https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/d742a04e90455138b2056ce9e0d60c9f.pdf?Expires=1793232000&Signature=FPcVlkNwzoDSpz6Cki45CVQ7euwINJmb-Aaejfk-PA9usYn-ZKo%7EpxNbknWv-WSgKGxzqgSnRY5-x1gQRE62yFSyJi5aZkaZEypbMjzO28rvNtSmqvPfNzpXWSmLDhMPLAv6z5ejnLBcsINyPPiEiJsSrSqnNEG3EYo8E-P0b2Vo9Ann4%7Es153SKlRDPk1o7ep8ak8lTj5-ttpqNpgiqJ5hNOKypYtLGY3PDBTVjYKn3HQoi46Ty%7E1NPjmiwiQLNEbHlTFU594aHaCUErdK5f%7EOesGbC4wtG2f9Dsld--r5sX7mZ1XdvK1SkAAO%7EPfDX2a5R9aUyypk1WLLAZH-mfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0c385299f0d008d4ab6cb4a2756170b5 PDF Text Text ’69 Homecoming Is Here NIIshTIÎTe Friday, October 3, 1969 NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS Voi. 32, No. 2 Who Will Be Queen ? ) News Hilites IIlinis ¡o Constitution To Be Revised A revision of the Illinois Constitution is the purpose of the Constitutional Convention called for December 8 in Springfield, Mlinois. Illinois voters must pick four candidates (this later will be ■educed to two) from each district. In the fourth senatorial district, 10 candidates ran, from whom ■our were chosen on September 23. They are Marshall S. Howard, i l y d e Parker, Anne H. Evans, and either T. Shapero or M. Lavin. It a general election on Tuesday, November 18, two of these Candidates will be chosen to represent Illinois at the convention. The present constitution is 99 years old and has seen very few jhanges during its long existence. Because of the difficulty in > amending it, many problems have arisen. It is hoped that a new Constitution will alleviate many of these problems. I Auditions For Reflections Held Soon L Cheryl Duhl, ’71, watches as Larry Bress, ’70, purchases his homecoming bid from Susan Buchman, ’71. I Tryouts for Reflections 1969 based on the theme of “Relevance” ^Kill be held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday November 3, 4, 5. i Applications for tryouts may be obtained from Miss Virginia Stemp * tod must be in by October 16. Acts which have been chosen for Bhig year’s show will be posted November 6. Suggested tapes of I Ijngs for acts are available. Musical numbers or songs approved ly Miss Stemp are acceptable for the show. I Rehearsals will begin November 17. There will be no rehearsals t luring winter vacation. The performances will be held Friday and faturday nights, January 16 and 17. I The Chicago Conspiracy Trial has begun. Eight men are now on trial for conspiring to promote riots during last year’s Demo­ cratic National Convention. S Judge Julius J. Hoffman has turned down several motions to delay the trial on the grounds that not all of the attorneys were <plresent. [ The trial is the first under the anti-riot provisions of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, designed to prevent so-called outside agitators mom crossing state lines to provoke disorders. I The “Conspiracy 8” defendants include David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, in. H ee Weiner, and John R. Froines. y This year’s homecoming court, Sue Anne Gershenzon, Sue Mueller, Jill Rice, Debbie Halperin, and Laura Krichevsky, smile for photographer. Eight Tried For Promoting Riots vhotos Displayed in Auditorium Lobby ■ Beof vks the del if ket in ¡n’t The Humanities, Industrial Arts, and Art Departments are sponsoring a photo exhibit which will be displayed in the auditoriim lobby from October 6 to October 10. I The photographs, taken from the 1969 Kodak Scholastic Photo Awards Exhibit, include an impressive selection of forty-five of the l)p winning photographs taken by U. S. teenage students and * entered in the 1969 Scholastic Photography Awards. I Photography is a project that the humanities department > decided to explore at the end of last year with the purpose of laming how to take pictures and develop them. j, I New Majorettes To Perform Saturday the Majorettes, the newly formed baton twirling club, will make Iso l their first presentation this Saturday in the Niles East Homecoming rhe Parade. Sponsored by Mr. Henry Wintczak, director of the marchhia *ing band, Shelley Jaffe, ’71, Debbie Holzheimer, ’71, Robin Harris, ige ’71, and Gail Borovik, ’71, will perform their routines in blue his pleated skirts and gold shells with a Trojan emblem on it. The md 1squad practices twice a week after school and plans to have ten ike Wore girls working with them after tryouts which will be announced /be B>on. ind jbs ^Audio-Lingual Language Project Begun A project to organize already existing materials into audiolfcgual study units which are to be recorded on cassettes was Established in the French department. I Each student will have his own cassette, and tapes are available »for each unit. The student will be able to proceed through each jksson at his own pace, and will be able to test himself whenever | he wishes. I Miss Jane Burnham, supporter of this system says, “such a program will lead to a greater proficiency in skills of a foreign llnguage.” »Students See "The Great White Hope" Mr. John Palm’s junior honors English classes and Mr. Jerry j^ fo fit’s drama classes will take a combined field trip on November M to the McVickers theater to see “The Great White Hope” . The show stars Brock Peters and Claudette Nevins in the story of Jack ue ^■hnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion. The show ^ ■ ld its Chicago premiere on Wednesday, October 1, 1969. Dates to Remember Ectober Sctober Rctober vctober fetober ■ctober jjctober jPctober 4 — Homecoming Game 4 — Homecoming Dance 7 — P.T.A. Freshman Tea 17 — No School - Teacher's Institute Day 18 — ACT Testing 25 — Dad's Day Football Game Against Oak Park ® — Freshman Parents' Night 31, November 1 — Fall Play, "An Italian Straw Hat" üü Lisa Grossman, chairman of the homecoming committee, works on coordinating the week­ end’s activities. 