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Volume 17, No. 1
nileHIlite
Niles Township High School, Skokie, 111.
Friday, September 30, 195
N ew Building To House
Seventeen Classrooms
FOR those of you who have
been wondering exactly what’s go
ing to fill up the excavation to the
north of the school, a building has
been designed to house seventeen
new classrooms in this space.
The classrooms will include a
print shop, wood shop, electric
shop, and some special rooms
for business education practice.
According to Dr. Joseph Mason,
superintendent, there will also be
an unusual social studies depart
ment, consisting of a large room
devoted to reference material for
social studies projects.
THE NEW building, which will
be completed by September, 1956,
will have a student capacity of
about 500.
New this year to the school is
the third-floor wing addition. The
new classrooms consist of a Span
ish room, 319; a study hall, 320;
Standing where they may be studying next year are Jean Jacobsen,
a speech correction room, 322; and
sophomore; Tom Hallberg, junior; and Carol Czarnota, sophomore.
3 new classrooms. Some classrooms
are decorated in two-tone green
Assembly On O ct. I To Launch
while others are done in cinnamon
and peach. All are equipped with
^ilehi’s Annual Magazine Drive
cafe-style curtains designed to keep
NILEHI’S annual magazine drive will begin this year with a out the maximum amount of light
Breshman, sophomore and junior assembly on October 5 during the for movie-showing.
Second period.
The purpose of the assembly, as in the previous years, will be
0 encourage students to sell enough magazine subscriptions to finance Frosh to Hold Mixer
he 1955-56 yearbook and to maintain the price of the book at $5
A T T E N T I O N FRESHMAN!
er copy.
of the drive for the high salesman Don’t forget the Frosh-Mixer to
| ‘‘This year the total school will include a Smith-Corona type morrow night, Saturday, October
iroal in the drive will be $15,300. writer, matching luggage sets, 1, from eight to eleven p.m. in the
This means each homeroom will Gruen watches, Columbia phono boys gym.
The mixer will be a sock-hop,
have a goal of $225,” commented graphs, an Emerson 3-way porta
[M Ronald Van Arsdale, spon- ble radio with top-grain cowhide dressed up socks will be awarded
r.
or of the drive.
leather cabinet, Philco table radio, with prizes.
Free yearbooks may be earned Coronet 3-D camera, and other
Refreshments will be served and
music will be by a Nilehi band
B ' students who sell $20 worth prizes.
Nf subscriptions. Students may alTHE assembly on Monday will the Twilighters. Added entertain
») earn discounts on their books consist of music by the Nilehi band, ment will also be present. All
hy selling between $5 and $20 worth cheers by the cheerleaders, speech Freshmen are invited to come and
wf subscriptions.
es by Mr. Ed Murdock of the Cur get acquainted and meet their new
I TURN IN days in homerooms tiss Publishing Company and Mr. classmates.
rfill be on October 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, Van Arsdale and stunts by mem
The mixer is 'sponsored by the
ifrd 17 (final day). High salesman bers of the Golden Galleon Guild, Student Council,
l^ards of $10, $7.50, $5, and $2.50 %100 Club, and Yearbook Finan along with Miss Ada Immel and
Rill be awarded on each turn in ce Staff.
Mrs. Parepa Rice, sponsors of
|y .
Miss Mary Nutt is faculty
the 100% Club and Golden Gal
I Grand prizes at the conclusion assistant to Mr. Van Arsdale
leon Guild, respectively.
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�Friday, September 30, 1955
N I L E H I L I T E
Page 2
W hat Nilehi’s Annual Magazine Drive
Nilehi
Means To The Average Nilehier
Talks Back
Dear Editor,
THE Magazine Drive of 1955 will officially begin next week with
What’s happened to the wonder
ful school spirit Niles has had in
a starting assembly on Oct. 3 during the second period!
previous years.
“So W hat?”
On Friday, September 16, we had
What does this mean to you, the average Nilehier? Is it
our first pep assembly, if you’ll
just another school activity or is this something really important?
pardon the expression. Out of a
will it affect you or should you forget about it? Hiey give you
school as large as Niles we should
subscriptions to magazines that you’re supposed to sell. Is this
have had twice as many kids as
wastebasket material or something that deserves your attention?
showed up.
If we want our team to go out
Unfortunately, too many students feel that they don’t have to
worry about selling magazines. They settle back and let tha other and fight and win, why don’t we
fellow do it. Then spring rolls around and these idle people are the show it? How can we even expect'»j
first to complain about the high price of the Nilehi yearbook and to them to want to Win for a school
who doesn’t even care ? They prac
ask, “Why didn’t more kids sell magazines?”
tice all week long and look up on
THE magazine drive is held for the purpose of raising sufficient the stands the big night or after
funds to support your Yearbook, Reflections. Money from the magazine noon only to find them almost
sales also helps to finance the Golden Galleon, and the 100 Per Cent empty.
