!Ht= Volume XLIV Number 4 - =rDHN ADAMS November 18, 1983 - Przybysz Turns Convict for Cancer John Adams High School in the "Jail-A-Thon", sponsored Principal William Przybysz was by the St. Joseph County Chapter arrested three weeks ago of the American Cancer Society. Wednesday. Przybysz was charg­ For a fee of S25, one could have a ed with inciting a riot with his friend, relative, or celt:brity wild attire. Principal Przybysz arrested. The person would then was arrested and hauled off to jail sit in a cell at the County-City at the County-City Building in building and raise their bail downtown South Bend. Bail was money by using a telephone. set at $250 dolJars. Rather than Jailed participants would then undergo the publicity that a trial phone relatives , friends, and would attract, Mr. Przybysz opted business associates to raise Rotarian to raise his bail money and pledges for bail money. After donated it to the American raising the bail money, partici­ 1 Betsy Killeen, a senior, has Cancer Society. Perhaps now the pants were released from the jail. i been named the Junior Rotarian "Skid-Row" administrator will All of the bail money, of course, for the month of November. Betsy turn over a new leaf and become was donated to the American serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of an upstanding citizen in society; Cancer Society for research work the John Adams Tower. In perhaps he will realize his error to find the cure for cancer. Who addition, Betsy is the principal and buy a new , conservative charged or arrested Mr. oboist in the J.A.H.S. Concert wardrobe. In any event, the Head Przybysz? Well, officially, the band and the JAHS Orchestra. .Eagle did his time and exceeded American Cancer Society charged Betsy recently attended the Three his bail goal by $301 Przybysz, and arrested the principal. But Rivers Science Symposium at after raising the money, was SBCSC school board member Saint Francis College. In addi­ spr ung from the jail. Charles Lennon was the man tion, Betsy is the principal oboist If anyone is beginning to behind the wardrobe-bust of Mr. for the Indiana All-State Honors wonder, this was not a "real" Przybysz. Justice may have been Orchestra. arrest; Mr. Przybysz participated served. Betsy will attend the rotary club luncheons held at the Century Center each Wednesday for this month. Congratulations, Talented Adams Student Receives lionor Betsy! Nathan Huang, a Junior at Annette Conklin of South Bend, a Mend elssohn, Samuel Barb er, performance and 98 on theory , John Adams , competed and won member of MTNA, and vice-pre­ and Debussy, and the first making him the winner. In in the Pre -College piano audition sident of the Indiana Music movement of the Concerto No. 1 addition to winning a small cash held at Anderson College, Teac hers Association. in C by Beethoven. award, Nathan will now go to Anderson, Indiana. The competi­ As a first step, Nathan won the His accompanist for the Cincinnati in February to compete tion was sponsored by the Indiana District auditions, held last May conce rto was pian:st Alm a in the East Central Division Music Teachers Association, at Goshen College. He competed Douglas, also ot South Bend. against the winners from each of which is affiliated with the Music in the Upper A Division. Over the Scoring was bas ed 80% on four states - Ohio, Michigan, Teachers National Association summer he prepared a program performance and 20% on a theory 111inois, and Wisconsin . (MTNA). Nathan studies with ~onsistin~ of works by Scarlatti, test. Nathan scored 90 on Jesters Anticipate Opening delayed a few days. Not wishing to cance l the event, they convince What do you get when you take their school rhnm, Lord Fanco11rt • • guys, girls, a rich old aunt, Babberly(Lee Lodyga), to play the 1wan1an elderly fathers, and hidden role of Charley's Aunt." identities and place them at This situtation presents only Chris ty Conklin, a senior, has Oxford in 1892? Nothing other mild confusi on until the real ee n named the Junior Kiwanian than Charley's Aunt', by Brandon Donna Lucia D' Alvadorez or this month. Christy serves as Thomas. The John Adams Jesters arrives. Then the real fun begins) he Co-Editor-in-Chief of the will present Charley's Aunt on Adding to the already comica l !bum. She is also on the November 17,18, and 19 at situation are fathers Colonel Sir Footprints staff. Christy is a 8:00pm in the Little Theatre. Francis Chesney(Danie l L. Breen) member of the National Honors Tickets may be bought for $2.50 and Stephan Spettig ue(D. Robert Society and the Quill and