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Vol. 21 — No. 5
NILEHILITE
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Students Endorse SSO Study Hails
Through
cent admonished them for play
ing favorites.
The main disciplinary officers of
SSSH, the study hall chairmen, as
was expected, received the lowest
rate of approval. Seventy-one per
cent commended their chairmen,
15 per cent said they were too
strict, five per cent said they were
lax, and nine per cent accused
Last year’s mid-semester sur them of playing favorites.
vey was only one per cent more
Also according to the survey, 75
favorable, as 91 per cent of the per cent of the supervisors were
student body approved SSSH’s, good, 16 per cent too strict, six
while nine per cent said they per cent played favorites,, and only
preferred the faculty-supervised three per cent were lax.
halls. According to Jerry Hilde
brand, head of the Executive
Board of SSO, the fall survey is
usually lower, as many students
have never experienced SSSH’s
before.
Now one of the most advanced
student service organizations in
the nation, SSO, the largest or
ganization at Niles, has not
stopped planning and improving
itself, according to Jerry.
Eighty-two per cent indicated
that their SSSH was very quiet or
quiet enough to study. Only two
per cent, and these in scattered
study halls, said that their study
hall was too noisy.
These plans include increased
social, inter-school, and student
relationship. “The SSO at Nilehi
may be on the verge of an epic
step in the organization of school
activities,” Jerry hinted.
SSO has already begun to take
part in several new activities.
SSO’s first Homecoming float, a
raccoon with the slogan, “Let’s
Skin ‘Em,” tied for second place
in Class A in the Homecoming pa
rade.
For Parent’s Night Thursday,
November 19 at the East Campus,
SSO will completely staff two stu
dy halls to show parents what the
typical student supervised study
halls are alike at Nilehi.
Eighty-six per cent stated that
their SSSH got off to a good
start at the beginning of the pe
riod, 44 per cent said their SSSH
quieted down at once, while 42
per cent said that the hall be
came quiet in half a minute or
so.
As to the individual SSSH offi
cers the secretary got the highest
percentage of approval, 80 per
cent. On the other hand, eight per
cent believed their secretary to be
By the request of Student
too strict about detail, three per
cent graded her as inefficient, and Council, SSO has initiated a
one per cent accused her of mak lunch study hall which students
will be able to use during their
ing sign-out errors.
lunch periods. It will be on a six
Next on the list of approval
week trial basis.
stood the assistant chairman.
Mr. George Roth, Mr. Bruce
Seventy-seven per cent of the
students said their assistant Sandberg, Mr. John Gach, Dr.
chairmen were very good, nine Nicholas Mannos, and Sophomore
per cent said they were too Cabinet are working on starting an
strict, seven per cent complained SSO at the West Division, although
they were lax, and sevpn per .on a much smaller scale.
Parents Return
To High School
PARENTS WENT to school on
Wednesday, November 18 at 7:15,
as the PTA sponsored the Open
House.
Parent’s Night began several
years ago and has been held “off
and on” since. It was discontinued
until two years ago, but this year
marked the third year in sequence
that it had been held. The open
house was held to obtain public
interest in the PTA and school.
Parents assembled in their
child’s homeroom by 7:15. In the
homeroom the teacher defined
the homeroom and explained its
duties. From there the parents
followed the regular class sched
ule.
“Fantastic, you just don’t find it
at too many schools!” exclaimed
Jeanette Peterson, a senior from
Round Lake High School,, when
Miss Jean Jackson, yearbook spon- describing SSO at Nilehi.
sor, commented. “We looked at
Jeanette and four other seniors
many books and got some good from Round Lake, Illinois,
ideas as well as a better perspec- visited Nilehi on November 9 to
tive on our own book.
compare their school to Niles
ISH SP A Convention
Journalists ‘Go Collegiate’
* A COLLEGE CAMPUS and driv-
ing rain set the scene for the thirtyninth annual journalism convention,
The Illinois State High School
Press Association convention spon“Rain prevented a thorough
sored by the University of Illinois
began on Friday, November 13 with tour of the campus, but that was
a demonstration of hypnosis. The the only major disappointment.”
The Yearbook Staff was repre
hypnotist attempted to show the
power of suggestion to the entire sented by Gene Veto, editor; Judy
audience by mass hypnosis. He also Anderson, Phyllis Baran, Marcia
selected several subjects, making Braverman, Miss Jackson, and
R o b i n Withall.
them push imag
Representatives
inary baby bug
H ow To Stay Free
from the Nilehigies, flee from
"A strong society of free
lite were Shelley
the “red coats,”
men must be kept fully in
Wexler, editor;
a n d imitate a
formed. Liberty can flour
Dave Grossman;
teacher in their
ish only in the climate of
Miss Mary Konfavorite subject.
,
stans; Ian Lanoff ;
Divisional meet truth. ...
When Americans, know
•and- Mike- Ruby.
ings conducted by
the truth, they are strong
A U. of I. Engt h e University’s
1 i s h instructor
School of Journa and free to act for the best
concluded the con
lism and Com interest of the Nation and
vention by warn
the world."
munications were
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
ing that students
held on the plan
must
prepare
ning of pictures,
headline writing, news writing, themselves in English, as the re
medial English course, Rhetoric
and yearbook layout.
A social in the Illini Union Ball 100, is being discontinued
Highland Park High School was
room on Saturday evening fea
tured a gymnastic exhibition and announced as the president publi
cation of ISHPA, and Miss Alice
dancing
‘The convention was a worth- Rape, Austin News advisor, received
while and enjoyable experience,” the outstanding sponsor award.
and to absorb ideas that could
better their school. The other
students were Erin Rich, Glenn
Sherman, Murray Thomson, and
Duke Adamson.
As Jeanette, who was spokesman
for the group, put it, “We are fa
vorably impressed with almost
everything we see here, especial
ly the way in which the regular
classes are divided. At Round
Lake we are just divided into
classes of 30, but here you are
diyided on the:basis of personality
and.-intelligence also..
One thing that they did not
care for was the length of the
classes. At Round Lake the class
es are 45 minutes long with a 15
minute coffee break for the en
tire school at 10, but they felt
that the curriculum at Nilehi
made up for the longer classes.
Another thing that they disap
proved of was the lack of school
spirit in the students that they
talked with. Jeanette remarked
that “the students don’t care what
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This is a copy of the actual ad which appeared in nationally known
magazines and features Nilehi senior Judy Fulkerson.
Nilehi Senior Poses
For Nation-wide Ads
HOLD THAT pose!
One year ago, Judy Fulkerson,
senior, heard these words when
she posed for a Seven-Up adver
tisement.
In the past few weeks this pic
Ten minutes were alloted for
each class. In that time teachers
gave a brief explanation of the
purpose of the course and out
lined the material to be covered. ture has appeared in several na
As the time alloted for each peri tional magazines. These include
od was so short, there was no Seventeen, Better Homes and
time for parent-teacher confer Gardens, Boys’ Life, Life, Look,
and the Saturday Evening Post.
ences.
Judy started her modeling ca
reer when she was a freshman by
modeling for Marshall Field and
Company in Old Orchard. In her
sophomore year she was a repre
sentative on the Field’s Fashion
Board. When she was a junior she
represented the Old Orchard’s
Fields at a fashion show at Fields
downtown.
Visitors To Niles
Say SSO 'Great'
I §1111
*/ 0
LSJm
Annual Fall Questionnaire
SSO HAS again received an
overwhelming vote of confidence
from the student body.
In the annual fall survey, which
was answered by more than 3,200 students, almost 90 per cent
endorsed student supervised study
halls, while only about 10 per
# cent said they preferred facultysupervised study halls.
f" i
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
Niles Township High School, Skokie, Illinois
Downtown she met a man
from the Sarra Photography
Agency who was scouting for
new talent. This agency takes
the pictures for the Seven-Up
ads, and he arranged for pic
tures to be taken of Judy., From
these photographs she was se
lected to pose for the ad.
a fast operation on the new ted
dy bear and made the necessary
earmuffs.
The picture was going to be tak
en at Oak Park High School but
the weatherman wouldn’t cooper
ate. It snowed, so the picture had
to be taken before a backdrop in
side the studio.
Besides her activities as a
model, Judy has participated in
several school activities. She is
co-chairman of the Yearbook
Senior Section this year.. She is
also assistant chairman of a
SSSH. She has taken part in
Swim Club, Modern Dance, Art
Council, Latin Club, and Spanish
Club in her four years of high
school. She was secretary of
Spotlighters in her sophomore
year.
When asked about her future
plans, she said she hadn’t decided
on a career yet, but modeling
wasn’t in the picture. She thinks
that her college plans will include
Smith College in Northampton,
Massachusetts.
Merit Commends
45 Nilehi Seniors
The Seven-Up company uses
teenagers from this area for their
ads because of the effect of the
“natural look.” “They are al
ways searching for new faces, es FORTY-FIVE NILEHI seniors
pecially boys. They want teenagers have been cited for outstanding
who look like teenagers” Judy performance on the National Mer
it Qualifying Tests.
said.
Each has received a formal
Judy won’t appear in any oth
er ads for Seven-Up because “Letter of Commendation” from
they do not use the same face the National Merit Scholarship
more than once. The reason Corporation. These students, al
that the boy’s face was covered though they missed being semi
in the ad was that he had al finalists in the program, are still
ready appeared in three ads. So eligible for scholarships.
The following students have been
far his feet have been photo
cited: Steven Alpern, Judy An
graphed along with his face.
derson, Stephen Aronin, Ralph Be“It took one day for the picture stock, Laura Cahoon, Rosalyn
to be posed and the scene to be Chapman, Joseph Crowther, Gene
set, although the actual shooting Dolnick, Arthur Dover, Barbara
took an hour,” she added.
Epstein, Judith Fulkerson, Rich
During the posing, Judy was let ard Ghetzler, Gary Goldstein, Mi
in on some of the inner workings chael Gordon.
of an advertising agency. To her
Samuel Green, Sara Greensurprise they don’t use Seven-Up wald, Frances Greisdorf, i David
in the. bottles. To make the bot Grossman, Rosemary Gustavson,
tles look frosty they drip a little Walter Issac, Jim Jungwirth,
glue on the outside and stuff it Richard Keller, Bernard Krawith cellophane.
vitz, Michael Lerner, George
Gold earmuffs seemed to dis
appear from the stores last win
ter. The only thing gold to be
found was the fur of a teddy
bear, so the agency resorted to
happens to the school when they
leave at the end of the day. It
might be because Round Lake has
only 600 students, but we work
with unity.”
