This year's Homecoming Queen candidates are f r o m I. to r. Dotty Zitzler, Pat Lokay, Anna M a r i e Verger, Sally Ephland, Limta Smith, Valerie Bruhn, Narda Greising, Linda Battaglia, Bev Chapin, and Kathy Paschen.
Parade, Queen, Game to Climax Homecoming Homecoming begins again this year with Homecoming Oueen Queen Nominations on October October U. On October 16, the entire school will meet in the spectator gym for the Homecoming .Assembly. Voting will take place in homeroom on October 17. From October 16 to 20 floats will be built by the various classes. Homecoming will culminate on Saturday, October 21, beginning with the parade, the game against Glenbrook South, and ending with the Homecoming Dance.
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Queen Nominations will take place in homeroom on October 11. A .studpnt can r a n nnominate o m i n a t p any anv A student senior girl. After nominations close, each homeroom will then vote on the nomineess. Each homeroom will submit one candidate, by majority vote. To make the ballot, a senior girl must be nominated by two different homerooms. On October 16, the following Monday, the Homecoming Assembly will meet in the spectator gym from 8:10 to 9:10. Dr. Richard Short, superintendent of schools, will be the main
speaker. Homecoming candidates will be introduced. Vntin? nlacp in Voting will will fakf> take place homeroom on Tuesday, October 17. Cards will be passed out and each student will put the number of his choice on it. This year there will be two classes of comp>etition in the parade. One class includes the class and Pep Club floats. The other class will include decorated cars sponsored by the other school clubs. Class floats will be built from October 16 to 20. On Monday, T u e s d a y , Wednesday, and
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Thursday floats will wiU be built from 4-7:30 p.m. On Friday, October thpv will will be hp hiiilt October 20 20, they built from 4-10 p.m. Floats will be built at the following places: Senior Class at Jayne Boyle's home at 803 S. Western; Junior Class at Gay Linke's home at 1001 Broadway; Sophomore Class at Jim Petrick's home at 1104 S. Aldine; and Freshman Class at Kris Roser's home at 816 S. Hamlin. Saturday, October 21, Homecoming Day, will begin with the parade at 9 a.m. The floats, band. Pom Pom squad and enthusiastic spectators will start at Roosevelt School and finish at Maine East for the game. The Parade will proceed north on Prospect Avenue, past the City Hall to the viaduct, and then down Prairie Avenue. The game will begin against the Titans of Glenbrook South
Open Meeting Examines SC Purpose, Organization
Nine South Seniors Named Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
On Monday, October 2, the Student Council evaluation and constitutional amendment meeting was held in lecture hall C145.
Nine seniors, Scott Bremer, Michael Cunningham, Susan Duzyniski, Georgene Gray, Gary T. Johnson, Deborah La Dolce, Susan Peavoy. Geoff Priest and Tom Whitson have been named as Semi-finalists in the 1967-68 Merit Scholarship Competition. The Semifinalists are t h e highest scoring students in Illinois on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, administered last February. "The Semifinalists are young people of high intellectual potential," according to John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. "From this group will come the future leaders of business, industry, and the professions." Fourteen thousand Semifinalists appointed across the nation have advanced to the second step in the competition for about 2,900 Merit Scholarships valued at more than eight million dollars. The Semifinalists scored in the upper one per cent of the graduating secondary school seniors in the nation. "These students deserve credit and honor. They have put forth the effort to develop their abilities and to attain academic success. They bring honor to their families, who deserve much credit, as do their teachers and communities. Their future success, however, will depend increasingly upon their ability to become productive at the high intellectual levels of which they are capable," said Mr. Stalnaker. The semifinalisis may become finalists by receiving the endorsement of their schools, taking a second examination, and submitting information about their achievements and interests. All Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from the finalist group. Every Semifinalist who becomes a finalist will be consid-
Student Council treasurer, Cyndie Board, started off the meeting by reading the two corrected purposes of Council: to act as a link of communication and understanding among the faculty, administration, community, and student body; and also to draw up with the administration's approval the school rules for the betterment of the students and the school.