0 1Homecoming '¿ r I8É ■ Trojans prepare for victory Saturday over New Trier West. ____ Weekend Begins “HOMECOMING ’69: A Space Odyssey,” the theme for this year’s homecoming, will be held Saturday, October 4. Weekend events include the sophomore game which will begin at noon, the varsity game at 2 p.m., and the traditional homecoming dance, which will begin at 8:30 p.m. Preparations for homecoming were begun last June, with the selection of a homecoming committee. Members of this committee were selected from a number of applicants by last year’s homecoming committee. Lisa Grossman, ’70, is the chairman of the homecoming committee. Cindy Glickson, ’71, is co-chairman. Other members are Cheryl Duhl, ’71, treasurer; Beth Good­ man, ’70, secretary; Janice Meisner, ’71, buttons chairman; Katie Klehr, ’71, alum­ ni tea; Jeff Nemitz, ’70, and Jerry Kupfer, ’71, float chairmen; Barbara Kupfer, ’70, parade panorama; Jeri Bailen, ’70, games presentation; and Mimi Klein, ’70, art and publicity. A MAJOR part of homecoming has tradi­ tionally been the construction of floats, urging the football team to victory. All students may participate in building these floats, which then are presented in a parade which begins at the Old Orchard* parking lot at 9:30 on Saturday morning, and ends at Niles East. Winning floats then parade through the foot­ ball stadium at half time. Three classes of floats, A, B, and C are included. “A” floats must be between 12 and 14 feet in height and must have one moving part. “B” floats may be no longer or higher than 12 feet. “C” floats are decorated cars. Work on these floats was begun no earlier than Sunday, September 21. Cash prizes are awarded to the best floats in each category, the money being donated by the P.T.A. Judges include the presidents of the P.T.A. and Booster Club. Unlike previous years, no pep assembly will be held during school hours on Friday, October 13. Instead, there will be a twilight pep assembly at Niles East’s football stadium at 6:30 tonight. Everyone is invited to attend. The Homecoming Court was selected through popular vote by juniors and seniors, Thursday and Friday, September 25 and 26. Members of the court include Sue Mueller, ’71; Sue Anne Gershenzon, ’71; L a u r a Krichevsky, ’70; Debbie Halperin, ’70; and Jill Rice, ’70. The queen will be announced at the twilight pep assembly. BIDS FOR THIS year’s homecoming, dance, whose theme is “Out of This World” have been on sale during lunch periods in the school cafeteria for $3.50 per couple. The dance lasts from 8:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. and is held in the girls’ gymnasium. During the dance, this year’s homecoming queen will be crowned by last year’s queen, Jeanne Jungwirth. Other members of the court will be presented with flowers. The Alumni Tea, honoring the graduating class of 1964, will be held in the faculty cafeteria Saturday, October 4 at 12:15 p.m. All members of the class of 1964 were invited to attend the tea a month prior to the date. Petit fours and finger sandwiches will be served. “This is going to be the best homecoming that Niles East has ever had,” said Cindy Glickson, co-chairman of Homecoming, 1969. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» K �NILEHILITE Page Two Personal Essay Male Chauvinis: i f by Bernard Farber ED. J'lO T E : Bernard F arber is a 1965 alumni o f 7\[iles East. H e is cur­ rently attending R oosevelt University w here he is also editor o f the T orch, R oosevelt’s school newspaper. “WHAT DOES she know—she’s just a woman!” “A woman’s place is in the home.” “It’s OK for women to get lower wages— after all, they don’t need the money that much, do they? They don’t have to support a family.” Right? Wrong! Baloney! Most of us have heard, in one context or another, the preceding statements. American society is pervaded with the idea that women are not to be taken seriously, are inferior to men, are merely, in fact many think, an extension of “their man’s” per­ sonality. Who profits from ideas like these? Many would simply say: men—but that really is not the case. To answer this question, I believe, we have to begin by looking at the economic position of women in American society. Opinions from the Student Body DEAR EDITOR, It was gratifying to read the first Nilehilite of the year. The new form of the paper is great and should prove to be success­ ful. It was enjoyable reading until I came upon an editorial criticizing the first pep assem­ bly of the