SC Provides Opportunity For Student Evaluation In order to improve Student Council, an all school evaluation and constitutional amendment meeting will be held on Monday, October 2 at 3:45 in lectiire hall C-100. The meeting, the first of its type at Maine South, will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with and participate effectively in council. John Davis, president of Student Council, expressed hopes that many students will attend and actively participate at the meeting. If student response to the meeting is favorable, many useful ideas for the improvement of council can be put into affect.
John will discuss the purpose of Student Council and ask the students for suggestions to carry out the purpose effectively. Next, problems facing the student body and council will be di cussed. The final portion of the meeting will be devoted to the discussion of the present constitution. Students will then be reminded that amendments should be presented early in the school year because trere will be no amendments discussed during election periods. Copies of the present constitution wiU be available for consideration from any Student Council representative.
GRA Names Officers
The G i r l s ' Recreation Association officers are (left to right) Kathy Fullerton, i n t r a m u r a l c h a i r m a n ; Nancy Neuhardt, vice-president; Cathy Jo Mayla, treasurer; Karen Frindell, secretary; and Blair Eastman, president. The club's sponsor is Miss M a r y Barnett. A c t i v i ties this year include the Father-Daughter Playnight, Christmas Stocking Drive, Co-Ed Playnight, and Awards Banquet.
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Cast Selected Cast announcements were made for the Thespian-sponsored play, The Diary of Anne Frank, by Mr. Hal Chastain, director, this week. The part of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, will be played by Ellen Mohill '69 and Carta Oleck '68. The remainder of the Frank family will be Wayne Miller '68, as Mr. Frank, Anne's father; Kay Lewis '69, as Mrs. Frank; and Marilyn Hauber '68, as M argot Frank, Anne's sister. In the story the Franks, along with the Van Daan family and one additional man, live in hiding during World War II to escape the tyranny of the Nazis. In the words of Mr. Chastain, "The play itself is not the morbid story of Jews being slaughtered by Nazis, but a very warm and poignant story of hope and adjustment as people learn to live together without losing faith in the future while enduring extreme hardship." The members of the Van Daan f a m i l y are Mr. Van Daan, played by Larry Getz '68; Mrs. Van Daan, played by Nancy Hall '69; and Peter Van Daan, played by John Welzenbach '70 and Dave Chastain '71. Marty Bussert '68 will play Mr. Dussel, a dentist who is forced to live with the two families. Mike Littwin '68 will portray fir. Kraler and Jan Kuscicl '69 will be Miep. Both characters support their friends in hiding by giving them food and information. Students assisting in the pro-
Representatives To Visit South For District College Night All jimiors and seniors are urged to attend College Night on Wednesday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. Over 1 hundred colleges and universities will be represented at this first College Night for Maine South, Maine East, and Maine West combined. Students will be able to visit three different representatives this year as a result of three forty minute sessions. The first session is from 7:30 to 8:10, the second from 8:20 to 9, and the third from 9:10 to 9:50. All representatives will be present for all three sessions. In homeroom on Wednesday, every junior and senior will receive three IBM cards. Because of the expected turnout for the state universities Maine South students are
asked to follow this order: Northern Illinois and University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, first session; University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, second session; and Southern Illinois or Western Illinois, third session. Any student wishing to see, for example, both Southern Illinois and Western Illinois representatives should go to one at the appointed time and the other during either of the remaining times.
Suggested ideas to consider when speaking to the representatives include: admission requirements, required tests, curriculum, size of classes, housing, extra-curricular activities, and visitation of the school. Because this college night will be the only one at Maine SouÂŤh this year, all juniors and seniors should take advantage of this opportunity to see the college representatives of their choice.
Ellen Mohill as Anne Frank teases John Welzenbach as Peter Van Daan about his cat during rehearsals for " T h e Diary of Anne F r a n k . " duction are Lee Brainerd '68, student director, and Mary Kristman '68, stage manager. Others assisting are Jane Olson '68, property master; Dick Heron '68, lighting technician; and Vince Pinelli '68, sound iechnician. The play will be presented Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 19, 20, and 21, as an extension of the homecoming activities; and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 26, 27, and 28.
