Vol 3 issue 9

iSoufMiwdifS Vol. 3, No. 9

Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, III. February 10, 1967

These girls realize that "Carousel" is coming. Saturday, February 18, Girls' Club will hold the annual Girls' Choice dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the spectator gym.

Dress will be "after five" for the girls and suits for the boys. Music will be provided by the Cavaliers. Tickets will go on sale February 9 to 17 for $2.25 per couple.

Speakers Compete in District; Plan 'Don Brown's Body' Skit Maine South will travel to West Leyden tomorrow to compete in the District Speakers Contest.

This contest is a bit different from regular contests in that there will be only one competitor from each school in the ten speaking categories, timing and rides will be more stringent, . and college professors rather than high school teachers will judge the speakers. The entire day will be spent in competing. . . . Ten Represent South The ten top speakers to represent Maine South are Bob Landeck '67, serious play reading; Anita Hosford '67, comedy reading; Linda Liston '67, prose; Debbie Morton '69, poetry; Mark Kellberg '69, original oration; Joel Morris '69, oratorical declamation; Larry Getz '68, radio; John Ongman '69, extemporaneous speaking; Judy Munsen '67, aftT-dinner speaking; and Mary Kemer '68, original monologue.

The students who obtain a first place in their particular areas

will be eligible for the sectional speakers contest.

Since the end of October members of contest Speakers' Club have competed at Wheaton Central, Homewood-FIossmore, and West Leyden high schools. At West Leyden, Maine South took an over-all fifth place.

Speakers that have competed consistently well are Larry Getz '68, .Anita Hosford *67, Mary Ker ner '68, Bob Landeck '67, Linda Liston '67, Judy Munsen '67, and Joel Morris '69. . . . Club Plans Skit Besides contests, the club is presently practicing their VShow skit, Don Brown's Body, which is a satire on the poem, John Brown's Body. The main character is an individual called Maxwell Smarts, to be played

by Bob Landeck. Max Smarts discovers a dead body named Don Brown in a locker at the YMCA, and the skit relates his experiences while trying to locate the murderer.

Students To Attend Conrad Hilton For Foreign Relations Conference Five Maine South students and two social science teachers will attend the High School Student Conference tomorrow at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.

Steve Hyde '67, Tom Allin '68, Edie Friedman '67, all Tri-S officers; Bob Wenz '67; and a Southwords reporter will represent Maine South in the Chicagoland conference sponsored by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, in conjunction with the Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation. Six hundred students from two hundred high schools will be represented.

Four prominent foreign relations experts will address the delegates:- Barbara Ward Jackson, an editor for The Econo-

mist magazine and the author of Poor Nations - Rich Nations; Dr. Norman Graebner, a Diplomatic History professor at the University of Illinois; and Charles W. Yost, United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations. Dr. Bascom H. Story will also speak to the group.

Juniors To Moke Plans for Prom Preparations are now under way for the Junior Class Prom "Kon Tiki" to be held May 20 in the spectator gym.

Juniors interested in working on the prom should contact Donna Lyons or Jim Luety.

Anita Hosford is the director of the skit and Larry Getz, the assistant director. A chorus of ten speakers will provide background choral reading.

Dancers Present Rare Numbers V-Show dance chorus is a tradition at Maine. This year, the chorus is composed of eleven girls, two boys, two student choreographers, and one faculty choreographer.

The chorus is involved in five numbers this year. The first of these is reminiscent of last year's Drum Battle but totally new and totally different. Six sets of drums and four girls perform this fast, noisy number.

Another act that might be similar to one of the dances in the "Spirit of '66' is "A Hard Day's Night." This dance is a go-go type number, faster and wilder than past discotheques.

"Heat Wave", a tropical number set in the balmy Caribbean, is a new look for Maine South's stage. "Hernando's Hideway" is another one of the unusual dance chorus numbers.

The fifth dance chorus act is usually the choreographers' duet. This year, the student choreographers, Sue Bennett, '67, and Pat Price, '67, have added two gentlemen partners, Leighton 01sen, '68, and Bob Schroeder, '68, to the act. The four will dance to "What's New?" The members of dance chorus are: Barb Berger, '69; Naneee Berger, '67; Chery Giller, '68; Sandi Lee, '6; Sally McDaris, '68; Diana McLaren, '67; Nina Musso, '69; Leighton Olsen, '68; Ellen Otto, '69; Nat Paul '67; Bob Schroeder, '68; Kathy Steinberger, '69; and Linda Theis, '67. The faculty choreographer is Miss Patricia Porwicz.

