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Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III.

October 16,1964

Game, Services, Parade Highlight Dedication South's Dedication To Appear on TV

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Dedication services for Maine Township High School South will be broadcast for the first time over closed-circuit television on October 25 at 2:30 in the spectator gym.

This is the first time in the history of Maine Township that closed circuit T.V. has been used for an aU-schooI program.

In a traditional dedication, architects will turn over the keys to the building to the representitives of the Board of Education. Technically the school building does not belong to the faculty but to the taxpayers.

Dr. Earl W. Wiltse, superintendent of schools, will give the dedication address, "We Dedicate this Building."

Dr. Clyde K. Watson will introduce the platform guests.

Representatives of the Board of Education and the architects of the school will speak.

The public is invited to attend.

To accommodate an expected crowd of seven to eight thousand, the ceremony will be carried on closed-circuit television.

Following the ceremony, the building will be open to the public. Refreshments will be served by the Mothers' Club.

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Dedication Parade will feature several floats this year. All four Classes and various clubs will submit entries.

Float themes will be "Beat 'Em Out" for the freshman class, "We'll Stretch Our Necks Out To Win" from the sophomores, and "We'll Drink 'Em Dry" from the junior class. The theme of the senior class float has not yet been decided.

Floats will be judged on the following points: originality of theme, float construction (design and use of materials), clear presentation and neatness, appearance, and relation to theme and football game.

Judging will be done by local ministers and members of the community in no way connected with the school, students, or classes.

AU organizations that are entering floats are complying with the following regulations: the same basic design cannot be used from year to year, float headquarters must be kept neat, and one faculty member must be present during building hours. . . . Disqualification May Result Refreshments at headquarters are optional, and no defacing of property is permitted. Overall cost of the floats must not exceed $60. Any violation of the rules may result in disqualification.

Floatbuilding will start Saturday, October 17, from noon to 7 p.m. and will continue Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. On Friday. October 23. building will begin at 3:30 and end at 10 p.m.

Owing to open house, there will be no floatbuilding on Tuesday, October 20.

Dedication Week To Begin With Parade Through Town

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Parade Will Feature Queens and Court Maine South's first Dedication Parade will start at Roosevelt School at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 24.

The parade will give the spectators the first look at the queen and her court, though no one will know which girl is queen until the announcement Saturday afternoon.

There will be six participating floats, all of which were built

Monsters Mash At Dance Oct. 24 "Monster Mash" will be the theme of the Dedication Dance held Saturday, October 24, from 8:30 until 11:30 in the Girls' Gym. The dance will be sponsored by the Senior Class as their first money-making project for the Senior Prom.

The Girls' Gym will take the form of a haunted house under the direction of Eileen Alonso, acting Decorations Committee Chairman. The queen and her court along with their senior escorts will reign over the dance.

Tickets for the dance will be $1.50 per couple. This includes the cost of cider and donuts which will be served as refreshments.

Committee chairmen for the dance include: Rae Matousek and Bette VanNatta, bids; Lynne Doose, refreshments; Eileen Alonso, decorations; and Laura Campo, publicity.

H.E. Classes See Furnishings Show Thursday, October 15, the home planning and interior design classes, under the direction of Mrs. Torp, took a field trip to see the Chicagoland Home Furnishings Show at McCormick Place.

The group left the school at 8:30 a.m. to see "Home Fashions through Color" and returned at 3:10 p.m. The purpose of the trip was to study furnishings, color schemes, and the use of good design.

under the theme, "Mainly Monstors." Included are the four class floats, a Boys' Club-Girls' Club float, and a Key Club float.

Other participants of the parade will be cheerleaders from both Maine South and Niles West, Homecoming queens of both Maine East and West, plus the one from South, and Karl Franson, American Field Service foreign exchange student from Sweden. . . . Parade Starts at School The parade will start at Roosevelt School, proceed down Prospect Street to Hodges Park, and finish by marching down Main Street in Park Ridge.

Officials of the parade include: Mr. Olan K. Wilson, grand marshal of the parade; Mr. Kenneth Reese; Miss Baly and Mr. Stuvick, Student Council sponsors; Dr. Clyde K. Watson, principal; Mr. Robert Barker, Assistant principal; Dr. Earl Wiltse, Superintendent of District 207; and Mr. Robert Frost, Assistant Superintendent of District 207.

Dedication Weekend, October 24 and 25, will feature a parade, floats, a football game, dedication queen, dance, and dedication services of Maine South. This week of dedication is considered by the student body to be the main event of the 1964-65 school year activities.