Home Ecers Hold Membership Drive Maine South's Home Economics Club, Sigma Omicron Omicron, is holding a membership drive during September. Membership dues are $1.00. Some of the activities planned by the club include a pizza sale, taffy apple sale, barbeque, and various guest speakers. New members are urged to attend the October meeting, or contact Mrs. Nicpon in the Home Economics Department.
Staff To Launch Eyrie Sales Drive Beginning Tuesday, October 3, it will again be time for the students of Maine South to purchase their Eyries. Eyrie representatives will take orders in the homerooms through Friday, October 6. Skits to acquaint freshmen and sophomores with the yearbook will be presented to all freshman and sophomore homerooms on Friday, September 29. This year's Eyrie will contain more pages and color photographs than any previous Eyrie. Every student will be pictured in the publication at least once. The price is $5 or $2.75 now and $2.75 in the spring. The Eyrie is a pictorial history of Uie Maine South school year. All school clubs, theater productions, concerts, and sports groups are featured. Brief biographies of every senior are also included.
Spirit Queen Coronation To Highlight Kayohdee
GRA Invites Girls To Howdy Splash GRA Howdy Splash Night wiU be held tonight from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the gym area. Activities offered will be roller skating, volley ball, basketball, badminton, and swimming. All girls are invited to attend. Admission is by I.D. card only. Refreshments will be served.
Freshman Parents To Attend Meeting The Maine South Freshmen Parent-Teachers' Council will hold its initial meeting on Tuesday, September 26, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium.
Sept. 22, 1967
" T e l l me, am I in line for a m i l k shake, a steno pad, or a drink of w a t e r ? "
KAYOHDEE, the Pep Club kick-off dance, will be held September 23, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the spectator gym. The Bob Bullard band will provide music for this dress affair. Admission will be two dollars a couple. The highlight of the dance will be the crowing of the Spirit Court. The court will be announced at half-time, during the game with New Trier West on September 23. One girl from the classes of '70, '69, and '68 will compose the court. Clubs with 75 or more members were eligable to nominate candidates. The girls were chosen on the basis of school spirit, leadership, and service rendered
to the school. Sophomore girls nominated are: Chris Hookanson, Karen Zintz, Jan Phillips, Roberta Little, Chris Nagel, Mary Jo Jacobs, and Suz Hannibal, The junior girls competing are: Vi Cline, Nancy Phillips, Ellen Mohill, Elain Alzos, Kathy GoU, Jan Jacobson, Linna Ramlow, and Marilee Fess. Senior girls nominated include: Dottie Zitzler, Linda Fruhauf, Carta Oleck, Laurie Shedden, Donna Lyons, Sue Bradtke, Valerie Bruhn, Ruth Schlosser, Karen Erickson, Nancy Neuhardt. and Kathy Fullerton. KAYOHDEE (pronounced K. O.D.) stands for Kick O f f Dance.
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Enjoy Unique, Exciting Summer
WLS for Connie Who would ever believe that a last-minute decision would land the dream job of a lifetime? The day before the deadline for the WLS Personality Page Girl Contest, Connie Mack '68, mailed her entry—the winning entry. Over 2,800 girls entered the contest by sending a photograph and a short paper about themselves to WLS. From these entries 15 semifinalists were chosen. These 15 girls then went for interviews, where they were askd all sorts of questions which Connie described as "not really hard—mostly a test of abilities to communicate and handle various situations." Though the interviews were on Saturday, WLS did not annoimce the winner until Monday. " I kept tying to put it out of my mind, but I couldn't stop thinking about it," Connie explained. "^ was sure I hadn't won, because I thought they would have notified the winner already." On Monday a phone call from Clark Weber, WLS disk jockey, ended her anxiety. She answered the phone to find that she had been selected Personality Page Girl. "It was just unbelievable,"
Connie fAack Connie exclaimed. 'I was never so happy and excited in my life." Connie's main duty was taking people on' tours of the WLS studio. On her first day, people took her around the studio, and explained about the radio station. " I really learned a lot about the way a radio station operates," explained Connie. As Personality Page Girl Connie attended various functions sponsored by WLS, such as concerts and dances, where she was introduced to the audience and
was able to taUc to the people. "I think my favorite event was the Danny Thomas March for Lukemia, maybe because it was my last," she added. "Over 1,200 kids attended. I said thank-you to WLS for the great summer." Connie traveled with the WLS Treasure Truck, helping people sign up for the prizes which were given away during the summer. In her job as Personality Page Girl, she was also able to meet many well-known people such as the Dave Clark 5, the Monkees, the Turtles, the 5 Emprees .James Darren, Gene Pitney, and Debbie Reynolds. She described meeting these people as "an unforgettable experience." In addition to a wardrobe from Letty Lee's and a weekly paycheck, Connie gained much from her experiences. When asked exactly what, she replied, " I did learn a lot, not only about radio stations, but also about discipline and people. For the first time, I was working entirely with adults in an office job. I also love meeting new people and 1 had the opportunity to meet hundreds of people this summer. I became a more mature person through my work this summer."
