Vol. 51, No. 4 • University High School, 1362 E. 59th St., Chicago, Ill. 60637 • Tues., Nov. 18, 1975

Photo by Jim Reginato Photo by David Cahnmann Photo by David Cahnmann

THREE STAG E S in the production of thi s year' s which will compo se part of the setting. costume. fall play, "Th e E nchanted," are shown in thes e photo s, from left. REH EARSING A "BEAT," a production unit of REFERRING to her book of notes, Drama DAN HUTTENLOCHER, technical director the play, from left, Scott Wilkerson, Jon Simon, Hal T eacher Liucija Ambro sini, director of the play, (center), Andy Neal (ba ck to cam era) and Norman Bernst ein and Stephen Patter son work on lin es and clo sely observ es the rehearsal, ready to offer Stockw ell, '75, work on th e ramps and platform s stage movement. Later they wil l rehear se in comments on how to improve the beat. Human effort 1 enchants' production By Jon Simon a ghost. This supposed ghost where any student can "THERE ARE two or three As for props, "we go out (to be played by Matt audition, take place about preliminary steps," Ms. and find them or build them,'' When the lights go up on Grodzins) becomes friendly seven weeks before the Ambrosini said. "I work with Ms. -Ambrosini said. "The Enchanted," this year's with a young school teacher production's scheduled the actors in free movement. Meanwhile, she is choosing fall production, audiences (Barbara Bormuth). completion. They last five I look for what areas of the music. "I spend 60 to 80 hours will see the result of more An inspector (Hal Bern­ days, for about two hours stage each scene should be in. listening up to 100 records," th an two months of stein), together with the town after school. I look at the movement she said . preparation . supervisor of weights and pattern for each beat. Then I Within a week or two before The play, by Jean measures (Stephen Pat ­ "I LOOK for how an actor block the play. Each opening night, the lighting Giraudoux, will be presented terson) , a doctor (Scott develops the part he's movement has to work for designer starts work, taking 7:30 p.m., Thurs.-Sat., Nov. Wilkerson) and the mayor reading," Ms. Ambrosini me; it should visualize to the note of every other aspect of 20-22 in Belfield Theater. (Jon Simon) make an in­ said, "how flexible he is in audience what is going on.'' the play's design. Tickets are 50 cents for vestigation of the alleged developing characters. It Soon after the tryouts all students and $1.50for adults. ghost. boils down to 'this person the designs for the production CREW HEADS for "The Other actors in the read the best for this part'." must be finished. Within the Enchanted'' are: EVEN BEFORE school production include: Around 26 people auditioned first week set construction Lights , Shayle Shagam; props, began, Drama Teacher Denise Berry, Becky Brisben, Denise Laffer and Cathy Agin; Danny Lashof, Peter Fritzsche, Andy begins. makeup, Karie Weisblatt; costumes , Liucija Ambrosini started Neal, Jeff Binmoeller, Maria Two weeks into rehearsal Elaine Sahlins; stage manager, Peter work on the fall production. Hinojosa, Joyce Stone, Daniele Lin­ Months of effort the costumes must be Fritzsche; house manager, Abbie "I read a lot of plays," she dheimer, Elizabeth Goldwyn, Isabel designed. Costumes for "The Kleppa; publicity, Stephen Patterson, explained during a lunch Bradburn, Denise Laffer and Andrea precede play Denise Laffer and Michael Trosman; Nusbaum. Enchanted,'' designed by set, Michael Trosman; sound, William break on a recent rehearsal AFTER CHOOSING "The Becky Brisben, portray the Vandervoort and David Newton. day as she stared thought­ Enchanted," as with all for "The Enchanted;" 19 of time period the play is set in, Cathy Agin is assistant fully at the play scripts lining plays, Ms. Ambrosini began them received parts. the present. director and Dan Hut ­ one wall of her office. to prepare her set design. She Meantime, Ms. Ambrosini Makeup is designed by two tenlocher technical director. "I think about how good the starts by tryin g to "develop a divides the play into beats. or three weeks before opening Late in the evening of Sat., parts are for high school concept, an idea of how the "These are actable units," night. Cathy Agin and Denise Nov. 22, the play's final night, actors, for roles they can play moves." she explained. "A director Berry designed makeup for after the audience has filed develop. 'The Enchanted' has The set for ''The En­ looks through the play for ''The Enchanted .'' out, the costumes will be hung a lot of large parts and a good chanted," composed of major thought changes, up, the lights cleaned and put male-female balance." ramps and platforms, was certain exits, entrances and AS SOON AS a part of the away. Cast members will go designed by Ms. Ambrosini scene changes." For most of production is designed, set off to celebrate their work. THE PLAY, which Ms. with the assistance of her the production time, each building begins and fabric is Behind the locked doors of Ambrosini describes as a husband, Allen, a theater beat will be rehearsed selected so the costume crew Belfield 138 will be nuts and fantasy, is set in a small manager at the University of separately. can get started. Ms. Am­ bolts, wood and glass, French town. Strange events Illinois Circle Campus. Next the play is blocked. brosini views each finished combined with more than two occur after the appearance of Next Ms . Ambrosini Blocking is the design of the costume, for corrections, in a months of human effort, the what the townsfolk believe is chooses the cast. Tryouts, actors' movements. "dress parade." machinery of dreams. Imaginative courses Love, fairies and English

