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Highland Park Press, 24 Nov 1949, p. 5

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Swimmers Better Time As Practice Continues a better idea of the abilities of their respective teams, varsity were held last Tuesday, and according to Coach Kendig, all the boys improved upon their time of last year, The two outâ€" standing times registered were by Gerson Widoff in the 45â€"yd crawl, and by Dave Lasier in the back Coach Panther remarked after watching the first time trials, "The team is still green, but appears to be shaping up well. We have had three of our swimmers, Russ Whitâ€" ney, Marty Rosenthal, and John Goodman, out with sickness, and their return should fortify the team to some extent." Both Kendig and Panther agree that more, practice and the Niles meet (Tuesday, November 22) will prove to be invaluable experiâ€" ence for their teams. All in all, it looks like a good year for the swimming teams at Highland Park high school. Upon completion of the first time trials of the year for the Highland Park high school swimâ€" ming teams, Coach Robert Kendig, o!thnrdty.ndcue\luk Panther, of the froshâ€"soph, have Of the 21 swimmers who reâ€" ported for the time trials, only two, Widoff and John Peterson, are returning lettermen of last in the 100â€"yd. crawl, Hugh Zimâ€" merman in the 45â€"yd. crawl, Dave Cox in the breaststroke, and Larry Brown in the backstroke and inâ€" dividual medley. Outstanding among the freshâ€" men were Rubinstein (breast stroke and individual medley); Day, Davidow, Gould, and Hustâ€" ing (crawl); and Barton, Keim, and Stanwood (backstroke). corded during the froshâ€"soph time The Highland Park varsity basketball team took up where the football squad left off and came out on the short end of a 41â€"35 score last Saturday night as they entertained Argo on the local hardwood. winner. Trailing badly at the end of the first quarter the Blue and White came to life in the closing minutes of the first half to get back into the ball game. However they were unable to keep up the pace in the last half and Argo took command to come out the tasted defeat, 39â€"32, they showed promise and when they regain the nrvieo\..fl-'n-b?iuliotfi-l‘ Rogan to team up with George, Marchietti, Benson, Capitani and Freberg the boys should be quite hard to beat. It was just too much Allen, of Argo, last Saturday as the youngster scored 19 points to lead the scoring. Marchictti with 9 points led the Blue and White "small fry‘" with the rest of the scoring being done by George (8), Capitani (5), Benson (4), Freâ€" berg (4) and D. Picchictti (2). Spring football practice for Illiâ€" nois prep elevens has been outâ€" In'ed.tlnmnu\nlnol-o- ciation announced last week. The association said new regulations prohibit a teani from practicing except between the Monday preâ€" ceeding Labor Day and the first Saturday in December. Summer ang.early fall basketball practice are also outlawed. No school may start basketball drills before Octâ€" Thursday, Nov. 24, ober 1. aro doing alright for themselves at lowa State and Charlie Heimâ€" A few other basketball games over last week end found Niles beating LaGrange on Friday 50â€" 41 and losing to Evanston on Satâ€" urday 60â€"44. Waukegan defeated Libertyville 31â€"23. The Evanston Froshâ€"Soph won from Niles 50â€"21 33â€"18. time trials for the E E LEANS ON FRIENDS coe x TDR SCUHOGL SUPPLES Ann Davidow, Ann Lawton, and Charlotte Manasse own their own horses, with Ann Davidow having trained her horse, "Silvey", herâ€" self. Several of the girls have competed in horse shows along the North Shore. While the chief purpose of the club is to improve fundamental riding habits, several of the girls have shown interest in jumping. Members include freshâ€" men, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.â€" Each membe? pays for her own riding lessons. In order to see an exhibition of expert jumping, racing, and trick riding, the Riding club of Highâ€" land Park high school will attend the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition and horse show December 3 at the Chicago Arena in Chicago. Riders from the Unitâ€" ed States, Canada, and South America will take part in the show. The show is being held from November 28 to December 3. members are led by its student officers: Ann Davidow, president; Marilyn Date, viceâ€"president; Ann Lawton and Ann Curtis, secretarâ€" ies; and Judy Sanborn, treasurer. Mrs. Rose Manasse, Mrs. Kenneth Manchester, and Mrs. E. L. Daâ€" vidow act as sponsors. . Riding Club To