NMSQT semi-finalists are M i k e Cunningham, Georgene Gray, Geoff Priest, Sue Peavoy, Gary T. Johnson, Sue Duzynski, Debbie LaDolce, and Scott Bremer. Not pictured is Tom Whitson.
ered for one of about two thousand four hundred four year Merit Scholarships. Some four hundred corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, trusts, professional associations, other organizations, as well as individuals, and NMSC will finance the scholarships. Furthermore, about five-hundred one-time National Merit one thousand dollar scholarships will be awarded upon college enrollment for the first time in the annual program. Winners of four-year Merit Scholarships may receive up to $1,500 a year for four undergraduate years of college, depending upon their individual need. Letters of Commendation honoring students for their high performance on the 1967 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test have been awarded to 32 students at Maine South, Dr. Clyde K. Watson has announced. Those named Commended students are: James Altman, Larry Bamhart, Wendy Carlsen, Linda Carney, Robert Debolt, Jonathan Dehner, Fred Fritz, Sue Grainger, Linda Gray, Cathy Haban, Debbie Hannibal, Michael Hardin, Beverly Hoff-
man, Diana Kloga, Mary Kristmann, Stephen Lielz, Pat Ludwig, Dennis Lundgren, Catherine McMullen, Wayne Miller, Paul Mitchell, Sue Nagel, Nancy Petersen, Robert Shannon, William Skibbe, Sharon S m a h a, Dale Sopocy, Peter Swinnerton, David Swilzer, Peggy S. Teevan, Cheryl Travers, and Gretchen Van Natta. They are among 40,000 students in the United States who scored in the upper two percent of those who will graduate from high school in 1968. The Commended students rank just below the 14,000 Semifinalists. The Commended Students, names are reported to other scholarship granting agencies and to the colleges they named as their first and second choices at the time they took the NMSQT. The reports include home addresses, test scores, anticipated college majors and career intentions of the Commended students. Students chosen as Finalists will be announced by early May, 1968. In the twelve annual programs to dale, more than 15,900 students have received Merit Scholarships.
at noon. At the half-time of th< the float football game, the winning floats and a r s , and Homecomini and ccars, and thp the Homecoming Queen will be announced. This year a few hundred red, black, and white helium balloons were ordered for the game. At a designated time the spectators will release them showing a sky full of colors. That night. Homecoming will end with a celebration dance at 8:00 p.m. in the spectator gym. "Valhalla" which is the heaven for heroes of Norse mytholology, win be the theme for the Homecoming Dance. The spectator gym will be transformed into a heaven for the occasion. The Mayfairs will play. Sunday dress is appropriate. On Monday, October 16, tickets will go on sale outside the cafeteria. The price is $2 per couple.
The discussion that followed concluded that Student Council cannot make rules for the school and that council is an organization in which students receive leadership training. The next order of business covered the election of representatives. The five corrections include: Lower house representatives are elected from each of the classes, by the class as a whole; the total number is one student from each class per complex; each representative has one vote except when he is required to vote as his homeroom delegate; representatives are appointed to represent the homeroom by the vice-president; and finally, all candidates for membership in the Lower house must not have failed a year or more of high school â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exceptions will be made by the executive board in cases where failure was not a result of poor scholarship. The discussion which followed centered on the question how proper leadership and not just popularity could be attained in Student Council. Another point of discussion was how a relatively unknown freshman can run for council and be elected. The suggestion was made that the freshman representatives be elected at the junior high level. In this case the number of reprsentatives would be in direct proportion to the number of eighth grade students in the
school, allowing a certain number of students from out of the district to be elected. Because of several past disputes it was thought to be a good idea that the Student Council constitution be included on the Student Handbook. Next, the election of Upper House representatives was discussed. The three corrections in the section included: the total number of upper house representatives is one per complex; Upper House representatives are elected by the complex and must be a junior or senior during their term of office; and all candidates must have a grade average of 2.5 or better and must not have failed a year or more of high school. Many students disagreed with the grade average requirement and thought that if a student is interested in running for office he should be permitted to regardless of average. In most cases, students with rather poor grades do not care to run for office. General discussion concluded that the constitution is constantly being amended and corrected in order to produce a well-developed and all inclusive prodduct.
Girl's Club Tea To Honor Faculty The annual Senior-Faculty Tea, sponsored by Girls' Club, has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 31. Every senior girl can invite her favorite teacher or other member of the faculty to attend with her as her guest. This year's theme will be "FoUow the Yellow Brick Road" from the Wizard of Or. Following the dessert in the cafeteria senior girls and their guests will go to the auditorium for a program presented by senior girls. Tickets will go on sale Monday, October 23, during all lunch periods outside the cafeteria.