Elaine Shuman
Club. It is evident then, that this money must go a long way in sup
Senior
porting these activities at Nilehi.
Often students think that they may have to go from door to
door to sell magazines. Selling magazines among relatives or friends
is a good way and the many sales you have would surprise you.
Door to door selling is not discouraged, though, and you might find
it quite interesting if you tried!
TRYING would certainly not hurt since rewards for high sales
men are some very exciting prizes. If you sell just one $5 subscription
you earn a discount on your yearbook. If you sell $20 worth of sub
scriptions you earn a free yearbook! Among the list of grand prizes
at the finish of the drive is a typewriter, luggage sets, wrist watches,
radios and many others. You have nothing to lose by selling magazines
but everything to gain.
The school’s goal is $15,300 and this means about $8 worth of
sales per student. In order to help your school and yourself, set your
goal now, and start selling!
A Welcoming Message from Dr. Mason
NILEHI extends a warm welcome to all in
coming freshmen and new students. We can’t
be quite as gracious in our welcome as we were
a few years ago — because of our shortage of
space — but we hope that you can feel the
friendliness that is traditional a t Niles.
This is your school — its tradition of student
and faculty cooperation is well established with
the class cabinets, the Student Council and the
Sitali
student court all providing opportunities for
democratic participation in the operation of the
school. High in the mores of the school is the
Student Code of Ethics — it is the embodiment
Dr. Mason
of the beliefs of the Nilehier.
Crowded corridors and a split shift make difficult the integration
of our student body — but the beliefs which we share as Nilehiers
weld us together so that together we can build a school which will
get bettei and better as the years go by.
J. A. Mason
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Dear Editor,
With a school as large as Niles, IS
it seems a shame that so few stu
dents showed up for the Bremen
pep assembly. If we want our
team to win, we should at least
cheer them on. It’s our team, re nai
presenting our school. If more kids lai
showed up for more of the pep |Ap
assemblies, our team would have is
a better chance to win.
Inu
Marilyn Escher clu
Junior
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THE N ilehilite e x t e n d s
sympathy to the relatives and
friends of William Carlsen,
sophomore, who died as a re
sult of injuries in an automo
bile accident September 11, and
James Falk who died .Septem
ber 16.
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TT.TTE Is about the students,
written by the students, and primarily » u r
for the students. I t is intended for the
enjoyment of its readers and to stimulate
pride in Niles Township High School,
Skokie, Illinois. Dr. Joseph A. Mason, |
Superintendent-principal.
Editor-in-chief: Janice Jack
Feature Editor: Barbara Kitch
Sports Editor: Barbara Neuman
News Bureau Chief: Barbara McKaig
Girls Sports Editor: Sandra Jacobsson
Staff Photographer: Larry McWherter
Assistants: Doug Wold, Allan Lang
Chief Typist: Marcia Pritikin
Circulation Manager: Marilyn Escher
Exchange Editor: Larry Laske
Cartoonist: Judy Burt
Faculty Advisers: Paul M. Eberharot
Gale Wesley
�Friday, September 30, 1955
N I L E H I L I T E
’Excitem ent’ Chosen
Enrollment Grows
To All-Tim e High
As Yearbook Theme
“EXCITEMENT’ will be the
theme of the 1955-56 yearbook ac
cording to Mrs. Mary Ida McGuire,
$taff sponsor. The yearbook is ex
f
pected to come out around the
[first of June.
Barbara Neuman and Linda
Morse, co-editors of the year
book, and other members of the
staff worked on the yearbook
during the summer.
Experienced staff members are
¿andy Bruening, Daryl Foley, Kar
:
en Holmberg, Nancy Keppler, Jane
Scheuer, Elaine Shuman, Jerry
|Vick, and Bob White, seniors. SanIdy Dragasic, Frank Kizely, Rober|ta Rice, Debbie Rotholtz, Carol
1Stine, and Jay Wollin, juniors, are
he new members.
il
Checking passes is one of the
duties of the senior monitors.
Here, Jim Esbrook checks the
pass of Jerry Gaughan, sopho
more.
135 Senior M onitors
Handle Hallway Traffic
Students Write
Spring Musical
it
“Over The Rainbow” will be the
Is name of the student-written music
al to be presented a t Nilehi next
P April 20 and 21. Under the super
e
vision of Mr. Hugh D. McGee,
sr music director, the musical will in
clude the Choir, Girls’ and Boys’
Glee Clubs, Vivace, Barbershoppers and the Orchestra.
Mr. McGee selected a group of
students who have been working
on the production since the be
ginning of summer.
“With still a year of work ahead
bf them, these students plan to
present a musical-comedy com
pletely different than any other
musical production Nilehi has had
in the past years,” stated Mr. Mc
»
Gee.
»
BOB MARTIN, senior, was ap
t
pointed acting student director.
