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Homecoming
Oct. 16
nileHIlite
No School
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Vol. XVI, No. 1
Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois________ October 1, 1954
Addition Complete;
Classes Begin in
Modern New W ing
Here, some of Nilehi’s new equipment (used in the metals shop)
is being demonstrated by Mike Nack, senior. The study of metals
is one of Nilehi’s new courses offered this year.
Fall Union Tomorrow Night
NILEHI'S first fall Union will be held tomorrow night, October
, in the cafeterias. Movies and ping-pong will be in the old cafeteria,
md cards, games, and dancing to the juke box and perhaps a band will
he in the new wing addition. Hot dogs, cokes, and other refreshments
ire to be sold.
There is to be no admission
harge for this first Union. Howver, season tickets will soon be Sta ff Se le cte d to
•old for 25 cents. Tickets are to be
sold only to Nilehi students, who Edit
Yearbook
may bring one guest.
The Youth Board for the student NILEHI’S 1954-55 Yearbook staff
Union met on September 21 with was recently selected by Mrs. Mary
the faculty sponsors, Miss Lois Ida McGuire, sponsor. Co-editors
Lamberg and Mr. John Hallberg. are Barb Dischert and Judy Cole
The board, composed entirely of man, seniors; copy editor is Janet
(seniors, was set up to schedule and Piper, senior; photography editor
plan the Unions for the year.
is Jerry Yick, junior; and a rt edi
I OFFICERS selected at the board tor is Judy Boles, senior. Nancy
meeting are K a y Christiansen, Keppler and Linda Morse, junior,
chairman; Joyce Rossmann, sec are in charge of the staff’s public
retary, and Carol Borchert, treas relations.
urer.
Last year’s co-editors were Judy
“The Union is planning more Swinehart and Kay Schmidt.
fun than ever this year. Its suc
cess depends upon the co-operation
The N ilehilite extends its sym
and attendance of the kids. I es
pecially encourage the freshmen pathy to Linda Wolfson, sopho
to come to get acquainted,” com more, on the recent death of her
father.
mented Kay Christiansen.
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HAVE YOU been in the new
wing ? If you don’t have any class
es there, chances are you haven’t!
Here is your own personalized tour
of Nilehi’s new addition.
Walking into the new wing from
the second floor, you’ll notice the
hall looks much like the rest of
the school except that the lockers
have detaihable locks, and the
doors to the rooms are completely
wood except for a small mirrored
window.
ON THE left, room 220, which
houses sophomore study halls and
a senior homeroom, has formicatopped tables with varied, unusual
sha^oo a.... on one wall, a mural
painted by Jack Kirkby, ’52 and
Bill Ishmael, ’54. All the rooms
have fluorescent lights and green
blackboards.
On the right, room 223, the
clothing room, has six formica
topped tables with two built-in
sewing machines in each. Along
one side of the room is a lengthy
work table under which are in
dividual drawers for each girl.
Windows extend from the table
to the ceiling. Matchstick drapes
allow proper lighting. There is
a circular nook providing space
for looking at pattern books
and showcases and mirrors sur
rounding it. There are sliding
door closets, built-in ironing
boards, a mirrored fitting room,
and a sink. The walls ae paperd in a forest green, chartreuse
and gray pattern with scissors,
tape measures, and manequins.
The furniture is gray; floor,
green linoleum; and walls, char
treuse to harmonize with the
wallpaper. Each day 107 girls
use the modern room.
NEXT door is 225, the home
making room. It has gray walls
and a chartreuse peg board for
hanging drapes and curtains.
(Continued on Page 4)
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N IL EH ILITE
'Elevator Pass’ Disappears;
Frosh Conform to Pattern
This year’s freshman class is probably one of the tops as far as
adjustment to Nilehi’s pattern is concerned.
UPPERCLASSMEN seem to notice the freshmen with respect
as a result of the orientation program and the aid of the two fresh
man advisers, Mrs. Marjory Schwab and Dr. Lyman Smith. The
familiar “elevator pass” has disappeared almost entirely and few
freshmen find themselves looking for the library or 213 study hall
in the basement as a result of the “helpful” senior.
Despite the school’s crowded conditions, these newcomers to
Niles have fitted into the school’s definite pattern and retained its
smooth running value. Thanks to this year’s senior monitors, all
students, as well as the freshmen, are finding those five minutes
between classes sufficient.
THE ORIENTATION program offers a complete study of the
school’s functions, rules, activities, and high school life in general.
A freshman handbook, answering many questions, has been given
to each new student to better acquaint him with Nilehi. Some of the
mistakes made by freshmen were due to the fact that there was a
delay in obtaining these handbooks, according to Mrs. Schwab.
Last week, representatives from the senior monitors visited each
of the freshman homerooms and stressed the iihportance of rules
concerning halls, corridors, and the lunch periods. Until this time, many
did not know that freshmen are not to leave the campus during lunch
hours, as well as some of the other rules.
FRESHMEN, you’ve taken the first big step in the change from
grammar school to high school. This is just a “pat on the back” for
the co-operation you’ve given and the pride you have taken in Nilehi.
Friday, October 1, 1954
N ile h i
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Talks Back S<
Dear Editor,
One thing at Niles puzzles m e!l Fi
The underclassmen do not have« pi;
their study halls scheduled in the I St
library. They cannot use it as often j to
as they probably would like, be-1 va
cause they must have a pass fromW a I
some teachers as a form of per-1 eij
mission.
