https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25609/archive/files/40ec1a7499aa77f1bc9de2c1a946b35b.pdf?Expires=1785369600&Signature=XX1c70EbM%7EsrJE7sRpjSKjvyzNi3e8EFhbTdhzXxCr-i-T6wCEeZxZ0tSDxlfWMa0SWzk6GRAMp4MI5QncW3xKG07CyQ1IHrukYNRlslnqBAjuINk3tzNrPRMNaiNkAVYTjxRp1gd194ARLtH8KdIV-5QdIbPlsUvyxUo9x-B%7EW-igNS9iujBXHvBc7OMHY27AX6EWoWtjYrBf3H3%7EO5pBKqQefq7cNuJIuDhxfHVVZltEWAhmO1CVjQPkh05rvElyGhyX3-4UqZTwj5FUBmjjTBMF%7EFUPLzjc2gaFdU3HEeWS0PtXcczQsynb1nJthmQiRjcTCeVxXFWBhEYantpw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM bbeace3a3758e86ccefa8c67abe23f96 PDF Text Text Niles Township High School East — Skokie, Illinois P t? ~ U U U T T pfìQ jpLQ . Friday, December 11, 1964 �N I L Ë H I L i T E Page Tw o F riday» D ecem ber 11,1964 Mr. Tyler New A cting Principal MR. RAYMOND T Y L E R began Grinell High School, Grinell, la., his duties as acting principal of where he was principal. “ Grinnell Niles East last week after former is one of the top schools in the state despite its small size,” Mr. Tyler Principal J. Keith Kavanaugh an­ remarked. nounced his appointment in an all Mr. Tyler originally came to East school assembly Wednesday, No­ to replace Dr. John Harris as as­ vember 25. sistant principal when Dr. Harris Mr. Tyler came to East at the be­ vacated the position. ginning of the 1964 school year from Mr. Tyler has some definite ideas about students’ attitudes toward their school. “ I hope that the stu­ dents here will make every effort to improve the ideals and reputa­ tion of the school,” he said. He would also like to see more students take advantage of the AS NEW PR IN C IP A L of East, many opportunities of - attending “ such a fine school.” Although Mr. Tyler enjoys attend­ Prom—In or Out? ing the many extra-curricular acti­ vities at East, he believes that the main purpose of high school is get­ ting a well rounded education. THE FOLLOWING LE TTE R concerning Niles Township proms was received by the editor of the N IL E H IL ITE Wednesday morn­ W iilBr m Mr. Raymond Tyler Festival Greets Season ing, December 9. The letter published here is not a representation of the NILEH ILIT E ’S stand on this matter, but rather a fulfillment of the journalistic obligation to cover news. AN INSTRUM ENTAL QUINTET quartet. Gary is guest clarinetist “ It also gives us an opportunity to and a vocal soloist will be featured for this performance.” show the quality of music that we by the Music Department Sunday afternoon, December 13, in the East Th e N iles E ast P T A has taken positive action in r e ­ gard to the students’ request to hold the annual spring prom outside o f the school building. can master.” Auditorium at 3:30 when the annual A t a m eetin g held on Thursday, Decem ber 3, ju n ior and senior parents signed a statm ent in fa v o r o f havin g an “ out” prom. This dream can be realized b y the co­ operation o f ju n ior and senior parents. A request fo r a hearing has been made to the school board. T h e n ext school board m eetin g w ill be held Monday, D ecem ber 14, 7:30 p.m., at N iles W est. Niles East Winter Festival is pre­ SOPHOMORE CAROLYN DOWL IN will sing the Christmas Song accompanied by the mixed choir. The orchestra, Lorelei, and mixed sented. ‘ ‘THE NAME OF THE FESTI­ V A L was changed from Christmas Vespers to The Winter Festival be­ cause I felt that the connotation of choir will present music reflective Christmas was unfair to the com­ The quintet composed of Senior of the holiday season. munity which has a percentage of Bruce Meyers, viola; Sophomore Ellen Panitch, first violin; Senior “ The Winter Festival, originally non-Christians. Doug Anderson, second violin; Jun­ called The Christmas Vespers, was The programs for the Winter Fes­ iors Roger Malitz, cello; and Gary started 18 years ago for the com­ tival are all painted by Seniors Brown, clarinet, will play a move­ munity as a token of seasonal spirit Sandy Minkus, Linda Stocker, and ment from the Brahms Clarinet and good will,” explained Mr. Earl' Jeanette Duffin, and Sophomores Interested parents contact: Mrs. A . 'Rosenzweig, P aren t Education Chairm an N iles E ast P T A Quintet Opus 115. THE N ILE H ILITE chooses not to take a stand on this issue for several reasons. First, the editorial board feels that this is an issue for the school board to decide, and no amount of student influence will affect this decision; second, the N IL E H IL ITE stand easily could be misinterpreted as a representation of student opin­ ion concerning this issue. We are glad, however, that the time has come for the total issue to be aired at a meeting of the school board. Reflections Revelries Offers Auge, Music Department chairman. Jane Cyrog and Phil Brushaber. “ The string quartet was started during the summer of 1963 to get experience in playing more ad­ vanced quartet and chamber mu­ sic,” said Bruce. “ We started as a string brio, with a violin, viola and a cello. This September we added m Ellen Panitch on violin to form the Whole Year H 1 .. 1 O f Entertainment in A P A R T IA L LIST of the acts in this year’s Reflections Revelries has been released by Mr. Alvin Schwartz, head of the Drama De­ partment, to the NILE H ILITE . The list is incomplete since Mr. Schwartz is still trying out acts to round out the show, “ Calendar Girl,” which will include acts de­ picting all the seasons of the year, plus most of the major holidays of the year. Orchesis will present a dance number, “ April Showers,” during the spring scene of the show. Other acts performing in the “ spring” are those of Freshmen Bob Cooper and Eileen Klehr, Senior Bonnie Kaplan, i1 Calendar Girl' Senior Gil Rotkin, and Junior Ruth Kaufman. No acts yet have been organized for the beach scene of the show. However, a folksinging group head­ ed by Senior Dan Donile will play during this scene. Other musical numbers will be presented by the Shindig dancers, a group of 12 girls; Junior Mike Gershberg’s c o m b o ; Senior Vince Micari’s group, which has four instrumenta­ lists and a vocalist; a combo head­ ed by Junior Marty Sharaga; and Senior