History Dept. Sponsors 33rd Constitution Test Maine South students will have an opportunity to compete for $450 in scholarship awards in the Thirty-third Annual Constitution Contest sponsored jointly by the Social Science Department and Mel Tierney Post 247 of the American Legion.

Any student currently enrolled for a fuU program at Maine South is eligible to comI)ete for the awards.

An objective test and an oral examination constitute the two parts of the contest. The objective test will be offered at 3:40 on Wednesday, March 15, and will cover the Illinois and Federal Constitutions and the structure and functions of American government.

Top scorers on this test will compete in an oral examination on the Constitution of the United States given by members of the Mel Teirney Post at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5. The winner of the oral examination will receive a $300 scholarship and the runner-up will receive $150 scholarship. Both scholarships will be payable in September, 1967.

Advance registration is required for admission to the written examination. Students currently registered in social science classes may register with their instructor. All others will register with the department chairman, Mr. Otto Kohler

in Room A-209^egistration will be held during the last week in February. Students are urged to mark their calendars now.

Sociefy To Honor Elected Students Brotherhood Society is making plans for the annual Brotherhood Week and elections.

Homerooms have nominated candidates for the final elections to be held February 15, prior to Brotherhood Week, February 20 and February 24.

Each homeroom nominates three boys and three girls from their class that have such quali t i e s as leadership, service, school spirit, dependability, and friendship to all. To be eligible for the final election ballot, the candidate must be nominated from three homerooms.

Brotherhood Week is held each year to honor the students elected to Brotherhood Society and to serve as a reminder that Brotherhood is not just an affair for one week of the year only, but is something to be practiced the year through.

Also during Brotherhood Week will be the Brotherhood Assembly on February 22. The assembly honors the newly elected members and presents views of brotherhood by guest speakers.

Marksmen Sight Targets Maine South's Rifle Club has planned a full schedule of practice firing sessions and competition during the remainder of the school year.

"Our chief ambition is to build a range at Maine South," according to Bob Manning '68, president of Rifle Club. "We are working on fund-raising activities to build a treasury surplus to purchase steel for our backstop and the necessary target carriers. We are already well-supplied with target rifles, spotting scopes, rests, and other equipment."

If an addition to Maine South is built, Rifle Club hopes to find a few square feet in the corner of a basement for their range equipment. Maine East already

'Academic' Show On February 18 On February 18, the It's Academic program featuring the Maine South team is scheduled to be shown at 6 p.m. on channel 5.

The show was taped on December 11, 1966. Seniors Ralph Berke, Steve Hyde, and Margie Press, who represented Maine South on the show, competed against teams from New Trier and Kankakee high schools.

has a rifle range, which was designed and constructed in 1955

by Mr. Otto Kohler and a group of students. "It cost taxpayers nothing and we feel that we can develop a duplicate of the excellent facilities at Maine South" Bob concluded.

Sponsors of the Maine South Rifle Club are Mr. Otto Kohler and Mr. Robert Young. Officers of the club are Bob Manning '68, president; Tom Dent '69, vice-president; Chuck Church '68, secretary; and Gary Smith '69, treasurer.

Boys Launch Care Drive Hoping to better its last year's total of $300, the Boys' a u b Annual Care Drive has been collecting money in Care boxes in homerooms this "week.

Money collected is sent to the Care organization which forwards the money to charities abroad. The school wiU receive a receipt from the charities to which the money was donated.

Last year's $300 went to 100 school children in India, bought 15 school desks and chairs in Guatemala, and 93 food packages for Korea.

Andy Huebner fences against a member of the Niles West team In the match on Friday, February 3 in the West Spectator Gym. The Hawks lost the match against Niles West 12 to 6.

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February 10, 1967

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Distributive Education Program Provides On-The-Job Training Have the bright showcase displays caught your eye as you walk to your classes in the AWing? These displays are made by each of the 14 students participating in the Distributive Education program coordinated by Mr. Wallace Hommerding.

Distributive Education students combine school and on-thejob training by attending school until 12:30 p.m. and working afternoons at a business establishment which is participating in the program.