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When a student gets to be a A be
junior, he begins to take a greater ■
part in school activities and hasA gi
very few study halls in the library. I h<
When he becomes a senior, he mayA le
serve as a monitor, or gym leader I qi
or take a double period class caus- I n
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ing him to have even less time to I T
spend there.
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As a means of balance, couldn’t I ir
members of all classes have their*®1
study halls scheduled in the library I O
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at sometime during the week? I w A
realize the upperclassmen pride I a
themselves in being able to occupy I
the library, but isn’t the library M S
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for the use of all students?
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Kay Christiansen .1. f
Senior
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Dear Editor,
I ’ve been wondering why more
boys don’t take an interest in some J . j
school activities other than sports ? I [ i]
When I joined the finance staff
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of the yearbook, I found to my suri,
prise the whole staff was compris-«* ►
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ed of girls. I feel more boys should | I
be a part of these committees also.« >
Why do boys feel that these I I ,
various minor jobs are only for J f «
“sissies” ? If a fellow turns out for I j .
these activities—such as the drama I
clubs, finance staff, or the Red I
Cross Council—the other boys i *
look down on him. He has to be in I f *
sports to be a “big wheel”!
Joyce Rossmann I
Dear Editor,
Here is a compliment on the
beautiful, new school furniture in
our new wing and other rooms
Vacation A b ro a d
throughout the school building.
DURING THE summer months
I think a big responsibility has
several Nilehi teachers traveled been placed on the students who
out of the United States.
use this furniture in keeping it
Mrs. Priscilla Baker and Miss just as fresh and clean as it was
Doris Tillmann, English teach on the first day of school. We've
ers, flew south on a month’s trip seen what careless people have
to Puetro Rico, Barbados, Trini done to other desks in the school,
dad, Tobago, Jamaica, and Nas so let’s keep the furniture on the
sau. They saw monkeys running same high level with our school.
wild in Barbados.
Janice Jack
ANOTHER Nilehi teacher, Mr.
Junior
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Eugene Napier, took a trip north
to Canada. He spent two weeks Dear Editor,
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touring Hamilton, Quebec, New
Friday, September 17 at 3:05,
Brunswick, and Montreal. Most of the students of Nilehi passed to ------------------------------------ «]
his time was spent looking tt the first pep assembly this school The NILEHILITE is about the students, j
churches because churches were term. It certainly was great. Never w ritten by th e students, and prim arily * 1 *
for the students. I t is intended for the
emphasized on the specific tours heard so much spirit in all my life, enjoym ent of its readers an d to stim ulate
pride in Niles Township High School. Sko
Mr. Napier attended.
and the class contest really set the kie, Illinois. Dr. Joseph A. Mason, Super- « I*
intendent-principal.
Dear Editor,
walls vibrating!
E ditor-in-chief: J n e
I am very disappointed in the
I was surprised, though, at the F eature Editor: Baarb t DPiper
ischert
.oiigth of the line for soup and end of the rally, while the school Sports E ditor: Chuck B itter
News B ureau Chief; G loria Bolin
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. andwiclies in the 5B lunch period. song was being played, and sup Girls Sports Editor: A rdath W harton
The last few days it has almost posedly sung, most of the students S taff Photographer: Tom Howard
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extended the whole length of the left. This seemed to show very Chief ssistant: Mike Nack
T ypists: Kay Christiansen, D iana
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lunch room. I wish something little respect to the school. Let’s
Circulation M anager: Joyce Rossmann
could be done about it.
try to improve it.
Exchange E ditor: Dave Kraus
C artoonist: Dave K raus
Don Urich
Dona Baumann Faculty Advisers: Paul M. E berbardt, Gale
Junior
Senior
Wesley
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Friday, October 1, 1954
N IL EH ILITE
Pagje 3
A s s e m b ly to Laun ch
'G o o d -b y e , M y F a n cy ’
S e le c te d as F all P la y
“GOODBYE, MY FANCY,” by
Fay Kanin, will be the annual fall
play, according to Miss Virginia
Stemp, speech and drama instruc
tor. Chosen because of the great
variety of parts, the play calls for
a cast of 20, including 12 girls and
eight boys. Friday and Saturday
nights, November 19 and 20, will
be the performance dates.
The play revolves around a con
gresswoman who has returned to
her alma mater, Good Hope Col
lege, for a visit and to renew ac
quaintances with her former beau,
now the president of the school.
The results are both amazing and
dramatic, and a surprise ending is
in store for those who see the play.
TRYOUTS will be held on Oct
ober 6 and 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the
Assembly Room, and all students
are eligible to try out.
“Goodbye, My Fancy” was a
successful Broadway play and
movie. “It is a fast-moving comedy
filled with romance and humor,”
commented Miss Stemp.
Pins and Pans, the new Home
Economics Club, had its first meet
ing Wednesday, September 22. Miss
Alice Line and Miss Florence But
ler are the sponsors of this club
which is open to all girls taking
Home Economics courses.
Student Enrollment
Passes 1500 Mark
A GRAND TOTAL of 1,519
students were enrolled at Nilehi
tm September 10, while last Sep
tember’s enrollment was 1,212, ac
cording to Mrs. Florence Keppeler,
registrar.
The 107 upper-class transfer
ees make the class totals as fol
lows: freshmen, 423, sophomores,
421; juniors 352; and seniors 323.
However, the average class to
tals of 1953-54 were freshmer^
335; sophomores, 325; juniors,
290; and seniors 220.