Ana Maria Verger Joins South; Says "I Think That I Like It!" "I thmk that I like it," said Ana Maria Verger about Maine South. Ana is Maine South's American Field Service Foreign Exchange student this year. Rosario, Argentina, is her home, where her parents, one older brother, and one younger brother, are now living. As an AFS student, Ana is here in the United States to study and to learn about our way of life. Ana is one of forty-two students chosen from Rosario as exchange students to other parts of the world. Requirements to be a foreign exchange student include good over-all grades, the ability to mix well with people, and a steady personality. Ana has already graduated from high school in Argentina, and is now in her fifth year and studying for her professorship. Following graduation from the regular four-year term, students in Argentina are eligible to teach the primary grades. When a student continues his education, to five years or more, he is then eligible to be a professor and to teach the high school grades. Ana is now eligible to teach the primary grades. She has not yet been able to teach a class, but she does have private pupils. English which is her chief interest, is the subject in which she is now majoring to obtain her professorship. "Everyone is amazed when I
Southwords The oflicial student newspaper of Maine ToM-nship High South. Parli Ridge. Illinois. Written and edited bl-weei(ly by KtudenU of the tiigh school. Sut>scriptlons included with activity ticket or purchased separately at $2 per year. Editor-in-chief Sue Hoore News Editor Wendy Carlsen Features Editor Nancy Petersen Sports Editor Jim CDonnell Copy Editor Cheryl Travers Art Editor Allyn Ericltsen Anistant Editors Sue Hendriclts. Sarah Penny Reporters Lisa CasUe. Karen Cloud. Phyllis Bairet. BUI Griffith. Pat Kolionas, Cathy Habrey. Jim Niemann. Ramsey Stade. Dale Trischan. Betsey Ulvilden. Deb Verlench. Cartoonists Steve Trytten, Pat Stelcher Photographers Ralph Barzditis, Andy E3unan, Jolu Richmond. Joel Sbelton. Student News Bureau Editor Cyndie Sterrett Advisor Mr. Kenneth B«atty
September 22,1967
On the left is Ana M a r i a Verger, Maine South's AFS student f r o m Rosario, Argentina, w i t h her American sister for this year, Kathy Goll '69. tell them I am a teacher, at the age of 19," Ana stated in perfect English, which she began learning at the age of four. Nearly five weeks ago. Ana arrived in New York, where she spent two days at the AFS headquarters. She then took a bus to Chicago, where she arrived six hours early and had to call the Goll family, with whom she is staying here in Park Ridge, while they were stiU asleep. Kathy Goll '69, is Ana's sister for her year in the United States. Comparing Argentina and the United States, Ana said that there is really not a great difference. The styles of dress and countryside are much the same. When she took a short trip with the Golls to Indiana, she reported that it was not much different than travelling down a highway in Buenos Aires, except that there are not quite as many cars in Argentina. Meal times in the United States differ from those in Ana's homeland. In Argentina there are four meals—breakfast dinner at noon, which is the primary meal, tea at five, and dinner at nine. All meals in her country are heavy, and everyone drinks wine during the meal. People of Argentina do not mix the salty with the sweet as the people of the United States do. Schools are different too. Ana reports. Students only attend school for four hours daily—
7:30 to 12:30 a.m. for high school students and 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. for students studying for their professorships. The GoU family was hoping that Ana would feel at home here in Park Ridge. They were not really sure if she did until one night at the supper table. Ana got angry at her little brother, and said, "Oh, no!" Then the Golls knew she would get along fine.
She concluded, "Being Personality Page Girl was just great and an experience I'U remember for the rest of my life."