year. The student body seemed very excited about the first football game of the year, and reacted to make the whole assembly fun and entertaining. The varsity cheerleaders put on a splendid performance, well worth mentioning. They intro­ duced to the student body some of the new cheers which will soon be added to their reper­ toire. If the cheerleaders equal that performance the rest of the year, new inspiration may spread throughout the school. The now customary hit-hit-hit cheers competition was held be­ tween the four class levels. All parties involved enjoyed the ordeal, with the class of ’71 leaving with the honors. The finale of the assembly was the departure of the var­ sity football players. They were spirited with a round of ap­ plause from the student body. The pep displayed by the stu­ dent body helped lead our var­ sity football players onto a smashing victory over Niles North. I only hope the students continue to show their true and inspiring spirit by participating in assemblies and going to school contests. DOUG PROPP ’71 »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DEAR EDITOR, It is unfortunate but true that most students do not get in­ volved with things that do not af­ fect them directly. On Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m., the Chicago Jewish Youth Council is holding a rally in support of Soviet Jewry in front of the Loop Synagogue, Clark and Madison. The Jew in To begin with, in 1966, 39 out of every 100 women over 14 years of age were in the labor force, accounting for 27.8 million or 36% of all workers. More than one out of three married women are in the labor force; of these, 60% are also mothers. Contrary to what most people think, 54% of all women who work are the sole sup­ port of their families. The average wages for year-around full-time employed women workers were $3,923, only 60% that of men ($6,375). This is a dif­ ference of $2,452 per year per woman worker—which for 28 million women workers adds up to a staggering differential of 68 billion dollars per year that the bosses do not have to pay out! Needless to say, the people who gather the fruits of this situation are rather anxious to maintain the situation as it is. Conditions are even worse for black women workers—their average wage is $2,642 a year. The 30% of all black women work­ ers who are in domestic service earn an average of only $1,200 a year. The argument that it’s OK for women to get lower wages is a bunch of baloney. Most women need to support their family— nobody works just for the ‘fun’ of it. And women wind up doing just as much work—and often more work—than men. The difference in wages between men and women, just like that between blacks and whites is used primarily by rich people to keep those they grow rich from fighting among themselves. Women Oppressed Aside from lower wages and not being taken seriously, women often suffer from a number of other kinds of oppression. First of all, it is almost always women who wind up doing most of the housework, cooking, and cleaning—even if they have worked a full day at something else. Women who work or go to school and have children often have to bear the heavy extra burden of paying for child care at exhorbitant prices just to get by. The same rich people who promote these practices in regard to women and racism in regard to black people are also the ones profitting from wars like Vietnam. They run America and want to run the world. So they are the enemy of all working people and most students. High school students especially should challenge in their class­ rooms and among their friends the idea that women are “inferior” , “gentle” , and “weak”. Friday, Oct. 3, 19691p|icl( the Soviet Union is not allowed to practice his beliefs. His syn­ agogues are boarded. Besides that, he is not allowed to emi­ grate to Israel or other Free World countries. Every Simchat Torah, Jews of all ages come to the only synagogue in Mos­ cow and dance. I appeal to every reader of the Nilehilite to come and demonstrate his support for an oppressed people and their struggle for freedom. MARC RENDER ’70 »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DEAR EDITOR, Long h a i r , moustaches, beards, short skirts, pants on girls, no shoes, walking in the hall without a “pass” , and standing in the courtyard per­ iods 1-4 and 7-9, are all part of interfering and disturbing a stu­ dent who is trying to get an education at Niles East. These things are distracting and can in many cases upset a fellow student. Some consideration should be taken by each indi­ vidual in deciding his appear­ ance and actions in relationship to those around him and those also forced to be involved with him. The school is doing its utmost in trying to protect each stu­ dent’s rights to an education. Take for example the land­ scaping and excellent care of the extremities of our school. These are all important to our attitude. Many students and teachers have noticed the ex­ cellent care given to the Niles East Lawn — especially those in English or Foreign language classes during seventh and eighth period. Every few days it is quiet evident that