Positions in production are open
its,
-liy È°r any student who wishes to
the
ate articipate in the musical.
>l,
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on,
■ THE N ilehilitb was one of 12
Illinois high-school newspapers ra¡ed All-American by the National
.cholastic Press Association for
jhe first semester of 1954-55, acjording to the September issue of
.he High School Journalist, offijal publication of the Illinois
■tate High School Press Associa
tion.
Page 3
“BECAUSE OF the crowded
conditions a t Nilehi this year, the
senior monitors have had more
than their share of problems;”
stated Lois Lamberg, the sponsor
of the monitors. “However, the
student monitors have been off to
a good start and they hope the
whole student body will co-operate
to help in the crowded conditions
at Nilehi.”
One hundred and thirty five
monitors are on duty during the
eight periods. Their jobs include
checking passes, assisting visitors,
picking up the attendance sheets,
and taking responsibility for stu
dent behavior in the halls and
washrooms.
Between periods one hundred
and forty monitors help regulate
traffic in the halls while during
the lunch hours, sixty eight
monitors keep general order in
the cafeteria.
During each period there is a
student monitor captain who is in
charge of all the other monitors.
The monitor captains are Barbara
McKaig, Chet Middaugh, Bill DiGilio, Ted Pristash, Lynne Izard,
Joel Febel, Leo Wotan, and Dave
Chevrier.
THERE have been no fines is
sued yet but after a meeting is
held on Wednesday, September 21,
they will be issued.
A bulletin will be given to all
homerooms explaining the rules for
the halls and the stairs.
THIS year’s enrollment is a
great increase over last year’s, ac
cording to Mrs. Florence Keppeler,
registrar.
The school population has reachn
ed an all-time high of 1815 stu
dents, as compared to last year’s
enrollment of 1519.
The freshmen lead in number
with 545, sophomores number
474, juniors total 430, and there
are 366 seniors.
THE majority of the 135 upperclass transfers are from Chicago.
Because of the large enrollment,
Niles is on a split-shift system,
with the majority of the students
coming from 8:15 to 2:50. The
balance come at 9:15 and stay un
til 3:45, thus freeing much needed
classroom space.
New Speech Club
Begun at Nilehi
ATTENTION all sophomores
and junior speech makers!
A new speech club sponsored by
Miss Virginia Stemp, Mr. Ronald
Van Arsdale, and Mr. William Bost
will soon be under way at Nilehi.
Membership will be by invitation
only.
“Sophomores and juniors who
did outstanding work and showed
exceptional ability in freshman
speech classes may very soon re
ceive membership invitation,”
stated Mr. Van Arsdale.
MEMBERS will learn how to
plan interesting public speech con
tests in Which they will compete
among themselves.
Fall Play Chosen
“CUCKOOS ON the Hearth,” a
mystery comedy by Parker Fenelly,
will be the annual fall play this
year according to Miss Virginia K.
Stemp, drama coach at Nilehi.
Tryouts will be held Monday,
October 3rd and Tuesday October
4th at 3:45 p.m. in the Assembly
Room. All students are eligible to
try out.
“Cuckoos on the Hearth” was
successful on Broadway in 1941.
The play is full of both humor and
suspense and offers good roles to
both boys and girls.
�Page 4
N I L E H I L I T E
Four of Nilehi’s faculty who helped clean up the school building
this summer are Mr. Mike Basrak, Mr. Nick Odlivak, Mr. Leo
Hoosline, and Mr. Thomas Kiviluoma.
"G ay Nineties* is
Trend o f Nilehi
“GAY NINETIES” color scheme,
that’s the interior of Nilehi this
year, and we owe it all to 18 mem
bers of the faculty who spent part
of their summer vacations working
as school custodians.
Scrubbing floors and scraping
gum off the desks and chairs was
the “easy” job of social studies
teachers Mr. Eugene Napier,
Mr. James Michael, and Mr.
Charles Mattka.
A COMPLETE change in the
gymnasium floors and refinishing
them was a job undertaken by
faculty members of the athletic
department, Mr. Mike Basrak, Mr.
Nick Odlivak, and Mr. Thomas
Kiviluoma, and Mr. Leo Hoosline.
The chemistry laboratory re
ceived quite an undertaking when
Mr. Gale Wesley and Mr. George
Fink installed new lighting and
new outlets, and Mr. Bernard Wel
ch of the science department made
the chemistry room into a semi
micro laboratory.
The gluing and sandpapering
department was headed by Dr.
Arthur Ryden, junior advisor,
Mr. Bill Bost, English depart
ment, was in charge of building
cleaning.
“May I say that they all did a
wonderful job,” commented Mr.
Harold Palmer, head custodian.
ALUM
N EW S
WHILE traveling in Paris, Fran
ce, this summer, Miss Dorothy
Lungmus, history teacher, met two
former Nilehiers, Donna Rohden,,
’52 and Al Haut,’49.