FIFTY of the transferees are
from Chicago public high schools,
while only eight come from other
Suburban League schools. Other
new students come from California,
Texas, Florida, Alabama, Wash
ington, Arizona, and Connecticut.
One pupil has spent only one year
in America; he is originally from
Syria.
Kay Christiansen, senior monitor,
checks the pass of freshman Bob
Piper in front of the main office.
Monitors are on duty during all
periods of the day.
M o n ito rs Enforce
S c h o o l Regulations
APPROXIMATELY three hund
red senior monitors have duties in
the halls at Nilehi this year, an
increase of approximately seventyfive over last year’s total.
The new wing, in use this fall
for the first time, is the main
reason for the extra monitors
and is a major cause of traffic
problems, according to Miss Lois
Lamberg, senior monitor spon
sor. The monitors urge the stu
dents to use the stairways in the
wing and the center stairs as
much as possible. This would re
lieve a great deal of the conges
tion at the library entrance.
The monitor captains, one on
duty each period, insure the effect
iveness of the system. They are
Bob Petersen, Bill Scanlan, Bob
Drake, Fred Mel'berg, Gary Cock
rell, Tom Howard, Bob Bonebrake,
Frank Comacho, and Jim Elliott.
MISS LAMBERG commented,
“I have received a very favorable
impression of the new staff of
monitors. They have been co-opera
tive and are doing an important
job for the school.”
School rules most worthy of
mention at this time according
to Miss Lamberg are (1) No
smoking allowed either in the
school or on campus; (2) Fresh
men may not leave the campus
during their lunch period; (3)
Students may not enter any
parked car during the lunch per
iod.
When the freshmen and new up
perclassmen become more ac
customed to the school, monitors
A n n u a l M a g a z in e D rive
Thursday, October 7 marks the
beginning of Nilehi’s annual Mag
azine Drive to be continued through
November 1.
AS IN the past, anyone can earn
a discount on a yearbook or a free
book for $20 in subscriptions.
On each “turn-in day” (there
will be seven), the top four sales
men in the school will receive cash
awards of $20, $15, $10, and $5
respectively. Teachers of the
three high homerooms will re
ceive $3, $2, and $1 respectively.
For the highest homeroom at the
end of the drive, there will be a
free lunch in the school cafeteria,
provided each member has sold a
minimum of one subscription.
An all-school assembly, Oct
ober 7, will launch the drive,
Here all the final grand prizes
for the high salesmen will be
displayed. “The prizes are big
ger and better than ever,” stated
Mr. Ronald Van Arsdale. They
will include a phonograph, two
wrist watches, a typewriter, a
portable radio, a 3-D camera,
and others.
Miss Ada Immel and Mrs. Parepa Rice will assist Mr. Van Ars
dale in the details of the drive.
MONEY FROM the magazine
sales will help to finance the Gold
en Galleon, yearbook, and 100 Per
Cent Club.
New Club Features
Stars and Eclipses
Nilehi’s newly formed astronomy
club met September 14 and discus
sed plans for the coming year. Mrs.
Hind, head of the V.A. department
and club sponsor, said they are
having a full schedule.
LAST WEEK’S agenda included
a discussion of the Julian Calendar,
election of officers, planning of
committees, and a movie. The movie,
showing a solar eclipse on June
30, was taken by Gerry Schultz,
senior, and Bob Martin, sophomore,
at Hayward, Wisconsin, which was
in the direct path of the eclipse.
Newly-elected officers are Gerry
Schultz, president; Chuck Wag
ner, vice-president; and Jim Beddia, secretary-treasurer. The club
meets every first and third Tues
day of the month in 209.
will issue fines for violations of
these rules and the others in effect.
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New Addition • • .
N I L E H I L I TE
Friday, October
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AT THE end of the hall is 227,
the foods room. It is supplied with
six separate kitihen unts, each
with a sink, cabinets and a table
and chairs. Other equipment in
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cludes a freezer, dishwashers, refrgerators, eceltrc and gas stoves,
garbage disposal, wall ovens,
washing machine, dryer and man
gle. The color scheme of chartreuse
rii«™ and gray is accented by the light
from numerous windows. Adjoin
Ci
ing this room is the dining room
decorated with a turquoise and
pink color plan. It contains mod
ern wrought iron furniture, a china
cabnet and wll be used for practce luncheons and dinners. One
hundred girls use these rooms
daily.
Room 125 is being made into
a darkroom for photography class
es. The small room used for ad
TRIPLETS are enrolled at Nile other multiple birth in their fam
visers’ meetings is room 122.
In the basement, room 20 is hi for the first time in its history. ily is twins.
Barbara, Bernadette and Berna
the new auto shop. It has a sep
THE THREE girls are all very
arate office for the teacher, pas dine Fronczak, sophomores, come interested in sports. Barbara and
tel green cement walls, and to NTHS from Alvemia High Bemadine played on a baseball
door to bring cars in from the School in Chicago.
team last year, and are now organ*
The 15-year-old triplets were izing their own volley ball team
parking lot. Room 21, the metals
shop, has extensive modern bom only half an hour apart. Bar Bowling, swimming, television, and
equipment, brown cement walls, bara is the oldest; Berhadine is the movies also rate high on their in
and an instructor’s office. This youngest. While not identical, they terest list.
shop is a new department at do look very much alike. The only
Nilehi.
