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Union calls off strike;
school back in session
The ’79 teacher strike has been over
for nine days. Pending the outcome of
litigation brought on by parents, the 15
days of education that the students lost
will not be made up.
The Board of Education and the Niles
Township Federation of Teachers
(NTFT) reached a tentative agreement
early Sept. 25, after the board
negotiating team had proposed a
substantially higher pay increase than
they had before. The increase amounted
to a 10 per cent across-the-board pay
increase this year and 8.7 per cent in
creases for each of the next two years.
An East teacher who was paid the
average salary last year of $23,000,
according to Supt. Wesley Gibbs, can
expect to be paid $25,600 this year;
$28,200 next year, and more than
$31,000 in 1981-82.
with a young child at home who was
given two coaching assignments.
• A five per cent salary bonus over the
regular stipend they get for extracurri
cular duties for the second such duty
they take; 10 per cent for the third.
• A provision whereas all extracurricu
lar pay would be tied to the salary
schedule so that stipends for these
duties would be increased automatical
ly each year.
• A provision which would establish a
faculty-administration committee to
suggest which hall and cafeteria
supervision duties could be eliminated.
The settlem ent followed student
walkouts on Monday and Tuesday.
The teachers ratified the board-union
contract early Wednesday morning and
then returned to their respective
schools to teach.
I STRIKE
Striking teacher displays placard.
The union also won the following pro
visions for the 360 teachers it represents :
• A grievance procedure for teachers
who feel th a t an extracurricular
assignment, such as coaching soccer,
causes them a hardship. The union
defended this clause by citing the
instance of an E ast English teacher
A brief history
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Strike lasts
by David Eingorn
Late Tuesday night, Sept. 4, the
Niles Township Federation of Teachers
(NTFT), voted to strike, marking the
fourth teacher walkout since 1967.
The union struck after the Board of
Education refused to discuss the non
salary items of the contract. During
this time period, the board remained
firm that it wished to continue with the
provisions from the last contract.
“ It’s only their thinking that they
can say that only such items are open
to negotiations and that’s it. In effect,
what they’re asking is that we keep the
non-salary items of the last contract in
perpetuity,” Jim Dougherty, president
of the NTFT said at the time.
The m ajor issues separating the
H om ecom ing celebrates E a st’s past
The kick-off festivities for E ast's last
Homecoming, “Memories, 1939-1979,”
begins today at 1:30 p.m. with a pep
rally and concludes with a dance
tomorrow night.
Johnny Morris, channel 2 sportscaster, will be the speaker at the rally.
Other entertainm ent includes the
Trojan Marching Band, the school
mascot, clowns, and the cheerleading
and pom pon squads. The football team
will be introduced, as will the
Homecoming king, queen, and court.
“ Many people have contributed
effort and money to help make this the
best Homecoming ever,” stated Chris
Redlin, '80, chairman of the Homecom
ing committee. “Combined with the
effort of our sponsors, Gus Carlson
and A lexia Form an, everyone who
attends can expect a lot of fun and
surprises.”
the strike, many clubs did not have
time to raise enough money for floats,
so the school is donating $50.00 to each
club, and is paying for the chickenwire
for those who cannot afford it.”
The Homecoming com m ittee has
organized a reception for alumni on
Saturday, October 6, at 10 a.m. in
the Student Lounge. A m assive
publicity campaign which included
articles in the local papers, announce
ments on T.V. and radio stations, and
signs in local stores, are expected to
attract alumni.
To raise money for the event,
buttons, bumper stickers, hats, mit
tens and t-shirts were sold, and a
balloon launch was held. Ad books will
also be sold at the game and dance.
The dance will be held in the contest
gym. The small gym will be used as a
hospitality room. Decorations include
mini blue and gold banners, party balls
dimensional stars, and a disco ball with
flowers in the h osp itality room.
P astries will be provided by the
House of Fine Chocolate and ice cream
sundaes by Zips.
Redlin stressed the fact that daæs
were not needed. “If everyone brings
their friends and pitches in, the dance
and the weekend will be very
successful.”
days
board and the union included salary,
mandatory supervision of halls, and
extracurricular assignments such as
coaching, for which the teachers did not
receive an additional stipend. As for
salary, the original offered seven per
cent across the board, and the teachers
wanted 19.
After meetings in early September
between the board and the union failed
to make any progress, the board
announced on Sept. 11 that school
would reopen Monday, September 17,
on a temporary basis with non-striking
teachers as substitutes.
The “silly school” as the striking
teachers called it reduced the total
number of classes from 200 to 40 and
shortened the regular school day into
five 55 minute classes.
During the week in which the board’s
contingency plan came into effect, the
209 striking teachers received official
notice that they were engaged in an
illegal strike and faced dismissal unless
they returned back to school.
Students angered about the limited
number of courses being offered began
walking out that week. Some 200
district students did not attend classes
that Monday.