much care is being given to the lawn be­ hind the new section. Much at­ tention is paid to the humming and gnawing of the lawn mower beneath our classroom windows. A true educational experience! Besides the intrinsic value of S tu d e n ts D esire To V oice O p in ion s EVERY MONTH, Dr. Charles Szuberia, the three principals from the Niles schools, and various student “leaders” congregate at Niles West to “further communications between the Superintend­ ent and the students,” according to Mr. Mick Herzog, public re­ lations director for Niles Township. Among the topics discussed was the desire for students to be representatives on the Board of Education. Every student attending the meeting favored some kind of representation, and consequently, several proposals were offered. One proposal was that a Student Advisory Council be set up whereby this group would advise one selected person to represent the feelings of every facet of the student body to the Board of Education. This student would sit at the same table as the Board and would be able to voice the students’ opinions, although no voting privileges could be administered to him, because this is against state law. ANOTHER PROPOSAL was that students be represented at the Citizen’s Advisory Committee, a group which offers suggestions to the Board of Education and which is composed of people within the community. Still another suggestion was that students be represented at the CAC and all other organizations which in any way affect the student. It is the Nilehilite’s opinion that students should be represented in every decision that affects them. The students desire and will soon demand that they be directly involved in making decisions which concern primarily themselves. Not only should students be heard at the CAC and the SAC, but they should and must be able to voice their opinions at every organization that deals with prob­ lems about students. Although the monthly meetings are the first step forward in obtaining some voice in important matters, the students should not give up their fight until they finally get their representation. Too often after the first giant leap is taken, one finds that he does not get anywhere else. learning and hearing how to mow lawns, we are confronted by another basic part of edu­ cation — a learning to love the creative arts of our culture, Take for example (please, please, take) the Niles East Marching Band. This group to all estimates must demand com­ plete perfection. Every day, weather permitting, this fearless group is out near the football field, hidden from sight, running through their routine. One is serenaded and soothed by softra^ gentle melodies of the school song, Bill Bailey, or any of a^g number of other educational-aid type songs the marching bandH^ has not mastered. Bill Bailey and Chaucer do not mix! Having not thoroughly re-SF searched this topic of new edu- aroi cational experiences provided U6r this year, it is possible thatf has many can be found all over the f§rs school at all different times. call Anyway, WE of the new sec- fto tion 7th period demand that theH ^ janitor stay after school and do'up his homework and that the i the marching band go toot its horn j lati elsewhere. Thank you. Her CONCERNED STUDENTS H>c OF THE NEW SECTION lgi Hoi Bt %)r B N M ,v DEAR EDITOR, It seems that certain students at this school have a degenerate sense of humor and because of I these certain few students the | student body must suffer in the lounge by not being able to use] the juke box. It seems that I breaking glass, shorting out I transformers, and stealing ree ords besides kicking the ma-1 chine, is a good way to care fori the machine. But as the ma­ jority knows mistreating the machine does not help it. Hope­ fully the student government I will pay the bill of about $70 to cover the charges of repairing the machine. Chances are the bill will not be paid and the I machine will have to rely on incoming coins to feed upon. Maybe if and when the juke box gets fixed people will learn to care for it properly. STEVEN KAMINSKY JOHN HERVATIN l NRgbmti Published bi-weekly during the school year by the students of Niles Township High School East. Lincoln and Niles Avenues, Skokie, Illinois. Printed by Des Plaines Publishing Company, Des Plainer Illinois. All American Rating National Scholastic Press Assn. Gold Medalist Columbia Scholastic Press Assn. 1969-70' Vol. 32, No. 2 Frid ay, October 3, lffl Editor-in-chief ................... Lisa Grossman News Editor ............................ Marci Ellis Feature Editor ...................Janet Migdow Sports Editor ...........................Bruce W olf Copy Editor ..........................Diane LaZaar Photography Editor .......... Diane LaZaar Associate Page Editors .........Les Farber Claudia Harris Sharon Mittelman Reporters .......................... Irwin Berkowitz Gayla Kosb Barb Levin Doug Propp Jackie Schaffner Pam Wallis Rona Bass Photographers ..................Larry Auerbach Richard Fantus Barry Friedman Marc Glassman Irvin Shapiro Gene Sherman Artists .................................. John Hervatin Art Tyska Business and Circulation Manager _ Linda Silverman _ ■Advisor ..... ................Mrs. Mary Scherb �NILEHILITE Page Three Will Teach-In Be Taught? “We are calling for a mora­ torium on business and study as usual in order that students, faculty and concerned citizens can devote time and energy to the important task of taking the issue of the war and the other affects of the Great Society to the entire Niles Township High School Community.” Thus states a leaflet proposing a teach-in at the three Niles high schools on October 15. The leaflet was written by the Niles Township Student Co­ alition’s educational secretary, Jay Schaffner. It presents the reasons for proposing a teach-in as well as suggesting possible activities for the teach-in. ■rUDENTS DISCUSS election issues at Legislature meeting in the Kditorium. Students’ Compromise r&W O R THOSE WHO were not hi-1around at the end of last year >dI (or don’t remember), Niles East e iat|hls a new government for the heI first time in many years. It is cilled the Student Union Com“C promise. -1 heHThis new government is made doI up of two independent houses— he I the social house and the legism Jlative house. Social house memfbfers will be elected by home; Korns soon. Meanwhile, the ; legislative members have been ■Forking since school started to K t up a productive organizapon. ■All students were eligible to Bgn up at the beginning of the year. Approximately 175 stuI dents were scheduled into the I legislature. ^BUnfortunately, of the 175 stuWents only an average of 50 stuMents show up for the meetings Bpld 6A in the auditorium every ■ay. Therefore, progress has meen somewhat stifled. H SO FAR, the new organization 1 has been led by a steering group ■omposed of eleven people with John Damsteader, ’70 as the speaker. Elections for this year’s president and vice - president were held October 2-3. All the details of elections were ex­ plained in assemblies before elections. During these assem­ blies each candidate was given the opportunity to make a speech. Joel Feldman ’70 and Frank Glassner ’72 are presi­ dential candidates. Running for vice-president are Michael Feld­ man ’72, Shelly Kagan ’72, Rich­ ard Marcus ’70, and Bruce Sil­ verman ’72. As of this writing, the winners have not been an­ nounced. Up to this point, the legisla­ ture has been tied up with or­ ganizing themselves and there­ fore have had little time to do much work. ' They have, how­ ever, passed a resolution to en­ dorse open campus. They also plan to send four legislative stu­ dents to work with faculty mem­ bers and representatives from the Citizen’s Advisory Commit­ tee on an open campus program for the Niles Schools. Tuna Society Canned by Rona Bass and Shelley Simon ON FRIDAY, September 26, ■he Trustees of the Tuna .Fish Sanctuary, met to discuss plans for expansion and fun-raising. Jhe Trustees are a group of stu­ dents who have banded together lo help preserve the sanctity of psh everywhere, particularly the luch-exploited tuna. The major goals are to help ounsel Star-Kist draft resistors, stablish a home for unwed others, build a Turkish bath [open on Sunday nights), and found an old Tuna’s home. All Trustees will have their |iame on a plaque in the Me­ morial Foyer. The motto of the Trustees is “In Tuna There Is Strength.” Formed on Wednes­ day, Sept. 24, by a group of per­ verted seniors, the Sanctuary is open to fish of all phyla, and students of any class-level can become Trustees. THE TRUSTEES were forced underground because they could not meet the school require­ ments for an official charter. However, Mr. John Palm mag­ nanimously offered to sponsor them, and with this in mind, the Trustees of the Tuna Fish Sanctuary surely will become an important part of Niles East. National Action Planned October 15 is a national day of protest against the war in Viet-Nam. National action has been planned by peace groups throughout the country. Though the program outlines for October 15 originated with speeches and debates on the war in Viet-Nam, it has expanded to cover many important social and political problems. Many speakers have already been contacted. Rennie Davis is willing to speak on his recent trip to Viet-Nam. Several wel­ fare mothers have offered to speak on the crisis of welfare families. A spokesmen for the United Coalition for Community Action may be invited along with a representative of the Con­ struction industry. Organizations Contacted American Friends Service Or­ ganization, the Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Young Lords Organization are willing to participate. Relevant movies have been considered. The pos­ sibility of folk singing has been discussed. On Sept. 23, the proposal was brought before the Niles Town­ ship High School board. Jay I “Pizza just arrived!” is TUNA SOCIETY will alleviate problems such as these. I think you just papier-mache-ed my shoe onto the Trojan.” “Don’t be ridiculous; it’s not even 2:30 a.m.” “Hold this helmet while I answer the phone.” “Then why are those police­ men parked across the street?” “You’re tracking orange paint across the new carpet.” | “At the other end of the float pnd wasn’t