Sept. 12, 1984 Ex-U-High Teacher Starts Year As Director
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University High School U-HIGH 1362 East 59th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 ._ ________ ...,. Vol. 60, No. l • Wed., Sept. 12, 1984 Ex-U-High teacher starts year as director and my three kids went to Prof. Kenneth Rehage school here.'' · MR. REHAGE FEELS he understands the school, too. "I has longtime ties here had plenty of opportunities to become familiar with the By May Liao, No stranger to the school, school, not in recent years, but coeditor-in-chief Mr. Rehage came to U-High in I have become reasonably ac No one can tell now how the 1940 as a social studies teacher quainted with many teachers. school year which began today with six years' experience. In In many ways, I don't feel like r, will end. But Mr. Kenneth 1948 he became a member of a stranger or Hke it's a strange Rehage, Lab Schools director, the U. of C.'s Department of place." feels the outlook is bright. Education. He also was direc Although familiar with the "We've got a strong faculty," tor of elementary teacher school, Mr. Rehage felt he he said, "and there are splen training from 1956 to 1960 and needed more time before mak did new people coming into the headed a major educational ing any specific plans for faculty to replace those who study in Pakistan from 1960 to changes this year . "At the mo are leaving. I think the job of 1972,visiting there frequently. ment," he said, "it is making this a strong school IN 1959, he received the premature for me to say I want rests very largely on the facul Quantrell Award for excellence to do this or that, or make ty and students." in undergraduate teaching. Mr. changes here or there .'' MR. REHAGE is serving as Rehage most recently served Overall, however, Mr. director while the school seeks as dean of students in the Social Rehage hopes to maintain the a permanent replacement for Sciences Division from 1972 to school;s high quality. "I hope Mr. James Van Amburg, who 1982and is University professor that the school will continue to left for school in New . Jersey of eduation emeritus. be a good school, and become after four years here. Mr. Reh age said he accepted even better this year," he com After visiting the school last the directorship because he felt mented. year to evaluate where it was close to the school and wanted · AS WELL AS appointing Mr . headed, Stanford University to help during this time of tran Rehage as director, the Univer professor Larry Cuban sug sition between directors. sity in response to Mr. Cuban's gested hiring a ·director for one "My whole family," he ex report established a commis year while a thorough search plained, "has had a warm and sion to study the school's pur Photo by Juliet Gcrdon for a permanent director was affectionate feeling towards pose, governance and funding . Preparing for this first-day issue -of the Midway, coeditor-in-chief conducted. the school. My wife taught here The 17-member commission, May Liao chats with new director Kenneth Rehage. including University and Lab Schools administrators, faculty now a full-time reviewer of president Philip Montag, both Party will and parents, submitted its books for young adults; and High School social studies; and report to the provost in June, Mr. Daniel Kelly, math. Mr. Ms. Margaret Matchett, math; welcome all but Mr. Rehage .. doesn't know Kelly, from Manchester, proposed a 6. 7 per cent raise, what will be done with the England, is on exchange with while the University offered a recommendations, which have math teacher Patricia Hind 1.4 per cent raise. to new year not yet been made public. man. Even if the University ap Welcoming U-Highers back New faculty members in THE FACULTY begins the proved the 6. 75 per cent raise, to school and providing an op clude Mr. Philip Baronowski, year still in negotiation for a the Lab Schools' top-paid facul portunity for newcomers to get photography; Ms. Julie Cor new contract. The union's ty would still receive about in the social swim, Cultural saro, High School librarian negotiating team of president $10,500less than Chicago's top Union's first party is scheduled replacing Ms. Hazel Rochman, Edgar Bernstein and vice paid faculty in public schools. 7:30-11 p.m . Fri., Sept . 