 1ndled it Well even th0110h mn~t ~Pninr~ w:>itorl oontil +ho ~~~+ +... ~ •••~~~ - ~
Gentlemen: Miss Ennenga's letter to you and the comments of some of her supporters to the Sun last week seem to require some comment from one who might possibly be described as a "veteran political observer." First, a candidate shouldn't object to being on a first name basis with his constituency- in 1960 Senator Curtis, who had an image of being austere and distant, spent about $100,000 in his campaign just to get on a first name basis with the electors, his slogan being "I'm for Carl." Second, the laughter to which some of the youth vote objected was not at the youthful candidates, but with Mr. Hochster, who was deftly puncturing some of the elders' balloons. Third, it was the consensus of those elders I talked to (ranging from former Congressional candidates to campaign managers, to finance chairmen) that if Mr. Hochster had nominated Miss Ennenga, thus becoming known to the caucus, and had then been nominated himself, that he could have been elected to the fourth slot. Sincerely, Benjamin M. Wall, J.D.
In Reply to the letter by Janet Williams, class of '74. Dear Editor, In her letter (LANCE, April 21, 1972) Miss Williams raised many questions that I, too, asked as a sophomore. If I compare some of these opinions with those I now hold, I believe this may help many sophomores who agree with her. She states that "Life at Westside is more a test of survival and not an education." Isn't survival an important thing to know? I agree that the hours of a sophomore are long and difficult, but as I look back on it, I also see that I learned quite a bit. As for the problem of solitude, just how solitary it would be outside if all 2,000 students poured forth as she suggests. 1,999 of these people would wind up over at Little Pete's Coffee Shop, and his capacity is just not that large. Sophomores and juniors have a difficult time getting off campus. There aren't enough cars. Because of the crowded schedule of the sophomore, I find it difficult to believe a sophomore would have the time to leave, and not skip a few classes doing it. I could answer that solitude is a state of mind. because that's how I found it. But there are also any number of quiet places in the school (which incidentally, I was not aware of until I was a junior). Why doesn't she spend some of the rest of the 24 hours of the day in solitude? I am inclined to agree that education here is not all that it could be, but one must examine a few facts. Education is narrower here than she wishes for, because the world is geared to the average. Most people will wind up getting jobs, an d/or having families. Other courses are usually prohibited by lack of funds. She seems to imply that people are trapped into this mode of living, but I maintain that those who are dissatisfied with it are the ones who can use their imagination to find a way out of it. ~he
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Because most sophomores do not know what they intend to do for a living, how can they decide what is relevant? Choosing whay they intend to learn can be detrimental to their later life. Take for example, English. It is required throughout high school. Most people ask "What is it good for?" or say, "It isn't relevant." Yet if they don't learn it they will not be able to communicate, no matter what their field is. One must get an education which is independent of relevance, because relevance changes from day to day . High school was meant to be a broad education. It takes knowing a little of everything to know what is "relevant" to what, and what is relevant to one is not necessarily relevant to another. Theoretically, if one knew everything, all of it would be relevant. As for learning in one's own way, people do that anyway. It is you who decides what and how you will learn, at any time. What I think she may have intended, is closer to " ... being taught in their own way ," and public schools just aren't equipped to teach everyone individually. But what is wrong with going to the library, and being your own teacher? It is my opinion, that grades are not the 'monster' that students have turned them into. Grades do, to some extent, indicate what a student has learned. I never met a straight "A" student who didn't know his subject, and I never met a straight "F" student who did. Finally, preparation for "the big b ad world" is important, especially for sophomores. If you can't see the merits of having a broad education with which to face the "world" you aren't prepared to face it.
administration spends on is wasted . Don't wrong, I think there are a fe teachers who are doing a f and worth every cent of they receive. When I was a sophomc junior we always had our checked, but this practi• apparently been dropped; ~ think is a pity. We should person checking the soph. and juniors passes at thE doors, science wing, loge are1 doors, guidance office doo: the pool area. I think this help because it certainly w• hurt. These are only suggestions that would he current situation but we still long way to go. Sincerely, Doug Anderson
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WOMEN'S LIB DEPT. Chauvinist journalism ended females being choosen a editors of the LANCE SHIELD. So the student po can proudly look forward to Home Economics stories. GEE, IS THAT MY CAR 1 Westside held its second Demolition Derby on Ma; Although none of the conte quite equaled the famous Pinto hill slide, it providE interesting afternoon for all students. Mr. Venditte anna that the event will be can next year due to resurfacing • parking lot.
Thank you very much for the space, Sincerely, Christine Robertson Class of '72. Dear Editor, As I look around Westside I get more and more disillusioned every day. I think the administration could do a lot, but as the school situation is today, they have done little more than lift a finger. When I see all those "long hairs" in the area between the gyms and out near the pool smoking and throwing garbage around, I begin to realize that it is from "these people" that Westside has received its bad name. The thing that is really a joke is the people who patrol these areas do nothing but walk around. I cannot help but think that the money the
PULL WINGS OFF FLYS DEI The LANCE wishes to awar sadist of the month award to\\ Cronkite for his coverage ol George Wallace shootings. , fifteen slow motion shots anyc bound to get tired. Walter is in competition with Howard C for the sadist of the year.
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Westside holds first mock elec1
Terri Hermann carefully considers her power of the vote in mock election. McGovern swept the Democratic ballot for
On Tuesday, May 9, 1972, a mock election was held at Westside. The ballots not only included the Presidential and Senatorial races, but also many local races such as the County Clerk, County Commissioner, Public Defender as well as the 16 proposed amendments to the State Constitution. Any student at Westside could have voted in the Tuesday election held in the loge for the seniors and the hall near the gym for the juniors and sophomores. Before voting the students had the choice in receiving a Republican or Democratic ballot or register as an Independent, which means they would receive
ood shop project places in top 10 For the first time in Westside , a student has placed in the ten in the nation for a Wood project. Junior Keith Carson's wood chest of drawers is considered for a $1000 ullll!toblrship by the Stanley Tools' lOftlihblrship Contest. Keith had to make a complete of drawings and took l!...l!«.graphs of the chest to send to Works in New Britain, When chosen as one ten finalists, he $50. Keith
ent Union idea in planning stage open campus and a room for next year will be the major goals of the -be organized Student union, still in the planning was created by Junior Rex Sophomore Jim Newland. will be going to all before the end of the year to sign up members. claims that they also plan to the junior highs to get ninth members. He said, "The more we get, the more power' we will have to the Administration." sure if 'union' was the correct for the organization. "People ly associate unions with who are 'all powerful' and constantly trying to change This is not what we want. want to see a few changes can benefit the whole school" Union will have one main leader to it organized, and for the time it will be Astle. There will be form of a constitution stating on voting. To see that all are wanted by the of the group, they will one. idea that the group to put into effect is to have . .. ~s11ap••r . It will keep members union informed of •• ll"''a"uu<u news. Staff members selected from the union. Astle and Newland will begin activities this summer by J aen••lin~ parents in the District. The of this is to gather their on open campus and a
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shipped the Early American chest to Connecticut for the final judging. He is now in contention for prizes of $100, $200, or the winning $1000 scholarship. Keith enjoys working with wood. This is his second year of Wood Shop; he is an advanced craftsman. Mr. Ron Fehr, wood shop teacher, said of Keith: "He is near professional, a real craftsman. He has a skill that he'll never lose. Keith has done more in one year of shop than most students do in three."
Other projects of his include a Queen Ann coffee table with hand carving, which Keith sold for $100. His latest masterpiece is the case for a grandfather clock. Other news from the wood shop is that the Building Trades class, made up of seniors, is making a project for the district for the pre-school located on 90th Street west of the high schooL The project, a creative play building for the children, was filmed by KMTV News for a broadcast.
Fourteen seniors chosen as debs for 1972 Symphony Debutante Ball Fourteen of the 29 debutantes for the 1972 Symphony De butante Ball are Westside seniors . The ball will be held December 23 at the Hilton Hotel Ballroom. Chosen for what their fathers have done for the community , th e debs are: Sandy Bekins, Karen Bloom, Cindy Davis, Sue Gilmore , Carol Graham, Nancy Holland, Cathy Lay, Shawn Leary, Meredith Mac tier, Jan Malashock, Debby Peterson, Nan Slabaugh , Debby Storz, and Barb Swanson. A list of their activities includes a mother-daughter meeting and coffee, a picture-taking get together for the debutantes, a rehearsal and party the night before the ball, and post-ball parties. Photographs of the debs will appear in the World-Herald sometime in August, and in the Dundee Sun thy week before the balL The girls will wear full-length white dresses, white shoes , and sixteen-button white kid gloves. An invitation list is made up by the parents of the debutantes, the Symphony Board, and Guild Board members, and the parents of past debs are automatically invited. No one except those on the invitation list may purchase tickets to the balL Each girl may invite one boy of her choice as her official escort.
the Non-Political Voter's Ballot. A total of 686 students voted ; 324 Democrats, 313 Republicans, and 49 Independents. In the Republican Presidential Race at Westside, Nixon chalked up an easy victory with 283 votes to 13 for McCloskey and 4 votes for Ash brook. In the Democratic Presidential race, South Dakota's Senator George McGovern beat his nearest challenger by a four to one margin. McGovern's 197 votes easily beat Humphrey's 49, with Wallace coming in third with 30, and Chisholm, Jackson, McCarthy, Muskie, Lindsay, Mills, Y orty and Hartke lagging far behind. In the Republican Senatorial race incumbent Carl Curtis won a clear-cut victory with 177 votes over Blauvelt with 55 votes and Kneifl and Glebe struggling far behind them. The Democratic Senatorial race at Westside was quite a bit different from the state election. At Westside, Wally Peterson collected 130 votes, while Terry Carpenter ended up with 55 votes in third place with Wayne Ziebarth taking the second spot with 69 votes and DeCamp, Searcy and Lyons finishing much farther down the line. In the state election , Terry Carpenter defeated Wally Peterson in a tight race with Wayne Ziebarth not far behind the two. In the Second District R epresentative to Congress race, both candidates ran unopposed. Democratic candidate Pat Cooney getting 261 votes and Republican incumbent John Y. McCollister collecting 28 7 votes. In the County Clerk contest, Republican incumbent Lloyd Kilmer with 224 votes handily defeated Richard Nano with 45. The only Democrat running was former Douglas County Election Commissioner, Jerry Hassett, who collected 259 votes.
One of the biggest su the election was the R County Commission elect Senator P. J. Morgan ran; the number one spot out < that are elected. P. J collected 222 votes and P captured the second spo votes, behind them w Riederer, AI Wolf and Simon. In the County Morgan finished firs1 followed and Taylor took position. In both elec Democratic County Corr went as accepted, Patta 120 and Lynch with 11 Westside election, their were switched in the election.
The Republican Public election, Wilbur Smith 132 votes compared McShane's 122 votes. Democratic side, Morri! votes easily defeated Me votes. The eight Democratic to the National Conventi< were : Linda Jensen, 1 McGovern; Frank Morri McGovern; Mrs. C. M. 139, McGovern; Earle p, 136, McGovern; John Cassidy, 135, McGovern Murphy, 131, McGove1 West, 107, McGovern; Pa Lamberty, 90, McGov Westside's own, Craig F. Lindsay finished tenth. The four Republican to the National Conventi were: Roman Hruska, : Nixon; Clifton Batchel Nixon; Richard Proud, 'i John . Everroad, 64, Ni Westside World History t~ William Hayes, 4 7, 1 finished sixth. All 16 of the Amendments to the Constitution passed wit no problem.
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Radio has just two operators Have you ever been sitting in class and heard garbled voices coming softly through the public address system? This interference is caused by Westside's 1000 watt ham radio transmitter, located in Rm. 005, the Electronics Shop. According to Senior Joe Eisenburg, there are only two licensed ham radio operators at Westside. Joe was the only ham ope r ator until January, when So ph om ore Pete Mahowald received his novice license. Joe, who has been a ham radio operator for 3'/• years, explained that. a novice license allows the operator to transmit only in Morse code, with a maximum of 75 watts output. ThP next step , general, permits the operator to transmit with voice and use a 1000 watt maximum transmitter. Joe added that the advanced license is just a step ahead of the general, but you are allowed more frequencies to transmit on.
Joe has an advanced license, as does Pete. Pete qualified for his advanced license in April, although he has not received the actual license certificate from the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates ham radio. Pete, who has contacted other ham radio operators in such countries as Rumania, Hungary, England, Germany, and the U.S., said that "most of the $1500 worth of equipment in the electronics shop was donated to the schooL" Russia, Sweden, Israel, England , and King Hussein of Jordan have been some of Joe's contacts. Joe said "Besides these foreign countries, Pete and I have contacted regularly several high schools across the U.S." Joe also stressed that anyone who is willing to put out the effort to learn the Morse Code can become a ham radio operator. He urges anyone interested to contact either himself or Pete personally or to drop into 005 to talk to them.
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he lance read affliction attacks seniors is senioritis? It is a only used term by teachers students alike, yet no one can ly pin it down. Here follows a · eline for anyone to diagnose a of "senioritis." To start, the victim need not be enior to have senioritis. It may a sophomore, junior, teacher or 'nistrator. But for simplicity's , we shall assume the person is ior. The first sympton is dazedness. that a word? Perhaps a second pton is inventing new words.) senior wan-ders a-rou-nd the , not seeing where he's headed, really caring. He may sport a tly black eye or a lump on the of his head from an encounter · a wall or pole . The next sign of senioritis is a 'te lack of schoolbooks. As the become free from carrying articles, the lockers become with foreign objects and begin expand. In some cases they are parable to a tin can expanding the heat. To this point, ough, no locker has been d as exploding. As senioritis progresses, the em of overcrowding in both parking lots and IMCs 'Dishes rapidly. Suddenly one is to find a parking space closer
than the end of the football field. And by 3:10, the parking lot can easily be used for a field hockey game without danger of injuring car windows. Another indication of oncoming senioritis is the unique quiet in the cafeteria. This is a logical extension of the fact that few students remain within the confines of the brick walls unless they are forced or otherwise coerced to. By the end of May one can count the inhabitants of the cafeteria using only one's built-in digits, whereas just last December this would have been a case for a super-duper electronic calculator. During an outbreak of senioritis, few teachers can complain about the overly high ratio of teachers to students. As June approaches, this ratio decreases an average of 5% a day, until it reaches one teacher for every 5/7 of a student. A sympton of teacher-senioritis is letting a three mod class out four mods early. From here they have one of two choices. Give monumental assignments that leave no hope for the bluffer in a final desperate attempt to combat the disease, or they can resign themselves to the fact that they no longer serve any useful purpose except babysitting at a rate slightly
higher than the going rate of $.50 an hour. You really know senioritis has arrived when every door, window and tunnel providing escape from the building is heavily guarded by hall-duty teachers. They get nasty about skippers that they used to laugh off and let go. Their attitude is this: "If I can't leave, neither can you!" This really forces students to use their ingenious brains to work out some strategy for escape. Well, at least they're thinking about something.
The attendance office is flooded with some of the best excuses for tardiness in the world. "Here I was, zipping along in the old car, and I got caught in this terrific snowstorm." "I was sitting in the sun yesterday. Unknowingly, I sunburned the bottoms of my feet, which made me unable to walk to school." "Our air conditioner broke down, and it was so hot this morning when I woke up, I was sure I had died and gone to hell." Modes of attire also indicate senioritis. Slowly but surely the shoes go, the socks go, followed by the long pants, the long-sleeved shirts and the backs of dresses. Soon the more conservative members of the school begin to fear for decency itself.
eniors plans range from pharmacy to law Seventy-nine seniors are 'ng to attend the University of ka at Omaha after they uate, an increase of 17 over last . They are listed with their · rs below. Kathy Anderson, un decided; eryl Arceri, p re-pharmacy; Augelo Badami, b usiness; Mike undecided; Grant Bryant, w; John Bukacek, business dministration; B ob B uresh, usi n ess; Bruce Burnham, acy; Curt Carrick, undecided; arcia Catania, English; Dan ner, business; Linda Elsasser, us iness; Scott Foresman, ndary education; Russ Fulton, loadcasting. Patty Giller, secondary ducation; Steve Goodrich, roa dcastin g; Jim Hagen, ad ec ided; Denise Hector, entary education; Roger Hines, ntistry; Jerry Hinkle, retail ement; Tom Hirt, undecided; e Hybl, undecided; Warren ae n, law; Debbie Ireland, nting; Steve Jensen, business; Johnson, elementary ucation; Robin Johnston, · eering or business. Mike Kathrein, undecided; an d y Kilzer, business · istration, real estate; Tom irchofer, undecided; Ron Iasky, u ndecided; Shelley ecklow, undecided; Charles iesel, electrical engineering; y Kubsch, undecided; Steve , electrical engineering; Gayle e, undecided; Kathy Markley, ing; Mike McMahan, undecided; · rd Melcher, undecided; Cathy r, education; Scott Michaels, th; Carol Middleton, sociology; Neal, biology; Holly Nielson, brary science, music; Steve dell, electronics.