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Cast Relives Emotional Impact of 'Anne Frank' Actors and actresses not only give their all to their performances, but they also gain a great deal from them. Such is the case in this year's play, The Diary of Anne Frank. Many members of the cast feel that they have become a part of the characters they portray. John Welzenbach '70, who portrays Peter Van Daan, stated, "I found great difficulty in portraying the shyness, the selfconsciousness of Peter. I have never really been shy, and that is what offered the greatest challenge to me." "If I have a good day," he continued, "I can feel the character, or rather, I can feel myself become a part of the character. The character of Peter gave me a chance to build emotions within me and to portray several moods ranging from contempt to love. This was a fantastic experience for me and one of great educational value." Ellen Mohill '69, who plays Anne Frank, agreed. "Diary of Anne Frank is a challenging play. Not only must one become his character, but he must become a part of a closelyknit family living together under great tension." "Anne Frank is fairly easy for anyone to identify with," Ellen continued, "for she has many of the same problems the youth of today have experienced." "The most important thing to remember about 'Diary' is that it is not the story of the cruelty of the Nazis, but of a young girl's impressions as she grows up," stated Carla Oleck '68, who also plays the role of Anne Frank. "This is the first young character I've played," Carla continued. "It is difficult adopting the mannerisms of a 13-yearold girl and then maturing to 15 during the play." Wayne Miller '68, who has the role of Mr. Frank, describes his character as, "the estabilizing influence in the play. He must face panic and fear, hiding his own feelings in order to uphold the courage of the others." Echoeing the views of the others, are Kay Lewis '69, who protrays Mrs. Frank, and Dave Chastain '71, who plays Peter Van Daan. Stated Kay, "I can realize only a part of what Mrs. Frank experienced during her years in hiding, for no one can understand fully." Dave added, "Not being particularly shy, I find it hard to look at Anne in such a retiring way. I feel that in order to portray the character in the best manner, the character becom-
ing a part of me is almost necessary and nearly unavoidable." Marilyn Hauber '68, explained the character she portrays. "Margot Frank is to be pitied. This lost creature never really becomes adjusted to the terrorizing hardships of a 'closed life. ' Continuing, Marilyn said, "Unable to fit in, she keeps to herself all the anxiety and despondency a young woman can bear to hold within. Her locked feeUngs snap, and seize her. The cycle of silence and shatter begins again and againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ending only when the closed life is destroyed." The entire cast feels that the arena style is a definite asset to the production of the play. "Because of the arena staging we are employing for Diary," said John, "the technical aspect of the show is the equal or greater importance than the actors themselves. Because of the nature of the stage, the people all around, the actor must literally live the character he is portraying, instead of merely presenting the action with feeling." Ellen added, "The arena style offers many extra challenges to the actors. I believe that be-
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cause of the closeness of audience and actors, the impact of the play is greater. I feel much more can be obtained from watching an arena production because of the intimate atmosphere."
^M^jjy^^^-^^j^i^^ " F o r two years we have lived in fear. Now we can live in hope," says M r . Frank, portrayed by Wayne Miller, as he comforts his family. F r o m I. to r. are Anne Frank, portrayed by Carla Oleck; Margot Frank, played by M a r i l y n Hauber; and M r s . Frank, Kay Lewis.
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Few Disgrace Many Every year someone at South makes the comment about the student body's lack of school spirit. Today Southwords feels justified in commenting on this issue. Last week at the Maine South-West football game, a few students, South students, as near as we can discover, displayed a disgusting lack of respect for fellow students. During the halftime entertainment as the band was marching by the stands, these few students spit at the band and attempted to pull the plumes from the band's hats. This revolting display of bad manners has angered many students and faculty members. Are the students who acted this way typical of Maine South? Southwords believes not. We prefer to think of these few students as merely children with bad manners or those who do not know any better. However, if these students dislike the school the band represents, or don't like the band, can they not find a better and more civilized means of expressing their opinions, such as simply staying away? Should the band cease marching in front of the home stands and instead use the center of the field? What can a student with spirit and pride in South do to prevent this childish behavior from being repeated? We suggest that those South students who are interested in their school and the game sit in the front rows of the stands. Make the dissidents sit elsewhere! But what about long range plans? Why can't students who care dominate the situation instead of the few who don't?