Ralph on Riviera Anyone for a summer on the Riviera, with all expenses paid, swimming and sailing only minutes away, and luxurious living in a 20-room mansion? This may sound like an alluring travel advertisement, but for Ralph Childs '68, who was chosen as an American F i e l d Service finalist last spring, it was a reality. He enjoyed every minute of his two-and-a-half month stay with a French family this summer. Ralph's French parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Dumoutier, his 18-year-old brother Jean Luc, and his two French sisters, Chantal, 16, and Marie-Laure. 13, live in a suburb or "banlieu" of Paris. Ralph spent only eight days in Paris before he and his family took off for his French grandfather's vineyard estate, containing a 20-room house which has been in the family for two centuries. "I never could quite get used to those French breakfasts," Ralph commented. "They were so light—coffee or tea, bread, and maybe some crescent rolls." Eveiry morning, provided it was windy, he and his brother Jean Luc went down to the port to go sailing. After eating lunch at the port, Ralph and his brother went swimming at the beach or in the swimming pool pocated on the farm, or they went sailing again. When asked about the famous French bread, Ralph reported it is as delicious as people say. "The bread is baked fresh every morning. About 7 a.m. we would go and buy some, and it would still be warm," he stated. "The bread was very good — I could eat a whole loaf at once. Once the bread wasn't fresh, though. It was as hard as a rock." The words "Coin Coin," which mean "quack quack," will always remind Ralph of his elevating experience in the town of St. Tropez. Coin Coin is a character who rides around the town on a unicyle, giving people rides by carrying them on his shoulders. The horn on his bike, which sounds like a duck, gives him his nickname. As Coin Coin was asking for girl volunteers to take a ride one day, Ralph pushed his sister forward. "Instead, he grabbed me, threw me on his shoulders, and started riding around on his unicycle," Ralph related. " I
Ralph Childs was so scared that he would drop me — and I was up so high." After each hair-raising ride, the unicycle character passes around the hat. From t h e money he has made in three years of unicycle riding, he has bought his own yacht. Ralph's stay with a French family afforded him an excellent opportunity to expand and perfect the French he had studied for three years at South Except for a brief 10 minutes, Ralph spoke French the entire time he lived in France. "Southern France is the wine country," Ralph stated. " T h e countryside is covered with vineyards, which thrive in the hot and sunny climate, comparable to that of California. It rained only twice during my two months on the Riviera." "Everyone in France was very friendly aad hospitable." Ralph reported. "I was accepted right away in the family, which helped an awful lot. I noticed that most French parents tolerate much more in their children than American parents do — especially talking back," In late June, a boat transported Ralph and 700 other AFS students from New York to Rotterdam. During their 10-day cruise the students attended language classes for their particular country and took advantage of the theater, swimming pool, and other facilities offered on the boat. Ralph hopes to go back to France and visit the Dumoutiers in a few years. Until that time comes, he has a lot of memories to relive. Connie and Ralph, among many South students, had interesting summers. S o u t fawords would like to feature a few of these students in articles each issue. If you also had an unusual summer job or an interesting experience, please contact t h e Southwords office—V-107.
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Mumblings Cause Us Concern We of Southwords over the years are aware of continuing niumblings that we never print anything controversial. We had an opportunity at last week's journalism convention to discuss the problem with other high school newspaper editors. Of the editors, some seemed to feel that they could print anything they wanted to. Some newpapers feel they are closely censored. Although we have felt pressure frcan various proups, Southwords does not feel censored. We have felt that we have not covered all the stories we needed to. But this has been more a failure of our reporting system than anything else. To solve this problem, Southwords invites any student to bring any significant
problem to us and we will investigate. If it involves a significant number of students, we will print the facts as we discover them. Southwords will talk to all parties concerned. If this disclosure is such that it demands a strong editorial position, we will take a stand. If after presenting the facts no action is taken by the parties responsible, Southwords will continue to present a strong editorial position. As Maine South's student newspaper, we resent any attempts to use oiu* news columns for private interests of any kind. Since Southwords is Maine South's only student newspaper, we feel that as clear a pictiu"e as possible should be presented to its readers. At all times we will do our best to find the factual basis behind any school problem.