THE NEW addition to the caf
eteria, located at the north end of H o m e co m in g Plans Niles Debate Coach
the old cafeteria, has cement walls
shaded upward from dark orange N o w in Progress
Receives Ph. D.
to yellow, and contains large win
PLANS FOR Homecoming, the
dows. It is now being used as a
John L. Betts, Nilehi debate
freshman study hall, but will be big game of the year, wi^h a par coach and U. S. history teacher
used as a part of the cafeteria in ade and dance, has been set for was awarded a Ph. D. degree ir
October 16, according to Mr. Har
the future.
history at the University of Chica»
The comments on the new wing old Ohlson, senior adviser.
Our gridsters will play Morton go this summer. Dr. Betts’ thesis
are varied, but most are favorable.
was entitled “The United States
Miss Alice Line, clothing teacher, High School with the varsity game Navy in the Mexican War.”
beginning at 2 p.ni.
said “I feel like I ’m 20 years
TEACHERS managing commit
PREVIOUS degrees earned by
younger!” “Even the seniors get
lost in there,” remarked Carol Cal- tees are Mr. Howard Byram, or Dr. Betts are B.-A. a t Northwest
chestra and bids; Mrs. Parepa Rice ern Univesity, M. A. in education
lison.
In the foyer adjoining the auto and Miss Doris Tillman, decora at Northwestern, and M. A. in his*
shop is a bronze plaque, which tions; Miss Lois Lamberg, ticket tory at the University of Chicago.
promotion; Mr. Charles
reads: “This addition erected in and salesand Mr. Onni Hendrick He has just begun his ninth yeajj
Suydam
as a teacher at N. T. H. S. When
1053 by Niles Township High son, parade management.
asked how he felt upon the receipt
School Board of Education.”
of his latest degree, Dr. Betts re
Names of the board members are
plied, “Immense relief!”
given in addition to Edwin C. A ir R a id Sig n a l
Bruno,, architect, and Thomas J.
10:30 a.m. three loud blasts will be
Higgins, consultant.
heard throughout Skokie.
Erected on Tower
THE NEW wing has provided
The siren is operated automatic
more room and better facilities
WHILE EVERYONE was on ally and runs on a time basis. Its
for special courses. In the near vacation this summer, an air raid
future, Niles will expand even siren was erected on the east end approximate cost is $11,000. The
more by putting a third floor on of Nilehi’s tower. Its purpose is to Civil Defense Organization is re
the newest wing and building a aid our community in case an em sponsible for the siren being placed
third wing.
ergency arises. Every Tuesday at on NTHS.
�Friday, October 1, 1954
N1LEHILITE
N e w Teachers Express
S t u d e n t 's P e t A llig a t o r
First O pinion o f N ile h i
Page 5
E s c a p e s F ro m Its C a g e
“I’M VERY impressed with Niles
* and the students, and very proud
to be a member of the Faculty. I
* mean it sincerely." This was the
' remark made by Mr. Nelson Grote,
a new member of the shop staff.
The N ilbhilitb interviewed each
new faculty member and received
these other remarks about our
1 students.
<* Mr. Bill Bost, English teacher,
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commented, “The students are
‘nicer’ than those usually found in
smaller schools and are much bet1 ter behaved than I expected.”
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JERRY TROESCH, Nilehi fresh
man, recently was the center of
much excitement when his pet al
ligator escaped from its cage. The
alligator, a birthday present, was
given to Jerry by his brother about
a month ago. After being found by
neighbors, Jerry’s pet seemed to
suffer no ill effects from its little
journey.
THE STORY of the escaped al
ligator appeared in several Chi
cago newspapers. Jerry and his al
ligator were guests September 18
on the television show, “F-Bar-F
Ranch" seen on Channel 9.
Mr. Mike Basrak, varsity foot
ball coach, is impressed with the
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“All students here are ‘good.’ behavior of students in the cafe
There are mischievous ones, but teria and the quietness in the
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I haven’t found a ‘bad’ one yet." halls between classes.
This was the remark of bothMr.
Mr. Albert Rambis said, “They’re
Bruce Sorenson and Mr. Jack all very co-operative and easy to
Lain of the shop staff.
get along with.”
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ON THE WHOLE, the new teach
Miss Janet Loranger, English
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teacher, has been in public ers agree that Nilehi students are
schools before, but thinks the “better than average” in many
phases. _________________ ____ \
students are “nicer" here.
THIS WEEK your Inquiring Re
porter asked the students: “If you
could start a new fad a t Nilehi,
what would it be?”
Joe Furlong, sophomore: “Saddle
shoes for boys.”
Sharon Joyce, junior: “Girls wear
ing kilts to school.”
Lee Brink, sophomore: “Gold and
blue bucks.”
Tom Tansor, junior: “Crew cuts
for the entire school.”
Dot Mueller, sophomore: “Long
underwear.”
Joanne Dahm, sophomore: “Green
fingernail polish.”
Barb Duckers, junior: “Everyone
wearing B e r m u d a shorts in
school.”
Judy Sodeman, sophomore: “Scat
ter pins on socks.”
Bruce Robins, sophomore: “Wear
ing clothes backwards”
JoAnn Schultz, freshman: “Initial
socks.”
Ken Lawton, sophomore: “Red and
white turtle neck sweaters.
Vivian Bank, senior: “Pastel col
ored loafers.”
Jean Nelson, junior: “Girls wear
ing long stocking caps in winter.”
Larry Messe, freshman: “Socks
that don’t match."
Gary Ward, senior: “Plaid golf
• hats."