Patrick O'Brien, business law; Mike Pattavina, undecided; Ronald Peetz, pharmacy; Carol Pelkner, music, German; Carolyn Penney, fashion designing; Larry Rice, undecided; Jay Roberts, psychology; Mark Saitta, chemical engineering; Linda Samson, accounting; Elizabeth Sass, history; Mike Schlotfield, dentistry; David Shewanick, electronics; David Skutnik, undecided; Joe Smith, medicine; Rick Snail, undecided; Larry Stamm, pre-pharmacy; Dennis Stark, business; Steve Steiner, undecided; Trudy Stevens, sociology or secondary teaching; Tom Stilmock, undecided; Mike Storm, undecided; Kathy Stroebel, elementary education; Craig Swenson, engineering; Nick Syslo, b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n or economics. Jerry Underwood, business; Michaela Ward, undecided; Joe Warta, law enforcement; Scott Wells, electrical engineering; Diane Wilson, undecided; Edmond Wilson, undecided; Phil Wilson, psychology, sociology; Steve Wilson, law enforcement; Doug Wynne, undecided. Many seniors chose to attend Nebraska schools other than U.N.O. or N.U. Below is a list of their names, their schools and locations, and their majors. Ron Andrews, Northeastern University, Norfolk, undecided; Cheryl Barrett, Omaha Technical School, licensed practical nurse; Karen Beamis, Nebraska Technical College, Omaha, dental assistant; Linda Blankenship, Wayne State College, Wayne, special education, elementary; Julie Bredensteiner, Peru State College, Peru, primary education; Linda Brown, Dana College, Blair, undecided; Karen
Campini, Nebraska Technical College, Omaha, dental assistant. Bob Dana, Bellevue College, Bellevue, business administration; Tom Davis, Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, undecided; Liz Dwyer, (Continued on page 12)
Do you get out what you pay i To join or not to join? That is the question asked by many students in regard to sororities and fraternities. Recently, several college students were interviewed on the pros and cons of this important question. Carol (not her real name) is a freshman at UNO and an active member of a sorority there. "I joined a sorority because I heard it was the only way to get around at UNO. I wanted to get involved in some activities, not just go to school, then to work and come home. It's a good way to make friends." Jackie (fictitious name), also a UNO freshman, shrugged her shoulders and voiced her opinion. "I don't know, I just don't like the idea of buying off friends," she said in reference to the dues. "And they're all so clique-ish. I'd rather have a large cirele of friends." "We take part in lots of community projects such as the Blue Blanket project, Toys for Tots and the March of Dimes Marchathon," added Carol. "There's always something to do. "I really think the sorority had a big influence on my making the drill squad. After all, half the girls from the sorority are on it." Jackie paused. "Well I feel that if I ever want to get involved in a community project, I can do it on my own, and I'm sure I can find things to do in my free time. Anyway, I'd like more time for my studies. To me my grades are more important then my social life, at least the first year." "I'm not with the sorority all the time, it's just that I have a friend around when I need someone to talk to," said Carol. "I know I've gained a lot of lasting close friendships and it just kind of gives me a feeling of belonging." The cost of belonging to a sorority or fraternity often ranges up to five or six hundred dollars, and not everybody can afford it, or wants to.
Another unpopular sul process of initiation. On< junior reflected, "I rem« sister's initiation. The~ vinegar and shaving crean and put vaseline in their they taped their eyes an drove them out in a dumped them where 11 dumps their grease. Ther off, they made them wal was disgusting!" "Oh, it's a lot of fun Carol. "Sure you're m1 time, but you look back at yourself. Anyway the you can take it out on else." "Then I remember freshman girl I knew," Jackie, "whose job was tc wax the floor in the hall· dorm. Just when she'd group of seniors would VI it, and she'd have to do again. All I can say thanks." John (not his real n junior at NU . He has se• and bad impressions fraternity life there. "Ou was condemned by order marshall and we were su have all the dooors and open all the time. The: worse than regular dorm! We had to paint ours, i out. "But we have a lot o are paired up with this so anytime one of us or on needs a date, we just c: other house, and that's U up dates for our friends down to see us, too.
"We have lots of p make floats for parades kind of stuff. We real!~ some good times, alright.' Jackie concluded, "V don't like the idea obligated. Attendance is 1 too many places and ev« guess it's just a matter c preference, like anythin1 made for some people a others."
Dee Ann, Joe to join speakers
Hochster, Andersen tops scholastic "It's not going to be like the 'last pep rally of the school year' in which the speakers go on and on about how great Westside was and how much we've learned these three years; they won't be that type of speeches. Mine is just going to express what I really feel about the past and the future." So said Senior Dee Ann Raffensperger, one of four speakers at the Class of 1972 Commencement. Valedictorian of the class is Howard Hochster. He is first scholastically. A list of his school activities is unavailable. Kurt Andersen is Salutatorian, the second highest scholar. Kurt has been the LANCE Editorial Editor and Associate Editor, a member of Key Club, Spanish Club, International Club, National Honor Society, National Merit, Students for McGovern, and was a Yearbook Candidate. Traditionally the senior class officers choose two more seniors for the honor of speaking. This year the two additional speakers are Dee Ann and Joe Sloan. Dee Ann was a member of Pep Club, GAA, Z-Club, FMA, French Club, International Club, Girls' Gymnastics, Powder Puff
Football, Student Forum, National Merit, and was a Prom chairman at Westside. Joe has been a member of the varsity basketball team two
years and was on JV his 1 year. He participated in l JV Football, W-Club, In Student Forum.
Valedictorian Howard Hochster, left, and saluatorian Kurt An be two of the four speakers at Commencement. Joining in the talks given by the academic top two in the class will be Joe S lo Ann Raffensperger.
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Graduating seniors will valuables to those remainin Once again, as in previous years, seniors of Westside High School have been granted the ::>pportunity to will their personal "valuables" to those left behind. The following is the result of that provilege from the class of '7 4. ~raduating
Any will that was morally, legally or ethically in poor taste was deleted or edited. Money will not be refunded. leave American fo Mrs. Boshart tearbook company and she can keep :hem , and Bob too. M.R. fo future WHS ski bums, we leave the 1ames and addresses of all the Colorado ;ki bunnies, contact Rick Schrempp, 'lick Mattson, Pete Russell. ro Sukey Roach I leave a sugyzunt ;cleben shingier. God bless you. Mark. Scott Remington will to Tom ::>inwoodie the hot dates in Superior, \lebr., just for the "hale" of it. will my spare bedroom at D.C .'s to all 1omeless Westsiders and my ability to Nrite papers to all tutu re seniors. From ;cuddle Gay. ro Kiki I will to you all the cash that is eft. Michelle Donovan ro Jane Johnson all of your sister's ' riendly characteristics. To Kent, sorry :o do it to you - Roger. ro Mindy and Jayne, just thanks for all 10u've done. To you both I leave luck md life and Jackie (take care of that <id). Karen ro Deb Dowling and Kathy Korcek I eave a position on the SHIELD that 1eeds to be desired. I also leave a .topwatch to count down the minutes >n deadline days, and chalk to write >bscenitieson the board. Mark. hereby bequeath to Kathy DeGioia my >lue jeans, my spastic colon, my title of 'Miss Mediocrity" and one bus ticket to _au renee when it all becomes too much! lenkins.
T. J.H. I will my tymp sticks; S.N. my ability for acting drunk; D.O. good luck with ? and to Jim I will new shoes, dot to dot ink, a cigar, and alot of l ove. Joy to all, Carol. One case Strawberry Hill, two quarts of bourbon, one gallon Kentucky Redeye, three quarts White Lightning, and one gallon of Everclear, and a padded toilet seat. Sweet dreams little Willy. Harvey Breckenridge. Hoping also that you can carry on the rallyshlp of the '72·'73 season. Shep and Matzoball Having spent one semester in Botany and being of unsound mind, I do will to Blondle and her cohort my green thumb and to Owl I will a big tree. Bob Schorr In the beginning, God created roots beer. Now comes the Will of Anton To Beav and O'Hara I will my grocery delivery service at T. Slodger's, R. Slatson's, and Slob's, all the TV I've spilled, and the last long version of "White Room" To Hazel: a lifetime AA membership. To the world : Hungarian Mamma. Thank you. I have willed. The End. I will to Debbie my chemistry notebook and think she's got it! May the balanced equation of life get an S. Bye and have fun next year. Nancy. Being of unsane mind and body, I hereby will to the class of '73, the tradition of selling elevator passes to the unsuspecting sophomore class. I also will to Boys Town, next year's No. 1 swimming title, and to all of my past teachers, thanks for three great years. Barb Fallon "72" I would like to leave James all my love and to Buffy all my intelligence and to all the rest of you luvies good luck and keep sane. Megan Combs I, Debbie Eiafros, will to Stacy the privilege of ordering at King's, all of the fun of playing at the Playhouse, and my job of orchestra librarian. I, Debbie Elafros, will to my generous brother Tom, a talkative car pool and one pair of my jeans. We, of sound minds and bodies, will Lynn T., Becky S., Lee and Jo W., our senior years. Make them great! Okay?! Signed the K . D. Kids.
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Bob Schorr do will to Mr. Niemann my vast financial holdings ($.35) towards the building of the W.H.S. greenhouse. We the members of History Sem do will to Steve Bentson one hotline to Bill Billottee. In your choice of colors. I, Holly Nielson, leave the rights to make exciting flaming bananas to mon amie Jayne Crandell.
Jane and Kent: A book- "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask ." Karen Johnson. I will to J oyce Berglund $.g5 and a one-way ticket to Mars. K.N. To my fantastic mother I will you peace of mind. You deserve it. I love you. Rory To Pudgy will one ton of raisins and a million back rubs. L ove Duck Feel. To Craig: A pre-paid, pre-filled-out speeding ticket, good in any state outside of Nebraska. Wilma
We the senior hurdlers of WHS track Rick Berkshire, Chuck Cox, Marty Holmes and Jim Mainer hereby will Steve Sheepdog Big Gary to coach Bob Klein. Scat-Steve-Scat. A.B. K.A. G.G. K.S. B.E. to you I leave all the memories we had together. Miss ya all. R.B. I, s. Peters, will my book to Lynn Timperly. I sure hope you learn something from J.M. Good luck Timp and Frost.
Zealot speaks: To the Beav and O'Hara I leave a taste bud, a brain cell and my famous hook slide. I leave a bottle of Pearl Drops to the new Drill Squaders. I will Fred my table, B. Eke Abbitt
Being a two fisted drinker of sound mind and body, I feel it necessary to bequeath certain implements of happiness to my friends. To O'Hara I leave my left glass. To Mike Dorsey I leave my right glass. And most important of all, I leave my parking space in the Happy Hollow l ot, and a funnel. Dr. Wodka.
To my dearest friend, Kevin, twang your magic twanger, Mister Kevin. Good luck in '72. Signed your loving alias
By the power invested to me by vurly, I doth hereby will a Pectoralis Majors and a brain to Sue Gidcumb
"Georgie"' I will My Heimbuck and Mr. Vap all of my artistic talent and happiness to obtain in years to come. Andy We, the undersigned, being of sound minds, and bodies, will to Miss Marge McMaster all of our undone Sr. math assignments of this year. Rick Snail, Rick Walstrom, Bill Hill, Jeff Jantzen and Steve Lucks. To Sue Weldon I will 92 crazy, hazy days of summer and two of F.A.'s customers. Good luck!!! J enkins To Chewy Roberts I will Steve's box and Frau's Lederhosen. Viel Gluck! Sally To Butler and Don ovan, I leave my vast amount of knowledge, and in case that is not enough, I also will to them all of my Comp. papers. Snail I will the ham shack to Pet e. May the beam fall on your head, and the collins crush you dead. Signed, Joe Eisenberg the Kosher Ham. A word to the wise, Beware of Tequila, it'll kill you. P.R. and T.B. I will to Kay L. my Lit. objectiv es, a decent piece of paper to copy answers on, one chemistry book and a deviled egg from Prom. R.L. I will to Mr. Bock one big white hat and a new stethoscope in order to listen to our oral objectives. R . L. I give to W.H.S. a vote of thanks. for my three years here being both enjoyable and intellectually stimulating. R.L. I, Kirby Ralston being of sound mind and body will my Pong forehand to Tony Frink, my pong backhand to Mr. Miloni, my chess ability to Mierendorf, my prejudices to McCormick, my sideburns to Karl Jock Andersen.
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Cash. To my rose I bequeath the hopes of finding a duckpond. To ginger I leave my favorite dancing shoes to be bron zed. Fred To Mrs. Clark I leave a pair of captain bars but not my memories. Fisby.
leave my card-playing abilit Bentley Newman, Roger's misguide much misunderstood brother-Kirby, I will the secret to the world that R Olson buys all her clothes at Gulf· The Library Gang Blumen, will to you assurance: I trust you; I respect you last remains In memories of past. I will to Barb Williams a free Wedne at the track in hopes somebody d blow it and cut out. Bestest Boddy (Howard that is) I hereby leave to JJ Hustrom al talent and TLC for growing plants a Tom and Neal my late parking. J.H. To S.A.E. - the sophie - I leave spirit, all my locker - school decorc junk, my red sweater, maybe it help? and John Love. M.E. Smile. To Doug we leave Barb and 50 cigat butts for his ashtray. MR & KB
I, Diana Dalton, do hereby will to my sister Susie my bandroom l ocker, my goodluck pencil, my klang teeshirt, with this you'll do well. Good luck.
Sue Nutty: one leftover boyfriend. 8 one slurred work. Neil M: one b~ blush. Jody: one Penney coke. Llj one mt. climber's belt loop. West! 507 days, a worn bobby sock, a t and a smile. Sunny Tallaksen
I leave Turkey as Foster-Mother-Homer •cause she writes good, and in charge of keeping up Homer-Virtue. With love from Mama Homer.
To Mr. Pierson we leave Barb an ashtray of cigarette butts time we spent making him tests. Hang in there Doug. Mark &
Drill Squad, Squires chose Screams of joy, shock, and disappointment could be heard Wed., May 10, as the lists of Squire and Drill Squad finalists were posted . Thirty-six girls for drill squad and twelve for squires were chosen from these finalists. Drill squad finalists were: Carrie Abraham, Cherie Amidon, Kim Arnold, Denise Arthur, Kathy Bergstrom, Angela Biebel, Susan Calkins, Char Carson, Debbie Catania, Linda Christian, Dallas Coffey, Sue Darst, and Faye Dickey. Beth Farley, Lynne Friedel, Cheryl Fry, Anne Gibreal, Kyle Bibson, Debbie Gillogly, Anne Gilmore, Janet Graves, Jean Graves, Karen Greenberg, Paula Haeder, Robin Halsey, Nancy Hirt, Kris Hoffman, Debbie Homstom, and Karen Honig are other finalists . Also on the list were: Mary Hoth, Elaine ller, Jean Jefferies, Suzanne Jones, Sandy Kidder, Diane Koborg, Denise Kopecky, Kathy Korcek, Kayla Kravchuck, Shirly Landen, Linda Larson, Sheila Loseke, Carrie Lueder, Heather Mac Sophomore
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Tier, Mimi Marcotte, Marcuccio, Debbie Matya, and McKimmy. More finalists include: McPhearson, Nancy Kathy Musil, Susie Newberg, Paul, Amy Peterson, Prideaux, Alison Quinn, Rabel, Leigh Retelsdorf, Richards, Jaki Richardson, Rose, Laura Schory, and Schwarz. Laura Simons, Judy Cathy Sortino, Terri Statsney, Trustin, Janet Vestal, Jody Robin Wiar, Barb Williams, Wondrasek finish the list of squad finalists. Squire finalists are: Abernathy, Ann Butterfield, Erdenberger, Julie Gilmore, Glesman, Katie Gordon, Hattam, Renee Hunter, Johnson, and Kim Kamisar. Lynn Krelle, Kate Sue Nutty, Debbie Scheitel Schreiner, Susy Severa, Soucie, Kris Van Zandbergen, Wilson, and Lynn Wortman are other finalists.
sen1ors leave t;rest, lit ObJeCtlv To Mindy, we hereby leave a six-pack of beer and a pint of cherry vodka. Right on! Bloom and Lemon. I, Randy E., will my mechanical experience and greasy tools to some poor inexperienced junior.
1 will Frau Blackstone a Gutentag film, Mr. Bock, one stick of Lit. Dynamite, Mr. McCormick, a Sensuous Woman and my objectives to whomever will take them. Tom Neal To sister Marty: I leave you all my notes for Junior English! GOOD LUCK! To Tony, we leave a tube of Crest, his sanity, and the drum room key.
To 1973 Seniors: I leave you my old objectives, a yellowed Comp paper, and three boxes of No-Doz. We leave to the band library curtain, .•. and a sofa. JB, SK, SS.
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s, military attract seniors Westside seniors have in their future plans. Many planning on working after
Gerald J. Laughlin will enlist in the United States Marine Corps, Terry Lee Stamm is planning on entering the United States Coast Guard, Steve Kaldenberg and Steve Combes are planning to join the Navy. Kimberlee Brown Indicated she plans to join the Air Force.