September 22, 1967
Student Enrollment Increases, Causes Close Quarters For All Overcrowding at Maine South creates problems in every department in the school. The building itself, which was ' built to serve 2,400 students three years ago, now houses classes and activities for 3,079 students. Overcrowding forces larger classes, crowded study halls, crowded cafeterias, and greater traffic problems in the halls. The cafeterias have a capacity of 260 people. Several lunch periods now serve 258 .students. At one point, it was thought that tables would have to be placed in the halls. The cafeterias and library are the only areas which * serve every student. In scheduling classes, an attempt was made to limit classes to thirty students and to keep each class equal in size. Currently, the physical education facilities are inadequate. More classes are held each period than there are physical ed-
Boys Club Plans Oct. Car Wash The Boys' Club will hold a car wash, Saturday October 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the north parking lot. All boys who would like to help are invited to do so. They should see Henry Perez, Boys' Club president, "AH students are also asked to get as many cars as possible to come and . be washed," said Henry Peraz. The cost will be $1.50 a car. Each car will be thoroughly cleaned inside and out. Money from this project will help fi•• nance the Boys' Club Christmas formal. Boys' Club Executive Council members are: president Henry ' Perez, vice-president Herb Johnson, secretary Jim Kreutzer, and treasurer Ross Rubino.
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ucation facilities to hold them in. As a result, classes must be held in the halls and in the locker rooms. Overcrowding is bound to increase the discipline problem. Tempers are expected to rise amid the mass of people. The attendance office has been "swamped." Benefits of crowding are few. Eyrie, the school yearbook, should benefit by more sales, as will the creative writing magazine and Hawk Tawk. Athletic teams should be better now that there are more students participating in sports. Next year, if the additions are not yet completed, a nine or eleven period day is conceivable. Planning for the improvements has been slow and are very much behind schedule. Projected enrollment for next year is 3166 students. It is difficult to estimate the number of transfer students. In previous years, projected enrollment has missed by only one-half of one per cent. Dr. Watson urges all students to be cooperative. "Every student should be more considerate of each other and in understanding that crowded conditions are only temporary. Added facilities should remedy the situation." "Closer cooperation between students, teachers, custodians.
Band fo Perform At College game The Maine South Marching Band has been invited to Northern Illinois University on Saturday, September 30, to participate in the half-time of the Northern-Indiana State game. The band will be among other high school bands in the annual Northern Illinois High school bands in the annual Northern Illinois High School Band Night. ITie bands will perform the tunes: "I Love a Parade," "March America," "Seventy-six Trombones," and a medley of tunes from the musical "South Pacific." The band bus will leave school at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, and arrive in Dekalb in time for the 3 p.m. practice session. They will return around 11:30 or midnight. Tomorrow afternoon the band will perform a half-time routine based on a British "Mod" theme. It includes formations and commentary on mini-skirts and long hair. On October 6, the band will drill to show tunes from the 1967 V-Show.
Tom McClayton, senior class president, sells the first car antenna football to Dr. Clyde K. Watson, principal, while Donna Lyons (left) and Ruth Schlosser look on. Footballs will be sold at the New Trier football game Saturday, September 23 and after school at all main exits September 25 to 29. Footballs are white with Maine South Hawks printed in red. Cost is 25c. The project is being sponsored by the senior class to promote school spirit.
Super Heroes Decorate Maine South Homecoming "South's Super Heroes" will be the theme of t h i s year's homecoming. The theme was chosen to portray the strength of the Maine South teams. The game will be held Saturday, October 21, at noon at the Maine East stadium. Floats and cars can be decorated like any comic book, mythological, or super character. In addition to the regular freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, and Pep Club floats, all clubs are invited to decorate
cars as figures. The floats and cars wiU be judged separately on originality and the portrayal of the theme. A trophy will be presented to the winner of each category. Places for floatbuilding have not been decided upon. However, the houses should be within a six block radius of the schooL The traditional crowning of the queen will be at half-time. The homecoming dance will be held that evening at 8 p.m. in the spectator gym.
Springfield Trip Offered To Government Students
TV Show Audition Set for October 1
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Once again Maine South has been invited to participate in the television quiz show, "It's Academic." Any senior interested in trying out for the audition should get a note of recommcndation from the teacher in whose subject matter the student feels most qualified and contact Mr Silkowski in C-105. The actual audition will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, October 1 at the WMAQ television studio. The audition will take about one hour.
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You're sure this isn't introduction to algebra!?