Vocalist Linda Wolcott and Donna Orbach, A1 Gerber and Don Czerniak, and Herb Lawrence and Marc Siegel. Students Act A s Historians At this time, acts for the winter scene of the show have not been named, since this section has not yet been worked out. The transition­ al numbers of the show also have not been completed. “ The most important point to stress about this year’s show,” Mr. Schwartz said, “ is that the success of the show depends on the students. Without their help and support, Re­ flections cannot possibly attain the high quality that has been its trader mark in previous years. LOOKING DECEPTIVELY BEAUTIFUL snowfall paralyzed the township and drastically cut school attendance. i Snow Slows School By Bill Nigut THE POSTMAN AND NILES TOWNSHIP kow towed to snow, wind, “ With the versatility of the theme chosen for this year’s program,” he years caused school buses to cease running, and attendance at local continued, “ the audience can ex­ high schools to drop as low as the biting temperature of the “ Winter pect a really different and enter­ Wonderland.” taining show. In New Social Studies Program mulate their own opinions, thus gaining more from the class while enjoying what they learned.” Later this year, the new program will be tested on a small scale in one of Mr. Spatafora’s and one of Dr. John Betts’ classes. Mr. Spata­ fora said that the program if suc­ cessful will probably be tried on a larger scale next year. “ The extent of the use of the nu­ merous series of pamphlets being prepared by different organizations is not determinable—they might supplement textbooks, replace text­ books, or perhaps they won’t be used at all,” he concluded. IK and sleet last Friday when one of the most immobilizing snows in 25 “ Reflections Revelries is a stu­ dent show,” Mr. Schwartz empha­ sized. “ A ll of the acts are arranged and choreographed by students, and the success of the show depends en­ “ EXPLORATION IS THE K E Y to the new United States History tirely on their initiative and inter­ program being planned by the Social Studies Department,” stated Mr. est.” Jack Spatafora, Social Studies Department chairman. “ Instead of teaching students his­ tory in the story-like manner to which they are accustomed,” he continued, “ ‘post-holing’ a new trend in teaching history, digs deep­ ly into key issues while skimming over in-between material.” A series of paper-back pamphlets, “ accurately and vividly describing the key moments in history,” will be provided to aid the students if the program is put into actual use. “ The best student is an intellectu­ ally active student,” Mr. Spatafora reasoned. With the use of the pam­ phlets, students will see actual doc­ uments and speeches, and be able to act the part of historian and for- 1 Happy Holidays A L T H O U G H W INTER VACA­ TION is still one week away, the N ILE H ILITE staff has taken the opportunity of this special Holiday Issue to express, as our greeting card cover says, “ Seasons Greet­ ings.” The austere individuals gracing the cover include our editorial staff of Ken Seeskin, page two editor (upper left), Bill Nigut, editor-inchief (upper right), Anita Weintraub, co-feature editor (lower left), and Gail Shapiro, co-feature editor (lower right). The heavy snow fall, which began Thursday night and by Friday morning had left up to seven inches of snow in many areas of the North side, kept few teachers but many students from attending classes at East Friday. The meager number of students who were determined to attend school weather or not, made their way like rugged characters from a Jack London short story, fighting snow drifts and strong winds, only to find once they had arrived that they should have stayed in bed where their fellow c l a s s m a t e s had apparently re­ mained. East was the least affected school in the Township, but the term “ least affected” is misleading. About 600 students spent Friday in classes here, while North and West, who draw students from a wider geographic area, could muster com- | paratively smaller numbers than M East. IF THE D AY was a headache for ■ teachers who had to make token I attempts to teach classes of five or I six students, then for the Student I Accounting staff, it was sheer tor- j ture. Although attendance was not taken in most classes during the day, students reported absent during homeroom had to have their attendance cards individually marked by the Accounting office. I I ] S j But the Accounting office wasn’t the only troubled area Friday. Mr. Ted Beranis, Student Activities head, had to reschedule ■all SSO j study halls for the day; and the N ILE H ILITE office was a fury of ; i ction as the staff short-handedly lushed to meet a Friday deadline^ \ �P a g e Three N I L E H I L I T E F riday, Decem ber 11, 1964 Students, Faculty React To Concert Editorial ZÛC ¿torn rock-and-roll but as good entertain­ agree that both performing groups are well known. Rather the N ILE ­ ing music. As chairman of last year’s Chad I, along with many other juniors, H ILITE objects to the fact that al­ Mitchell Trio concert, I realize that wish to praise Junior Cabinet for though these groups can sing, they cabinet must sign performers who having the “ guts” to break tradi­ do not have the versatility of past will draw enough people to make tion. performers at East concerts. the concert financially successful, They are record makers, perhaps Thank you, but there are many quality perfor­ good ones in their own right, but Greg Rabin ’66 not versatile concert entertainers. mers who draw as well as pop sing­ ers. And as your editorial stated, EDITOR quality performers make the con­ cert more than just a fund raising DEAR EDITOR: affair, but a chance to hear some DEAR EDITOR: I was very upset after reading of the finest entertainment in the the editorial regarding Junior Cabi­ country—pop singers do not. It is with interest that I have been net’s selection for this year’s con­ reading the editorials in this year’s Whether Chad Stuart, Jerome cert. N ILEH ILITE. I do not necessarily Clyde, and Gene Pitney are