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8~ ~ ~ n b a l nstreak
by Kevin Walzer
It seems like winning has be-
come contageous at IH. Just look
at the turnaround of all the
basketball programs this year:
Girl's varsity and JV,boy's varsity
and JV.
These are not the only pro-
grams that have enjoyed a win-
ning streak. A lesser-known team
has also enjoyed a quick turn-
around this season, one of per-
haps greater proportions than any
other. The freshman basketball
Braves, with a 7-2 run since
Christmas, have wiped
out the stigma of an 0-6 record,
and added a seventh victory to
their streak raising their record to
7-8 overall with a 41-28 victory
over the Madeira Mustangs in the
opening round of the EHL tourn-
ament February 2. The win ad-
vances them to a semifinal meet-
ing with the host team, Milford,
played last night. (Results were
not available at press time.)
The Mustangs posed little
threat for the Braves, as they led
throughout the game. The team
jumped to an 11-2 lead on the
strength of seven points by
freshman Ron Jones. The Mus-
tangs managed to cut that to eight
at half, 18-10, but IH pulled away
in the second with strong shoot-
. ing and good defense.
This win is only the latest in a
remarkable second half turnabout
thathasseenthe teamgofrom
0-6 to 7-8. The major reason for
the resurgence? At least three
players point to IH's 24-23 shock-
ing of Sycamore on December 19
for their first win of the season.
Commented Jones, "It was a
close game that we were not
supposed to win, but we did."
Freshman John Yeager: "They
were first place in the league."
Freshman Paul Ahrord:
"Coach (Steve) Thompson had us
up for that game. After that,
everything fell into place."
This win is definitely what
started the resurgence. It was a
tremendous morale booster de-
feating the first-place team in the
leaeue.
Said Jones, "We weren't sup-
posed to win that game. Syca-
more had been undefeated in 32
games over the past few years,
all the odds were against us. But
we went in and won in a close
game.
"If nothing else, the win
, demonstrated winning ability,"
, said Alvord.
CHIEFTAIN
"We really worked hard before
that game," he said. "It gave us
some confidence. Hey, the same
thing happened to varsity (a 44-
41 win over Milford which keyed
an 8-4 run, raising their record to
8-9)."
The team overall turned in a 5-
2 mark in the league this season
'84 intramural champs t~ be determined
by Anna Batsakes
The IH intramural basketball
league will be holding it's season
tournament tomorrow in order to
determine the 1984 intramural
basketball champions.
With a league record of 6-1,
the Coaches team, consisting of
players such as coaches Steve
Thompson, Russ Hatfield, and
Gene Brindise, seems to be the
likely team to place first in the
tournament.
Losing only to the Little
Kings team, which is prim-arily
made up of juniors, Coach Tim
Schira, organizer of the basketball
league and a member of the
Coaches' team, insists that the
loss should not have occured. "We
had a really bad day," he said,
"and three of our best players
were missing from that game."
The Coaches, the Penetrators
AquaBraves prepare for sectional
swim t0~rtlClmentFebruary -17-18
- She was a pioneer in equal pay
' - by Greg Morris
The swimming team is current-
ly preparing for the sectional
swim meet to be held a week
from today, February 17-18. If
all fares well, the team will
advance to districts and then the
state meet to be held in Columbus
on March 1,2, and 3.
The top four finishers in both
male and female competitions
(fastest times) from each section
will advance to districts auto-
matically. Others advancing to
districts are chosen at random
from the next twelve finishers in
each event.
The competition intensifies at
districts in order to advance to
the state meet. Although the top
four female swimmers will still
automatically go to state, only
the top three boys will advance.
In addition, those others advanc-
ing are randomly chosen from the
next eleven finishers, not twelve.
The criterum for divers is a bit
different. Only the top six divers
in both male and female compet-
g deipitethefactthattheEagles
good for third place behind Mil-
ford, who finished fust, and Syc-
amore. The team last night play-
ed the first-place Eagles at Mil-
ford for a place in the finals of
the tournament, which will be
held tomorrow. Both Yeager and
Jones felt that IH had good
chances going into the game,
-
(a senior team) and the Little
Kings all have a 6-1 record.
League seeding was determined
by a random drawing. The Coach-
es' team wound up first, while the
Penetrators and Little Kings were
second and third, respectively.
The second seeded Penetrators
feel that they have a good chance
of winning the tourney if they
can defeat Little Kings again, and
if key players from the Coaches'
team are missing. Little Kings,
however, feels the same way. "We
only lost to the Penetrators by
three in our last game," said jun-
ior Jim Gruskin, a key player for
Little Kings. "We can beat them if
we try: I think we can beat the
Coaches, too; if we did it once,
we can do it again."
Other teams playing in the
tournament are team no. 7 (un-
titled). which consists primarily
titions will advance to alSmcLs,
with no random selection process
to arrive at the rest of those ad-
vancing. The same idea holds true
in order to advance to state; only
the top five boys and top seven
girls will be able to dive in the
state meet.
The team is optimistic that it
will do well in the tournament.
Stated captain Cliff Wingerter, "I
feel the whole team will do very
well at sectionals and I hope a lot
of us go to districts and state.
Added senior Kris Brockman,
"Most would call this a rebuilding
year because of all the under-
classmen on the team - but they
make up 50% of our team! Ex-
perience is their only downfall.
They really try hard and should
make a good showing at section-
a l ~ . All it takes is some psyching
up to get more people to districts
and state. We've been working
hard all year, and everyone de-
serves to get the best times of the
year!"
February 10, 1984
were vlayinn
- - -in their home floor.
"We should win," commented
Jones earlier this week. "They
beat us by four early in the
season, and the game will be
tough, but I think we can win."
"We're on a roll," added
Yeager this week. "The game will
undoubtedly be close, but we can
beat them."
of football players. Their league
standing is 4-3. The Tapa-Kega
team with a league record of 3-4
consists of a variety of players
and is seeded fifth in the league.
B.C. Inc. and Screech, a pep band
team, are ranked sixth and sev-
enth, respectively, with 2-5 and
1-6 league records. Placed last in
the league is Culde-Sac, a team of
soccer players with a 0-7 record.
The tournament will begin at
:
12: 15 with the Penetrators versus
Screech. The championship game
will begin at 3 :30.
I
A feminist, yes, to be sure.
for women. But the thing
she was an athle:te. A pro
sional tennis play er.
But she is nol.+ rnmamhn
ILlllu,,l,tred
just for bringing equality to
the paychecks of male and fe-
male tennis palyers. She
fact. Am
e career h
lights is her remiukable rec
at Wimbledon-a -----Arecuru 20
titles, more than any other,
man or woman. And she's still
going strong. At 40-her 22nd
year on the circuit-she has
1 advanced to the semifinals of
1 Wimbledon the past two years,
I is ranked 11 th in the world,
and shows no signs of slowing
ho is she?
Vol. 33, No. 11
February 10, 1984
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
by Paul Monach
uirernents o increase
The high school has adopted a
proposal by principal Dr. Karl
Feltman to gradually raise the
graduation requirement to 22
credit units from a present 19
units. (For Feltman's reasoning
behind the proposal, see his letter
on page 6.) Also, the numerous
changes in course offerings reflect
these new requirements as well as
increased demand for certain sub-
jects.
In comparison to Indian Hill's
credit requirement, Cincinnati
Country Day's is 18, St. Xavier's
is 22.5, Sycamore's is 19, and
Madeira's is 19.5. Also, more than
50% of schools surveyed in the
state are reviewing, and in most
cases planning to increase their
graduation requirements.
The class of 1987, or this
by Janet Nicolas
Sixteen members of Indian
Hill's Model United Nations Club
will travel to Washington, D.C. to
attend the twenty-first North
American Invitational Model
United Nations sponsored by
Georgetown University February
16-19.
The students and advisors, Mr.
Robert Girton and Mr. John Nel-
lis, will leave by bus Wednesday
night of next week and return on
Sunday night. The group will
travel with St. Xavier and Cincin-
nati Country Day Model U.N.
clubs and spend four days at the
Washington Sheraton Hotel.
The fact that the members will
travel by bus is a major change,
for transportation has always
been by plane in the past. Because
of this change, the price for the
trip has been reduced from about
year's freshmen, will be required
to take one-half unit of credit of
computer courses. They will also
have to fulfill one-half extra unit