Mary Brennan to Don Kennedy, June 2; Kim Dahner to Tom Handel! next ; Pat Dickey to Barb Alves, April or , 1973; Sally Drew to Wayne Goff In the next two years; Marti Elliott Jerry Dappen In November, 1972; Henderson to Jerry Timmons, 19, 1972; Patricia Henderson to Caummlsar Jr. within the next year; Hltt to Mark Anich, June 18, 1972; Oqulst to Mitt Melnsen, July 30, 2; Susan Osborne to Rick Peterson, 4.1972; Sue Peters to Terry James, 16, 1972; Pam Peterson to John lngsen, July 1, 1972; Cindy Rehder Ray Golden In August; Joanne Riva Craig L ewis Bogers Ill in June, 1973; Scamperlno to Dan Flair, August 2; David Terry to Glenda Delancy, 16, 19 72. Five Westside seniors are planning to this summer. Doug Kramer is lng to visit Jackson's Hole along "walking the streets and doing my ng." Steve Johnson and Mark llllmbers have no specific destination rather are planning to just travel und the United States. Lynn Colorado and Los Angeles,
Of all the seniors that submitted senior plans there were 11 people that haven't decided what college to attend and who have no plans whatsoever. Those that are planning to go to college but as of yet undecided are Peggy Beisch, Allie Feeken, Nancy Frisbie, Tom Jenkins, Sandy Karabotsos, Jan Malashock, Kathy Quinlan, Jeff Seume, Julie Vaaler, Rick Walstrom and Bruce Wolf. Those who have no plans at the current time are Liz Baird, Gail Burris, Doug Carson, Debbie Elsasser, Diane Jansen, Chuck Morgan, Kim Pedersen, Mike Ragan and Mark Winstrom. Following are students who plan on working next year: Debbie Baumgart, Mutual of Omaha; Bob Drake, Richman Gordman; Mary Estey, in a hospital; Barb Fallon, Walgreens; John Fischer, working around the midwest in music; Susie Freeling, office work; Mary Greguska, undecided; Alex Johnson, Kellogs; Kathy Lappat, Mutual of Omaha; Robett Van Ness, Filter Queen (salesman); Joan Padberg, Howard Johnson's; Jim Sabin, Cork 'n Cleaver; Linda Sader, secretary; Bob Schwardt, Baker's; Bernie Waters, undecided; and Debbie Zimmerman, secretary.
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I, Beth Chapman, hereby will to A lisa Chapman my great journalistic abilities and talents. To Deb Dowling I will one bottle of 1,000 aspirin to conquer all the headaches she will have next year as SHIELD Editor. Good Luck!
I, R.W., of sound mind and slightly used body do hereby will to R.RAT one last ham and cheese sandwich with hopes of indigestion, my LP of the Tennessee Waltz, one paid fare in my Happy Cab "to anywhere out of the state, one front seat and flashlight for those Sat. night clothes changes and one book entitled "24,000 ways to cut up people without really trying" and my little green spiral notebook along with a closet full of memories. Remember me in a good way. BULLWINKLE.
To the Junior Girls. We the senior women of the class of '72 leave to our little sisters of '73 Gl RLS NIGHT OUT. Good luck!! Karen, Gracie, Peggy, Carol, Sue, Julie, Nancy, Toni, Peggy, Rozanne, Jennifer and Debbie To Jimmy Greenspan, a plastic sliderule (that can't be used in math contests); to John Goldman, a new typewriter ribbon (for the omnipresent applications); to Anne Yaffe a blue and white bulldog, and to Mr. Crampton, a clean storeroom! Howard Hochster I hereby will Barb Williams the hope of losing another layer!!! B.L. I will to AI Katz a case of Dyna Power and to Mr. Carman I leave the redecorated McGovern posters. R . D.
To Mark Johnson I leave one with Mrs. Smith and to my leave two more n e rve wrackin Westside. Linda Elsasser
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To Miss Leslie Ann Royale, I spotless attendance record f , marvel at for years to come, c how uninteresting it has been. her my excellent bowling wishes to raise her average Snaily To my pal Big AI, I will you an recording of Harry James f< rendition of "Mr. 5 by 5" at Doug.
I do so wish to give to: Doug F remains of our sex survey, to rv the remains of my voice, tc happiness and to Don, I givo Mary Brennan we, this year's Calc students, "' year's Calc students 18 ala permanently set for 5:30a.m.! I, Carol Graham, do hereby amazing ability to do the chi to Janet and Jean Graves. Kidder I will all the possiblE school can make (that includes sundaes too!) and lastly to McPherson I pass on my har alarm clock which is reliable get to school on time for p once!
Howdy Ege's may you prosp lost in the masses. Happy sw Ege's. Break a tooth. To the O'Hara I leave those whol Omaha homes on Hickory, F 85th. J. Alky
Pat Vipond: Mom says to be good like I know you always are. I shall will you anything you want with permission from me, of course. Love, Mother To Kathy A. and Erin L., I bequeath a lot of long afternoon evenings; to the poor International Club Officers I bequeath our poor International Club, buena suerte; to Pam Hochster I bequeath one too many years of high school; to Jimmy G. I bequeath an extra half hour of sleep every morning; to Lisa Trustin and Lisa Hattam, I promise two years of fun; to Pam Monasee I bequeath an anxiety-free senior year and an Emory application. To Mark Ruben I leave my unrequited crush and to Ann Yaffe, I leave Shirley Chisholm! Margie Angle To Gretal leave a picture in the yearbook and birthday cake frosting maybe even a burger and a malt at BK. me
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(Upper left) Karen Bloom and Chan Gibson, best body, (Upper right) Cathy Costanzo and Dan Badeer, most talented, (lower left) Meredith Mactier and Craig Starr, class leaders, (lower right) Marie Lemmers and Jeff Seume, most attractive.
(upper left) Sue Gilmore and Rick Walstrom, best personality, (upper right) Marcia Angle and Howard Hochster, most intellegent, (lower left) Barb Swanson and Bob Howard, best dressed, (middle right) Carol Graham and Tom Rodgers, wittiest, (lower right) Shawn Leary and Joe Sloan (not pictured), most likely to succeed.
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May 25, 1
'11 Graduates to leave Nebraska for college
Arizona, Iowa, Colorado head list of out-of-state schools Although the majority of Vestside college bound students ttend Nebraska schools, each year number of graduates head out of he state for their post-high school ducation. This year, 111 of the eniors who answered the LANCE's enior plan survey are leaving. This .umber is up from 78 a year ago. The schools are as remote as lokkaido University in Japan, 'rinity Western in British Columbia nd the University of New lrunswick. The projected majors re as diverse as range management nd biochemistry. This year's seniors seem to be ttending many of the same : hools. Arizona State in Tempe, .rizona, will get eight grads, the 1me number as Iowa State at .mes. Colorado State has six ormer Westsiders in it's Class of 76, Kansas University has five and "ale University in New Haven, ~ onnecticut, and Kansas State in lanhattan each will get four to ::mnd out the most frequently amed schools. Below, in alphabetical order, are 1e students's name followed by his ollege, the college's location, and is probable major. The location 路as not included if it was the ~cond time the school was named. he name of the state was not tserted if it is included in the :hool 's name. Seniors going to college out of ebraska include Betsy Abbott, )lorado State University, Fort Collins, Jtdoor Recreation; Kurt Andersen, Hvard College, Boston, Massachusetts, tdecided; Marcia Angle, Radcliffe, ) Ston, Massachusetts, undecided; Patti 路onson, University of Denver, political ience ; Judy Bauer, Westmar College, !
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undecided; Patsy Box, University of Texas, Austin, nursing; Randy Bradley, Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, instrumental music; Janet Broadhurst, Penn State, University Park, art/outdoor education; David Brophy, Kansas University, liberal arts; Lisa Brown, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennslyvania, undecided; and Graig A. Burch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, biochemistry. Others going out of state include Karen Cain, Arizona State University, Tempe, undecided; Cindy Campbell, Sioux Falls College, South Dakota, undecided; Don Carlson, Iowa State, Ames, civil engineering; Carin Chambers, University of Kentucky, Lexington, nursing; Rob Daasch, Oregon State, Corvallis, chemistry/biology; Diana Dalton, South Dakota State, Brookins, horticulture; Cindy Davis, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, undecided; Marc Delman, University of Missouri, Columbia, philosophy; Debbie Durrant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, dental technology; Steve Felt, Iowa State, mathematics; Molly Fleming, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, undecided; Jack Forsyth, Regis College, Denver, Colorado, pre-law; Marcia Gerelick, University of Missouri, undecided; Chan Gibson, Yale C allege, undecided; Kazutomo Go, Hokkaido University, Kokkaido, Japan, medical; Margaret Gould, Erie Community College, Buffalo, New York, medical technology; and Bruce Grewcock, Colorado School of Mines, Denver, Slavic history . Laura Hanrahan, University of Minnesota, Duluth, elementary education; Jean Hansen, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College,
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Oberlin, Ohio, music education; Gary Harper, Colorado State, sociology; Beth Harrington, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, undecided; Jim Harris, Arizona State, business/law; Patricia Harvey, Iowa State, Clothing/textiles; Bill Hill, Northern Colorado State, undecided; Peggy Hineline, Kansas University, u ndeclded; Howard Hochster, Yale College, science; Nancy Holland, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, dance/elementary education; Marty Holmes, Utah State, Logan, range management; Debbie Huddleston, Trinity University, history(pre law); Sally Jenkins, Kansas University, undecided; Ben Johnson, Iowa State, pre-med; Dave Johnston, Iowa State, chenical engineering; and Steve Jurgens, WeaverAirline Personal School, Kansas City, Missouri.
Belinda Kaiser, Bethal College, St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary education; Kevin Kelley, Denver Diesal and Automotive, Denver, Colorado, automotive; Dick Kirshenbaum, Arizona State, undecided; Kathy Koetter, Bethal College, social science; Kerwin Kolb, General Institute of Technology, Kansas City, electronics; Brad Larrick, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, political science; Bill Latenser, Arizona State, architecture; Cathy Lay, Temple Buell,
Denver, Colorado, art; Linda Lawson, DePauw University, psychology/sociology; Jennifer Lemon, Colorado State, humanities; Terri Lieber, University of Denver, art; Alan Lienemann, Columbia College, New York, N.Y., biochemistry; Jane Limprecht, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, undecided; Doug Lincoln, University of Missouri, pre-vet; and Joe Lipsey, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, political science. Some others are Meredith Mactier, University of Oregon, Eugene, undecided; Rick Mattson, Arizona State, political science; Jim Maenner, Trinity University, dentistry; Tim Markel, North woods Institute, Midland, Michigan, automotive marketing; Stuart McKaig, Kansas State, veterinary medicine; Anajo McWilliams, Atlantic Airline School, Inglewood, California; Laurie Meyer, Kansas State, art, Bruce Meyers, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, business administration; Bob Meyerson, Colorado State University, veterinary medicine? Beth Newell, Iowa State, food/nutrition; Jerri Niver, University of Kansas, music; Barb Quambusch, Colorado State, general studies; Mark Raduziner, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona, journalism; DeeAnn Raffensperger, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, nursing; Kirby Ralston, Texas Christian University, journalism; Bob Register, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, liberal arts; Kennetta Kay Reynolds, North Dakota State School of Science, Wapeton, North Dakota, dental hygiene; Cindy Ries, Regis College, Denver, Colorado, undecided; and Chris Robertson, Iowa State, biophysics.
Added to the list are Sue Schoolfield, Ambassador College, Pasadena, California, education; Mark Schupak, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, undecided; Rod Schwenk, UnIted E I ec Ironies Institute, Dex Moines, Iowa, electronics technician; Nancy S kaug, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, undecided; Bill Skultety, University of Iowa, Iowa City, biological science; Nancy Slabaugh, George Williams College, Chicago, Illinois, camping/outdoor education; Roy Smith, Colorado State, undecided; Mike Staenberg, Arizona State, law; Graig Starr, Vassar, Poughkeepsie, New York, political science; Rex Statsny, Bell and Howell, Kansas City, Mis.;ouri; engineering; John Stokke, Kansas State, veterinary medicine; Debby Storz, Stanford University, Pasadena, California, undecided; Jewel Swenson,
127 seniors to attend UNL This year 127 seniors are planning to go to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 49 more than last year. The following is a list of those going to UNL and their majors. Donna Arnold, sociology; Dan Badeer, mddicine; Barb Barrett, undecided; Gerry Barrett, radiologic technology; Steve Bentson, pre-law; Doug Blatchford, pre-dentistry; Sue Bowen, sociology; Cindy Bowman, home economics; Carol Bruzek, undecided; Brad Buxton, undecided; Beth Chapman, special education, elementary education; Nicole Chauche, medicine; Debb ie Chick, nursing; Randy Chick, business administration; Bob Clark, undecided; Sue Campbell, special education; Bob Cassling, pre-medicine; Diane Chasen, nursing; Bill Coffey, business administration; Megan Combs, life; Chuck Cox, undecided; Tom Craren, pre-law. Sandy DeKiotz, social work; Cyn Dessel, liberal arts; Kurt Doerr, engineering; Cherie Ducharme, undecided; Debbie Durham, undecided; Carol Eckman, e lementary education; Joe Eisenberg, broadcasting; Laurie Ekawall, music; Margie Eliason, architecture; Debbie Elafros, music; Mary Ennenga, home economics, fashion coordinating; Wilma Ennega, pre-law; Debbie Fleck, business teacher edu c ation; Bill Finley, business administration; Peggy Fowler, undecided; Don Furlow, political science. Steven Garey, argriculture; Sheila Gillies, pre-vet; Susan Gilmore, home economiCSi Becky Grear, business administration; Mike Green, undecided; Gretchen Hess, art; DeAnn Hlavac, s pee ial education; Steve Hultquist, undecided; Jane Huston, textiles, clothing and design; Jennifer Iverson,
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sociology. Max Jordan, civil engineering; R Jacoby, undecided; Dale Joh undecided; Nancy Johnson, nu Roger Johnson, theater arts or art; 8 Kabat, black studies; Fritz Ca pre-med; Nancy Keller, nursing; Kincaid, business administration; Co Kravchuk, undecided; Curt Lar engineering; Ron Legino, pre-med; Lemmers, biology; Steve L~ pre-med; Barb Loers, undeci Rozanne Mac, business; Vicki M journalism; Mary Maio, eleme education; Diane Matya, pre-; English; Paula McClure, business te education; Scott McMull pre-medicine; Joan Mead, educa Mona Meader, undecided; Dick M undecided; Donna Miller, undeci Diane Mooney, undecided; Anne M undecided; Michael Morri! architecture; David Mumaugh, aerosp Sandy Myers, accounting. Roger Newman, undecided; Nielson, chemistry; Karen undecided; Scott Norby, undecided; Oliver, art; Mike Olson, pre-vet; Peterson, pre-law; Anne Pf undecided; Michelle Porase, economics; Nancy Rathbun, m technology; Marty Robbins, fares Gary Roffman, civil engineering; G Roecker, engineering; Fred R microbiology, music; Julie SaQ interior design; Lori Scheffel, undeciJ Rick Schempp, dentistry; Larry Sch undecided; Bob Schorr, enforcement; Debbie Shidler, education; Susan Slaight, undeci< Barb Swanson, fashion merchandisln~
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A fairly uncommon sight in any school is a group of students who decide they want to learn on their own, outside of any structured class, without credit. A group of eight students exists at Westside, in the form of Advanced Sociology.
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·ve Betty Crocker a break save coupons for Harley Several photographs about school depicting Betty Crocker are not of our beloved physiology teacher Harley Hardison turning .,..•~xu«•. On the contrary, the rotund professor is publicizing his last for Betty Crocker coupons. So, he dons a gray wig and grandma's and uses coupons for granny glasses. Well, it's eye cathching ... The blue bus is still unpaid for. Mr. Hardison estimates that he will "as many coupons as we have now more" to keep the bus. In other each coupon is worth one half·cent and the bus is only half paid
Last year the Subsurfers and Ecology Clubs donated money for the they had earned by selling food at swimmeets and other money activities. Hardison thought the student body , expecially those ever had opportunity to use the bus, would chip in an d save enough to buy the rest of the bus. All sorts of student groups use this -field trips in almost every subject, teacher sponsored trips, as well as Hardison's spring and summer trips. He urges any students to tell grandmothers, aunts, etc., or even perfect strangers to save Betty coupons, which can be found on cereal boxes, cake mixes, and food products. Bring the coupons to room 200, right outside the room, and deposit them in the barrel. Hardison also encourages who who wants to help to come up during free mods and help the coupons for mailing. Don't let Betty down!
The group of eight students, under the direction of Sociology teacher Doug Pierson , formed the class at the end of first semester. They wanted to indepth into certain areas previously studied in the regular Sociology course. The class is entirely student-initiated and stu dnet-run, according to Pierson . As a project, the group chose to make a slide-film-tape presentation of the Beatrice State Home for the Mentally Retarded. So far they have made two day-long trips to the institution, each time taking movie film, slides, and taping interviews. They are presently in ·the process of editing the film and tape in an attempt to make a presentation. The Westside Audio-Visual department is financing the project. Pierson feels the project will require much work. "We may even have to work into the summer, but the students are very committed and I'm sure they'll get the job done . He continued, "I know most of these students have put in as much time on this project as they would have in a normal course. I hope we can work out some credit for this in the future." What are these eight students getting out of their indepth study? "They've gone into depth 100% further than in the formal Sociology course in the problem of mental retardation. Also they have gained skills in the areas of interviewing, movie-maki ng and putting together a presentation ," Pierson explained. But perhaps the most important result of this project was giving stu dents a chance to pursue
something they really wanted to learn about. "This has given students who were somewhat disillusioned in what they considered the restrictive nature of the 'system' at Westside a chance to explore a problem of their own choosing," Pierson said. "It also gave them a chance to use their creativity in a way they would not have been able to use it in a normally structured course," he added. How was the class initially formed? Jean Kotlik, a first-semester Sociology student, suggested having an Advanced Sociology class "to take a more indepth look at some of the areas of study offered in the formal Sociology class here at Westside," according to Pierson.