Seniors currently enrolled in the first semester of government will have an opportunity to visit our state capitol and New Salem on the Springfield Study Tour on Friday, October 6. The Social Science Department offers this tour each semester to students currently enrolled in the senior government course. Students may enroU fo the study tour through their present government instructor. Approval of their instructor and the department chairman are required. All students participating must meet the minimum scholastic requirements for field trips. Maine South seniors will visiv
Marlin Members To Show Strokes
Newly chosen members of the '68-'69 freshmen cheerleading squad are: (I. to r.) Cindy Luka, Nancy Wagener, Therese Brady, Jan McAuliff, Jill McAuliff, Irene Flanagan.
Miss Dawn Butler, girls' physical education teacher, and 10 members of the Marlin Swim Club have been invited to participate in the annual state convention of the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Miss Butler will present a one-hour lecture demonstrated by members of the Marlin Swim Club entitled "Variations in Stroking for Synchronized Swimming." Girls who will demonstrate the different styles of stroking and the combinations used by Marlin are: Debbie Berles '68, Chris Eide '68, Kathy Fullerton •68, Sue Grainger '68, C h r i s Hookanson '70, Pam Johnson '69, Nancy Neuhart '68, Nancy Phillips '69, Nancy Wohlers '68, and Dorothy Zitzler '68.
the capitol, the Centennial Hall and State Museum, Lincoln's home and tomb, and the reconstructed pioneer village of New Salem on the Sangamon River. Mr. Eric Edstrom and Mr. Dale Wicherts, government instructors, will arange the study tour and will accompany the group to Springfield. Transportation will be via the same air-conditioned bus used for United States History on Wheels.
Paper Organizes for Another Year Hawk Tawk, Maine South's mimeographed paper, will be published again this year. The paper is designed to make news corage more complete and provide an additional outlet for student writing. Sports news will concentrate on the freshman and sophomore athletic teams. Hawk Tawk will be issued every other week, alternating with Sonthwords.
District Republicons Seek Supporters Maine Township Teenage Republicans are holduig a membership drive September 15 through the end of November, for District 207 teenages who are supporters of the Republican Party. President Chris Mahaffey '71 urged anyone interested to attend the meeting on October 5 at 1566 Miner Street, D e s Plaines. It will start promptly at 8 p.m.
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Hawks Co Against Cowboys Tomorrow Tomorrow afternoon, the Maine South Hawks will clash with the Cowboys from N e w Trier West at Maine East. The game will mark the opening of the conference season for varsity ftootball. Mr. Nyren, head varsity coach, feels that New Trier has a fairly good team, and so will not be as easy as Wheeling was last week when the Hawks romped to 44 to 0 victory. Last year, the Hawks beat New Trier 29 to 7. This year, however, the Cowboys will have a much improved team, since it will be the first year that the team will have seniors. New Trier, like Maine, is in its fourth year, but unlike South, students from all four years were not transfered into t h e school. This is the first year that it will have a senior class. New Trier is rated in the top four in the Central Suburban League, along with Deerfield, Maine South, and Maine West. "Die two Niles and Glenbrook schools are rated somewhat lower. For the last two weeks. Hawk fans have been thrilled by an offense packing a tremendous scoring punch. The offense has averaged 46 points in t w o games. The Hawks have displayed a passing attack comparable to professional ball. Quarterback Gary Lange has hit receivers on
an average of 65 per cent. An average of 50 per cent is considered good in the pro ranks. South has two excellent ends in the way of Jim Schmitz and John Holden. Schmitz, the split end, has already caught four touchdown passes in addition to many others for long yardage. HcJden has hauled in one touchdown pass from hs tight end position. One must remember, however, that a tight end blocks on many plays while a spilt end is used only for passing. The Hawks also display a powerful backfield, capable of grinding it out in clutch situations. Tom Spotts and Dave McGuire hold down the half back positions. McGuire is also used as a wingback for blocking situations. At fuUback, the Hawks have Tom Tetlow and Glen Larson. All of them are well qualified for ball carrying duties. Up front, the Hawks display some real power. Ty Sigmund and Dave Butz hold down the tackle positions, while D a v e Miller and Mike Plessner are at the guards. Bob Garcia is the center. In the inlra-squad game, Garcia sprained his thumb so that he missed the action at Wheelng. Dale Mirrow filled in and will do it again in case Garcia is unable to play Saturday. The Hawk forward wall is