Severa 1 N e w Students
Com e From Abroad
* Get Acquainted With New Faculty
FIFTEEN new teachers are
members of Nilehi’s faculty this
year. How many can you recogni
ize or how much do you know
about each? During the next set
ven issues, two teachers per is
sue will be introduced to the student body.
“THEY ARE different. I can’t
explain it—just different,” said Mr.
Bill Bost, the new freshman Eng1 lish teacher, when asked his opin
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ion of Nilehi students.
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Mr. Bost finds Nilehi very amaz
ing. The students are friendly and
well-mannered. The only thing he
objects to is the large study halls.
MR. BOST is the new sponsor
of Spotlighters. He will also be in
charge of Reflections Revelry this
year.
“THE ONLY thing that disap
points me at Nilehi is that there
aren’t more boys representing a
school as big as this on the foot
ball field."
That’s the opinion of Mike Bas
rak, new varsity football coach and
driver-education teacher.
“Big Mike” coached at Du
Pont Manual High School in
Louisville, Kentucky. Approxi
mately 1800 students were en
rolled. “Their turnout was good,
and so was their team,” he
stated. '
NILEHI’S beautiful carmus im
presses Mr. Basrak. “Students
have shown good behavior in the
halls and the lunchroom," he con
cluded.
NILEHI STUDENTS come from
many countries other than the Uni
ted Sates. Syria, Germany, Swit
zerland, Italy, and Cuba are only
a few.
Gregory Ketabgian, senior, hails
from Syria, where he lived until a
short time ago. Cuba was the form
er home of Marilyn MacRae, fresh
man. She also has just recently
come to America.
Anita Kubowicz was born in
Germany but came to this coun
try three years ago. Hans Jung,
another student from Germany,
lived in Frankfort.
- ITALY was the birthplace of
Diana Caballai, freshman, al
though she moved to America when
she was 10. Another new student,
Rosemary Nutini, came from My
riad, Switzerland.
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Friday, October 1, 1V
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Short Cuts
By Barb Dischert
is a brand new feature, a personal column. Our policy:
This
No one dealt with unwillingly, unjustly, or unknowingly. Most inv
portant: No one’s feelings will be hurt (we hope). THIS IS NOT
A GOSSIP COLUMN, but a combination of the Corn Crib and Looking at Niles.
Many students at Nilehi take a
After reading this column you
may want to contribute some news. speak six different languages. Greg
If so, give it to Mr. Paul Eber- ory Ketabgian, senior, has studied
hardt in Room 219 or me person Arabic, French, German, Armenian,
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ally in Home Room 16R. The Turkish, and English.
What fun and confusion there
writers of the N ilehilitb can’t pos
Introducing
sibly discover all “tidbits" around would be if your name was “real
and about the halls. Your contri gone,” One of Niles’ freshman boys
bution will help make this column is leading such a life as his name
more interesting to the student is Real Gaughan (pronounced
body. Your news must be true — gone.)
ONE OF the peppiest girls at
Mr, Marion Brooks, while illus Niles is Anna Otiepka. This brown
NO GOSSIP WILL BE PRINTED.
Seen here and there strange, trating the simplicity of math in eyed, brunette senior never finds
new animals, called freshmen, try chemistry, told his period 6 class, enough hours in the day for all
ing to find lockers, room numbers, “I promise you that math in this her activities.
etc. Judy Ringle, did you find the class will only be as hard as this
“Winning the Hi-Y Citizenship
problem. If two apples give four Award in my junior year was the
elevator yet?
cups of cider, what does four ap biggest thrill I’ve ever had,” ad
Even English teachers have
trouble with English! In her period ples get you ?” A meek voice in the mitted Anna.
4 senior class Mrs. Priscilla Baker back of the room said—“drunk?”
Besides being a cheerleader
Before putting this column to for two years, she has been a
asked Dick Griffith to go to Room
¡221 for some books. “In the cup bed, just a reminder that there is member of the Choir for two
board," she started to say, but hesi no school Friday, October 15.
years; G.A.A., four years; Gold
tated, “there’s a teacher." She
en Galleon Guild, two years; and
really meant that the books were
the Union Board this year. Last
jjn the cupboard, but another teach Three Freshm en Have
year Anna was vice-president
er was using the room at the time.
of the Student Council.
Due to a lack of boy reporters Teachers as Parents
Breaded pork chops, grahamon the school newspaper staff,
cracker pies, people, cheering and
THREE FRESHMAN students crew cuts are Anna’s main likes,
two senior girls may be covering
fall sports, Look out, boys, they have a parent teaching at Nilehi. Number 36 on the football team
may have to ride with you on the They are Mike Sheahan, son of rates high in her book also,
Mr. John Sheahan, varsity bas
team bus to other schools.
Anna keeps a scrapbook of
It’s swell to see George Simmons ketball coach, Bill Ihne, son of all souvenirs from Nilehi's ac
back in school this year, He looks Mr, Marvin Ihne, sophomore ad tivities. “I will be able to re
great and is looking forward to viser, and Marcia Wesley, daugh member ’the good old days'.”
ter of Mr, Gale Wesley, print- This busy senior has never re
a big senior year.
Two Nilehi students are having shop teacher.
ceived a detention.
trouble finding the right washroom.
“An ideal outfit for girls is
MIKE IS on the freshman foot dark skirts, cashmere sweaters,
During the first week of school,
a senior girl walked into the boys’ ball team coached by his father. bobby socks, and saddle shoes. I
washroom, and a freshman boy He plans to try out for basket like to see boys dressed in gray
found himself in the girls’ wash ball and tennis, but the other two flannel or navy slacks, pastel
room in the new wing.
will probably not be in any classes sweaters, and white bucks.”