Scroll in advance from any drama club Mengel) who is also Kitty's Socicyt. She is also a member of member or at the door. guardian; the butler, Bras sett he French Club , a commended Jack Chesney (Richard W. (David Colt); and Ela Delahey cholar , and a homeroom Ellis) and Charles Wykeham (Stacy Slabough). epresentative. Christy is also a (Chris McNamara), Oxford room­ Charley's Aunt, a farce on the enber of the Senior Class mates , wish to invite Kitty Victorian Era , is full of love abinet. Verdun(Jennifer Frieden) and comedy, and what director , Christy will attend the Kiwani s Amy Spettigue(Beth Jagmin) to Marilyn Goerner , refers to as uncheons held at Century their room for tea but lack a "wild hilarity." An added touch enter for this month. Congra ­ . lJndemann and Lee Lodyga chaperone. Just as they are about to the already exciting show is the lations , Christy I reheanal. to give up, Donna Lucia furniture so generous ly loaned by ~--------------1 D' Alvadorez(Patric;ia J. Linde­ Tippecanoe Place Restaurants. INDEX BASKETBALLSEASON IS HERE mann) sends a message, an­ The Jesters are rea lly excited NEWS .................. 1 nouncing her intentions to visit about this show. They have FEATURE ....... , .... ,. 2 ~er nephew, Charles. Elated, the devoted much time to make SPORTS............ , .. , 3 Have You Bought Your Season Ticket boys invite the young ladies for Charley's Aunt a success and OPINION........ ... .. 4 tea, only to learn she will be look forward to seeing you . F EA TLJ RE L.____~_:::::-~No-ve_mbe_r _is_,1983..:::::.:::-_::::::::::-=:::::2 c=:J Get It s·traight, Before Its Too Late who began MADD (Mother 's how can a car thief get 10 years a sidewalk where five-year old contends that 10% of all drivers by Jim Halterman Against Drunk Driving), just one for stealing a car when a drunk David Gunderman was waiting on weekend nights drive legally of the many organizations in driver, who kills a fifteen year old for the ice cream man. After intoxicated. Three years ago, thirteen year existence today to help av·enge boy, get only two yea rs' hitting David, Rowan slumped in Sure it may be cool to be able to old Cari Lightner was walking to a the 26,000 lives taken each year probation, a S200 fine, and his his car seat and lit up a cigar. chug-a-lug a quart of beer in carnival being held at her church because of the careless ness of the license revoked for sixteen Not convinced? Four year old three minutes, but it isn't very in Fair Oaks, California. On that drunk driver. months? Kelly Schuett was struck by a cool when that drunk person kills same day, forty seven year old It is a known fact that drunk Are the courts screwed up? Are twenty-nine-year old man, who an innocent victim while driving Clarence Busch, just released drivers kill more people each year we? was fined $284 and given a five home. from jail after his third drunk than other accidents like falls, The drunk driving problem is day jail sentence. Kelly's mother It's too bad that the people of driving violation, was out on the fires, and airplane crashes. Also a yet another example of the old, says, "This man got away with this country don't realize what road again -- driving drunk. known fact is that more "This will never happen to me", hitting and killing my child. Her can happen to them for driving Busch struck Cari from behind Americans have died because of excuse. That's what William life means more than a S284 drunk until after an accident killing her and serving only a drunk drivers during 1981 and Rowan probably said before fine.' ' happens. But then it's too late , nineteen month jail sentence. 1982 than were killed in Vietman. March 1982 when, with a blood The NHTSA (National Highway isn't it? It was Cari's mother, Candv. What I would like to know is alcohol content of .27, drove onto Traffic Safety Administration) D.W.I. or D.O.A.? by Doug Shepherd suspension of a driver's license To be legally drunk depends on On September 1, 1982 the new from ninety days to two years. If a a number of factors such as the Drinking and Driving Law was driver is convicted of a second amount of alcohol consumed per passed by the Indiana Legisla­ offense, it can be filed as a felony unit of time. The other factors ture. The law is effective with up to four years in jail, up to that can influence the percentage throughout Indiana. It is very a $10,000.00 fine and finally, a of blood alcohol include weight, reliable and strict . A driver could one to two year driver's license metabolic rate, activity level and be waved down and asked to take suspension.