in elective course, three-fourths if
Driver Education is taught outside
the school and its onequarter
credit reqiurement is dropped.
Students in the class of 1988
will undergo more profound
requirement changes. In additon
to the mandatory semester of
computers, eighth-graders will
have to take an extra unit in math
(three credits), and in science
(three credits).
The present requisite of one
credit unit in fine arts or practical
arts has been expanded to one in
each category. "Fine arts" in-
cludes music, art, speech, drama,
dance, technical drawing, and
photography, and "practical arts"
ate at Georgetown
$300 to $140; therefore, more
people can attend.
Indian Hill will be representing
the Ukrainian SSR in the General
Assembly while seniors Trip
Edwards and Dave Agin will
The above MUN members will travel to Washington come February 16.
is fulfilled by computer (in addi-
tion to the one-half credit already
required), business, applied sci-
ence and technology, and home
economics.
Students in the class of 1989
must fulfill all of the above plus
one unit of either foreign lan-
guage, developmental reading,
speech, or creative writing;
Course offering additions and
changes are extensive due pri-
marily to the creation of a Com-
puter Department, the expansion
and renaming of the Industrial
Arts Department as the Applied
Science and Technology Depart-
ment, and the expansion of the
Home Economics Department.
These departments are expected
to thrive in the future because of
the new practical arts require-
ment.
represent the United States and
the U.S.S.R., respectively, in
Internation Simulation, which is
an exercise in solving mock world
crises. Representing Zaire in the
Security Council are seniors Win
photo by Brett Benadum
The new Computer Depart-
ment will add Computer Applica-
tions, a quarter course, and Intro-
duction to Pascal, a semester
course, to its curriculum.
The Home Economics Depart-
ment is adding six new classes,
including Contemporary Living I
and I1 (general home ec.), two
year courses, and Exploring Child-
hood; Interior Design and Decora-
tor Crafts; Trends in Diet, Food,
and Exercise; and International
and Gourmet Cuisine, all of which
will be semester subjects.
In accord with its new title,
the Applied Science and Tech-
nology Department will empha-
size the use of computers and
other high-technology devices,
adding seven courses to its reper-
toire. (For a detailed discussion of
the new courses in this depart-
ment, see page 3.)
see COURSES, p. 5
Wells, Eveleen Olenik, and Shan-
non Meldon.
The sixteen delegates attend-
ing the Model United Nations
have spent much time and effort
in researching their respective
countries in order to accurately
portray them.
In addition to the simulation
of the actual United Nations,
several other activities have been
planned, among them are a lunch-
eon with Congressman Bill Gradi-
son, a dance Saturday night, and
sightseeing in Washington. Com-
mented junior Barbara Hug, "I'm
looking forward to the trip."
The trip itself is the highlight
of the year for Model U.N. mem-
bers. Other important events
include a simulation held at Day-
ton University and a model Secur-
ity Council sponsored by an area
school. Last year the latter simu-
lation was held at Indian Hill.
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN February 10,1984 February 10,1984 CHIEFTAIN -
Pacle 13
editorial below his season average of 18.3.
Braves to face Mariemont tonight "I really can't explain why
they were so cold," admitted
by Kevin Walzer McKibben. "There was no indica-
and Brian Rowe tion before the game that there
With course selection for the next academic year which students learn not only the practical skill of The varsity basketball Braves, was any physical problem with
now in progress, most students are probably familiar speaking another language but also artistic aspects after suffering a costly loss to either one of them. All I can
with the existence of the "Practical or Fine Arts" re- about a country through its literature, culture, and Sycamore that dashed any of @I& of is that they must have
their remaining EHL hopes, face been cold that night."
quirement. Some students are more familiar with it art. the first of their last two oppon- Such a cold spell will have to
than others, particularly seniors who might have had to The exclusion of foreign languages and Creative ents in the Mariemont Warriors be avoided tonight. The Braves
change their schedules to accomodate the requirement Writing from the list of courses which fulfill the re- tonight. Tipoff is at 8:00 in the will also have to contend with
IH gym. Mariemont's height advantage, led
in order to graduate this June. Undeniably, the courses quirement may be partially justified by the Foreign by 6'9" Warrior center Lebon
The Warriors are not an easy
currently designated as meeting the "Practical or Fine Language, Speech, Creative Writing, Developmental team to play out the string Sales.
Arts" requirement are not without value. Reading requirement which will take effect for the against, though. Despite the fact "But we've played tall teams
The problem lies in the fact that classes such as that they are no longer in first before," said McKibben. "What
class of 1989. This, however, does not justify the cur- we have to do is put four quarters
place in the league, coach Dale
Creative Writing, World Literature, and French, Span- rent form of the requirement. Students should not be McKibben warns that they are of good basketball together. We
ish, and Latin are considered neither practical nor fine prevented from or hindered in taking a course such as still extremely dangerous. have to be consistent, avoid those
arts. The practicality of writing skills which students Creative Writing because the "Practical or Fine Arts" "They're still a tough team, cold spells. That's what we have
even though they've been slump- to do. If we can do that, we will
develop in Creative Writing as well as the artistic nature requirement takes precedence. When students are pre- ing lately. We're going to have to win."
of these skills merit placement of the course within the vented from developing or expressinn their talents in play as well as we can play to win The loss to Sycamore was
"'Practical or Fine Arts" requirement. The same holds this area or when academically well-rounded students this one." another in a recent slump that has
That is, the Braves will have to photo by Trip Edwards seen the team, after winning five
true for World Literature in which students develop must scrape together several courses, which may be a regain their shooting touch. They Senior Bill Lange puts up a shot during the Braves' 63-43 loss to Syca- in a row, lose three of four con-
writing skills and gain insight into philosophies of repetition of junior high art, industrial arts, or home have to settle down. In other more Wednesday. tests. The one bright spot in that
foreign cultures, and for foreign language courses in economic skills, in order to meet the requirement at words, they have to avoid the they hope to defeat Mariemont. learned from this loss, which slump was the team's 63-53 win
problems which plagued them "We were disorganized; Sycamore dropped IH's record to 8-10, is over Madeira last Friday. In
editorial the expense of other courses, the value of the "Practi- against Sycamore, who had no got on us early and we couldn't that the Braves must shoot better. winning the game, the Braves
cal and Fine Arts" courses is slighted; some students problem in routing the Braves 63- get out of it. We began pressing Evidence of this was the cold completed a sweep of their next-
are prevented from pursuing their true interests and 43 last Wednesday at Sycamore. mentally, trying to do too much shooting of IH's leading scorers, door rivals, dating back to the
thus become apathetic. Perhaps the administration This loss dropped their league at once." juniors Kick Abrams and senior Braves' 50-49 win over the Mus-
record to 5-7, mathematically The Aviators jumped all over Dan Kremcheck. Kremcheck tangs on December 16.
The world today is filled with conflict and hostility should consider whether it is accomplishing, or defeat- eliminating the Braves from the the Braves from the onset, run- scored only four points, well The IH guard attack combined
among mankind. Wars rage in all comers of the world, ing, i t s educational goals through this requirement. league race. ning to a 16-5 lead after the first below his season average of 10.0. for 38 points in downing the
pitting man against himself. Yet this sense of discord as I see it This game, according to
McKibben, is a prime example of
quarter. The margin had widened
to 15 at half, 33-18.
But the really amazing statistic
here is Abrams' two points.
Mustangs, including 18 from
Abrams and eight from junior
trickles down into our everyday life, as seen with the
incident at the IH-Milford basketball game last week. Today's refuse what the Braves must not do if Certainly another lesson to be M ~ a m sank
s only one basket, far Mike Wentz.