rock The N ILE H ILITE stated that Jun­ have to agree with your viewpoint ‘n’ roll singers or not is irrelevant. ior Cabinet was signing “ a teenage The real issue is that they simply rock-and-roll singer” for this year’s to say that they are capably writ­ aren’t of concert caliber. They don’t concert and then had that disgust­ ten, well reasoned, and thought pro­ present a diversified program of ing cartoon of “ Donnie Darling.” voking. They also convey a tone of singing, comedy, etc. as the Chad It was in very poor taste and did sincerity and conviction. Most im­ Mitchell Trio and the Smothers not represent the fine entertainment portant, they show that the N ILE ­ H ILITE is justified in calling its Brothers did. that cabinet is presenting. second page an editorial page. For the information of the N ILE ­ As one who has had experience I have been distressed, however, in hiring entertainment, I must con­ H ILITE, Junior Cabinet is present­ to hear certain students criticizing clude that this year’s Junior Cabi­ ing Chad Stuart and Jerome Clyde the N ILE H ILITE not primarily for net has disappointed me and broken along with Gene Pitney. Chad and its views but for daring to express a school tradition by hiring sub­ Jerome are one of the most popu­ its opinion in print. Such comments standard material for its concert. lar English groups who sing some­ as “ They (the newspaper) have no what folk type music. Gene Pitney right to print criticism of our acti­ Sincerely, is one of the most popular soloists vities” and “ What right do they LAU RIE BARON ’65 and a fine entertainer. have to speak for the students” Before the N ILE H ILITE is to have convinced me that some stu­ criticize the plans of an organiza­ dents know nothing about the oper­ tion, is should be certain of the true ation of the press in a democracy DEAR EDITOR: facts and not make up its own. nor know the function of an editor­ On November 20, the NILEH I­ MARCIA LEVITAN ’66 ial. L IT E ran an editorial entitled “ Con­ May I suggest that for the bene­ cert Loses Quality.” This editorial fit of some Nilehi students you once stated that Junior Cabinet is sign­ again explain the purpose of an edi­ The N ILE H ILIT E ’S editorial, if torial and why the newspaper is ing a “ teenage rock-and-roll singer” read carefully, does not comment fulfilling its journalistic function in for its concert. upon the popularity or singing cap­ running editorials. Recently, I learned that the con­ ability of either Chad Stuart and cert included Chad Stuart and Jer­ NILEH I FACULTY MEMBER Jerome Clyde or Gene Pitney. We DEAR EDITOR: i f-ormccf- i XT ~L Forum Editorial Policy Outlined RECENTLY THE QUESTION of what the NILEHILITE has a right to publish has been raised in regard to an editorial disagreeing with an organ of student government (NILEHILITE, Nov. 20). A l­ though we already have discussed our editorial policy, the need to justify our disagreement and to outline the functions of an editorial has again presented itself. Primarily an editorial is a statement of the newspaper staff, not of the student body or other student organizations. It is not the obligation of the newspaper to voice the opinion of the en­ tire student body. The "Chicago Tribune" in its editorial support of Barry Goldwater obviously was not expressing the views of the éntire populace of Chicago. Yet it was the "Tribune's" right to express its reasoned opinion. Actually the paper operates under the assumption that students with journalistic training are capable of expressing re­ sponsible views that will be of importance to the rest of the school. Our editorial view expresses our own opinion in order to encourage thought among the school population. Opposing views are published in the Letters to the Editor column. The NILEHILITE has always considered it an honor to be free of an administrative censorship. We are not obligated to agree with any other organization in this school. Thus, even if our ed­ itorial on this year's concert was unpopular with certain groups, we have not overstepped our rights as a free, but not overfree, press to express our sincere conviction. It is the responsibility of students to realize that a free press often creates controversy and publishes unpopular views. But it is the fundamental right of any newspaper to publish its opin­ ion, no matter how unpopular, in a democracy. To deny us this privilege is to deny one of the primary guarantees of our so­ ciety-freedom of the press. WE SHALL THEREFORE CONTINUE to openly express our opinions, in the form of editorials, on whatever we feel is im­ portant. Billboard ome Clyde and Gene Pitney. I hap­ pen to know that when Cabinet sug­ gested folk singers to the home­ rooms, they (s ic ) were turned down. minority report by ken seeskin : Parents Gene Pitney can hardly be con■= sidered a singer of rock-and-roll be­ cause most of his songs do not have WHILE PRE PARIN G an English assignment about a week ago, I the mood, beat, or tempo of rock- referred to Bartlett’s “ Familiar Quotations” to find a possible attentionand-roll. getter for a theme of mine. Suddenly, the discussion I had had at the Of the English singers who are suPP«r ‘ able that evening made me wonder what “ Bartlett's” would be now popular, the team of Stuart and IUle * contained only quotations of parents speaking to them children. Clyde has been considered not as without a doubt. 1 am sure that the following/‘famous lines ’ have been said not only to me, but to almost every student in this school at least one thousand times. LA ZY . . . that’s all you are is lazy . . . L-A-Z-Y . . . Why when I was your a g e ............ What do you mean that piece of roast beef is too small? That’s all you’d get in a restaurant. If you kids are supposed to be so darn smart, then why do you b y Bi have so many problems? the reader will overlook the latter 0. K. leave home and never come back again . . . see if I detail. care. B u t Jastersten’s crowning aI don’t care what your teacher said—Edgar Allan Poe wrote chievement in his book is a “ Color “ Huckleberry Finn” and that’s final. photo of a group of metamorphasYou’ve always got an answer, don’t you . . , real smart . , . ing Luidia larvae.” Luidia larvae Well let me tell you a thing or two—there’s someone else in this are difficult enough to find when house who knows something, and don’t you forget it either. they are not metamorphasing, but Your trouble is that you always worry about what everyone to catch a Luilia larvae metamor­ else thinks of you. Don’t you have a mind of your own? What’s phasing in a color photograph is the difference what your friends think—it’s only you who count. sheer ecstasy. Start making up your mind for a change. After all, what will the The reviewer closes his article Joneses say if all you are is a follower? with “ The chapters on dilatometry Some day you’ll be sorry for the way you talk to me. and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are especially worth­ Get off that /!*%” phone! while.” What do you think I am? Just a personal maid or a cleaning Jastersten Reviewed Ni gut SINCE M Y DISCOVERY OF Uday Shundar’s sitar with a guru in a recent issue of Time Magazine, I have learned that Time is a veri­ table paradise for the sesquipedal­ ian. In the book review section of a recent Time issue, I came across a review of the book “ Life in the Sea” by Gosta Jastersten. It is a book of animal photographs, and if the author’s name isn’t enough to whet the appetite of any locutionist. then the various phrases used in review of the book should be plenty. graphs in the book. “ The potenti­ ally excellent photograph of the Tomopteris,” the reviewer remarks sorrowfully, “ was somewhat ob­ scured across the fold of the page.” I know how he must feel. The book is also apparently spiced with pornography if we take the re­ viewer’s word for it. “ There are many ususual views of familiar sub­ jects and some startling close-ups at fairly high magnification!” (The exclamation mark is mine. The re­ viewer didn’t have the courage of his pornographic convictions to in­ “ Among the unique or seldom sert them in Tim e.) photographed subjects,” says the And if all of this isn’t enough to reviewer, “ are Noctiluca, a Tomopteris, and protodrilus.” And if these send readers out to their book various subjects aren’t sufficiently stores, the reviewer adds that “ the known to the reader, the reviewer book can be consulted as a supple­ has graciously explained that the ment to a standard zoology text Noctiluca is a “ Tinnicinnid,” while since the arrangement is in orderly the Tomopteris is a “ myzostomid.” sequence from plankton to proto­ zoa.” Of that I was glad to learn. The gist of the reviewer’s cri­ tique, I gathered, was that the book Happily, the reader of Jasterwas quite a scientific accomplish­ sten’s book will find that a number ment. “ The book is an outstanding of the photographs have been made, Jfort to illustrate the representa­ as the reviewer says, “ At Fisketives of the invertebrate groups backsil with phase contrast, and found in Swedish waters.” while they make spectacular pat­ HOWEVER, THE REVIEW ER terns, they conceal details or an was saddened by one of the photo- erroneous impression.” I ’m sure H e’s probably right. NILEHILITE Voi. 27—NO. * Friday, Dec. 11, 1964 Published 14 times during the school year by the students of Niles Township High School East, Lincoln and Niles Avenues, Skokie, Illinois. Printed by Lawndale Lithographing Co., Skokie, III. Bill Nigut Ken Seeskin ____ Gail Shapiro Anita Weintraub .................... Sue Schatzman, Karen Staff ................... Waysdorf, AI Feder, Dorma Shavitz, Ai Spector Joanne Sonn Business Manager Jim Rathmann, Dem is Photographers Ryan, Sandy Amstein Carol Zimmerman Artist Mr. Norman Frey Advisor Editor-in-Chief Page 2 Editor Feature Editors woman? Yuo act as if you’re in a hotel or a boarding-house. It’s not what you said, but how you said it. I don’t care how old you get . . . you’1 always be my baby, 1 (relatives) Look how old you’re getting. Why I can remember when you were just a little infant not old enough to walk, (pinches cheek) Don’t you think we were children once too? Don’t you think we went through what you’re going through? Don’t you think we understand? (before going to a party) Now don’t do anything to be ashamed of. And be in by 12 o’clock. Experience is the best and only teacher. I don’t have to give you reasons for what I believe. That whole crowd you go around with is nothing but a bunch of idiots. How do I know? . . . Jchn Jones is an idiot, and he’s in your crowd. �F rid a y. Decem ber 11,1964 N I L E H I L I T E P a g e Fou r Blossoms to Snowflakes HAVING SAID “ SAYONARA” to main purpose to celebrate the birth sighed. “ And I couldn’t get over her native Japan for one year, For- of Christ.” all of the beautiful store and win­ eign Exchange Student Noriko InNoriko’s plans for this Christmas dow displays. oue is preparing $o greet her first are as yet indefinite. She has been Christmas in Aifterica. downtown to see the Christmas dec­ “ I don’t know exactly how my orations and store displays. “ In the Southern part of Japan Sees “ Most Beautiful Sights” where I live, we never have any “ Michigan Avenue with small snow. In fact, I ’ve only seen snow white lights in the trees bordering once or twice in my life,” Noriko the street is one of the most beau­ told. “ I ’m hoping that this year tiful sights I ’ve ever seen,” Noriko Chicago will give me a white Christmas.” Chimpanzees, Popcorn Liven Fellow Schools ONE LIV E ELEPH ANT, one boa constrictor, and one chimpanzee— American family and I are going to celebrate this Christmas,” she continued. “ The Arnsteins haven’t made any definite arrangements, but I think that Mrs. Arnstein has something planned,” she smiled. In Japan Christmas is celebrated in much the same way as it is in the United States. Loves Christmas Spirit “ Even though I ’m not Christian, I celebrate in the spirit of the holi­ day season,” Noriko smiled. “ On Christmas Eve, the small children hang stockings near their production of “ Carnival.” Another attraction of the 