On October 24 dedication activities will begin with a parade through Park Ridge. Featured in the parade will be the five queen finalists, Maine East and West Homecoming Queens, class and club floats, South's Concert Band, and cheerleaders from South and Niles West. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m. at Roosevelt School and end on Main Street. . . . Parade Before Game Four class floats and four club floats will parade around the Maine East football field before the dedication game begins. Floats competing for top honors on Saturday will have the theme of "Mainely Monsters."

The game with Niles West will start at 1 p.m. after the presentation of the floats on the Maine East football field.

Queen of Dedication Week will be announced between the junior varsity and varsity gamethat evening will be the Dedication Dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. In keeping with the theme of "Monster Mash" the gym will be decorated as a haunted house. . . . Dedicate School Sunday Closing Dedication Week will be the Dedication Services for South on Sunday, October 25,

PJ All Wet "Puddle J u m p " will open the Girl's Athletic Association season tonight instead of a "Howdy Splash."

"Puddle Jump," to be held in the Girl's Gym and poll, will be from 1:30 to 10 p.m.

Teens Active in Election Though they can't vote, Maine Town.ship High School students are working hard for the coming election.

The newly-formed Young Democrats of Maine Township and the already active Youth for Goldwater groups are working hard for their candidates.

"I feel that it's necessary for American youth to take part in their government no matter who their political choice is," emphasized Betsy Johnson, '65, president of Maine Township Youth for Goldwater. Other officers are Gary Schuessler, '65, (Maine East), vice-president; Myrna Pedersen, '65, (Maine East), secretary; and Steve Quass, '65, treasurer. . . . Meetings Open to All Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 151 Northwest Highway. Meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and are open to all interested teens.

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dertaken by this group of 110 young Republicans are campaigning and passing out literature at railroad stations and shopping centers, pollwatching, and taking surveys.

Future plans include a car wash and an open house. . . . Young Dems Organize Not yet fully organized but rapidly forming with help of the precinct headquarters in Des Plaines is the Young Democrats group. Maine Township teens have been rneeting regularly with the Young Dems group of Cook County. They are working with their local precinct captains in writing letters and passing out literature.

Preparations are being made for a Torchlight Parade in Chicago on October 31. Meetings of the group are held regularly at 1535 Oakton in Des Plaines.

Anyone interested in joining should contact Leslie Padorr, '65, 823-1055.

from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Dedication ceremonies will take place in the spectator gym and will appear on closed-circuit television.

The architects of Maine South will present the keys of the building to the Board of Education.

All Maine South students and their parents are invited to attend the ceremonies which will feature administrators of Maine Township, Concert Choir, and Concert Orchestra. The school will be open to the public after the dedication ceremonies.

Queen Presented Ocf. 24 at Game Maine South's first Dedication Queen and her court will be chosen by the student body and presented Saturday, October 24, in the Dedication parade and again between the frosh-soph and varsity games.

Nomination and choice of the queen and her court will be as in previous years. Senior homerooms will nominate two senior girls for queen candidates on October 19.

Later in the week, all of the nominees will be announced at an all-school assembly in the spectator gym. The final vote will then take place on October 22 on individual ballots passed out in homerooms. . . . Results Told at Game Results of the election along with float winners will be announced between the junior varsity and varsity games on Saturday, October 24.

"The queen and her court will be escorted between games by representatives of the Senior Class. The escorts will be: John Kirchoff, Senior Class president; John Bellingham, Student Council Assembly Co-chairman; Rick Ricketts, Student Council Sportsmanship Committee Chairman; Larry Wiseburn, M Club representative; and John Benda, a letterman since his freshman year.

The crowning of the queen will take place at the Dedication Dance in the Girls' Gym Saturday night, where she and her court will reign.

Winner of the SOUTHWORDS nameplate contest is Pat Harrison, '66. Her entry was chosen f r o m over 75 entries the staff received. Pat's design is featured at the top of the page.

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N a m e p l a t e Search Success Southwords staff would like to thank every student who entered its nameplate contest.

With over 75 excellent entries to choose from, the judging committee had a difficult time deciding which entry was best — to say the least!

Contrary to the adjacent cartoon, the committee picked Pat Harrison's entry because of its many merits. Many entries had to be rejected because they were not in correct proportion — many were too high. Others were rejected because of the inconsistencies in design style or because of undue elaboration in the design itself.

Pat's design is compatible with the modern, streamlined sytle of Southwords's newspaper

format. Its typeface is distinc- as Pat entered it is used in totive but contains no unnecessary day's issue. ornamentation. The nameplate Thanks once again!

Singing Groups Make Mark

Rick Ricketts

Traditions Set by Dedication Week As general chairman of Dedication Week, Rick Ricketts has set as his goal "to incorporate traditions carried over from previous years and other schools, and at the same time introduce new methods in keeping with spirit of a new school.