"Surely we haven't sunk so low that we have to fight over a bag of rotten potatoes!" F r o m I. t o r., M a r t y Bussert as M r . Dussel; Nancy H a l l , M r s . Van Daan; and M a r i l y n Hauber as Margot Frank.
Looking Back 3 Years . . . Three years ago. newlyopened Maine South was preparing for Dedication weekend. We had no Homecoming, because that first year there was no one to come home. Plans for the Dedication weekend in 1964 included, besides the usual activities. Dedication ceremonies in the spectator gym. On Sunday, October 24, the arch-
A New Course for Filling in Those IBM Cards ? by Walt Skawski '68 One of the most difficult parts of everybody's school year so far has been filling out cards.
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selor information forms. By next year Maine ought to offer a course in filling out such items. Maybe someone will even partition off one of those roomy offices in the A-Wing for the chairman of the new cardfilling-in department. Here is the general idea of the proposed course: The text will cover all standard information cards, progressing in difficulty from those requiring only your name to those asking more about yourself than you would like to know. For highlights. Chapter Four explains how to make quick duplicate copies when you foul up directions. Six on small printing tells how to print the Koran on the back of a postage stamp. Nine is entitled "The Most Startling Replies Ever Recorded." A workbook provides 300 sample forms. Tests will be about one-third essay with questions like: "Explain how to write your signature upon an IBM card when the space provided is ridden
with httle punched - out rectangles." The rest will be multiple guess. "An average person prints his last name first; (a) twice before eating, (b) once every three seconds, (c) once every blue moon, (d) all of these." Occasionally there will be lab periods. The instructor gives his students an unknown card with untitled spaces to fill. By experimenting the student must figure out the proper headings as long as he does not fold, bend, or mutilate his card. The best part of the course, however, is watching movies twice a week. Some show a magician doing card tricks with the emergency cards. These are for amusement. Some show an actor that looks like John Wayne watching people completing forms and telling them what they do wrong. These are for instruction. Some show people who think they cannot fill out a card: finally they do and become famous. These are for encouragement.
itects officially turned over the keys of the building to the Board of Education. Theme for Dedication was "Mainely Monsters." The Senior Class Float "Frankly the Heat's On," depicting a frankenstein monster, won first place. Blonde, blue-eyed Patsy Henderson was crowned South's first Dedication Queen. That day fans cheered Maine South to a victory over Niles West 20 to 19. In October, 1964, South's 2541 students were enjoying such alltime greats as "Under the Boardwalk, by the Drifters, "Because" by the Dave Clark 5, and the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night." Southwords The oUlcial student newspaptr of Maine Township High South, Park RiiUe. nUnois. Written and edited bi-weekly by studenti; of the high school. Subscriptions included with actiWty ticket or purchased separately at S2 per year. Editor-in-chief Sue Moore News Editor Wendy Carlaen Features Editor Nancy Peterien Sports Editor Jim OTJonndl Copy Editor Cheryl Trovers Art Editor Mlyn Ericksen .\ssistant Editors Sue Hendricks, Sarah Penny Reporters Lisa Castle, Karen Qond, Phyllis Ehret. Bill Griffith, Pat Kokonas, Cathy Mabrey. Jim .Niemann. Ramsey Stiit, Dale Trischan. Betsey Ulvilden. Deb Verlench. CartoonisU Steve Trytlen, Pat Stelcher Photographers . Ralph Bandltls. Andy E3unan. John Richmond, Joel Shelton. Student Newt Bureau Editor Cyndie Sterrelt .'Vdvisor Mr. Kenneth Beatty
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Frosh Pick Class Officers I Ffosh Read Thespian Play This year the freshman English students are reading "The Diary of Anne Frank as part of their studies. Although they are in no way required to see the Thespian play, they will have the opportunity to see this story performed on the Maine SouOi stage. Presented by the drama department, the play is this year's selection for the English-Drama cocurricular program. The program in previous years has included Miracle Worker and Inherit the Wind, with one level of English classes reading the plays before the productions were presented to the public.
Freshman class officers from left: Marcie Barnard, vice-president; Chuck Shaefer, president; and Robin Reichelt, secretary. Ann Stutts, treasurer, was not present.
Because the real intent of any play is to be presented on the stage rather than read, the students can gain additional understanding of the story by seeing it portrayed. By watching fellow students playing the parts, they will be able to identify themselves with the story.