Students in the program must take, or have taken, a course in marketing as well as take the one-period Distributive Education related class. In this class the students discuss general business information and exchange ideas learned on the job. . . . Student Chooses Vocation Before entering the program each student chooses his vocation and with Mr. Hommerding discusses the areas he would like to receive training in. Mr. Hommerding then finds a suitable training station for him where he will be able to gain experience in the particular areas he desires.

He added, "Students read and do homework in a manual which supplements their particular vocation. Through the manual they learn correct procedures and techniques, but the most valuable training comes from actual job experience. My job is to correlate on-the-job training and classroom study in the manual." . . . Step-By-Step Training Plan Mr. Hommerding confers with each student's employer to draw up a step-by-step training plan for the year to include experience in all areas of his chosen vocation.

In addition to talking with each employer, he periodically holds private conferences with each student to view his progress, learn if he is satisfied with the amount and different types of training he is receiving, and solve any problems he is encountering on the job. . . . Students Deal in Realities "Business training in a classroom is often abstract," he added. "In on the job training, however, a student deals in realities. He actually experiences the abstract concept or technique he is reading about."

Employers help the students by giving them constructive criticism on the job and teaching them what is expected in the business worl. an employer can also help the student decide if he would do well in a particular vocation as a career. . . . Kathy Enjoys Program A familiar face at the Main Food Mart in Park Ridge is that of Kathy Sontag. She is receiving training in check-out, stocking, inventory, making displays, and produce. One aspect of the work program Kathy especially enjoys is getting to know the many sales persons who work in the to\vn's stores.

Michelle added, "Mr. Hommerding gave my employer a list of techniques he felt I needed to learn in the retailing field, such as buying and stocking, to make sure I gain experience in these areas." . . . Encourages Juniors "I encourage any junior who is unsure of his career goals to join this program. At first I thought I might like retailing. but now I am sure I want it as my career."

Lampert Drug Store employs Jim Meyers in filling orders, stocking shelves, and working as a clerk. "One advantage of the program," Jim stated, "is thaSyou gain a credit for working. " Jim is receiving four credits for (lis solids and one credit for the work program.

. . . Program Advantages The Distributive Education program holds two advantages for Herb Krien, who works at the National Food Store. "Besides getting paid the regular rate for my work, ^ have a chance to see what the working world is like. This is especially valuable for me, because I have never held a job before."

Holly Stiegman, who works at Stuart's at Golf Mill, finds the program very flexible. The first semester she worked at another store, but felt she was not receiving enough experience in the different areas she wanted. Mr. Hommerding arranged for her to change jobs, and she is now pleased with the training she is receiving at Stuart's. . . . D. E. Related Qass "The related class r e a l l y helps," Holly added, "for we share our experiences on the job, as well as seemovies and listen to speakers. Topics have included selling insurance and designing and erecting i> showcase display."

Donna McMurray finds Distributive Education enjoyable.

"I've learned quite a bit about people—their personalities and habits. I've learned how to approach people, and how to put them at ease by using tact.

Dealing with the public gives me a lot of experience for the future.

Donna, who is working at Turnstyle, plans to go into the airline field after graduation.

But for now, she finds satisfaction in her work. "I worked for two years at Turnstyle before entering the program. Now I'm a section manager."

Linda Narzinski joined the pro" gram because she thought it sounded like "something new and different." She wanted to work but still go to school. She works as a checker at a Community Discount store, where she puts in 18 hours a week. . . . Working With People Although she's not certain of her future after graduation, she's sure that she'll be working with people. "On the job, I've gotten to know how different people are. It's an opportunity to be out in the world, learning and gaining experience.

Dave Reed is another student in the work program. He wanted money for college, so he thought Distributive Education a good opportunity. He plans to attend the University of Wyoming in business in the fall.

Until then, his job at Kroger "teaches all about selling". In school, Dave takes English, gov-

ernment, marketing, and D.E. related. . . . "Some Are Strange" Coimie Mundro, who will enter Bryant and Stanton College, is now working at Kroger. She's learning how the store is run by pricing and cashiering.

"I learn about people while working. Some are strange, but others are nice to talk to." Connie got the job because it was in the retail line, and because she thought it interesting.

Len Marienau decided that D.E. was the best way to earn money while staying in school.

He puts in 26 hours a school week on his job at Virgil's Shoes.

His job gives him experience with people, and wUl help him if he should look for another job in the future. At school, Len takes D.E. related, marketing and government.