The student walkouts plus an uproar
ious board meeting at which parents
yelled pleas for both sides to get
together and settle, invariably ended
the strike.
Homecoming
Schedule
Friday, Oct. 5 — 1:30 p.m. pep ral
ly featuring Johnny Morris.
The parade which begins at 9
a.m. will leave E ast and travel down
Lincoln Avenue to Niles Center
turning into Main S tre e t. I t will
continue down Crawford Avenue as it
works its way up Oakton to Niles
Avenue, eventually ending up in the
circle drive back at East.
“ The school and M iss Stew art,
building manager, have been more than
generous,” commented Redlin. “Due to
Sat., October 6 — 9:00 a.m. pa
rade starting from East.
Sat., Oct. 6 —10:00 a.m. reception
for alumni in Student Lounge.
Sat., Oct. 6 — evening, Homecom
ing dance in the Contest Gym.
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�2 editorial
MMLBMÍUTE
Friday, October 5, 1979
Union and board
w arrant blame
The teachers had to strike. The board
by not negotiating with the union on
anything except pay denied the
teachers the right to have some say on
their own working conditions.
The union had to negotiate outside of
school, so it would have a position to
bargain from. It is unfortunate that the
union held the students “for ransom”
during the strike, but if the board was
truly interested in seeing the students
back in the classroom, they would
compromise; thus alleviatin g such
drastic action by the union.
As for the major issues during the
strike, the union’s original position of a
19 per cent salary increase was
ludicrous. This position taken by the
union ju st antagonized parents and
infuriated board members. If the union
would have started with a more
reasonable pay raise, then they might
have had early community support
which would have ended the strike
much sooner,
Also the union’s posture of on*again,
off-again stressing of extracurricular
activity assignments and mandatory
supervision as major issues in the
strike helped delay a settlement,
Undoubtedly, the mass walkouts by
students from West and North had a
sign ifican t im pact on the s trik e ’s
ending when it did. As usual, students
at East were somewhere in the middle
with some deciding to walk out and
others too scared to come in,
Whether or not there will be a strike
three years from now depends upon
whether the board decides to shuck all
its predispositions about the evilness of
teacher unions and accept that the
N TFT exists and is here to stay.
Guest Editorial
Observer
Strike ends; no change
by David Eingorn
The 15 day teachers’ strike has been contract is scheduled tp expire,
over now for nine days, but has
“We have no indication that the
anything really changed?
board will negotiate with us in 1982,”
When walking through the cafeteria, Dougherty said. “As far as we can tell
one still sees teachers standing around the board still wishes to maintain
idling their time away. “Mandatory control over, and dominate all decision
supervision” supposedly was a severe m aking and inform ation in the
detriment to the student who needed district.”
extra help. Instead of his teacher
Have parents and students become
helping him, the teacher would be busy more concerned about the quality of
monitoring the lunchroom or an empty education after the strike?
hallway. Where are the outcries by the
Attitudes toward the quality of edu
union teachers now?
I t seems as though m andatory cation have not changed. Each year the
supervision was never the key issue it district offers fewer classes, has fewer
seemed to be early in the strike. More teachers, and less extracurricular acti
likely, it was ju st a “bargaining chip” vities. A strike like the one we ju st had
should fuse the community into fight
for the union.
Now let us consider the post strike ing for the maintenance of a sound edu
relationship between the board and the cation for their children.
union. Is the board more willing to
I t seems as though the only thing
recognize the union as the sole
bargaining agent for the d is tric t’s that has changed has been teachers’
salaries. The teachers received a 10.5
teachers?
“No,” says Jim Dougherty, presi per cent pay raise for this year, plus
dent of the Niles Township Federation eight per cent for each of the next two
of Teachers (NTFT), who will undoubt years. By 1982, the average teacher in
edly play a major role in the 1982 the district will be making $31,000 a
con tract talk s when the present year.
Students lose in strike
by Paul Toback
For the past three weeks, Niles
Township District 219 has been struck
by a majority of the teachers employed
in the district. A strike is always
unpleasant, but when it occurs in a
school system, it can turn into a power
struggle. Usually, the students are
stuck right in the middle. This is
exactly what happened in our district.
The strike becam e effective on
September 5 (which was supposed to be
the 1st day of school.) when the board
and the union failed to reach a
compromise. The union was asking for
three things: a pay raise, an end to;
involuntary extracu rricu lar assign
ments, and an end to supervision
assignments.
As the strike was implemented by
the union, intense negotiations began
to take place. It is my opinion that
these are negotiations that should have
taken place in May and June instead of
waiting until September to begin.
Nevertheless, the strike continued.
With each day came more propoganda
to us, the students. This propoganda
came from both union and board,
taking many forms. Both the board and
the union had its own hotline which
you could call at anytime to get
----------- To the Editor-----------Students give views on Strike ’7 9
Dear Editor:
I am a sophomore at Niles E ast High
School, and I am appalled at the school
board for using the students as bait to
get the striking teachers back.
