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Musical
Issue
Niles Township High School East — Skokie, Illinois
¡Volume 30 — No. 12
Editorial
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Additional Shows Urged ■
NILES EAST traditionally presents a musical comedy in the spring
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H BEH
engagement" be re-evalutad for two b ask reasons.
First, added performances (not dress rehearsals) would enable a
greater number of students and members of the community to see these
H H H
shows. For example, tickets for the present musical went on sale to
cast members before being made available to the entire student body.
Consequently, approximately half of the available tickets were sold
before the regular sale began in the cafeteria. As a result of this policy,
i inferior
PROFESSOR HENRY
seats often go on sale to the student body at large. Therefore
students frequently decide not to attend the musical. Increased perform
ances would make a greater number of choice seats available to the
student body and would bolster attendance.
Furthermore, with only two performances many of the students who
[ would like to attend the musical are unable to do so because of other
commitments. A sell-out prevents others from attending on their only
free evening.
Musical
Issue
Friday, April 5, 1968
CAST
'My Fair Lady
for two consecutive nights. Since the quality of entertainment is generally good, the NILEHIUTE suggests that the policy of such a "limited
Special
Higgins (Junior Bob Beazley) teaches Eliza
Doolittle (Senior Debby Gurwitz) to say her
"h’s."
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Mrs. Eynsford Hill . ..E l l e n Miner
Eliza Doolittle ...D e b b ie Gurwitz
Freddy Eynsford-Hill .Ernie Miller
Colonel Pickering ...L e o n Natker
Henry Higgins
. . . .Bob Beazley
Bartender ................. ..M itc h Darin
Alfred P. Doolittle . .Myron Sonkin
Mrs. Pearce
......... Nancy Becker
Mrs. Hopkins .......... Babette Black
Mrs. Higgins ................. Sue Lipner
Lady Boxington ............ Bena Buzil
Flower G irl . . . . E i l e e n Weintraub
Zoltán Karpathy ..........Ja ck Silver
Maid ...................... Susan Freedman
'M y Fair Lady' Cast Graces Stage
W ith' Exuberance/ 'Comic Warmth'
by Bob Cooper
“MY FAIR LADY,” the longest bie Gurwitz as Eliza Doolittle. occasionally over powered by brass
Second, extended performances would benefit the cast by giving running musical show ever to ap Giving Eliza the comic warmth and percussion. Mr. Auge keeps the
members much needed experience in appearing before an audience. pear on Broadway, will grace the the role demands, Debbie boasts instrumentalists from drowning out
This is an essential part of performing since most professional compan Niles East stage tonight and to a pleasant soprano voice that is the performers but certain vocal
ies spend from four to six weeks in "out of town" tryouts polishing their
morrow night at 8 p.m.
Adapted from Bernard Shaw’s
work. Since participation in musicals is intended to be an educational
“Pygmalion,” the bouncing Lemer
endeavor, added performances will heighten participating students'
and Loewe musical tells of the
phonetics professor who trans
After spending two months in preparation, two performances are forms a Cockney flower girl into a
| disproportionate to the number of hours extended. The situation is lady by changing her speech.
i analogeous to the football team practicing for eight weeks and then
Displays Exuberance
Cast as the bubbly Professor
I playing two games.
Henry Higgins is Junior Bob Beaz
Although the NILEHIUTE realizes that additional' performances ley. Giving a convincing perform
mean added publicity initiative, increased royalty expenditures, and ance, Bob’s delivery of “patter”
l added work by cast and crew members; the educational and financial songs is very good while he main
[benefits should push aside these obstacles. These benefits have been tains a boyish exuberance. Occas
ionally he illustrates Higgins’ frus
[realized by other area schools such as Maine West, New Trier, and
tration by yelling when more vo
■Evanston, who schedule four performances. Niles East in future year s cal restraint is required.
knowledge.
■should take advantage of this increased opportunity to benefit her
■students.
audible without being overpower ists are often inaudible because of
ing.
poor voice projection and ineffec
tual microphone use.
Production Extravagent
Directed by Mr. Earle Auge and
Yet, E ast’s revival of “My Fair
Mr. Jerry Proffit, the $3,500 pro Lady” contains much of the bounce
duction features t w o revolving and color found in the original.
turntables, moving 1,000 pounds of The music is fresh and alive, the
scenery designed by Mr. Alan sets are bright, and the total look
Kent.
is a production containing many
elements of professionalism.
The scenery in this production is
extravagent and beautiful; Higwmm
gin’s study contains wood paneling
evoking the strong masculine qual
ity of Edwardian England.