Tom Wynn, although planning to go into real estate after graduation, is now working at South Park Pharmacy as a clerk and delivery boy. The 23 hours he works are supplemented with D.E. related, marketing and conservation at school.

Linda Narzinski '67, works as a cashier at a Community Discount Store.

Thomas Thomas '67 serves a customer at Mauling's Shoe Store.

Afterwords

Sports Assembly Shows Improvement Southwords would like to commend the excellent sports assembly which was held last Friday, February 3. We feel that it was very entertaining a n d most efficiently organized.

Demonstrations by fencing, wrestling, and especially gymnastic team members were fascinating, and the skit was enjoyable.

Teams were presented, but introduction of individual team members was rightly omitted since their names can be obtained from programs or scoreboards at most

activities and are probably forgotten when hsted en masse at an assembly. The Pep Song was sung, but not repeated to take time.

Time was better spent in explanations of scoring in wrestling and fencing, information which many spectators lack. Hopefully these explanations wiU increase interest in the less common sports which students did not previously understand.

The Southwords staff suggests that future sports assemblies be geared in this informative direction.

Snow Storm Brings Much Good Will Snow has certainly hindered school activities for the past two weeks, and Southwords is proud of those who braved the storm to help others.

We extend gratitude to the custodians who camped out for the weekend in school, to members of the administration who stayed with students until after 7 p.m. Thursday, January 26. and to the several students who repeatedly pushed their buses out of the ruts. We also extend special thanks to the several boys who stayed late Thiu-sday afternoon helping many of the teachers get their cars out of the parking lot.

We welcomed the two-day period of re-

laxation (or snow shoveling) the last weekend in January as a pleasant change after a long week of finals. We realize that some faculty members who forcibly spent part of the weekend in hotels and restaurants were less pleased with the snow.

However, we understand that Nitaya Saiubol, .\FS student from snow-free Thailand, says. "I think I am lucky to see this snow—the biggest in Chicago's history. But I don't hke when it stops and begins to melt and look dirty. I think it should keep snowing all the time."

We hope she is kidding.

Scattered Flurries Bring Panic

by Judy Projahn Well, here we are buried under 36 inches of scattered snow flurries. At least that's what they were originally supposed to be. However, as the days have progressed the flurries have been scattered into rather large piles and life in the big city has become more and more like an illustrated version of Nanuk of the North.

By the time that people realized that weathermen had made another in a never-ending series of tragic errors, they were already snowed into their homes. Due to the tendency of human nature to panic in the face of adversity, everyone immediately anticipated the worst.

Ignoring the pleas of city officials to stay off streets, hysterical mothers fought their way into grocery stores as if their children were on the point of starvation. Starvation to chil-

dren only means running out of Bosco, but mothers bought four and five gallons of milk along with numerous loaves of bread in order to prepare for hibernation.

To the fathers was left the fun task of clearing the six-foot drifts so that they could get their cars all the way up the driveway to the impassable street. And just as soon as the driveway was cleared, those helpful civil servants would come along and shove all the snow from the street into the driveway. This necessitated a rerun of earlier removal projects and a generally unkind feeling toward the plows.

School students of all ages were glued to the radio for news of school closings. When any definite information was received, phones rang with the happy news that educational

progress was once again to be delayed.

And for a great deal of the calamity caused by the great snow, we owe our thanks to the weathermen. They have repeatedly said that they cannot be exactly sure of the depth of snow falls. However, light snowdoes not mean 36 inches and scattered flurries has no connotations of a blizzard.

Had we been only slightly forewarned of the impending disaster, some preparations could have been made to avoid public panic. But, the weathermen were unable to see just how erronious their reports were until it was too late.

One indignant suburban woman called in to a television weather forecaster to say, "I just wanted to tell you I've shoveled three inches of your partly cloudy off the back porch."

Southwords The official student newspaper of Maine Township High South, Park Ridxe, Uiinois. Written and edited bi-weekly l>> students of the high school. SutHicriptions included with activity ticket or purchased separately at C per year.

Editors-in-chief

Gail Griffitha, Judy Projahn

News Editor

Sue Moore

Features Editor

'Carol Niemann

Sports Editor

Gary Muka

.Art Editor Bruce Howie Assistant Editors Vicki Lester.

Jim OTXjnnell, Nancy Petersen.

Pal Shall, Kathy Harrer.

Reporters Wendy Carlsen, Chris Eide, Sue Hendricks, Pat Johnstone. Pat Kokonas. Sue Nagel. Sue Peavoy. Sarah Penny.