VISITING 11 countries of Eur
ope, proved to be an interesting
vacation for Dolores Renberg, ’55,
who spent most of her summer
traveling.
THIS summer Roger Yost, ’53,
and Barbara Brown, ’54, were mar
ried. Roger is now working on the
Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.
Friday, September 30, 1955
“WHAT WOULD be your idea
to improve the crowded conditions
in the halls,” was the question
your Inquiring Reporter asked
this week.
Mr. James Michael, history teach
er: “Remove all hoop skirts at
once.”
Donna Vanderwall, senior: ‘“Ins
tall ski-lifts at the head of the
stairs.
f
Dotty Platt, junior: “There’s no
hope. They’ve done all they
could.”
Hank Feuerzeig, junior: “Half days
for everyone — uppers in the
morning and lowers in the afternoon.”
Sarane Crowther, junior: “Anyone^,
for elevator passes?”
Bruce Robins, junior: “Stop and
go lights.”
Jim Beddia, senior: “Extend the
middle stairs to the 3rd floor.”
Mildred Bjurman, senior: “Hour
passing periods, eight minute
classes.”
Barbara Kowppman, sophomore:
“Keep constant movement in the
halls.”
Nancy Harris, senior: “Get rid of
the students.”
Myrna Zlatos, senior: “Have all
freshmen use the (elevators/
Allan Birholtz, freshman: “One
way stairs enforced.”
Marilyn Dell, senior: “Get thinner
students.”
Project o f 208 is
Giant -Sized Note
A GIANT-sized note is the pro
ject of homerooms 208 5A and 5B,
according to Miss Dorothy Lung
mus and Miss Helen Heitmann,
homeroom teachers.
THE NOTE, written on a long
roll of shelf-paper, is for Ed Malecki, senior, who was stricken with
Bulbar polio this summer. Hoping
to liven up his spirits, each of Ed’s
classmates will write a note on
the paper and when it is finished
one of them will take it to the
Michael Reese hospital where he
IQ nmv ro/'iinpratino'
Miss Dorothy Lungmus reads
the long note her homeroom
208 5A and Miss Helen Heitmann’s homeroom 5B wrote
to Ed Malecki, senior, who is
in the hospitaL
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Friday, September 30, 1955
N I L E H I L I T E
Page 5
this summer.
“AS TO the plans of my future,”
Bill stated, “I would like to attend
a small college with a good rating
and become a medical doctor. I
don't know about getting married
yet, it’s too far ahead.”
TO TAKE fifth year Latin is
his secret ambition, and if he could
start a fad here at Niles it would
be that everyone would wear gold
and blue the days of the football
and basketball games.
Bright Future Ahead
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“THIS IS the beginning year for
some really good Concert and
. . . Marching Bands,” announced Mr.
Leo Provost, band director. Accord
ing to Mr.
due to
Bill DiGilio the building Provost this issections,
up of the bass
THIS 17-year-old senior, presi giving the Concert Band more tone
dent of the Hi-Y, vice-president of , quality.
the N Club, HLY Citizenship
ALONG with a great many new
Award winner, National Honor members, mostly from Cadet Band
Society student, Student Council and also some new freshmen,
Member, and vice-president of the new instruments and new music
Junior Cabinet last year, needs no have been added to the music de
introduction. Bill DiGilio has given partment. This year also introduces
a lot of his time to the many activi a new double period of Concert
Band and Orchestra, giving more
ties at Niles.
“I ADMIRE good sportsman time for practice and a major credit
ship,” commented Bill, “and I dis to those who take it.
“Now the band is practicing
like a poor sportsman.” Among his
other likes are sports, especially their marching during class per
wrestling, Nilehi, talking to people, iod so they will be ready for the
fried chicken, and ice cream. Bill’s football games and parades en
only other dislikes are liver and the gagements that are coming up
soon,” replied Mr. Provost.
crowded halls.
“They are also required to know
Learning to be an apprentice
all of the routines and to practice
plumber and working as a soda
them on their own free time,”
jerk at a dime store in Evanston,
he added.
took up most of Bill’s vacation
Introducing Introducing
Elaine Shuman
> PEPPY, pleasant, and always
smiling, that’s Elaine Shuman.
You’ve all seen Elaine with all her
school spirit and cheering, standing
by her teams either as a cheerlead
er or as a spectator in the stands.
“Winning the Hi-Y Citizenship
Award in my junior year was the
biggest thrill I’ve ever had,” admit> ted Elaine.
In addition to being on the
yearbook staff, president of
100% Club, Honorary N-Club
| member, on the Union board, and
a member of the Senior Cabinet
this year, Elaine previously has
been a cheerleader in her sophoI more year, a Student Council re
presentative, and the secretary
of the French club in her freshI man and sophomore years.
Graduating from Nilehi, tele
vision and any kind of commercial,
spinach, eggs, and pea soup are
among her dislikes.