I have to hand it to them. Only Niles
Township High Schools would refuse to
negotiate with the teachers.
The contigency plan was ridiculous.
The only thing the students learned
was how intractable the school board
was. Actually, the board seemed to
want the students back ju st so they
could say, “The kids are in school. Now
Dear Editor:
Do teachers really care about
students more than they care about
getting paid? The answer is obvious.
One might find a wealthy teacher who
teaches because he really cares about
the students. But most teachers teach
because its a job, and they need money.
If the students were important, the
teachers would not have kept us out of
school for three weeks, and then
wanted us to make up the days.
This strike has shown how students
can easily be used as pawns. When it
comes to money, teachers forget about
the students altogether, go on an illegal
strike, and then “demand” that they
get paid for striking. And who loses?
The students dp, by having needed
days of vacation taken away from
them, Don’t get me wrong, I ’m not
saying the strike was right or wrong, or
that I hate teachers, but I am saying
that I don’t like to be taken advantage
of.
If the teachers’ number one priority
was the students, they would make up
days without pay, ju st for the students’
benefit.
Erich Massai, ’82
we can kave our football games.” That
was how they pressured the students
into coming back. They said, “Support
your school. Go to these games!” Sure,
I ’d like my school’s football team to
have a winning season, but my
education comes first. When I went to
school to receive my revised schedule,
there were six speakers pushing
extracurricular activities, such as the
Booster Club and the Homecoming
C om m ittee. This was the m ajor
emphasis. The speakers didn’t mention
our education, because there was none.
They had hired substitutes, condensed
200 classes into forty, turned an eight
hour-nine period day into a five
hour-five period day, and that threat
ened students into coming to school.
The adminstrators said that if we
didn’t go, we would be suspended.
The contigency plan wasn’t a way to
educate students but a way for the
board to stall for time.
Lee Kantz '82
contradictory information from each
side,
B oth the union and the board
distributed flyers presenting their view
of the strike, and of course both sides
had representatives talking to stu
dents.
Student support was something that
was very important to both sides. In
this strik e, whoever had student
support, was in a stronger position. For
this reason both the board and the
union tried to convince the students
that they were correct and ultimately
had the students’ welfare in mind. The
result was one to be expected. Students
were caught in the middle of the adult
conflict.
And as the strike wore on, both sides
continued to talk to the students. There
was a split in student opinion which
resulted in a split of the student body.
The result of the strike is already
history. The teachers won because they
got their pay raise; the board won
because it did not give up control of the
schools to the union.
So who are the losers in this strike?
The students.
We have lost three weeks of school
— three weeks that are vital to a school
whose days are already limited.
And the students, what did we gain
from the strike? Perhaps nothing more
than an insight into what happens
when adults get involved in education,
and forget to concern themselves with
the welfare of the students they are
trying to educate.
M ZEH IUTE
The voice of the Niles East Students
Published during the school year by
the students of Niles Township High
School East, Lamon and Mulford
Streets, Skokie, Illinois 60076. Printed
by Son’s Enterprises, Inc. Skokie, III.
October 5,1979
Vol. 42, No. 1
Editor-in-Chief.. . .
News E d ito r......... ........... Leslie Doi
Feature Editor........ . . . LindaBurstyn
Sports Editor......... ......... Barb Reich
Photo Editor.........
Reporters..'........... .. Kathleen Berry,
Brad Dorftnan,
Andi
Levin, Wanda Mech, Dee Dee Vlay
Cartoonists.. Caesar Borges and Dan
Finn
Advisor.................. Mrs. Angie Panos
�MLEWLMTE
Friday, October 5, 1979
feature 3
Homecoming traditions
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Homecoming Dance, 1946
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by Linda Burstyn
Homecoming has been an annual
event for many years, but at East
traditions have certainly changed.
In 1948, after the usual cheers, yells,
and speeches, the school’s population of
nine hundred and twenty-six would
begin to weave in and out of Skokie in
the Homecoming snake dance. After
returning to the school, a huge bonfire
would be built to symbolize the
upcoming Trojan victory.
There has always been a Homecom
ing dance, but in 1954, tickets were Half
the price that they are now. The dance,
called the Huddle Up, was graced by
School opens minus jitters
by Kathy Berry
There were no first day of school
jitters this year because the contin
gency plan involved a highly condensed
class curriculum and strange schedul
ing.
On the second day of W estern
Civilization, students found themselves
watching one substitute’s home slide
show of his trip to Russia. Another
fam iliar com plaint was of teachers
handing out the day’s assignments as a
prelude to a fifty-five minute mono
logue about their lives.