By Fred Offenkrantz yearlong course, taught separately by Rex Martin, James Raftery and Harold Hof­ "Myths, Dreams and Fairy Tales ." fenkamp, are pursing the theme "Love" this "Writings From The Third World." "Per ­ quarter. Each teacher has his own approach sonal Disasters." "Possessions ." A program to the theme . Mr. Martin described his course list from public television? No, those are some as emphasizing "love and the conflict it of the varied subjects studied in U-High brings. "It's not natural to govern one's English classes this quarter . passions." Mr. Raftery's course focuses on The ·object of offering such a variety is to the symbolism in dreams and stories, he said. help students learn to "be sensitive to the Mr. Hoffenkamp's classes are focusing on the richness in fictional writing,'' according to nature of love. Department Chairperson Darlene Mc­ campbell . Sections of the yearlong freshman course Current quarterlong courses for juniors and are being taught by Ms. Mccampbell, Ms. seniors, and their teachers, are "Un­ McGuire, Carol Moseley and Sophie Ravin . Photo by Harry Gray derstanding Short Fiction,'' Harold Hof­ Ms. Ravin chose to include a unit on BOUNDING UP Kenwood Ave . at a speed faster than mo st fenkamp; "Martyrs," Eunice McGuire; "Possessions" in her class because, she said, cars, a small white and brown dog named Daisy race s toward "Myths, Dreams and Fairy Tales,'' James "One's attitudes toward objects can often U-High where , as a fr equ ent vi sitor, she has earned the unof ­ Raftery; and "Writings From The Third reveal his attitudes toward people.'' In her ficial title of "school dog ." To prevent Daisy from int erf ering World," Rex Martin. freshman course, Ms. Moseley taught a with cl asses, her own er s, 7th-grader Cathy White and her "Writing," taught by Ms. Mccampbell, is a similar unit on "Personal Disasters" because, family, try to restrict her romp s at school to after cla sstime. yearlong course for juniors and seniors. she said, "how someone reacts to a disaster in But Daisy som etime s escap es to the halls of U-High early to nl":'1'-' ,a,:.f.h h .....- __ .... _ _ , __ - ~- - A 11 *'h ... ,u, ieoonf.in.-,c- n.f f-h.o c-nnhnTnn:ro f-h4':):i.-.1ifo c:ohn.urc.- o ln.f. "'h-nf. 'I-Uh- f.h..n..:T <"'\...,.O " Sunny Gym becomes barn SLCC asks as U-Highers go country new English class policy By David GotUieb, political Editor U-Highers who don't like having their grades lowered for unexcused absence or tardiness in English classes may not suffer much longer. Student Legislative Coordinating Council (SLCC) Secretary Robert Needlman attended an English Department meeting on Oct. 28 to discuss possible alter­ natives to lowering grades for unexcused ·absences. English Teacher Harold Hoffenkamp offered to discuss alternatives with the Committee on Rules and Procedures, of which he is a member. SLCC is now working on ideas for changing the procedure to submit to the committee. About 150 U-Highers became jus' plain country folk at U-HIGHERS FLY in all · Cultural Union's square dance Friday as they tried directions (photos from to something other than the bump. Jim and Pat Hardwick, left) oblivious of the callers' from the Chicago Caller's Association, served as emcees "Circle to the left!" • TODAY AND TOMORROW - and provided the records. Jim called the dances while Pat Swimming, Chicago Invitational , went into the crowd and helped groups having trouble with HAIR FLIES as David Chicago State University. the steps. Bales of hay were placed around the gym by Rothblatt and Sheila Igoe • THURS.-SAT., NOV. 20-22-Fall Cultural Union representatives in an attempt at making skip through a sequence of a production, "The Enchanted ," · Sunny Gym a passable barn. Some of them came attired dance. 7:30p.m., Belfield Theater. • FRI., NOV. 21 - Volleyball, Lake with bandanas or overalls to add to the effect. Pretzels and Forest, 4 p.m ., here; Boy's punch relieved hungry and thirsty dancers after AN ENTHUSIASTIC Peter basketball, Illiana Christian, 6:30 exhausting dances such as a 20-minute Virginia Reel. The Fritzsche gets totally in­ p.m., there . party appeared to be a success; if you didn't know a step volved in one of the quick­ • TUES., NOV. 25 - Volleyball, you could easily make it up. paced dances. Francis Parker , 4 p.m., here. Photos by Jim Marks •WED., NOV. 26 - Thanksgiving assembly, 11:15 a.m., Rockefeller Chapel ; Boys' basketball, Thanksgiving tournament, St. Prior to Midway article Aluminum foils Francis de Sales. • THURS., NOV. 'El - SUN., NOV. bye bye birdies 30- Thanksgiving recess. •THURS., NOV. 27 - Cross Librarians considered losses Approximately 54 birds country, St. Patrick's Turkey Trot, since the beginning of the 10 a.m., Riis Park . By Paul Sagan By comparing two audits of and dismissed by librarians, school year have died after •FRI ., NOV. 28 - SAT., NOV. 29 - the literature section in the according to Head Librarian colliding with windows at the Boys' basketball, Thanksgiving tournament resumes St. Francis Librarians had discussed library, the Midway Blanche Janecek. front of the High School, de Sales. several changes in documented a loss of about One method, considered too according to Lower School eMON., DEC. 1 - Parents' procedures to decrease book 600 books over a five-year Teacher Robert Strang, who Association governing board losses in the library prior to a period from that section. costly at an estimated several meeting, 8 p.m., Assembly Room. thousand dollars, involved has kept count of the story in the Oct. 7 issue, the Neither an exact count of fatalities . • TUES., DEC. 2 - Swimming Mt. Midway staff has learned. the total losses , or an placing a magnetic tape in Carmel, 4 p.m., here ; Volleyball, library materials to sound an Math Department Chair­ The Midway's story reported estimate of . the cost of person Alan Haskell con­ North Shore, 4 p.m., there. that librarians hadn't in­ replacing the lost books, alarm if material being • FRI. , DEC. 5 - Boys' basketball, removed from the library had sulted the curator of birds at vestigated the matter. The exists. Lincoln Park Zoo earlier this Lake Forest , 4 p.m., here; librarians, in interviews, did Two methods of preventing not been properly checked Swimming, Lake Forest , 4 p.m., out. year to see what could be here; Girls' volleyball, Lake not say they had. losses have been considered done about the problem . The Forest, 4 p;m., there . The other method, rejected curator explained to Mr. • SAT., DEC. 6 - Vocal I and II as disruptive to the library's Haskell that birds were flying recital, 7:30 p.m., Assembly working atmosphere, in­ into the windows because Room. Vocalists to perform volved instituting a checkout • TUES., DEC. 9 - Midway out they mistook the reflection after school; Boys' basketball, Vocal classes and the High to show us the various ways system in which all people cast by the windows for the Morgan Park , 4 p.m., there ; School choir will sing in a Shakespeare kept the at­ leaving the library would be sky. Under the superv ision of Swimming, Quigley North, 4 p.m., Thanksgiving assembly 11:15 tention of the masses, and not searched. Mr . Haskell, 8th-graders there; Volleyball, Morgan Park, 4 a.m., Wed., Nov. 26 in the intellectual level we are hung aluminum foil strips on p.m.,here. "In the Wind" is accurate when the Rockefeller Chapel. taught in school, it suc­ Also see letter and Photopinions page the glass to break the Midway goes to press but is subject to High School vocal classes ceeded." 8. reflection . changes that occur later. will also sing in concert, 7: 30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 6 in the Assembly Room. The program will include both solos and ensembles. Come to a feast ... Reactions to the first assembly of the year, Nov. 5, Tiredof varied. Two actresses enacted scenes from three roses ...come to the Court House Shakespeare plays, andjudgeforyourself. sometimes mingling with the The delicious specialities audience. · everyyear? you'll find on the menu "I thought it was really aren't there to hurt your nice. It made Shakespeare budget. The prices are fun," Nancy Armand said: If you are, reasonable and the food Andy Neal had a different is excellent. Take view. "They tried to make too you'll enjoy advantage of the much of a game of the rich .variety convenient location Shakespeare." of this elegant restaurant. David Nayer thought that of plants, "if the assembly was meant glassware, vases and Snap to it! Judy Holloway treats get all your photographic terrariums . .. besides flowers. herself to dinner equipment at All you have to do is visit ... at The Court House. MODEL The Court House 0 5211 S. Harper Sunday brunch is served CAMERA S.Y. BLOOM FLOWERS (In Harper Court} at The Court House 1443 E. 53rd St. Tel. 667.:4008 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Got the picture? Tel. 493-2004 Bring in this ad for a free complimentary 1342 E. 55th St. 493•6700 non-alcoholic beverage with your dinner. Chicago, Ill. 60615