17-scene production beds and eagerly await the arrival included the use of scenery from the original Broadway performance. of Santa Claus. these recently were the believe-it-or-not attractions of Morton East’s The students of Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, Calif., over­ iors. About 300 students own driv­ ing permits. whelmingly agree that study halls Highland Park High School con­ should be optional. One student re­ templates becoming the first Sub­ marked that individuals should have urban League school with male During a football the privilege of choosing whether cheerleaders. or not they want a study period be­ game this fall, five boys in obscure costumes joined the cheerleaders cause “ some students may need or and helped to lead pep cheers. The want extra credits for college. boys seemed very enthusiastic in On the other hand, he added, their cheering and definitely help­ “ some students may prefer to have ed generate spirit from the usually a study hall merely to keep up on quiet crowd. The school newspaper, “ The Shoreline,” has suggested that their sleep.” if these boys were really earnest, THE STUDENT COUNCIL of they should obtain uniforms and Maine West High School in Des help to lead cheers during the win­ Plaines has reconvened its school ter sport season. And finally, the students of War­ traffic court for student drivers. Students may be summoned be­ ren Central High School, Indianapo­ fore the court for charges of reck­ lis, Ind., are attempting to outfit less driving, speeding, or improper their school band members with parking. A driver also may be new uniforms. Money is being rais­ called to court if he fails to dis­ ed through an all-school popcorn play a parking permit on his wind­ selling campaign. Each student is shield, a sticker which sells for trying to sell 25 pounds of pop corn 75 cents for sophomores, 50 cents to make the drive a successful en­ for juniors, and 25 cents for sen- deavor. “ Yes, he’s called Santa Claus in Japan, too. It must be a carry-over of the Western influence,” she joked. Main avenues of Japan’s larger cities closely resemble our State Street and Michigan Avenue. “ In cities like Tokyo, there are many large department stores sell­ ing all kinds of Christmas gifts and toys,” Noriko recalled, “ and all of the streets are decorated with bright lights and ornaments. Noriko feels that Christmas has become as commercial in Japan as it is in America. “ In all of Japan’s stores and newspapers, Christmas spirit is portrayed and expressed material­ istically,” she feels. “ To the true Christian, Christmas has a spiritu­ al and religious meaning, with its “ FREEDOM NOW !” is the rally­ cation studying for final exams, no cookie batter as she is stricken by ing cry not only of civil rights ad­ student will be able to escape the thought of her Cooking 1 final. vocates but also of Nilehiers antic­ bothersome reminders of what Jan­ Even the gustatory delights of the ipating Christmas vacation — 10 uary brings besides the new year. finished meal do not soothe troub­ Books Call Out From Closets led consciences; countless biology Rare is the student who can get students will realize suddenly that verbs. At least, that’s what the through Christmas dinner without their fathers are not carving a suc­ student tells himself when recess compunctions about those text­ culent turkey but instead are dis­ begins. But the studying-bug crops books and lecture notes tossed con­ secting a meleagris gallopavo. Nile­ labs, logarithms, and intransitive up when one least expects it, and temptuously into a back closet. hiers taking chemistry say that the once it is in a student’s blood he Many a horrified home ec student inevitable Alka Seltzer resembles is never rid of it. Although staunch­ inadvertently will drop a bottle of nothing so much as the reaction of ly determined not to waste his va­ food coloring into her candy-cane magnesium chromate with potas­ sium sulfide. Visions of Sugar Plums? At the traditional readings of “ The Night Before Christmas” and Dickens’ “ A Christmas Carol,” stu­ dents’ heads will dance with visions of poetry and English literature fi­ nals, rather than sugar plums. Even Santa’s descent from the North Pole will seem foreboding to students of non-Western civilization who can­ not remember the important indus­ tries, chief agricultural products, or population (not counting pen­ guins or elves) of the North Pole. m Burns Prove Painful So if on New Y ear’s Eve the open­ ing chords of Robert Burns’s “ Auld Lang Syne” I# WITH VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS Roberts will soon bo cramming for final exams. bring tears to your date’s eyes, don’t attribute these to feminine sentimentality. Chances are she has just remembered the anthology of 19th century Scottish C * * 5 i £ in C M A M A me-e-rry Christmas, laughs a jolly Santa as he extends holi- Here We Go Again Vacation' Isn't Really days of blissful liberty from biology M A Festivities and Prayers Observed ilV / r l V , riV// day wishes and good cheer to Noriko. “ On Christmas Eve everyone goes to the city for festivities, and then they go to Church for serv­ ices.” ballads that she still must study for her English final. Resolutions Fly for '6 5 LOOKING FORWARD to 1965, many Nilehi students have been | suggesting resolutions they would like their friends to make for the I new year. Senior Iona Evans wants her friends to stop asking her to do their biology labs for them, while Senior Ellen Bush issues a plea to chem­ istry students for information on chemistry tests. Reflecting on past experiences, Senior Jerry Samelson and Soph­ omore Bob Schabilion warn their friends against starting and believ­ ing false rumors. Sophomore Donna Mizruchy exclaimed, “ I wish everyone would stop telling me that everything I do is an experience!” Urge Team Support Cheerleaders Linda Witcher and Kathy Jones hope that more Nilehi students will come to all the future basketball and football games and support the team. Agreeing, Junior Gail Solberg states, “ Team support shouldn’t