Combining classes is one thing, but
political science students couldn’t help
but be surprised when they learned
that their class had been combined with
a Chef’s course. In one Spanish class
which was a combination of Spanish 5-6
with Spanish 7-8, students were taught
how to count up to twenty. “ I learned
that in seventh grade!” complained one
ed the changing times;
In 1967, Homecoming Chairman,
Rpchelle Apple, stressed th a t ‘’all
smoking, drinking and loitering will be
strictly forbidden . . .!”
In 1968, the ‘Groovin’ Dance was
held for “wild, wild East-psychedlic
’68” homecoming.
The year 1979. The last homecoming
ever will be .celebrated within Niles
E ast’s walls, and the best. Floats, the
parade, the game, the dance; all the
basics are there. But instead of a
football in the middle of the dance
floor, there will be a disco ball hanging
from the ceiling. Alumni from past
years will be there to reminisce, and to
remind us that things really haven’t
changed that much.
Spanish student.
Schedules were a different sort of
problem. They ranged from nearly
correct, to one modified schedule of
typing and four English courses.
However, students were not the only
ones facing d ifficu lty ; su b stitu te
teachers had their share of problems
teaching the unusual courses.
“ Keeping their interest up was the
most difficult thing,” commented one
substitute who was assigned to teach
American Lit;, to students who had
originally signed up for Novels of
Escape. She added, “The students were
generally cooperative, but they seemed
anxious to begin their regular sched
ules.”
One student was in a hurry to start
normal classes because she felt that the
contingency plan was not working. “I
learned nothing,” she said, “absolutely
nothing.”
CentrEast plans East
as cultural arts center
by Leslie Doi
The main objective of CentrEast, a
non-profit organization set to manage
the East building after it closes, is to
raise funds and create interest within
the community.
As a first step to using the building
later on, National Art Week will be
held at East from October 7 to 13. “The
Pajama Game” will be performed on
October 13 and “Tartuffe” will be
performed by the Wisdom Bridge
Theater Group. Julia Bienas, student
representative of CentrEast comment
ed, “We don’t want to close the school,
we want to keep it going all the time.”
The managem ent organization is
searching for theater groups who will
rent space. They are looking for small
artists and also larger corporations and
theater groups,
“I t ’s a beautiful building and should
be preserved and kept intact,” stated
music from one of the neighboring
orchestras, as the students danced in
the shadow of the enormous football in
the center of the gym.
Fireworks heralded E ast’s twentyseventh homecoming in 1963. At the
pep assembly a huge junior-senior tug
< war contest was held. The next
of
morning was an Alumni tea, followed
by the game which was played against
Oak Park.
In 1965, the gym where the dance
was held was decorated in Op-Art, and
ticket prices were up to $2.50. By 1967,
tickets were $3.
A twilight pep assembly replaced the
usual one held during school hours in
1969. The theme of that year’s home
coming, “A Space Odyssey,” reflect
Miss Rita Stewart, building manager.
C en trE ast focuses on converting
East into a cultural arts and recreation
center for the North Shore, according to
Julia Bienias. As a fine arts center,
many sections of the building could be
incorporated into the production of a
play or musical. The print shop could
be used for advertisement, the clothing
department for costumes, the shop for
scenery and props. The gym may be
used for health clubs or small
conventions.
CentrEast is presently working on a
feasibility study on ways to create
enough income from the shows to make
the school self-sufficient.
“I am very interested in preserving
the building because i t ’s brighter,
better built, and homier than the other
two Niles schools. I t ’s ideal for that
type of transition,” concluded Bienias.
3 achieve merit status
by David Eingorn
National Merit Semi-Finalist status
or a Letter of Commendation from the
National Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion, is one of the highest honors a
student can accrue during his high
school career. This year E ast had three
Semi-Finalists, and ten students who
received Letters of Commendation.
Yearly, students across the country
compete for these honors by taking the
PSAT/NMSQT test at their respective
high schools. Whether or not a student
becomes a N ational M erit Scholar
Semi-Finalist depends upon how high
his “selection index” number is.
The selection index number equals
two times the verbal score plus the
mathematical. The maximum possible
score is 240 (2 times 80 verbal + 80
mathematical).
About 15,000 students from around
the nation gain Semi-Finalist strtus.
They represent the top half of one
percent of each regional selection area.
Once a student becomes a Merit
Semi-Finalist, he may then compete for
Finalist standing. To qualify as a
Finalist, a student must demonstrate
high academic standing, be actively
applying to a regionally accredited
college in the United S ta te s , an ’
confirm PSAT/NMSQT scores by an
equally high performance on the SAT
test.
E ast’s Semi-Finalists include Brian
Sullivan, Kurt Kessler, and Ted Hill.
Students who received Letters of
Commendation include Stuart Rappaport, Tina Lee, B arry Leb, Larry
Siegal, Arthur Rosenson, Karen Sawislak, Steven Meyers, Linda Sugarman,
Robert Rotche, and Pam Herbach.