Levinson, Robert Longfield, Rus
sel Luepker, David Lynn, Mary
Maselli and James Miller.
James Norling, Mark Pepper
corn, William Pflaum, Michael
Pildes, Susan Rice, Phil Rosner,
Karen Sandstrom, Harriet Schachter, Ronald Shuman, Mara Sugarman, Paula Svedlund, Harry Taxin, Edmund Winter, Jack Wollman,
and Milford Wolpoff.
�Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
N I L E H I L I T E
Page Two
EDITORIAL
I
The Unappreciative Americans |
Students Support Ian
I’VE GOT THINGS COMING. I’m an American!
Thanksgiving is a holiday during which people should count their
blessings. But, if they do, it is usually because of an obligatory feel
ing and passes quickly.
“Americans do not realize or appreciate the advantages which
they have.” This is an annual complaint, but it bears repeating in
the opinion of one teacher who has lived in many European coun
tries. Mr. Gentil da Rosa feels that Americans expect comfort and
take their high standard of living as their due.
“When I look at this country,” Mr. da Rosa commented, “I
think—where else can one find such comfort? An occurrence such
as the current steel strike seems so wrong,” he went on, “for it
shows that Americans are never satisfied. They just want more
and more.”
Mr. da Rosa considered European schools and those of his native
Spain and nominated the “wonderful opportunities which Americans
have for schooling” as the thing for which we should be most thankful.
Americans are able to “write their own destiny.” Anything an
American worker achieves depends upon his own personal per
formance. One is not limited because of his social or economic
position. In Europe it is very hard, if not impossible, to cross the
invisible social barrier.
It is particularly important to remember our advantages when
we complain about the petty things of our daily life. Problems such
as whether we’ll have cranberries for Thanksgiving dinner, how much
coverage our activity will have in the paper, and how far we have to
walk to the school bus seem relatively unimportant when we con
sider that others worry about whether they’ll have a Thanksgiving
dinner or if they’ll receive news through the Iron Curtain.
How we conduct ourselves as a nation is a matter which the whole
world watches carefully. How we conduct ourselves individually is a
m atter which affects those around us especially, but we should always
strive to maintain what Miss Mary Konstans feels, after spending a
year in Greece, is the thing which Americans should be most thank
ful for—the dignity of man.
Publications Give Replies
To Nilehi Letter Writers
LETTERS FROM famous au the hands of members of Mrs.
thors, editors, and nationally Gladys C. Myers’ period 5 English
known publishers, magazines, and class.
newspapers have been pouring into
As a result of a letter writing
project members of the class have
had their letters printed in publi
cations ranging from Newsweek to
the Chicago Tribune.
Newsweek, in its November 9
issue, quoted Tim Fung in its
Letter column regarding the
YANG HONG Shik’s father dis space race as follows: “Losing
appeared after his fishing boat the space race while giving aid
was wrecked, and his mother died to countries which care little for
as a result of hardships she suf democracy is discouraging.”
Typhoon Sarah
Ruins 'B ig Day'
fered during the Korean War.
Yang, who lives in the Bar Myung Orphanage, was adopted by
Nile Id’s Student* Council last year.
He is nine years old and is plan
ning to become a teacher.
Dear Yang’s Foster Parents:
Hot and close summer is gone
all too soon and we are now en
joying cool autumn here. Autumn
is such a cool, pleasant season,
and all the children like it very
much.
Your most thoughtful letter ar
rived to us again and it made
little Hong Shik so happy. Little
Hong Shik is ever well and in
good health. Now I’ll tell you
about September 17 on which a
terrible typhoon named Sarah
brought us lots of damage de
stroying thousands houses and a
number of ships.
Also many people were killed or
missing owing to the typhoon. Co
incidentally, it was our most tra
ditionai holiday called Chu Suk
(harvest full moon day, August 15
by lunar calendar) and we made a
failure of our most exciting holi
day.
Even Hong Shik’s school had
its half part of building blown
off, and the children are still out
of school. As for the orphanage
we got our store house and five
little buildings blown off. So you
can see we suffered heavily.
Author of Away All Boats, Ken
neth M. Dodson, wrote to Jeff
Wales, “Mr. (Carl) Sandburg is a
good friend of ours, and ae was
the one who encouraged me to go
ahead and write Away All Boats.
“The book was written out of
my heart and out of my own life
experience during the last World
War, and although it tells of
fighting and destruction, it is
thrilling to me that it has helped
and inspired so many others. .,
A one sentence letter—“But first
you have to catch your litterbug”
—was sent by the senior editor of
The Saturday Evening Post, Fred
eric Nelson, to Jan Cook.
Newton H. Fulbright, writer for
the New York Herald Tribune, in
a two page letter to Karen-Lynne
Herrmann made comments about
juvenile delinquency.
Author Berton Roueche wrote ,to
Steve Shapiro concerning his book
about medicine, The Incurable
Wound, and his new book, The De
lectable Mountains.
Alexander Kucherer,* author of
article “I Talked to 2,000 Rus
sians” which appeared in U.S.
News and World Report, wrote
to Janet Anderson and Jan Cook
regarding his summer experi
ence in Russia.
The Chicago Tribune in its Sun
day, November 8 magazine quotes
Now we are all busy repairing Judy Siegel and Zorine Kunar re
our stricken houses so that the garding the problems of juvenile
children may soon be settled down delinquency in the Chicago area.
The Tribune also published let
to play or study.
ters written by Robert Trendler
Yours sincerely,
Hong Shik and his teacher
(Lee Chi Bok)
on education and Mike Fisher on
a disarmament program.
DEAR EDITOR,
TRACK STAR Jesse Owens will
discuss juvenile delinquency at the
YMCA Youth Conference organized by Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y.
Mrs. Joyce Johnson, who will
speak on dating, has written a
book on that subject. Other topics
are current affairs, and marriage.
The conference will begin at 1:30
and last until approximately 5:30
on Sunday, November 22. Admis
sion is one dollar.
The program at Nilehi West will
include a community sing, discus
sions, dinner, entertainment by Vi
vace, and a summary of the dis
cussion groups’ accomplishments.
The planning committee feels
that the discussion areas will an
swer any questions and solve any
problems which the youth of the
community may have.
According to Mary O’Grady,
publicity chairman, the conference
will be conducted on a completely
non-sectarian basis.
Congratulations to Ian Lanoff! His column has been showing
journalism which surpasses the usual high school level. The expression
of his opinions is definitely his privilege, and I hope that he continues
to do so,
And what has become of the paper itself? Last week’s issue
appeared to be a publicity release for Senior Cabinet, which seems
to think that it is above criticism.
Once again, three cheers for Ian! Let’s hope he keeps writing!
A SENIOR
TO THE NILEHILITE EDITOR,
Our school paper is one of the best school papers that I have ever
seen including college papers. My faith in our paper recently received
great shock, however, when I read the “Letters to the Editor” col
umn in the November 6 issue. I fail to see why the paper can or
should apologize for one of its writers. A good paper should back its
writers. I believe Ian’s column is one of the better ones in the paper.
Whether his opinions are good or bad is for us, the student body, to
decide. Evidently, omnipotent Senior Cabinet does not give us credit
for even this much intelligence.
WALTER ISAAC
DEAR EDITOR:
The letter from Rick Kroon poses very important questions. Is
the purpose of the Nilehilite to be the unqualified support of all school
policies and functions, or is it an independent organ, retaining the
right to give its opinions?
If the former is true our paper is little more, than a publicity
release and the apology is understandable. Otherwise the editors
were wrong in apologizing.
It is one thing if Ian misquoted someone; it is another if the
paper is apologizing for his own opinions. No one can do that but he
himself, unless he represents the paper’s policies. The fact that the
story was written under a by-line supports the contention that these
are Ian’s own feelings and not necessarily the paper’s policy.
I believe it should not necessarily be the policy of the paper
to support each columnist who has a by-line except to the extent
of allowing this columnist to write his column without fear of
reprimand or censorship as long as he does not commit libel.
Since Thanksgiving Day is just
The paper should be free and independent.
around the corner, we are all
HAROLD WOLMAN, Senior
thinking of what to be thankful
Ed. Note: The paper did not apologize for Ian’s remarks, as it
for ., . . turkey, cars, school, etc!
is our policy to support our columnists. The note printed under
This week the Inquiring Report
Rick’s letter was merely an explanation.
er decided to get students’ op
posite reaction: What would you
be least thankful for on Thanks£ a s f N ile h ilite
giving Day?”
DEAR EDITOR:
Jack Bailey, senior: “Six weeks
I am a Senior, but you’d never know there were any seniors around
any more.
Conrad Spirrison, senior: “The
When the class of ’60 were freshmen, everything written in the
176th day we have to make up for Nilehilite was concerning the upperclassmen. Now that we’re upper
the state law.”
classmen, the West Division seems to have priority. Why???
Neil Esterman, senior: “My girl
A SENIOR
friend.”
Ron Tinaglia, senior: “All the DEAR NILEHILITE STAFF,
Last year the West Division complained that there wasn’t enough
passes I have to write in study
about the West Division in the paper. Now I would like to reply
hall.”
that this year there isn’t enough about the East Division.
Robin Marcy, junior: “Senior
Through our first three years of school we look forward to
girls in SSO.”
seeing and hearing about our class in the school paper. The West
Sherry Copeland, senior: “The
Division has heard about the East Divisioners, but not many from
last three weeks of homework that
the East Division know any underclassmen.
I will do in one day.”
In your last issue there wasn’t even half of the paper devoted to
Dean Donile, junior: “Coming the East Division. Everywhere I looked all I saw was West Division,
back to school after that beautiful West Division.
vacation.”
The East Division has one small column on “the Inquiring
Barry Feingold, senior: “Mr.
Reporter.” The West Division has two with pictures, no less.
Byram’s Thanksgiving wrestling
Let’s not be overdone by the staff from the West Division. We
practice!”
want to see East Division printed in the paper once in a while.
A SENIOR
Jack Izard, senior; “Who knows?
I like everything to eat but kinda
Ed. Note: Because of the split division, West is putting out its
feel sorry for the . . . !”
own pages. However they have never had more pages than our
Division although they composed the special Education Week
Betty Smart, senior: “The cran
spread last week.
berry sauce.”
grades.”