"Because this is Dedication Week rather than Homecoming Week," explained Rick, "we decided to have the Homecoming Queens from Maine East and West crown our first queen.

"We would have had a really difficult time planning Dedication, though, had it not been for the wonderful aid we received from the Administration. Things couldn't be any better," added Rick enthusiastically.

In closing he commented, "The students of Maine South seem really enthusiastic about Dedica tion Week, and I would like to see everyone's support — not only for their own class but for the whole school. In this way, we may set up a good foundation upon which future classes may build and improve."

When folk singers and combos began making their mark on the teen-age population a few years ago, Maine surely wasn't left out of the competition.

Bob Berg more or less led the way for folk singing at Maine.

He was in the original Colony Men which won many awards.

Later Bob teamed up with Jeanne Snodgrass to make appearances in different folk singing circles. He is now back with the Colony Men whose members include Steve VonTill and Bob Traeger, both formerly of Maine.

Other singing groups who have made their mark in folk circles include The Ten Mile Aristocrats featuring Lee Kaufmann, Craig Johnson, and Bob Sayers; and The Rush Wind Trio with Marianne Butz, Chris Lanni, and Bill Blodgett. A fast -rising, new and different group is Snaker Bob's No Deposit Jug Stompers. This group contains the three members of The Ten Mile Aristocrats plus Chris Lanni and Carter Emerson. . . . Combos Still Popular Combos have been a popular form of musical entertainment for a long time at Maine. Probably the best known combo is The Saharas, formerly called the Caravelles. This swinging group features Mike Nilles, Tim Nilles, Tom Lochen, Tom Griesmer, (all on guitar) and Danny Pelliccioni on the drums. The Saharas have won fame playing at the Y and also at Lincoln

Chess Club Takes An Opening Move

every Saturday night dances and by playing tics and open houses around the Park Ridge

for the at parin and area.

The Animal Men are a new rising group with many experienced players. Chip Rollins, Bob Schlosser, Don D'Antonio, Danny Rueschew, and Doug MacComber make up the group.

Other combos of which Maine can be proud include The Impalas featuring Doug Martens, Jim Kendall, and Ken Sarone; and The Meat Men with Lee Kaufmann, Jim Keane, and Craig Johnson.

October 16,1964

Peeved Peavoy Rides Bus

by John Peavoy It is, of course, a singular disgrace for a senior to ride the school bus. Yet somehow the familiar sights, sounds, and smells of United Motor Coach Land are just the thing to put me in an intellectual mood.

(Actually, after having had my senses assaUed for ten minutes by mindless chatter, cigarette smoke, and good old-fashioned b.o., I am quite ready to disown them altogether.)

All this is prompted by a recent occurrence which illustrates the value of taking the bus. It was a rather warm morning, the kind on which the bus company is sure to send us their smallest available bus.

You may well ask, why does the bus company send a smaller bus on a warm day? The answer is obvious — so that we all may learn to recognize each other not only by sight, but also by smell — or, to put it another way, out of sheer perversity. . . . Bus Chugs, Wheezes Standing at the bus stop, we heard the rattle of the bus and turned to look. There it was, like an old horse put out to pasture, chugging and wheezing its way down the road. Such a moving sight — this bus which had once made the journey from Des Plaines to the Loop and back five times a day, now straining to reach Maine South.

Upon entering the bus, we were greeted by the driver's usual cheerful scowl. We could see in his face the years of

AFS Committee Selects 4 South Semi-Finalists In keeping with the tradition that a school which has an American Field Service foreignexchange student may send a student abroad, the M a i n e South AFS committee has chosen four students as semi-finalists in the program.

The semi-finalists are Peggy Jacobs, Jane Oshinski. Linnea Priest, and Marilyn Richardson.

These four girls will now enter the next to the last step in the AFS program. Their names, along with a multitide of forms and applications, will be sent to the main AFS office in New York where one of them will be chosen as a finalist.

When asked about their reaction to being chosen one of the four semi-finalists, their answers were varied, but the theme was essentially the same—surprised and thrilled. Said Peggy

Jacobs, "It's the biggest honor I've ever had. It's a wonderful experience to get this far and I wish more people would become aware of the AFS program. I just can't believe it" "It's a terrific opportunity to have the chance to even be a semi-finalist in the AFS Americans Abroad Program. It's a great experience," commented Jane.

Lirmea Priest, at a complete loss for words, "just couldn't think of anything to say. I'm thrilled at the chance to go abroad," she beamed.

"In evaluating myself for this program, I realized all of the outstanding opportunities o ffered at Maine," replied Marilyn Richardson. "I wish to thank the AFS committee for everything done for us."

Any students interested in forming a club to play chess, whether or not they know the difference between checkmate and "en passant," should sign up in Room A-204 next week.