2 THEMIDWAYeTUES.,NOV _.l~,1975 Raise 1n• New Debate Club heads into salary still an •issue meets bolstered by practlces By David Gottlieb, By Jon Rasmussen Three four-person . teams political Editor from the club participate in "Thus, for Japan, the for- .. tournaments: the varsity An increase in salary WHAT?!" level, junior varsity and remains the final major Dan Huttenlocher is novice teams. unresolved issue for faculty reading a speech at a Debate All high school teams in the and admini s trative Club meeting lunchtime country this year are bargainers in negotiations for Thurs., Oct. 30. debating the topic of whether a new contract. "Is this word 'forst' -F-0 -R­ the development and Having reached a tentative S-T- is it 'worst,' 'first' ... ?" allocation of scarce world agreement on a new per ­ It turns out to be "first," and resources should be con­ sonnel policy, the faculty the hectic practice session trolled by an international negotiators last month asked continues. organization . for a 12per cent increase over Debate has returned to Remaining tournaments the present salary schedule. U-High after three years' this quarter are Nov. 20 at Administrative negotiators absence, with Social Studies Glenbrook South and Dec. 12 made a "first and final offer" Teacher Earl Bell as adviser. at Thornridge High. of a 5 per cent increase, ac­ About 18 students, mostly cording to Social Studies boys, are members of the Teacher Earl Bell, a member club; the membership of the faculty negotiating fluctuates as students gain ... while in team . and lose interest. Mr. Bell added that ad­ The Oct. 30 meeting was to Photo by Andy Meyer ministrative negotiators said prepare for the club's first Bell's class ASKING HIS OPPONENT questions about his case, Michael they would not raise their debate tournament, Fri., Oct. Shapiro, left, cross-examines Dan Huttenlocher in a practice offer because of "legal 31 and Sat., Nov. 1 at Glen­ By Jon Rasmussen session of the Debate Club. reasons." brook North High School in Also see editorial page 8. Northbrook. U-High lost. Social Studies Teacher Earl someone, you see different Mr. Bell added that "You Bell has been using debate sides of an issue. You con­ need to research a subject, techniques in his classes sider what the other side will not just talk off the top of your since he came here nine years say." head." Physics Club recycling ago. He pits his students against project gets underway each other by stating Parents' program propositions, called By Fred Offenkrantz "questions," and assigning teams of students to argue the Series strikes out Collection bins have been placed around U-High as part of a affirmative and negative paper recycling project set up by the new Physics and Alternate sides of the questions. By Greg Simmons earlier · this fall sponsored a . Energy Club. Topics used have ranged program on communication from foreign policy, to city Participants in the program empty the bins weekly into A series of six seminars for in the family and a meeting at collection centers on each floor. Then club members take the politics, to the American single parent families which the director and three papers to regional collection bins at 61st St. and Blackstone Revolution. sponsored by the Parents' principals spoke on the state Ave., explained the club's adviser, Science Teacher Paul Mr. Bell believes that Association has been can­ of the Schools. Collard. debating can lead to more . celled because of lack of Among the club's other planned activities, according .to thorough understanding of a interest in the program. "The Parents' Association President Jeff Sachs, are trips to a self-sufficient community subject than is usually tries to have a broad mem­ about 25 miles outside Chicago and to the Argonne and National reached by simply studying The series is one of several bership of parents, to keep ·· Accelerator Laboratories. At school, club members are it. programs being sponsored the members informed as renovating electronic equipment, including a computer, and "I think the big ad­ this year by the Association. well as is possible, to com­ completing a computer from a kit started at home by Mr. vantage," Mr. Bell said, "is municate with faculty and Collard. that in working against The Parents' Association administration on behalf of parents and students," said Teachers go to conventions Association President Alice Schlessinger. The Association is also Class activities, trips abound sponsoring a party in December for teachers and By Greg Simmons through it. paper at a meeting of the national Librarian Mary Biblo attended a staff members. Convention trips and other association in December. conference sponsored by the Frepch Teacher Randy Fowler Children's Reading Roundtable, of On field trips, in faculty activities include the recently iittended conferences on which Ms. Biblo is a member. Other Association projects classrooms and at con­ following: teaching French culture and the Social Studies Teacher Philip include the ScholarShip Shop, ventions, U-High students Mr. Brasier will teach the literature of Quebec. Montag attended a convention in 1372E. 53rd St., a resale shop newspaper workshop at the National Phys Ed Teacher Ron Drozd, track Atlanta of the National Council of and teachers are involved in a Scholastic Press Association's coach, was selected by the Illinois Social Studies Teachers. which benefits school wide variety of educational national convention Thanksgiving Track Coach Association as In­ programs and scholarships. activities. weekend at the Palmer House. Mid­ dependent School League represen ­ Editor's note: Space limitations Among present and plan­ way and U-Highlights staff members tative. He will act as a go-between for prohibit publishing news of all field In February the ned field trips in the city, and also will attend. the Association with coaches who are and convention trips and class ac­ Association will sponsor its Russian Teacher Mary Hollenbeck, unable to attend meetings. tivities during the year, however, the annual Gilbert and Sullivan their organizers, include the president of the Illinois Association of College Counselor Betty Schneider Midway staff is always interested in following: American Teachers of Slavic and East attended guidance conferences in learning of such activities for possible operetta for the same pur­ Sixteen students went to the Lake European Languages, will read a Flint, Mich., and Atlanta, Ga. stories. poses. Calumet Port, the stock yards and planetarium areas, along with Navy