Elaine does homework in her
spare time, and likes it, and al
so likes ice skating, swimming in
j the ocean, traveling, school, and
all sports events, fattening foods,
; people, and birds.
“My future is still undecided. I
don’t want to go to college but
would like to become a secretary
I and naturally get married later
I on.”
IF ELAINE could start a fad at
I Niles she would like to have every
I boy get a crew-cut.
“My secret ambition is to become
a beautician.”
All students interested in receiv
ing information concerning schol
arships should contact Miss Marg
aret deBooy, the co-ordinating adsor. in Room 104.
For Nilehi Bands
�N I L E H I L î T E
Page 6
Friday, September 30, 1955
M eet . . .
M rs. H erkert
By
THIS IS a brand new column,
a feature which will be printed
in every edition of the N ilehilite.
Like last year’s “Have You
Heard?” column, our policy is:
No one dealt with unwillingly, un
justly, or unknowingly. Most im
portant: No one’s feelings will be
hurt (we hope), and no gossip will
be printed.
ti&rL R i t t i *
AN UNUSUAL vacation? And
how,” was the reply of Miss Mary
Nutt, Nilehi’s new clerical prac
tice and typing teacher.
The day after she arrived in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, she had
an appendicitis attack and spent
the rest of her vacation recuper
ating from the operation.
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IN DR. John L. Betts seventh
For all those who care: There period problems class, a student
are approximately 160 days left asked if it wasn’t required to take
the American flag down when it
of school.
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rained. To this Dr. Betts replied,
According to Mr. Gale Wesley, “Oh I wouldn’t worry about it,
print shop teacher, about 92,000 it’s sanforized.”
passes were used last year. Pre
suming that the average pass
takes you about 100 feet (and Nilehi Boy Delegate
if you don’t get caught, a lot
farther than that), each student A t Conference
t r a v e l e d approximately l l a
/£
A DELEGATE for the United
miles on passes last year.
States at the Y. M. C. A. confer
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ence in Paris, France, that’s how
IN THE course of vital sta Jim Person, sophomore here at Ni
tistics are offered: Two hundred les, spent most of his “exciting”
gallons of paint were used in the summer.
school this summer. Two bushel
Jim flew from New York to
baskets of gum were scraped from Europe where he visited the
the bottoms of desks and tables.
guard-changing at Buckingham
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Palace in London;, and viewed
“I JUST can’t throw the shift,” the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de
replied a little voice in Miss Triumph in Paris. He also took
Thompson’s period 3 typing class. many tours covering the eight
To this Miss Thompson attempted countries of France, Ireland,
to show her pupil the proper pro England, Luxembourg, Holland,
cedure when much to her dismay Germany,Monaco, and Switzer
she threw the shift too hard and land.
knocked the typewriter off the
STANDING next to royalty was
desk.
one of the bigger thrills Jim ex
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perienced while he was in London.
During third period gym class The Queen of England walked into
last week there were some very the hotel which was only a few feet
embarrassed junior girls.
from where he was standing.
While waiting for Miss Betty
Jim met many students from
Schmidt, girls physical educa other lands at the conference and
tion teacher, to appear, the class said he was very impressed that
was seated on the stage in boys they could fluently speak other
gym. Soon Miss Schmidt mean languages besides that of their
dered in and solemnly looked at own native country.
her class; after awhile she fi
ALTHOUGH he only came back
nally said, “I see you've been hit from his trip with 85 cents in his
ting the bottle again this sum pockets, Jim said he brought many
mer.” As mouths dropped open souveniers back to this country
in surprise, Miss Schmidt laugh for his parents and sister and hop
ed and pointed to her hair.
es he can go agin sometime.
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BACK AGAIN after nine years,
only now Mrs. Dorothy Herkert is
taking Mrs. Ora Ihne’s place as
secretary to Dr. Mason.
After graduating in 1940 from
Nilehi, Mrs. Herkert went to Moser
business school in Wisconsin and
later worked as a secretary.
When asked about her first
impressions on her return to her
alma mater, she said, “Niles has
¿rown so much!” She also stated
that among the new things that
have been added since she left
were the S.S.S.H. and many new
courses.
“EVEN WITH many more teach
ers and students, Niles is still a
very friendly school,” she replied.
. . .
M r. O dlivak
and
“THIS IS A very impressive
school and it will remain that way
only with the support of the stu
dents,” was the reply of Mr. Nick
Odlivak, new assistant varsity
football coach and driver education
teacher.
BEFORE coming to Niles, Mr.
Odlivak was a coach with Mr. Mike
Basrak at Du Pont Manual High
School in Louisville, Kentucky.
Prior to that he coached for four
years at Atherton High School,
also in Louisville.
When asked what he thought
of the turnout for football, he
replied that it was fair and there
is still room for a lot of improve
ment.