Attend Horse Show On December 35 The local Riding club was formed last year and has recently been made part of HGA. The 25 he was back at Carroll college where he had coached for 11 years prior to his taking over the reins of the Foresters. The reasonâ€" Lake Forest was defeated 6â€"0 by ‘The Highwood Junior American Legion baseball team was horored at the 10th District meeting of the American Legion last Friday evening. Weldon Graham, in preâ€" senting the cup to the boys, stated that "In my opinion this team is the best one the,district has had during my term as athletic offiâ€" cer of the 10th District." The cup, will remain in their possession unâ€" til it is won by some one else and the first team to win it three times, not necessarily in succesâ€" sion, will be the permanent holder of the cup. The boys did a grand job last summer and those in charge of the team are looking forward to another good year as t;;kifro-lutynr'unqul. mdti® »unit / Frid ght with both hoping to come up with a victory. On December 2 the boys and his entire company next Tueâ€" sday at the high school starting Dâ€"’t!q-thmlnl'_y at 8:30 p.m. Written By Highland Park High School Journalism Students They thenâ€"discussed who should run the campaign, and it was thought that it would be a good idea to have the freshman, sophoâ€" more, junior *d senior executive boards in charge of collecting money from each session. There was a discussion about changes that could be made on the Shoreline and also about having a benefit show at the beâ€" ginning of the year to raise addiâ€" tional money for the paper. Nothâ€" ing definite, however, decided about these matters. Z2nd Shoreline Meeting For the purpose of discussing the subscription campaign for the Shoreline, a meeting of students was held on Wednesday morning, November 16, in the College Representatives from the freshâ€" man, sophomore, junior, and senior executive boards, the stuâ€" dent council, and the journalism classes were present. Mr. A. E. Wolters, principal, was in charge of the meeting. It was decided to have a camâ€" paign after the beginning of the year to collect enough money to last until February of next year. Hit Or Miss are leaving . December 26 for Florida. They wish to extend an invitation to anyone who wants to take a jaunt down there for Held Last Wed. Nov. 16 The fad for this month is carryâ€" ing a cane. If you don‘t walk down the hall, cane in hand and limpâ€" ing, you just aren‘t in style. Corniest Joke of the Woek: Cloeyâ€"Why do ducks walk softly? Echoâ€"I don‘t know Cloeyâ€"Because they can‘t walk Question of the Week??? Who will take Paul Day to the Turnabout? Wonder what Alice Arentsz meant when she said "We‘ve got so many things for which to save our money and then there‘s New Year‘s Eve"? it‘s up to you to find it out, as it‘s not allowed to be published yet. By the way, she also was a finalist for the Homecoming Queen at the University of Coloâ€" binder are home again this weekâ€" end. You two sure spend a lot of time~at school. Youth Orchestra Concert Nov. 28, at Orchestra Hall The Chicago Youth Orchestra of greater Chicago, which is made up of the better players front Chicago and suburbs, will put on their first fall concert, Monday, November 28, at 8:15 in Orchesâ€" tra hall, Chicago, Carolyn Schartz, who is a memâ€" ber of Highland Park high school orchestra, first violin section, is a member of this organization. The orchestra practices very Satâ€" have enjoyed this distinction are Jan Finch, Pat Peter Caro, and Bill Bates. Mary Dewey and Vangie Rose Joan (Smootie) Smoot has some Alyn Loeb and Susie Buchâ€" m tanmarmmsgem s o malwâ€" + T HE PR ESS Argo Trips H. P. Cagers 41 to 35 In Opener Here Scoring 10 points in the final quarter to Highland Park‘s 4, Argo‘s "Ironmen" broke a third period deadlock and defeated the Little Giant Five 41 to 35 in the season opener on our home floor Argo had a 10 point lead at the end of the first frame, with most of their points coming on shots by their giant center, Harold Grant. 