English, Social Studies Teachers Starting Cooperative Instruction Cooperative teaching in the English and Social Science Departments enables students to benefit from the specialized instruction of two teachers, according to Mr. Marian A. Davis and Mr. Otto M. Kohler, respective department chairmen.

Four social science and eight English classrooms are scheduled in units of two around the library. Classes of the same subject are scheduled, so far as possible, the same period in adjoining rooms.

"Since teachers in related areas teach in the same location," Mr. Davis noted, "they become more conscious of the approaches of others." . . . Doors Divide Rooms Sliding doors that divide two

classrooms may be opened for use of films, records, and an overhead projector to demonstrate writing techniques.

For instance, one history teacher in a unit may be a specialist on the Articles of Confederation — he may give a lecture for two sections instead of one. Thus students benefit from specialized knowledge of two teachers.

According to Mr. Kohler, "A class of thirty modern history students is taught jointly by Mr. Gerhard Rempel and Mr. Eric Edstrom. They may meet in one, two, or four groups for individual study and small seminars." A similar arrangement is being tried by Mr. Davis and Miss Edna Johnson in teaching advanced placement English.

bitterness and defeat which had led to this ultimate disgrace.

Clearly he felt he should have become something more prestigious.

As we moved to the rear of the bus, our eyes passed over those old familiar sights — the delightful obscenities chipped on the wall: that inspiring broken window which, if you stare at its intricate design long enough, gives you eye strain; and that ad with the appropriate query, "Does anybody know I'm here?" . . . Crammed Bus Stops The trip progressed as usual for about two blocks. At the third block, however, the bus remained motionless even after all of the passengers from that stop had squeezed in. Characteristically altruistic, several sophomores attempted to show the driver how to restart the bus and were gratefully cursed for their efforts. After several more fruitless attempts to start the bus, the driver did the only sensible thing: he took his container of change and left.

At first the students could not comprehend this momentary absence of authority, but after a few minutes, when the full realization of temporary freedom came to them, cigarettes began materializing throughout the bus. Some people occupied themselves by smoking and striking various sophisticated poses, while repeating every so often, "I smoke because I like it." Others found amusement in operating the coin meter at the front of the bus.

Some of us considered walking to school but soon discarded the idea. We dared not show up late, since the attendance office has a way of being suspicious of students who walk into school a few minutes late.

Besides, none of us was that anxious to get to school. So we waited. . . . Driver Attempts Repairs Soon the driver returned and decided he would repair the bus. He got out his trusty tool kit, walked around to the back of the bus, and uncovered the motor. He inspected the motor from the left; he inspected the motor from the right. Then he closed it up and took out a cigarette. Still altruisitic, a sophomore graciously lit the driver's cigarette, then lit one for himself. But the tobacco, unfortunately, held no clues as to what was wrong with the bus.

The driver decided to wait for the company to send a spare.

About half an hour later it came. Happy to inhale a few breaths of fresh air, we lingered between buses.

Finally, all loaded on the rescue buj, we chugged along to school. First period was about one-third over by the time we arrived. And therein lies the value of taking the bus.

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American Field Service semi-finalists are: Marilyn Richardson (left), Peggy Jacobs, Jane Oshinski, and Linnea Priest.

Thf offlrial ."student newsl>av)er of Maine Township High Si-hool South, Park Ridge. 1111niiis- Written and edited bi\veekl.v liy students of the high school. Subscriptions Included with actlvlt.v ticket or purchased .•separately at $2 -per year.

F,rtlt"r-ln-chlef Oorrinne Sohmid .Managing Editor .. Kathy Moore News Editor Candy Downer Features Editor .... John Venson Spurts Editor ... I.,ee Kaufmann Business Manager Ray Hllgermann .\rt Editor „ Bruce Davis .Assistant Bruce Howie Heporters _ Cheryl Acton.

Marianne Butz, Robert Cycon, Rose Daly, Andy Dyck, Gall Griffiths, Linda Haka, Lorl Jobansen, Tim Lindgren, Phil McCuUough, Leslie Padorr, Ellen Press. Linnea Priest. Judy Profehn. .Advisor .... Mr. Kenneth Beatty

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Mock Convention Is a 1st at Maine Schools Maine South's mock election, originated by Mr. Gerald Baker, government teacher at Maine South, will be held October 28 and 29. The election will be conducted just as the regular elections are — students will register and vote for national, state, and local officials.

This convention is the first of its kind to be held in the Maine Township High School System.

Registration, which will be held October 21 and 22, is designed to give students an understanding of the American

Test Dates Draw Near Testing dates for Maine South upperclassmen are drawing near. The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test will be given October 24, and the American College Test for seniors will be given November 7.