�Friday, September 30, 1955
N I L E H I L I T E
Quarterback Ken Walter, number 5, tries to escape Bremen tackle,
number 45, in an attempt to gain more yardage on September 17
at Nilebi. The Trojans won 31-13.
Trojans Overpower Braves
In First Varsity Encounter
OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE and defensive play by senior half
back Bruce Reinger, and the defensive play of Lenny Miresse *md
Ron Hein, co-captains, assisted by Gary Mills and Jack Hagman,
enabled the Nilehi varsity football team to down Bremen Township
of the Southwest Suburban League, 31-13.
Coming from behind last Sat
urday, the Trojans downed Bremen
for their first win in the first
game. Hustling, a fighting team
spirit, and the capitalizing on a
THE TROJAN freshman foot
few of the Bremen miscues, helped
ball squad lost to Arlington 6-0 on
lead the Trojans to victory.
The Trojans recovered three September 16, on their own gridi
Bremen fumbles and intercepted ron.
The first half was sparked by
one of their passes and turned
two fumbles into touchdowns. added the extra point on a twoWhile the Trojans scored in all yard plunge. Bill Pegausch scored
four periods, they held Bremen for Niles on a twenty-yard end
to a 13 point first half and a run, only to have Bremen take the
scoreless second half.
kickoff all the way down the field
BREMEN SCORED first when for a touchdown. At half time the
they took the kickoff and marched score was 13-13.
all the way down the field, finally
Niles came back and scored three
scoring on a twenty-yard run. times in the second half on runs
Bremen’s try for the extra point 1 to 40 yards by Bruce Reinger and
failed and they led 6-0. Niles’ Tro a three-yard pass play of Ken
jans bounced right back and scored Walter to Dave Chevrier. Scoreless
on an eight-yard run off tackle in the second half, Bremen was
| by Lenny Miresse. Miresse then beaten 31-13 by the Nilehi Trojans.
Page 7
THIS WEEK the Sports Inquir
ing Reporter asked members of
Nilehi’s football teams, “What do
you do to bring good luck before
an athletic event?”
Every boy answered that he said
a prayer.
Clarence Reynolds, junior, “I al
ways wear a new pair of sweat
socks.”
Lenny Miresse, senior, “I always
do a special warm-up exercise.”
Bruce Reinger, senior, “I wear the
same pair of socks for each game
all season.”
Bill Enke, junior, “I wear a spec
ial ankle brace every game or
meet.”
Vince Donile, junior, “I always
take a shower before going out
on the field.”
Larry Schildgen, junior, “I always
put on my left shoe first.”
Ken Walter, senior, “I always put
on my right shoe first.”
Art Wittkamp, junior, “I put a
little round disk in my shoes.”
Ted Bristol, freshman, “I put wat
er on my shinguard before going
on the field.”
Jack Hagman, senior, “I always
step on the field with my left
foot first.”
Frosh Lose to Arlington 6-0
great runs by Trojan halfback
Dave Kutok. A spectacular pass
play for a touchdown was made
by Arlington but is was called back
because of a penalty.
THE SECOND half was a dead
lock with both teams out playing
each other on defense and neither
scoring until very late in the last
period. When Barry Mink, Trojan
quarterback made an incomplete
lateral pass to Dave Kutok, Arling
ton fell on the ball in the end zone
for the only score of the game. The
try for the extra point was a fail
ure.
Dave Kutok and Barry Mink
looked outstanding for the Trojans
in the team’s first effort.
�Page 8
N I L E H I L I T E
Friday, September 30, 1955
by Bobbie
NILEHIERS, LET’S WAKE UP
and come to our senses! Aren’t we
tired of being looked down upon
by other members of the Suburban
League? Will we stand by and let
our school be ridiculed because of
its small football team and the lit
tle support it receives?
Since we joined the Suburban
League in 1951, we haven’t won a
league football game. We’ve heard
that we have no business being in
the league, and that we should get
out.
Our excuse in the past for
being on the losing side of the
score sheet has been that we’re
the baby of the Suburban
League. This year, with almost
2000 students, our excuse will
sound fake—even to us.
WITH THE LARGE increase of
students in the school, it seems
that our football team would in
crease in size. Why is it, then, that
our varsity squad has only 35
boys? Surely we have more ablebodied boys in the school.
Those who didn’t go out for
football all think they have good
reasons. They don”t think they are
good enough for the team, they
don’t want to get hurt, or they
don’t want to put in a lot of time
practicing.
How many of these boys came
out to practice a few times to see
if they were right? According to
varsity coach Mike Basrak, not
many of them did. “Sure, it’s a
sport of rough bodily contact, but
a boy can get hurt anywhere,” says
‘Big Mike.’ “It wouldn’t hurt any
one to come out to practice a few
times so we can see if he is a foot
ball player. It’s never too late for
any boy to join the squad.”
“We’ve won in all other
sports,” Basrak added, “so there’s
no reason why we can’t start
winning in football.”