21 in the cafeteria . A d.j. will provide music. Other student government ¥ our Guide to U-High plans for first quarter, ac cording to Student Council president Melissa Pashigian, ... OR, Welcome to Our Nightmare include CPR and Spirit days. SPONSORED BY the Coun dl, volunteers are serving as 3:14. You watch the second hand creep to the ting bored). Photo by Juliet Gordon Big Brothers or Sisters for new 12. Finally, you're dismissed. As you leave, And to keep you really interested, the com students and had lunch with Among those who returned to your teacher hands the tests back. OH NO ... a puter refused to put you on any class list what them today . school early to prepare for 99. But Sally got 100. Welcome back to school. soever. Also to help freshmen and today's opening were principal Yes. This is U-High, where the realities of the Now these are the true problems of life, so new students adapt to U-High, Robert Usellis and secretary world disappear and a bad math grade be what can you do? Melissa and principal Robert Ruby Bowen. comes a matter of life and death. Here are three basic tips: Usellis gave talks Monday for Pressure surrounds you. Your locker jams 0) If you are under 4 feet tall and have a top freshmen and yesterday for sonal computers and three right before English ... with "Romeo and locker, which you probably will, buy a steplad newcomers at Orientation. printers for math class and Juliet" safely inside. After 27 computer at der. (2) Never put food down in the gym, a "WE WILL start the year other student use. tempts to fix your schedule, you still have no biology room or the cafeteria if you plan to eat with a shining clean building, a OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, gym class, five classes after lunch and German it. ( 3) Above all, remain calm and remember new computer room, new beside the library recarpeting 3. (So you've taken French for seven years; there's always tomorrow and HAVE A GREAT carpeting in the library and the and rearrangement of sections, maybe the computer thought you might be get- YEAR! same old principal," Mr. will include Xerox machines Usellis told the Midway. for the faculty in the Lower, "At its best an academic Middle and High School offices . year at U-High is enriching, ex People's Gas Company has citing, challenging and even donated four new ranges for the good fun. It is we, all of us home economics room. together, who set the tone, do Windows that open have been the work, create the joy of a installed in U-High 201, 208, 210 year to remember.'' and 217 to provide relief on hot The new computer room is U days when the air-conditioner High 202, rewired and re is not on. painted. It will be outfitted this The typing room is now a month with 12 Apple 2-E per- social studies room. Manual typewriters are in storage and the electric ones were given to I At Presstime I the Publications office and Two faculty members received the school's highest honor, Master Teacher, in library. Typing will now be ceremonies yesterday afternoon concluding · part of computer instruction. Teacher Planning Days. Selected after a lengthy search, evaluation and confirmation AFTER YEARS of parked process involving Lab Schools and Universi cars blocking the fire lanes and ty faculty, and experts in their fields, the recipients are social studies teacher Edgar hydrant in Kenwood Circle, the Bernstein and librarian Mary Biblo. She is University has warned it will on leave this year studying at Columbia strictly enforce "no parking" University in New York City. Twenty faculty members have received the award since it regulations, placing stickers on Art by Ben Stone (drawn under deadline stress) was first presented in 1970. and ticketing cars. • • Fun, frustration 2 op1n1on make counseling MIN I-MIDWAY• WED., SEPT. 12, 1984 ~emorable job KIDS MAKE MACWILLIES. That's what I discovered working seven weeks · at the summer day camp at school for children in 1st through 7th grades. Shy ones, loud ones, smart ones, cute ones and even obnoxious ones make camp fun, lively and exciting. MY GROUP consisted of 12 3rd-grade girls. Teaching and then playing games like soccer, "Pillo Polo," "Spud," "Elimo" and "Capture the Flag" with kids whose attention span lasts about 20 minutes becomes tiring and frustrating. I often made deals with them, like saying "Keep playing for 15 more First Person Lisa Art by Ben Stone Crayton AS THE MIDWAY SEES IT minutes and then we'll play 'Cat and Mouse,''' a game they could never get enough of. "Cat and Mouse" is probably the most torturous game I've ever played. I'll A newspaper FOR the school skip the -description and just say this much: Standing for 40 minutes every Easy does it! The Midway staff hopes this first day issue important. Beyond that, teams get space based on news and in day in the heat of July holding a sweaty helps ease U-Highers-especially newcomers-back into the terest value, but not necessarily on their wins or losses.