Linda Joelson, senior: “Calo
ries!”
Jackie Callow, senior: “For hav
ing to leave Nilehi after three
great years, and moving to Cali
fornia.”
Sandy Lawler, senior: “The ex
ercise I get running to and from
classes!”
Judee Rosenfield, senior: “My
monitor supervisor, Bob Hederick.”
Bob Hederick, senior: “My 7th
period monitor, Judee Rosenfield.”
Joan Weiss, senior : “The wish I
won’t get when I break the wish
bone from the turkey.”
Howie Alder, junior: “Wrest
ling.”
Judy Pomerich, senior: “All the
weight I’ll gain, and the suffering
when I have to lose it.”
Mark Hoffman, senior: “The fol
lowing Monday.”
Jim Boosales, junior: “Money, I
don’t have any.”
Barbara Levenfeld, senior: “All
the weight I’m going to gain.”
Squad Makes Racket
DEAR EDITOR,
We, active Trojan fans of Nilehi, have noticed the unfavorable
conduct of certain students belonging to Racket Squad. We feel that
their conduct is lowering the standards of the club. Their
turbances are distracting to those who are interested in
and cheering our team instead of certain individuals. We
Racket Squad is a most worthwhile organization and let’s
a few spoil it.
loud dis
watching
feel that
not have
CONCERNED JUNIORS
Band To Headline Dance
Cabinet Dance
will be headlined by a “real
swingin’ band known by all,” ac
cording to a release from Cabinet
publicity sources.
The dance will be held in the
West Student Lounge after the
basketball game on December 4
from 10 to 11:30. Tickets, which
are fifty cents, will be sold in the
ticket booths in East and West and
also will be available at the door.
THE
JUNIOR
nileHIute
Voi. 21 —
No. 5
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
Published bi-weekly by the journalism
department, Niles Township High School.
Printed by J. Joseph Meier Publishing Com
pany, Skokie, Illinois.
Editor-in-chief ................. Shelley Wexler
News Editor ................... Dave Grossman
Feature Editor ....................... Ian Lanoff
Sports Editor
.................
Mike Ruby
Exchange Editor ............. Connie Brodzik
Picture Editor
........Fran Greisdorf
Chief of Photographers
Ted Masters
Photographers
Al Baum, Ron Hauser
Circulation Manager ...
Linda Joelson
Cartoonist
............ Marlene Andalman
Special Writers Sue Krawitz, Barb Epstein
Typists
Alice Johanson, Sandy Lawler
News Bureau Chief ...
Bonnie Dictor
Sponsor .................. M iss M a ry Konstans
�Page Three
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
Catch ‘
Stardust’Tonight On West Stage
“THE PLAY’S the thing,”
commented William Shakes
peare many years ago.
However this year’s fall,
play, “Stardust,” will be made
up of four parts which are
equally important: the cast,
the crews, the directors, and
the play itself. “Stardust,”
which runs for two nights, will
start at 8:30.
Tickets are one dollar for
Nilehi students and one dol
lar and twenty five cents for
adults.
Stage crew members grimace as they mix paint for the set. Pic
tures on this page were taken by the Skokie News.
Leads for the Nilehi produc
tion of “Stardust” include Car
ol Milkis as. Prudence Mason,
Toby Ettinger as Janet Ross,
and Irwin Jann as Mr. Bach.
Harry Taxin, stage manager,
is being assisted by Renee
Haskell. Joan Weiss and Mar
lene Margolis are student di
rectors in charge of cast and
crews
respectively.
Linda
Noyle and Pam Carter will act
as prompters.
Crew First Plans,
Then Paints, Builds
Plays 'Laughing M a tte r 7
During Past Five Years
THE FALL plays for the past
five years have been laughing
matters. That is, they have all
been comedies.
The 1954 fall play was “Good
bye, My Fancy.” The plot re
volved around a Congresswoman
Agatha Reed who had returned to
her alma mater, Good Hope Col
lege, for an honorary degree and
to renew a college romance.
culation along with that of the gov
ernment.
“Cookoos on the Hearth,” a
mystery comedy by Parker Finnelly, was the fall play in 1955.
According to the Nilehilite of
September 30, 1955, “The play is
full of both humor and suspense
and offers good roles.”
The fall play of 1958 had the
distinction of being presented in
1959. The play, “Mrs. Me Thing,”
was presented late because of
trouble with the West Division
theater. In the play Mrs. Me
Thing’s daughter, Mimi, wants to
spend time with rich Howie
La Rue,r but Mrs. La Rue won’t
allow it. As a punishment, Mrs.
Me Thing, who is really a witch,
replaces Howie with a stick boy.
How Howie escapes this plight is
quite a feat.
A counterfeit play, one dealing
with counterfeiters, was the fall
play for 1956. The play, “Mr. Bar
ry’s Etchings,” is a Broadway
comedy about a certain Mr. Bar
ry who suddenly decides to put his
own hand-etched money into cir
ç jla r ^ e r
I d a r ie ty
“Amidst fluttering stomachs,
nervous giggling, and shaking
knees, the curtain will rise to
night on this year’s fall play,
“Stage Door,” said the Nilehi
lite of November 22, 1957. This
play told the story of the lives of
certain young “would-be” actres
ses who strive to see their names
in lights.
o f P % r ts
O ffe r e d ;
EVEN BEFORE the play is cast
the stage crew begins to formulate
ideas concerning the color, shape,
and size of the set.
The crew must paint the flats
made out of muslin or canvas
stretched over a wooden frame,
build new ones, and erect the set
on stage.
1
Flats used in previous produc
tions are washed, and the paint
for the new play covers memor
ies of past productions. Many of
these flats have been used for
more than four productions.
Next the design is put over the
basic color.
In “Stardust” the flats were
spattered with a contrasting color,
and details such as painting wood
work had to be completed.
After being painted, the flats are
brought up to the stage for a
lighting check. They are repaint
ed if the color is wrong. During
the performance a few members
.of the crew are on hand in case a
flat tears or a brace loosens.
The stage crew works during
rehearsals, meeting at least
three times a week until dress
rehearsal. From then on only
those who will be backstage dur
ing the show must attend.
B ous
'f
ELEVEN TO seven and the she’s
have it.
Yes, the she’s had the opportun
ity to choose from a larger variety
of parts in this year’s fall play,
“Stardust.”
A shocked Carol Milkis watches as Alan Kerman showers Sam
Arnoff with confetti as Ellen Enke looks on.
to
B eeven
the cast of “Stardust” were audi
tioned on three different days.
AI Kerman, Jerry Flanagan;
Janet Ross, Toby Ettinger; Mar
lene Margolis, understudy of To
by Ettinger; Robert Mark, Phil
Ford; Steve Smith, Tad Voorhis;
Jan Williams, Marion Phipps;
Joan Gordon, Mavis Moriarity;
Bill Pflaum, John Redman; Ma
deline Dunn, Stella Brahms;
Sam Arnoff, Arthur Scott Jr.
AN INTEGRAL part of any pro
duction is the program. The pro
gram for this year’s fall play,
“Stardust” , was compiled by se
nior Marlene Andalman.
Loretta Goldstein, Dean of Wom
en; Fran Harris, Miss Fruman;
Linda Levee, Miss Robinson; and
Nancy Rothchild, Miss Jones.
The cover, a red and white ab
stract “beatnick” design, was
drawn by senior Joan Erickson.
It is decorated with the heads of
a boy and girl beatnick in spot
lights. The title will be in an
oval on the right..
Members of the prop crew are examining the conditions of the
props. Others are checking costumes and lighting equipment.
Also, helping with the cast are
Joan Weiss, assistant director in
charge of the cast; Marlene Mar
golis, assistant director in charge
of crews; Harry Taxin, stage man
ager; Renee Haskell, assistant
stage manager; and Pam Carter
and Diane Berger, prompters.
Make-up'Creates'
Real Atmosphere
On Sta ge ...
Miss Virginia
life^egantem^ S
B le v e n
The cast was then chosen by the
Thespian members, aided by Miss
Virginia Stemp. They were an
nounced in the following order:
This year’s fall play offered
Carol Milkis, Prudence Mason;
seventeen different parts for in
Joan Brandenburg,' understudy of
terested Nilehi juniors and sen
Prudence Mason; Irwin Jann, Mr.
iors to choose from: seven male
Bach; Ellen Enke, Claire Carter;
parts and 11 female parts.,
Joan Weiss, understudy of Claire
All of those East Division stu
Carter.
dents interested in taking part in
Program Uses
'Crazy Design
The program consists of a wel
come, list of directors, synopsis of
The co-chairman of the crew are scenes, and names of the cast. The
Barry Katz, Charlene Levine, and last page lists crew members and
the acknowledgements.
Linda Goldfarb.
CURTAIN GOING UP . . . and
another play begins.
For Miss Virginia Stemp the
plays have begun many times,
first in Milwaukee when she was a
child performing in vaudeville on
the Fapchon-Marco circuit. Later
she had her own show in the small
theaters near her home.
A twenty piece orchestra accom
panied her as she sang and danced.
When she was
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O u tn u m b e r e d
Stemp
She entered Milwaukee-Donner
College, a private girls’ school,
and studied speech and drama.
After graduating in 1941 she
started to teach in Lake Geneva
and organized a small theater
group in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Although she had received a rec
ommendation to study at the Mos
cow Art Theater in New York
City, she chose to remain in the
teaching profession. Chicago be
came the setting for the next act
of her play when she came here in
1944.
She was employed as a buyer
for Carson’s, a fashion co-ordina
tor for Goldblatt’s, a truck driv
er, and a chocolate dipper at An
des Candies. Before coming to
Nilehi in 1948 she taught at Barra
College in Lake Forest and di-
ONE ELEMENT of theatrical
production, make-up, lends Nilehi
productions an atmosphere com
parable to a “real Broadway
play.”
Crew members learn to match
tones of grease paint, powder, and
rouge to the faces of their “sub
jects” to make the stars appear
neither too sallow nor too ruddy
under the bright lights.
Once thé base has been ap
plied the “make-up artist” must
line his subject’s eyes, first with
black liner and then with white.
Little red dots applied on the
edge of the eyes create the il
lusion that the eyes are further
apart when the actor is on the
stage.
rected at the World Playhouse.
Performing is still a part of her
life, and she sometimes does radio
work or readings for club groups.
She also has some private dramatic
students.