Pat Price.

Photographers Fred Powers,

Ralph BarzdiUs, John Richmond

Student News Bareao Editor . . . . Barb UvUden Ad%isor

Mr. Kenneth Bealty

February 10, 1967

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Its a Little Deep, Isnt It?

Maine South Thespian Troupe Promotes Interest in Drama Starling with 11 members in September 1964, Maine South Thespian Troupe 2554 has grown to a membership of 120 students as of the end of last year.

Troup 2554 is one of more than 25 hundred troupes across the nation which are members of National Thespian Society, an educational service and honor organization of high s c h o o l teachers and students interested in dramatics.

Snowstorm

by Cyndi Sterrett In January of sixty-seven Ten tons of snow fell dovra from heaven, And painted all Chicago white Before the dusk that fateful night.

The millions who were out that eve The weather man could not believe.

When he declared in tones so clear That winds and snow were drawing near.

Neither rain, sleet, or snow can Iceep Maine South's doors closed for long.

No man alive will e're forget What fearful enemies they met; How hard each fought to beat the storm And reach his home and hearth so warm.

Despite determination strong The journey home 'was far too long.

And many folks, so I am told, Were forced to sleep out in the cold.

The few who made it home at last Were sheltered from the stormy blast.

And blessed the God in heav'n above For being with them while they drove.

But at the dawn, when we did rise We could hardly believe our wond'ring eyes: The snaw was up to window height, And not a man or beast in sight.

Each minute of three boring days Was spent in shoveling out a maze.

Through which we could, in time of need From our imprisoned home be freed.

The aim of each troup is to establish and advance standards of excellence in dramatic arts and create an active interest m dramatics.

"Thespian Society is an enrichment program," said Mr. Hal Chastain, one of the troupe's sponsors. "Participation in dramatic productions creates a strong sense of interest and pride in one's school.

"Working in Thespian activities also provides an incentive for many students. It forces utilization of all available time.

The 120 members initiated last year worked a total of 23,205 hours on school productions.

This is an average of 193 hours per student. Yet the grade average distribution of these same students was 16 per cent A, 43 per cent B, 39 per cent C, and 2 per cent D." Students qualify for Thespian Society membership by working 100 hours on school productions.

Each ten hours of work constitutes one service point. Service points, which are cumulative from year to year, are awarded for both acting and working a crew.

This year's Thespian officers are: Don Anderson '67, president; Randy Salo '67, vicepresident; Carla Oleck '68, secretary; Jeff Kroon '67. treas-

SC Food Basket Drive Gets Letters of Thanks In response to the Christmas Food Basket Drive, Student Council received the following letters of gratitude: Dear Friends, Warmest thanks again for making it such a happy ChristMass for the First Americans in Chicago. You will be pleased to know that over 60 families were supplied with ChristMass dinner through your generosity.

Each month, from 550 to 700 Indian families come to St. Augustine's Center. They represent over 60 different tribes and all religious backgrounds. Our Priests and staff assist these fine people with counselling, jobs, emergency cash assistance, housing, food, clothing and scholarships. On a family casework basis, St. Augustine's Center works with more Indian families than any other private agency in the country. Without the warm interest of gracious friends like yourself, we would

'Well Would You Believe . . . r Students Can Explain Tardiness With Winter here, can Spring be far behind?

Regarding the present status of the school calendar, Dr. Richard R. Short, superintendent of schools, announced this week, "To meet the requirements of the Illinois School Code, the Maine Township High Schools must have 178 days as the minimum number of teaching days with all students in attendance.

"The two days (Friday, January 27, and Monday, January 29) that the schools were closed for snow, leave one day still available for emergency closing.

If more than one additional day is needed for an emergency, the school board must consider how that day or days can be compensated for in the overall calendar.

"If no further days are required for emergency closing, it will not be necessary to alter

present plans for one full week of spring vacation."

T u n e In'Tickets Go on Sale Soon Tickets for "Tune In", this year's V-Show, will go on sale for the general public Monday, February 20, in the school bookstore. Tickets cost $1.75. All seals are reserved for the performances that will be presented Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 23, 24, and 25, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, February 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale for the cast and crew only on Thursday and Friday, February 16 and 17. There is a limit of five tickets per student.

During the Great Blizzard of 1967, Maine South s t u d e n t s found it extremely difficult to arrive at school on time. Here's why!