When Mr. Marion Brooks was with their parents,
Anna’s perfect day, if she could
asked by a student reporter, “What
plan it completely, would occur
degrees do you have?” he replied,
on a Saturday. Arising at 10;30
“Bachelor of Science.” The student
a.m. she would get ready for
wanted to know what else. Mr.
a football game with Waukegan
Brooks replied, “I am a bachelor,”
after having a big breakfast.
The student asked, “Bachelor of
She’d see two wins, both the
what?” Explained Mr, Brooks, “I
frosh-sdph and jvarsity teams
mean I am a single man with
being victorious. Then she would
hopes.”
come home for supper, get
Caryl Bristol, senior, exclaimed
ready for a date with a real
when the public-address system
neat boy (No. 36), and end the
bells sounded in Miss Shirlee Wil
day by dreaming about it in
son’s period 9 health class, “Mrs,
bed.
Ihne must be taking xylophone les
AFTER GRADUATION Anna
sons!”
will probably study to become a
Marilyn MaeRae, freshman, has
teacher at Normal State Teachers
lived in Los Angeles (her birth
College. When asked if marriage
place), Bolivia, Canada, Mexico,
FACULTY youngsters Marcia Wes entered into her future, she re
and Cuba, Her interests include
plied, “Yes! I want to have five
plaids (Scotch), boys, pizza pie, ley, Mike Sheahan, and Bill Ihne boys, all who play football,”
(left to right).
and dancing.
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N IL E H IL IT E
Friday, October 1, 1954
Senior Girl Takes
Auto Shop Course
Introducing
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Fred Melberg
THIS 17-YEAR-OLD senior,
president of Hi-Y, secretary of the
N-Club, Hi-Y Citizenship Award
winner, and President of the junior
class last year, needs no instruc
tion. Fred Melberg has given much
of his time to activities at Niles.
Tops on Fred’s interest list are
athletics, pizza, lobster, barbecued
.ribs, milk by the gallon, solid con-,
.taict on a football field, and a
peppy little senior girl.
“I like to give things away.
It gives me a ‘big charge.’ That’s
why I enjoy Christmas and other
people’s birthdays so much,”
Fred admitted.
“My favorite school subject is
geometry with ‘Kivie’,” he ex
claimed. “ 'Bee bop' Hendrickson
gives me a ‘big charge’ also.
He’s ‘hardly’ a cool guy.”
Fred attended Boy’s State last
summer, was a member of the
Sophomore Cabinet, and won his
major letter in both football and
baseball.
“If I had a perfect day, I’d get
up real late, around noon, eat
lunch and breakfast together,
go see that peppy little senior,
play in a football game, and
then eat dinner (triple helpings).
A single-feature movie, because
I hate long features, would be
next, followed by something to
eat, preferably java at the Check
erboard. I’d be in bed at 12 p.m.
although if I was in training,
the deadline would be 11 p.m.
Fred’s secret ambition is to play
in the College All-Star game after
graduation.
HE BELIEVES th at Nilehi’s
faculty and administration is one
of the best. After graduation he
hopes to become an architect. Col
lege, preferably at Miami Univer
sity in Oxford, Ohio, because of
their great football team, comes
first. “M arriage?” “Oh, absolute
ly.”
FOR THE first time in this
Duane Peterson and Carlene Sistrom, ’53, are living together in school's history, a girl is taking
the Phi Mu house a t the University auto shop!
Marcia Johnson, senior, stated
of Illinois.
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flatly, when questioned as to her
Neal Cochran, ’54, made the Uni reasons for taking the course, “It’s
versity Choir and is a soloist for not to be with the boys.” She went
the Men’s Glee Club at DePauw on to explain that she had often
University, G'reencastle, Indiana. helped her brother work on his car
Neal also pledged Phi Delta Theta. by doing little “odds and ends.”
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Because he is giving his car to her
Judy Vogel, ’53, was given two in November, she decided that
extra credits in first year art by she’d like to know more about
passing certain tests at the Uni cars. “I’d like to make a real ‘hot
versity of Illinois.
rod’ out of it,” she added.
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Mr. Robert Mackey, auto shop
Eileen Crowe, ’54 and Nancy teacher, exclaimed, “We couldn’t
Freschke, ’54, were appointed as have a girl in auto shop with a
full-time secretaries from a large feminine name like Marcia. Be
stenographic pool at Allstate cause her middle name is Gale,
Insurance Company in Skokie.
that’s what we call her now.
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She’s done very well this far and
Angela Vosnos, ’51, recently re I hope she keeps up the good
ceived a part in the play “Time
work,” concluded Mr. Mackey.
Out for Ginger” in New York.
Marcia admitted that she was
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“ill-at-ease” in the beginning.
Barbara Olson, ’50, who gradu
ated from Lake Forest College, Three girls had signed up for auto
plans to teach in the speech de shop but she was the only one ac
partment of Highland Park High cepted because of the crowded
classes. “Now,” she continued, “I
School.
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just ignore the boys and concent
Jack Thiry, ’52, is now stationed rate on my work.”
with the United States Army at
Fort Eustis, Virginia. Paul Jorgesen, 51, enlisted in the Navy and
is now stationed in Washington,
D.C.
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Donna Jack, ’52, recently pledged
Kappa Delta at the University of
Illinois in Urbana.