Rehearsing for a scene in “Stardust” are Bill Pflaum, Stan Berg,
Linda Levee, Carol Milkis, Nancy Rothchild, and Fran Harris.
Is Nilehi Being Invaded By Real Beatniks
WAS NILEHI invaded by Beat
niks on November 16? No, they
were just members of the publici
ty crew for “Stardust.”
Along with the many posters' that
adorn the walls of Nilehi and the
big signs in the library and the
middle hall, this crew has made
the blue stars and black cones that
were used in the drawing for
two free tickets to the play. Each
cone had a number on it that de
termined the winner.
Jill Wine and Maureen Pernitz,
co-chairmen, were responsible for
the many publicity stunts that the
crew carried out, along with the
idea for the “expresso house”
which is situated in the cafeteria
and is used for the selling of tick
ets.
�Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
N I L E H I L I T E
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JZ et s
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IN THE LIAN'S DEN
C urLeu
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BY IAN LANOFF
ALTHOUGH THE FIRST Thanksgiving holiday in America was
338 years ago, there are still many similarities between then, 1621, and
today, 1959.
The Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving, and first “offi
cial” Thanksgiving in America, to give thanks to God for the blessings
of the past year. Although there are many different religious groups
in our country today, we will all be praying to the same God on
Thanksgiving for the same reasons as the Pilgrims.
The Pilgrims were not a tolerant people, and they punished
anyone who did not believe as they did. Although this is not true
today of American people, isn’t it true that many Americans today
believe that our way of life is the only real way of life? In the
1920’s and even today we are having trouble with the Ku Klux
Klan, a group that patterns themselves somewhat on these selfcentered beliefs of the Pilgrims.
A fact that few people may know is that the Pilgrims started
a system which is the basis for communism as we know it today in
Russia. The Pilgrims later turned to a democracy, as the communal
system did not work out favorably. It is ironic that the first Americans
lived under a system which is our chief rival today, in 1959.
The Pilgrim of 1621 was entering a new frontier, the wilderness
of a new land. He probably didn’t know what to expect of the land
which he had made his home. For years he had wondered what
America was like, and he was about to find out.
Today we are also entering, or trying to enter anyway, a new
frontier: space. Just as the Pilgrim didn’t know what to expect, so
too are we in the dark as to the mysteries of this new frontier. For
years we have wondered about the stars. In conquering his new
frontier our ancestors used brains, hard work, and determination
just as we must if we are to conquer our frontier.
Although the dangers of hostile Indians and wild animals may
seem unreal to us now, they were very real to these people. Those
factors threatened their peace and security just as guided missiles
threaten ours today. They were afraid of these things just as we.
are afraid of a nuclear war. They were in danger of being wiped
off the face, of the earth just as we are today.
“Twenty score and sixteen years
ago our fathers brought forth on
this continent a new nation dedica
ted to the proposition that turkeys
shall be eaten on Thanksgiving.”
The five fourth year Latin students, from left to right, Phyllis
Baran, Mark Peppercorn, Dave Grossman, Mike Gordon, and Joan
Welters, examine a model of the ancient city of Troy.
Latin Far From 'Dead';
Spanish 'Idea' Fulfilled
Latin is far from a “dead lan
guage” in Miss Lois Lamberg’s
second period Latin class.
Five students are studying their
fourth year of Latin, while 15 oth
ers are pursuing their third year
of the ancient language during that
period.
Translating the Aeneid, the
epic poem by Virgil which was
first published around 19 B.C.,
comprises most of the work
which will be undertaken by the
fourth year class, according to
Miss Lamberg.
When we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner we will be eating many
of the same foods that were eaten by the Pilgrims in 1621. Turkeys
The Aeneid tells of the Trojan
and pumpkin pies were popular then for their accessibility just as
hero Aeneas who, after the fall of
they are popular today gecause of tradition.
Troy, sought to find a new city in
Just as we have gangsters and juvenile delinquents today,
Italy, which eventually became
they had their “hands full” with the Indians in 1631. One role
Rome. No matter how many misthat has changed greatly in the 338 years is that of the horse. Used
fortunes accompanied Aeneas on
as a means of transportation by the Pilgrims, today the horse
his’ journey, the mythological gods
has been replaced by motor vehicles, and horses are used to sup
of Rome managed to save him, and
port bookies.
As these people thanked God for the past and looked to the future eventually he found his city.
“In a sense,” Miss Lamberg
they set a good example for the people of today. Although material
objects have changed somewhat, in comparing December 1621 to No said, “the Aeneid is a work of
vember 1959 we can see that conditions are still similar in many ways. propaganda. Virgil wrote it for
Band 'Plays On'
DespiteWeather
by Hopeful Goodheart
Dear Hopeful,
I love a shy young man named
John, and he loves me. But
Miles, a powerful young man in
our colony, is sending John to
seek my hand in marriage for
himself. What shall I do?
Priscilla Mullins
Dear Pris,
When thy love asks thee to marry
Miles say “Speak for thyself,
John.” If he still does not ask for
thy hand, thou art a fool to waste
any more time on this backward
fellow.
Nilehi football players had cheer
leaders and a pep club to cheer for
them, but still another group added
to the sounds and spirit from Trojan stands
„ ,, „
,
,. .
The football and marching
groups, composed of concert and
intermediate band members add
ed to the atmosphere and pro
vided strains of “Nilehi” after
touchdowns. The group, because
of bad weather, participated in
half-time ceremonies only once.
the glorification of Rome and the
Emperor Augustus who reigned
over Rome when the Aeneid was
written. Still it ranks as one of
the great literary works of all
time,” she commented.
Besides reading the Aeneid the
students' are studying Latin poetry
and poets in general. Latin poems,
which are based on meter rather
than rhyme> have been attempted
by the s^u^en^s with some success,
according to Miss» Lamberg.
The fourth year students have
read both portions of Julius
Caesar’s writings on his Gallic
campaigns and the orations of
and continued to practice each
day to the end of the home foot
ball games last Saturday.
Formed in 1953 by Mr. Leo Pro
vost, the band was led by drum
The football band has been dis
major Sheila Linder and baton banded, and members were placed
twirlers. The football band is com- in the Concert Band and at East or
posed of about 90 students; 40 per
Intermediate Band at West.
cent of the group is girls.
The Marching Band will be re
These musicians started prac organized in spring from members
ticing their formations and drills of the Concert and Intermediate
two weeks before school started bands to participate in parades.
Marcus Tulluis Cicero, a corntemporary of Caesar in previous
years. The third year students
have not read Cicero’s works.
Actually, what you have read
above is the turkeys’ view on the
origin of Thanksgiving. They blame
The Indians (it is the fashion today
to blame everything on the In
dians) for their plight, since In
dians brought turkeys to the Pil
grims as a sign of peace and, ever
since then, conditions for the tur
key have worsened.
It wouldn’t have been so bad if
the Pilgrims had kept their holi
day to themselves, but they ac
tually started a tradition. During
the Revolutionary War the tur
keys really had it bad. Eight
days were set aside for giving
thanks for victories and being
saved from danger.
In 1789 George Washington de
clared that the first Thursday in
November be set aside for giving
thanks. For many years there was
no regular Thanksgiving Day in the
United States, and the turkeys
“The value of Latin is immeas never had it so good.
Last year two of the top Latin
students in Illinois came from Nilehi. Aaron Bloch tied for first place,
and Mike Sachs tied for second in
the state Latin contest. Both were
fourth year students.
urable,” concluded Miss Lam
berg. It gives the student a back
ground in English and history
and aids them in countless other
subjects.
The fourth year Latin students
are Phyllis Baran, Mike Gordon,
Dave Grossman, Mark Peppercorn,
and Joan Wolters.
“The goal of the first fourth year
Spanish class in Nilehi history is
t0 gain knowledge of Spanish history and authors and develop flu
ency in speech and writing,” ac
cording to Mr. Gentil da Rosa.
But alas, in 1863, Mrs. Sarah
Josepha Hale, editor of “Godey’s
Lady Book,” who had worked
thirty years on the project, per
suaded President Lincoln to de
clare Thanksgiving. This set a
precedent which has been follow
ed ever since then.
As if an American Thanksgiving
weren’t enough, the Canadians and
the Latin American countries have
also incorporated Thanksgiving as
a national holiday.
Each year, as Thanksgiving be
comes more and more commercial
The idea for the fourth year ized, turkeys become fewer and
class was conceived in 1956 when fewer. If we don’t watch out, they
students first were allowed to may revolt. How would you like to
take a language in their fresh be served for Thanksgiving dinner?
man year. At that time a fourth
year Spanish class was prophesized. By 1961, two fourth year
classes are expected, according
to senior da Rosa.
The class uses three books, a
Spanish short story book, a book
on civilization, and a grammar
book. Later in the year the stu
dents will read % collection of
a
Spanish-American short stories,
These books will enable the stu
dents to unify all they have learned
in the past four years, Mr. da Rosa
explained.
As the Spanish course, which is
conducted completely in Spanish,
is similar to one given in college,
Mr. da Rosa feels that the stu
dents will be well equipped to
continue Spanish in college.
The class is geared to an advan
ced level because the students tak
ing it either plan to major in Span
ish, or they show an ability, for the
language.
The fourth year class now is
being conducted in the same
room with the accelerated third
year class, due to a school policy
that a minimum of fifteen stu
dents must compose a class.
Senior Spotlite
Turk Ey
Dear Turk,
That is how the ax falleth.
Dear Hopeful,
Just because I saved John
Smith from death everybody
thinks I’m going to marry him.
We’re just good friends.
Pocohantas
Band forms “N” on football field at Barrington football game. It
was the only game in which they marched. This was due mainly
to bad weather.
It’s often very difficult for a
“senior in the spotlight” to remember his most exciting moment in
high school, but Lenny Engstrom
had no trouble. .
While Lenny was being interviewed, he received the news that
he had been chosen all-Suburban
center for 1959. “I never even
thought I. . . . well, I did think
about it a million times, but, gee,
this is sharp,” was Lenny’s excited
comment.
1
Lenny commented.
Lenny’s list of activities include
participation on the football, basketball, and baseball teams, vicepresident and treasurer of Council
in his junior year, Hi-Y, hall monitor, SSSH, Foreign Language Club,
Physics Club and N-Club treasurer,
I think the most important factor
in my life is my parents’ influence,
They always gave me freedom and
allowed me to do what I wanted to
do.