5 The Blue and White, paced by the sharpâ€"shooting Don Coleman, garnered 16 points in the second frame to draw closer to Argo. At the half the score stood Argo 27, H. P. 22. In the third period, H. P. held Argo to 4 points by completely bottling up Harold Grant. Our boys meanwhile hit the basket for 9 and tied up the game 81â€"31. From here Argo went on to win. The game was lost for Highland Park at the free throw line, for our boys connected on only. 8. out of 14 charity tosses. Argo, using only six men, scored 17 field goals and 7 charity points, while H. P. got 16 field goals and 3 three throws. Froshâ€"Soph Cagers Fall To Argo 39 to 32, Here last Saturday. Highland Park‘s froshâ€"soph opâ€" ened the basketball season by goâ€" ing down in defeat to a scrappy Argo quintet 39 to 32 on our home floor last weekend. Argo used only six during the whole game, the substitution comâ€" ing in the final quarter when Allen replaced Lambert who had to leave the game on personal fouls. Highland Park‘s crew got off to a good start. In fact, they lead 21 to 19 at the half, but in the third period Argo put on a big rally of 14 points. chietti as forwards, Pizzato and Benson as guards, and Bob George in the pivot alot. Renzo Marchietti led the Blue and White with 9 points, while Bob Allien was high man and star for Argo with 19 points. "The Super Scoop" Quite a few parties have hit the town in the last weekends. Some of them were given by, Sue Aaron, Bud Rolfe, Sue Ratner, and Debby Ross. The boys seem to want us to put a last reminder in for the girls to get their Turnabout dates so here goes. Come on gals,â€" don‘t be bashfulâ€"ask him! This Friday, November 25, Highland Park will be host to Northbrook high school in anâ€" other double header, What is this we hear about Larry Dean wanting to borrow Carolyn‘s gym suit for gym? Now we‘ve heard everything. After an election we finally elect Jean "I‘m really living" Bailey as the craziest freshman Turnabout. The girls are actually in tears about it. Little Giant Sales To Regin In Session Nov. 30 Striving to reach a goal of $1000 before Christmas, the Little Giant subscription campaign will begin November 30 and continue to December 7. The reason for starting so early is that producing such an annual book is a long, tough job, and until at least $1000 is raised no The students are urged by the people in charge of the campaign to have theri money ready and to cooperate with the sales representâ€" ative in charge of their session. Girls‘ Gym Classes Unidergo Posture Tests Besides the regulation gym work, the members of the girls‘ physical classes have been underâ€" going posture tests. Each girl is judged by hér reâ€" spective gym teacher on her genâ€" eral posture, and suggestions are made to each girl on how heér posture might be improved. There were the fortunate ones who were given A‘s on their tests, but there were others of us who wre judged everything from swayâ€" backed to round shouldered. Coach Morrison, of the froshâ€" We hear Jim Faulkner has Competition Is Strong As Volleyball Starts With the volleyball season in full swing under the direction of Joan Avery and Ruth Skytte, a few sessions have already shown their strength. N. S. Hockey Team Plays Milwaukeeâ€"Downer In the freshman tournament, Wall‘s and Beckmire‘s sessions were victors in the only games played. Handberg‘s and Joiner‘s sessions thus far hold the upper hand in the sophomore tournaâ€" ment play, The junior sessions of Morgan, Lauderdale, and Nelson won their first contests. Both Weldin‘s (school champs) and Philipson‘s (runnersâ€"up and alâ€" ways a threat) took their games in the senior contests, but not without considerable trouble. They defeated Bog‘s and Bean‘s sessions respectively. It will be interesting to see how much competition the under classmen will offer the formidable champions from Miss Weldin‘s session. From what we‘ve Seen so far this year, the battle for the championship should be a wide open affair. Three Highland Park high school girls played on the North Shore high school hockey team in a game with Milwaukeeâ€"Downer last Saturday, November 19, on the Skokie play field in Winnetka. Sue Clarke, goalie; Joan Graâ€" ham, center halfback; and Thayer Forbes, inner, represented Highâ€" land Park on the team. Students from Lake Forest, New Trier, Evanston, Chicago Latin, and Roycemore also were members of The game was sponsored by the North Shore Hockey Association. Art Department Displays New Set of Paintings A set of paintings has been purchased by the Highland Park high school to further the educaâ€" tional purposes and appearance of the school. ‘The pictures, which vary in types of art, include the old masters and the modern. The art department will display a new picâ€" ture every two weeks in front of the library in Shields Hall. A brief outline on each artist will appear under every print. After each display, the picture will be hung permanently in the school. The frames are being made by Mr. McLaughlin‘s industrial arts Art Students To Have After the PTA meeting on Deâ€" cember 1, a selected group of