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Don Kneisel, Bill Proft, “Nibby”
Lowes, Bill Pohslon and A1 Sartini, ’54, entered Bradley Univer
sity in Peoria this fall.
S m it h D riv e s 3 0 M i l e s
E v e ry D a y t o S c h o o l
DR. LYMAN Smith, the new
freshman adviser a t Nilehi, drives
30 miles from Mundelein1to school
every morning. He must arise at
6:15 a.m. every morning in order
to arrive a t school on time. Munde
lein is a 35-minute drive on Edens
Highway to Skokie.
This weekend Dr. Smith will
move to Grove Street in Skokie.
HE DISLIKES the many acci
dents he has seen while traveling
between the two towns. One week
he saw three different accidents on
successive days.
Marilyn Cavaretta
P h il Cavaretta s N iece
Enrolled as Freshman
^
MARILLYN CAVARETTA is
a freshman a t Niles! Does her last
name sound familiar? I t should be
cause she is Phil Cavaretta’s niece.
Phil is a former Chicago Cubs
manager and now a player with
the Chicago White Sox.
ALTHOUGH Marilyn loves to
play baseball, she would rather
watch her uncle play. Her father,
Phil’s brother, likes to play base
ball too, though he is not a profes
sional. In his spare time he referees
basketball games at high schools
around the Chicago vicinity.
�Page ‘if
N I L E H I L I T E
Basrak and Com pany Ready;
Journey to Proviso Tonight
TONIGHT the Men of Troy, one of the best coached varsity
football squads ever to represent Niles in battle, will journey to
Pirateville in Maywood to challenge a strong Proviso team under
the beacons in the second Suburban League encounter for both forces.
Memories still linger about that
opening season duel which pitted Soph Griddsters
the Trojans against the Vikings of
Amundsen on September 17 at
Top Vikings, 20-0
Niles.
After Shel Mikkelsen had won
THE FROSH-SOPH grid squad
the flip of the coin for Niles, will tangle with the Pirates of
Amundsen kicked off to quar Proviso tonight, October 1, at 6:00
terback Jim Elliott who ran the p.m. in the second league game of
ball 56 yards with the help of the season on the Maywood grid
the key blocks thrown by the iron.
Trojan fighting line.
Completing the double defeat
Halfback Bill Barranco then handed Amundsen recently was
scored on a five-yard buck off right the sophomores 20 to 0 victory
tackle.
over the Vikings.
A weak Viking offense was easi
Elliott made another brilliant
sprint of 55 yards zig-zagging ly contained while the Niles backacross the field and back for his field mixed up line plunges and end
first tally of the year and the runs, baffling the defensive Am
undsen sophs and producing scores
second of the contest.
NILES recovered three important in each of the last three quarters.
Chuck Vosnos, left halfback,
fumbles, thanks to the alertness
drew first blood for the Trojans
of linemen Lloyd Gadau, Bob Blow
in the second period scoring on
ers, and Jack Breden.
a 25 yard end run.
Bill P e g a u s c h , sophomore,
Fullback Larry Schildgen ran a
showed promise as the squads
only underclassman. He inter pass interception for a six-point
cepted an Amundsen aerial and tally and halfback Jim Morrison
carried it back for 30 yards, completed the scoring in the final
scored our only extra point, and period on a four yard run.
VOSNOS who scored two extra
''looked very fine on both offense
points on end sweeps, together
and defense.
with Schildgen and Morrison gave
Junior end Dave Chevrier scored Niles a strong running attack
the final touchdown when he in
tercepted a pass and jogged into which was supported by a staunch
defense. ___________
the end zone.
After getting his first good look
of the boys in action, Coach Mike
Basrak sees the need for hard
drills in blocking and pass protec
tion. However, the coach seemed
pleased with the fair job done
'against Amundsen.
THOMAS KIVILUOMA, Nilehi
For Niles: ends Dave Chevrier, advanced algebra and geometry
Shel Mikkelsen, John Rice, Fred teacher, will take the reins of the
Melberg, and Jack Hagman; tack Frosh-Soph Cross country team,
les Ron Hein, Bill Kuchar, Jack and when looking back at the rath
Breden, Lloyd Gadau, and Bob er discouraging past record of his
Drake; guards Gary Mills, Bob team he concluded, “It can’t do any
Bonebrake, John Pearson, Jim worse.”
Stoner, and Bill Valaski; cen
Last season the team lost all of
ters Roger /Simpson and Bob its meets.
Blowers; backs Jim Elliott, Bill
As to this year’s prospects,
Barranco, Chuck Holler, Bill forming an opinion at this time is
Horning, Ken Walter, Bill Pe difficult since most of the seven
gausch, Bill Schofield, and Bruce
teen boys, freshmen and sopho
Reinger.
mores, are new.
Frosh-Sophs
Can't do Any
Worse -Kivie
Friday, October 1, 1954
Frosh Whip
Palatine, 22-6
Await Pirates
THE TROJAN frosh gridders
defeated a small Palatine team 22 ,v
to 6, Sept. 19, on the victor’s grid
iron.
The first Trojan touchdown came
on a three-yard plunge by halfback A
Tommy Baumann.
In the second period Dave Wick- '
er, tackle, punted out of trouble
to Palatine’s three-yard line. On<‘
the next play Mike Sheahan down
ed a Palatine halfback in the end
zone for a safety making the score.
8 to 0 at the half.