In addition to unexpected excitement, Lenny also rates his
election as president of the Stu
dent Council as a memorable ex
perience. He feels that Council
should act as the main mediator
between students and faculty
and should provide service to the
students and teach members
about democratic principles.
Dear Hopeful,
Thou canst not help, but I can
see that this Thanksgiving feast
will come to no good.
Dear Poc,
Thou are right. I have an upright
fellow with whom I mayst fix thee
up, John Rolfe. Going steady is not
a good idea.
C7alk
“My most embrassing moment
happened when I had to memo
rize eighteen lines of Chaucerian
English. All the members of the
class recited their lines in
groups, but I was absent that day
and had to deliver it in front of
the class. When I got up in front
of the room, I opened my mouth
and nothing came out. Now I
know it perfectly.”
“Council should become a more
respected organization than it is
now, should receive more public
ity, and increase its work in the
orientating of new students and im
proving assemblies in general,”
“Math and science are my fav
orite subjects, and I plan to attend
one of the military academies, pro
bably either Air Force or the Mer
chant Marines,” he concluded.
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jazz celebrities
mr. lees spoke of the clash be
tween true art and mass art. he
believes that real art is individual,
the expression of an individual
mind, while trash is merely imitafive, he defines art as "an emotional outpouring guided by intellect.”
jazz, a very real art, is extreme
individualism, there is a continual
conflict between man and society,
man must be individual, but he
needs the society which is con
stantly trying to crush his individ
uality. in jazz, both the social and
individual needs are satisfied, five
men play the same chord in har
mony, yet there is room for indi
vidual interpretation of the chord.
parallel to the growth of jazz is
the decline in quality of american
pop music since world war II. with
mechanics, mass art is being
rammed down our throats, disk
jockeys, bribed or ordered to, feed
the public the same tunes over and
over until they come to accept it.
now with congress investigating the
disk jockeys, the industry is get
ting all upset, and pop music may
once again have to stand on its own
merits.
chuck suber, an expert on the
financial end of the entertainment
industry, spoke first of the nature
of professional talent, he said that
its two basic components are ego
and ambition:
“the professional must have a
strong ego, the desire to transmit
to his audience, the ego must be
able to endure hardships and failure. t
'
.
* *
.
“ambition, partly wrapped up in
ego, is vital.
it must be the ‘i’ll-get-ahead-des p i te - society - and - everything else’ type, don’t give an artist the
opportunity to step on you.”
mr. suber then traced the prog
ress of a talented young singer, he
Debate Squad
Chosen
Tryouts for the debate squad at
Niles West were held during the
week of November 10. Prospectives
were judged on the basis of the
presentation of their three-minute
speeches. Out of the 30 freshmen
candidates only 9 were chosen.
The Freshman “A” Squad is the
following: Richard Mittenthal, Den
nis Lidberg, Marc Lane, and Ron
Kirchner. t The Freshman “B”
Squad consists of Gary Graff, Dave
McCarty, Jeff Marker, Heather
Nissenson, and Ellen Pildes. The
S o p h o m o r e Squad is Janet
Block, Mike Frandzel, Julie Gor
don, Janice Krenier, and Dick Lavin. The only reason for two Fresh
Cheerleaders
F -l-G -H -T !
NILES WEST was represented
Saturday, November 14, by eight
d llS
girls—our Frosh and Sophomore
cheerleaders—at the Cheerleading
Clinic in Mount Prospect. Miss Car
ole Kenny, sponsor, accompanied
defined talent as an “accidental the girls
arrangement ol genes,” and spoke
cheerleaders attending this
of the troubles one meets on the statcwide clinic displayed styles
way to $1/2 million yearly-monetary and cheers. The girls heard lec
success.
tures about appearance, be
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havior, and cheerleading in gen
a question session followed these eral.
talks, the relationships between
Each squad performed and did a
jazz and beatniks and jazz and
narcotics were discussed, mr. lees cheer. The sophomore cheerleaders
did “F-I-G-H-T!”
told about today’s jazz:
“modern jazz combines the ex The sophomore cheerleaders
otic rhythms of Africa with West cheered at all eight football games.
ern harmony and masterful com The frosh Cheerleaders cheered at
position. today’s complex tunes, two games.
Before the first basketball game
whether subtle or wild, are usually
the works of masters, the jazz band there will be a Pep Assembly,
I
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does more and greater things with which the Cheerleaders will be in
a“
than ever thought charge of
They hope for a lot
Posslble> H g * £or the strings and of spirit there, as well as at the
S
pian0basketball games,
M ir i t
jazz stormed into niles despite a
blizzard and the superstition of friday the 13th.
last friday evening at 7:30 the
arts club played host to some 75
students as gene lees, managing
editor of down beat, and surprize
guest Charles suber, publisher of
the magazine, spoke on america’s
most vital musical form.
N I L E H I L I T E
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CIUD
Loreleis
Are Singing
FOCUS
ON
THE
Loreleis were the mythological
sea nymphs who charmed many
ships to disaster by their beauti
ful voices. Now they are none
other than our own freshman and
sophomore girls choral group.
The group was started last Jan
uary and has already performed
several times.
Mr. Van Arsdale
TO TELL THE TRUTH—there’s
a celebrity at Niles West as an
English and speech teacher. Fol
low this affidavit and you may
win a fixed quiz:
Their first performance was at
the honors assembly held last year
in the West Auditorium.
November 13, the Loreleis sang
at the Immanuel L u t h e r a n
Church in Evanston. The songs on
the program were “All The Things
You Are,” “September in The
Rain,” “The Lord’s Prayer,” and
a barber shop number, a la quar
tet-style, “Oh Baby Mine.”
He was born in Greenwood, In
diana, and attended Butler Univer
sity. There he started imitations,
directed, and acted. In the sum
mer of 1930 he spent eight weeks in
the famed Chatauqua circuits for
a total of 55 performances. Study
ing at the University of Iowa, he
made his impersonations pay off.
When Wendell Wilkie accepted
the presidential nomination on a
coast-to-coast radio broadcast in
1940, our star appeared on the show
Loreleis, under the direction of doing impersonations of Edgar
Mr. Earl Auge, was started for ac Bergen, F.D.R., Charley McCarthy,
celerated music students. In order and Fu Manchu—you savee?
to become a member one must
Yes, it’s Mr. Ronald Van Ars
know a key board instrument, and
be able to sing her own music part dale, but you don’t get $84,000.
There’s more to come:
in a group.
One does not have to be a mem In 1950 he took a speech class to
see Charles Laughton. “My class
ber of Girl’s Glee to join.
They also hope to sing for an
school assembly held sometime
in December.
Newly elected officers are Tina
Benson, President; Janet Olson,
Vice President; Diane Schoen
berg, Secretary; Sally Sanders
and Janet Carlson, Librarians.
Mr. Charles Suber (left), publisher of Down Beat, America’s
leading jazz magazine, and Mr. Gene Lees, managing editor of
Down Beat, answer questions on jazz during their visit to the
Arts Club, Friday, November 13.
Thank
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floticed?
That sophomore Jack Feldman
looks like Mr. Groeling?
The freshman girls worshipping
Jerry Zimberoff?
------That over seven per cent of the
jsrilehi West student body belong to
the Arts Club?
The bulletin board near the li
brary?
How good the Nile’s Band has
become?
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Those sophomore gir s wa mg
around flipping their boy rien s.
(Yea—outside talent assemblies.)
------Jim Carder, sophomore with a
Major “N,” complaining about the
over-stress on Nilehi athletics?
You
Daddy- O
So you’ve never heard of the
story of Thanksgiving, huh? Well,
Dad, grab a box and sit down, and
^
^ p oet tell you this crazy
tale.
e
Once upon a time, so the Story
goeS) there were these guys called
Pilgrims, who were so ancient they
weren’t even hip to Glittersville
(Hollywood). Man, they were such
cubes that the cats with the feather bonnets had to show them how
to plant corn.
After they harvested the corn,
they invited the Indians to help
them celebrate. Pretty soon there
were so many cats and cubes that
the place looked like ants ville.
This blast lasted for three days
and its been on every year since,
th o u g h today, we only celebrate
Qne (jay because the teachers miss
ug toQ much to ¡et us out 0f sehool
for s0 jong—
Thanks . . .
Mr. Mattka’s white bucks?
-------That if you practice every day
for 20 years, you, too, can break
a 4-inch piine board with your
hands?
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How accurate the school clocks
are?
man squads is due to the number That there are 309 holes in each
block of classroom ceilings?
of Freshmen that tried out.
In the various tournaments,
which may have 30-40 different
schools, the formal method of de
bate will be used. The subject
will be labor., The squad will play
in tournaments all over the Chi
cago area.
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
That frosh cabinet is having a
carnival on December the 5th.
That soph cabinet is already
planning for their January 28th
“breather?”
anteôcÿiuincÿ
The group meets every Tuesday
from 3:10 to 5:00. Each girl is
expected to know at least on song
a week. They must sing this per
fectly, and are graded on them.
Charter members of the group
are: Sue Alton, Allyn Arnold, Vir
ginia Backus (accompanist), Tina
Benson, Bonnie Cheney, Sandra
Dean, Sua Faust, Jerri Rae Hook,
Roberta Kite, Marilyn Maypole,
Carol Menes, Nancy Nelson, Nancy
Norberg, Nikki Sasenick, Diane
Schoenberg, Diane Simons, Char
lotte Warda, Joanne Worthington,
Barbara Young, Marsha Zimmer
man, and Aleen Cooper.
New members include: Bonnie
Bakken, Darlene Bartlett, Jean
nette Bartsch, Roberta Benson,
Kay Boom, Pat Brown, Janet Carl
son, Cheryl Clauson (also accom
panist) Carol Cumling, Irene Fer
guson, Judy Locher, Dorothy Mat
ter, Sue Nelson, Janet Olson, Sue
Povlo, Sally Sanders, Jill Schmidt,
Penny Sorenson, Diane Stevens,
Kathy Stockmar, Loretta Trendler,
Francine Uditsky, Harriet Verbin,
and Lynn Watts.
persuaded me to get permission to
do an impersonation of him.” When
I asked him back stage he said,
“Shoot,” so I imitated Captain Blye
from Mutiny on the Bounty. After
my closing line, Mr. Laughton ap
plauded and yelled “Bravo.”