As Mr. Marian Davis, English department chairman, said, "In this case, with students having read the play, it is definitely a more meaningful personal experience to them when fellow students portray the characters. Self-identification becomes the major asset of this production." They will also have a chance to compare their impressions of the book with the presentation of the play. In the words of Miss Ann Carswell, freshman English coordinator, "The comparison of literary forms (between production and book) is, in itself, a vital part of the English background we hope to provide the freshmen." After reading the story students will be more sensiUve to the dialogue, a very important part of the theater-in-the-round. Seeing the play will not limit the student's imagination but rather, as Miss Carswell said, "crystalize the image" of the story in his mind.
"We'd like to think," said Miss Carswell, "that it is channeling his imagination. Thus the students will begin to be able to accept their responsibility of becoming involved in the play." According to Mr. Davis, "They will have learned something about the requirements of dramatic criticism: whether a play is successful on the stage may not be dependent upon the actors alone. The spectator who brings little to the production has also failed." Mr. Hal Chastain, director of the production, said that this is a show he hopes everyone will see. "The Diary of Anne Frank offers all of us a poignant lesson on living. This young girl, who died on the threshold of maturity, has left a record of hope, faith, and love that will live forever." Performance dates for the play are set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 19, 20, and 21, and again the following weekend, October 26, 27 and 28.
English Composition Committee Debators To Join New Discusses Use Of Writing Guide Interstate Debate Union The composition committee of the English Department presented a discussion at a recent departmental meeting on how to get maximum use out of the new Composition Guide published by District 207 and purchased by every English student in the district. "Organized when Maine South opened, the committee has been working to build a solid, sequential program for composition in our English classes," said Mrs. Mary Anna Moore, chairman of the committee. The Composition Guide was developed through the effort of previous committees working with teachers in the department." "Teachers have tried to pin point composition skills which need to be taught at each classroom level and teaching methods which are needed to teach
them effectively," Mrs. Mohr added. Last year teachers at each grade and ability level met in small groups to collect and to discuss samples of what each teacher felt were unsatisfactory, good, or excellent papers. From these discussions came a better understanding of the skiUs needed at each level. The themes usd for these discussions were then narrowed to the most illustrative and included in the Composition Guide. The Composition Guide reflects the effort on the part of English teachers to provide a sequential program in composition. As the program has developed, the freshman classes have narrowed their interest to developing strong sentence and paragraphing skills. Sophomores concentrate on organization of
Key Club Opens Store; Runs Quotation Contest The Maine South Key Club will once again sponsor the paperback bookstore in order to encourage personal reading and to supplement class reading. Located in the South end of the Centers building behind C122, the bookstore, C123-A is open periods 1,3,7,8 and 9. Nonfiction and fiction, including popular novels, biographies, and reference material arc stocked. Six of the thirty Key Club members work in the store. A faculty supervisor and a Key Club member arc present in the store each period. Mark Richardson '70, Larry Frakes '69, Larry Sorenson '68, Bob Shannon "68, and Bruce Broadrick '68 work with Dave Franzblau '69, student supervisor. "Our motto has been and will be 'If you don't see something, ask for it,' " Dave commented. "Those students and teachers who have requested books, don't despair. There will be a notice in the bulletin when we restock our shelves. We are sorry for any delays our new book keeping system may have caused you," he added. A portion of the profits is used for Key Club projects; the rest is turned into the school. Key Club projects include an annual fall car wash, ushering at adult evening school, college night, Marlin show, and spring plays. Key Club also sponsors teacher appreciation day in Febru-
ary, and spring slave days. Mr. Arthur Fitzgerald is club sponsor. The bookstore, in conjunction with the Enghsh and Social Studies Department, is again sponsoring the quotation contest. Each Monday a quotation from a work of literary or historical significance is posted in the bookstore window. The first person to identify the author, and in some cases, the source, to Mr. Marian Davis or Mr. Otto Kohler in Room A209 will be given the paperback of his choice from the bookstore. The contest will run as long as student interest lasts. The idea of the Key Club bookstore originated at Maine East. Both East and West have portable racks which are set up during the lunch hours, according to Mr. Leo Skinner, former sponsor. Although the bookstore has gained a reputation for its wide variety of Mad books, other books sell well, too. The best seller lists will appear in future issues of Southwords. "The bookstore is thriving. Come and help it stay that way!" emphasized Mr. Fitzgerald. Key Club officers are Bill Wood '68 president; Tom Haglund '68, first vice-president; Dale Sopocy '68, second vicepresident; Dave Franzblau '69 secretary, and Jim Mieszala '69, treasurer. Mr. Gar>' Siemers assists Mr. Fitzgerald.