be left to the cheerleaders and parents.” Senior Donna Orbach resolves that the senior group in Student Council become even less reserved. Junior Barbara Goldstein laughed, “ I wish my friends would stop teasing me and calling me supposedly characteristic nicknames.” Financially, Junior Barry Wolpoff hopes his friends will help him pay for the transmission he dropped on Thanksgiving. No Autographs, Please Conforming to the current “ mop-head” craze, Junior Lanny Maifar modestly asks his friends not to request his autograph when he grows his Beattie haircut. Sophomore Gina Rose pleads, “ I wish everyone would stop relying on me as the sister they never had.” Along this same line of thought, Senior Wendy Abrams says her friends shouldn’t bother her with their problems. Junior Marcia Levitan remarked, “ Certain acquaintances should stop calling me in the middle of the night. Stop Classroom Distractions DECEMBER II Niles East vs. Evanston When asked what resolution she Basketball Game thought her fellow classmates should make, Junior Maurene DECEMBER 13 Winter Music Festival Fuenfer suggested, “ Consistent gum 3:30 p.m. cracking should be stopped and DECEM BER 18 girls should stop combing their hair East vs. Waukegan over the desk of the person behind Basketball Game them.” East vs. Maine S. Junior Marlene Shapiro suggests Gymnastic Meet that her companions resolve never DECEM BER 21 — to try out for Reflections again. JA N U A R Y 4 Cheerleader Linda Nelson joins Winter Vacation many other students in reasoning JA N U A RY 9 that people should stop making res­ College Entrance Examin­ olutions since they are always ation Board at West, 8:30— 5:45 p.m. broken. Optimistically speaking, Junior Karen Waysdorf sees tilings differ­ ently from the majority of her classmates. “ M y friends are fine as they are — I don’t want any­ one to change,” she smiled. �Friday, Decem ber 11,1964 P a g e F iv e N I L E H I L 1 T E Imagination ♦ . . H is Party Guide by Ken Seeskin English 71 I T IS S A F E to assume that practically e v e ry ­ one in school is concerned about w h at he w ill do on N e w Y e a r s Eve. A p a rty is probably the m ost prac­ tical suggestion except th at the problem o f w here to have it inevitab ly w ill come up. Y e t there are m any reasonable suggestions which, surprisingly, remain unused each year. F o r example, w h at is w ron g w ith holding a par­ ty in a secluded “ L ” car? N obody takes the “ L ” on N ew Y e a r ’s E ve, thus m aking it possible to hold a p a rty in one car w hile the train travels all o ver the city. True, there isn’t much room to dance, but clean­ in g up wh?n the “ fe s tiv itie s ” are over is obviated— you can ju st leave any tim e you w ant to. A N O T H E R IN G E N IO U S P L A C E to have a p arty is a museum, such as the Museum o f Science and Industry. A ll th at a group need do is hide w hile the curators are cleaning the museum a fte r closing hours and come out when the guards have left. Th ere is an in fin ite amount o f room and hundreds o f am using exhibits to look at i f the p a rty begins to drag. In fa ct, now th at I think about it, w hat is w ron g w ith holding the Prom there? F inally, i f a group is really hard pressed, it can throw a rock in a store w indow and th ereb y have its p a rty in the courtroom o f the county ja il. Even though celebrating N e w Y e a r ’s E v e in ja il seems strange, it should be noted th at there is one b ig advantage — refreshm ents are supplied b y the com­ m unity as a w hole and need not be bought b y any o f the m errym akers. P E R H A P S S O M E D A Y there w ill be a law stat­ in g that h igh school students must hold th eir parties in school, and be finished by m idnight (since Simi­ lar laws already are on the b o o k s ). F o r now, though, I su ggest that this y ea r students use th eir im agina­ tions in selecting a spot fo r a p a rty rath er than re­ ly in g on unim aginative traditions. £ a se W orth “f& oen "-A L u t by Karen Waysdorf and Donna Blacker English 51 O N C E U P O N A M ID N IG H T dreary, Santa traveled weak and w eary, B rin g in g m any a quaint and curious soldier fro m a discount store — W h ile he nodded, nearly napping, sud­ denly there came a tap p in g: ’T w a s a reindeer, antlers rap­ pin g on the sled th a t Santa bore. “ M ust be Rudolph,” Santa m uttered, “ spilling m ore toys on the floor — O nly this, and nothing m ore.” A h , distin ctly h e rem em bered it was only last Decem ber when red-nosed Rudolph join ed the m em bers o f dear Santa s fly in g corps. E a g e rly he join ed each w orker, but he soon be­ came a shirker, W a n tin g a ride w ith Santa, in the sled that Santa, bore. E v e r y order Santa g a v e him Rudolph would in turn ignore. A hard w ork er n ever more. D E E P IN T O T H A T D A R K N E S S peering, Rudolph tap­ ped the sled’s door fe a rin g , D oubting, dream ing dream s no reindeer e v e r dared to dream b e fo r e : Could tradition now be broken; could a reindeer, w e t and soakin’ G et perm ission fro m dear Santa to rest upon the sled’s s o ft floor? “ L e t me in !” he did im plore, “ fo r I am now so cold and s o re !” “ Please,” he begged and rapped once more. W ith the reindeer’s w ords beguiling, Santa turned and spoke then, sm iling, “ Come and sit beside me, R u d olp h ; rest y ou rself here near the door. I f you’ll only stop th at tapping, and fo r g e t th at a w fu l rapping and pick up those brand new soldiers th at you spilled on m y sled’s floor, Y ou m ay sit here, everm ore.” N O W T H E R E IN D E E R , never w orking, still is sittin g, still is sh irking N e a r the side o f jo lly Santa, restin g on the sled’s so ft flo or; A n d his eyes have all the seem ing o f a rein ­ deer w ho is dream ing, O f w arm nigh ts w ith m oonlight beam ­ in g w h ile he rests near Santa’s door. A n d he often thinks upon the days when he had m any a chore. Quoth the R eindeer “ N everm ore.” J lappineòò J, snow . Chicago's Underworld by Rhona Berkowitz English 51 by Carol Horvitz English 11 Chicago’s underworld . . . tw elveyear-olds brandish guns and daggers . . . a squat little man aw kw ardly clutches a violin case . . . people : knocked against walls, pushed around . . . fighting, s trivin g fo r th a t special s e a t . . . the contents o f tin y packages tick ominously . . . babies cry . . . old men snore . . . a low rattle, a rat-tatt a t - t a t . . . sparks fly in the darkness . . . deafening noise . . . and then si­ lence. C hicago’s underworld . . . a subway fille d w ith Christm as shop­ pers. ’T IS T H E S E A S O N o f snow. Snow, that en tity o f w eath er th a t is a t once a g g r a v a t in g and inspiring. W ith the snow comes the back-break­ in g shovel and the stalled ca r; but, also w ith the snow comes fun . . . Th e fu n o f listen in g to radio sta­ tions to find out i f school is closed and the fun o f standing out on the corner only to find out th at the buses aren’t running. Holiday Season Doubting Maple Jolts Believer by Mike Averbach English 31 “ M A P L E ,” (she was pure su gar) I addressed m y five-year-old daughter, “ since w e’re here a t the shopping center, would you like to v is it Santa ?” 4 *• Unlike a normal, panting fiv e-y ea r°ld, she h esitatin gly consented w ith an “ A ll righ t, Dad,” and w e proceedfed to Santa’s red brick home, w here a group o f small children w ere anx~usly w aitin g to g e t th eir Christm as ishes off th eir chests and into Saint ick’s ears. E Maple and I join ed the line, and a ive waited, Maple, ca refu lly scrutinij ing the G reat Red One, began intei rogating me. “ S A Y , D A D , is Santa rea lly stu f­ fed w ith pillow s?” “ O f course not,” I answered in dead earnestness. “ H e eats snow, so his insides ju st appear w h ite.” I quickly changed the subject, real­ iz in g th at M aple was a doubting Thom as, o r Maple, and did not ve rily believe in Santa Claus. A S O U R T U R N to see Santa ap­ proached, I suggested th at perhaps M aple w asn’t quite up to Santa’s hard line o f questioning, and I sent her to the dru g store fo r candy. A s she left I clim bed upon the shocked Santa’s lap. I couldn’t let a five-year-old spoil the hopes and dream s o f a fo rty -y ea rold man. by Ellen Aprill English 31 T w in k lin g lig h ts— G low in g candles and electric bulbs. Ribbons, w rappings— Red and green and gold and blue. Carols, hymns, jin gles Rudolph and Santa Fruitcakes and cookies T rees o f evergreen and aluminum. B ustlin g crowds on decorated streets Children’s j o y ; F rosted life. T h e w orld holds its breath, releases a sigh, and rushes on. D lO Snow means jo y . T h e jo y o f pour­ in g pints o f m elted snow out o f you r boots. I t is the jo y o f looking a t you r hair a ft e r you have w alked to school in a blizzard w ithou t a scarf. ± A iM U r 11VO X O il V TT J ic ip s IU U 9 I1 C X in the C hristm as shopping days. F o r these special days o f the y ea r the c ity dresses up. I t puts on lig h ts and ornam ents and parades m arch down its streets. T h e downtow n crowds o f people are caught up in the g a ie ty o f the season. T h e snow as it comes down s o ftly adds to the warm ness o f the Christm as season. Th is is the children’s season o f toys and “ visions o f su gar plums.” W e are all affected b y this fa iry -ta le air. Th e g litte r in g snow adds here, too. Though the snow is w et, icy, and deep, aren’t you glad it fa lls a t least fo r one season o f the y ea r? �N I LE H I L I T E Page Six F riday, Decem ber 11, 1964 Fast-breaking Cagers Win 3 «ibi» ■ Await Wildkits, Bulldogs, Tournament .i 1 IN AN EXCITING storybook fin­ Trojans unable to halt the Mus­ ish, the Niles East Trojans came tangs from racking up 24 points to our 12. through with a 62-60 victory Satur­ East’s only other loss of the seaday night over the East Leyden son was a hard fought battle with Eagles. Niles West, 64-54. Glenn Solberg’s Tomorrow our Trojans take on high scoring 24 points were not ethe Evanston Wildkits at Evanston. nough to overtake the Indians. Coach Jim Pooley feels, “ If we play Sparked by scoring stars Gil a good defense and keep our offense Ravelette, Glenn Solberg, Denny we gotta win," yell East fans as Gil Ravelette demonstrates the skill that led the Trojans to rolling, we have a good chance to Berkson, and Barry Schoeller, the win.” a 62-50 victory over Niles North. Niles cagers have beaten Niles North, Deerfield, and East Leyden, iM , , . C .y * ■ Throughout the Trojan-Eagles posting a 3-2 win-loss record. ¡¡'■ ' * f| j i i p i l l ® . see-saw battle, neither team was On December 28, the basketball able to gain a commanding lead, team will be a guest at the Graysand with only a minute and a half lake Christmas Tournament. The left, East Leyden tied the score cagers take on Round Lake in the ■ with a foul shot. The Trojans skill­ first game; their second opponent fully kept possession of the ball un­ will be either Grayslake or Glentil the remaining seconds of the brook North. game when Gil Ravelette sank the IT WAS A LONG TRE K to Maine wards for the Trojan swimmers, Unlike last year’s strategy, this winning basket. South for the Niles East swimming however, as four pool records were year’s tactics are based on a fastsquad in Friday’s storm, but the either tied or broken at that contest The cagers looked improved over break offense. This new style of by swimmers. Jim Bonow duplica­ trip home seemed much longer. the previous evening’s 70-55 loss to playing explains the unusually high ~j|% * ' î s . j '-Morton East. The Morton team got scores that the Trojans have been ted the record set in the 1963-64 sea­ Confidence and optimism filled // off to a fast lead, but Niles kept making. However, only time will son in the freestyle event. Senior the bus which transported the squad pressing and at the third quarter, tell whether the fast-breaking Troto the meet, and this hope remained Jim Harrington set pool records in shout Seniors Barry Schoeller and Howie the score was 43-46 in Morton’s fa­ jans will be successful in the SuRomanek as they try to block an East until the last fractional seconds of both the freestyle and individual re­ Leyden point. vor. The fourth quarter saw the burban League. lays, while Martie Chalfie swam to — s the contest. a new mark in the butterfly stroke. Tlie Trojans were on the verge of I I I I I I "SINK IT IN, Swimmers Start S .L . Schedule Tonight ill 'GET THAT BALL! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I victory when the Maine South tank­ The swimming schedule finds the men, in a last minute spurt, edged Trojans playing host to Evanston out the Niles team by three-tenths tonight at 7:30 in the East pool. of a second in the final relay to win Tomorrow the Men of Troy travel the meet 52-43. to Glenbrook South for a 7 p. m. m The meet was not without its re­ contest. 'Physically Fit Youth' Goal of Boys' P.E. / ■ I H GYM IS BOTH A SOCIAL and an emotional experience, declared iiiSIfi lillii Mr. Carl Traficano, head of Boys’ Physical Education. He explained that physical education provides a means for boys to work off emotional problems through physical activity. ___________________ _ The main objective of the depart­ EDUCATION in the junior and sen­ ment is to destroy the image of ior years rests on sports which will America’s soft youth. Mr. Traficano be useful in later years, commented Mr. Traficano. In the freshman and has initiated some new programs sophomore years, the program cen­ to get the boys in near-perfect phy­ ters around football, basketball, and sical form. baseball. However, when a boy reaches the junior year, the P. E. To develop agility, an obstacle Department feels that he should course will be constructed around learn sports in which he will parti­ the boys’ athletic field. The Presi­ cipate when he is mature, such as dent’s Council on Youth Fitness ci­ handball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, golf, and swimming. ted agility as one of the three char­ FE£T OFF TO A GOOD START, L É m m « •# Sophomore Richard Miller does his best in the meet against Maine South. power in Illinois, placed first, fol­ lowed by East, West and North. The rugged Waukegan team simply overpowered its opponents for the entire afternoon. Since four teams were participa­ ting, every boy in each weight class wrestled twice. The winners of each match met to determine first and course. They will follow what Mr. Traficano c?ills a circuit training a series of prescribed stations. The first station will begin with a few simple calisthenics. Thereaf­ ter, each drill will increase in dif­ ficulty until all the stations are completed. The objective is to have the completion time for each exer­ cise decrease daily. Upon being asked why the “ A ” and “ B” programs have been dis­ continued at Niles, Mr. Traficano replied, “ The ‘A ’-‘B’ program was set up to separate the boys into cat­ egories according to their physical ability. The ‘A ’-‘B’ program gives the not so physically fit boy a chance to excel in his class where ordinarily he would be average or below average.” THE EMPHASIS OF PHYSICAL Gymnasts Beat North, Prepare for Invitational FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE one of the biggest gymnastravaganzas of the year, Niles East’s varsity gymnasts will sail across the North Shore Channel to Evanston High School tomorrow evening at 7:30 for the annual Evanston Invitation­ al. The probable competitors for Ni­ les East, last year’s S. L. cham­ pions are Steve Alleman and Barry Slotten, trampoline; Mike Snider and Loren Comitor, side horse; Mark Kaplan and Mark Lazar, hori­ zontal bar; Steve Wolf and John Davis, still rings; and Alleman and Slotten, tumbling. Since only the best teams are invited to compete, * Grapplers Place Second, Practice for Waukegan C O A C H HOWARD B YR A M ’S wrestling 12 won second place last Saturday afternoon in a quadrangu­ lar meet with Waukegan, Niles North, and Niles West. The West acteristics of physical fitness. “ Our main objective,” Mr. Trafi­ gymnasium was the scene for the contest. NEXT Y E A R THE FRESHMEN cano again stressed, “ is to develop Waukegan, current state cham­ pions and a perpetual wrestling will begin a completely new P. E. a physically fit youth.” program. The program consists of • I III Himmimm \||p||§jS second places, and the two losers wrestled for third place. TAKING FIRST PLACE for the East varsity were Bob Machacek at I 112 p o u n d s, Bill Pauss at 1 8 3 pounds, Roy Worthington at 1 0 8 pounds, and Victor Mittleberg in the heavyweight class. Pauss scored I the lone pin for East in a final round. Worthington was proclaimed victor by default when his Niles West opponent, Swanson, injured his leg. The Trojans will attempt to re­ venge their defeat next December 18, when they venture to Waukegan for a return match with the Bull­ dogs. Jim DeGraffenreid, Trojan the Evanston Invitational should be 165 pounder, waits especially to a good indication of what the rest avenge a 1-0 defeat at the hands of of the season will offer. Waukegan wrestler, Mike Bay. In the first meet of the season, The Bulldogs sport four men, Bob East beat North 81-51, and lost to West 68-64, despite the injuries of Shines, Mike Bay, Dan Evans, and two key starters, Wolf and Kaplan. Steve Barnes, who were state con­ 2 The next meet saw Troy win 71-61 tenders last year. Shines, at 1 0 d on the varsity level, while losing pounds, placed fir$t in state an 69-63 on the sophomore level, both leads the Waukegan team. SEVEN FIRST PLACES werel against West Leyden. WITH MORE PRACTICE and captured by the Bulldogs on Satur-I some good breaks, East should be day, but the Trojans made a sur-l able to boast a winning squad in prisingly strong showing. Mittle-I gymnastics this year even though berg’s classification as a heavy-1 e r \ i m i t i l i s * k n r n r r s T seven of last year’s varsity starters weight has greatly strengthened th I EXECUTING A PERFECT have graduated and two have gone Trojan team. All signs point toward! an increasingly strong team. planch is Sanior Mark Kaplan to North. 111 M O I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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