PSAT is primarily a practice test for juniors. It has questions parallel in difficulty and form to those asked on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, a test required by many colleges and universities.

PSAT also initiates several scholarships: Conoco Oil Company, $600; National Honor Society Scholarships (for seniors), $500-$6,000; and Tellwride Scholarships, ones which finance a full summer of college work at any of 16 universities.

Students wishing to take the PSAT should pay $1 in the bookstore by October 19.

ACT is necessary for entrance into any Illinois state school.

It is also required for county scholarships including the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship for $6,000 and the Gates Foundation Opportunity Scholarship of $1500. Maine South's test center code number is 100148; the code for the Illinois State Scholarships is ]0i7.

political process. To enhance the reality of registration, forms used will resemble ones used in national elections. Students not registered will not be permitted to vote.

Voting win also be similar to the real process; paper ballot, however, will be used instead of voting machines.

The main objectives of the mock elections are: to familiarize Maine students with the American political process in action, and to provide students with an opportunity to learn about their candidates and to

Editors Talk Shop, Dine Corrinne Schmid and Kathy Moore, editor-in-chief and managing editor of Southwords, talked shop Saturday with veteran newsmen of the Chicago Tribune.

Corrinne and Kathy, along with 500 other high school editors, participated in various workshops supervised by Tribune staff members.

The all-day seminar, conducted in the giant lake front exposition hall, touched on areas of procedure such as photography, editorials, f e a t u r e s , make-up, production, and printing.

At the beginning of the session they were welcomed by Mr. Harold E. Hutchings, city editor, who remarked that they were fortunate in having "the opportunity to sharpen their use of the language that is our heritage."

As guests of the newspaper at a luncheon served in the Chicago Room, editors had further opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss problems. Following afternoon seminars, the program concluded with the film. "Trees to Tribunes."

express their political beliefs through voting. . . . Emphasis on Voting According to Mr. Baker, "Our main emphasis will be on getting out the vote rather than on the outcome of the election. We have no desire to conduct a heated campaign."

The campaign will be conducted by two partisan organizations. Campaigning will be restricted to buttons (to be worn moderately) and campaign literature. Because the emphasis will be on getting the students to register and vote, neither organization will be allowed to put up posters or hold demonstrations. . . . Parties Organize Both parties have held organizational meetings. Chairman of the Republican organization is Hilary Rodham, '65; the Democratic is headed by Matt Bunyan, '67, chairman, and Ellen Press, '65, co-chairman. These people will direct the entire campaign.

"I expect the election to generate a lot of excitement and interest in the entire slate of candidates," Mr. Baker commented. "I hope that a large percentage of the student body will take the time to investigate candidates, register, and vote."

Miss Prism; Linda Barth, Lady Bracknell: J o h n Lindquist, Lane; and Pete Schroeder, Merrinian.

"The Importance of Being Earnest, my favorite play, is a terrific comedy!" exclaimed Mrs. Saundra Trunick, director of the play. "Students enjoy working with it because they don't gel tired of its humorous plot."

The story centers around two young men who assume the name Ernest because the girls they wish to marry both like that name.

Debaters Qualify Maine To Enter on TV Rebuttal Varsity debaters Chris Hoyt and Steve Karina qualified Maine South for an appearance on the WBBM-TV public affairs program Rebuttal through their participation in the tryouts at Northwestern University last Saturday.

Chris and Steve debated Mor-

Laws Foundation Awards Student Research Grants Maine South and West were among twenty outstanding secondary schools and colleges in the United States awarded research grants for student projects in world affairs.

Maine High Schools were the only public high schools in the midwest to receive grants from LAWS, a private educational foundation.

Mr. Eric Edstrom, last year a teacher at West and now on the history staff at South, prepared the award-winning re-

Seniors Stage Play in Dec. Maine South's first senior class play, The Importance of Being Earnest, will be staged on Thursday, December 3; Friday, December 4; and Saturday, December 5. Open to all students, play tryouts were held after school on October 5, 6. and 7.

The cast was chosen as follows: Bro Gregory, Reverend Canon Chasuble. D.D.; Ray Hilgermann, John Worthing; Mark Newton, Algernon Moncrieff: Linda Dillon, Honorable Gwendoline Fairfax; Leslie Padorr, Cecily Cardew; Kathy Benson,

Fists cocked in preparation for Maine South's first mock election battle are, left to right, Hillary Rodham, director of the Republican organization. Matt Bunyan, Democratic director, and Ellen Press, co-director of the Democrats.

When the girls converse, they discover they are both engaged to Ernest. They become angry with each other but soon find out that the young men are not named Ernest. Many complications reinforce the plot, and eventually it is found that one is really named Earnest.