big, tough, and experienced. In past weeks, it has provided excellent pass protection and good blocking for the running backs. As if the Hawks do not pose a big enough porlem to the opposition on offense, Maine displays a first rate defense. TTie year's defensive squad is the same squad that gave up only one touchdown two years ago. The opposition scored one other touchdown, but it was given up by the offense on a punt return. Last year, the squad was split up between varsity and junior varsity. The J.V.'s gave up an average of four points a game last year. As a runoff on the Ram's fearsome foursome, the Hawks have John Holden and Mike Barrett at the ends and J i m Kaiser and Dave Butz at the tackles. All four lettered l a s t year and are big and tough. Hawks fans can expxt to see plenty of action at these positions. At the middle linebacker spots are Steve Moody and M i k e Plessner. Dave Miller also plays in place of Plessner. M i k e Tracy brings up the middle guard spot. Once again, all arc very tough. Curl Wells and Ross Rubino hold down the corner linebacker or corner back spots, while Scott Standa and Dave McGuire play defensive halfback. Defen-
Maine Fleet-feet Make Bid For CSL Conference Title Maine South's varsity Harriers have started out on their season's bid to capture the conference crown in excellent fashion. T|">y won three meets in quick succession, and achieved a commendable fourth-place showing in the Maine West Centers Meet. In their first meet against Conant, the Hawks emerged victorious by a narrow margin in a closely contested race. Throughout the entire 1.9 mile circuit, the first five positions remained in constant doubt. Conant's Lee captured first place, but a trio of South Harriers, senior Jim Sherman, sophomore Bob Cesario, and junior Mike Strelka took second, third, and fourth respectively to provide the Hawks with the crucial edge they needed. Senior Don Seelig then took seventh, sandwiched between four Conant runners, who in turn were followed by senior Pat Mountain, tenth, and juniors Don Eastman and Dave Baumann, eleventh and twelfth. The final score was a close 26 to 29. Remember, the low score wins. Unfortunately, the Hawks lost a fine runner in this meet Don Eastman suffered a broken bone in his ankle. Don, already running on a stiff leg muscle, sustained the injury while sprinting the final 100 yards of the race in an admirable individual effort. Two days later, the Haws Two days later, the Hawks meet with Wheeling, but a third team. West Leyden, also showed up. It was decided to run the meet as a triangular, but to score it as two separate dual meets for each team. As in the Conant meet. South lost first place to a fine runner. Wheeling's Smith, but outscored their opponents with better depth. Jim Sherman took second again with Bob Cesario on his heels. Following Wheeling's second man was another threesome of
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ters Meet. The varsity Hawks were split into three levels: Junior Varsity, Varsity B, and Varsity A. These levels finished fifth, thirteenth, and sixth, respectively. South was greatly aided by the superb performance of the sophomore team. Reinforced by Cesario and Cole, the sophs ran off with a first-place finish, Cesario himself capturing a second place medal. Scoring 262 points, the Hawks took fourth in the meet and got an indication of the strength of some of the teams they will face in the future. Maine West, their phenominal runner Lee Labadie breaking his own record on the Centers course, won first-place honors, while N e w Trier East and La Grange also finished ahead of South. This bore out the evaluation of Maine West as being the toughest team the Hawks will have to face this year. By the same token, however, o t h e r squads that Maine will meet, including conference teams, finished behind South.
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J i m Sherman (top) and M a r k Linnerud grind out the distance in the Maine West meet. Maine South runners: Don Seelig; Jim Cole, a second sophomore brought up to varsity, and Mike Strelka. Spaced between Wheeling men at 8, 10, 12, and 14 were Mark Linnerud '68, Dave Bauman, and T o m Machac '68. In the meantime, however, not a single West Leyden runner had appeared at the finish until an additional eight South and five Wheeling runners had finished. In the individual scoring, Maine South defeated Wheeling by a 35 to 23 score, and shut out West Leyden in a perfect 15 to 50 score. Last Saturday, the Harriers were matched against 23 area schools in the Maine West Cen-
sive halfback is roughly the equivalent of a safety position. Last week, the defense held Wheeling to a total of three first downs. The first one did not come until the third quarter. One of them came on a penalty. In addition, Wheeling did not complete any passes. Helping out both offense and defense is the Hawk soccer
style kicker Boris Schlapak. Schlapak easily makes the endzone on kickoffs, leaving the opposition deep in its own territory. Very often, a game can depend on a kick. Schlapak kicks conversion and field goals with little trouble. He is eleven for eleven in the PAT department and one for one in field goals.