He agreed to sponsor · because "we don't hav~ time in Sociology to d< research in any detail." Chuck Wilhelmi, onE studen ts, explained why chose mental retardation project. "We went to ( (the state home for the rE Iowa) first sememter in E Everyone had a sterotypE Beatrice as being cor worse, so we decided to i. the institution." The presentation, wher. will be shown to Sociolo in future years. The grou: of the following senio Brennan, Gail Burris, Pam Gary Harper, Jennifer I ver Loers, Liz Sass an< Wilhelmj.
New club officers electe~ for upcoming school yea~ With the close of the present school year, comes the election of officers for the upcoming year. The following are the results of those elections. The list is tentative and somewhat incomplete. Pep Club officers for 1972-73 are Junior Sharon Bennett, president and Junior Linda Hasebroock, vice president. Serving as International Club president will be Junior Lauren Hansen. Sophomore Mike Arnold will serve as president for French Club and Sophomore Linda Som berg as secretary. Chosen German Club president is Junior Sue Roberts and Sophomore Michelle Holmes will act as secretary. Spanish Club secretary will be Sophomore Mike Gilmore.
upcoming year is Junic De Gioia. Bicycle Club officers Junior Paul Novak, presi Junior Jim Weaver, vice 1 Serving as Ecology Clu will be Junior Steve president ; Junior Tom R president ; Junior Phil secretary an d Junior Chu treasurer.
Newly elected Esquir• are Junior Nan Rohrberg , Sophomore Jane Rol president; Junior Liz secretary and Sophomo· Brown, treasurer.
Latin Club officers will be Sophomore Kathy Musio, president an d Junior Ann Gibreal, vice president. Z C I u b president for the
dents informed of symptoms and dangers of V.D. V.D., "the clap," "old Joe", "a " call it what you like, all names for the same ,"Venereal Disease. March 15 issue of the World Herald , January 24 of Newsweek and April issue Seventeen, from which material this article was taken, state as second only to the cold, among contagious Last year alone, close to one out every 15 Nebraskans between ages of 20 and 24 contracted and ap proximately one of all cases involved persons 15 and 19 years of age. According to Dr. James F. head of the Omaha-Douglas Health Department, (as in the World Herald) this increase in the spread of the result of increased promiscuity and more use of contraceptives. class makes no difference It's the "nice kids" that getting it now. Among reported the average gonorrhea victim year is younger and has a social status than the average five years ago. Newsweek tes that only 2% of V.D. patients St. Louis clinics are prostitutes. A large part of the problem is t people do not realize the 'ousness and the facts regarding
this disease and Newsweek states that if the V.D. rate keeps climbing, soon one out of five high-schoolers will have it by the time they graduate. Thus, the purpose of this article is to point out the facts necessary to inform students of the dangers of V.D. First of all, and probably most important, V.D. is passed only through intimate sexual contact, usually intercourse. It can not be contracted by toilet seats, dirty doorknobs or drinking glasses! There are two major forms of Venereal Diseases. These are syphilis an d gonorrhea. The symptoms of syphilis appear as a hard, painless sore called a chancre. It appears from ten to three weeks. However , a non-itching rash appears about three to four weeks later, possibly spreading to the hands and feet. The victim may feel ill, have a mild fever, sore throat, headache, sore mou th or inflamed eyes. Hair may fall out in patches. If untreated, sy philis may remain latent for more than ten years and eventually effect vital organs such as the heart, brain and eyes. In many cases, it has led to blindness or insanity. An infected teen-ager may die before his fortiet h birthday, and this disease may also maim or kill an unborn child.
The initial male symptoms of gonorrhea are pain while urinating and a discharge, two days to a week after infection. In the female, a watery yellowish discharge may be noticed, or nothing at all. It may go un-noticed for weeks or even months and consequently, she may suffer more permanent damage. The worst danger is that she can spread it without even knowing she has it. Untreated gonorrhea may result in damages to the reproductive tract and can make it impossible to conceive or bear children. Crippling arthritis or blindness may also occur. These effects may appear a month after infection. An infant may also become blind from contracting the infection during the birth process. V.D. is diagnosed by blood tests or m icroscopic examinations and is relatively easy to cure with one or more injections of penicillin. Under Nebraska state law, doctors can now legally treat minors for V.D. without notifying parents. However, an amendment makes parents liable for doctor bills t he minor does not pay and states that it is mandatory the doctor provides the treatment. Free diagnosis and treatment is
available from city, county or state health department clinics. In Omaha, Equilibria at Saddle Creek Road and Poppleton Avenue is open to victims of V.D . Their no-name policies and informal atmosphere have led to the treatment of about 700 persons since June 1 of last year. Cases are reported by number instead of name. The Planned Parenthood clinic offices can be reached by calling 342-2400. The Personal Crisis number is 342 -6290 . For more information on V.D. call toll free (800) 523-1885.
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May 25, 1
Trackmen capture Metro, District
Jestside's girls archery team won the first place trophy in the State cholastic Archery Tournament held at Columbus High School on aturday, May 20. The girls are from left to right Junior Nancy Kvame Nancy also won fourth in state in individual competition), Senior Sue !itt, Junior Carol Essex and Junior Suzanne Jones. Westside's boys team ton second in state in the boy's division at the same tournament. The oys team includes: Sophomore Allen Schmuecker, Sophomore Mark loach, Junior Jack Cheek and Junior Don Blanchard.
Westside track fans and team members came away disappointed from the State Track Championships last Saturday, but they were able to witness several excellent performances by a few Warrior thinclads. At the conclusion of the meet, Westside had tied host Burke High for twelfth place, with 11 total points, far below the expected total for both squads. By far, the most outstanding Warrior effort came in the two mile relay. Tom Dinwoodie, Dave Johnston, Curt Larson, and Bruce Westerlin all ran near-two-minute 880s for a total time of 8:06.1, a scant second over the state record in the 80 degree heat. In addition to winning the Class A two mile relay, the quartet was awarded the Gold Medal for the event, given out by a local newspaper for the best performance in each event regardless of class. Only three other Warriors figured in the five place scoring of the high school track finale. Bill Moore, after being narrowly edged out of possible scoring position in
I. V. diamonders win their district Metro's over for the 1972 ·aseball season. The Varsity varriors finished up last week with 14 win 2 loss record. At the time .f this writing the score of the .istrict match was not known. Jim Kopecky led the offensive ttack with an astounding .400 •atting average with 40 times at •at, an d 16 hits. Next in line was :teve Hultquist with .314 average ,rith 54 times at bat and 17 hits. )n down the line we have Steve ,indsay with .305 , Rick Sacco with 303, Cory West ended up with a 278, Rick Walstrom with a .229,
and Kim Hawkins had a .220 .. There were three home runs smacked this year and were split by Cory West, Steve Hultquist, and Jim Kopecky. This year's varsity pitching record came out with Larry Wetterberg winning five and losing one, Jim Benack ended up with a four win no loss record and Jeff Seume had a three win one loss while Scott Bailey and Steve Hultquist each put a game under their belt. The junior varsity squad made an impressive sweep of their
division by winning every one of their games, except one which left them with an eight to one record. Tony Rome led the batti ng with a .384, 10 hits out of 26 times at bat. Right behind him was Joe Kopecky with a .333, 8 hits out of 24 times at bat. J. V. pitchers ' earned run average wound up with Scott Bailey 10, Dunn 5, Booth 4, Ru ssell 3, and Jensen with 1.
Westside walks thru Districts Westside, paced by four winning performances, swept the District A-2 track meet two weeks ago at Papillion and qualified the second most athletes for the State meet. The meet ended on a disa!Jpointing note, however, as the 880 relay, which won easily, was disqualified by an official for running out of the exchange zone, and the mile relay, with a comfortable lead, saw its baton go flying backwards on the backstretch, ending all hopes of a qualification in that particular event. Dave Johnston won the two mile run in easy fashion with a sub-ten minute effort, then sat back and watched fellow Westsiders Rick Berkshire (120 highs-14.5) and Randy Chick (Discus-14 7 '6") add first place medals to the District collection. Mark Kershaw led the pole vault crew of Dean Ross and Mike Olsen to a 1-3-4 finish in the vault as all three qualified for state. 0 t.he r qualifiers were Scott McMullen in the 440 (2nd in Dist.-5 2.1 ), Bill Moore and Doug Blatchford in the 100 and 220 yard dashes, Bernie Waters in the 880, Mark Boyer in the discus, Chick in the shot, and Berkshire in the 180 lows. Bob Drake placed second in the high jump to qualify, as did the two mile relay running without Johnston.
Metro Track Crown falls Westside high school coli it's third Metropolitan Confe Championship this year ant sixth in two years as the W trackmen waded through competition three weeks age emerged with a very decisive n of 15 points over runnerup E who collected 38 points. Seniors Bill Moore and Berkshire aided the cause win medal performances, but the was decided by the balance depth of the entire squad. Wa scored in 14 of 17 events, them more than one point. Moore's 'hard fighting eff as described by retiring head c Dick Lane, earned him a first i 2 20 ( 22.4) and a second in th• dash (10.0). Berkshire came behind to capture the 120 ( 14.5 ), and finished third it 180 lows (20.1). Other W; victories were posted in the mile relay of Tom Dinwoodie Focht, Bernie Waters, and I Westerlin which ran an 8:12.8 the discus, where junior Boyer tossed a 159'3' outdistance the field by 15'.
Other fine performances from Randy Chick in the (2nd-50'10 1.4"), Mark Kersha the vault with an exc1 performance of 13 feet for se• Bob Drake in the high (4th-6'0"), Scott McMullen i1 quarter mile with his best non· time this year of 50.7, Johnston in the two (3rd-9 :57), Curt Larson in tht (2nd-2:00.5) and the mile anc yard relay teams, both fourth.
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im Benak demonstrates the form that led to a no-hitter earlier in the !ason. The ace pitcher was the first of three hurlers who combined forces Jr a unique 5-3 no-hit victory over Ryan in the district finals, and 1ut-out Lincoln Southeast, 4-0, in the state tourney opener.
t he 100, placed fourth in the 220 with a 23.1 clocking into the wind, while teammates Rick Berkshire. who finished fourth in the 120 high hurdles with a 14.4, and Scott McMullen, who placed fifth in the fast 440 with a 50.5, also added points to the Warrior total.
Hastings Colleg e, Hasting s, Secondary education; Cindy Enslow, Wayne State, Wayne , sociology, art; Debbie Gardner, Nebraska School of Dental Assisting., dental assistant; Jack Garlock, Kearney State College, Kearney , industrial arts; Liz Gerd, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, biology; Bonnie Graeve, Omaha Technical College, Omaha nursing ; Debbie Greenweld, University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture, veterinary technology; Dave Hannegan, Nebrask a Wesleyan University, Lincoln , political science; Marc Hansen, United Electronic
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Institute, Des Moines, Iowa, electronics; Sue Henry, Omaha Technical College, Omaha, dental assistant; Terri Hermann, Creighton University, Omaha, education; Debbie Hofmann, Dana College, Blair, elementary education; Brent Humphrey, Dana College, Blair, undecided. Scott Kelly , Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, pre-law; Rich Kemp, Creighton University, Omaha, biochemistry; Debbie Kessler, Kearney State College, Kearney, physical therapy; Sue Klasna, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, music education; Jim Kopecky, Chadron State College, Chadron, certified public accountant; Jeff Langdon, Cregihton University, Omaha, pre-med; Sue Laughlin, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, biology; Paula Leacox, Patricia Stevens Fashion and Business College, Omaha, executive
secretary; Steve Leinart, Crei! University, Omaha, undec Terri Lipelt, College of St. ] Omaha, physical therapy; Pa Lynn, Nebraska Wesl • University, Lincoln, math chemistry.
Bob Manchester, Ha1 College, Hastings, pre-law; Nelson, Patricia Stevens FaJ and Busniess College, On business; Karen Nelson, Ch< State College, Chadron, mE technology; Robin Nelson, 0 1 School of Practical NU! Omaha, nursing; Jane Ove Nebraska Methodist Ho1 School of Nursing, Omaha, nu1 Lana Pleas, Omaha Tech College, Omaha, nursing; N Pollard, Nebraska Wesl University, Lincoln, undec Debbie Rice, Patricia St. Fashion and Business Co Omaha, public relations; Rogers, Hastings College, Hast dentistry, business; Kevin Roc Nettleton Business College, On undecided. Beth Sandman, Imml Hospital School of Nursing, On nursing; Cindy Schiebur, L Training, licensed practical n Wayne Schroeder, Nebr Wesleyan University, Lin undecided ; Peggy Smith, 0 1 Practical School of Nu1 Omaha, licensed practical n Jeff Spiegal, Nebraska Tech College , Milford, auto mecha Jeannine Titus, Creigl University, Omaha, nursing biology; George Vana, Kea
Track team sweeps LANCE hon1 Senior Rick Berkshire, one of the leading hurdlers in the state, has been voted Athlete of the Year by the members of Westside's coaching staff. Berkshire, Sports Editor of the LANCE, was recently crowned the Metropolitan Conference 120 high h urdles champ . He finished second in the 180 lows and has, on occasion, triple jump ed for the Warrior cindermen this year.
girls track team lacks participants, but the ones that are presently out, for excellence in their form for later competition.
·rls track, tennis end season girls' track team finished season at Burke in the district They entered one girl in the track meet on May 13. Donovan qualified for the yard run in the state meet, but not make the finals. According Mrs. Diane Fredrickson, may have been due to the competition".
reason Mrs. Fredrickson for the team not showing results, is the "lack of girls". there were only 14 girls on team, and they could enter in each of 12 events, the girls double the events they were therefore were not able to on any particular the district meet which was May 8, at Burke, two girls Sally placed. Sheila Gillies fifth in the shot put and and Aida Amoura came in in the 880 yard run. However, girls did not qualify for state they must be in the top
girls placed at the Metro in Council Bluffs. Aida placed in the 880 and at that date her was tenth in the state. Sandy tied for fifth place in the put and Sally Donovan placed in the high jump. girls track team included: Amoura, Cheryl De Costa, Donovan, Sheila Gillies, Mary Hobza, Denise Kopecky, Lane, and Sandy McElroy. Otis, Deb Salmon, Nancy Sally Smith, Kris Streng, Dee Williams were also on the
the girls tennis team their season with a 2-2 , the week of May 1. Nancy dbergan and Debbie Japp doubles and Kathy Kock singles, but both lost in the round. the beginning of the season, Mrs. Beatrice Haney divided girls into two teams, A and B. A team played other schools the B team had a ladder between themselves. to Mrs. Haney, both are going to play each other duals.
lucky tennis is over the tennis court is covered
Zandbergan. She went on to say that "It's odd that the school can afford new courts but they can't supply new nets." Junior Julie Gilmore suggested that some of the boys from the boys tennis team help the girls. "We need help in form and the basic movements in tennis." Kathy Kock, a junior, felt this year's team was really a lot of fun, and said most of the girls really enjoyed it. She believes, "This year was a lot better than last year in that more people got to play and we won more meets. Yet I think there was a lot of room for improvement."
Soccer, a team still in contention for title At the time that this story was written the Soccer A team was still in contention for their second straight soccer title. At this time they have played only one game in the double elimination tournament. The outcome of that game was a 2-0 loss to Creighton Prep's A team. It is easier to write about the B team because they are already eliminated, but they did not go down without a good fight.
Their first tournament contest was against Prep B, the only team they managed to beat in the regular season. In this game the score was tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time and so they played two 15 minute halves and after this it was still tied at 2-2. The referee then decided that enough was enough and gave each team five penalty kicks. Prep scored their first two and missed the last three, Westside also scored the first two missed two and then came the last shot. It went to goalie Kevin Muchmore who gave it a mighty boot only to have it hit the post, AND GO IN. The final in the game was a 3-2 victory for the B team. The B teamers were already after their 3-2 win over Prep B to face their older team Prep A. Again it was tied at the end of regulation time and the five penalty kicks per team were issued again. Although B team should have been old pros at this type of soccer they suffered their first loss of the tournament to Prep A by 2-1. After the loss to Prep the B team seemed rather dejected and had to play the day after the loss. It seemed that they had lost all their fire power and this created their second and tournament ending loss to Bryan by 3-2.
The 6-5 basketb all pivot has been noted for his improved performances as a senior. Earning a starting basketball position only this year, he developed into an excellent postman by season's end , contributing his best games in the stretch run, as he earned honorable mention All-Metro. This year, too, he has come into his own in hurdling. He has also run cross country.