Pre-War E ra Exemplified
Mrs. Mary Marshall’s chore
ography exemplifies t h i s preHis Cockney pupil is Senior Deb- World War I E ra when she turns
her dancers loose with a spirited
English Can-Can arid Viennese
Waltz. Technical Advisor Richard
Tendick was able to secure many
of the furnishings of this period.
AFS Begins Candy Sale;
Strives For $13,000 Goal
I AMERICAN FIELD Service will
KDonsor their annual chocolate
&
bar sale S a y April l ^
L u May 1, President Dave Kosh
stated Wednesday.
|A11 foreign language students as
■yell as students receiving special
j^Eermission from AFS Sponsor JuM ith Rochotte, are eligible to parH ticip ate in selling the candy. AnyK n e wishing to do so must sign up
' in Room 247 by Thursday, April
■
ca sh
to those groups or individuals selling the most candy. First prize will
b?$50 compared to $35 last year.
Second prize will be $15 and third
prize $10. In addition, anyone se ing at leas two cases w d l b e e h gible to enter the two AFS draw
ings, each with $5 cash prizes
THE CANDY BARS will cost 50
cents each, as in previous sales.
“Cur goal is to net $13,000. Last
year we had a complete sell-out,
PRIZES will be awarded 7200 bars, and we’re expecting to
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m
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SAMPLING
a chocolate bar for the A FS candy sale are President Dave
Kosh '68, Foreign Exchange Student M arcella Feldman '68,
and Adele Petroski '70.
m
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be at least that successful tins
year.’
Sellers will receive the candy m
language iab, Room 2 4 0 , «j
s
,
^
should be
ba^ h
are left
should
The 65 member chorus is a pleas
ure to listen to but a distraction to
see. The extremely large ensemble
produces a full bodied sound, but
the number 0f people makes the
production numbers look awkward
and chaotic.
chorus Distracting
E ast’s 43 piece orchestra achieves
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Illinois Public Junior Colleges
O ffe r Financial Assistance
GRADUATING SENIORS plan
ning on attending an Illinois Pub
lic Junior College are eligible for
financial assistance, according to
Principal Raymond G. Tyler.
Mr. Tyler and Mr. Robert Botthof, assistant principal, stressed,
however, that all students wishing
financial assistance must notify
the principal’s office in writing of
their intention to enroll and of
their wish for financial assistance.
DEADLINES for applying in
clude May 1, 1968, for the summer
session and September 1, 1968, for
the 1968-69 academic year.
Financial assistance offered is
described by the Illinois Revised
Statutes as “the per capita cost of
each student attending a public
junior college less state apportion
ment and any allowable tuition
charged directly to the student.”
TO QUALIFY for financial aid,
a student must be admitted as a
regular student to a public junior
college in the State of Illinois. A
“regular” student is a student reg
istered for courses which the jun
ior college regularly accepts for
graduation or certification.
A student must inform the Niles
Township High School Board of
Education of his plans to attend a
public junior college prior to July
1, 1968. These forms may be ob
tained in the registrar’s office,
Room 107.
THERE IS no grade or rank re
quirement for financial assistance.
There is no age limit, and there
fore, any person having graduated
from any public or private high
school and living within this school
district is eligible.
The tuition benefits are only ap
plicable to a public junior college
as opposed to a private junior col
lege. A public junior college would
be one that is operated by a town
ship, or municipal board of educa
tion.
MRS. EYNSFORD
H*H (Junior
Ellen Miner)
practices a scene from tonight's mu
sical.
Car Wash
Proceeds Aid
Senior Prom
JUNIOR CABINET will sponsor
its first annual car wash to be held
tomorrow, April 6, in the Lincoln
Avenue Circle Drive, according to
Judy Hass and Randy Briskman,
committee co-chairmen.
Cabinet members, alternates,
and non-cabinet volunteers will be
on duty from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The charge will be $1. Proceeds
from the event will help finance the
1968 Junior-Senior Prom, to be
held at the Highland Park Country
Club on May 24.
“It’s a golden opportunity to get
last November’s mud off the car,”
laughed Judy.
�NILEHILITE
Page Two
Friday, April 5, 1968
Bob Beazley and Debbie Gurwitz
Discuss Roles in 'My Fair Lady
WHEN BOB BEAZLEY and Deb
bie Gurwitz, leads in E ast’s pro
duction of “My Fair Lady” do
their tango in “The Rain in Spain”
the entire cast breaks into spon
taneous applause. The auditorium
resounds with a rousing “ole” and
Henry Higgins and Eliza Dolittle
collapse on a sofa.