Pier, with Social Studies Teacher Joel q, Surgal. .:;, .... ~ ··.-:~ .... ~ ..... First-year science students went to ... ~ 'I;> """ '-.;, ~ the planetarium to view the stars they \ I:) 'la "-> "" ~ had been studying with Science Find indulgence \ ~ Teachers Ernest Poll and Paul • • • ' ~ ~ Collard. •\ Journalism students will tour the Sun-Times and Daily News plant with Journalism Teacher Wayne Brasier. In the classrooms, ac­ tivities include the following: If you en joy tasty meals - The High School choir is preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas step through your mind's performances at Rockefeller Chapel eye and fol low your nose under the direction of Music Teacher Richard Walsh. that's pursuing your palate Students in Christiane Fenner's third -year German class are in­ to the sunny, sea-splashed terviewing people of German descent living in Hyde Park. German students tables of fine Greek food at enjoyed a German dinner at Peter Sprudz's house Oct. 10. Russian students enjoyed a dinner Oct. 24 at Cathy Kohrman's house. Science Teacher Richard Boyajian has been working for a year -and-a­ half to form a human genetics course for High School students. The course will focus on sickle cell anemia. Mr. Levis1?anatcla;slacks Boyajian is editing and giving suggestions about the text booklet, by the tub-full being compiled by Dr. Edward Garber, professor in the department of biology at the University. Math students this year are using new computer terminals in U-High 204. Outside the classroom, Science Teacher Paul Collard has been setting 5700 S. Kenwood up a telescope on the front steps of U­ In the Hyde Park Shopping Center High, in the evening, allowing anyone who comes by to observe the stars 1n• Hyde

Police, Ur protection

By Loren Taylor, in-depth newsfeatures editor Everytime a highly visible crime, such as several recently reported rapes, occur in the Hyde Park area, people wonder just how safe the community is. Two persons with authoritative opinions on the subject are Capt. George McMahon, com­ Art by Alex Sagan mander of the 21st district of the Chicago Police Department; and D.J.R. Bruckner, University vice .., president for public affairs and director for the center for policy study. Commander McMahon has been a How U-Highers feel about safety policeman 20 years and commander By Greg Simmons, the streets after dark, many pointed out that it is safer of the district 18 months. He says he public opinion editor for boys and groups than for girls to walk at that time. has familiarized himself with the 21st Susan Weil commented, "It's not the kind of place I'd district, which extends from 18th St. Seventy-one per cent of 171 students surveyed by the want to walk around in, in the dark .'' to 61st St. and from the lake to Cottage Midway feel Hyde Park is a safe community. Adam Clement said, "If I were a female, I would be Grove (but, north of 35th St., to The survey was designed to find how U-Highers feel afraid to walk the streets after dark. There's this girl I Stewart), by talking to its residents. about the safety of the community. It did not require date and I never let her walk alone at night.'' Mr. Bruckner has been with the them to prove the validity of their feelings and it let them While 76 per cent of the students surveyed said they'd University three years . He is a native define what safety and crime are. walk out of Hyde Park past the Midway, only 37 per cent of Hyde Park. The Midway was Most of the students said they feel Hyde Park is safe said they'd walk out of Kenwood past 47th Street. referred to him when it requested a because they haven't experienced or witnessed any Seventy-one per cent of the students would not walk spokesman for the University crimes . past the Midway after dark, while 7 per cent would walk security force. Jim Goldwasser said, "I've never had any experience past 47th Street after dark. ACCORDING TO Commander that would lead me to believe otherwise." Matt Rosen­ A quarter of the people surveyed said they had been McMahon, reported crimes in the 21st berg commented, "People say it's very dangerous, but victims of crime in the past year. Thirty -eight per cent district have increased in the past tve never had any trouble; I think the danger has been were victims in the past three years and 58 per cent were year in the areas of robbery, blown out of proportion.'' victims of crime in their lifetime. burglary, rape, purse snatchings and Wayne Smith pomted out, "It's one of the best policed Of those crimes, 79per cent took place in Hyde Park. thefts from automobiles. Thefts of areas in the city." Sixty per cent of those surveyed said they had per ­ autos have decreased, from 519 last Sarah Newcomb observed, "There are more people sonally seen more crime in the Hyde Park area, rather year to 363. Aggravated battery also ana more police around here who really care about what than just having read about it, a finding which con­ decreased, from 74 to 70. is happening to the community." tradicted the majority of those polled saying they hadn't Commander McMahon commended .. While most students said they are not afraid to walk experienced or witnessed any crimes. these decreases, saying "Considering It's 3: 15. This Thanksgiving... _ Cornell You're hungry. And the upcoming Turkey Day . . . give your parents something to be has it in for you. You can taste the turkey thankful about ! Get a trim at the ... already. Face it: you can't wait. The only thing Florist left to do is buy sli ced turkey at Mr . G's and eat it. For I unch: tomorrow. ReynoldsClub 5706S. 1645 E.55th St. University Ave. FA4-1651 1226 E. 53rd St. Mr. G's 363-2175 BarberShop 753-3573

4 THEMIDWAYeTUES.,NOV.,18,1975 Gun control group aims sights .for national firearms law By Evan Canter, these people, 79.1 per cent were killed by hand guns. In community developments editor the Chicago area, the murder rate in the suburbs , while still not as high as the city's, has increased twice as fast as the city's in the past few years. One of the first groups concerned with hand gun con­ In 1972 the Civic Disarmament Committee for Hand trol, the Civic Disarmament Committee for Hand Gun Gun Control sent out a questionnaire to 820students in six Control, based on the South Side of Chicago, wants and Hyde Park-Kenwood area high schools. Of the students, needs the help and support of U-Highers. 45.6 per cent said someone in their family owned a hand The group, started four years ago with the assistance gun. In this subgroup, 60.3 per cent said the reason for of members of the University of Chicago Law Schools owning a gun was to "have protection." In the opinion of and several legislators, was the first citizen action group 64.9 per cent of all the students, "guns are too dangerous of its kind in the country, according to Lower School to use unless you are an expert." To the question of Teacher Camilla Fano, who is vice president of the owning a gun if it were legal, 41.7 per cent responded group. Now it operates under the umbrella of the "yes" and 55.2 per cent "no" (the balance appeared National Council to Control Hand Guns, a lobby based in ambivalent). The reasons of those who said they would Washington, D. C. want a gun if it were legal included home protection, self­ "We feel a national control should be passed to enable defense and "you need a gun to be safe in Chicago." the 25,000 other state and local firearms laws to be en­ According to figures gathered by the Committee, 65 forced," Ms. Fano said. "Chica·go has one of the strictest per cent of all murders in the nation are the result of laws in the country, but it is useless unless all the laws quarrels, involving someone getting very angry and, if a are uniform. For example, a person in Chicago can go gun is at hand, firing it. Some 2,500 Americans die in out of the city and buy a hand gun in any one of many firearms accidents each year, many of them because of suburbs with little difficulty." hand guns. Forty per cent of those killed are children or Although a recent Harris poll showed that 73 per cent of teenagers. Americans favor hand gun control, a relatively small According to figures provided by the Criminal Justice group of people, such as the National Rifle Association, Coordinating Council of New York City, while there were which has 2-3 million members, can swing a House or 627,000Americans killed in all the American Wars over Senate vote. The National Rifle Association, which op­ the approximately 200years from the Revolution to 1968, poses gun control, can send to government officials from at least 800,000citizens have been killed by privately­ its members several hundred thousand letters if it feels it owned guns in the 75 years since 1900. One out of every is necessary. . hundred deaths in the United States - including natural According to information distributed by the Civic deaths - are caused by a gun, and 40 per cent of the Disarmament Committee for Hand Gun Control, from victims are 19years old or younger. 1970-1972, for every American killed in combat in Viet Ms. Fano hopes the U-Highers interested in attending Nam, two Americans were killed here. In 1973 some lectures, writing letters and learning about hand control Park 19,500people were killed by firearms in this country. Of will contact her. versity authorities cite statistics, 1n• typifying area as relatively safe