the larger paper and on good English usage. Organizational techniques are taught through regular composition as well as through a nine week unit in oral composition. The oral unit motivates the student to organize his work carefully, since his classmates as well as the teacher judge the oral composition. In the junior and senior classes, English teachers polish these skills but are concerned more with what a paper has to say and the words in which it is presented rather than having to be concerned with the mechanics of writing. Mr. Marian Davis, chairman of the English Department, feels that the composition program is becoming increasingly effective. "Teachers at the upper levels are reporting that the first written assignments completed by their classes this year are significantly better than first compositions of previous years." "We have every reason to believe that the new Composition Guide will help us even more," Mr. Davis continued. "The guide gives each student models he can study and compare with his own efforts. He can read the teacher comments at the end of each model which explain why the model composition is strong or weak, and what a teacher looks for when he grades a theme." The Composition Guide was organized and written during the summer by Mr. Davis and Mr. Dan Silkowski, advanced placement English teacher at South.
Maine South is currently entered with thirteen other schools in the Interstate Debate Union. This year's question will be "Resolved: that C o n g r e s s should establish uniform regulations to control criminal invest i g a t i o n procedures." IDU meets three times a year, and all thirteen schools participate at each debate. The debate is conducted on the beginner, junior varsity, and varsity level. The first IDU conference will be held on December 16 at New Trier West; the second conference will be held on January 20 at West Leyden; and the last conference of the season will be held on February 18 at St. Ignatius. Thursday, October 5, the Debate Club featured a guest speaker, Mrs. Bode, lawyer. Mrs. Bode spoke on the legal aspects of this year's debate question. She said "This is one of the most pertinent questions high school debaters have had an opportunity to debate in many years. "Mrs. Bode gave us valuable insight into this year's question." said Gary Johnson '68. He urged any interested person to join the club. The debate squad is looking for anyone who is vitally interested and concerned about civil liberties, crime, and poHce enforcement. In Mr. Hoag's words, "The debate squad is debating, not old antiquities, but a question that is directly related to social science and daily life. Crime is not a vague dusty the-
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oryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but a powerful issue that affects every person." All students are invited to join debate club by attending the meetings on Thursday after school in PA 103 or by contacting Mr. Hoag any Tuesday or Wednesday. New officers of Debate Club are Gary Johnson and Scott Bremer, co-chairmen; Diane Briars, secretary; and John Barziditis, treasurer.
'Eileen' Tryouts To Be Held Soon Tryouts for the Broadway comedy My Sister Eileen will be held on October 16, 17, and 18 in PA 101 after school. Scripts are available in PA 101 for overnight study. Although My Sister Eileen is this year's senior class play, any interested student, regardless of class, is urged to tryout. Mr. Martello, director of the play, stated, concerning the Drama Department, "Application for major staff positions for V-Show are also available in PA 101."
Cheks To Provide Discount Prices One of Student Council's projects this year wiU be the sale of Gourmet Cheks. The card entitles the holder to two-forone prices at a long list of restaurants, theaters, and concerts that honor Gourmet Cheks. Each time the card is presented in paying the bill, a punch is made on the corresponding number of the establishment, invalidating it at that place. However, several restaurants and theaters honor the cards more than once. A $20 value. Student Council is bringing the cheks to Maine South for only $7. For further details, pick up a circular in the personnel office.
Philpot Crusade Comes To South
Members and alternates of this year's It's Academic team pictured above are (I. to r.): Sue Nagel, Walt Skawski, Tom Whitson, Gary Johrtson, Randy McClure, and Scott Bremer. Mr. Dan Silkowski (standing center) is the group's sponsor. Taping date for the show has not been scheduled yet.
All young people are invited to attend a youth rally Saturday, October 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the spectator gym as part of the Ford Philpot Crusade For Christ which is being held at Maine South during the week of October 8-15. Ford Philpot, himself, will be at the rally, moving among the people and talking with them.