When asked about any difficul
ties in any scenes he replied that
he felt everything was going along
“just fine.” “I didn’t have any
trouble picking up an English ac
cent since I’ve used one previous
ly.”
The towering 6’6” junior also
discussed the relationship between
Higgins and Eliza. “I don’t think
Learned Accent
“I think ‘My Fair Lady’ is a Higgins really ever loved Eliza,
great show,” Bob commented. “It he’s just become used to her as
is well written and the music is the song “I’ve Grown Accustomed
To Her Face” indicates.”
beautiful.”
Debbie Gurwitz also
several questions about
ing role while watching
sal in progress and
pretzels.
answered
“It’s really fun having four cos
her lead tume and make-up changes com
a rehear plete with new hair styles,” said
munching Debbie smiling. I’ll get to wear a
cockney costume, a costume when
I’m Higgins’ pupil, one for the As
“In my freshman and junior
cot scene, and another for the Em
year I had comedy roles that I bassy Ball.
could really ‘ham up.’ This year
playing a dramatic part requires
Marbles Are Washed
more restraint and I believe is On stage Debbie proves to be an
more challenging.”
exasperating pupil for Bob. In her
broad cockney accent she cries,
Debbie Recalls Songs
snivles and wipes her nose with
When asked about her favorite her sleeve. During one “lesson”
number, Debbie jokingly rattled off Bob pops six marbles in her mouth
the six songs she sings. “Serious in order to improve her articula
ly however, my favorites are tion. Debbie explained, “Pauline
‘wouldn’t It Be Loverly’ and ‘With Tslekis, who is in charge of prop
out You.’ “Loverly” tells of Eliza’s erties, washes the marbles before
dreams and hopes which eventually each performance for sanitary
come true. I had trouble with my reasons.”
articulation on my numbers but
Mr. Auge helped me a great deal.”
“I’d just like to say that the mu-
M
s^
ca^s
East have been a lot of
^un
me< Fll miss this when I
graduate.” E ast’s Eliza plans on
attending the University of Illinois
next year.
Humanities
Individuals Seek Self-Definition
“HERE BEGINS A story of how
the High Father of Heaven sends
death to summon every creature
to come and give an account of
their lives in this world . . . The
story says, Man, in the beginning,
look closely and take special heed
of the end . . . You think sin in
Niles Celebrates Spring
UNLIKE TODAY, last week the
sun was out and all spring loving
Nilehiers were out in the courtyard
celebrating. Many of the lower
classmen were sunning themselves
on the grass. Upperclassmen ral
lied “round the flagpole” and the
steps leading up to it, sort of an
“aristocracy of the elect.” Com
ments about the fine weather
ranged from bubbly enthusiasm to
faint Mona Lisa smiles.
Junior Dorthy Fisher opened her
eyes from her restful position in
the grass and interjected, “It’s
just beautiful. This type of weather
stops you from concentrating in
class. We should be able to go out
side rather than being cramped up
in a study hall.”
the underclassmen.”
In the center of the courtyard
junior girls were sunbathing on
the grass
®
*
JUNIOR ROBIN SILVERSTEIN
laughed, “Spring makes you want
to catch the rays on the beach all
day — even during school.”
_ .
....
„
, .
Senior Victor Wells probably
summed everyone’s opinion of the
wonderful sunshine with, “It makes
me feel groovy.”
karoleidoscope
by Carol Horvitz
In America, the land of non-natives since the days of its conception,
the general pattern is that minority groups assimilate into the general
culture. Supposedly each individual is given full opportunity to develop
and be judged according to his own merits regardless of creed, race,
position, or accident of birth. Obviously this theory, in terms of what
Senior Tony Fitsimmons made a we know about the psychological impact of environmental conditions
zoological observation. “All these and subconscious prejudices does not hold in practice.
people are like the iguanas in Gal
It is almost commonly accepted that Black Muslim groups and the
apagos because they (the iguanas)
just lie around in the sun all day radical movement led by Stokely Carmichael are fringe movements of
but they really hate each other. discontented “angry young men.” I intend to draw some parallels how
The lower class iguanas aren’t al ever, between these groups and the modern-day Jewish Zionist Move
lowed on the rocks, and neither are ment and ethnic identification. The point is not to degrade or condone,
necessarily, the one movement or the other, it is rather to examine
some human motivations and to perhaps elicit a new understanding or
at least some self-re-evaluation in terms of the American problem (er
roneously termed by some, “the Negro Problem” or “the Civil Rights
Movement” ).