Mrs. Trunick describes the play as "a hilarious comedy of errors for everyone to enjoy."

Rehearsals for the play began Wednesday. October 14. in Room C-127.

search proposal with the approval of his department chairman and principals of West and South. . . . Name Maine Project Maine's project, "Problems of National Sovereignty," will consist of three parts: research leading to the production of a filmstrip and correlated tape recording on the historical background and present status of the problem; experimental forum of university professors and other experts on international problems to speak to students and faculty; participation in a simulated United Nations session at Maine and Northwestern.

LAWS, which stands for Leadership and World Society, annually makes grants of from $1,000 to $3,000 to selected schools to improve the study and teaching of international law, world peace, and international affairs. . . . Edstrom To Direct Project Mr. Edstrom will be director of LAWS project. Working with him will be Mr. Kenneth Lindquist, Maine West; Mr. Timothy Little, Maine South; and selected members of Maine East Social Science Department.

Mr. Glenn Hoffman, chairman of the Maine West Social Science Department; Mr. Otto Kohler, chairman at South; and Mr. Ralph Frost, assistant superintendent of District 207, along with Mr. Edstrom, will serve as trustees for the grant.

Dr. Chadwick Alger of the Political Science Department at Northwestern University will serve as project consultant.

Hospitals Sponsor Area Conference

Shocked members of ERNEST cast gaze in horror as Miss Prism (Kathy Benson) reveals—guess what? Bro Gregory, Kathy Benson, Ray Hilgermann, Linda Dillon, John Lindquist, Linda Barth, Pete Schroeder, Mark Newton, and Leslie Padorr are the horrified actors and actresses.

Maine South students have been invited to attend a Health Careers Conference at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 31. The conference, to be held at Maine East, is sponsored by area hospitals.

The conference will provide information to students on careers in the health field. People working in the health field will answer questions about specific occupations.

The conference is sponsored

by Holy Family, Lutheran General, Northwest Community, Ressurection, and Skokie Valley hospitals.

ton East, North Chicago, Harlan, and Larkin High Schools to win their two negative cases, and lose their two affirmative cases by only one team point each. They debated on the topic "Resolved: That Social Security benefits should be extended to include complete medical c a r e " and were one of the thirty-two teams chosen from the fortyeight that competed.

Each week on Rebuttal, which is a 31-week series, a different topic of public interest will be debated between two four-man teams. Each team is composed of a constructive speaker, who presents the need, or lack of need, for the resolution; two cross-examiners, who attempt to refute the other team's constructive speaker; and a man to give rebuttal or sum up his own side's entire arguments and disprove the other team's.

In addition to the debaters, a student journalist from each school will give a one-minute speech on his school.

PTC Holds Kites For Parent Visits Open house for parents will be held on Tuesday, October 20, and Thursday, October 29, from 7 to 10 p.m., Mr. Peter Benda, chairman of the Maine South Parent-Teacher Council, has announced.

Parents whose names begin with letters in the first half of the alphabet should attend on October 20; those in the last half should attend on October 29.

Because the purpose of the open house is to allow every parent to meet his child's teachers, the P.T.C. has requested that conferences be limited to three minutes. Parents who wish to discuss their child's progress further are asked to make an appointment with the teacher at a later date.

Maps, room directories, and Girls' Club guides will be on hand to assist parents.

Coffee and cake will be served during the evening in the cafeterias.

Seniors To Brew Tea for Faculty The Senior Faculty Tea was postponed by the officers of the Class of '65 until after the first of the year. Officers of the Senior Class felt that having the tea this month would put too much of a strain on the class.

With the adoption of the class charter, establishment of the Class Council, and preparations for the dedication float and dance, the officers decided that the Senior Faculty Tea would not be feasible at this time.

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October 16,1964

SOUTHWORDS

Hawk Cridders Face Palatine Tomorrow Tomorrow afternoon at Palatine the Hawks will take the field in defense of their perfect record of three wins and no losses in Des Plaines Valley League action. The Hawks also have a non-conference win, putting their overall record at 4-0. The Pirates of Palatine have yet to capture a league win.

Their record shouldn't be taken lightly, however. As echoed in the words of head Coach Marv Nyren, "Palatine has scoring power, (thirty points last week alone), is imaginative in its type of game, and pass unhesitantly."

The Hawks will have to keep an eagle-eye on Seth Norton, Palatine's ace halfback, who scored three touchdowns last Saturday. . . . Report Victories The last issue of Southwords proudly proclaimed the first two victories of the varsity squad.

Southwords is again proud to report that the Hawks have gone unscathed in their last two games.