(See story, page 4.) Students from each school were Dwindling wrestlers preDare for EHL
involved, creating an air of uncertainty between IH and
to take stands on issues
by John Bergman would seem that election year to be held at Loveland next Saturdav I
Milford. This tension is bad for all, and we cannot Have you watched, listened to, would be the year in which politi- by Kenny Slazyk Mike Feltman (138), sophomore ,
allow it to continue and fester between us. We must read, or in any other way been in- cians worked the hardest to get As the Braves wrestling season steve ~ a k e r(167), junior Dave
formed of the news lately? If you the most done. Why then is it
mend the rift, not further it-in short, we cannot think comes to a close and the number Kindle(l75) and senior Curt Reis-
have, you've undoubtedly become that we keep hearing phrases like of varsity wrestlers dwindle. ing (185).
of revenge towards Milford. The drive for it is foolish increasingly aware of the effect of "lame duck?" coaches Ron Webber and Tim In their latest match against
and cowardly in itself, for we are simply degrading our- politics on national affairs. It The answer to that question is Distler still are optimistic about Deer Park, Wyoming and Reading
selves if we stoop to the level of vengeance. The Chief- seems that just about everything in itself an inexplicable paradox. their EHL meet which will be at Deer Park, on Thursday Febru-
that happens between now and It seems that as soon as the first played next Saturday at Love- ary 8, five out of eight varsity
tain urges all embittered students to turn the other November, with the possible, ex- glimpse of an election catches a
land. wrestlers had to sit out of the
cheek, if not for the moral strength of themselves, for ception of the weather, will be politician's eye, he decides that "Because of our small num- match. Sheard, Slazyk, Mike
the strength of IH as a whole. We cannot continue this tied in some way to someone's the only way he can hope to bers, we won't fare well at the Feltman, Steve Baker, and Kindle
political platform. maintain his position is to please
foolish dispute, because IH is simply too proud to be ' tournament as a team,"said seni- had gained to many state points
If your taste in entertainment absolutely everyone. I say this had to save their last three points
or wrestler Andy Graham, "but
revengeful. Revenge is akin to burying our pride; is at all like mine, you probably is a paradox for several reasons. we're looking forward to a few for the league meet on Saturday.
restraint is displaying it openly. find all this rather boring; but did First of all, it isn't true. Secondly, However Matt Feltman, Graham,
individual wins."
you ever stop to ask yourself
why? I mean, on the one hand, it
see BERGMAN, p. 4 Since the bean- ar' & and Reising did have matches and
. season the makeup of the varsity the open varsity weight classes
Magazine Editors Tracy Megison Photographers Brett Benadum, were filled up by JV wrestlers.
COLUMBIA
Trip Edwards, Stratton Msr-
wrestling team has been dwindl-
SCHOLASTIC Barb Neu
Assistant Magazine Editor aites ing. Three members, seniors Neil Indian Hill's seven wrestlers were
-- PRESS ASSOCIATION
Editors Nancy Hopple Janet Nicolas Contributers John Bergman, : Bollinger, Dave Stradling, and defeated by all three teams; but
STAFF News Editors
Kitsa Tassian
Win Wells
Paul Menach
Chief Typesetter
Business Manager
Circulation Manager
Savithri Raju
Bob Rhoad
Hugh Geier, Mary
Heidrich, Brian Rowe, Jim
Gruskin, Greg Morris, Chris
Beth Brom Espy have left the team
leaving only a few members to
Graham and JV wrestler Brad
McKean had nne win.
Chieftain is written and com- David Stradling Chris Blanchard Hall, Shari Zesch, Ken carry on their winning ways. In a previous match with
posed, printed and sold as an Features Editors Ken Jones Production Managers Slazy k The lineup for the league Country Day, the IH wrestlers
extra-curricular actlvity by the Elizabeth Smith Margot Ayers Production Staff Kelly Martin, Wurnament next Saturday will be equal in number with the oppos-
students of Indian Hill High Assistant Features Dan Rosenthal David Cook, Stratton Graham (1 121, sophomore Matt ing team did quite well, but when photo courtesy of Lsgond '
School, 6945 Drake Rd., Cincin- Chris Blanchard Typesetters Sandy Pesce, Moraites, Joel Ruff, Mary-
Sue Gilsdorf, Karen Wiederner ~eth Heidrich, Amelia
Feltman (1 19), junior Ken Slazyk wrestling powerful Senior Andy Graham gets the upper hand on his opponent in a recent
nati, Ohio, 45243 5614963. Sports Editors Anna Batsakes
Sponsor Wm. P. Kincaid Kevin Walzer Artists Joel Ruff Ellfng (1 26), Bert Sheard (1321, senior Madeira team, lost. meet.
Page 12
JV Braves to face fifth-pIa~eWarriors tonight
by Kevin Walzer
The JV basketball Braves face
Mariemont tonight in the last
home game of the season before
travelling to Deer Park next Fri-
day to end their season.
Standing
" 10-8 overall and 8-4
--
in the EHL, head coach Gary Gel-
lert feels that the game should be
an interesting one.
"I don't think it'll be easy at
all," he said. "They're in fifth
place in the league, but we can't
rest on our laurels."
Those laurels are rather im-
pressive ones, though. The
Braves played what Gellert
termed "excellent basketball" to
oust the league-leading Sycamore
Aviators, 59-54, last Wednesday
at Sycamore.
"That was a great win," com-
mented Gellert. "Sycamore had
an eight-game winning streak, and
it's just great to be able to go in
and defeat them on their home
fl00r.~'
The Braves were led in scoring
by sophomore Grey Freudenburg,
who poured in 18. Sophomore
Erich Metzger added 16.
Previous to this game, the
Braves had easily handled the
Madeira Mustangs, 50-29, last
Friday at home.
"We played very well," said
Gellert. "It was a good team
effort . . . our fast break helped us
too."
Evidence of this teamwork
was the balanced scoring. Soph-
omore Mike Cohen scored 12
points to lead the Braves, but
sophomores Andy Tucker, Jared
Davis, and Freudenburg each
chipped in eight.
The game itself was nip-and-
tuck through the first half, with
Maderia leading by two at the
half, 17-15. But the Braves staged
a second half charge, outscoring
the Mustangs, 35-12, to pull away
to the easy win. "Good overall
game," praised Gellert.
However, Gellert was far
from pleased with the team's
game against Milford on Feb-
ruary 1, a 53-45 loss at the
hands of the Eagles
"Just our poorest game," he
said, angrily. "They put a lot of
pressure on us, and we just could
not handle it."
Milford never trailed in the
game, sporting a 28-22 lead after
the first half. The Braves found
the hole growing deeper in the
CHIEFTAIN
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Sophomore Jared Davis pulls down a rebound in the Braves' 50.29 win
over Madeira last Friday.
second as the Eagles went up
by seven after the third quarter,
40-33, and eight after the fourth.
Cohen led the team in scoring as
Squaws down Wildcats
by Jim Gruskin
The Squaws, coming off a
dismal two-win season a year ago,
earned their eighth win of the
1983-84 season in a convincing
manner Tuesday night with a
64-35 drubbing of Mariemont.
Senior Lisa Holzman paced
the Squaws' scoring with twelve
points, including 10 of 11 free
throws during Indian Hill's explo-
sive 27-point second quarter. Ju-
nior Amy Wiatt and sophomore
Cadi Cucinotta also played an in-
tegral part in the Squaws' most
lopsided victory of the season in
combining for 22 points.
The Squaws, however, weren't
ps fortunate during their precee-
ding two games. They endured
bonecrushing 50-24 and 67-37
defeats at the hands of Madeira
and Sycamore respectively, be-
fore bouncing back against Mar-
iemont.
Against a much bigger Madeira
team on January 31, the Squaws'
26-point defeat proved a bit more
disappointing than the 48-41 set-
February 10, 1984
took 21 points from
Metzger, it took two over-
times, but after the dust had
c:~- settled, IH had downed a very
" stubborn bunch of Trojans from
Glen Este, 43-40, on January 27.
' I
"We really hung in there,"
' .
commented Gellert. "We were
never in danger of losing the game
they never had the ball in a last-
second situation. But still, it's a
good win."
The teams were tied at the end
of regulation, 35-35, and so en-
tered the five minute overtime.
Each side put in only one basket
in the OT period. So they had to
enter a second OT period, where
IH outscored the Trojans 6-3 t o
notch the win. Metzger lead in
scoring with 21 points as Tucker
added nine.
Gellert was not dissatisfied
with the team's 42-35 loss to
Greenhills last January 25. In
fact, he felt that the team played
photo by Brett Benadum as well as they could.
"They're one of the best JV
teams in the city, undefeated at
the time," he said. "We hung in
he put in 17. there, but were just outclassed."
Despite this loss, however, the Cohen led in scoring with 1 2
Braves moved into second in the points. Sophomore Clint Reese
League in spectacular fashion. It added seven.
64-35
back they suffered the last time squaws "were placed in a no-win
the two teams met. Cadi Cucinot- situation" against the talented,
ta's 12 points proved to be in vain physically overpowering Ama-
as, according to Holzman, the zons.
! - *
.- _ hired Dupps and Mr. Charles
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' -. photo by Trip Edwards
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The Squaws await the opening tip during IH's-64-35 win over Marie-
mont last Tuesday.
February 10,1984
Dupps initiates alteration of /.A.
b; winston R. Wells
Due to the innovative push of
Mr. Dennis Dupps, the Industrial
Arts department is being phased
out this year and replaced with an
entirely new department entitled
Applied Science and Technology.
Most I.A. classes will be termi-
nated this year and replaced with
newer, more timely courses deal-
ing with the application of various
disciplines to technology.
The changes came about after
Dupps realized that the field of
I.A. was simply not preparing
students for careers after second-
ary education. He also cited the
declining enrollment in not only
the district but in I.A. courses as a
whole as contributing factors.
"The condition of the field of
I.A. caused myself to become
alarmed," commented Dupps.
The process for changing the
cuniculum was, according to
Dupps, a long and detailed pro-
- at the end of the
cess which began
last school year. Dupps' first step
was to convince the administra-
tion that a change was needed.