Seume, Sloan close second Rick was closely pressed in the balloting by both J eff Seume and Joe Sloan. Jeff, two years among the leading statistic earners in basketball and a three year letterman as a pitcher, joined Joe as co-ca p tains of the Westside basketball team. Seume was both All-Metro and All-State in basketball this year. Joe, one of the state's top golfers, was 1971 golf medalist in Nebraska and the "quarterback" of the basketball squad. Also receiving quite a bit of support were Bill Moore, Rick Walstrom and Roy Smith. Rick, a hard-hitting varsity first baseman the last two years, will probably be remembered for his consistent play as basketball center, leading the team in rebounds and points scored, while shooting a near 60%. He earned an All-Metro post also. Roy was a top swimmer for three years, all of which Westside has taken state in. In this time he has been on three championship relays in both the State and Metro meets and has won four State individual and five Metro individual championships. A probable All-American for the second straight year, he has signed a letter of intent with Colorado State.
Others who received some support include Bill Coffee, Mike Schwartz, Mark Boyer (junior), Larry Wetterberg, Dick Kirshenbaum, Steve Lindsay, Dave Johnston, D ave Knight, Bill Latenser and Steve Hultquist. Bill has been a standout running back for two years on the football squad. Most recently, however, he has come alive to give Westside a dded track depth by becoming one of the leaders in times for both the 100 an d 220 yard dashes.
Coaches select Lane as top mentor Track coach Dick Lane was selected Coach of the Year by his peers. Coach Lane has turned what most had predicted to be a deep, but average in star talent track team into one o f the best in town. His team cap tured the Metro crown in the Metro meet for the first time in the school's history, as the coach developed many stand-outs from
his squad. Cal Bentz, whose swi seem to win everything e· including capturing state ; titles again this year whit their undefeated string of for another season, and of the 18-3, number fi• basketball squad came Lane. Others who recei· were baseball's Bob Mo: JV basketball coach Paul .
Track squad voted Top Te
The coaches, in a close selected the track team ru the Year for it's ur excellence. The swim tean of everythirrg they entere• basketball team gave them pressure. The Legior baseball team, currently , Metro, sth State leading a champion golfers and t Country team also got sup
WHS golfers sweep Metr place sixth in Class A The 1972 Warrior golf team ended an excellent season on a disappointing note last weekend as they managed only sixth place among the class A schools in the State Meet at Platteview. Earlier moments were more enjoyable, however. En route to the Metro Conference Championship Meet, the Westside foursome downed eight straight opponents in duel competition, compared to the junior varsity mark of 7-0. At the Championship meet, senior letterman Mike Schwartz led all participants with a par 72 to win the gold medal. Joe Sloan, who
won his playoff for third shot a 75, while teamm< Winstrom (76) and Dav (77) also won their pia fifth and seventh respectively. The four ma1 300 strokes was believed Metro record. The Warriors we victorious in their distr with a combined total strokes. Schwartz w medalist with a 74, while shot a 75 and Sloan a 76. Varsity lettermen for t squad include Schwartz, 1 Sloan, Walker, and Steve
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on and involvement questioned
AB members discuss future plans all new members are full of and new ideas for the year. Still reminiscing campaign speeches, it appears the new members have a lot are planning to accomplish. ov~'uuut<Jtc Carrie Lueder would to see juniors receive modified campus privileges, providing would only be required to for their first class and leave their last class. She also would to see more concise rules ding skipping, and hall â&#x20AC;˘JctuJns abolished. ~nior Sue Bernstein would like a little more nication between the body and the SAB and projects to offer students main goal is not solely to
earn money. "It just seems like this year the only goal every project had was to earn money. Money just shouldn't be the only goal," she said. Junior Mike Dorsey, only present member returning next year, feels that much more student involvement in SAB business is necessary to improve the school and it's problems and would like better co-operation between the SAB and the Forum. He thinks there should be more activities like concerts to entertain students, and not necessarily for earning money. "I think that we can accomplish some of these objectives by setting up standing committees to deal with specific areas of interest," Mike said. The committees might be divided into money-raising,
student problems and communication and interested students could work in any area. Junior Steve Scudder explained, "Hopefully, next year, the SAB can open the eyes of all 2300 students and make them realize how much of a disgrace our school is becoming. We should combat the degrading forms of 'education' that are being thrown upon us. To structure completely a person's learning is denouncing himself the right to learn what he wants to, when he wants to, and what he wants to." Mike Dorsey ended on an optimistic note, "There is no reason why we can't have a really effective SAB if all the members will work and at least if some of the members care."
Some of next year's SAB members are pictured above. They ar right, Pam Hochster, Neil Cooper, Frank Kilmer, Barb Skutnik, Davis, Carrie Lueder and Tom Taxman.
Personality, poise help take Miss Nebraska 1
Engles, a Westside senior until her semester graduation in January, the past few weeks in Puerto Rico preparing for the Miss USA Terri earned the trip by being named Miss Nebraska April 29, a she entered on "kind of a whim."
What would it be like to be eighteen years old, only a few months out of high school, having experience as a model, as well as a well-positioned job, and all of the sudden find yourself as the reigning Miss Nebraska? To most girls it would be a dream, but to Terri Engels, who graduated at the semester, this is more than a dream. At the time of this interview with Terri's mother, Mrs. Bernard Engels, Terri was already in Puerto Rico preparing for the Miss USA pageant held there May 20. Hod did it all begin? According to Mrs. Engels, it was "kind of a whim". Terri graduated from the Dory Passolt modeling school in Feb., and her modeling instructor entered her name in the Miss Nebraska contest a week before the pageant was held. This being her first beauty contest, the Fabric Super Mart sponsored her. For the pageant, Terri traveled to Grand Island on April 28, and was chosen Miss Nebraska at Millard High School on the 29th. Upon receiving the perseptics award (for personality), Terri felt she owed it to the "gift of gab from my mother and maybe my dad".
hestra members to be honored at concert annual Westside Honors Concert will be May 25 at 8:00p.m. in auditorium. Mr. Harold Welch, 12th year as conductor of the feels it will be "by far the ever had." concert will include solos by Debbie Elafros and Laurie Debbie will perform in a concerto by Viotti and will play in a cello concerto and Laurie will then join Greg Fried as soloists in by Locatelli, with und provided by the Orchestra. Greg plays the the concert, the awards presented including the top
award, the National School Orchestra A ward. Each orchestra member will receive a card from the Nebraska State Activities Association and a resume listing their contributions to the orchestra. Earlier, four sophomores received all-state scholarships to the music workshop this summer in Lincoln. They are: Greg Fried, violin; Stacy Leinart, violin; Bruce Novak, viola ; and Dean Tatreau, cello. In another area of fine arts, the annual Spirit of '66 will not be held this year. The main reason for its demise, according to Mr. Donovan Schuler, is lack of school-wide interest. Instead, Mr. Schuler presented the Night of Glees on May 15 and the Warrior Voices
concert last Monday night. In addition, a folk opera will be presented by the Concert Choir next week. Outstanding band members were recognized at the recent Westside Band Honors Concert. Four seniors received the John Philip Sousa Award for their superior contribution to the band. The recipients were Doug Carsen, Jean Hansen, Jerri Niver, and Carol Pelkner. This award is considered the highest award a band member can receive at Westside. Another coveted award, the Brownie's Melody Lane Award went to seniors Cori Blackman, Debbie Kessler, Max Jordan, and Andy Knutzen.
Her mother and sisters feel the things that helped her most were her personality and being herself. They also said her experience and training in modeling accounted for Terri's poise . While Mrs. Engels was at the pageant, a man remarked to her that Terri "always looked like she was going to burst into laughter". A set of luggage, a wardrobe, and $100 are among several items she received. Terri designed and made the costume she wore in the Miss USA pageant herself.
Besides modeling an< (she makes a lot of her Terri is interested in pair sculpture. She has been w a dental assistant si graduated. Mrs. Engels believes future plans are "probabl married and be a housewif1 The 5'8" Miss Nebn born in Rochester, M where she lived until she 1 Hastings, Minnesota, in Engels moved to Omaha th ago.
New lance, Shield positions fil five make Quill and Scroll socil A whole year's efforts were recognized and rewarded at the annual Journalism Banquet held May 11 at the Drawing Room in Millard. New staff positions for the 1972-73 LANCE and SHIELD staff members were given awards and new Quill and Scroll members were named. Both staffs changed their organizational plans this year. LANCE went back to one editor, while SHIELD decided to have co-editors. Pam Hultberg was named editor of the LANCE for next year, with Susan Darst as the Associate Editor of Copy and Barb Demaree as Associate Editor of Layout. The new SHIELD co-editors are Deb Dowling, Layout and Kathy Korcek, Copy. The following people were named to the 1972-73 LANCE staff : Bill Wald, Editorial Editor; Sue Berg, Feature Editor; Cyndie Jones, News Editor; Brian Trude, Sports Editor; Jay Jacoby, Art Editor ; Jim Clifton, Business Editor; Brian Combs, Photo Editor; Rick Denney, Entertainment Editor; Jessalyn Wilscam, Girls Editor; Steve Scigo, Fine Arts Editor; Dave Jensen, Ad Manager; and Circulation is Jim Clifton. Terri Talty was named Assistant Editorial Editor; AI Katz, Assistant Feature Editor; Steve Russell, Minor Sports Editor; Bob
Eisenberg, Editorial Wri1 Petersen, Feature Writer; I Freriks, News Writer Whittaker, Sports Writer Salesman; Rosemary copyreader; Sheri F proofreader; and Bruce I Petrashek, AI Katz a1 Jensen, photographers. The following are SHIELD positions: Busine Terri Ellington; Photo Erick Schrempp; Ad Becky Powers; Fact Academics Editor, Sherry Fine Arts Editor, Tom Sports Editor, Joe Organization, Pam Student Life, Debi Senior Editor, Alisa I Underclassmen Edit Colantouno and Photographer is Don Fallo The assistant editors Dowling, Faculty and A Ann Zoucha , Organizatio Korcek, Student Li Ellington, Senior Sectior Armstrong, Underclassme: The Sales, Circulation, Di and Bookkeeping Section Terri Ellington; Ann Zou Salesman. The ~ photographers are Pau: John lvbuls and Steve Smi New Quill and Scroll are Debi Bernstein, Barb Jessalyn Wilscam, AI Kat Vaughn.
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'eaning in yearbook signing by Jay Jacoby Oh, woo, woo, here comes ne's cute friend. What should I r? I'll use the old standard. "Hi," I said enthusiastically. \That's happenin'?" "Hi," she said with a smile, "will ·U sign my annual? You can give back to me in Psychology next Jd." "Yeh, sure, I'll see ya then." Cautiously opening the cover, to careful not to rip the already oken binding, I scanned the n t-u p pages to find out the girl's me . Oh , yeh, her name's Shelly. >W could I forget? While reading a few pages to get idea of what to write to her, I ticed it was the same as the other ields I had encountered. Every ge was crammed with writing at angles, each one saying: 'Shelly, To a really cute, groovy ick. Good luck with the guys. •u 'II go far (Chuckle). Hope to ! alot of you in '73. Luv ya, hoever)." This was usually followed by an scene cartoon with "yuck, yuck"
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written next to it to get the humor across. Or else they might say: "It's great to have met you and I hope we'll be in the same class next year." This would be followed by another cartoon or a picture with moustaches added. After contemplating, I felt the urge to write: "Shelly, I don't have anything meaningful to say, but thanks for asking." But first I had to find a space to write it in. After glancing over what seemed like 200 pages I finally found a small space between pictures. As my pen hit the page my student instinct and "good" nature took over and made me write: "Shelly, To a groovy chick, you're a great friend, I'm soooo glad I met you. Hope to see a lot of you in '73. Luv, Jacques." Then I drew a stick figure of a boy waving with "hah, hah " written next to it and slammed the book shut.
Perhaps this editorial is a personal thank-you to some of the fantastic ::>pie and things at Westside; but hopefully it is a representative feeling of ~ graduating senior class. The first thing people criticize, almost unconsciously, is the ministration. But Westside's administration is probably one of the most eral around. They are receptive to new ideas and innovations, and allow 1chers and students to explore on their own. They have been especially erant of the Journalism Department this year; for those interested, the ~NCE was never censored, or attempted to be censored. But perhaps the most important thing our administration consistently l was to stand behind the teachers and students in times of trouble. 1en a controversial speaker was brought in, and parents called to mplain, the administration would back the staffs' right to have that ~aker.
A thank-you would not be complete without mention of the Social Jdies Department. Obviously other sections of the school have their !rits, but this department is outstanding in its qualities. Very few, if any, ;ial studies courses use the teacher-lecture, student-read-out-of-textbook !thad of teaching. They use, instead, the inquiry method, with students ing their own research and returning to class to discuss their findings. is is their attempt to initiate students into the real world waiting for ~m.
Although trying to avoid personal thank-yous, Guidance Counselor •n Huston deserves credit here. He has done an excellent job in empting to get all 700 seniors lined up for college, work, etc. next year. erything having to do with college went through him first, and he
Gentlemen: Miss Ennenga's letter to you and the comments of some of her supporters to the Sun last week seem to require some comment from one who might possibly be described as a "veteran political observer." First, a candidate shouldn't object to being on a first name basis with his constituency -in 1960 Senator Curtis, who had an image of being austere and distant, spent about $100,000 in his campaign just to get on a first name basis with the electors, his slogan being "I'm for Carl." Second, the laughter to which some of the youth vote objected was not at the youthful candidates, but with Mr. Hochster, who was deftly puncturing some of the elders' balloons. Third, it was the consensus of those elders I talked to (ranging from former Congressional candidates to campaign managers, to finance chairmen) that if Mr. Hochster had nominated Miss Ennenga, thus becoming known to the caucus, and had then been nominated himself, that he could have been elected to the fourth slot. Sincerely, Benjamin M. Wall , J.D.
In Reply to the letter by Janet Williams, class of '74. Dear Editor, In her letter (LANCE, April 21, 1972) Miss Williams raised many questions that I, too, aske d as a sophomore. If I compare some of these opinions with those I now hold, I believe this may help many sophomores who agree with her. She states that "Life at Westside is more a test of survival and not an education." Isn't survival a n important thing to know? I agree that the hours of a sophomore are long and difficult, but as I look back on it, I also see that I learned quite a bit. As for the problem of solitude, just how solitary it would be outside if all 2,000 students poured forth as she suggests. 1,999 of these people would wind up over at Little Pete's Coffee Shop, and his capacity is just not that large. Sophomores and juniors have a difficult time getting off campus. There aren't enough cars. Because of the crowded schedule of the sophomore, I find it difficult to believe a sophomore would have the time to leave, and not skip a few classes doing it. I could answer that solitude is a state of mind. because that's how I found it. But there are also any number of quiet places in the school (which incidentally, I was not aware of until I was a junior). Why doesn't she spend some of the rest of the 24 hours of the day in solitude? I am inclined to agree that education here is not all that it could be, but one must examine a few facts. Education is narrower here than she wishes for, because the world is geared to the average. Most people will wind up getting jobs, and/or having families. Other courses are usually prohibited by lack of funds. She seems to imply that people are trapped into this mode of living, but I maintain that those who are dissatisfied with it are the ones who can use their imagination to find a way out of it.
Because most sophomores do not know what they intend to do for a living, how can they decide what is relevant? Choosing whay they intend to learn can be detrimental to their later life. Take for example, English. It is required throughout high school. Most people ask "What is it good for?" or say, "It isn't relevant." Yet if they don't learn it they will not be able to communicate, no matter what their field is. One must get an education which is independent of relevance, because relevance changes from day to day. High school was meant to be a broad education. It takes knowing a little of everything to know what is "relevant" to what, and what is relevant to one is not necessarily relevant to another. Theoretically, if one knew everything, all of it would be relevant. As for learning in one's own way, people do that anyway. It is you who decides what and how you will learn, at any time. What I think she may have intended, is closer to " ... being taught in their own way," and public schools just aren't equipped to teach everyone individually . But what is wrong with going to the library, and being your own teacher? It is my opinion, that grades are not the ' monster' that students have turned them into. Grades do, to some extent, indicate what a student has learned. I never met a straight "A" student who didn't know his subject, and I never met a straight "F" student who did. Finally, preparation for "the big bad world" is important, especially for sophomores. If you can't see the merits of having a broad education with which to face the "world" you aren't prepared to face it.
administration spends on k,ldividuals is wasted. Don't 1 wrong, I think there are a fev teachers who are doing a fi1 and worth every cent of r they receive. When I was a sophomor junior we always had our checked, but this practic• apparently been dropped; w think is a pity . We should I person checking the sopho and juniors passes at the doors, science wing, loge area. doors, guidance office door. the pool area. I think this help because it certainly wo hurt. These are only a suggestions that would hel current situation but we still long way to go. Sincerely, Doug Anderson
WOMEN'S LIB DEPT. Chauvinist journalism ended females being choosen as editors of the LANCE SHIELD. So the student pc can proudly look forward to Home Economics stories.
GEE, IS THAT MY CAR I Westside held its second Demolition Derby on Ma~ Although none of the conte: quite equaled the famous Pinto hill slide, it provide interesting afternoon for all : students. Mr. Venditte anno1 that the event will be can• next year due to resurfacing c parking lot.