Registration is being held now in the
guidance area for 1979 te st. The
PSAT/NMSQT test alone costs $3.50.
Reflections honors East
“The 40 Years of Niles E ast: A
Musical Review” is the title of this
year’s production of Reflections to be
performed November 8, 9 and 10 in the
auditorium.
This year’s production, under the
direction of Jerry Proffit, is dedicated
to East. There will be songs dating
back to every decade since E ast first
opened. Some popular songs which will
be in the show include “American Pie,”
and “Let the Sun Shine In .” A Beatles
medley will also be presented. Even the
original school hymn from 1938, E a st’s
first year will be performed.
The directors of the program are
Eleah Horwitz, ’81, and Tim Ortman,
’81. The musical director is Ted Hill,
’80; the choreographer is Sue Fisch ’80;
assistant choreographer is Je ff Sumner
’82; and technical director is Roger
Merel ’80.
“I t ’s going to be an excellent ‘up’
show and I encourage everyone to
attend,” says Ted Hill. Eleah Horwitz
concluded enthusiastically, “I know it’s
going to be marvelous.”
East’s National Merit Scholars from left to right include Brian Sullivan, Ted Hill, and
Kurt Kessler.
�4 sports
Friday, October 5, 1979
Giants upset East
by David Eingorn
It takes more than determination to
win a football game. A team needs
execution. In the Trojans 15*7 loss to
the Highland Park Giants, the varsity
football team failed to capitalize on key
downs.
During the Trojans’ first possession,
tail back Barry Leb took a pitch-out
from quarterback Steve Cooley and ran
65 yards for an apparent touchdown.
But it was to be nullified by a clipping
penalty.
Although Highland Park did not
score in the first quarter, it did control
much of the first half. Paul Barcani, a
senior fullback from Highland Park
scored the first points of the ballgame
on a 2 yard run in the second quarter.
Ju st before the end of the first half,
Highland Park scored again, after
recovering a Cooley fumble. The score
was on a 33 yard field goal.
At the onset of the third quarter, Hal
Nagel, a senior from East, made an
interception that brought the ball to
the Highland Park 36. But the Trojans
hopes were not to materialize. On the
next set of downs, the Trojans returned
the ball to the Giants when a Cooley
pass was picked off.
Again the Trojans rebounded back
showing their tenacity. On a drive
capped by a 30 yard pass interference
call against Highland Park, the Trojans
scored their lone touchdown on a half
yard plunge by Cooley.
At the end of the fourth quarter,
Baracani scored a 70 yard touchdown
which proved to be the game winner.
“People would get into position but
wouldn’t come up with the tackle,”
Dan Patlack, Trojan defensive end
said.
“ We beat ou rselves,” concluded
Head Coach Gerald Ferguson.
Niles East Trojans and Highland Park Giants clash during Saturday’s game Sept. 29 at
Highland Park.
____________
Girls’ sports off to slow start
SWIMMING
by Barb Reich
Since Aug. 20, the Niles E ast girls
varsity swimming team practiced daily
to prepare for the Waukegan East meet
on Sept. 15.
According to head coach Don
Larson, “the defeat had nothing to do
with the recent teachers strike.” Larson
said, “We ju st don't have enough water
enthusiasts to fill up all the competitive
events.”
Mary Ann Kostyniuk, who placed
firs t in diving com petition again st
Maine West and North, stated that
“only nine or ten swimmers show up at
the meets. And that could make the
difference between a winning and losing
team.”
Although the girls’ team now has an
0-4 record, there have been individual
wins by Vicki Heller, Sandy Nehrling,
Marcy Locasha, and Nancy Zimmer
man.
Heller broke a school record in the
200 m eter b reaststrok e Individual
Medley against Niles West. Nehrling’s
backstroke, Locasha’s freestyling, and
Zimmerman’s first place in diving made
the challenge for Main North that
much harder.
Even though Larson admits “we
already lost against our easier oppo
nents,” four school records could be
established by the end of the season.
TEN NIS
Like most of the Niles East Sport
activities, the girls varsity tennis team
Strike hinders boys’ sports
by Barb Reich
Football
East football fans didn’t get the
chance to cheer the varsity team in the
season-opener again st W heeling be
cause of the teachers’ strike, but they
surely had the chance the following
Saturday against Waukegan East.
On Sept. 15, the Trojans smashed
Waukegan East 38-0. In that game,
T rojan B arry Leb scored three
touchdowns and ran 170 yds.
The following game against Deer
field, resulted in a 26-0 defeat for the
Trojans. Ferguson called the Deerfield
opposition “our toughest competitors,
who may even win the state finals.” He
said the Trojans were defeated because
“it was a day of too many penalties and
mental errors for the Blue and Gold.”
Injuries also played a role in the loss.
A hurt hand for returning letterman
Gregg Bolotin, and a knee injury to
Fred Fagenholz kept these players on
the bench.