This was accomplished by his
sharing of professional journals
citing the need for change.
Dupps then set out to gather
information and gain public opin-
ion towards new curriculum. This
was accomplished by luncheons
with business and industry lead-
ers, meetings with Board members
and PTA leaders, and by results
from an elective questionnaire
given to all students.
The third step involved decid-
ing exactly what changes were to
be made. The administration
Emery to select the new curricu-
lum which was in turn presented
to Indian Hill curriculum director
Dr. Bryan Moore for approval.
Dupps is now in the process of
promoting and educating the staff
and students about the new Ap-
plied Science curriculum. In the
future he plans not only to de-
velop IH's facilities further for the
new courses but also to continu-
ally review and revise the Applied
Science curriculum each year.
The overall purpose of treat-
ing an Applied Science depart-
ment is to create a scenario
where students can take class-
room knowledge and apply it to
solve problems and where com-
munication skills between stu-
dents can be strengthened and
accentuated.
Dupps strongly feels that stu-
CHIEFTAIN
dents must be able to take their
knowledge and apply it if they are
to succeed in the Technological
Revolution of today. "We are no
longer a 'shop'," said Dupps. "We
now are a problem solving labora-
tory." He foresees the application
of physics and math knowledge
in the areas of problem solving
and practically testing theories.
Yet not only will the disci-
plines of math and science be
stressed in the laboratory, but al-
so the English and social science
disciplines of communication,
both written and verbal, and hu-
man relations will all be a major
part of the new curriculum.
Commented Dupps, "Written and
verbal communication will be
employed in every aspect, in
every course."
According to Dupps, the need
for the change is clearly dictated
by today's Technological Revolu-
tion. "There is no Industrial
Revolution now - you'll never get
a job just assembling something.
You have to have the ability and
creativity to solve problems."
When querying industry lead-
ers on the subject of change,
Dupps found that industries are
looking for people who are able
to cope with the change of
today's technology and still be
productive. They
recommended and supported
Dupps' push for innovation.
strongly
Apart from curriculum innova-
tion Dupps is also updating labo-
ratory equipment for the upcom-
ing new classes. According to him,
the use of computers will be
extensive in both the lab and the
classroom, for it should eventu-
ally replace much of the older
equipment such as drawing tables.
The new program also received
a boost when AR Industries, a
local welding firm, donated a
Tuckey garners second in nat~onalcontest
by Winston R. Wells
Senior Melissa Tuckey, after
being named a finalist, has won
second place and a $5000 scholar-
ship in a creative writing contest
sponsored by Guideposts maga-
zine. The notification came to her
by mail on February 1.
Tuckey was chosen from over
4,700 other participants in the
contest. Guideposts, an inspira-
tional magazine, sponsored the
contest in order to find examples
of inspirational events which af-
fected teenagers.
high tech welding unit to IH.
Dupps plans to incorporate it in
such fields as testing the theoreti-
cal strengths of materials and in
the process of fabrication.
He also wishes to dispel any
idea that the emphasis on wood
working and other traditional I.A.
machinery will be lessened. Ac-
cording to him, the student will
still have to learn the safety and
operations of the machine in
order to employ it in the techno-
logical problem solving aspect of a
course. "We're just making things
relevant," said Dupps.
Specifically, all traditional I.A.
classes except photography and
architecture courses will be
dropped and replaced by courses
employing and stressing technol-
ogy being known as Graphic
Engineering courses. In addition,
most classes will be a semester in
length as to give more flexibility
in scheduling. Beneficial in decid-
Mr. Dennis Dupps, responsible for the formation of the Applied Science
and Technology department, stresses the importance of the Technologi-
cal Revolution in secondary education.
Her entry dealt with an elderly
bag lady downtown, and the
effect that this sight had on her.
She submitted her entry in No-
vember 1983, and was informed
by the magazine that she was one
of the top six finalists in January.
Following this tentative notifi-
cation, Tuckey was visited by the
editor of Guideposts, Mr. Van
Varner, two weeks ago. During his
two day visit, Varner met Tuckey
and her family and accompanied
her t o an interview by The Post.
After Varner's visit, the final
Page 3
ing the curriculum was, according
to Dupps, the aforementioned
student questionnaire. "We
learned that photography and
architecture were strong choices
so we kept them in our new cur-
riculum," Dupps said.
Also included in the new
courses is a class entitled "Man-
agement and Leadership" which,
states Dupps, will develop the
leadership abilities in students
through written and verbal com-
munication and through a study
of human relations.
Dupps, a 15-year educator, is
the first teacher in the area t o
completely renovate the LA.
department. Praised by many for
his drive for change, Dupps has
been re-elected for an unprece-
dented second term as the South-
western Ohio Industrial Arts
Association President and has
been nominated for the Teacher
of the Year Award for his quest
to update the fields of I.A.
with the addition of technology.
photo by Brett Benadum
decision on Tuckey's standing was
made. The scholarship will go
directly t o the college of her
choice, which she states will
probably be Ohio State Univer-
sity. The first place winner will
receive a $6000 scholarship.
Although Tuckey does not
plan to enter any more writing
contests, she is extremely pleased
with the Guideposts competition.
Commented Tuckey, "I'm very
excited about the scholarship and
next year."
Page 4
arassed after Mi
by Winston R Wells
Several Indian Hill students
and administrators were both
verbally and physically abused at
the February IH - Milford boys'
varsity basketball game held at
Milford High School in an
attempt by a group of Milford
students to avenge an earlier in-
cident at Indian Hill.
Involved in the incident were
seniors Sanjay Datta, Andy Plate,
Brian Freeman and Bruce Teck-
lenburg. Although none of the
boys were seriously injured, Teck-
lenburg did suffer a burised eye
from the fighting.
The conflict allegedly started
during the game, when the IH
CTA and Board work toward agreement
by David Stradling
The Classroom Teachers As-
sociation (CTA) has begun salary
negotiations with the School
Board. The talks, between CTA
representatives Mr. David Terrell
and Mrs. Karen Edgecomb and
board representatives Mr. Edgar
Mack and Mrs. Jean Pappas, began
December 1.
The teachers hope to garner a
written agreement with the Board
for the first time in Indian Hill
School District history. This
agreement, known as a master
contract, would define terms of
salary, grievence procedure, fringe
benefits, and working conditions.
Terrell stated that security is the
major concern in the quest for the
Baute to smooth communication
between students and Rangers
by MaryBeth Heidrich
Indian Hill Ranger Terre Baute
is serving in his second year as a
liaison officer between the Rang-
ers and IH students. While con-
tinuing his duties as a police of-
ficer, Baute is working on several
programs that will be used at
Wyandot, Drake, Ottawa, and the
High School.
Some of the programs de-
signed for younger students
include bicycle safety, Halloween
safety, and safety with strangers.
Currently Baute is organizing
an essay contest for students in
grades 6-12. The essay, to be
written on the subject of citizen-
ship, will be judged on sincerity
and originaltiy. According to
Baute, there will be two winners
from each grade.
CHIEFTAIN
boys' were surrounded by, ac-
cording to Freeman, "a group of
1 2 or so Milford guys." He stated
that they taunted and threatened
the four during the game but did
not physically hurt them.
"They seemed to be possessed
with hate throughout the entire
game," commented Freeman.
After the game the boys were
followed by the Milford group
out to the parking lot, where
several separate incidents occured.
Freeman, Plate, Datta, and Teck-
lenburg were refused entry into
Tecklenburg's auto, creating a
standoff.
According to Freeman, Teck-
lenburg was finally able to get in
master contract.
Terrell and other teachers have
seen policy changes occur without
staff input. "Many of these
changes affect the faculty direct-
ly, warranting staff input," said
Terrell.
In past years, individual one-
year salary contracts have been
agreed on by the Board and the
faculty, but these contracts did
not cover the important factors of
working conditions and grievence
procedure.
The Board has already settled
with non-certified staff members
(secretaries, bus drivers, janitors).
Their threeyear agreement will
increase their salaries 25% by
Baute is also working with
DECA for the introduction of a
program dealing with the crime of
shoplifting. In the future he hopes
to direct more programs to the
older students.
According to Baute, the pur-
pose of these programs is to lessen
the communication gap between
the police and the students of the
district. Baute said that when
police officers had specific beats,
communication between the two
groups was not a problem. How-
ever, he states that now there is
little contact between policemen
and people.
He hopes that his presence in
the schools will help develop a
friendly atmosphere between the
students and police with com-
munication andunderstanding.
but was unable to close his door.
A Milford student then allegedly
proceeded to strike him, landing
several punches in Tecklenburg's
back and face.
Senior Mike Feltman was also
involved in an incident in another
part of the parking lot at the same
time. As he was approaching his
car, a Milford student pushed him
to the ground, resulting in a fight
which was broken up by Mike's
father, IH principal Dr. Karl
Feltman.
The following day, the IH
students approached Dr. Feltman
and told him of their scuffle.
Feltman then contacted the Mil-
ford principal and the Indian Hill
1987.
The same salary increase has
been offered to the teachers, but
Terrell noted that the salary is not
the issue in the talks with the