Thank you very much for the space, Sincerely, Christine Robertson Class of '72. Dear Editor, As I look around Westside I get more and more disillusioned every day. I think the administration could do a lot, but as the school situation is today, they have done little more than lift a finger. When I see all those "long hairs" in the area between the gyms and out near the pool smoking and throwing garbage around, I begin to realize that it is from "these people" that Westside has received its bad name. The thing that is really a joke is the people who patrol these areas do nothing but walk around. I cannot help but think that the money the
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The LANCE wishes to awar sadist of the month award to " Cronkite for his coverage o! George Wallace shootings. fifteen slow motion shots any< bound to get tired. Walter is in competition with Howard C for the sadist of the year.
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Westside holds first mock elec
Terri Hermann carefully considers her power of the vote in mock election. McGovern swept the Democratic ballot for
On Tuesday, May 9, 1972, a mock election was held at Westside. The ballots not only included the Presidential and Senatorial races, but also many local races such as the County Clerk, County Commissioner, Public Defender as well as the 16 proposed amendments to the State Constitution. Any student at Westside could have voted in the Tuesday election held in the loge for the seniors and the hall near the gym for the juniors and sophomores. Before voting the students had the choice in receiving a Republican or Democratic ballot or register as an Independent, which means they would receive
ood shop project places in top 10 the first time in Westside a student has placed in the in the nation for a Wood project. Junior Keith Carson's wood chest of drawers is considered for a $1000 by the Stanley Tools' !'"•v•~··,.·· ... Contest. had to make a complete drawings and took llnt.,ur:on},, of the chest to send to Works in New Britain, When chosen as one top ten finalists, he Jtornat:icailly received $50. Keith
in planning stage Obtaining open campus and a room for next year will be of the major goals of the organized Student The union, still in the planning was created by Junior Rex and Sophomore Jim Newland. will be going to all before the end of the
sure if 'union' was the correct for the organization. "People lly associate unions with who are 'all powerful' and constantly trying to change . This is not what we want. want to see a few changes can benefit the whole school" Union will have one main leader to it organized, and for the time it will be Astle. There will be form of a constitution stating on voting. To see that all tivities are wanted by the ty of the group, they will on each one. Another idea that the group to put into effect is to have "'~·w:s<J"'"". It will keep members e union informed of ational news. Staff members be selected from the union. Astle and Newland will begin activities this summer by parents in the District. The of this is to gather their on open campus and a
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shipped the Early American chest to Connecticut for the final judging. He is now in contention for prizes of $100, $200, or the winning $1000 scholarship. Keith enjoys working with wood. This is his second year of Wood Shop; he is an advanced craftsman. Mr. Ron Fehr, wood shop teacher, said of Keith : "He is near professional, a real craftsman. He has a skill that he'll never lose. Keith has done more in one year of shop than most students do in three ."
Other projects of his include a Queen Ann coffee table with hand carving, which Keith sold for $100. His latest masterpiece is the case for a grandfather clock. Other news from the wood shop is that the Building Trades class, made up of seniors, is making a project for the district for the pre-school located on 90th Street west of the high school. The project, a creative play building for the children, was filmed by KMTV News for a broadcast.
Fourteen seniors chosen as debs for 1972 Symphony Debutante Ball Fourteen of the 29 debutantes for the 1972 Symphony Debutante Ball are Westside seniors. The ball will be held December 23 a t th e Hilton Hotel Ballroom. Chosen for what their fathers have done for the community, the debs are: Sandy Bekins, Karen Bloom , Cindy Davis, Sue Gilmore, Carol Graham, Nancy Holland, Cathy Lay, Shawn Leary , Meredith Mactier, Jan Malashock, Debby Peterson, Nan Slabaugh, Debby Storz, and Barb Swanson. A list of their activities includes a mother-daughter meeting and coffee, a picture-taking get together for the debutantes, a rehearsal and party the night before the ball, and post-ball parties. Photographs of the debs will appear in the World-Herald sometime in August, and in the Dundee Sun thy week before the ball. The girls will wear full -length white dresses, white shoes, and sixteen-button white kid gloves. An invitation list is made up by the parents of the debutantes, the Symphony Board, and Guild Board members, and the parents of past debs are automatically invited. No one except those on the invitation list may purchase tickets to the ball. Each girl may invite one boy of her choice as her official escort.
the Non-Political Voter 's Ballot. A total of 686 students voted; 324 Democrats, 313 Republicans, and 49 Independents. In the Republican Presidential Race at Westside, Nixon chalked up an easy victory with 283 votes to 13 for McCloskey and 4 votes for Ash brook. In the Democratic Presidential race, South Dakota's Senator George McGovern beat his nearest challenger by a four to one margin. McGovern's 197 votes easily beat Humphrey's 49, with Wallace coming in third with 30, and Chisholm, Jackson, McCarthy, Muskie, Lindsay, Mills, Y orty and Hartke lagging far behind. In the Republican Senatorial race incumbent Carl Curtis won a clear-cut victory with 177 votes over Blauvelt with 55 votes and Kneifl and Glebe struggling far behind them. The Democratic Senatorial race at Westside was quite a bit different from the state election. At Westside, Wally Peterson collected 130 votes, while Terry Carpenter ended up with 55 votes in third place with Wayne Ziebarth taking the second spot with 69 votes and DeCamp, Searcy and Lyons finishing much farther down the line . In the state election, Terry Carpenter defeated Wally Peterson in a tight race with Wayne Ziebarth not far behind the two. In th e S e cond District Representative to Congress race, both candida tes ran unopposed. De mocratic candidate Pat Cooney getting 261 votes and Republican incumbent John Y. McCollister collecting 287 votes. In the County Clerk contest, Republican incumbent Lloyd Kilmer with 224 votes · handily defeated Richard Nano with 45. The only Democrat running was former Douglas County Election Commissioner, Jerry Hassett, who collected 259 votes .
One of the biggest the election was the County Commission ele Senator P. J. Morgan ra1 the number one spot ou1 that are elected . P . collected 222 votes and captured the second s~ votes, behind them Riederer, AI Wolf and Simon. In the Count: Morgan finished fi1 followed and Taylor to• position. In both eh Democratic County Cc went as accepted, Pat· 120 and Lynch with Westside election, thei were switched in tl election.
The Republican Publ election, Wilbur Smith 132 votes compared McShane's 122 votes Democratic side, Mon votes easily defeated rv votes. The eight Democrati to the National Conven1 were: Linda Jensen, McGovern; Frank Mor McGovern; Mrs. C. M 139, McGovern; Earle 136, McGovern; Joh Cassidy, 135, McGover Murphy, 131, McGov· West, 107, McGovern; P Lamberty, 90, McGc Westside's own, Craig F Lindsay finished tenth. The four Republica1 to the National Conven1 were: Roman Hruska, Nixon; Clifton Batch• Nixon; Richard Proud, John . Everroad, 64, r Westside World History 1 William Hayes, 4 7, finished sixth. All 16 of the Amendments to the Constitution passed wi no problem.
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Radio has just two operators Have you ever been sitting in class and heard garbled voices coming softly through the public address system? This interference is caused by Westside's 1000 watt ham radio transmitter, located in Rm. 005, the Electronics Shop. According to Senior Joe Eisenburg, there are only two licensed ham radio operators at Westside . Joe was the only ham operator until January, when Sophomore Pete Mahowald received his novice license . Joe, who has been a ham radio operator for 3 1/ 2 years, explained that a novice license allows the operator to transmit only in Morse code, with a maximum of 75 watts output. Thl' next step, general , permits the operator to transmit with voice and use a 1000 watt maximum transmitter. Joe added that the advanced license is just a step ahead of the general, but you are allowed more frequencies to transmit on .
Joe has an advanced license, as does Pete. Pete qualified for his advanced license in April, although he has not received the actual license certificate from the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates ham radio. Pete, who has contacted other ham radio operators in such countries as Rumania, Hungary, England, Germany, and the U.S ., said that "most of the $1500 worth of equipment in the electronics shop was donated to the school." Russia, Sweden, Israel, England , and King Hussein of Jordan have been some of Joe's contacts. Joe said "Besides these foreign countries, Pete and I have contacted regularly several high schools across the U.S." Joe also stressed that anyone who is willing to put out the effort to learn the Morse Code can become a ham radio operator. He urges anyone interested to contact either himself or Pete personally or to drop into 005 to talk to them.
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And by 3:10, the parking lot can easily be used for a field hockey game without danger of injuring car windows. Another indication of oncoming senioritis is the unique quiet in the cafeteria. This is a logical extension of the fact that few students remain within the confines of the brick walls unless they are forced or otherwise coerced to. By the end of May one can count the inhabitants of the cafeteria using only one's built-in digits, whereas just last December this would have been a case for a super-duper electronic calculator. During an outbreak of senioritis, few teachers can complain about the overly high ratio of teachers to students. As June approaches, this ratio decreases an average of 5% a day, until it reaches one teacher for every 5/7 of a student. A sympton of teacher-senioritis is letting a three mod class out four mods early. From here they have one of two choices. Give monumental assignments that leave no hope for the bluffer in a final desperate attempt to combat the disease, or they can resign themselves to the fact that they no longer serve any useful purpose except babysitting at a rate slightly
an hour. You really know senioritis has arrived when every door, window and tunnel providing escape from the building is heavily guarded by hall-duty teachers. They get nasty about skippers that they used to laugh off and let go. Their attitude is this: "If I can't leave, neither can you!" This really forces students to use their ingenious brains to work out some strategy for escape. Well, at least they're thinking about something. The attendance office is flooded with some of the best excuses for tardiness in the world. " Here I was, zipping along in the old car, and I got caught in this terrific snowstorm." "I was sitting in the sun yesterday. Unknowingly, I sunburned the bottoms of my feet, which made me unable to walk to schooL" "Our air conditioner broke down, and it was so hot this morning when I woke up, I was sure I had died and gone to helL" Modes of attire also indicate senioritis. Slowly but surely the shoes go, the socks go, followed by the long pants, the long-sleeved shirts and the backs of dresses. Soon the more conservative members of the school begin to fear for decency itself.
eniors plans range from pharmacy to law eventy-nine seniors are nning to attend the University of raska at Omaha after they liuate, an increase of 17 over last tr. They are listed with their jors below. Kathy Anderson, undecided; ryl Arceri, pre-pharmacy; gelo Badami, business; Mike 1vers, undecided; Grant Bryant, ·law; John Bukacek, business ministration; Bob Buresh, siness; Bruce Burnham, 1rmacy; Curt Carrick, undecided; rcia Catania, English; Dan ~ner, business; Linda Elsasser, siness; Scott Foresman, ndary education; Russ Fulton, dcasting. Patty Giller, secondary cation; Steve Goodrich, oadcasting; Jim Hagen, decided; Denise Hector, entary education; Roger Hines, ·dentistry; Jerry Hinkle, retail agement; Tom Hirt, undecided; Hybl, undecided ; Warren en, law; Debbie Ireland, ounting; Steve Jensen, business; ren Johnson, elementary !Cation; Robin Johnston, ·neering or business. ike Kathrein, undecided; ndy Kilzer, business inistration, real estate; Tom rchofer, undecided; Ron asky, undecided; Shelley !cklow, undecided; Charles esel , electrical engineering; ~y Kubsch, undecided; Steve 'tz, electrical engineering; Gayle e, undecided; Kathy Markley, sing; Mike McMahan, undecided; hard Melcher, undecided; Cathy lSer, education; Scott Michaels, ;h; Carol Middleton, sociology; n Neal, biology; Holly Nielson, rary science, music; Steve odell, electronics.
Patrick O'Brien, business law; Mike Pattavina, undecided ; Ronald Peetz, pharmacy; Carol Pelkner, music, German; Carolyn Penney , fashion designing; Larry Rice, undecided; Jay Roberts, psychology; Mark Saitta, chemical engineering; Linda Samson, accounting; Elizabeth Sass, history; Mike Schlotfield, dentistry; David Shewanick, electronics; David Skutnik, undecided; Joe Smith, medicine; Rick Snail, undecided ; Larry Stamm, pre-pharmacy; Dennis Stark, business ; Steve Steiner, undecided; Trudy Stevens, sociology or secondary teaching; Tom Stilmock, undecided ; Mike Storm, undecided; Kathy Stroebel, elementary education; Craig Swenson, engineering; Nick Syslo, b u s i n e s s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n or economics. Jerry Underwood, business; Michaela Ward , undecided ; Joe Warta, law enforcement; Scott Wells, electrical engineering ; Diane Wilson, undecided; Edmond Wilson, undecided; Phil Wilson, psychology, sociology; Steve Wilson, law enforcement; Doug Wynne, undecided . Many seniors chose to attend Nebraska schools other than U.N.O . or N.U. Below is a list of their names, their schools and locations, and their majors. Ron Andrews, Northeastern University, Norfolk, undecided; Cheryl Barrett, Omaha Technical School, licensed practical nurse; Karen Beamis, Nebraska Technical College, Omaha, dental assistant; Linda Blankenship, Wayne State College, Wayne, special education, elementary ; Julie Bredensteiner, Peru State College , Peru, primary education; Linda Brown, Dana College, Blair, undecided; Karen
Campini, Nebraska Technical College , Omaha, dental assistant. Bob Dana, Bellevue College, Bellevue, business administration; Tom Davis, Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, undecided ; Liz Dwyer,
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Do you get out what you pay To join or not to join? That is the question asked by many students in regard to sororities and fraternities. Recently, several college students were interviewed on the pros and cons of this important question. Carol (not her real name) is a freshman at UNO and an active member of a sorority there. "I joined a sorority because I heard it was the only way to get around at UNO. I wanted to get involved in some activities, not just go to school, then to work and come home. It's a good way to make friends." Jackie (fictitious name), also a UNO freshman, shrugged her shoulders and voiced her opinion. "I don't know, I just don ' t like the idea of buying off friends," she said in reference to the dues. "And they're all so clique-ish . I'd rather have a large circle of friends." "We take part in lots of community projects such as the Blue Blanket project, Toys for Tots and the March of Dimes Marchathon," added Carol. " There's always something to do. "I really think the sorority had a big influence on my making the drill squad. After all, half the girls from the sorority are on it." Jackie paused. "Well I feel that if I ever want to get involved in a community project, I can do it on my own, and I'm sure I can find things to do in my free time. Anyway, I'd like more time for my studies . To me my grades are more important then my social life, at least the first year." "I'm not with the sorority all the time, it's just that I have a friend around when I need someone to talk to," said CaroL "I know I've gained a lot of lasting close friendships and it just kind of gives me a fee ling of belonging." The cost of belonging to a sorority or fraternity often ranges up to five or six hundred dollars, an d not everybody can afford it, or wants to.
Another unpopular su process of initiation. Or junior reflected, "I rerr sister's initiation. Th£ vinegar and shaving crea: and put vaseline in their they taped their eyes a1 drove them out in a dumped them where dumps their grease. The off, they made them wa was disgusting! " "Oh, it's a lot of fur. CaroL "Sure you're m time, but you look back at yourself. Anyway the you can take it out 01 else." "Then I remember freshman girl I knew,' Jackie, "whose job was t< wax the floor in the hall dorm. Just when she'c group of seniors would ~ it, and she'd have to do again. All I can say thanks." John (not his real r junior at NU. He has se and bad impression: fraternity life there. "01 was condemned by order marshall and we were st have all the dooors anc open all the time. The worse than regular dorm We had to paint ours, out. "But we have a lot c are paired up with this sc anytime one of us or or needs a date, we just c other house, and that's tl up dates for our friends down to see us, too.
"We have lots of p make floats for paradeE kind of stuff. We real!: some good times, alright. · Jackie concluded, "V don't like the idea obligated. Attendance is 1 too many places and ev< guess it's just a matter c preference, like anythin! made for some people a1 others."
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Hochster, Andersen tops scholastic "It's not going to be like the 'last pep rally of the school year' in which the speakers go on and on about how great Westside was and how much we've learned these three years; they won't be that type of speeches. Mine is just going to express what I really feel about the past and the future." So said Senior Dee Ann Raffensperger, one of four speakers at the Class of 1972 Commencement. Valedictorian of the class is Howard Hochster. He is first scholastically. A list of his school activities is unavailable. Kurt Andersen is Salutatorian, the second highest scholar. Kurt has been the LANCE Editorial Editor and Associate Editor, a member of Key Club, Spanish Club, International Club, National Honor Society, National Merit, Students for McGovern, and was a Yearbook Candidate. Traditionally the senior class officers choose two more seniors for the honor of speaking. This year the two additional speakers are Dee Ann and Joe Sloan. Dee Ann was a member of Pep Club, GAA, Z-Club, FMA, French Club, International Club, Girls' Gymnastics, Powder Puff
Football, Student Forum, National Merit, and was a Prom chairman at Westside. Joe has been a member of the varsity basketball team two
years and was on JV his E year. He participated in I JV Football, W-Club, In1 Student Forum.