"A huge purple ogre threw my car into the Des Plaines River."

Diana McLaren '67 "I was too short to step through the snow drifts."

Pat Price '67 "I hitched a ride on a snow plow and ended up on the Illinois Toll'way!"

John Richmond '69 "I felt so sorry for the birds that I spent all morning digging worms."

Kayleen Nordskog '68 "The only reason that the snow prevented my from getting to school was that our chihuahua got lost in a seven foot snowdrift, and it took me all morning to dig him out."

Barb Ulvilden '67 "I was late to school because I met the abominable snowman

urer; Lee Brainerd '68, scribe; and Edie Mangun '67, historian.

Mr. Hal Chastain and Mr. Donald Martello are t r o u p e sponsors.

In order to fulfill the aims of the National Thespian Society, Maine South's troupe has begun several projects. Within the past few months, the Thespian troupe has paid $600 to install a counterweight line for the main curtain in the auditorium.

This line makes it possible to raise and lower the curtain as well as open it from the sides. . . . Offers Scholarship Each year the troupe offers a scholarship to a graduating senior who has contributed the most in Thespian acclivities throughout his high school career. This scholarship is awarded at the annual awards-initiation banquet held late in May. "Thespian Society is an organization which gives people an opportunity to work on productions of which they can be proud," stated Mr. Chastain.

"We feel Maine South has established a reputation of presenting outstanding shows over the past three years. This kind of program has a tremendous impact on the public image of the school. The troupe has made many positive advances in this direction,"

who needed help getting out of a drift."

Linda Liston '68 "I was out shoveling snow for two hours. Just as I finished a snow plow came along and mistook me for a snowdrift and shoveled me away."

Jim O'Donnell '68 "Well, would you believe that our alarm clocks overslept and our Rice Krispies wouldn't snap, crackle, and pop, and on our journey, we were attacked and killed by falling icicles?"

Candy Larsen '67 Marcia Michaelson '67 "My car pool froze. So, I hitched my dog to my sled and decided to try it anyway. But a daschund doesn't do too well in four foot drifts."

John Mc Galium '67 "A big green and yellow thing got stuck in my snow fort."

Dan Pitmann '67 "You mean they started without m e ? ! ? ! " Gary Govanus '68

never be able constantly to expand this work among the more than 11,000 Indians in Chicago.

May this be the happiest of New Years for all of you; and may 1967 bring you the blessings that, under God, your friendship has given us in 1966.

Warmest best wishes.

Father Peter Powell Director St. Augustine's Center For American Indians Dear Students, Thank you so much for your generous Christmas gift. Be assured of a remembrance in our prayers for a Happy New Year for each of you.

Sincerely, Sisters of St. Matthews Dear Friends, We are deeply grateful to you, the students of Maine South High School of Park Ridge, who had a share in the generous supply of canned goods which some of our needy families were so pleased to have in time for their Christmas dinner.

Many thanks too for the gift of forty dollars which you left to our discretion to distribute for Christmas cheer.

It is good of you to include us in this way and we appreciate this kind gesture more than we can tell you.

With every good wish for the Maine South High School of Park Ridge.

Very sincerely yours, Morris Kaminsky Peniel Community Center Dear Friends, Your very kind and generous expression of faith in the work of the Salvation Army is sincerely appreciated. You helped us serve thousands of the forsaken and forgotten during the holiday season.

In the days ahead we will fc carrying on our efforts in your name. Thank you for sharing your blessings in a meaningfid way.

Cordially yours, Gordon A. Foubister Lt. Colonel Divisional Commander Salvation Army

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February 10, 1967

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Defense, Hustle and Desire Spell JV Success Formula

Maine West's H a r r y Tistle has shot blocked by Hawk Tom Beck. The Warriors beat the Hawks 44 to 34.

By Gary Muka When armchair critics got together prior to the 1966-67 cage season to make their annual predictions, the general concensus was that coach Schmidt would have to be a miracle man to come vdth a contender in the Central Suburban Junior Varsity race this year. After an exceUent campaign last y e a r , Schmidt lost all of his starters to the varsity and inherited a group of juniors who contained no established stars as such and seemed to lack height and shooting ability.

It is doubtful that coach Schmidt lays claim to any supernatural powers but anyone who has seen the Junior Varsitj' in action this year realizes that with his squad tied for first place with a six and one record, he stands largely responsible for the performance of a team which has shown something more than individual stardom and great natural ability. His untried group of spirited juniors

Cagers M e e t Glenbrook Hawk cagers take on the Glenbrook South Titans in the spectator gym tonight seeking to keep their championship hopes alive.