Board. Terrell also noted that the
CTA is seeking a three-year con-
tract similar to that between the
Board and non-certified staff.
Talks have been slowed by
questions of legality brought
about by the new collective bar-
gaining bill. Mr. Jim Kirkland, an
BERGMAN, from p. 2
it isn't possible, and third of all, it
isn't desirable. Obviously, in a de-
mocracy, a candidate must win
the approval of the majority of
the voters, but the degree to
which he disagrees with the mi-
nority does not matter. In fact,
democracy serves its purpose
most strongly when the difference
between the opinions of the ma-
jority and the minority are great.
The great leaders of history have
with few exceptions been the
most controversial. Anyone
whose opinions and actions are
forceful enough to rally passion-
ate support can only expect to
rally in his opposition an equally
passionate disagreement.
To be sure, all of this is not to
suggest that good government is
best achieved through unreason-
ing extremism. It is perfectly
reasonable for a leader to try to
convince as large a portion of his
group of the wisdom of his posi-
tion. Indeed, that is a large part
of his job. The point is only that
he should have an opinion that is
substantial enough to merit de-
February 10,1984
Rangers who in turn contacted
the Milford Police.
By the end of the school day,
the Milford students were iden-
and dealt with by the Mil-
ford administration. Three of the
students were suspended from
school and all 12 were suspended
from all atheletic events. One of
the involved persons was a 25 '
year old man who faces criminal
charges of trespassing if seen on
Milford school grounds. No im-
mediate police action was taken
on the group.
Ironically, the leader of the
group was the President of the
Milford Spirit Club. Freeman
feels the group wanted revenge
for a previous incident at IH,
when several Milford students
were harassed by IH students
following a varsity basketball
game.
Ohio Education Association law-
yer, is assisting the CTA with the
legal questions, while continuing
to work on Glen Hopkins' case.
Commented Mrs. Nancy Wett-
stein, "I'm disappointed that we
haven't progressed as much as we
should have."
Although no agreements have
been made, Wettstein assured,
"Not one word has been men-
tioned or suggested about a
strike."
bate.
More often than not, a candi-
date tries to accomodate so many
different points of view that his
platform ends up sounding more
like a bowl of hunter's stew than
a strategic plan. Several weeks
ago, for example, when the De-
mocrats debated at Dartmouth
College in New Hampshire, about
the only thing they seemed to d e
fend with any degree of passion
was anti-Reaganism. Every time
one candidate would try to take
a stand on a controversial issue,
another would say that in any
case the main thing to remember
was that Reagan had to go. Thus
the speakers ended up sounding
largely undistinguishable.
The reason why the 1984
campaign has been fairly dull is
not, as some have claimed, b e
cause there are no exciting issues.
The world we live in is more com-
plex than it has ever been, and
there are more controversies than
there have ever been at any other
time. All that is needed is a can-
didate who is willing to take a
stand and act on it with courage.
February 10,1984
Braves to open tourney play Fe
by Kevin Walzer
The varsity basketball Braves
will play the winner of the
Mariemont-Bethel-Tate game in
the second round of the AA s e e
tional tournament on Saturday,
February 25 at Sycamore High
School at 7: 30.
Varsity basketball coach Dale
Mckibben feels that IH, in all
probability, will face the third-
seeded Warriors. And he feels
that tonight's home game with
Mariemont will have a great bear-
ing on the o'utcome of the s e e
tional game, if Mariemont does
indeed face the Braves.
"If they (Mariemont) beat us
tonight, you just have to rate
their chances against us (in the
tournament) that much harder,"
he said. "They will have already
defeated us twice this season, and
it's extremely difficult to defeat a
team three straight times in a
season."
8 But each game is a new battle.
And McKibben feels, despite what
he said before, that the Braves
will have to play some top-flight
basketball in order to advance to
the next round.
"No matter who we play,
we're going to have to find some
consistency if we want to win,"
he said. "We've been in a slump
lately, and we'll have to break out
of it."
Girls fo meet Ross-NCH winner
by Kevin Walzer
The varsity basketball Squaws
open tournament play as they
face the winner of the Ross-North
College Hill game on February 21
at Glen Este High School at 8:30.
Coach Dick Pfirman indicated
that he has no preference as to
whom the Squaws play, feeling
that they have good chances in
the tournament either way.
"It really makes no differ-
ence," he said. "I've seen them
both play once, and they are both
very similar teams in terms of
record, ability and style. We
should be able to handle either
one of them."
Pfirman also feels that the
team has enough momentum to
do well. A good draw doesn't
hurt either, he said.
,s"We"ve got a super draw," he
said. "We've got an excellent
chance to win a few games."
"But," he added, "I don't
know of we can win the whole
CHIEFTAIN
He noted that several tadbrs
will have a bearing on whether the
Braves can achieve this consisten-
cy.
"The first thing is, we need to
get a little sharper mentally. We
tend to go in spurts. We play
good basketball most of the time,
but go through droughts where
we go cold. But those droughts
have to be avoided, because those
are what lose basketball games.
As the tournament rolls around
those are what we have work es-
pecially to avoid."
He also observed that he
would like to see individual play-
ers reach back for a little some-
thing extra. He hopes that these
players can improve their play, no
matter how good it has been all
year, for the tournament. He
feels the team needs it.
"Our best players are going to
have to play their best if we are
going to go anywhere. We're
going to need scoring from the
shooters, but most importantly
just everyone else working their
hardest and playing their best.
This is the key to that consisten-
cy."
Looking at the tournament as
a whole, though, McKibben feels
IH has good chances to win a few
games-if the team gets past the
first round.
"I think we have two tough
thing. There are several excellent
. .
schools participating . I think
Reading will win the bracket.
They have won the last few years,
and I don't see why they should
not win this year."
Even if the Squaws don't win,
though, Pfirman still feels that the
the season has been a success in
every sense of the word.
"This season has iust been
super," he said. "It's exceeded
even my best expectations. The
girls have done a tremendous job,
achieved a great amount of res-
pect in the league, and have play-
ed just excellent ball."
He noted several factors that
have enabled the girls (JV, also)
to grab a share of the big victory
pie that the winter season has
baked this year for the IH basket-
ball program. One factor is just
the presence of the winning at-
mosphere, he said.
"Winning is contaeious." he
observed. "It's happened all
games in the sectionals-the first
round and the finals. But we have
a good draw in between and if we
can win the fust round, I think
we have a good shot at the finals.
Then, if we win-districts."
But even if they don't win,
even if they don't get past the
first round, McKibben said, he
car? call the season a success.
"If you look at our won-lost
record, you will notice that we
have more than equalled our wm
Sycamore ousts JV Squaws
by Chris Hall and Shari Zesch
The JV Squaws came up
against the Sycamore Aves with
the hope of raising their overall
league record and improving their
previous performance against
Sycamore, only to be defeated
48-29 in a game on Thursday,
February 2.
The Squaws were able to play
reasonably with Sycamore in the
fust half leaving the score 20-16
at halftime. Possibilities of catch-
ing up during the second half
were encouraging but unattain-
able. Sophomore Peggy Cutler
commented, "We played really
well first half, but Sycamore just
had more talent and they over-
took us in the second part of the
game." Sycamore outscored the
Squaws by 13 points in the
photo by Trip Edwards
Varsity girls' basketball coach
Dick wmn
district play on Pebruw 21.
output of the last two seasons
combined,"
is cause for satisfaction.
he said. "That alone
"But even more than the im-
provement of our record is the
improvement of the team that
pleases me," McKiiben said. "In-
dividuals improving, growing as
both players and people, that's
what pleases me."
Still, McKiibben knows the
season is not over. "We have a
few more games left, and I would
like
got work
to win them all. We've still
to do-"
second half leaving the final score
at 48-29.
The JV Squaws were matched
up against the Madeira Amazons
and lost on January 31. Despite
the Squaws' hustle, the team as a
whole did not play to their full
notential. One team member com-
mented, "We just couldn't put
things together."
After halftime the score was
14-14, but the Squaws were
unable to pull ahead and lost the
game 39-30.
The Squaws, with a dropping
of their record to 8-8, look for-
ward to their last game of the sea-
son with Deer Park. After defeat-
ing Deer Park earlier in the season
33-8, they feel assured of a vic-
tory to end the season 9-8.
around this year. The boys start-
ed winning, and the girls did too -
one win is all it takes to start it,
give the confidence that the team
needs
Fortothe
winSquaws,
consistently."
this win was
against Purcell-Marian on January
19. The girls won on a last sec-
ond shot by senior Lisa Holzman
off a court-length pass from
junior Amy Wiatt.
"This win was the turning
point," said Pfirman. "After that
the team had the confidence that
.
they could win . before, they
didn't think they had it. But
after that, we won five in a row.
That was the game that did it."
According to Pfnman, the
future looks very bright for the
Squaws.
"We're a very young team," he
said. "We've got four starters
returning, a lot of good talent
coming up, and we're not losing
many players, just three, only one
~f whom's
"We'll miss
a stwter
her quite a bit ...
(Holzman) .
she's a good player. But still, I
think we will be a strong team
next year."
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CHIEFTAIN February 10,1984
teacher feature
Columbia honors '82 - '83 Chieftain ly impressed with the Features