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iraduating seniors will valuables tothose remainin Once again, as in previous years, 3.duating seniors of Westside High hoot have been granted the oportunity to will their personal ·aluables" to those left behind. 1e following is the result of that ovilege from the class of '74. Any will that was morally, or ethically in poor taste was Jeted or edited. Money will not , refunded. ~ally
leave American Mrs. Boshart arboo k c ompany and she can keep , m, and Bob too. M.R. future WHS ski bums, we leave the mes and addresses of all the Colorado bunnies, contact Rick Schrempp, : k Mattson, Pete Russell. Sukey Roach I leave a sugyzunt eben shingier. God bless you. Mark. Scott Remington will to Tom nwoodie the hot dates in Superior, br., just for the "hale" of it. viii my spare bedroom at D.C.'s to all meless Westsiders and my ability to ite papers to all future seniors. From Jddie Gay. Kiki I will to you all the cash that Is t. Michelle Donovan Jane Johnson all of your sister's 'ndly characteristics. To Kent, sorry do it to you - Roger. Mindy and Jayne, just thanks for all u've done. To you both I leave luck j life and Jackie (take care of that 1). Karen Deb Dowling and Kathy Korcek I ve a position on the SHIELD that 'ds to be desired. I also leave a .pwatch to count down the minutes deadline days, and chalk to write ;cenitieson the board. Mark. ereby bequeath to Kathy DeGioia my te jeans, my spastic colon, my title of liss Mediocrity" and one bus ticket to urence when it all becomes too much! lkins.
T. J.H. I will my tymp sticks; S.N. my ability for acting drunk; D.D. good luck with ? and to Jim I will new shoes, dot to dot ink, a cigar, and alot of love. Joy to all, Carol. One case Strawberry Hill, two quarts of bourbon, one gallon Kentucky Red eye, three quarts White Lightning, and one gallon of Everclear, and a padded toilet seat. Sweet dreams little Willy. Harvey Breckenridge. Hoping also that you can carry on the rallyship of the '72-'73 season. Shep and Matzoball Having spent one semester in Botany and being of unsound mind, I do will to Blondie and her cohort my green thumb and to Owl I will a big tree. Bob Schorr In the beginning, God created roots beer. Now comes the Will of Anton To Beav and O'Hara I will my grocery delivery service at T. Slodger's, R. Slatson's, and Slob's, all the TV I've spilled, and the last long version of "White Room" To Hazel: a lifetime AA membership. To the world: Hungarian Mamma. Thank you. I have willed. The End. I will to Debbie my chemistry notebook and I think she's got it! May the balanced equation of life get an S. Bye and have fun next year. Nancy. Being of unsane mind and body, I hereby will to the class of '73, the tradition of selling elevator passes to the unsuspecting sophomore class. I also will to Boys Town, next year's No. 1 swimming title, and to all of my past teachers, thanks for three great years. Barb Fallon "72" I would like to leave James all my love and to Buffy all my intelligence and to all the rest of you luvies good luck and keep sane. Megan Combs I, Debbie Elafros, will to Stacy the privilege of ordering at King's, all of the fun of playing at the Playhouse, and my job of orchestra librarian. I, Debbie Elafros, will to my generous brother Tom, a talkative car pool and one pair of my jeans. We, of sound minds and bodies, will Lynn T., Becky S., Lee and Jo W., our senior years. Make them great! Okay?! Signed the K. D. Kids.
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Bob Schorr do will to Mr. Niemann my vast financial holdings ($.35) towards the building of the W.H.S. greenhouse. We the members of History Sem do will to Steve Bentson one hotline to Bill Billottee. In your choice of colors. I, Holly Nielson, leave the rights to make exciting flaming bananas to man amie Jayne Crandell.
Jane and Kent : A book- "Everything Y o u Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask." Karen Johnson. I will to Joyce Berglund $.95 and a one-way ticket to Mars. K.N. To my fantastic mother I will you peace of mind. You deserve it. I Jove you. Rory To Pudgy will one ton of raisins and a million back rubs. Love Duck Feel. To Craig: A pre-paid, pre-filled-out speeding ticket, good in any state outside of Nebraska. Wilma Zealot speaks : To the Beav and O'Hara I leave a taste bud, a brain cell and my famous hook slide. I leave a bottle of Pearl Drops to the new Drill Squaders. I will Fred my table, B. Eke Abbitt
We the senior hurdlers of WHS track Rick Berkshire, Chuck Cox, Marty Holmes and Jim Mainer hereby will Steve Sheepdog Big Gary to coach Bob Klein. Scat-Steve-Scat. A.B. K.A. G.G. K.S. B.E. to you I leave all the memories we had together. Miss ya all. R.B . I, S. Peters, will my book to Lynn Timperly, I sure hope you learn something from J.M . Good luck Timp and Frost. Being a two fisted drinker of sound mind and body, I feel it necessary to bequeath certain implements of happiness to my friends. To O ' Hara I leave my left glass. To Mike Dorsey I leave my right glass. And most important of all, I leave my parking space in the Happy Hollow lot, and a funnel. Dr. Wodka.
To my dearest friend, Kevin, twang your magic twanger, Mister Kevin. Good luck in '7 2. Signed your loving alias "Georgie''
By the power Invested to me by vurly, I doth hereby will a Pectoralis Majors and a brain to Sue Gidcumb
I will My He i mbuck and Mr. Vap all of my artistic talent and happiness to obtain in years to come. Andy
Cash. To my rose I bequeath the hopes of finding a duckpond. To ginger I leave my favorite dancing shoes to be bronzed. Fred
We, the undersigned, being of sound minds, and bodies, will to Miss Marge McMaster all of our undone Sr. math assignments of this year. Rick Snail, Rick Walstrom, Bill Hill, Jeff Jantzen and Steve Lucks. To Sue Weldon I will 92 crazy, hazy days of summer and two of F.A.'s customers. Good luck!!! Jenkins To Chewy Roberts I will Steve's box and Frau's Lederhosen. Viel Gluck! Sally To Butler and Donovan, I leave my vast amount of knowledge, and in case that is not enough, I also will to them all of my Camp. papers. Snail I will the ham shack to Pete. May the beam fall on your head, and the collins crush you dead. Signed, Joe Eisenberg the Kosher Ham. A word to the wise, Beware of Tequila, it'll kill you. P.R. and T.B. I will to Kay L. my Lit. objectives, a decent piece of paper to copy answers on, one chemistry book and a deviled egg from Prom. R.L. I will to Mr. Bock one big wh i te hat and a new stethoscope in order to listen to our oral objectives. R.L. I give to W.H.S. a vote of thanks, for my three years here being both enjoyable and intellectually stimulating. R.L. I, Kirby Ralston being of sound mind and body will my Pong forehand to Tony Frink, my pong backhand to Mr. Milani, my chess ability to Mierendorf, my prejudices to McCormick, my sideburns to Karl Jock Andersen.
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To Mrs. Clark I leave a pair of captain bars but not my memories. Fisby.
leave my card-playing abilit1 Bentley Newman, Roger's misguidec much misunderstood brother-Kirby. I will the secret to the w o rld that R, Olson buys all her clothes at Gulf-1 The Library Gang Blumen, will to you a feelinl assurance: I trust you; I respect you last remains in memories of past. I will to Barb Williams a free Wedne at the track in hopes somebody do blow it and cut out. Bestest Boddy (Howard that is) I hereby leave to JJ Hustrom all talent and TLC for growing plants ar Tom and Neal my late parking. J.H. To S.A.E. - the sophie - I leave 'h spirit, all my locker • school decor; junk, my red sweater, maybe it help? and John Love. M.E. Smile. To Doug we leave Barb and 50 cigat butts for his ashtray. MR & KB
I, Diana Dalton, do hereby will to my sister Susie my bandroom locker, my goodluck pencil, my klang teeshirt, with this you'll do well. Good luck.
Sue Nutty: one leftover boyfriend. 8 one slurred work. Neil M : one big blush . Jody: one Penney coke. D; one mt. climber's belt loop. West! 507 days, a worn bobby sock, a t and a smile. Sunny Tallaksen
I leave Turkey as Foster-Mother-Homer 'cause she writes good, and in charge of keeping up Homer-Virtue. With love from Mama Homer.
To Mr. Pierson we leave Barb Fallon an ashtray of cigarette butts from all time we spent making him correct tests. Hang in there Doug. Mark & K
Drill Squad, Squires chosen Screams of joy, shock, and disappointment could be heard Wed., May 10, as the lists of Squire and Drill Squad finalists were posted. Thirty-six girls for drill squad and twelve for squires were chosen from these finalists. Drill squad finalists were: Carrie Abraham , Cherie Amidon, Kim Arnold, Denise Arthur, Kathy Bergstrom, Angela Eichel, Susan Calkins, Char Carson, Debbie Catania, Linda Christian, Dallas Coffey, Sue Darst, and Faye Dickey. Beth Farley, Lynne Friedel, Cheryl Fry, Anne Gibreal, Kyle Bibson, Debbie Gillogly, Anne Gilmore, Janet Graves, Jean Graves, Karen Greenberg, Paula Haeder, Robin Halsey, Nancy Hirt, Kris Hoffman, Debbie Homstom, and Karen Honig are other finalists. Also on the list were: Mary Hoth, Elaine Iler, Jean Jefferies, Suzanne Jones, Sandy Kidder, Diane Koborg, Denise Kopecky, Kathy Korcek, Kayla Kravchuck, Shirly Landen, Linda Larson, Sheila Loseke, Carrie Lueder, Heather Mac
Sophomore Denise Kopecky found the ultimate in clothing fashion. So when shopping th i s summer you know there's onl y one pI ace in tow n , Virgie's Town and Country in th e Countryside Plaza.
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Tier, Mimi Marcotte, N Marcuccio, Debbie Matya, and P McKimmy. More finalists include: Heal McPhearson, Nancy Moesch Kathy Musil, Susie Newberg, CiJ Paul, Amy Peterson, Sh1 Prideaux, Alison Quinn, Del Rahel, Leigh Retelsdorf, Ma Richards, Jaki Richardson, ' Rose, Laura Schory, and Schwarz. Laura Simons, Judy Sondl Cathy Sortino, Terri Statsney, I Trustin, Janet Vestal, Jody Wh Robin Wiar, Barb Williams, an( Wondrasek finish the list of c squad finalists. Squire finalists are: Ka Abernathy, Ann Butterfield, Bet Erdenberger, Julie Gilmore, G1 Glesman, Katie Gordon, I Hat tam, Renee Hunter, N Johnson, and Kim Kamisar. Lynn Krelle, Kate McAiis Sue Nutty, Debbie Scheitel, I Schreiner, Susy Severa, Le Soucie, Kris Van Zandbergen, I Wilson, and Lynn Wortman are other finalists.
Seniors leave Crest, lit objecth To Mindy, we hereby leave a six-pack of beer and a pint of cherry vodka. Right on! Bloom and Lemon. I, Randy E., will my mechanical experience and greasy tools to some poor inexperienced junior.
I will Frau Blackstone a Gutentag film, Mr. Bock, one stick of Lit. Dynamite, Mr. McCormick, a Sensuous Woman and my objectives to whomever will take them. Tom Neal To sister Marty: I leave you all my notes for Junior English! GOOD LUCK! To Tony, we leave a tube of Crest, his sanity, and the drum room key.
To 1973 Seniors: I leave you my old objectives, a yellowed Camp paper, and three boxes of No-Doz. We leave to the band library curtain, ... and a sofa. J B, 5 K, ss.
and blossoms show spring is here and graduation is just around
Westside seniors have in their future plans. Many planning on working after
Gerald J. Laughlin will enlist In the United States Marine Corps, Terry Lee Stamm Is planning on entering the U nlted States Coast Guard, Steve Kaldenberg and Steve Combes are planning to join the Navy. Kimberlee Brown indicated she plans to join the Air Force.
Brennan to Don Kennedy, June Kim Dahner to Tom Handell next Pat Dickey to Barb Alves, April or 1973; Sally Drew to Wayne Goff the next two years; Marti Elliott Dappen In November, 1972; Henderson to Jerry Timmons, 19, 1972; Patricia Henderson to mmisar Jr. within the next year; to Mark Anich, June 18, 1972; Oqulst to Milt Meinsen, July 30, Susan Osborne to Rick Peterson, 4.1972; Sue Peters to Terry James, 16, 1972; Pam Peterson to John July 1, 1972; Cindy Rehder Golden in August; Joanne Riva Lewis Sagers Ill in June, 1973; perlno to Dan Flair, August David Terry to Glenda Delancy, 16, 1972. Westside seniors are planning to summer. Doug Kramer is o visit Jackson's Hole along king the streets and doing my Steve Johnson and Mark have no specific destination are planning to just travel the United States. Lynn is going to Colorado and is visiting Los Angeles,
Of all the seniors that submitted senior plans there were 11 people that haven't decided what college to attend and who have no plans whatsoever. Those that are planning to go to college but as of yet undecided are Peggy Beisch, Allie Feeken, Nancy Frisbie, Tom Jenkins, Sandy Karabotsos, Jan Malashock, Kathy Quinlan, Jeff Seume, Julie Vaaler, Rick Walstrom and Bruce Wolf. Those who have no plans at the current time are Liz Baird, Gail Burris, Doug Carson, Debbie Elsasser, Diane Jansen, Chuck Morgan, Kim Pedersen, Mike Ragan and Mark Winstrom. Following are students who plan on working next year: Debbie Baumgart, Mutual of Omaha; Bob Drake, Richman Gordman; Mary Estey, in a hospital; Barb Fallon, Walgreens; John Fischer, working around the midwest in music; S usle Freeling, office work; Mary Greguska, undecided; Alex Johnson, Kellogs; Kathy Lappat, Mutual of Omaha; Robett Van Ness, Filter Queen (salesman}; Joan Padberg, Howard Johnson's; Jim Sabin, Cork 'n Cleaver; Linda Sader, secretary; Bob Schwardt, Baker's; Bernie Waters, undecided; and Debbie Zimmerman, secretary.
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I hereby will to Alaman the transfer of party sites from the presence of my far out abode to someplace closer to home for 72-73 year which will be eternally foxed. The Dill Boys To M.R.- good luck with the next M.S. in your life and keep up the D.S. blues. Keep a watch on my broth. cuz. hereby doth will one brand new, kingslze, sanitary, bathroom to Cathy Crickett in fulfillment of your lifetime wishes to sit in it whenever you want. To Mark Delman: Canada. To Susan AE and Pat L: Mr. Bock (good luck} and lots of luck with those guys! Wilma We hereby will Darcy (Gabby} Secor a drivers license, a dent in the door, and a bottle of wine. Two Formers To my darling Ann B. thank you for those beautiful evenings alone together. your secret senior lover.
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I, Beth Chapman, hereby will to Ailsa Chapman my great journalistic abilities and talents. To Deb Dowling I will one bottle of 1,000 aspirin to conquer all the headaches she will have next year as SHIELD Editor. Good Luck!
I, R.W., of sound mind and slightly used body do hereby will to R.RAT one last ham and cheese sandwich with hopes of indigestion, my LP of the Tennessee Waltz, one paid fare in my Happy Cab to anywhere out of the state, one front seat and flashlight for those Sat. night clothes changes and one book entitled "24,000 ways to cut up people without really trying" and my little green spiral notebook along with a closet full of memories. Remember me in a good way. BULLWINKLE.
To the Junior Girls. We the senior women of the class of '72 leave to our little sisters of '73 Gl RLS NIGHT OUT. Good luck!! Karen, Gracie, Peggy, Carol, Sue, Julie, Nancy, Toni, Peggy, Rozanne, Jennifer and Debbie To Jimmy Greenspan, a plastic sliderule (that can't be used in math contests); to John Goldman, a new typewriter ribbon (for the omnipresent applications}; to Anne Yaffe a blue and white bulldog, and to Mr. Crampton, a clean storeroom! Howard Hochster I hereby will Barb Williams the hope of losing another layer!!! B.L. I will to AI Katz a case of Dyna Power and to Mr. Carman I leave the redecorated McGovern posters. R.D.
To Mark Johnson I leave on• with Mrs. Smith and to m · leave two more nerve wrack Westside. Linda Elsasser To my brother Steve Hitt I IE knowledge, my vocal abili extensive growing spurts. Sue To Miss Leslie Ann Royale, spotless attendance record marvel at for years to come, how uninteresting it has bee her my excellent bowling wishes to raise her averagE Snaily To my pal Big AI, I will you ; recording of Harry James rendition of "Mr. 5 by 5" Doug. I do so wish to give to: Doug remains of our sex survey, to the remains of my voice, happiness and to Don, I gi Mary Brennan We, this year's Calc students, year's Calc students 18 a permanently set for 5:30a.m I, Carol Graham, do heret amazing ability to do the c to Janet and Jean Graves. Kidder I will all the possib school can make (that includ• sundaes too!} and lastly McPherson I pass on my h . alarm clock which is reliabl • get to school on time for once! Howdy Ege's may you pros lost in the masses. Happy s· Ege's. Break a tooth. To t~. O'Hara I leave those wh< Omaha homes on Hickory, 85th. J. Alky
Pat Vipond: Mom says to be good like I know you always are. I shall will you anything you want with permission from me, of course. Love, Mother To Kathy A. and Erin L., I bequeath a lot of long afternoon evenings; to the poor International Club Officers I bequeath our poor International Club, buena suerte; to Pam Hochster I bequeath one too many years of high school; to Jimmy G. I bequeath an extra half hour of sleep every morning; to Lisa Trustin and Lisa Hattam, I promise two years of fun; to Pam Monasee I bequeath an anxiety-free senior year and an Emory application. To Mark Ruben I leave my unrequited crush and to Ann Yaffe, I leave Shirley Chisholm! Margie Angle To Gretal leave a picture in the yearbook and birthday cake frosting maybe even a burger and a malt at BK. Have fun next year and remember me and the wicked witch. Hansel
Congratulations to the sen for making it through the t tribulations of their y Westside. The LANCE sta1 the class of '72 good luc future.