Dave McGuire punts for South against Wheeling, which is a IHawlc r a r i t y . Maine punted only three times in that game. Mil<e Barrett helps w i t h the blocking as a Wheeling linemen tries to block the punt.
Hawks Fail On Last Play; Lose ' 6 7 Season Opener It was a sunny beautiful day . . . the ball was kicked high and far, the stands were loaded with enthusiastic fans. The mighty little Hawks had just charged into a new season. The first half of the quarter moved along uneventfully as both teams seemed to feel each other out. Wheeling's line was doing a good job opening up holes which resulted in the Wildcat's m o v i n g steadily down field. Lane Luoman of Wheeling then snatched a quick pass from Ron King and scored standing up. Mike Lange '69 intercepted a pass later in the quarter but the big Wildcat line held and the Hawks were forced to punt. The first quarter ended with the score 6 to 0. The second quarter began with Wheeling kicking from its own 35 yard line. Bill Bender caught the ball but promptly got "smeared" within 5 yards of where he caught the ball. A penalty caused the loss of the ball and Wheeling was on the move again. From the Hawks' own 43 yard line. Lane Luoman then made a fantastic catch moving the ball to the 30 yard line. Two
plays later from the 25, Ron King put a pass right in Jim Lesniak's hands who ran in for the score. The Hawks tried to gel some momentum but failed when * Mark Janus intercepted a pass and ran the ball down to Maine's 36-yard line. A pass moved the ball dovra-field 13 yards. A big power run ended with the ball on the 1-yard line and a play later, Wheeling scored. The third quarter started with the score 12 to 0 and Wheeling more confident than ever. Dur- . ing this quarter both teams scored and the fourth began with tlie Hawks down 18 to 6. Jim Cantonis '69 who played a smart game scored from the 6-yard line. With just 50 seconds left, the Hawks took possession on the 50-yard line with the score 18 to 13. With a series of passes and end runs, the Big , Maine team moved down to the 25-yard line with 6 seconds left in the game. The last play was an example of real determination, as Bill Bender raced into the end zone, but just couldn't hold on to a pass. , The game was over with the final score 18 to 13.
Sophomores Lose To Wheeling Maine South's sophomore football team lost a heartbreaking game to the Wheeling Wildcats last Saturday by the score of 12 to 3. As it is in many cases, the score does not tell the true story of the game held on the Maine South field. The Wheeling squad had a bigger team than the Hawk eleven. However, their efforts to gain yardage where hampered greatly by the Hawk defensive unit led by John Garcia. The Wildcats never seriously threatened to score because they were stopped at the line in most running plays. When the first half ended, it had been a strictly defensive duel for both sides. The score was 0 to 0 and it lasted that way through the third quarter as well.
With 5 minutes left to go in the fourth quarter, the Hawks found themselves on the Wheeling 20-yard line, and a f t e r three plays, they decided that something had to be done. Coach Lou Garntcr then pulled his " a c e " out of the hole and sent his smallest man in to take over the situation. The man is the sophomore squad's soccer style kicker, little George Zarytsky, who left the game a few seconds later with his teammates cheering him, a 3 to 0 lead, and a 20-yard field goal to his credit. Wheeling, however, was not down and out yet, as the next series of downs proved. T h e Wildcats moved the ball down to the Hawk 30yard line where the Wheeling coach used his "ace" in the form of a double
reverse. The running back took off at the line, and was missed by the only missed tackle of the day. The Wheeling runner went 30 yards and the score now stood Wheeling 6 to Maine 3. The Hawks then took possession of the ball and it looked . as if all were not lost. T h e Hawks were mo\'ing the ball downfield when they suffered another bad break. Dennis Malloy, Hawk quarterback, faded back to pass, cocked his arm, and was hit by a Wheeling lineman. The ball , fell from Malloy's hand and bounced along the ground until it found the way into another Wildcat's grip. * The ball was then carried over the goal line to finish off the scoring at Wheeling 12 to Maine's 3.