Willowbrook fell to the Hawks two weeks ago in a game played before a home crowd at Maine East. The Hawks gave their fans somewhat of a scare as they won by the slim margin of seven to nothing.

The Hawks' lone score came on a one-yard run by halfback Tom Kersten. The touchdown was set up by some sizable gains by the Hawks' other first string half back, Tim Sheldon, who brought the ball into scoring position from about thirty yards out. Jim Yrigoyen also was an important man in setting up the touchdown play.

Jim Van Schoyck's conversion of the extra point gave the Hawks the seven points that won the game. . . . Intercepts Passes One highlight of the game was Eric Zinsmeister's fine defensive play, on which he intercepted three passes to help insure the Hawks victory.

Last Friday night the Maine East field was again the site as the Hawks battled Proviso West in a nip-and-tuck contest. The Hawks came from behind on

several occasions to pull out the win with a score of 20-16.

Scorers for the Hawks were Tom Kersten and Tim Sheldon on runs, and Jeff Glover, catching his first pass of his career, on a beautiful throw from quarterback Zinsmeister. Jim Van Schoyck connected on two extra points and on the third the center was poor, forcing Schoyck to run with the ball; however, he was unable to get across the goal line.

Entering the fourth game of Des Plaines Valley League Conference play, the junior Hawks will try to even their 1-2 record.

"The boys are gonna be a little tougher tomorrow," stressed Mr. Lou Gatta, JV coach. Smeared last week by Proviso West 41-6, the team has gone through rugged practice sessions in preparation for the clash Saturday.

In the game the Hawks had an embarrassing play. With South in control of the ball on their own two-yard line, Tom Kersten was caught from behind for a two-point safety for the Proviso team.

Tomorrow's game will begin at 2 being preceded by the junior varsity contest at 12.

Bernie Masterson takes down an unidentified Proviso West player as another South defenseman, Eric Zinsmeister, number 17, comes to aid h i m in last week's win over Proviso, 20-16.

(Photo by Steve Holton)

Hawk-Towk

Don't Count Games Before...

by Lee Kaufmann It's about time for a serious bit of commentary about sports here at Maine South.

Our team's performances this season have certainly been better than anyone expected, and I feel that now is the time to congratulate someone.

Maybe I should have said everyone. I'm sure you'll all agree that all of our teams have done their very best so far.

Let's start by taking a look at our varsity gridders. . . . Hawks Win Four The old red, white, and black has been carried to victory four times now to give us the longest winning streak in Hawk history.

The longest losing streak too, but that's another story. Thus far, however, we have played the easiest teams in the league so lettuce not get tossed in the salad bowl of overconfidence.

(I'll apologize before continuing.)

Maine has defeated Wheeling, East Leyden, Willowbrook, and Proviso West so far this season.

Willowbrook was the only nonconference game of those four.

Injuries Hinder Harriers The Maine South Varsity cross-country team, boasting a four wins, two losses record, traveled to Palatine for a meet Thursday. Crippled by injuries to star Larry Kelly and by the loss of Bryant Murphy and Phil McCullough due to colds, the team is hoping to pull together after dropping its last two meets.

On October 1, the Willowbrook runners defeated South 26 to 33.

Larry Kelly and Larry Ayres combined for a one-two finish, but Willowbrook took the next five places. Phil McCullough and Rich Syverson were the only other Maine runners in the top ten.

October 8, Proviso West, undefeated in two years of dual meets, downed South 16 to 46.

Larry Ayres finished fifth in the meet, the best any Maine runner could place. Larry Kelly, running with a heavily-bandaged leg due to a painful injury, placed eighth. . . . Fresh Soph Win 5 The froshsoph team has compiled an enviable five wins, two losses record this year. Star sophomore Bob Benedict was moved up to Varsity for the Proviso meet, hurting the sophomores cause, which was already weakened due to Bill Murphy's cold. The result was a shutout for Proviso 15-50.

Star freshman Danny Rueschau and Tom Spotts have consistently placed well nmning on the sophomore team. Until mov-

Junior Varsity football team will battle the Palatine Pirate JVs at noon tomorrow on the Palatine gridiron.

ed up to the Varsity level. Sophomore Benedict was undefeated in five meets.

Strong depth has been provided in every meet by John Brandl, Randy McClure and John McCallem. The sophomores ran against Palatine, Thursday. The next home crosscountry meet is October 19, at 4:30 against Niles West.

There are four teams in the Des Plaines Valley League who have never won a game. We have played three of them. A bit of quick mental computing and you all will scream at the tops of your voices that Maine hasn't played a team yet that has won a game. . . . Meet Palatine Tomorrow Tomorrow the Hawks go against Palatine hoping to continue our winning streak. Palatine is the fourth team who is unvictorious this year. On the basis of previous records Maine must be given a good edge in tomorrow's game with Palatine, but any predictions made during this first season must be made very cautiously. I hope you won't run me out of town on a raQ for making any predictions as the year goes on. After all this isn't Sports Illustrated, yet.