the way crime is in general, I think ABOUT YOUTH CRIME, the forces," Mr. Bruckner said, "even in Both Mr. Bruckner and Com­ any kind of a decrease is significant." commander said, "There's as much rural communities. The University mander McMahon feel the University He added, "These are reported in Hyde Park as anywhere else. I'd covers 165 acres, has 127 buildings, brings a special nature to the Hyde crimes. Statistics alone are not a true say about 60 per cent of juvenile most open 24 hours a day. We have Park area. barometer . of any crime picture. crimes are committed by Hyde Park about 1,000 faculty, 8,000 students, "Many parts of the University Many are just crimes committed residents, and others live close by." 10,000employees, which makes close remain open 24 hours a day, and between friends. For instance, a wife Both Commander McMahon and to 20,000 people if you include the people are walking the streets all shoots her husband. The husband Mr. Bruckner hold the opinion that patients at the hospitals. All of these hours," Mr. Bruckner pointed out. "I refuses to sign a complaint, the crime Hyde Park is a safe community. need protection. think it would deter criminals simply is solved, and no arrest is made . This Commander McMahon based his because there's a risk of being seen." happens a lot with aggravated battery opinion on statistics. "THE SECURITY FORCE," he and burglary.'' ''The 21st district is the seventh continued, "act s as a patrol to protect COMMANDER McMahon added, ONLY INACCURATE statistics, or safest district in the city as far as the campus and the surrounding "The nature of the people is special; no statistics, are available for some violent crimes and fifth safest in other community. We patrol the entire they'r e a more intellectual type of areas of crime, such as rape, drug crimes," he said. "Hyde Park is no Hyde Park area (from 47th to 61st people . There are foreigners and people from rural areas attending the Chicago, campus police work cooperatively University. Some of these people have never locked their doors, never taken traffic and youth crime, Commander doubt the safest area in the district.'' streets and Cottage Grove ave . to the their car keys with them, are un­ McMahon pointed out. Many crimes He elaborated further. "Hyde Park lake). Many people associated with familiar with urban life." go unreported, he added. does not have problems like vice, the University live in that area." Commander McMahon feels, "I guess they're right when they gambling or prostitution. Unlike other Many people are unclear about however, that generally Hyde Park say most rapes go unreported,'' he communities there are no massage what jurisdiction the security force residents are conscious of keeping commented, "but when they start parlors, or many taverns. Both draw has in making arrests and enforcing their community safe. "Hyde Park estimating 40 or 50 per cent, I question undesirables into a community and laws. established Operation WhistleStop (in this." He added. "They talk about taverns increase the likelihood of "The security force patrolmen are which residents seeing or hearing a informal surveys, 'word-of-mouth' aggravated battery by people trained as regular policemen and crime blow whistles to get help and, surveys; these are not valid criteria drinking to excess." have the authority to make arrests, hopefully, scare off the person to use when coming to a sound con­ MR. BRUCKNER agreed. "Hyde just like the Chicago police," Mr. committing the crime) which is so clusion." Park is one of the safer areas of the Bruckner explained. "We have an effective it is being adopted in other Concerning drug traffic, Com­ city. "Why," he said, smiling, "I'm agreement with the city that suspects communities.'' mander McMahon said, "It's not as used to taking long walks late at . arrested are held for the Chicago But, taking all of this into account, bad (in Hyde Park) as, say, north of night; all that has happened was a police." the Chicago police do not ignore Hyde 47th, but they're drugs out there." He slight hassle with some teenagers." Park. "The men of the 21st district added, "We have recently broken According to both men, perhaps the COMMANDER McMahon are very visible," Mr. Bruckner said . what we know was a big drug largest single factor contributing to acknowledged the worth of the "A friend of mine visited me from operation on the 5200block of Harper. the safety of Hyde Park is the University security force. "Were it Atlanta and while we were walking We arrested three people, recovered University security force. not for their security force, we would around the campus, he commented, three guns and an estimated $200,000 "Most University and college easily need 50 to 100 more 'I've never seen so many policemen in worth of narcotics." campuses have their own security patrolmen.'' my life.'"