the beginning is most sweet, but IN TERMS of the ideas presented
in the end will cause your soul to in these various works, the stu
weep, when your body lies in clay.” dents wrote papers attempting to
answer the question “What is it
So begins the play “Everyman” that all men by nature desire?”
and also the current course of This led students to questioning the
study in Niles E ast’s Humanities purpose of life and trying to de
termine what is universal to all
class.
men. These considerations in turn
“Humanities” is an experimental are leading to the questions “What
interdepartmental class consisting factors should influence an indi
of 80 seniors taught by four teach vidual’s course of action?” and
ers, one each from the English de “What is right and wrong?”
partment, the History department,
the Art department, and the Music The question of right and wrong
department. The students receive was introduced in terms of two
only a “pass” or “fail” grade, sample situations, one involving
rattier than the conventional “A” cheating on a test, the other in
volving stealing a new bracelet
through “F ” grade.
from a friend. Student responses
DEFINING ONE’S self and one’s in both cases varied from tacit ap
proval of the action to stern con
relationship and responsibilities to
demnation. They were also asked
society has been the main direc to specify what they felt would be
tion of the course this semester. short and long term consequences
Currently the question of what con of these actions.
stitutes right and wrong and what
EARLIER IN the semester, the
factors influence the decision and
course of s t u d y was centered
actions of each individual are be around human environment. The
ing examined.
group went on a field trip through
various sections of Chicago and
These are extremely complex investigated the causes of slums.
and highly individualistic questions Then each member of the class
to deal with. To introduce these worked on building a model city.
questions, the four teachers pre
sented a series of short dialogues,
This year Humanities was an ex
showed an unbelievable Ingmar periment . . . an interesting one for
Bergman film called “The Seventh teachers and students. Next year
Seal” and organized a student- it will no longer be new venture,
teacher production of the 16th Cen but an integral part of the school’s
tury morality play “Everyman.” academic program.
—
—
NILEHILITE
Published 16 times during the school
year by the students of Niles Township
High School East, Lincoln and Niles
Avenues, Skokie, Illinois. Printed by
Lawndale Lithographing Co., Skokie,
The spirit which you may call heroic in the Hagana (the “angry
young men” born out of disgust at the passive march of their parents
to the cattle cars and the death chambers, and also out of the forced
identification with a peoplehood, and also out of resentment for the de
struction of the life and humanity of his brethren in the concentration
camps) is that same human spirit which causes the underground-type
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Columbia Scholastic Press Assn. organization of the Blackstone Rangers and the Black Muslims (the
National Scholastic Press Assn. “angry young men” born out resentment a t the passive position of their
fathers who have been taught to be humble “uncle Tom” and also out
1967-68
of disgust at the quiet, responsible, “yassuh, mastuh” attitude of his
Vol. 30 — No. 12
Friday, April 5, 1968 brethren, and also out of confusion about the fatherless family he has
been raised in, and also out of hate for those men and that system which
Editor-in-Chief ........................... M arc Ellenby
News Editor
.......................... Joyce Fechter has caused the destruction of human dignity in his people).
Feature Editors ...................... Robert Cooper,
Carol Horvitz
Sports Editor ............................. Steve Vetzner
Make-up Editor
.
Robert Shapiro
General Staff
Gail Caplan, Sue Isaacs
Greg Kovaciny, Jane Lerner,
Laura Migdow, Mark Nemerovski,
Caryn Nudelman, E ric Palles,
Trudy Schaffner, Joel Schatz,
Linda Wankovsky, Susan Waysdorf
Business Manager
Mark Nemerovski
Exchange Editor
Joel Schatz
Artists
Barbara Kruglick, Robert Roth
“ hotographers .................
L a rry Auerbach,
Bruce Brown, Ron Gould,
Ernie Schwelt, Richard Waysdorf
Advisor ................................Miss Renee Sherer
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■III
Just as the Jews who left pharoah had little spirit of organized
unity until a generation had passed and a distinct covenant had been
granted them, so the tradition-stripped American Negroes must find
something on which to build a unified identity. The negative fact of
having been oppressed on the basis of birth and color is not enough.
Who is the Black Moses that can find an identity for his people? Mal "I AM DEATH . .
colm X, the Blackstone Rangers, and the comparatively conservative
gartner), Good Deeds
Stokely Carmichael are the answers.
cent Humanities play.
.
• take everyman and spare no man," declares Death
(Mr. John Palm) to Everyman (Mr. Robert Baum
(Renita Bernat), and Knowledge (Jill Medintz) in re
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Cooper, Robert, Feature Editor
Horvitz, Carol, Feature Editor
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Schatz, Joel, Exchange Editor
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