that my pizza you just papier-mache-ed onto the Trojan?” “Calm down and pass the. [glue. Did you hear about Harry? His sister eloped and took the convertible.” “ Maybe pizza.” “No, that’s tomato sauce. Hello? It’s Harry’s mother. She wants him to bring home the left over pizza.” “What! Now who will drive the float?” “Our class level administrator doesn’t go around covered with glue.” i “Search me. Hey! You just ¡sat on my pizza!” " want some “And who is that mean-look­ ing guy with the hammer?” “That’s only our class level administrator checking the con­ struction.” “Don’t worry; it dries clear. “By the Harry?” way, where “One more question. What do we do if it rains?” “Shut up and eat your pizza.” IN PASSING... — IS “Oh dear. I thought the Trojan looked a little lumpy. i M t T ' T T ▼ ▼ T ' T T ' T ▼ T T T T T T T T T ▼ T T , T''T"T-T T T T T T V T T T O liere never was a flood w ar or a h a d p ea ce Cam I t H ap p en ? |“If” Students Rebel | iiiiiu iK u H m iitiiin iu iu iu iu iiu m iiiiiiK fiiiiiiiiitiir “IF ” IS A PERTINENT and thought provoking film, of special concern to the high school student. The British film focuses on an all male upper middle class boarding school. “Keep it down. The neighbors are starting to complain.” they leaflet is the individual’s right to decide which alternative would be most valid for him. If the program is initiated as planned, speakers will rotate be­ tween the three Niles schools. Speeches would be approximate­ ly twenty minutes with time af­ terward for questions and de­ bate. A person would be able to enter or leave the teach-in as he chooses. The program has been con­ sidered by many. It is a student initiated project set in detail, yet left open to constructive al­ terations. Success will depend upon school sanction and student support. by Les Farber Pizza and Petal Paper Float Into Homecoming I “Look out! You’re dripping [tomato sauce on the petal paper.” “I am not. Where does this goalpost go?” Schaffner, ’70 (North) spoke at the meeting. Jay was al­ lotted approximately fifteen min­ utes to explain the nature of the teach-in. While reserving judgment on the issue, the school board referred the students to the administration. The board indicated that with an admin­ istrative recommendation it would support the teach-in. Administrative approval has been sought to allow students to decide for themselves wheth­ er they will attend the teach-in or their regularly scheduled classes. In any case, the teachin would not be forced upon any individual. One of the bas­ ic principles expressed in the (ben jam in ^ d ra n h iit The students are forced to actively participate at sporting events. They are pushed into playing “war” games and being in­ volved in military training. In these “war” games they are led by their bishop, who informs them that Christ is their commanding officer. The viewer is shown the hypocrisy, hang-ups, and perver­ sion of the professors, bishop, and others in charge of the school. The students are suppressed by rigid rules and customs, while being forced to cater to the whims and desires of those in charge. Rebellion Initiated The story centers on three of the older students: Mich, Johnnie, and Wallace, and their difficulty in submitting to a non-educational education. In one incident Mick and Johnnie steal a motorcycle and travel to the country. There they encounter a waitress in a coffee house and Mike and “The Girl” (as she is named in the titles) relate to each other. They both consider themselves like tigers, aggressive and always ready. They become allies, “The Girl” re­ appearing later in the film. The three boys slit their hands and swear on a blood oath “Death to the oppressors!” , “The Resistance!” , “Liberty!” . “If” ends with armed rebellion by the three boys, “The Girl”, and another ally. By placing smoke bombs in the building during graduation ceremonies, the dissenters force everyone out and begin their attack. In the final scene the principal rushes out and stops the fighting. “Boys, Boys, I understand,” he says for the thousandth time. “The Girl” draws her pistol and shoots him between the eyes. We leave the movie as the fighting continues. Male Chauvinism Denounced Thus “If” is an example of the fact that oppression breeds rebellion. It is also an excellent social commentary on our times. “The Girl” is used to contradict one socially accepted principle, male chauvinism. Her violent strength shatters all illusions that women are weak inferior creatures. I do not feel that “If” is meant to be a view of today’s student movement which deals with such things as racism, Viet Nam, and working class equality. Yet the movie illustrates an aspect of the oppressions which students today are rebelling against. Mick convinces himself that “There is no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the. only pure acts.” Poor Mick? �NILEHILITE Page Four Friday, Oct. 3, 1969 Trojans Whip Pirates, Bulldogs, Lead Sub . League TOMORROW, the first place Niles East Tro­ jans will try to maintain their perfect record when they take on the New Trier East Indians in the Trojan Homecoming game. After two Suburban