In the second half Jim Jerard,
halfback, and Baumann each scor
ed once, with Jerard and Billy
Alberg, fullback, making the ex
tra points. Palatine scored their
only touchdown on a pass play.
BAUMANN, Jerard, Alberg, and *
Sheahan proved to be the standouts
for the Trojans. Mike Sheahan is ,
coach John Sheahan’s son. Assist
ing in coaching this year are Leo
Hoosline and Charles Hussey.
Varsity Harriers
Challenge Proviso
There Tonight
NILEHI’S varsity cross country
team will travel to Proviso tonight <
Oct. 1 for the second meet of the
season.
Included on the varsity roster
are Lou Sefick, the only return- ■
ing letterman, Charles Gunsaullus, Dale Kaiser, Steve Baron, '
Bill DiGilio, Ken Kay, Leroy
Renis, Tom Hawk, John Faust, *
Ed Malecki and Neal Martin.
The squad journeyed to Leyden,
Sept. 28 for the first meet of th e >
season.
Cross country is a two-mile race,,
over a course chosen by the host
school. Nilehi’s course covers the.j
track and campus. '
Bill Horning, elected as Most
Valuable runner last year, broke
the school record with a time of «
9:57.
THE, VARSITY team lost all six «
of its dual meets last year. Coach
Thomas Kiviluoma remarked, “Propects looked much brighter this
season until three of the first five
runners transferred to football.”
�riday, October 1, 1954
N IL E H IL IT E
Page 9
THE EXECUTIVE members of
the Girls’ Athletic Association
board are Bertie Jorgesen, presi
dent; Carol Larsen, vice-president;
and Karen Holmberg, secretary.
Sandy Jacobsson, the treasurer,
tendered her resignation.
The rest of the board members
are Dona Baumann, Carolyn
Drake, Anna Otiepka, seniors;
Carole Constantine, Donna Cutro, Barb Duckers, Bette Halvorsen, Kaari Kivimagi, Elaine
Sahs, Carol Scheweger, juniors;
Eileen Corr, Marilyn Kamin,
Nancy Phillips, Dorothy Platt,
Betsy Reedy, and Judy Sodeman,
Quarterback Jim E lliott, number 2, trying to escape
sophomores.
New Trier linebacker for more yardage last Saturday
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afternoon at Winnetka, New Trier won, 34 to 12.
The G. A. A. board gave a “Get
Acquainted Party” for the fresh
men and all other new students in
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terested in joining the G.A.A.
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Each board member gave a speech
ir
on the particular sport which she
manages. After the formal part of
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the meeting, refreshments were
the kick off 45 yards and the next served.
THE TROJANS ,
4 afternoon managed last Saturday play again saw Bterranco bust
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to crack a
strong defensive bulwark and through for another first down.
THE GIRLS’ bowling club began
;ally twice against the heavily Walter then completed passes to their season a t Gabby Hartnett’s
favored New Trier eleven of Win- Chuck Holler nd Shel Mikkelsen Alleys under the sponsorship of
aetka in what might have been but the Men of Troy fumbled deep
Miss Betty Schmidt. It will meet
in New Trier territory.
sailed “the battle of the beef.,,
every Wednesday after school.
In a last quarter effort, Niles
The Men of Troy found New
T
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t > frier to be as big, fast and pow moved the oval into enemy
erful as was previously expected. grounds where coach Basrak sent
The junior swim and gym lead
e
However, New Trier’s enormous Pegausch in with a special assign ers meet Tuesdays and Thursdays
eench and stands had to stop and ment. Pegausch delivered the mes respectively during the eighth per
rub their eyes a little when they sage by scoring from the 20 yard iod. Miss Shirlee Wilson is guiding
saw our scatback backfield often line. Elliott’s kick was blocked and their instruction.
break away to pound the New the gun sounded with the score
Trier secondary for first downs. reading New Trier 34, Niles 12.
JIM PHIPPS, varsity baseball
*
Center Jerry Best made a fine
THE GREEN WAVE scored
three times in the first half by first showing in the game des coach, played third base and out
field for the Skokie Indians this
> lammering the Trojan defensive pite a serious foot injury which summer. He also coached summer
>
cost him the Amundsen game.
for 21 points.
FRED MELBERG and Shel school baseball and American Le
At the start of the third per
iod, quarterback Jim Elliott ran Mikkelsen, co-captains for the gion baseball.
t ■ the kick off back 60 yards and contest, looked good at their end
NILEHI’S adult evening classes
e T ft called on the team’s powerhouse, positions on offense and linebacker
■ Bill Barranco who moved the and halfback spots on defensive. will begin October 4, 5, and 7 and
I pigskin to the New Trier 20
Starting lineup for Niles: ends, will continue for 20 weeks under
I yard line. Sophomore halfback
Shel Mikkelsen and Dave Chev- the direction of Marvin H. Ihne,
•1 Bill Pegausch drove to the 3 yard
rier; tackles, Ron Hein and Bill sophomore ativiser.
■ line and Barranco bowled over
The curriculum includes new
Kuchar; guards, Gary Mills and
1 1 ■ for the first tally for Niles. ElC
Bob Bonebrake; cente, Jerry courses such as conversational
ll ■ liott’s extra-point try was
Best; quarterback, Jim Elliott; Spanish, floral arrangement, cake
ft blocked.
halfbacks, Bill Barranco and Bill decorating, citizenship training,
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After New Trier scored again, Pegausch; fullback, Chuck Hol and modem point-count bridge. All
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subjects are non-credit.
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Powerful N ew Trier Eleven
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