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Conference Battle with Warriors Today Tliis afternoon, the South varsity gridders will clash with the Warriors from Deerfield in what could be THE game of the season for the Hawks. Both teams have been highly rated since the beginning of the season. In the last few weeks, Deerfield has proven to be the team to beat for the Hawks. Each team has won four games with no defeats, and it is not expected that either team will lose any games after today's action. This game will more than likely decide the conference championship. Hawk victory hopes may have been shattered, however, last Friday night when the team lost the services of quarterback, Gary Lange for the season. Lange sustained a shoulder injury in the final quarter of Maine West game while he was leading the interference for a Tom Spotts end sweep. Spotts coughed up the ball and Lange walked from the field for the last time in a high schoul uniform. Up until this game, Lange has sparked a devastating Hawk passing attack. He has thrown forty-four times for twenty-six completions and six touchdowns. In addition, Lange has provided very good blocking on end runs and has also run himself for some good yardage.
Lange wiD be replaced by either Hugh Rodham or Jim Cantonis. Both have seen only limited action. Rodham has shown to be the more impressive of the two. He did a good job in the Wheeling varsity game, and has also looked very good in the junior varsity games. Mr. Nyren, head varsity coach, does not think by any means that the Hawks are knocked out of contention by the injury to Lange. He pointed out that it would probably effect the passing game but he also added that the Hawks still have a good running game and a good sound defense. One of the primary reasons for the Hawks' offensive success has been the offensive line. The line is big, tough, and experienced in every position. The Hawk quarterback has had excellent pass protection and at times, the Hawk running backs have gone through holes big enough to march the band through. Tom Spotts has been doing an unbelievable job at offensive half back. He has been responsible for a good portion of the Hawk touchdowns. In five games, he has scored seven times. He has romped
for a long yardage touchdown at least once in each game. Last Friday, Spotts carried twenty-seven times for a total of 214 yards rushing. To see the significance in this, one must realize that the Hawks only ran forty-one plays in the w h o l e game. It must also be noted that fullback Glen Larson has been doing a good job. Larson has carried on only a limited number of plays but with some great effort, he has been averaging about five yards a carry. Despite the fact that the arm of Gary Lange is a thing of the past, the Hawks still have many receivers that can catch the ballThey only need someone to throw it to them. Jim Schmitz^ John Holden, Dave McGuire, and even Spotts have all caught touchdown passes. Schmitz is the leader in this department, pulling in a touchdown grab in every game except the last one. Even if Maine does have a hard time crossing the Deerfield goal line, the Hawks have a defense that is more than capable of keeping Deerfield from crossing ours. Time after time, the defense has dug in to halt an enemy surge. The best example of this was last week against Maine West.
Harriers Eye CSL Crown If an outside observer were to evaluate this years' varsity cross-country squad, he soon would find himself with a lengthy list of superelatives, for this team may be accurately described as one of the finest Maine South has ever had. Going into this Friday's conference meet with Glenbrook North, the Harriers' record overall stands at 9-0, with a conference mark of 5-0. Both of the qualities necessary for successful cross-country—individual talent and a coordinat-
ed.team effort — are more than abundant on this squad. In fact, this team effort is the substance of thp Hawk strategy: to bunch up runners in the key scoring around the opponent's first, third and fifth men. The fact that it works, even against the teams with the one outstanding nmner, is self-evident. No matter how well a single individual might do against South, his efforts are negated as far as the meet results are concerned by the superior Maine South depth. Perhaps the fact which illustrates this the most is that in five out of the nine Hawk victories Maine conceded first place and yet still won. South's next meet was away at Niles West where they defeated the Indians 21-38. Niles Schaefer took first, but was followed by Sherman,"Seelig. Strelka, and Cesario. McClure outpaced Nile's third man, Peterson and Cole beat the fourth, and Tom Udischas '69, .and Bauman came in ahead of the fifth. The Harriers then returned home for the most crucial meet of the season against Maine West and their unbelievable runner, Lee LaBadie. West had previously outscored South in their own Centers Meet, while LaBadie was breaking his own record on that course. The
Hawks showed that they were really "up" for this meet when over half of the squad showed up for a special Sunday practice called by captain Don Seelig. Thus prepared, the Harriers edged out the Warriors in a meet that was as thrilling as it was important. First place was conceded to LaBadie, and the Hawks ganged up on West's second man, Duser, with Sherman finishing ahead of him, and Seelig, Cesario, and Strelka coming in after him. Again, the "clustering" strategy had worked, this time in a 26-30 viclory.