League games, the Trojans find themselves number one in the league with victories over Proviso East and Waukegan. On opening day, the Trojans upset the Pirates at Proviso, 20-8, by putting up a stalwart defense that limited the opposition to just one touchdown. The Trojan offense, however, scored three times with the aid of some fancy running by Bob Woolf, and great passing by Pete Jungwirth. WOOLF, who stands 5’8” and weighs only 130 pounds, threw the Proviso defense off with some great moves on several plays. He carried the ball five times for 48 yards and one touchdown. Steve Rose also figured in the scoring by get­ ting two touchdowns, and Chris Short, Jungwirth’s favorite receiver, caught five passes. The victory over Proviso was probably one of the greatest Trojan wins in history. Not only did it end a losing streak to Proviso that began in 1957, but was also an upset over one of the lead­ ing contenders for the Suburban League champ­ ionship. The victory immediately elevated the Trojans into at least first division contention this year if not championship contention. CONTINUING their winning ways, the Tro­ jans beat hapless Waukegan, 21-2, in their first season home game. The Bulldogs, who were victims of a teacher strike in Waukegan, and didn’t get too much preseason practice, put up a pretty good fight in the first half, but looked tired in the second half. Waukegan led, ¿-0, at halftime, but the Tro­ jans roared back with two touchdowns in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter to run away with it. Quarterback Pete Jungwirth had his troubles connecting with passes in the first half, but in the second half he came up with a 28 yard throw to Chris Short for a touchdown. JUNGWIRTH, with very good blocking in front of him, ran a sweep for 28 yards in the third quarter for the first Trojan score. A PASS, or a handoff? Only the Trojans know for sure. S L S t a n d in g s Team w L NILES EAST 2 O Oak Park 2 O New Trier 1 1 Evanston 1 1 Highland Park 1 1 Proviso 1 1 Waukegan O 2 Morton O 2 Playoff We've Got a Winner by Bruce Wolf AFTER TWO years of building and rebuilding, the Trojans can now say that they have a winning football team. From that day the Trojans beat Niles West for the township championship in 1967, the Trojans have dreamed of someday be­ coming a Suburban League power. That day has arrived. It came when the Trojans convincingly beat Proviso East two weeks ago, 20-8. The Trojans were superb against Proviso, holding their offense to little yardage, and pene­ trating the defense for three touchdowns. Beating Proviso was not like beating North or West. Proviso figured to be a contender for the Suburban League crown this year, and the Trojans shattered those hopes. MOREOVER, the victory over the Pirates was the first Trojan win over them since 1957. Last year the Pirates shutout Troy, 27-0, but this year the Trojans turned the tables around. Even more important than finally breaking a long losing streak against Proviso was the fact that this victory came early in the season. Now the Trojans will have some extra added incentive and confidence when they take the field for each remaining game. In those remaining games, the Trojans will have to face New Trier, Highland Park, Evanston, Oak Park, and Morton East. None of those games, with possibly the exception of the Morton East game is going to be easy. Every game from now on will be a test for the Trojans. There won’t be just one crucial game for the Trojans in their bid to make it to the first division in the Suburban League. TOMORROW’S HOMECOMING game against New Trier will be another step toward a first division finish if the Trojans can come out a winner. It won’t be easy, but neither was the win over Proviso. And, of course, if the Trojans win it, there will be even more pressure on them in the home stretch. It could lead up to a first place battle with Oak Park—but, of course, that’s another story. That Trojan touchdown culminated a 60-yard drive in which Steve Rose and Dan Hanley team, ed up to move the ball to the Waukegan 28 where Jungwirth took over. NO This drive was the first sustained ball control by either team in the game. Up to that time, both defenses had been tough allowing few first' downs. The Trojan defense was especially tough, re­ covering four Bulldog fumbles, intercepting one pass, and even blocking a punt. THE BLOCKED PUNT became a controversial issue when the official charged the Trojans with a penalty on the play. It was evident to just about everyone that the Trojans had legally blocked the punt. Evident, that is, to everyone but the of-1 ficial who walked off fifteen yards against the | Trojans for what Dr. William Warner, the P.A,| announcer, sarcastically termed as “Fifteen! yards against Niles for blocking the ball.” Nevertheless, justice prevailed as Jim Tedes-I chi recovered a Waukegan fumble a couple of" plays later to give the Trojans the ball again. Two plays after that, the Trojans had scored their third touchdown on a 43 yard run by Steve Rose. Rose, who so far this season has scored 30 points and is one of the top scorers in the Chicago area, broke