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1972 Senior Superlatives
(Upper left) Karen Bloom and Chan Gibson, best body, (Upper right) Cathy Costanzo and Dan Badeer, most talented, (lower left) Meredith Mactier and Craig Starr, class leaders, (lower right) Marie Lemmers and Jeff Seume, most attractive.
(upper left) Sue Gilmore and Rick Walstrom, best personality, (upper right) Marcia Angle and Howard Hochster, most intellegent, (lower left) Barb Swanson and Bob Howard, best dressed, (middle right) Carol Graham and Tom Rodgers, wittiest, (lower right) Shawn Leary and Joe Sloan (not pictured), most likely to succeed.
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1 Graduates to leave Nebraska for college
Arizona, Iowa, Colorado head list of out-of-state schools
AI though the majority of ·stside college bound students end Nebraska schools, each year lUmber of graduates head out of ' state for their post-high school 1cation. This year, 111 of the tiors who answered the LANCE's tior plan survey are leaving. This mber is up from 78 a year ago. The schools are as remote as kkaido University in Japan, nity Western in British Columbia d the University of New mswick. The projected majors as diverse as range management :l biochemistry. This year's seniors seem to be ;ending many of the same tools. Arizona State in Tempe, izona, will get eight grads, the ne number as Iowa State at 1es. Colorado State has six ·mer Westsiders in it's Class of i , Kansas University has five and le University in New Haven, nnecticut, and Kansas State in nhattan each will get four to md out the most frequently ned schools. Below, in alphabetical order, are ' students's name followed by his lege, the college's location, and probable major. The location s not included if it was the ond time the school was named. e name of the state was not erted if it is included in the tool's name. 3eniors going to college out of oraska include Betsy Abbott, orado State University, Fort Collins, d o or Recreation; Kurt Andersen, vard College, Boston, Massachusetts, ecided; Marcia Angle, Radcliffe, ton, Massachusetts, undecided; Patti ·nson, University of Denver, political nee; Judy Bauer, Westmar College,
Mars, Iowa, music; Steve Baxter, Yale lege,
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pre-med; Cyd Beardmore, Western Washington State, Bellingham, Washington, sociology/nursing; Sue Becker, Kansas State, Manhattan, Kansa, elementary education; Sandy Bekins, DePauw College, Greencastle, Indiana, undecided; Doug Berg, Yale College, undecided; Ron Bergstron, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Business administration; Dennis Bert, University of Illinois, Urbana, eng in eering; Sharla Biggs, Elmhurst College, Chicago, Illinois, speech/political science; Karen
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undecided; Patsy Box, University of Texas, Austin, nursing; Randy Bradley, Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma, instrumental music; Janet Broadhurst, Penn State, University Park, art/outdoor education; David Brophy, Kansas University, liberal arts; Lisa Brown, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennslyvania, undecided; and Graig A. Burch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, biochemistry. Others going out of state include Karen Cain, Arizona State University, Tempe, undecided; Cindy Campbell, Sioux Falls College, South Dakota, undecided; Don Carlson, Iowa State, Ames, civil engineering; Carin Chambers, University of Kentucky, Lexington, nursing; Rob Daasch, Oregon State, Corvallis, chemistry/biology; Diana Dalton, South Dakota State, Brookins, horticulture; Cindy Davis, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, undecided; Marc Delman, University of Missouri, Columbia, philosophy; Debbie Durrant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, dental technology; Steve Felt, Iowa State, mathematics; Molly Fleming, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, undecided; Jack Forsyth, Regis College, Denver, Colorado, pre-law; Marcia Gerelick, University of Missouri, undecided; Chan Gibson, Yale C allege, undecided; Kazutomo Go, Hokkaido University, Kokkaido, Japan, medical; Margaret Gould, Erie Community College, Buffalo, New York, medical technology; and Bruce Grewcock, Colorado School of Mines, Denver, Slavic history. Laura Hanrahan, University of Minnesota, Duluth, elementary education; Jean Hansen, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College,
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Oberlin, Ohio, music education; Gary Harper, Colorado State, sociology; Beth Harrington, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, undecided; Jim Harris, Arizona State, business/law; Patricia Harvey, Iowa State, Clothing/textiles; Bill Hill, Northern Colorado State, undecided; Peggy Hineline, Kansas University, undecided; Howard Hochster, Yale College, science; Nancy Holland, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, dance/elementary education; Marty Holmes, Utah State, Logan, range management; Debbi e Huddleston, Trinity University, history(pre law); Sally Jenkins, Kansas University, undecided; Ben Johnson, Iowa State, pre-med; Dave Johnston, Iowa State, chenical engineering; and Steve Jurgens, WeaverAirline Personal School, Kansas City, Missouri. Belinda Kaiser, Bethal College, St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary education; Kevin Kelley, Denver Dlesal and Automotive, Denv er, Colorado, automotive; Dick Kirshenbaum, Arizona State, undecided; Kathy Koetter, Bethal College, social science; Kerwin Kolb, General Institute of Technology, Kansas City, electronics; Brad Larrick, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, political scie nce; Bill Latenser, Arizona State, architecture; Cathy Lay, Temple Buell,
Denver, Colorado, art; Linda Lawson, DePauw University, psychology/sociology; Jennifer Lemon, Colorado State, humanities; Terri Lieber, University of Denver, art; Alan Lienemann, Columbia College, New York, N.Y., biochemistry; Jane Limprecht, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, undecided; Doug Lincoln, University of Missouri, pre-vet; and Joe Lipsey, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, political science. Some others are Meredith Mactier, University of Oregon, Eugene, undecided; Rick Mattson, Arizona State, political science; Jim Maenner, Trinity University, dentistry; Tim Markel, Northwoods Institute, Midland, Michigan, automotive marketing; Stuart McKaig, Kansas State, veterinary medicine; Anajo McWilliams, Atlantic Airline School, Inglewood, California; Laurie Meyer, Kansas State, art, Bruce Meyers, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, business administration; Bob Meyerson, Colorado State University, veterinary medicine? Beth Newell, Iowa State, food/nutrition; Jerri Niver, University of Kansas, music; Barb Quam busch, Colorado State, general studies; Mark Raduziner, University of Arizona, Tuscan, Arizona, journalism; DeeAnn Raffensperger, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, nursing; Kirby Ralston, Texas Christian University, journalism; Bob Register, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, liberal arts; Kennetta Kay Reynolds, North Dakota State School of Science, Wapeton, North Dakota, dental hygiene; Cindy Ries, Regis College, Denver, Colorado, undecided; and Chris Robertson, Iowa State, biophysics.
Added to the list are Sue Schoolfield, Ambassador College, Pasadena, California, education; Mark Schupak, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, undecided; Rod Schwenk, United Electronics Institute, Dex Moines, Iowa, e lectronics technician; Nancy S kaug, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, undecided; Bill Skultety, University of Iowa, Iowa City, biological science; Nancy Slabaugh, George Williams College, Chicago, Illin ois, camping/outdoor education; Roy Smith, Colorado State, undecided; Mike Staenberg, Arizona State, law; Gralg Starr, Vassar, Poughkeepsie, New York, polit ical science; Rex Statsny, Bell and Howell, Kansas City, Mis~ouri; engineering; John Stokke, Kansas State, veterinary medicine; Debby Storz, Stanford University, Pasadena, California, undecided; Jewel Swenson,
127 seniors to attend UNL This year 127 seniors are planning to go to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 49 more than last year. The following is a list of those going to UNL and their majors. Donn a Arnold, sociology; Dan Badeer, mddicine; Barb Barrett, undecided; Gerry Barrett, radiologic technology; Steve Bentson, pre-law; Doug Blatchford, pre-dentistry; Sue Bowen, sociology; Cindy Bowman, home economics; Carol Bruzek, undecided; Brad Buxton, undecided; Beth Chapman, special education, elementary education; Nicole Chauche, medicine; Debbie Chick, nursing; Randy Chick, business administration; Bob Clark, undecided; Sue Campbell, special education; Bob Cassling, pre-medicine; Diane Chasen, nursing; Bill Coffey, business administration; Megan Combs, life; Chuck Cox, undecided; Tom Craren, pre-law. Sandy DeKiotz, social work; Cyn Dessel, liberal arts; Kurt Doerr, engineering; Cherie Ducharme, undecided; Debbie Durham, undecided; Carol Eckman, elementary education; Joe Eisenberg, broadcasting; Laurie Ekawall, music; Margie Eliason, architecture; Debbie Elafros, music; Mary Ennenga, home economics, fashion coordinat in g; Wilma Ennega, pre-law; Debbie Fleck, business teacher education; Bill Finley, business administration; Peggy Fowler, undecided; Don Furlow, political science. Steven Garey, argriculture; Sheila Gillies, pre-vet; Susan Gilmore, home economics; Becky Grear, business administration; Mike Green, undecided; Gretchen Hess, art; D eAnn Hlavac, s pee ial education; Steve Hultquist, undecided; Jane Huston, textiles, clothing and design; Jennifer Iverson,
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nu I A fairly uncommon sight in any school is a group of students who decide they want to learn on their own, outside of any structured class, without credit. A group of eight students exists at Westside, in the form of Advanced Sociology.
Harley Crocker a break. Save those Betty Crocker coupons from all different Betty Crocker mixes used this summer.
ive Betty Crocker a break save coupons for Harley Several photographs about school depicting Betty Crocker are not of our beloved physiology teacher Harley Hardison turning ,....-,,., ..... ucu. On the contrary, the rotund professor is publicizing his last for Betty Crocker coupons. So, he dons a gray wig and grandma's and uses coupons for granny glasses. Well, it's eye cathching . .. The blue bus is still unpaid for. Mr. Hardison estimates that he will "as many coupons as we have now more" to keep the bus. In other each coupon is worth one half-cent and the bus is only half paid
Last year the Subsurfers and Ecology Clubs donated money for the they had earned by selling food at swimmeets and other money activities. Hardison thought the student body , expecially those ever had opportunity to use the bus, would chip in and save enough to buy the rest of the bus. All sorts of student groups use this -field trips in almost every subject, teacher sponsored trips, as well as Hardison's spring and summer trips. He urges any students to tell grandmothers, aunts, etc., or even perfect strangers to save Betty coupons, which can be found on cereal boxes, cake mixes, and food products. Bring the coupons to room 200, right outside the room, and deposit them in the barrel. Hardison also encourages who who wants to help to come up during free mods and help the coupons for mailing. Don 't let Betty down!
The group of eight students, under the direction of Sociology teacher Doug Pierson, formed the class at the end of first semester. They wanted to indepth into certain areas previously studied in the regular Sociology course. The class is entirely student-initiated and studnet-run, according to Pierson . As a project, the group chose to make a slide-film-tape presentation of the Beatrice State Home for the Mentally Retarded. So far they have made two day-long trips to the institution, each time taking movie film, slides, and taping interviews. They are presently in the process of editing the film and tape in an attempt to make a presentation. The Westside Audio-Visual department is financing the project. Pierson feels the project will require much work. "We may even have to work into the summer, but the students are very committed and I'm sure they'll get the job done . He continued, "I know most of these students have put in as much time on this project as they would have in a normal course. I hope we can work out some credit for this in the futur e." What are these eight students getting out of their indepth study? "They've gone into depth 100% further than in the formal Sociology course in the problem of mental retardation. Also they have gained skills in the areas of interviewing, movie-making and putting together a presentation," Pierson explained. But perhaps the most important result of this project was giving stu dents a chance to pursue
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something they really wanted to learn about. "This has given stu dents who were somewhat dis ill usione d in what they considered the restrictive nature of the 'system' at Westside a chance to explore a problem of their own choosing," Pierson said. "It also gave them a chance to use their creativity in a way they would not have been able to use it in a normally structured course," he added. How was the class initially formed? Jean Kotlik, a first-semester Sociology student, suggested having an Advanced Sociology class "to take a more indepth look at some of the areas of study offered in the formal Sociology class here at Westside," according to Pierson.
He agree d t o sponsor because "we don't ha• time in Sociology to c research in any detai l." Chuck Wilhelmi, on students, explained why chose mental retardatio project. " We went to (the state home for the 1 Iowa) first sememter in Eve ryone had a sterotyp Beatrice as being cc worse , so we decided to the institution ." The presentation, whe will be shown to Sociol• in future years. The gr01 of the following seni• Brenna n , Gail Burris, Par Gary Harper, Jennifer I ve Loers, Liz Sass an Wilhelmi.
New club officers electe for upcoming school yea With the close of the present school year, comes the election of officers for the upcoming year. The following are the results of those elections. The list is tentative and somewhat incomplete. Pep Club officers for 1972-73 are Junior Sharon Bennett, president and Junior Linda Hasebroock, vice president. Serving as International Club president will be Junior Lauren Hansen. Sophomore Mike Arnold will serve as president for French Club and Sophomore Linda Somberg as secretary. Chosen German Club president is Junior Sue Roberts and Sophomore M i c he lie Holmes will act as secretary. Spanish Club secretary will be Sophomore Mike Gilmore.
upcoming year is Juni DeGioia. Bicycle Club officer: Junior Paul Novak, pres Junior Jim Weaver, vice Serving as Ecology Cit will be Junior Steve president; Junior Tom F president; Junior Phil secretary and Junior Cht treasurer. Newly elected Esquir are Junior Nan Rohrberg, Sophomore Jane Ro president; Junior Liz secretary and Sophomc Brown, treasurer.
Latin Club officers will be Sophomore Kathy Musio, president and Junior Ann Gibreal, vice president. Z C I u b president for the
udents informed of symptoms and dangers of V.D. V.D., "the clap," "old Joe", "a " call it what you like, all names for the same "Venereal Disease. 15 issue of the World Herald, January 24 of Newsweek and April issue Seventeen, from which material this article was taken, state as second only to the cold, among contagious Last year alone, close to one out every 15 Nebraskans between ages of 20 and 24 contracted and approximately one of all cases involved persons 15 and 19 years of age. According to Dr. James F . head of the Omaha-Douglas Health Department, (as in the World H e rald) this increase in the spread of the result of increased promiscuity and more use of contraceptives. class makes no difference It 's the "nice kids" that getting it now. Among reported the average gonorrhea victim year is younger and has a social status than the average five years ago. Newsweek that only 2% of V.D. patients St. Louis clinics are prostitutes. A large part of the problem is people do not realize the FI!O·usn,ess and the facts regarding
this disease and Newsweek states that if the V.D. rate keeps climbing, soon one out of five high-schoolers will have it by the time they graduate. Thus, the purpose of this article is to point out the facts necessary to inform students of the dangers of V.D. First of all, and probably most important, V .D. is passed only through intimate sexual contact, usually intercourse. It can not be contracted by toilet seats, dirty doorknobs or drinking glasses! There are two major forms of Venereal Diseases. These are syphilis and gonorrhea. The symptoms of syphilis appear as a hard, painless sore called a chancre. It appears from ten to three weeks. However, a non-itching rash appears about three to four weeks later, possibly spreading to the hands and feet. The victim may feel ill, have a mild fever, sore throat, headache, sore mouth or inflamed eyes. Hair may fall out in patches. If untreated, syphilis may remain latent for more than ten years and eventually effect vital organs such as the heart , brain and eyes. In many cases, it has led to blindness or insanity. An infected teen-ager may die before his fortieth birthday, and this disease may also maim or kill an unborn child .
The initial male symptoms of gonorrhea are pain while urinating and a discharge, two days to a week after infection. In the female, a watery yellowish discharge may be noticed, or nothing at all. It may go un-noticed for weeks or even months and consequently, she may suffer more permanent damage. The worst danger is that she can spread it without even knowing she has it. Untreated gonorrhea may result in damages to the reproductive tract and can make it impossible to conceive or bear children. Crippling arthritis or blindness may also occur. These effects may appear a month after infection. An infant may also become blind from contracting the infection during the birth process. V.D. is diagnosed by blood tests or microscopic examinations and is relatively easy to cure with one or more injections of penicillin. Under Nebraska state law, doctors can now legally treat minors for V.D. without notifying parents. However, an amendment makes parents liable for doctor bills the minor does not pay and states that it is mandatory the doctor provides the treatment. Free diagnosis and treatment is
available from city, county or state health department clinics. In Omaha, Equilibria at Saddle Creek Road and Poppleton Avenue is open to victims of V.D . Their no-name policies and informal atmosphere have led to the treatment of about 700 persons since June 1 of last year. Cases are reported by number instead of name. The Planned Parenthood clinic offices can be reached by calling 342-2400 . The Personal Crisis number is 342-6290. For more information on V .D. call toll free (800) 523-1885.
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