Seeing as there are a number of teams who haven't won any games so far, it seems only proper that somebody hasn't lost any games. Right now there are three such teams: Morton West, Niles, and Maine South, of course.

This situation will change tonight since these teams will have to start playing each other. . . . Cross Country Has Moxie Our Cross Country teams have had a lot of Moxie this season running out in the forest preserve. It hasn't hurt them, though, and they've finished first against four foes so far and tripped over only two.

Hairy Harrier Larry Kelly unfortunately pulled a leg muscle in a recent meet and was out of action against Palatine

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Four down, four to go.

yesterday. Hurts have hampered the Harriers' hopes but they are still in there pitching, or rather running.

Starting in tomorrow's game will be Tom Dewar, quarterback; Russ Gibe and Ed Ward, ends; Al Johnson and Fred Mateer, tackles; Ken Seng and Jim Larsen, guards; Doug Robertson, center; Lynn Rowe, fullback; Gordon Williams, wingback; and George Czerniak, halfback, of whom Coach Gatta says, "He's been doing very weU and we'll be expecting a good showing from him."

The primary offensive play will be running off tackle, used to loosen up their defense. The defense will remain the same.

Southwards Gives Tips On Spectator Sports

by Bob Cycon Football. Exactly what is it, how is it played, and what are some of the rules? This is the first in a series of Southwords articles which will e x p l a i n some of the whys and wherefores of different sports in order to add to spectator enjoyment.

Since each football game is different in strategy and playing, this article will cover only those points which are true of every high school football game.

Football is played on a field 100 yards long, commonly known as the gridiron. Each team has eleven men on the field.

They are broken up into seven general line positions (two ends, two tackles, two guards, a center), and four backfield positions (quarterback, two halfbacks, and a fullback). A high school football game is played in four quarters of twelve minutes each.

Scoring: The objective of football is to outscore the opponent.

Scoring4n football may be done in a number of different ways.

The most co?tÂťiqon way is to score a touchdowiiNivcrossing the opponents' goal Ime and hence earning six points.

Immediately after the touchdown, the ball is placed on the three-yard line for the extra point try. The extra point can be made by kicking the ball through the uprights, running or passing the ball into the end zone.

A field goal, worth three points, is a placekick from anywhere on the field which passes through the uprights in flight.

Two points are scored when a team is forced to down the ball behind its own goal line, otherwise known as a safety. After touchdowns and field goals, the team which has just scored kicks off from its 40-yard line to the other team, however, when a safety occurs, the team scored upon must kick off.

The Objective in Each Series Of Plays: The objective in each series of plays is to move the ball 10 yards in four downs to keep the drive sustained. If a team has failed to make the necessary 10 yeards in three downs, and is not in field goal range, they will usually punt the ball to put the other team as deep as possible in its own territory.

Offense and Defense: In each series of plays, the offensive team has the option to pass or

run in order to gain yardage.

In order to throw a forward pass, the quarterback must stand behind the line of scrimmage (imaginary line where the ball is and where the players line up) and throw only to an eligible receiver, a back or an end. On running plays, the quarterback may hand off to one of his backs or keep the ball and run himself. A man with the football is tackled and down when any part of his body, except his feet and hands, touches the ground.

Defensive players may gain possession of the ball by recovering a fumble or intercepting a pass.

If, on a kick-off or punt, the ball goes into the end zone and is not run back, the ball is "downed" and brought out to the 20-yard line. This is then the new line of scrimmage.

Penalties: Penalties range from five to fifteen yards. Some of the most common penalties are off side, delay of game, personal foul, roughing the kicker,and illegal use of hands.

Time Outs: The clock keeps running on all completed passes and running plays, and stops on incompleted forward passes, out of bounds plays, and time outs. Each team is allotted four time outs per half.

These are some of the basic elements which compose the sport of football. It is the skillful blending of these elements plus intelligent strategy which makes football the exciting game it is.

Kersten Injured Tom Kersten, outstanding halfback for the Maine South Hawks, was injured last Friday night in the game with Proviso West at Maine.

Tom suffered a concussion, and although he was not taken to the hospital during the game, he was later taken to the doctor's and informed as to the extent of his injury.

Tom will definitely be unable to play in the up-coming game this week-end against Palatine.

He is continuing noncontact practice, though, in hope that he will be able to resume play next week-end for Dedication.

During his absence, Tim Sheldon will replace him for offensive halfback, and Bob Ceislack will play defensive halfback.