On an optimistic note, Ferguson
also had a slow start this year. The
team ’s first non-conference game
against Highland Park was cancelled,
and the Deerfield game was pushed up
to Oct. 10.
But when the season officially got
underway, the team acquired a 2-3
record. Wins were against Waukegan
West and Maine West, while losses
were against Evanston, Niles North,
and Niles West.
VOLLEYBALL
In addition to causing on and off
practice sessions, “the strike effected
the volleyball team most severely the
day of the student walkout,” said the
new varsity volleyball coach Je a n
Wojdula.
Before the walkout the girls had
beaten Lake Zurich and Highland Park.
But on the day of the walkout, the
team was m issing three startin g
players, and lost to Ridgewood.
pointed out that “our defense is the
strongest, and with other returning
letterman Bob Bernstein, Dan Bartfeld,
Steve Cooley, Dave Hoffman, Gary
Karhoff, Hal Nagel, Dan Patlak, Kelly
Walls, and Alan Weiner, we can beat
Evanston in the homecoming game
Oct. 6.”
opponents scored in the la st five
minutes.”
In view of the team’s 0-4 record Noah
points out that, “we lack offensive
strength, and probably won’t score
many goals throughout the season.”
However, he is optimistic, because “our
regular, tough-disciplined coach Tex
Sanstead is back.”
Soccer
During the Niles Township strike,
the varsity soccer team underwent
training with former E ast student and
soccer player Gene Freed.
“He coaches the way they play
soccer in college, w ithout much
conditioning during practices,” com
mented Henry Goldenstein.
Captain Noah Ginsburg explains,
“we weren’t serious at first, and didn't
know we’d compete until three days
before the meet.”
Although the East team lost in
squeakers to Loyola (3-0) and Deerfield
(2-1) Goldstein complains that “the
Golf
The East golf team including Mark
McCracken, Dave Gassel, Scott Reicin,
Frank McLaughlin, and Ted Theodore,
scored a .500 in conference play since
the season opened on Sept. 10.
Golf captain Steve Bartelstein stud,
“We practiced every day during the
strike, and so it had no bearing on the
golfers.”
B artelste in stresses, “ the m ost
serious challenge for us will be the New
Trier East tournament. I t ’s the team to Varsity soccer player kicks the ball in last
beat if we're going to reach the Thursday’s home game against Stevenson.
sectional playoffs.
Professional football referee talks about c a r e e r
by Brad Dorfman
“I made the right call,” said NFL
referee Jerry Markbreit, who ruled the
famed forward fumble a touchdown
which allowed Oakland to defeat San
Diego last season.
Now there is a new rule which states
that if a fumble occurs in the last two
minutes, only the player who fumbled
may recover. Is this the league’s way of
saying he made the wrong call?
“ No, Markbreit said. It was such a
bizzare play that the league felt it
should be cleared up. There was always
a rule against fumbling forward on
fourth-down inside the ten. It was just
expanded.”
M arkbreit played two years of
football at the University of Illinois,
when an injury forced an early end to
his career.
“I wanted to continue in sports
without playing,” says Jerry, “so when
I graduated from college, I started to
officiate local intramural games.”
In 1965, he became a back judge in
the Big Ten, and in 1967 he became a
referee in the same league. In his Big
Ten career he officiated many Michigan-Ohio State games and the 1972
Rose Bowl in which Stanford defeated
Michigah 13-12.
In 1976 he became an NFL line
judge and in 1977 he became a referee.
The highlight of his professional career
was last season’s Pro Bowl Game.
A s for travel, Markbreit said, “I t is
difficult and tedious but it is part of the
job. I t would be nice if we could stay
home and officiate. I leave on
Saturday, usually before noon, arrive in
the city of the game, eat dinner, and
have a meeting with my crew (in which
we see a film of our previous game
which has been graded by the league).
Sunday we have another m eeting,
officiate the game, and leave that
evening.”
In reference to new rules such as the
no bldck below the waist on a kick
return, and the rules devised to protect
the quarterback, M arkbreit said,
“They’re necessary because they help
prevent injury.”
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NILEHILITE, October 5, 1979
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Silver, Mike, Photo Editor
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Special Issu e
In fo r m a tio n w a s g a th ered
fo r this issue on S e p tem b er 21
Niles Township Federation of
Teachers declare strike
by Lori Piper and Eric Robin
On Tuesday, September 21, the NTFT
(Niles Township Federation of Teachers)
officially declared a strike. More than
seven thousand students from the three
Niles schools were dismissed. According
to Illinois state law, any form of striking
is illegal. Newly-hired teachers were
informed of this law and some were told
they would be fired if they did strike.
Nevertheless, according to the Union ap
proximately 80 per cent of all D istrict 219
teachers went on strike.
ACCORDING TO ED ERN ST, vice
president of the NTFT, “They (the
Board) don’t even want to talk about it.