*
*
*
THE TROJAN F O O T B A L L
squad has been working hard since
August 29. They’ve practiced
about three hours a day and they
sometime work out under the lights.
The team has a much improved
and more serious attitude than it
has ever had before.
If spirit and determination
RETURNING LETTERMEN
The Nilehi football team will be
bolstered this year by 11 return
ing lettermen who should figure
prominently in what the Trojans
do in the 1955 season. They are:
Len Miresse
H.B. 165 5’7” S
Ron Hein
T. 175 5'8” S
Ken Walter
Q.B. 145 5’8” s
Bruce Reinger H.B. 155 5’11” s
Bill Pegausch H.B. 145 5’8” J
Roger Simpson C. 175 5’9” s
Jack Hagman
C, 190 6’1” s
Gary Mills
G. 170 5’11” s
Robert Blowers F.B. 170 6’
s
Leo Breden
T. 175 5’11” s
Dave Chevrier
E. 190 6’
s
Soph Squad
Beats Bremen
S H O W I N G UNEXPECTED
power, the Nilehi sophomore foot
ball team downed the Breman
Braves from Bremen Township
High school by the score of 13-0
on the home field Saturday, Sept
ember 17, 1955.
Boasting one of the smallest
sophomore football teams in the
history of Niles, 19 men strong,
the sophomore team gained their
opening day victory.
A 42 yard punt return by 121
pound Tommy Baumann gave
mean anything, our varsity
the Trojans a 6-0 half time lead.
squad will win more than one
MIKE SHEAHAN did the sec
Suburban League game this ond half scoring, carrying the ball
year.
for a touchdown from three yards
out and then carrying over the ex
*
*
*
tra point.
THE BURDEN of getting off
Other boys that looked good were
the bottom of the Suburban League half-back Bill Savas, guard Tom
rests on the student body as well Paulus, and tackle Dave Wicker.
as the team.
No school deserves a winning
team if the students aren’t willing Nilehi Summer Staff
to back it 100 per cent.
If the pep assembly of Septem
ber 16 was any indication of Nile- Refinish Gym Floor
HAVE YOU SEEN the boys’
hi's pride in their team and school
this year, it is something to be gym floor ? Harold Palmer, cus
scorned. In the past the assem todian, Coach Mike Basrak, Coach
blies and the grandstands were al Nick Odlivak, and Tom Kiviluoways crowded, and fans always uma, math teacher, plus many oth
tried to cheer the teams on to vic ers, spent three weeks refinishing
it.
tory.
The floor was first sanded to a
Our team doesn’t need any
thing to boost it’s fighting deter fine finish, and then sealed. It was
mination right now, but a lock of then striped, recoated with the seal,
school spirit can certainly reduce and finished off with a coat of
acmalite. The striping alone took
it.
Let’s show our boys that they 580,050 feet of marking tape while
have, something to fight for and the major “N” on the floor took
the work of four men.
they won’t let us down.
�Friday, September 30, 1955
N I L E H I L I T E
Page 9
„ Presenting N ilehi’s A th le te s
THE EXECUTIVE members of
the Girls Athletic Association
board for the year of 1955-1956
are Karen Holmberg, president;
Barbara Duckers, vice-president;
Roberta Simmons, secretary; and
Eileen Corr, treasurer.
The other board members are
Bette Halvorsen, Kaari Kivimagi,
Elaine Sahs, Pat Whitesell, sen
iors; Marilyn Kamin, Carol Lath
am, Lenora McColloch, Nancy
Phillips, Dottie Platt, Debbie Rothholtz, Phyllis Roubal, Judy Sodemann, juniors; Betty Farwell,
Betty Mataycka, Susy Schuster,
Iris Sonkin, Barbara Wolfe, soph
omores.
*
RON HEIN
“EVER SINCE I started playing
sandlot football in seventh grade,
[ haven’t stopped thinking about
[the sport,” stated Ron Hein, coIcaptain of Nilehi’s football squad.
I This 175-pound, 5-feet-8-inchestall tackier has been playing foot
ball for Nileni for four years. “Our
keam this year is smaller than it
Dias been, but we’re faster. We have
a lot more spirit, and that’s going
to help us,” continued Ron.
When asked what game stood
out in his memory, Ron ans
wered, “The 1953 Homecoming
game against Highland Park.
I was trying to make a head-on
tackle, but I got a concussion in
stead!”
RON RECEIVED a major “N” in
football last year. He won a letter
in wrestling his sophomore year.
Last year he placed fourth in the
wrestling sectionals.
Ron likes to hunt, fish, water
ski, and tease people. He dislikes
the way the school is painted, gos
sip around school, and girls who
smoke.
RON’S MAIN ambition in life
is to play football in college—es
pecially at Kentucky University or
Michigan State.
Football is very important to
this Nilehi senior •who says, “Boys
who can play football but don’t
are either crazy or chicken!”