In acting, frustrations are
bound to pop up. One was when
Mr. Van Arsdale, playing a lead
in Maxwell Anderson’s High Tor,
forgot his lines. “I had to ad lib
for two minutes.” Wonder what
he said?
Mr. Van Arsdale didn’t stay in
professional acting permanently
because he prefers teaching. His
hobbies are painting with water
colors and listening to good music.
He is a resident of Golf, and has
been at Niles since 1945. His wife
S.S.O., Student Service Organ is the daughter of Suzon, famous
ization, has been formed at Nile Indiana architect. He has an eighthi West in order to give qualified year-old daughter, Gretchen, who
and responsible students a share attends a Golf public school.
Sophomores
Serve In SSO
in the management of scho'ol ac
tivities.
The main division of S.S.O. is
the monitors. Supervised by Mr.
Bruce Sandberg, these students
serve in the halls, student lounge,
cafeteria and office. In the near
future, monitors will be eligible for
a post only if they maintain a “C”
or better grade average.
Both Mr. Arthur Colver, super
visor of the student lounge moni
tors, and Mr. Sandberg, have
displayed satisfaction at the
job now being done by our moni
tors. However, both hasten to add
there is much need for improve
ment.
When questioned as to his
ideas of S.S.O., Dr. Nicholas
Manos, principal of the sopho
more class, replied, “I feel this
year’s sophomore class has the
potential to do a fine job as
A question arises when speak
ing of Mr. Van Arsdale: Does he
let his students talk in class, for
practice?
members of S.S.O. The students
in this organization must accept
responsibility willingly, be able
to assume leadership and have a
desire to better the school. I
should like to see the S.S.O. ex
pand to encompass broader ac
tivities, but only when the stu
dents show they are ready for.
Dr. Manos went on to say, “I be
lieve the S.S.O. should not be ex
tended to freshmen, and, there
fore, would be a goal for them to
work towards. Only time will tell
how successful S.S.O. will be on a
sophomore level. As usual the
class of ’62 must become the gui
nea pig.”
�WES T
Page Six
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
N I L E H I L I T E
So Sue Me...
BY KAREN OSNEY
The Question: What is your
opinion of the Quiz Show scandal,
Charles Van Doren, and in gen
eral, the TV scandal and the
investigations into it?
Kenneth Gordon, freshman: “It
is still hard for me to believe that
a college profes
sor could partici
pate in such a
shabby affair. I
c a n understand
why some of these
other people need
ed help—
but Van
Doren??? I still
hope he will find
a place in life.
By the way, I
guess it’s too late for me to get
on one of these quiz shows.”
Judi Elias, freshman: “It was
wrong for the networks to put on
r i gg e d quiz
s h o w s . Charles ^
Van Doren should
not feel so badly—
he knew what he
IS » was getting into
before he went on
W
However, it was
tainment and the ., W
S e n a t e didn’t
have to investigate it.”
Gregg Wolfes, sophomore: “I
feel that we were all amateurs
watching profes
sionals work. I
don’t believe anyone w a n t s to
watch either ama
teurs or profes
sionals enact a
fixed or phony
deal. This also
applies to canned
laughter. Our en
joyment does not
have to be accompanied by fake
noises to tell us we are appreci
ating a program.”
Bonnie Shannon, sophomore: “I
feel that many such quiz programs
a r e supposedly
“fixed” and that
the only reason
fore the eyes of
cause of the great B .
amounts of mon-
“Chief” Morgan demonstrates, with the help of two brave volun
teers, the judo tactic a girl can use to protect herself in difficult
situations.
Sophomores “ Flip”
For Judo Assembly
“Judo,” the friendly art of self- ons displayed, all of which were
defense in which the opponent’s authentic, was a night stick, a
weight and strength is used against commando knife, and revolver.
him, was the program presented to
In order to better demonstrate
the sophomore class as the second
his maneuvers, Mr., Morgan
in the series of “outside talent”
asked for. volunteers from the
assemblies scheduled for the year.
Mr. Irv “ Chief” Morgan dis
played this “art” in a forty-five
minute assembly November 6.
“Chief” Morgan has Judo affil
iations with the US Navy, Uni
versities of Minnesota and Wis
consin, North Dakota State, and
the National Sheriff’s Associa
tion.
audience. Elaine Janet, Deedee
Gerber, Jim Oeschler, Ed Hagen,
Alex Imeroth, Roger Rojo and
Don Brown helped the “Chief” in
his demonstration .The counters
were done in slow motion for
the benefit of the audience.
When it came time to decide upon a name for this series, I had
no idea how appropriate a title I would choose. No, I haven’t heard
from anyone’s lawyer as yet, and my parents have taken no formal
steps towards disowning me..
But my co-authors, which refers ' to anyone between the ages of
thirteen and twenty, have not hesitated in making their feelings known
to me . . . HURRAY! We’re not beat yet. (And you’ll pardon my
useage of the word, please). This sudden wave of student opinion is
the most welcome reaction I could have hoped for.
Strange, isn’t it, that these same people never reacted so strongly
to a series on juvenile delinquency in Life Magazine,. Nor would they
give much thought to “Behavior Patterns of the Teen-Ager” were it
to appear in Parent-Teacher Bulletin. The editors of those publica
tions are forgiven for their inaccurate account of teen-agers on the
basis of “Well, how would they know anyway, they’re not teen-agers
themselves.” But I have no such excuse to hide behind. I get the
report firsthand, and if I make a statement that readers find fault
with, what’s my alibi?
When I began this informal study of the American Teenager, I
hoped that I had made its purpose clear; to discuss, once and for all,
this controversial topic as it deserves to be discussed—from the inside
out. And in doing so I have reached the point where I must either be
willing to accept total responsibility for what I say here, or, give the
whole mess back to the editors of Life, Look, Saturday Evening Post,
etc.; more experienced reporters than I, but a lot farther from the
source of the news.
Obviously, I have no intention of giving this series up.
[ will concede, however, that I wish I could describe it as some
thing other than a series about teen-agers. Just as our elders shud
der at the words “middle-age” because it brings to mind gray hairs
and bags under the eyes, I cringe when I hear “teen-ager.” It’s
appropriate, I agree. One could hardly call us pre-adults or post
children. But, then, it’s not the literal meaning that I dislike. It’s
the pictorial image it creates; a sort of beat-looking Alfred E.
Neuman.
And to call us the “something-or-other” generation is even worse.
The Modern Generation? I feel like an exhibit at the Art Institute.
The Beat Generation? Pardon me while I get my copy of ON THE
ROAD and change into something a little blacker.
Yet of all the names that have been used to describe us, and all
the attempts made to classify us, the very worst is when this part of
cur lives is referred to as a “stage.” It’s a stage she’s going
through.” “They ALL go through that stage dear.” “It’s only a
stage, he’ll outgrow it.”
On second thought, maybe we just don’t realize the value of this
term. You’re better off calling it a stage now than to be paying
twenty-five dollars an hour to a psychiatrist five years from now so
that he can analyze your sufferings as regressive tendencies.
The enthusiastic response that
met this assembly duplicated that
which the Freshman earlier dis
Counters were demonstrated in played for the “Words and Music”
which nerve pressure was applied program of October 1.
as well as the proper defense meth
Dear Editor,
ods used against an opponent wield u
What is the reason for the lack
ing a weapon. Among the weapof sports news on a freshman and
sophomore level? The sophomores
get little attention and the fresh
Hats O ff To
men get practically none. We at
As the first gala event of the the West Division want to know the
winter season, Freshman Cabinet varsity news but are also interest
will present “WINTER CARNI ed in seeing more news on our own
VAL” in the West Division Gym. level.
The West Division Biology Club
December 5,
Two Sophomores
j f i | has begun activities that will
The combination dance-carnival
launch it into its second active
year, announced Mr., Frank Li- has been planned around a theme
of the ever-popular carnival booth.
pousky, advisor.
aX ~-etters
to
W inter Carnival"
Set For Dec. 5
Biology Club
scale programs
Among the events to be held
The purposes of this club are:
operate in much the same manner,
1) Education in phases of biolo are a Fortune Telling Booth (will
and though entertaining for a time,
I or won’t I pass that final?),
can be quite deceptive and mis gy not practically available in the
grab bags, refreshment booths,
classroom.
leading.”
and dancing to Mr. Provost’s
2) Acquaintance with careers in band.
biology.
The cabinet, under the direction
3) A closeness with nature notof Miss Fay Paras, has chosen
available in the classroom.
Evelyn Zuckerman, Rochelle Ama
As a practical service to the
4) Exploration of individual inter do, Renee Bryer, Bob Silverstein,
many Nilehi students presently ests and recognition for related Bonnie Cooper and Dennis Kite to
taking a foreign language, the achievement.
organize the event.
editors of NILEHILITE-WEST
5) Experience in the scientific
The dance, beginning at 7:00
will periodically ' present foreign method and biological teamwork.
language news written in the IanMr. Lipousky stated that future p.m., promises to he a most en
guage with which the article con plans' for the club will include sem joyable evening, and all for a
cerns itself.
inar-type discussions on biological practical fifty cents if tickets are
The first of these appears below topics; guest speakers, including purchased before the 5th. Tickets
in a first hand report of the Span biochemists, professional doctors, will be sold at the door for sev
ish dinner held for West Division and other men in the field; field enty-five cents. This is a “stag
second-year Spanish‘students at El trips to local industries, parks, and and drag” carnival where the in
terests of all have been consid
Toro Restaurant in Morton Grove. forest" preserves; and the use of
ered.
The dinner was co-sponsored by films. In addition, plans are being
Miss Janet Winick and Mrs. Janet made to set up an arboretum for
Steinmetz.
the West campus.
nile
lite
Veinte y ciñió alumnos de la di
The club took its first field
W E S T D IV IS IO N S T A F F
vision oeste asistieron a una cena trip on Saturday, October 17,
Editor-in-chief
Karen Osney
española al restaurante El Toro. to Miami Woods where they ob News Editor ................ M yra Schectman
...............
Feature Editor ................ Burt Michaels
La señorita Winick y la señora served ecological features.