We’ll give a little if they do.” Ernst was
one of the many picketing teachers who
felt the board made no effort to negotiate
with the Union. Board member Dr.
Edward Kaminski commented, “The dif
ferences between the Union and the Board
are so slight, there is no reason why we
should not sit down and thrash out these
differences.” Board President Shirley
Garland offered, “ The place for
negotiating is at the table, in a calm and
reasoned atmosphere. It is not necessary
to solve this by a show of force.”
According to the Board, the Union
specified last year that they wanted a new
contract. By March, a 62-page list of pro
posals which would have cost the Board
an additional 9.5 million dollars was sub
mitted by the Union. One teacher said
they aimed high because they anticipated
coming down during bargaining. The
Board found the proposals ridiculous in
light of declining enrollment and financial
difficulties.
Little progress was made until this
August when the same proposals were
again offered to the Board.
HOSLER INSISTED much bargaining
had taken place, but the teachers stressed
West teacher
struck by car
Bill Paulsen, Niles West teacher, was
struck by a car driven by a non-picketing
teacher on Tuesday, September 21.
PAULSEN WAS NOT seriously injured,
but he was taken to Skokie Valley
Hospital and released later that day.
The Union is filing criminal charges
against the driver of the vehicle.
In another “ violent” incident, a bus was
driving in E a st’s circle drive, according
to Union spokesman Frank Mayfield. Jim
Sweeney, Union member, tried to get the
attention of the bus driver, but the driver
wouldn’t stop. Mayfield said, “The driver
almost ran Jim over. I yelled at the driver
to stop, and I couldn’t get his attention. I
began slapping on the driver’s window to
get his attention. About the third or fourth
slap the window broke. It was purely
accidental; it was not intentional.”
Mayfield was arrested Tuesday night
but released on bond.
they had only bargained for a total of two
or three hours.
As a result, the Board “put its best foot
forward” and proposed a new contract
which had little or no protections for the
Union and said nothing of seniority.
Garland stated “ We hope the teachers
will discover the contract provides sub
stantial economic benefits.”
NOW THE UNION would rather have
the old contract back, plus a R IF clause,
lay-off by seniority, improvements in
teachers’ rights, more than 40 minutes for
preparation, and improvements in files.
Criticisms should be dated and in the file
where teachers can see them in a
reasonable amount of time so teachers
can defend themselves. Teachers also
want to record grievances at the Board
level. Kaminski feels that “ we have very
good contractual conditions. I see no
reason why we should change this.”
Secret files were a big issue on the
picket lines. Mr. Sokalski, P E teacher,
said, “ We’re not even allowed to ne
gotiate files.” The Union thinks there
should be a committee to evaluate
teachers, instead of just one person
(Galen Hosier). The Union points out, “A
prospective employer looks at the files
and sees a criticism by an administrator
and an attached note by the teacher
saying the opposite of the criticism . Who
would the employer believe?”
Hosier commented, “ If a teacher can
prove the evaluation was untrue, it will.be
stricken from the records. Besides,”
Hosier adds, “ I t’s unlawful to use secret
files.”
TH E UNION IS D ISSA TISFIE D
ABOUT THE EXTRA-CURRICULAR
activity provisions in the Board’s
proposal. Three activities assigned for a
duration of five years each is too much for
teachers the Union feels. The Board
explains by saying, “The Union asked for
exact figures. We gave them some,
reluctantly, and they don’t like them. Why
didn’t they state some figures?”
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT OF R IF
(Reduction in Forces) or lay-offs. The
Board has what Mr. Mayfield called an
escape clause. “Teachers will be laid off
by seniority unless some other method is
necessary.”
To the Union, this is just pick and
choose who goes and who stays. Hosier
explained, “If you’ve got a large social
studies department with older teachers
and a small math department with
younger teachers, do you dismiss the
younger teachers and do without a math
department?”
HOSLER HOPES most of the striking
teachers will return. Gibbs said, “If a
teacher doesn’t want his job by not
coming to work, he will be replaced.”
Openings gaps will be filled by certified
teachers of comparable ability. Hosier
also mentioned a teacher can be sus
pended pending a hearing. Gibbs stressed
a teacher could lose his certificate and job
by breaking the contract, and be arrested
for striking.
Since school began early this year, it’s
quite possible the year will end at the
same time as other schools.
P o lic e arriw e . . .
(Photos by Eric Polley)
The threat oi violence brought police to Easthi on Tuesday morning, September 21 at 7:45 a.m.
Teachers block Easthi's circle drive picketing for seniority provisions and a decent contract.
(See picture at left). False fire alarms were sounded at West at 10 a.m.
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Page Two
Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Teachers9 files private?
Teachers have requested negotiations
with the Board as to the actual con
fidentiality of the Board’s personnel files
on each teacher.