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Swimmers kick off winter sports today Varsity cagers face Swim team "heck of an opener' · "hungry' By Pete Guttman Catholic schools, the host team and Mendel, and a to compete "It should be a heck of an public school, Washington. By MarkHornung, opener," said Varsity ''These are all strong SportsEditor Basketball Coach Sandy teams, so we'll get a chance Patlak, commenting on the to play some good com­ Varsity Swim Team Coach Maroons' opener Friday with petition," Patlak said. Larry McFarlane watched Illiana Christian in a He feels, however, that his his team swim countless laps nonleague m_atch. team's chances of winning in the humid, stuffy, swim­ "We've won the last two the tournament are high. ming pool area . years by 2 points each time," "These boys are well­ He knows that his swim­ he explained. schooled in fundamentals. mers will not be in top shape Before the Maroons play They've done a lot of work on for the Chicago State their first league game with their own," he explained. University Invitational Swim Lake Forest, Fri., Dec. 5, "Five of my best players Meet, today and tomorrow. they head into a played in a league this Photo by David Cahnmann "It takes about a month of Thanksgiving tournament summer.'' serious swimming before a Wed., Nov. 26 and Fri.-Sat., As for the team's chances DETERMINED TO LEAP as far into the water as possible, swimmer can reach a con­ Nov. 28-29 at St. Francis de in the Independent School First Backstroker Jim Peyton lunges to a start during swim sistently good level, so I have Sales. The Maroons face two League, all Patlak would say practice. Jim is one of lO members of the U-High team who will no great expectations in the was "St. Michael's is the represent the school at the Chicago State University In­ meet," he said. toughest, and Morgan Park is vitational today and tomorrow. Coach Larry McFarlane feels McFarlane, however, will Frosh team a sleeper.'' that Jim will prove a strength for the experienced team. be most interested in the performances of First close knit Breastroker Jef Fish and By Steve Sonnenfeld First match Friday First Backstroker Jim Peyton, both of whom he feels Team closeness, offensive have excellent chances of and defensive balance and representing U-High at the cooperation among players Volleyball squad gears up state swim meet at season's will provide the frosh-soph end. basketball team with its By Rachel Aliber As McFarlane spoke, strongest assets, according to "Run until you hear the Sophomore Marcus Helman Coach Guy Arkin. whistle blow, then lunge to caught his attention while The squad opens its season the floor," shouts Varsity swimming his lengths. against Illiana Friday, there, Volleyball Coach Pat Seghers "When school started preceding the varsity match. at the first volleyball practice Marcus ran two · or three of the season, Nov. 3. miles every day," McFarlane Newcomer Arkin, who About 40 girls follow these observed. "Now he comes in coached 6th-, 7th-, and 8th­ directions as all compete to before his 8 a.m. class to graders in Lacrosse, Wis., place among the 13 best who swim lengths, and has yet to feels this year's team is as will play varsity (number miss an after-school practice. strong as any frosh-soph subject to change). The I think his desire typifies the team he saw in that area. remaining freshmen and 'hungry' attitudes on our "In Stu Mann, Eric Kuby, sophomores are eligible to team to perform well." Mike Claffey, Ari Roth and play frosh-soph. Jim Schwartz we have a AFTER PRACTICE, Ms. talent-filled line of guards, Seghers spoke about the ISL cites plus with Chuck Webb, Leo varsity team. "I plan to have Lindo and Kevin Lewis, all of the team initiate the attack, whom are over 6 feet, we play with power, and with 6 hooters should never be outrebounded deception,'' she said. Varsity Soccer Cocaptains by any team we'll play," he , Too much individuality and Jef Fish and Jim Williams said. Photo by David Cahnmann not enough teamwork could were among six U-High Arkin describes the possibly prove team soccermen named to the Maroons as a close team with WITHOUT LETTING the ball touch the ground, Varsity weaknesses, according to Ms. Independent School League's determination and a deep Volleyball Team Member Jenny Aliber digs for the sinking Seghers . (ISL) all-star teams by desire to work, learn and volleyball. A varsity volleyball starter the past two years, But Jenny Aliber, one of coaches at a Nov. 4 meeting. improve. Jenny is one of three seniors on the team. four returning varsity Halfbacks Jef and Jim starters, believes that lack of placed on the first team along teamwork should not be a with Fullback Wayne problem. "We have a core of Braxton and Forwards Andy Classes compete in flickerba/1 people who work well Getz. and Carlos Guevera. together," she said. Fullback Sam Zellner was By Isabel Bradburn Possibly. Two challenges tories. ·FROSH-SOPH Coach voted onto the second string pitting the sophomores Sophomores and juniors Brenda Coffield said she has team. Are flickerball matches the against the juniors and the plan a rematch. noted in tryouts several fast U-High coaches Sandy new craze around U-High juniors against the seniors First played. in phys ed players who can rely on Patlak and Larry McFarlane these days? have ended in junior vie- classes last fall, flickerball fundamental skills in aiding expressed disappointment represents a cross bet•veen the frosh-soph squad. after the ISL coaches decided football and basketball. It is Both teams will play their not to place Goalie Ken an outdoor sport but has no first games here Friday Newman on either squad. Not Setting it straight ... particular season. against Lake Forest,-Ferry one ISL team scored against Ken during the season. The sophomore-junior Hall. Sports Editor Mark Hornung about playing varsity" and she game ended in a I-point wishes to apologize for two errors answered, "It wasn't THAT big overtime victory. The on the Oct. 7 sports page. of a thing to be nervous about. " juniors, however, demolished the seniors 7-0. Get Smart Under a photo of the new Mark also apologizes for an .scoreboard in Sunny Gym, he error on the Nov. 4 sports page . Junior Player Brad Par­ It's more than school. It's a whole reported that U-High parent The Midway reported that John sons attributed the demolition world. Drama. Adventure. Glossy Willeen Williams raised $1,450for Baca had played as a varsity to the juniors' "full gym the board at the request of soccer goalie in one game prior to program'' of the sport. The photos. A whole world, for less than Varsity Basketball Coach Sandy Morton West; actually, he had seniors had never played the you'd expect. Patlak. What really happened is played in two. game before." BooksBought and Sold that after last year's basketball 1503E. 57th St. marathon failed to produce all 955-7780 the necessary funds for a board, Powell'sBook Shop Ms. Williams came up with the idea while attending the Athletic Awards banquet in June of soliciting $1()0contributions from BOYS' BASKETBALL Lake Forest-Ferry Hall, 4 p.m., Fri., U-High parents. She collected DlianaChristian, 6:30 p.m., Fri., Nov. Dec. 5, there. 21,there. SWIMMING $1,000 in pledges at the dinner, Thanksgiving tournament, at St. Chicago State Invitational at Chicago Is that a familiar cry in your home? then later got $700 more from Francis de Sales, Wed., Nov. 26 and State University, 4 p.m., today and parents of U-Highers, U-High Fri.-Sat., Nov. 28 and 29, time to be tomorrow. If it is, try visiting the Co-op. We have a wide selection of Mt. Carmel, 4 p.m., Tues., Dec. 2, alumni and Middle Schoolers. announced. meats, poultry, vegetables and fruits - everything that's in Lake Forest, 4 p.m., Mon., Dec. 5, here. season. Plus, we carry imported wines, cheeses and other here. Lake Forest, 4 p.m., Fri., Dec. 5, here. In a story on sophomores CROSSCOUNTRY goodies from different countries. If you crave something playing on varsity teams Tennis VOLLEYBALL St. Patrick's Turkey Trot, 10 a.m., different, we're the place to visit. Player Michelle Collins was Lake Forest-Ferry Hall, 4 p.m., Fri., Thurs., Nov. 'El,Riis Park. quoted as saying, "Competing on Nov. 21, here. "Coming Contests" is accurate the team is no big thing. " Francis Parker, 4 p.m., Tues., Nov. when the Midway goes to press 25,here. but is sub;ect to schedule changes Michelle points out that she was North Shore, 4 p.m., Tues., Dec. 2, Co-op 55th and Lake Park asked if she was "real nervous there. that may occur later.