model houses made by the third year art students will be displayed in the window of the Highland Park Savings and Loan Associaâ€" tion, 552 Central avenue. Chorus Rehearsing Music For Christmas Pageant Pageant to be held December 23 in the high school auditorium at 8:45. Model Houses Displayed The chorus is practicing many familiar carols, and the program is planned so that the students will have a chunce to join the chorus in the singing of some of Highland Park Ski Club Plans Program for Year The chorus is busy practicing their music for the Christmas At a meeting held last Wedâ€" nesday, the Highland Park Ski Club made plans for the coming The club, under the direction of Mr, Carpenter and Mr. Libâ€" baken, sponsors, have decided to make annual trips to Wilmot, Wisconsin, whenever there is Plans were made for a ski rack to be put on top of the bus to carry the skis. Members also paid permission slips so they can go on the ski trips. s The officers for the year are as follows: president, Bud Rolfe; “QP.".S. T.’s Community Chest Quota Of $768.25 The school succeeded in topping its original quota of $786.25 and ended up with a total of $787.65. The juniors collected the most money and turned in $223. The seniors were second with $200, the freshmen third with $190, and Collecting more money for charitable purposes than ever beâ€" fore in the history of Highland Park high school, the "Community Chest" drive came to an end Wedâ€" nesday, November 16. The drive was viously planned to end on l‘rldlg.hlon- ber 11, but was carried over until the following Wednesday. 4 the sophomores last with $155. Every class except the sophomores succeeded in going over their quota. In the school, 31 out of 43 sessions went over their quota. Vocational Conferences March 22 â€" February 15 There will be two Vocational Conferences next semester, Febâ€" ruary 15 and March 22. Registraâ€" tion for the first conferences will be held on January 30 and for the second on March 6. Mr. Stewart Teaching Night School at LF.C. Mr. McLaughlin‘s session colâ€" lected $42, which was the largest amount given by any other session in the school. The vocational jobs that are listed to be discussed are as folâ€" lows: Journalism, Physical Trainâ€" ing for Boys, Medical Technician, Secretary, Architecture, Air Line Hostess, and a Fashion Designing, if possible. Mr. George C. Stewart, dean of boys at Highland Park high school, is now teaching evening classes at Lake Forest college, Lake Forest, IIl. One of his classes is Business Communications, and is held on Thursday evenings. This is a course exclusively for those plannâ€" ing to enter or engage in business communications. Students attending the classes have the privilege of using the library, the student center, and the bookstore under the same rules as the students of the day session. Tableaux of Masterpieces For Christmas Assembly This year‘s Christmas assembly will be in the nature of famous pictures in tableau form. The pictyres to be portrayed are "Maâ€" donna Del Granduco", by Raphael Sanzie; "The Annunciation", by Fra Angelo; "The Nativity", by Tarrant; "The Madonna of Prayâ€" er, by Warner, and another that has not yet been chosen. ‘The members of the drama class will be in the tableaux, and the chorus will supply appropriate music for the program. The assemâ€" bly is planned for the last day of school before Christmas vacaâ€" tion, which is Friday, December 23. Many Visual Aid Movies Used At High School Approximately 400 different movies will be shown during the year as a part of the visual aid program at the Highland Park high school, according to William Einâ€" becker, visual aid director. The films include subjects of all kinds, such as science, core, English, mahtematics, social studâ€" ies, music, shop, and home ecoâ€" nomics, a series of still pictures that can be projected on the screen. The journalism room has been equipâ€" ped with shades so the class will bomohuomopmqmmju. tor. This will enable the class to “‘lld!thoeoppodflmmgtbq write and to criticize them. Office Practice Gets New Machine for Girls In order that the members of the Office Practice classes learn more about modern: office maâ€" chines, the school has purchased an electric calculator for the deâ€" After learning the five fundaâ€" mental rules, one is not a profesâ€" sional, but keeps practicing until he can qualify for a job. The electrical shop, science deâ€" It takes approximately five days learn the fundamental rules. use film strips, which are Page 0

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