The conditions stating the maintenance
of the files are listed in the latest pro
posed “ agreement” to the teachers. As
stated in Article IV Section 4, “ Neither a
teacher’s file nor any of its contents shall
be copied ... without the teacher’s per
mission either during or after his service
in the school district ...” This sentence
assures the teachers that their personnel
files are confidential. However, the
section continues on, “ ...provided
however, such file shall be available to
the Superintendent, the Assistant Super
intendent, the teacher’s own Divisional
Principal, Director of Personnel, and the
Director to whom he is responsible.” This
illustrates that the teachers’ secret files
are only safe to the point where any ad
ministrator, at his own free will, may
remove all or any part of the file. Then he
may distribute it to others wishing to see
the file without acquiring any permission
of release from the teacher. This raises
the question of whether the teacher’s per
sonnel file is indeed a personal file.
Feedback
Senior finds tactics unreasonable
Dear Editor,
I was, in the words of a tape recorded
message, “ shocked and appalled” by the
Board’s refusal to give the teachers what
to me seems a reasonable contract.
The issues for this strike are similar to
those during the beginning of the 1973-74
school year. For example, the right to file
complaints, and the disputed “grievance
right,” which gives protection to nontenured teachers. I think the grievance
clause would ensure rights much in the
same way the checks and balances in the
U.S. Constitution limit executive power.
Without it, teachers would be subject to
the arbitrary decisions of administrative
department heads.
Rather than trying to work with the
faculty, the administration is admittedly
trying to break the Union. Threat letters
were sent to each striking teacher’s
home. Euphomistically entitled “ Notices
of remidiability” the letters stated the
teachers would lose their jobs if they
didn’t return to work. Superintendent Dr.
Gibbs announced over the air at 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22, on WBBM am
that this tactic would frighten teachers to
go back to work. Gibbs said that certified
teachers are being interviewed to replace
the strikers. Rather than breaking the
Union, I think this strategy will
strengthen their supporters, since under
stress and with a common enemy people
often unite.
Murray Cohn ’77
Dear Editor,
I have spent numerous hours today,
September 21,1976, talking with teachers,
school adm inistrators, and Super
intendent Dr. Wesley Gibbs. I believe they
have given me their honest opinions in the
m atter concerning the strike; some didn’t
comment.
The strike is like a divorce. The two
parents scream at each other, and who
suffers? The kids suffer! In this case the
Board and Union communicate in
effectively, and the students suffer. I
think it is about time the students realize
where they stand in this situation. We are
forced out of classes, already behind in
school work, and our extra-curricular
activities have been ignored in many
areas. Students, are we going to allow
ourselves to be ignored academically and
in extra-curricular activities? I, myself,
say no!
And I encourage more of my peers to
get involved and know where they stand.
We are a m ajority, 7,000 students as
opposed to 432 teachers, and even a
smaller minority of administrators and
Board members. We, too, have a voice in
this m atter! Are we as a m ajority, going
to allow ourselves to be ignorant of this
situation we are forced into?
Please, let us be heard!
John J . Diviak J r . ( ’77)
(Photo by Bruce Gostomelsky)
Union teachers stressing the iact that they want the contract disputes settled.
(Photo by Eric Polley)
Mr. Todd Dvorak takes a coifee break during the strike. Teachers spent eight hours picketing
last Tuesday.
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Board policies considered "a mess"
Dear Editor,
I have read the policies offered to the
teachers by the Board, and it seems the
Board has been able to concoct the
biggest mess I have ever seen. And put it
all down in a booklet they dare call an
“ agreement.”
Anyone who agrees with such a thing as
this should be congratulated for being
able to determine what the Board has to
say between those hitherto’s and
therefores.
Name Withheld
Upon Request
Editor's note: These letters are not
necessarily the opinion of the Nilehilite
staff.
Students hurt by strike
We’ve heard much about the
teachers and the Board of Education of
District 219, but little has been said
about the students.
IF ALL TEACHERS that do not
return to the classroom are fired, as
proposed, not only will those teachers
suffer, but the students will be faced
with the situation of adjusting to new,
and less experienced teachers. The
quality of the school will invariably
drop due to confusion on the part of stu
dents and staff. The purpose of the
school is to provide the best possible
education for the students, and yet the
Board is willing to sacrifice good edu
cation for a few contract adjustments.
As one student’s parent explained,
“They are working with our most
prized possessions.”
In addition, students are complaining
that they are not kept well informed of
the proceedings of the strike. Students
receive no special bulletins in the mail,
and are asked to call 966-1012 for in
formation, a line which is almost
always busy. Students would like to
know if school is scheduled, so they can
plan ahead. Most students claim they
were informed by radio, about five
minutes before they normally would
leave to catch the school bus. Others
heard rumors from unreliable sources,
and wanted positive information. Com
munication for future school crises
must be improved.
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would be most considerate if they think
of the students it will affect.
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Strikes and lockouts -- Teachers -- Illinois -- Skokie
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