Right-brained Bernard drops bornb on Dayton

- For the third year in a row,
by Anna Batsakes
Imagine a basically introvert-
ed man with a onetrack mind
who was once a farmer in a small
Quaker community. Imagine this
same man with a perpetual smile
across his face, running around an
art mom and ignoring all ques-
tions directed toward him only to
exclaim, "Sony, I'm right brain-
ed." Imagine Mr. Larry Bernard,
the fun-loving, easy going, art
teacher at IH.
The orgins of Bernard are
quite unusual in comparison to
"normal folks." Born in the
Quaker village of New Vienna,
Ohio, he found himself related to
"almost the entire village."
"Our community consisted
mostly of two families," said Ber-
nard, "the Terrills and the Bea-
nards. It was an arrangement
kind of like the Hatfields and the
McCoys."
As a child in the Quaker
community, he was taught to
cherish the outdoors, especially
the farmlands, and as he grew into
a young farmboy he became an
active member of the Future
Farmers of America (FFA).
Bernard spent his hours mak-
ing "loads of money raising cattle
at his high school. When he d e
cided to give up farming and
attend Ohio State University, his
first impulse was to major in
architecture, only to find that his
mathematical background was not
strong enough to support his
chosen career. Bernard decided
to major in interior design.
After graduation Bernard
found himself in the middle of a
recession and now insists that he
"could not find a job that paid
above slavelabor wages." After
looking for a job for several
months, Bernard decided to b e
come a teacher, and found his
first job at a high school near Wil-
Ignoring students' questions, Bemard pauses for the photographer.
older than most of the kids;
many of them were just graduat-
ing after flunkii their senior year
a few times."
After leaving Wilmington,
Bernard went back to Ohio State
University to pick up enough
credit hours to become a certified
art teacher. From there he went
to teach at a school in Dayton but
quit after a year, insisting that
Dayton was a "dump".
"Somebody should drop a
bomb on that town," he said.
"There's nothing in Dayton ex-
cept bowling alleys anyway."
Bernard continued his teach-
ing career at a school in Colum-
photo by Brett Bsnadum
you're grading creativity."
Many of Bernard's hobbies re-
flect his beliefs. He loves taking
objects and making them look
better, whether it be a flower
arrangement or an entire room.
"I've fvred up my entire house,"
he said. "I don't have anything
left t o do. I guess it's time to
move.*
As many of hi students know,
Bernard finds it very difficult to
answer all the individual questions
that fly around the art room.
Most of the time the students
fmlly get an answer out of the
busy teacher, but sometimes they
are completely ignored.
"It's difficult to teach when so
many students are asking millions
of questions about individual
projects," Bernard said. "I've gqt
a one-track mind and I'm right-
brained. I get absorbed into one
thing and lose track of time,
people and happenings.
"One of the most discouraging
factors about teaching art," said
Bernard, "is that many students
feel art is a blow off course."
Bernard does feel that if an art-
room is too free it leaves room for
horse-play which leads to no
creativity at all. "There's no
by Kitsa Tassian
Chieftain achieved a frrst place ra-
ting from the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association of Columbia
University for journalistic excel-
lence in a senior high school new-
newspaper.
Six consecutive issues from
the '82-'83 volume were critiqued
and evaluated in four different
areas: Content/Coverage, Writing/
Editing, DesignlDispIay, and Cre-
ativity. Out of a possible 1000
points, Chieftain was awarded
letter from SG
SG leaders exp arn student
Dear Students,
The first of our student opini-
on surveys came out this week.
All the results are not in, but S.G.
is hoping that all students in the
school had a chance to fill one of
them out.
The survey was made in res-
ponse to student questions and
concerns about both the length of
lunch periods and the current
(computer) scheduling process.
All fifteen of the survey ques-
tions were carefully drawn. The
questions concerning the length-
ening of lunch periods forced stu-
dents to consider that a lengthen-
910, scoring highest in Writing/
Editing.
Each entry was reviewed and
scored by an individualjudge, one
of a Board of Judges, whose in-
tention is to provide positive,
constructive criticism to such
publications. The judge's walua-
tion is included in a thirty-six
page publication that discusses
good journalistic techniquies,
gives demonstrative examples of
creative and original ideas, and
devotes six pages to the judge's
hard-written scores and specific
ing scheduling, they were made in
response to many students' com-
plaints that they had "no say" in
the computer scheduling process.
The questions on the survey were
designed to register student opin-
ion about some of the shortcom-
ings and disadvantages of the cur-
rent scheduling process.
news briefs
273 make honor roll
273 Indian Hill students, or
38% of the total student body,
comments
In scoring entries, the Board
of Judges considered a Self-Anal-
ysis Form that included informa-
tion about income and expendi-
tures, material for which the stu-
dents are responsible, and staff
selection and organization to help
them gain an understanding of the
school itself and the circumstan-
ces pertaining to the publication's
issuance.
While the evaluation included
some suggestions for "tightening"
the issues, the judge was obvious-
surveys
Among the many perceived
disadvantages mentioned in the
survey is the fact that students are
unable to choose their teachers
and class orders as they had in the
past with the Arena scheduling
process.
Of course, all results of the
surveys will he brought to atten-
contributed 57 (33%) to the
roll; 12 made 4.0 standing.
section and its in-depth, "real
life" profiles of students and fa-
culty in senior sketches and tea-
cher features. The Chieftime and
Senior Issue were highlighted and
virtually every section was com-
mended for clear, responsible wri-
ting.
Commented Mr. William
"Bossn Kincaid, "Being associated
with the Columbia School of
Journalism, this is one of the
most reliable evaluating services. 1
am really pleased and happy for
last year's staff."
tion of the teachers, administra-
tors, and the board of education.
Other recent Student Gov-
ernment activities included last
week's Drama Forum and this
week's computer dating sheet
sale. Money from the sale will be
donated to the Heart fund.
Thank You
Hugh Geier
Dave Agin
AFS needs two host
families for exchange
1ndian Hill AFS will partici-
'

and taking note of the beautiful
elements in nature.
"I've always enjoyed the
country," said Bernard, "and I'll
always love cattle, but be!eve me,
I wouldn't live on a farm again for
a million dollars."
Bernard discovered his art abil-
ities at an early age but was un-
able to build upon his talents due
to the lack of art courses offered
coming events
The other Neil sells out for both shows
rnington, Ohio.
Ironically, Bernard did not
teach art couzses, but taught Eng- principal's office. After getting
lish, American History, reading
and Industrial Arts. He insisted
that his most memorable exper-
ience from that time period was
chaperoning the graduating clasr
in New York City.
"I had a great time," he recall- starting my sixteenth year here,"
ed. "I was only a couple years he said. "Boy am I getting old."
bus. There he met his future
wife (an English teacher) in the
married they both quit and went
to Indiana University to get
Masters Degrees.
Bernard and his wife then
came to Cincinnati, and Bernard
found his present job at IHI "Ilm
Bernard finds teaching art an
exciting yet discouraging profes-
sion. "I find art a very difficult
subject to teach," he said. "First
happy medium," he states.
Bernard is now faculty advisor
for AFS. Having so many foreign
students sign up for art courses,
Bernard was the most obvious
man for the job.
"I really enjoy getting to
know the kids," he said. "Many
of the exchange students are lost
in this school. The art room is a
place for them t o feel at ease, at
home."
The art room is definitely a
place to feel confortable. Remi-
niscent of the sixties, many art
ing of the lunch hour might imply
a lengthening of the school day.
Students might, of course, reason
that class time could be shortened
in order to allow for greater free
1 merit placement on the honor
time during lunch, but unfortu-
mtely this is a limited possibility
at best as our school's "pursuit of
education excellence" includes a
policy of attempting to maximize
the amount of student class time.
As for the questions concern-
1
achieved at least a 3.0 average
during the second quarter to
roll
57 freshmen (29% of the
total class) made the honor roll.
Only two made 4.0, but most
freshmen have only one possible
five-point course, making 4.0
status more difficult to achieve
and more noteworthy.
The sophomore class also
Particularly outstanding was
the junior class, with 73 stu-
dents (47%) averaging a "B" or
better. More surprisingly, 31
(20%) juniors achieved a 4.0
average or better.
Apparently "senioritis" has
not set in completely for many
seniors, as 86 (46%) made at
least a 3.0 average. 17 seniors
accomplished at least a 4.0
standing.
Wow, "Merrily We Roll Along"
pate in a short term exchange
with a high school in Columbus,
Indiana.
Two families are needed to
host a Japanese boy and a Bel-
gian girL Interested parties are
asked to contact sophomore
Matt Santen.
'84 Pow-Wow tickets
to go on sale Feb. 2-5
Tickets for the 1984 Pow-

In other departments, the

by Chris Blanchard
Bogarts
Kenny Rankin and 'Bout Time
Feb. 15, 8:00 p.m. - It is about
time.
-
UB40 Mar. 24, 8:00 p.m. - The
rasta boys hit Cincy.
Kingston Trio - Mar. 7,8:00 p.m.
- Deearoop en Porshna.
-
B.B. King Mar. 31, 8:00 p.m.,
-
11:00 p.m. B.B. plays Lucille.
School for the Creative and Per-
forming Arts
uiemselves.
Riverfront Coliseum
- Neil Diamond - Feb. 16,17,8:00
p.m. - Neil Buddy is sold-out.
Hara Arena
Kiss - Feb. 21,8:00 p.m. - You'll
catch mono if you go.
Bhck Sabbath - Feb. 25, 8:00
p.m. - Dayton is full of head-
bangers!
Rupp Arena
Billy Joel - Feb. 10, 8:00 p.m. -
What can be said?
period I'll have drawing and
paintiqg classes, second period I'll
have potter's wheel ... as an
artist I get very absorbed in my
work and the switching of sub-
jects from one period to another
gets somewhat confusing as well
as annoying."
Bernara also feels that the
grading of art pieces is another
discouraging and sometimes em-
barrassing aspect of being an art
teacher. "Sometimes kids value
students feel that the laid-back
atmosphere is "kind of like a
commune." Bernard's outlook on
life is also laid-back. His main goal
is to take life and the environ-
ment and make it better. "I get
really frustrated with people in
society who do ugly things," said
Bernard. "I think one question
that we all should take into con-
sideration is how can we make
our environment bef3er."
Whether or not Bernard
COURSES, from p. 1
For those students interested
in majoring in art or attending art
school, AP Art will be offered.
Students will create either a Gen-
eral Portfolio or a Drawing Port-
folio.
Some classes are being
dropped as well. Freshman Choir
is no longer offered; students
interested in singing should in-
stead sign up for Ensemble. Also,
Driver Education will almost cer-
Band, Jazz Ensemble to
will go on sale Wednesday Feb-
hold Winter Concert
Math Department is offering Alge- ruary 15. Each ticket is $3.50
bra I, Book I to replace Founda- The Indian Hill Symphonic and may be purchased 11:30-
tions of Math, and Senior Math Band, along with the Jazz En- 2: 30 and 2: 30-3: 30 weekdays at
Review, a refresher course for semble will be performing in the the Box Office in the High
college-bound seniors. The Eng- annuai Winter Concert on Feb- School Auditorium lobby. Per-
lish Department will offer Read- ruary 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the formances are at 8:00 p.m.
ing Review, a remedial reading High School auditorium. Also March 1,2, and 3.
course. featured in the concert is the Tickets may be held at the
Due to interest in advanced Brass Quintet. Box Office until the perfor-
language classes not terminating The band will play "Festive mance if desired. After Box Of-
in Advanced Placement tests, the Overture" by Shostakovich, fice hours, a self-addressed,
Foreign Language Department "Festive Ode" hv Mitchell. and stamped, envelope may be de-
will offer Latin IV, Spa'hish IV, the "Florentiner March." posited along with an order