through the weakening Bulldog de-g fense for the score with less than four minutes to play in the game and sewed it up for the Tro­ jans. Beating Waukegan had to be expected because of the great showing the Trojans put up against Proviso East. But when the Trojans came out of the half losing to Waukegan, 2-0, things looked pretty dark. However, by coming back strong the Trojans proved they have the material to be a winner. Harriers Get Negative Spirit ONCE AGAIN, as in the past several years, the Niles East Cross-Country team is a loser. In their first four meets, the harriers were on the wrong side of the ledger, losing to Niles West, Niles North, West Leyden, and New Trier. But would you believe that at one time Niles East was a state power in Cross-Country? Well, it was, up until 1967 when some­ thing went wrong. One of the reasons the team has done so poorly has been be­ cause of the lack of school sup­ port for the team, according to the runners. “Cross-Country is not a spec­ tator sport, so we don’t expect a large turnout at the meets. But we do wish that the attiude of the students toward the team would be better,” said Doug Hoffman, a junior runner. CERTAINLY, the student in­ terest in Cross-Country is some­ thing less than overwhelming. As a matter of record, the high­ est attendance for a Niles East Cross-Country meet was set in 1967 when 23 people showed up. The reason for the “big” crowd was that Niles East had a very good team in 1966, and therefore, some students be­ came interested in Cross-Coun­ try and decided to see what the sport was like the next year. Unfortunately, Niles East couldn’t carry on a winning tra­ dition after ’66. So, the already minute attendance dwindled to nothing. More important to the runners than the lack of attendance has been the “negative” spirit of the students toward the sport. “IF THE SCHOOL’S attitude were better, the team’s attitude would be better, and thus our performance would improve,” said Ken Kravitz, varsity co­ captain. The improvement Ken talks about could be on the way in the near future. “Our Frosh-Soph team looks good, and it may bring back the winning tradition to Niles East,” said Ken. Right now, there are 16 FroshSoph runners, which is a fairly good turnout considering the un­ popularity of the sport among students. The future of the team lies in these runners, but for this sea­ I f c vi son the team will have to rely K on its eight varsity runners. THOSE EIGHT include co­ captains Ken Kravitz and Rich­ ard Marcus, and Doug Hoffman, Bob Mincburg, Pat Ryan, Rick Dyer, Lenn Grabiner, and Pete Behr. Of the eight varsity runners, only Kravitz, Marcus, and Dyer will not be returning next year, leaving some experienced run­ ners for the team next year. Basketball and Bowling Open Boys’ Intramurals Program ONE OF THE least talked about sports programs is the intraschool competition known as the Intramural program. “The intramural basketball pro­ gram has had its best turnout in the past five years,” said their sponsor Coach Tom Sokalski. Every day after school the contest gym is open to all boys who would like to play basket­ ball, whether they plan to go out for the team or just to play for fun. “The intramural pro­ gram is for enjoyment of the groups who just want to play, not only for those who are train­ ing for the team.” Although this year the pro­ gram has had a good turnout, Coach Sokalski would like to have more boys involved. “There is a lack of interest in this program. Usually the boys who join are going out for the sport and the others don’t really care. We want guys who just want to play on a less or­ ganized scale with a less amount of competition.” The games begin at approxi­ mately 3:45 and end at 4:15. The varsity basketball players help to organize the teams and to officiate the games. AFTER 4:15 the boys engage in free play where they can shoot by themselves or have their own smaller games. This year there are eight frosh-soph teams and four junior-senior squads. Other intramural sports for boys are the gymnastics and bowling programs. Gymnastics workouts, sponsored by Mr. Dvorak are held in the girls’ gym after school. Coach Nick Odlivak sponsors the bowling intramurals which take place after school Thursdays at the Oakton Bowl. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Niles Township High School Nilehilite, Volume 32, No. 2 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. NILEHILITE, October 3, 1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grossman, Lisa, Editor-in-chief Ellis, Marci, News Editor Migdow, Janet, Feature Editor Wall, Bruce, Sports Editor LaZarr, Diane, Copy Editor, Photography Editor Farber, Les, Associate Page Editor Harris, Claudia, Associate Page Editor Mittleman, Sharon, Associate Page Editor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois Description An account of the resource The NileHilite is edited, published, and printed biweekly by the students of Niles Township High School of Skokie, Illinois, also known as Niles East High School. The school opened in 1939 and closed in 1980. 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