LEN MIRESSE
THIS 165 POUND, 5 feet 7 in
ches tall senior boy is well known
around Nilehi as the co-captain of
the football team, secretary of the
“N” Club, and vice-president of
last year’s Student Council.
Lenny Miresre has been a mem
ber of the Trojan football squad
for four years and is also a
wrestler and a baseball player.
Len placed third in wrestling
sectionals in his sophomore year.
The left-halfback’s most valued
memory is of the 87 yard touch
down he made against Morton in
1953.
LEN’S OPINION of this year's
football squad is very high. “It’s
funny when you know you’re going
to win, and that’s our feeling this
year. As Basrak says, we have a
whole new regime,” he stated.
Modern jazz and pizza are the
two of Len’s likes. “People who
don’t go to football games rate
very low with me,” he admitted.
LEN’S AMBITION is to go into
Notre Dame’s commerce school.
“I’d like to play football there but
I think I’ll be too small,” he added.
In conclusion, Len said, “The
football team wants to win. We’d
like to see the kids backing us
more, but we’ll play to win whether
the fans come or not.”
*
*
THE ANNUAL “Get Acquainted
Party” for the freshmen and all
other new students interested in
joining the Girls’ Athletic Associa
tion was held September 19, 1955
in the Nilehi gyms. Information
about the functions and purpose of
the club was related to the girls.
They also were given a list of
the dress and activities for the in
formal initiation, which was held
on September 23, 1955.
After the formal part of the
meeting, refreshments were served.
*
*
*
G.A.A. SPONSORED their mem
bership drive on September 21, 22,
and 23. A handbook was given to
all girls who purchased member
ship cards. The book relates the
functions of the club.
*
*
*
THE “INFORMAL INITIA
TION” for all new girls joining
G.A.A. was held on September 23,
1955. Dress for the initiates was as
follows:
1. short sleeve blouses
2. skirt 1 inch above the knees
3. dark colored flats
4. a doll or stuffed toy (to
carry)
5. knee socks or bobby sox with
bows 5 inches or more above
the ankles
6. signs
inches by 11 inches
with “Baby” (and name of
girl)
7. a big bow 3 inches by 8
inches
8. rouge colored cheeks (no oth
er makeup)
9. a plastic baby bottle
10. all girls memorized two
pledges for reciting.
�Page 10
N I L E H I L I T E
Friday, September 30, 1955
Nilehi Wins League Game
Trojans Whip
Proviso, 13-0
Bulldogs Next
A FIGHTING Trojan var
sity squad broke Nilehi’s rec
ord of never winning a Subur
ban League football game
when it trounced Proviso in
Maywood last Friday night.
Before an excitedly cheer
ing crowd, the Trojan made
13 points and kept the Pro
viso Pirates scoreless.
Niles lost the flip of the
coin last Friday and kicked
off to the Pirates who lost
the ball on our 45-yard line.
The Trojans marched steadily
up the field until they were
stopped on Proviso’s 35-yard
line. The ball was punted to
a spot under the shadow of
the goal posts.
Good blocking by guard
Gary Mills then set up the
Trojan’s first touchdown.
Mills caused a Proviso
fumble on their own 9-yard.
line. Halfback Bill Pegausch carried the ball the
final three yards but failed
to make the extra point.
THE LAST scoring in the
game took place midway in
the second quarter. End Dave
Chevrier caught a ten-yard
pass made by Ken Walter,
quarterback. Chevrier ran
the ball into the end zone.
Claire Reynolds was success
ful in making the extra point.
The Trojan offense failed
to put Nilehi in the scoring
column again. Excellent de
fense work kept the Pirates
out of our end zones all eve
ning.
Except for Walter’s pass
which hit pay dirt, Niles
relied very little on aerials.
nd
ers
T
ï
py
girl
und
Gei
Varsity coaches Nick Odlivak, Mike Basrak, and Jack Lain look
with confidence to the future of their squad.
Good team work led by co
captains Len Miresse and
Ron Hein kept the ball
moving.
THE PIRATES attack was
led by Larry Buchanan, quar
terback, and Jim Zeto, half
back, but they couldn’t crack
the tough Trojan defense.
The starting line-up for
Nilehi was: ends, Frank
Kiszely and Dave Chevrier;
tackles, Ron Hein and Jim
Morrison; guards, Gary Mills
and Dick Proft; center, Jack
Hagman; quarterback, Ken
Walter; halfbacks, Len Mir
esse and Bruce Reinger.
In celebration of the
Men of Troy’s win, Coach
Mike Basrak placed the
football used in Friday
night’s game in the trophy
case outside of the gym.
OUR VICTORY over Pro
viso Friday night was our
first Suburban League win.
Since joining the league in
1952 our record has been a
not-so-good twenty loses and
one tie. We tied Morton 1212 in our homecoming game
in 1952.
Beat Bulldogs
�
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