Imaginary Invalid - Feb. 17, 18,
19 - No, he's for real.
Cincinnati Playhouse
Monday After fhe Mpacle - Feb.
9-26 - Mondays are miracles in
Billy Idol - Feb. 14, 8:00 p.m. -
Idle hands are devil's workshop.
Cincinnati Gardens
Billy Idol - Feb. 11, 8;00 p.m.
All this Idol worship?
others' judgments too much," he
said. "A kid may put all he's got
into a piece of art work and ten
- get it back with only a 'C' grade.
It's a very uptight situation when
decides to move on t o a new
home, his imaginative mark will
be left on IH. "Imagination and
creativity is the key t o leading an
m h t e n e d life."
tainly be offered after school and
on Saturdays with the assistance
of an outside agency; as such, it
will not be required for gradua-
tion.
and French IV. The Spanish and
French classes will be similar to,
but not quite as demanding as,
the AP Language courses; Latin
1V is an entirely new subject.
I
Among other numbers, the Jazz form so that tickets will be .
Ensemble will play Les Brown's mailed directly to the purchaser.
theme song, "Leap Frog." For more information, contact
Mary Landers, 793-7215.
I
Page 6 CHIEFTAIN February 10,198? CHIEFTAIN
letter from Dr. Feltman concert Drevlew

Excellence
To the Students:
All students entering college
deserve a fair chance to succeed in
higher education. To do so they
must be adequately prepared for
college level study. If we are to
fulfill our promise of access to
higher education, we must im-
prove the students' preparation
for college.
Only when students are ade-
quately prepared can they devel-
op their full potential by taking
advantage of all resources of high-
er education and careers. Accom-
plishment of this goal would have
advantages for our school and na-
tion as well as for the individual
student.
Since 85% to 90% of Indian
Hill's graduating classes continue
their education at the nation's
colleges and universities, it is im-
perative that we as a school, col-
lectively and individually, prepare
you for your future endeavors,
not just adequately but with the
hllness of educational opportun-
ity that will lead to your success.
As I related to you on opening
day when speaking of the U.S.
Department of Education Com-
mittee on Excellence and the
book entitled The Nation's Risk,
we at Indian Hill will accept the
challenges put forth.
' In a survey of area schools and
As part of that presentation 1
informed you we would be re-
viewing our graduation require-
ments. I am sure the counselors
have spoken to you about the
new requirements and you should
have read them in the Course Of-
ferings Handbook. Over a period
of time we will be increasing our
graduation requirements from 19
to 22 units. The class of 1987 will
require 20 units, class of 1988 21
units, and class of 1989 22 units.
In reviewing college admis-
sion standards and the High
School-College Articulation Com-
mittee Report, the fact is plain
and simple-there is a demand
for better preparation in the ba-
sic core areas. If the school is re-
sponsible for assuring your college
admission, we must meet that de-
mand.
After reviewing various stu-
dies, including the Carnegie Re-
port, Paideia Proposal, and "In
Search of Excellence," I am con-
vinced that the demand for equal-
ity and excellence in education
will be ongoing.
The College Board in its book
Academic Preparation for Col-
lege had stated, "In the years
ahead our economy will need an
increasing number of welleduca-
ted people. Our social and politi-
standards
cal problems will require thought-
ful, informed consideration. We
will all be well served if educa-
tional excellence can be made
possible, not for a few, but for all
students."
The College Articulation Com-
mission for the state universities
in Ohio has the following require-
ments for unconditional admis-
sion-4 units of English, 3 units of
mathematics, 3 units of science, 3
units of social studies, 2 units of a
foreign language, and a unit in vi-
sual or performing arts.
The least we can do is assure
that each of our graduates will
gain an unconditional acceptance.
Private and highly competitive
schools require even more. The
State Department of Education
has revised its minimum standards
for high schools, and we must
comply in areas of health, physi-
cal education and reading.
More important, however, is
you, the individual student who
can achieve. Dr. Wilbur Brook-
over in his book In Search of Ex-
cellence, made the point that we
must expect the best of our stu-
dents, not just the minimum, and
they will respond as the best. I
agree with this premise.
In reviewing the records of
past graduates of Indian Hill, I
was pleasantly surprised to find
what was expected.
prestigious high schools in Ohio, I
found it interesting that over 50%
are reviewing graduation require
ments this year. We are proud of
Indian Hill's educational leader-
ship, not because it is new, but
because it is in the best interest
of our students.
I trust my comments will an-
swer your questions as to why
we must change our graduation
requirements. I will be writing fu-
ture articles to give you a more in-
depth view of the various studies I
have mentioned.
I am concerned that many stu-
dents wait until the beginning of
their senior year to begin think-
ing about career and college
choices. This could mean that be-
cause of course selections and
lack of preparation, their college
selections will be limited.
Please begin thinking of ca-
reers and colleges in your early
high school years; freshman year
is not too soon . The staff and I
care about you and your future.
Ultimately our success is judged
by your success.
I am very proud of you not
only for what you achieve but,
more importantly, for what you
are. Valentine's Day is coming
soon. Please remember Mom and
Dad; you are not too old t o give
them a hug, a kiss and your love.
(Yes, you can remember your
WEBN'and The Police bring Cincy fans commercialized sound
by Chris Blanchard
It seems that The Police have
caused quite a stir in Cincinnati
over the past couple of months.
The story is familiar to most of
us. What seems to have been lost
in all the hype accompanying
their concert next week is just
that, the hype.
This is not to detract from the
band's musicality, however, it
does make one tend to question
the integrity of the music indus-
try. It took WEBN t o buy out all
the seats at the Riverfront Colise-
um for this trio to come to town.
But then again, The Police
have always had their own unique
style.
Since the creation of The
Police in the late 1 9 7 0 ' ~there
~ has
always been an aspect of the band
which has been "unusual." Out-
landos d'Amour and Reggatta de
Bkznc, their first two albums,
blended the up-and-coming punk
sound with the then-little-regard-
ed music of the Carribean, reggae.
This mixture was the formula for
their success early-on.
The turning point in their
career, however, occured with the
release of Zenyatta Mondatta, in
1980. This album was more
complex than the first two, mak-
ing it a large success in the United
States.
This brings us to what are
commercial attitude. It is even the other four albums. To be honest, the set contain-
difficult to identify their attitude Actually, only eight of the 22 ed most of their finest work, the
as "commercial"-while they have songs played were from the latest only notable exception being
become phenomenal successes, album, with five pieces revived "Darkness." The trio choose
their albums were recorded earn- from Ghost in the Machine, three their playlist to be the most pleas-
estly. from Zenyatta Mondatta, two ing to the record-buying audience,
If we are to term The Police's from Reggetta de Blanc, and four while not ignoring the more
attitude as "commercial" it would from Outlandos d'Amour, res- meaningful compositions.
certainly fit in as far as their stage pectively. Expect next Tuesday's show
performance. Highlights included "Tea in to be the same as the Lexington
Last November 6, The Police the Sahara," and "Invisible Sun," performance as far as playlist,
played to a full house at Lexing- both by Stewart Copeland, "Next but don't be surprised to see the
ton's Rupp Arena. The band en- to You" and "So Lonely" from boys on stage with dollar signs in
tered as a full-fledged rock Outlandos, and "Oh My God" their eyes.
"super-group," quite a change from Synchronicity.
fromTheir
a fewperformance
short years ago.can def-
initely be termed first rate,
although it was somewhat distant.
The Police have developed an
elitist attitude toward their music
and audience, and the public is
eating it up. Maybe this is due to
their overwhelming popularity,
which has now reached a world-
wide stature.
A paradox develops when
analyzing this band. Their pop-
ularity dictates that they "sell-
out," while the music seems to
indicate otherwise. The boys
haven't yet sold-out, (nor do they
need to) but the ignorant public
treats them with the awe given to
those bands that have.
Enough of the analysis, The
Police's music should speak for it-
self. The Rupp Arena show con-

I I
sweetie too.) To each of you, a
on the spot Answers compiled by Kenneth N. that the majority (over 70%) generally regarded as the two "big tained all the expected "hit"
Jones and Win Wells would meet the new require
ments. Thus the students and our
Happy Valentine's Day. I love
you.
albums," Ghost in the Machine
and Synchronicity. They seem to
pieces with few surprises. The set
itself drew largely from Synchro-
' "1
Half;
Whad do you think of prayer in school should gain credit and r e Karl M. Feltman coincide with the band's generally nicity, but didn't blot out
public schools? cognition for achieving beyond Principal
I wr tell-tale signs of su

11~et-s
take humorous view on school prayer
photos by Brett Benadum

Mark Ensley -There should not be

I Sonnet for a Monday Morning
I a,rn one o f f r hose who a
Goles on
-..,.-IILY
WUJ~LL,'~
.,LSu,
"VC, 5, 1CJ

a set time, and no one should be With everyday things.