Society Editor ................... Judy Kaplan
Steinmetz accompanaron a sus
At its next meeting, the club will Photo Editor
................. Bill Krupnick
Exchange Editor ................. Sandy Cantz
alumnos.
have as its guest speaker Dr. Eu Copy Editor
.................... Al Averbach
........................... Steve M ay
Los alumnos comieron arroz gene Warsaw, M.D., who will speak Artist
Ann Dugan,
con pollo y platas mexicanas. on the medical profession, and Reporters
Joyce
Greenberg,W ilma
Haughness,
Ronna Jacobs,Pam Kirk, Rich Levy,
Vieron variedades españoles. El what students should expect upon
Herb Mietes,
Diane
Rosen,
Bobbi
Teitel, Glenn Wentink, Merle Yablin
los bailaron la cha cha cha. Todo entering college and the pre-medi
Typists
M ike Wexler, Lee Warsaw
«1 mundo se divertio mucho.
cal profession.
Faculty Sponsor ..... M r. Thomas Koerner
Ceno. Española
En El Toro'
HI
Dear Editor,
The West Division Student Coun
cil wishes to thank you for your
coverage of the annual' magazine
drive. We sincerely appreciate this,
as we feel it will boost school in
terest in our future projects.
Thanks again,
Donna Naylor
Secretary, West Division
Student Council
Fifteen Sophs Qualify
For Science Seminar
A SCIENCE SEMINAR is made
up of group of students especial
ly interested in and capable of
doing advanced work in science.
The purpose of a S.S. is to give
the able student an opportunity
to delve more deeply into spe
cialized fields of science.
On Oct. 10, nearly forty stu
dents from Niles Twp. High School
took a “Standardized Achievement
Science Test,” under the direction
of Dr. Arthur Ryden, which would
determine whether or not they are
eligible to enter the seminar. Also
taken into consideration are the
reading and mathematical apti
tudes of the ’ student. Those stu
dents ' receiving an acceptable’
grade on their tests will be issued
an invitation to attend the seminar
for a five week “probation period.”
During the following five weeks
the students will participate in the
seminar once a week at Niles East,
under the leadership of Dr. Evelyn
Tyner. Here they will listen to lec
tures by noted scientists and take
part in various experiments and
projects. At the end of this period
a conference with the parents and
the student determines final ac
ceptance into the seminar.
The following sophomores have
been selected to represent the
West Division as new members
of the Science Seminar; Janet
Bloch, Michael Friedler, Sharon
Greenberg, Mark Johnson, Ann
Kazenow, Fred Krause, Barry
Kreisler, David Kurti, Barbara
Lauerman, Paul Leviton, Michael
Lieberman, Meredith McCarton,
Bruce Patis, Lawrence Rothstein,
and Jim Swinger.
ID Photos Arrive
THE INDIVIDUAL student pho
tographs taken by the National
School Studio are now being made
available to alL, .students. These
photographs will also be used for
Student I.D. cards.
The entire process of the distrib
ution of photos and the collection
of money is to be handled by the
Freshmen and Sophomore Cabi
nets, who are to assume complete
responsibility.
“Niles will receive 15% of the
total sale profits, which will be
used in the planning of student ac
tivities,” said Dr. Nicholas Mannos, principal bf the sophomore
class.
�Friday, Noy. 20, 1959
Page Seven
N I L E H I L I T E
Trojan Basketballers Prepare For Season;
Three Lettermen Return To Varsity Lineup
BY MIKE RUBY
FOOTBALLS AT Nilehi
Only three lettermen return for
have the Trojans this year, two of them
stopped flying and another ball is starters. Stu Saken and Jim
sailing around. Basketball season Dahlman are the only returning
first-stringers, b u t
letterman
is back.
The first Monday after the fi Frank Warda is back and will
nal football game of 1959 season, probably earn a starting assign
Coach Jack Fabri’s Trojans had ment.
their first drill of the ensuing
Others who will probably see ac
season. However, less than a tion are Len Sjostedt, Dave Jolly,
dozen seniors reported this year, Denny Crosby, Steve Miller, Bob
and it seems that Coach Fabri Koseor, and Jim Reicherts. Cros
may be a little short on man by, Miller, Koseor, and Reicherts
power, not to mention height.
are all juniors while the others are
Swimmers Drop Opener;
Take Only Three Firsts
ONE YEAR AGO this week, the butterfly.
Nilehi Trojans were beaten 69-17
The Trojans also gained a first
by the Maine Blue Demons, a most in the 200 yard freestyle relay.
one-sided score. Tuesday, the This, however, was gained on a
Trojans dropped another meet to forfeit because one of the Maine
the Blue Demons this time by the swimmers “jumped the gun.”
closer score of 53-33.
This team is made up of Pete
Outside of one relay, the NileHoag, Jim Nelson, Roger Clahiers took only two first places,
asen, and Jan Janse.
both by seniors. Rick Kroon
Other second places were taken
took the first of the two in the by Raul Martin in the 200 yard
50 yard freestyle, the first var freestyle, Jim Nelson in the diving
sity event of the afternoon. Phil event, and the 200 medley relay
Karafotas took the other in the team.
200 yard individual medley, a
The sophomores also lost and if
combination of back, breast, quantity is any sign of quality, the
butterfly, and freestyle strokes.
sophs are in bad shape. Only nine
After a 1-3 finish for the Nilesmen in the first event, the Mainemen quickly tied it up in the sec
ond event and then never were
headed.
Beside the two firsts taken by
Kroon and Karafotas, each took a
second place in another event.
Kroon took his in the 100 yard
free, Karafotas in the 100 yard
in their final year.
Lack of height is the Trojan’s
main problem this year, as it
was last year. Failure of the
“big” man under the backboards, able to snatch a good
share of the rebounds, will prob
ably cost the Trojans games
which otherwise might be won.
Biggest man on the team is
Crosby, who stands only 6’3” . Fol
lowing him are Saken, Dahlman,
Sjostedt, Reicherts, and Jolly, all
standing between 6’1 ” and 6’2” .
All these players will probably
play either the post or wing-tip
positions. Koseor, Miller, Bronson
Davis, or Larry Mills will pull the
strings from the quarterback slot.
Coach Fabri’s offense is unlike
the conventional forward-centerguard in the fact that he doesn’t
use a pivot man. Two men called
posts play the flanks on each side
of the basket and move in for re
bounds. The wing-tip men play out
and help bring the ball down with
thé quarterback, who sets up the
Wrestlers Prepare For Season;
Opener Against Demons Today
NILEHI ESTABLISHED another
first in its history last year
when Glen Kuehn, 127 pound
wrestler, became the first Niles
grappler to take a state champion
ship.
With this new precedent in
Nilehi athletics, it seems that the
wrestlers of this year will be
able to send someone to the state
the state. New Trier, Evanston,
and Highland Park, all in the
SL, finished 1-2-3 in the state.
Despite last year’s sixth place
finish, the Trojans did end up
fourth in the Suburban League
meet, enabling them to tie for
fifth.
sophomores are out for this year’s
team. However, 73 freshmen re
ported for the opening practice,
According to Coach Larsen, Kar
and quite a few will be able to
swim sophomore, not to mention afotas and Martin both have a
the freshmen team, according to chance to do well in the state meet
at the end of the season. Raul
Coach Don Larsen.
Proven by the last few years, made the Pan-American swim
the Suburban League is by far ming team from Cuba but was sick
the toughest swimming league in and couldn’t compete.
finals again this year.
Last year, however, the Trojans
returned with 11 lettermen. This
season, Coach Howard Byram’s
grapplers return with only five
“N” men. These boys, all juniors
except for one, consist of Don
Hayes, the only senior, Bill Carr,
Jim Miresse, Dick Isel, and Tod
Wise.
This fact means very little;
the main reason is that Coach
Byram’s sophomore team of last
year went undefeated, establish
ing a 17-0 record, the only time
any Niles team has gone with
out a defeat or tie. In fact, the
closest they came to losing was
winning by six points..
Sophomore wrestlers last year,
who will probably wrestle are Jim
Tune, Jim Fung, Steve Weiss, Lar
ry Racana and Howie Alder.
The sophomore wrestling team
has gained a new coach this year.
His name is Mr. Charles Ander
plays. In this way, the middle is
less congested and the quarter
back has a better chance to drive
in for his shot.
With the opening of the season
against Glenbrook at home on
November 25, the Trojans seem
able to surpass their poor 4-10
Suburban League and 8-12 over
all records. After Glenbrook, the
Trojans will face Leyden East,
who they whipped twice last
year, before meeting Oak Park
in the Suburban League opener.
son and before his graduation from
college, he wrestled on the varsity
team at the University of Michi
gan. Last year’s coach, Mr. Swalec, left to coach the varsity team
at Oak Lawn.
Last year’s varsity had a Subur
ban League record of three wins,
three losses, and one tie. Outside
the league, the Trojans did much
better, posting a 6-2 mark.
Individual performances, out
side of Kuehn’s, were many.
Captain Bill McGrath went the
entire season undefeated, and
suffered only one tie until he
lost on a referee’s decision in
the State quarterfinals at Arling
ton last year.
The times that Isel wrestled
sophomore, he was undefeated.
Bob Rhodes, who wrestled 165 last
year, was also undefeated and will
wrestle varsity this year. Denny
Dobrowolski, a 175 pounder, also
will wrestle for the senior squad.
The frosh-soph and varsity open
their season at home this year
against Maine, today. Last year,
the Blue Demons edged the Tro
jans 23-15 on the Maine mat. The
frosh-soph, however, won 44-5.
1959 NILES T R O J A N S
(Back Row, left to right), Jim Ingersol, Paul Goldman, Dick Masek, Ken
Borcia, Denny Crosby, Stu Saken, Keith Anderson, Steve Chester, Jim Reich
erts, and Dave Jolly. (Middle Row), Jim Hart, Mike Rotholtz, Chuck Scharf,
Jim Boysen, Dick Keller, Len Sjostedt, Jim Dahlman, Frank Warda, Chuck
Worthington, Paul Williams, Dave Recher, and Rick Artwick. (Front Row),
Gary Sawyers, Jay Cohen, John Lazaar, Bronson Davis, Larry Mills, Bob
Koseor, Ira Berger, Mike Feinzimmer, Steve Miller, Bob Brown, and Paul
Bishop.
�Page Eight
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N I L E H I L I T E
Friday, Nov. 20, 1959
Rhu T ro ja n s Trounce HP;
Barbs Finish in Third Place
BY MIKE RUBY
_
LONG GAIN and pass plays
ROJAN FOOTBALLS h a v e seem to be the specialties of the
stopped flying this year as the Ni, ,.