With a mediocre record of four wins and three losses the Hawks are still tied for second in the conference, but after Monday night's loss against Deerfield they must get by Glenbrook South before they get a shot at league leader Niles West.

Niles moved into first place Monday night after the Hawks blew a 13 point third quarter lead against Deerfield losing 65 to 63.

As far as the record books go, Glenbrook South is in last place with a one and four record but making predictions ir^ the central suburban league is

Gymnasts Host Glenbrook South In the final two gymnastics meets coming up, varsity gymnasts will be trying just a little bit harder. Tomorrow the gymnasts face Glenbrook South and will go against N'iles West next week. Maine South has yet to beat either team.

To make things difficult, the team lost two of its better gymnasts for what Coach Ricatelli termed as "lack of seriousness and desire to win." Mr. Ricatelli further commented that the loss of these boys will definately cost the Hawks some points that could make the margin between victory and defeat.

A heavier burden will be placed on the rest of the team.

Mr. Ricatelli feels that his boys have put out a 100 per-cent effort. For the last two meets, opponents have been defeated by a very determined Hawk team.

Coach Ricatelli stated that with the recent loss of manpower, the team will have to put out more than 100 per-cent in order to win. Summing it up perfectly he said, "Going into these meets will be like playing a basketball game with only four players."

The battle begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Glenbrook South fieldhouse. The following Friday will mark the end of the season when the Hawks travel to Niles West.

like playing a game of Russian roulette.

The erratic play of all the teams is similar to this year's big ten race, where a team can look great one week and miserable the next. Thus far the Hawks have been an example of this type of play. It can be noted that Glenbrook South's only conference victory was against the Hawks early in the season.

Taking everything into consideration it is probable that ghe Hawks will run the Titans right out of the spectator gym, but it is also conceivable (heaven forbid) that the Glenbrook team could be up for an upset victory which would put the Hawks out of the running.

Even in Glenbrook's early victory oever the Hawks, it was evident that they certainly didn't show promise as a title contender. They are the smallest team in the league and leave a lot to be desired in the shooting department for a team that lacks height.

Forward Jim Bennett is probably their best all around shooter and a fine defensive player.

His four quick field goals in the third quarter of the last contest turned the tide for the Titans.

An untimely injury to forward Jeff Reinke hurt the Hawks in their two games last weekend.

Coach Brady's starting five played a tremendous three quarters Monday night against Deer-

field but with Reinke injured and Beck fouling out early in the last period, the Hawks unorganized play in the absence of their team leaders cost South an important ballgame.

If both the Hawks and Niles West Indians win their games over this weekend, the HawksIndian game at Niles West next Friday shapes up as the game of the year. In their last clash at Maine South, the Hawks overpowered a strong Indian squad to move back into contention in the conference race. Niles relies on the rebounding and shooting of forward George Timmings a solidly built senior.

Even though the Hawks have made this particular writer eat his words more than once this season, the prediction still shows the Hawks finishing strong at Niles where the Hawks will be at full strength physically and emotionally.

As the Detroit Redwings of the Central Suburban League, the Hawks have been unbeatable on their own floor but have not yet learned to win on the road. South's 78 to 62 win over Niles North was probably their best road performance of the year. Otherwise the Hawks have been unable to come up with the big victory away from home.

In individual scoring Tom Beck leads the Hawks and stands eighth in league scoring even though he missed two early games.

4 No, it's not a U.F.O. Its Coach Nyren's varsity g y m class keeping in shap for the football season with a " m i d - b l i z z a r d " scrimmage in the snow.

have stayed near the top all the way with a combination of defense and tremendous rebounding. For those who still fail to recognize the importance of good defense in basketball, the Maine South JV's serve as a prime example. As predicted, the first few outings showed that the Hawk offense left a lot to be desired shooting wise, but the Juniors still managed to win by holding their opponents to only 40 points a game while they were shooting a low 30 percent from the floor themselves. 'While the defense was saving the day for the Hawks, the struggling offense was undergoing a rapid transformation from a floundering group of individuals to a well-drilled scoring weapon. . . . Larson Sparks Offense The addition of junior Glenn Larsen early in the conference season brought a marked change in the fortunes of the Junior Varsity offense. The blond guard sparked the offense with his playmaking ability and still improved an already great defense with his speed and hustle.