6 THE MIDWAY• TUES., NOV.18, 1975 14 cheers Phys ed classes and •1n1ur1es • • for U-High By MarkHornung, sports editor By Maria Gomer Just how dangerous are phys ed classes? . Twenty injuries suffered during phys ed classes have been Cheerleading promotes and encourages reported to School Nurse Camille Daniels so far this year. school spirit and unity, members of the According to Ms. Daniels, she calls the parents of seriously recently-chosen varsity and frosh-soph injured students brought to her. Although she can apply first cheerleading squads believe. "When you're aid, such as ice packs and splints, to the injured student, she out there cheering, you can really get the cannot give the student medication . crowd enthused,'' explained Varsity Co­ If the parents cannot be reached, she said, the student must captain Doris Willia:tns, (Pat Scott is the have an authorization slip in order to be taken by a security other cocaptain) . guard for treatment at Billings Hospital. The slip was mailed Several other varsity cheerers feel that to parents before the school year began. although U-High basketball fans are en­ Only a fractured finger suffered during flickerball class by thusiastic; sometimes at slow-paced games Jeff Sachs required treatment at Billings Hospital this year. they lose interest in the contest. That's Other reported injuries have been limited to cuts, bruises and when the spirit needs pepping up the most, jammed fingers, Ms. Daniels said. they say. Not all serious injuries, however, are This year 25 girls showed up at the try out 8 EH I N D reported to the nurse. During football class Oct. 2. A board of five faculty judges this year, Evan Canter sprained his neck selected six freshmen for the frosh soph TH E towards the end of the period. But because he squad, and eight girls for the varsity squad, N EW S knew the nurse could not give him medicine, six of whom were from last year's squad. he called his parents to take him to the Adviser Yvette Matuszak says she is pleased with how hard the girls are hospital, instead. Evan, however, did not know that Phys Ed working and theiact that they are "always Department procedure requires a teacher to send an injured working on new cheers." student to Ms. Daniels' office. Phys Ed Department Chairperson Thomas Tourlas feels the department takes all precautionary steps possible to avoid student injury. Yet during football class last year, after tripping over the sandpit, Loren Taylor severly twisted his knee as he slammed into the blacktop in Jackman Field. Mr. Tourlas is not concerned about football and flickerball being too rough even though almost all the injuries this quarter occured in those classes. "Many times accidents occur when it is impossible to fault anyone," he said. "HAVE WE GOT the spirit? Yeah, man," screams Varsity Cheerleader Pat Scott at the Oct. 2 cheerleading tryouts. Along with Cocaptain Doris Williams, Pat is one of six returning cheerers.

ALSO AT that tryout, Frosh-Soph Cheerleader Edwidge Raoul descends closer to the gym floor as she prepares to do a split.

Photos by Paul Sagan

INSIDE SUNNY Equality law requires

Paul Sagan few adjustments here By Paul Sagan classes are offered of the program and evaluate sports page columnist coeducationally at U-High it, and probably make because it gives everyone an changes in it to comply with A new law which requires equal opportunity to take the new law. high school phys ed classes to courses and because many Because the department be taught coeducationally, for boys and girls have expressed reacted originally to the boys and girls, within three an interest in taking classes needs and requests of U­ years, won't have much af­ together. Highers, the new law will fect on U-Highers. Mr. Tourtas also said that require few adjustments by The law, effective July 21, the department will have to students and phys ed 1975, exempts classes in look at the non-coed structure teachers. contact sports, and those dealing exclusively with human sexuality, none of which are offered here. AT THE BEGINNING of this year, the Phys Ed Department offered eight of 14 noncontact sports coeducationally. And now, by telling their phys ed teacher, boys can be placed on a waiting list for four other activities originally offered to girls only. Boys' requests to take the classes prompted the department to change its original policy not allowing them to take the classes. Weight training and field . hockey are the only non~ contact sports presently not offered coed at U-High. "WEIGHTTRAINING isn't offered to girls," Phys -Ed Department Chairperson Thomas Tourlas said, "because in the past when it was offered coed parents of girls in the class complained we were 'putting muscles on their daughters in the wrong places' so we discontinued the class coeducationally." Mr. Tourlas said that such a large percentage of phys ed --TUESDAY'S STORY------A school in need of more black teachers By Loren Taylor, much hiring at all," she said, "but I the past five years, all but one was There are a sufficient number of opinion page columnist don't remember any black ap­ black. black students at U-High to make plicants." Although she could not Social Studies Department more black teachers necessary. Two years ago, U-High had seven think of any particular reason why Chairperson Joel Surgal explained Black students need black teachers: black faculty members out of a blacks did not apply, she added, "Two that "all the black teachers were • To instill positive images, people faculty of 65. This year that number black teachers I talked with feel they hired parttime; they found a fulltime to look up to and identify with, a has dropped to four black faculty are needed more to teach at ghetto world out there. Most went to better better image than just that of the members. schools." paying jobs.'' custodian. With black enrollment at U-High Math Teacher Del McDonald, one of estimated at about one third why are U-High's few black teachers, said, • To come in contact with more than there so few black faculty? "It's kind of hard to pinpoint, but just a white point of view. Foreign Language Department there's an undercurrent of The school should make a special Chairperson Gregor Heggen ex­ Loren Taylor discrimination. There's no problem effort to inform black teachers of plained why there are no blacks in his with students , and I have a good positions open here. Already the department. "The reason," he said, relationship with my colleagues, but school notifies black colleges and "is simply that blacks haven't ap­ people have a preference to whom universities; it should extend its ef­ plied." But once they get here, black they socialize with. There's an fort to all organizations involved with English Department Chairperson faculty members usually don't stay uneasiness, like you feel being black teachers, and make special note Darlene Mccampbell gave similar long. For example , of five social downtown because you don't , know of the urgent need for more black reasoning. "We haven't been doing studies teachers who left U-High in everybody. " teachers.