The Hawks found a serious challenge to their new-found supremecy in a powerful Deerfield team in a meet at Deerfeild. South again lost first place, but found victory in a group right after the first Harrier consisting of Sherman, Seelig, and Cesario, while Strelka and McClure beat Deerfield's fifth man. Maine won by a 2332 margin. Last Tuesday at home, the Hawks had an easy time of trouncing Glenbrook South in a perfect shutout score, 15-50. To achieve sole possession of the conference crown. South must win the conference meet among all eight schools.
In the fourth quarter, West scored a touchdown to tie the game. West then tried to run the ball in for the point but failed. A Hawk was offside, however, and West got another chance. Once again, the Warrior runner was stopped cold. As it turned out, it did not make any difference because the Hawks won anyhow, but at the time, it was a mighty big point. Defeat is a word that does not seem to exist around Deerfield. The mighty Warriors have not lost in their last seventeen games. Mr. Nyren described Deerfield as a tough and well-balanced team. He pointed out that the Warriors pass well and frequently. Last year, the Warriors bombed the Hawks with a devastating air-attack. The final score of that game was 32 to 21. Deerfield also beat the junior varsity last year 9 to 6. The
game was a tough defensive battle all the way. Today's game could well shape up the same way. The Warrior defense has yet to be scored upon this year. On the ground, Deerfield displays half back Mark Toma. Toma was an all-conference back last year as a junior. This year he has been averaging about 100 yards a game. The Hawk defense has had good success in stopping the opposition's ground game, however. The defense held New Trier's highly rated fullback, Buzz Avery to minimum yardage in the New Trier game. It is possible that Deerfield may not be as good as their record shows them to be. The Warriors have not yet faced any really tough teams. So far, they have played Forest View, Niles North, Glenbrook North, and Glenbrook South. Coach Nyren pointed out that none of these teams is too strong.
Littlest Hawks Red Hot; Go Against Deerfield Next With all the space and talk dedicated to Maine South's varsity football team, their undefeated season, and their current quarterback problems, it does the sports fan well to take a glance back to what the other teams are doing in the Hawk football world. On the J.V. level, the boys now have a record of 3 wins against 1 loss. The sophomores have yet to taste victory, and the freshman "A" team is standing at present with a 1 win and 2 loss record. Iliis brings us down to the littlest level of football played in the Central Suburban Conference, the freshman "B" squad. Freshman "B" squad is headed by coach Mr. Charles Walters. So far this year, the little Hawks have not tasted defeat, and so are the only team that has a record unmarred by defeat, outside of their big brothers, the varsity. So far the freshman "B" squad has defeated New Trier West and Niles West, and last week they took on one of the tougher teams in the conference, Maine West, and defeated thm by the score of 14 to 0. The Hawks next obstacle to overcome will be the mighty squad from Deerfield, who coach Walters feels to be the Hawks toughest competition this year. After the Deerfield game the Hawk competition goes down hill to what could be a conference championship. Mr. Walters feels that the key to Maine South's success at this
early level has been the defense as a whole. In the Hawks' last two games, the opponents have come within the Hawk fiveyard line only to be thrown back by a mighty goal line stand. This same defensive unit has held their last two opponents to only seven first downs for the last two games. This is a remarkable average of only 3.5 first downs per game by plays and not counting the ones gained by penalty. The Hawks this year have been led consistently by the playing of Bergman, Bush, Wetendorf and Hicks. In the Maine West game, the Hawks were held scoreless for the fu'st quarter, but in the third, quarterback Bergman capped off a 70-yard drive with a quarterback sneak to give the Hawks a 6 to 0 edge. Bush came in and carried the ball over the goal line to bring the score up to 7 to 0. In the fourth quarter, Wetendorf finished off a drive, with an off tackle slant, and Hicks came in to add the extra point and bring the score to 14 to 0. To the student eye, the freshmen do look rather small. Mr. Ziemek, frosh A coach, explained that the boys were of average size for freshmen. He also added that the boys have great spirit, a valuable asset for a winning team. All in aU, the UtUest Hawks have shown a great potential, and as their guidance and learning continues, this team should be watched as one of the winning teams in the Maine South future.
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