His backcourt partner Wally Gibe has probably been the best outside shooter on the club all year and has shown some beautiful moves inside.

Although this years edition of the Junior Varsity is not a large one in inches and feet, the squad gets most of its buckets from in close where the Hawk forwards milk the baseline for all its worth and make a habit out of capitalizing on offensive rebounds. A forward wall of Dave McGuire, Dale Mirow and John Holden makes up a mass of humanity which makes up in muscle what it lacks in stature.

Holden and Mirow have averaged nearly 12 rebounds a game

with McGuire close behind. . . . McGuire Leads Scorers McGuire (who plays basketball besides reading the weekend sports results every Monday) is a rugged forward who likes to control the ball a lot and drive for the basket. He has been deadly around 15 feet away from the basket where he can take the short jumper or follow up an offensive rebound with his size and s t r e n g t h .

Daves shooting, especially from the baseline has improved tremendously with every game and he stands as" the teams leading scorer. His counterpart John Holden is the leading rebounder on the squad, and along with .

McGuire he is responsible for the success of the Hawk fast break, where John clears the defensive boards and initiates . the break with a sharp pass to McGuire speedmg down court.

Holden does most of his damage around the baseline where he thrives on one and one situations near the basket. He is the most accurate shooter the Hawks have up front and his moves into the basket have been fabulous. Varsity coach Brady will be happy to receive two players who work the baseline like Holden and McGuire on next year's varsity.

With the maturing of the five starters, the team has shot over 10 per cent from the floor of late while the defense has kept sound throughout. The bench also shows strength where Bruce Willhite and Dave Flanagan have helped out considerably up front. Willhite has shown some fine shooting at times and is a fine rebounder. Flanagan is es-. pecially rugged under the boards and is used almost exclusively for that purpose.

Deerfield Just Too Much; Wrestlers Finish Second The final week of the wrestling season saw Hawk grapplers fighting to the final match for a conference championship.

After beating Niles North 24 to 17 the Hawks traveled to Deerfield for the championship battle, only to be beaten 31 to 8.

It is interesting to note that Deerfield had won eleven straight meets before taking on the Hawks. In addition, the mighty Warriors won the West Leyden Tournament. West Leyden beat the Hawks 36 to 8 earlier in the season.

Niles North certainly did not give the Hawks an easy win.

Going into the final match, Niles was only two points down.

The Hawks won this last match when Niles wrestler Howard Brown bit Hawk Ty Sigmund.

Brown was disjualified for misconduct.

Another highlight of the Niles meet was Tom Neuses's pin at :32 of the first period. Other winners were Rick Neuses 11 to 0, Les Matthews 3 to 1, Bob Simpson 10 to 4, and Rusty Siebold 8 to 2. Jim Link tied 1 to 1.

In the Deerfield meet, only three Hawks escaped without defeat. Steve Geisler won 5 to 2, Bob Simpson won 9 to 2, and Tom Neuses tied 2 to 2. Tom is the only Hawk wrestler to go undefeated for the season.

Like the varsity, the JV's also made a bid for the conference championship and failed in the attempt, finishing second. The little Hawks have shown fine talent all year.

In each meet, the little Hawks forfeited an average of two weight classes a week. A team gets that five points when an

opponent forfeits a class. Thismeans that the Hawks would be ten points down before competition even started. Time after time, the little Hawks battled. back to pull out the win however.

The JV's had little trouble with Niles North. D e e r f i e l d proved a little more formidable, beating the Hawks 43 to 2.

Swimmers Finish Conference Loop Swimming season is over, except for the conference meet, the district meet, and the state meet. The Hawks finished out the season with a 5 win and 2 loss conference record, and an overall record of 6 wins and 3' losses.

That last victory and loss came from the Niles schools..

Niles West came to Maine South last Thursday, and went home defeated by the score of 57 to 38. The next day, the Hawks went to Niles North and suffered defeat by the score of 60 to 35.

In the Niles West meet, records fell. Ray McCullough set. a new varsity record for the 100-yard butterfly with the time of :55.4. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Tom Torgersen's 1:07.1. not only won that event, but set a new varsity record. After the breaststroke the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Pete Bowen, Ed Currier, Frank McCullough, and Ray McCullough combined efforts to set a new varsity record of 3:34,9.