,
I ... . WM
lehiers closed out their 1959 campaign with an overall mark of 4-2-2
including a non-league win over
Barrington.
two Trojan halfbacks, Les Berens
, t-, j r, ,
S|
Wk
and Fred Denkman They executed
”' o such f lilys last Saturday at
Highland Park ■ Hboth went , for
and I
, _
.
touchdowns as the Nilesmen whipped HP 14-6 in their season finale.
Oddly enough, Highland Park
Shortly after the final games
scored first, something the Nilewere
completed,
the
eight
hiers rarely let happen. The Lit
coaches in the Suburban League
tle Giants recovered a Niles
got together and picked the all fumble and marched to the Tro
league teams. Four Niles Gridjan one yard line where quarter
back Bob Luckman, son of Sid
ders were chosen to the first
Luckman, ex-Bear quarterback,
team, three on offense and one
sneaked for the score. Highland
on defense. Offensively, Wayne
Park’s extra point try was no
Klingstedt, a tackle, was on the
good and they led 6-0 at the end
first team as was center Lenny
of the first quarter.
In the middle of the second quar
Engstrom and halfback Les Ber
ens., Jim Dahlman was the choice ter, the Trojans broke into the scor
ing column as Les Berens moved
of the coaches for the defensive
through a hole in the Highland
safety position.
Park line for 57 yards and a touch-
the Little Giants had moved to
the Trojan four.
After an exchange of punts, the
Giants marched down t0 the Xr0.
jan one.(oot Une where they fum.
bled once again and guard Jerry
rrance recovered
With the score 7-6 in the fourth
quarter, the Trojans executed their
game-winning play. From their
own 12 yard line, Trojan quar
terback, Jim Dahlman, flipped a
pass to halfback Fred Denkman in
the flat and he moved the 82 yards
for the touchdown behind a horde
of blockers. Don Hayes ran the ex
tra point which was good.
This play was almost identical
to the one which beat the Trojans
a week before against New Trier.
The New Trier play covered 81
yards on a flat pass from Jim
Rome to Chuck Mercein.
With nine minutes remaining,
The Trojans had three players d0W"' Ji“ F" ng’s extra point boot “ g“ and Park “ n“ nued .*? take
picked to the second team, all on
f e conversion the honors m statistics, piling up
„tt_m
i_________ had been called back because of an more first downs and more total
offense. Bob Thomas, a senior, got ff id
lt
yards. The Trojans, however, had
the nod at one of the, guard posts
Penalty,
Early in the second half, the an edge in yards passing, while
and Dahlman received the second
Little Giants appeared on their Luckman’s running helped give the
team quarterback spot. Denny Doway to their second score of the Giants a big gain in rushing.
browolski was one of three juniors
day. They strung three first
The win finished the season for
who made the second team. Other
downs but a fumble was recover the Trojans, giving them a record
juniors were Evanston’s Steve
ed by Niles. Earlier they had re of 3-2- in Suburban League compeJohnson, an offensive center, and
covered another HP bobble when tition.
Waukegan’s Tony Seal's, a defen
sive end.
Besides these seven players,
five other Trojans received ho
norable mention honors. They
were end Bob Klingensmith,
tackles Ed Mikkelson and Ray
Giovanelli, guard Jerry France,
and Co-Captain Paul Heinze as
a defensive linebacker.
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Three, Highland Park tacklers close in on Trojan half back Fred
Denkman as he moves for three yards. The Nilehiers won 14-6.
Sophomores W allop I #
Finish Campaign in 4th
COACH BILL COYER’S Nilehi
soPhomore squad trounced the
Highland Park Little Giants 33-6 to
give them fourth place in the
league standings. Late in the
game, Coach Coyer emptied the
bench as all of the sophs saw ac
tion.
The victory over HP gave the
sophomores a Suburban League
record of 4-3 and an overall mark
THE FROSH “A’ football team played well, according to Coach 0f 5.3.
finished their season the same way George Bauer. The “B” team won,
The sophs won their opening
they started it, with a victory. They however, 15-12 to give them 3-1.
game by the same margin that
whipped the HP Little Giants 38-6
On Homecoming Day, the frosh
they t r o u n c e d the Giants.
to give them a fifth place finish in were involved in their only stale They took Barrington 34-7 in the
the Suburban League with a 3-3-1 mate of the year when they tied home opener as Chuck Primrose
the Waukegan Bulldogs 0-0 on a
and Ray Berens each scored
re^ rd' l
T^e Hrst-year men took their muddy field. The “B” team, how twice. Rick Artwick added the
Frosh W hip Little Giants
38-6; End Season in 5th
Four players received first team
honors on both offense and defense.
John Sevcik of Morton was an offensive and defensive tackle while
Ken Norton of Proviso went both °pener at E
vanst< »31 bebind ever, won easily, upping their other score.
m
ways, as an offensive tackle and a ““ «uarterba<*ing of Ken Altshu- record to 4-1.
The second game of the season
saw the sophs drop their Suburban
defensive guard. Evanston had two
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;
League opener to Evanston, the
players in this distinguished posi
league champion, 13-0. Evanston
tion, Bob Knuti and Jim Purnell.
scored in the final 29 seconds to
Knuti was a guard both ways and
1
ice the game.
Purnell nailed down the offensive
*" t i l l
Under the quarterbacking of Jim
fullback and defensive linebacker
spots. .
Hart the sophs bounced back
against Oak Park and whipped the
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Returning to the home situa
I B I Ì B Ì M m I I » ì 8 IÌK 8
Huskies 34-13. Hart completed sev
tion, the Trojans piled up a total
en out of nine passes for two
of 126 points to the opposition’s
touchdowns, one a 35 yarder, the
90. Last year, the varsity
other a 55 yard execution.
amassed a total of 160 points to 99
opponents’ points. Last year’s
varsity team shut out their op
ponents twice compared to no
times this year.
This year’s varsity could have
turned both of its ties and one of
its losses into victories with one
key play in each contest. The
Evanston loss could have been
remedied if the Trojans had scored
late in the fourth quarter while on
the Evanston three. If the referees
had called Denny Dobrowolski’s
line plunge the way it should have
been, Proviso would also have fell.
Waukegan stopped the Trojans on
their IV2 yard line when a line
plunge failed. Who knows, the Trojans might have taken it!
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Team
W
L Tie
Evanston
Morton
6
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
NILES
Proviso East
New Trier
Waukegan
Oak Park
Highland Park
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
A late fourth quarter score by
the Morton Mustangs enabled
them to edge the Trojans 27-26
for the Nilesmen’s second SL
loss. The Mustangs scored with
only 2:00 left on the clock and
their extra point was good,
avoiding a tie.
Hü
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In
Nilehi players rush over to help out a would-be Trojan tackier
against Highland Park two weeks ago.
]erj who directed all three touch- ____________________________
downs. The f J I team also won
28-0
Oak Park also was a Trojan vic
tim, losing handily. The “B” team
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I
At Proviso, the sophs overcame
a 12-0 first half deficit to whip the
Pirates 21-12 to even their record
at 2-2. Jerry Zimberoff, a soph
halfback, played an outstanding
______________________________
Cross-Countrymen End Season
In Sixth Place W ith 2-5 Record
THE NILEHI varsity cross-coun<U n0‘ fare a„ T “ ’ however- and
d
s
try team finished its season with a
were beaten 28-6.
The “A” team suffered their record of two wins and five defirst defeat' at the hands of the feats. The frosh-so^h had* a record
Morton Mustangs 26-6. Up to this of 4-3, good enough for fourth place
point the Morton frosh had not in the league.
The sophs put together their
only consecutive wins of the seasen when they whipped Wauke
gan 20-0 on Homecoming day
despite the fact they were
penalized 175 yards. Two long
runs by Zimberoff and Jay
Brautigan accounted for two of
the scores.
The sophs lost 19-0 to New Trier,
the game before the Highland
Park contest.
Introducing
Bob Thom as
MOST HIGH SCHOOL football
players dream of the days when
they will be playing for a large
school such as Wisconsin or Illi
nois. Senior Bob Thomas, how
ever, is an exception to the rule.
“I’d like to go to a small, midwest
college, on a football scholarship
if possible,” stated Bob, a 5’ 10”
175 pounder.
Beside football, Bob has been
out for wrestling and is a member
of “N” club. He has been a mem
ber of Hi-Y and is an SSSH chair
man this year.
A list of favorites include Family
Living, his algebra teacher, Mr.
Henry, and a good old steak, not
the usual pizza,
Waukegan 22-38 and Morton 17-46.
Bruce Johnson took first place in
both meets and he set a course
Bob,!being »an easy goihg per
record of ^8:21 dgainsf the Mfistson,-does not-have many* pet*
angs.
Other league meets were dropped
The highlights of the varsity sea
to Evanston, 15-46, Highland Park,
son were league wins over Wauke
22-34, Proviso 17-44, New Trier 15gan and Morton.
The “B” team romped to victory
The varsity whipped the Bull 49, and Oak Park, 26-29.
34-13 against the Mustangs, giving dogs 19-44 with Captain Larry
In the Suburban League meet,
them a record of 2-1 in league com Konopka taking first place in ä the varsity finished sixth, ahead
petition.
time of 11:00. The varsity also
of Morton and Waukegan. Larry
After winning their first two beat Morton by a decisive score
Konopka finished highest for the
games, the frosh lost their second of 21-37, Konopka winning in a
Trojans, in the fourteenth posi
straight, this one to the Proviso time of 10:43.
tion., Roger Ranger finished 28
Pirates 33-13. Papandrea, Don
The frosh-soph was also victor- and Bob Palm received the 31
Deck, and Earl Hoffenberg all ious in both these meets, trouncing slot with Jim LaFrentz 35.
won a single game. The only Tro
jan touchdown was scored by
John Papandrea on a short run.
game, according to Coach Mike
Skuban.
peeves. One of the few he does
have, however, is the school spir
it condition at Nilehi. Another
includes girls who are “constant
ly giggling.”
In college Bob would like to ma
jor in physical education and later
try his hand at coaching. When
asked what sport he’d prefer, he
gave the expected answer. Foot
ball, of course.
One of Bob’s biggest thrills was
being chosen on the All-Suburban
football team.
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NILEHILITE, November 20, 1959
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Wexler, Shelley, Editor-in-chief
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Lanoff, Ian, Feature Editor
Ruby, Mike, Sports Editor
Brodzik, Connie, Exchange Editor
Grelsdorf, Fran, Picture Editor
Osney, Karen, Editor-in-chief
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