THE MIDWAY'S OPINION~_,...,...._ _ MIDWAY MAILBOX I.,.--.. ,--W elcorne)o ::, -I - ' More on library losses diif Sa n-skri::-:las ~ , cj!} ~ From Fran Fadell, started on accurate figures for his article. I -~=1-~-.:..;;,_...- ,-~~ ~- librarian chose the 800s because_I did the inventory for .....,__ - Art by Jan Sve;kovsky those books in 1971and again in 1975. "l'D FEEL BETTER EVALUATING HER IF I KNEW SANSKRIT ... AND SHE WASN'T MY MOTHER." The Midway article and editorial comment What is the reasoning behind distorting in­ on library book loss Oct. 7 seem to be formation to portray us as unconcerned and not irresponsible. Interviews with librarians are up-to-date on how many books are available to Fair evaluations not interpreted accurately and not once is it students? Should not the point of responsible acknowledged that the library keeps an ac­ reporting be to encourage STUDENTS to require expertise curate book count. The editors did not check up respect each other's rights to library on the reporter to verify such misinformation materials? Our do-it-yourself process is based Though the personnel policy which Faculty Associai:ion that the librarians are not doing their job. Isn't on the intelligence of students and their con­ and administrative negotiators have tentatively agreed to it strange that such an excellent library should venience. I feel that no expensive alarm system as part of a new contract will provide more protection for so flagrantly be at fault in an essential com­ can replace the mutual trust on which we base teachers in their first three years than does the present ponent of library service? Far from clarifying our system. contract, it would not provide them with a fair evaluation system. the accusations by investigating further, the Editor's note : After the Midway received this editors compounded the issue by writing a Under the new contract, teachers being evaluated for letter, Paul Sagan, who wrote the library story and - senior teacher status, which grants a thre e-year rolling carbon copy of the reporter's "facts" plus on behalf of the editorial board - editorial, checked adding a reprimand. contract, would be evaluated by their departme nt heads, back with Ms. Fadell and found that, in fact, an exact the principal and the director of the Lab Schools. The The librarians gave as much cooperation as book count is not kept by librarians. director would then make a final decision regarding their possible by taking time for interviews and Ms . Fadell said a sheJflist is kept from which an status. counting books as recorded on the shelflist. We exact count could be made if the list were totalled, Would these evaluations be fair, however, if the ad­ explained the logic behind the way the library however, no total has been made. ministrators had no expertise in the subject the teacher is set up and explored possible solutions to the Paul says that as far as he knows all the in ­ taught? problem. I personally spent time on a Sunday formation in his story was correct except for in ­ Principal Geoff Jones feels that administrators have a evening talking to Paul Sagan and later formation the librarians themselves inadvertently "decent knowledge" of the school's courses and can ob­ counting the record of missing books to get him did not give him; see news story page 2. serve the degree of a teacher's success with students. Yet Social Studies Teacher Earl Bell, one of the faculty negotiators, believes that evaluation should be a dual process involving both a faculty member in the subject Freshmen dispute column area and administrator visiting a class at the same time to get a complete picture. "Administrators should be From Grace Fooden, better than anyone else, but P.S. I thought your joke especially careful in subjects in which they have no ex­ freshman: we're not worse either. We're (cartoon) was in very bad pertise," he said. all in the same boat; each taste and all freshies aren't The fairest method of evaluation would fall somewhere I am very disappointed in class has its benefits and that short. I'm 5 feet, 8 in­ in-between just faculty and just administrators. Teachers your article "Former freshie problems. ches. experienced in a subject should be invited from other views new crop" (Loren schools to team with the principal and director in Taylor's column in the Nov. 4 assessing teachers' abilities. Coming from another school, Midway). From the time my a teacher would not present arguments for or against a mother was a freshman and ... as 'piece of trash' teacher being evaluated as friend or enemy, but wc;mld still today freshmen have instead make objective suggestions with no personal or been looked down upon and ·professional ties at stake. From David Rothblatt, and arrived after deadline. Only If this system were undertaken by the school, thought of as young. signed letters can be published But tradition isn't always freshman: evaluations would not only present teachers with fairer and all letters for an issue should evaluations but would provide administrators with right, and tradition can be be submitted within a week after greater insight to the teachers' abilities. changed. Loren says in his I am writing in reference to the previous issue is distributed. second paragraph that the the article "Former Freshie freshmen this year look views new crop." As a PHOTOPINIONS younger than usual. All I have member of the freshman to say about that is, WHAT "crop," I feel that the article ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO, may be taken lightly. It was Book losses inevitable 7 SIT IN SWIMMING POOLS only an obvious attempt to ALL DAY SO WE CAN LOOK intimidate the freshman class Published 12 times during the school yelll'., every third Tuesday excepting OVER 60 AND PLEASE and its shows a clear case of vacation periods, by journalism LOREN TAYLOR? ''freshie paranoia.'' students of University High School, Give us a break. It isn't our If it was meant to be a joke, 1362 E . 59th St., Chicago, Ill. 60637. Mail subscriptions $10 a year. fault we look the way we do. ~ "ha ha," however, if he is thumbed through a few past serious about us being young, EDITOR-IN -CHIEF .. CHRIS SCOTT yearbooks after reading the then he is being totally BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING MANAGER . _. .... EVAN CANTER Daniel Cohen Thomas Brauer Jenny Aliber Michael Northcot• Midway and found other ignorant because this year's ASSOCIATE EDITORS, members of freshmen look no different freshmen have the same age the editorial board, and pages they than us. range as last year's fresh ­ edited this issue: Chris Scott, page By Greg Simmons, 1, news ; Cathy Crawford, page 2, public opinion editor As for the bit about fresh­ men, the freshmen of two years ago, and any future news; David Gottlieb, page 3, Nothing can be done about book losses in the library, even if men girls looking more education news; Mark Hornung, the library's procedures were changed to control them, U­ mature than the freshmen freshmen. pages 6 and 7, sports; and Paul Highers quest10ned by the Midway beheve. (I I think that Loren displayed Sagan , page 8, editorials and opi­ boys am a girl), Loren nion. Other page editors this issue : "To enforce rules about checking out books would completely being a boy would of course his narrowmindedness well in Loren Taylor, pages 4 and 5, in­ alter the atmosphere of the library,''Daniel Cohen said.'1 think be more attracted to the girls this article. I know you will depth newsfeatures. the problem lies with the students, not with the library itself.'' of our class and not the boys. print this unedited because it SPECIAL FEATURES EDITORS: Thomas Brauer felt that, "Even if the library did have a is a common point of view by Opinion page columnist, Loren better system, that would not .P,reventstudents from walking in So what's wrong with being this year's freshman. We all Taylor; sports page columnist, Paul and taking a book off the shelf. ' a freshman? We get a better Sagan; public opinion, Greg Sim­ Jenny Aliber said, "I don't think anything can be done about feel the same way about this mons; guest writer, Cathy chance of getting As and Bs, article which was an it, short of having a system like Regenstein's (the University while the kids in other grades Crawford. library, where students' bags are searched as they leave). It's outrageous piece of trash. POLITICAL EDITOR . David Gottlieb not worth the hassle of having a different system." have to stick with the Cs, Ds Editor's note: The Midway COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS and Fs you got in past years. EDITOR ...... Evan Canter Michael Northcott felt that "the library should take stricter received other correspondence PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR ·measures in their cataloging of books. The library should ap­ I don't want to give the on Loren's column but could not ...... David Cahnmann peal to the students to refurn any books acqmred without impression that freshies are print it because it was unsigned ADVISER ...... _. .. Wayne Brasier checking them out." Q THEMIOWAY•TIIF"- _NOV lR 107,;;