Brad Mason - It's all right if you
pray to your own thing.
Leanna Bradley - I think the
1 people in minority religions
would feel left out.
Miss Wehmann - I don't feel it has
a place. A moment of silence is
appropriate.
Charlie Schiff . - It's fine with me
as long as I don't have to do it.
Mr. Dowling - The whole problem
is to find a way to do it without
offending anyone or compromise
anyone's rights.
forced. If they want to pray be-
tween classes, it's their own bus-
iness.
Karen DeLollis - I wish to God
they wouldn't make such a big
deal out of it.
Michelle Harmon - I t would be a
wtzue sunczgnt In oenvee? ers seeps, Yes, I know the far reacizzng goals.
Th'alarm clock begs awakening wit h its cry But unlike you, I have watched mine crumble-
But I, warm under covers fast aslee] 7 Dust o f f your rock.
Silence the pest without a bat of ey
Entranced in dreams of pkces fm a1
A I;
Tu
Warm sun, tan skin, a beach where 1
But eyelids creak and presently I sqI ? V ~ S LVJV uI t~w~t w rW I I ~
'1' r r r y rr=t
&U -
"Good God, it seems as if it's twelv e below!" Far sight, you triped, lens to toena!il.
I rise (without the shine) to greet Zt re shower, Lustily dreaming gossamer haze
But frozen pipes leave me without I rply. Settling like dust, furiously sleepirrg dream.
Do I deserve a treatment at1 this sot., .
1r7
Perfect countenance, sterling eyes, -:nen;.rn
crrq
1
orur

very intellectual experience, but ... And 'ask the b ~ ;

rthroom m imor with a sigh. Oimson flou 7, shadows fa 11
Eric Little - If we want to bring But since I see my eyes are tired an,d red,
our camets and bow to Mecca % -41 hf Kiev crushed,, vanquishc!d souls, meta1 on stone
- I th,ink perhap s I'd best return to bc?d. To Hess and ithe vertical!extrusion b c k s glist ening, moc
four times a day, it's fine with Todd Lewis - There's too much Ves~ucci-the.vmea .. ooeasu-sena
..7 .r.?-*-
- 3 2

me. difference in religion to make it stc vesty, nintib circle, sn

feasible, but besides that, I think Fa ior tombec;I.
.. - --
we - - -- - build
should - - - a temule.
pray aunng mn
Xmozar
Chris Devine - What is this, young Todd Hock - God, this is a school
Caedmon
I ~ife? not a church. I
 February 10,1984
senior sketch
Georgia peach Elizabeth accents IH
by Nancy Hopple
With a characteristic mischie-
vous tone, Elizabeth Smith
claims, "I'm a cold, mean, egotis-
tical senior now. I'm self-center-
ed and cliquey." But don't be-
lieve everything that Elizabeth
tells you. It's not that she lies-
she is, in fact, a senior-but she is
about to be proven wrong on
every other count.
During her sophomore year at
Indian Hill, Elizabeth and her
brother Paul started IH's Key
Club, an organization which con-
duets servioe projects for school
and community. She was presi-
dent of the club through her jun-
ior year and now spends much of
her time as a Lieutenant Governor
in the Ohio District. Elizabeth
comments "I believe in Key Club
because of the people and what
we can accomplish. I enjoy it be-
cause I like helping people ...I
want to see Indian Hill Key Club
continue. It's important to me."
Elizabeth also likes "meeting
lots of different kinds of people"
through her Key Club activities,
which have included attending
numerous district and national
conventions. "Conventions are
great. With so many kids in one
place, it's hard not to have fun!"
senior sketch
Curt spaces ouf
by Kenneth N. Jones
If a list had to be made of all
the truly different people at Indi-
an Hill, Curt Reising would most
likely be first on the list. But
what sets him apart from all the
other individuals? Is it the way
he makes sound effects every time
he sees a plane? Well maybe...but
but the real Curt Reising has a
great deal more submerged in his
passive personality.
Growing up in Dillon, Colora-
do, Curt developed a keen apprec-
iation for nature. As Curt says,
"It was true nature; no roads, no
neighbors, we had to drive 80
miles to Denver for groceries."
After returning to Cincinnati,
Curt retained his love of nature.
He frequently attempts to correct
the wrongs which society deals
mother nature. Curt sees
cleanliness and environmentalism
as not so much a civic duty, but
"an attempt to protect the
earth."
CHIEFTAIN
Obviously, with Elizabeth's dedi-
cation to helping others and her
interaction with many different
people, she is definitely not cold,
mean, egotistical, self-centered, or
cliquey.
As if Key Club were not
enough to prove her claim wrong,
Elizabeth is also a three-year
member of Peer Counseling. Eliz-
abeth joined Peer Counseling after
moving to Indian Hill the summer
before her sophomore year.
Thinking back she comments,
"The people in Peer Counseling
meant the most to me when I was
new here. They were really nice
and helpful to me. That's one of
the reasons I'm in Peer Counseling
now." So we see once again that
Elizabeth is a caring person inter-
ested in helping others.
Now that all doubts as to
Elizabeth's true nature have been
dispelled, we can examine other
aspects of her life. Elizabeth
moved to Indian Hill two and a
half years ago from Newnan,
Georgia, a small town outside
Atlanta. "The neatest thing
about Newnan is that living in a
sniall town you know a lot of
people. It's interesting watching
pe~ple. It's like watching a whole
little world."
the stratosphere
"~oday's society has lost
touch with nature and I don't
think they realize how much they
disrupt the delicate balance.
Nature can't protect itself, so I do
my part, like if I see someone
throw something out of a car, I'll
pick it uv and throw it away."
Curt's curiosity leads him to a set of weights.
Moving from the South t o
the Midwest "was a big risk" says
Elizabeth. "Going through that, I
developed my courage t o d o
things, like running for office in
Key Club and trying out for
Buckeye Girls State, "both of
which she did successfully.
Anyone who has heard Eliza-
beth speak about the South
knows of her enthusiasm and af-
fection for her first home. "The
South is so nice. It's beautiful,
Elizabeth's southern friends visit her in Cincinnati.
As for life in cities, Curt
thinks, "Cities are all right as long
as people take care of the place.
I'd like to return to Dillon, maybe
when I retire. It's a nice place to
visit."
In his attempt to commune
with nature, Curt likes to see the
photo by Brett Benadum
Page 7
and it's warmer ...The people in
the South are so nice to you, and
it's not just 'hospitality.' Some of
it may be superficial, but that's
the exception. Most of the peo-
ple are very sincere and caring."
Although Elizabeth sometimes
likens the Midwest to "a con-
glomeration of blah" or a scene
from Babbit, she admits to liking
Indian Hill, downtown, and the
shopping and parks in the Cincin-
nati area.
Elizabeth adds with character-
istic southern grin, "People talk
correctly in the South. And, yes,
see ELIZABETH, p. 8
world from a different perspec-
tive, jn other words. skydiving.
His interests in the sport began
last spring after reading several
books on the subject. His curi-
ousity lead him to the Yellow
Pages, under "skydiving."
Curt then drove up t o
Waynesville "International," a
little grass strip up towards
Lebanon. After a few jumps,
Curt ventured out to Las Vegas t o
spend three days practicing free
fall in a vertical wind tunnel.
Now, Curt is refraining
from jumping because of the in-
clement weather, but as soon as
spring rolls around, one can ex-
pect to see him driftirig through
the stratosphere. At one dollar
per 1,000 feet, Curt figures the
experience is well worth the ex-
pense.
"A lot of people have misrev-
resentations of what skydiving is.
It's only dangerous if you make
it. I really enjoy the feeling of
weightlessness and the view when
your horizons are extended to in-
finity in all directions."
see CURT, page 8
Page 8 CHIEFTAIN February 10.19'84
humor column ELIZABETH, from p. 7

udenfs now ave alternatives I do plan to get my accent back."

Believe her when she says this,
because next fall Elizabeth will
Due to popular demand from the student body, several new courses have been added to next year's master attend Vanderbilt University in
schedule. See department heads for a more detailed description of each class. Nashville, Tennessee. She advises
Metaphysical Science other students to apply early de-
This course will explore some of the higher questions of life in the laboratory such as the rela- cision as she did. "It takes away
tion of John Donne and photosynthesis. the pressure. Don't wait for the
StageMath college to pick you, pick the col-
Topics discussed will include the use of trig in building sets and the logical application of lege."
calculus to auditorium seating. Although she is uncertain as to
Introduction to High School what her major will be, business
Taught by a panel of students participating in the five year plan. Concepts to be taught include and the South seem to figure
basic locker opening skills, book covering and pencil sharpening in the 80's. largely in Elizabeth's future: "I
Doubles Living would like to live in a big city in
How to live communaly with others emphasizing communication between you and your mate. the South and work in the busi-
Post-Calculus ness field."
Discussion of the famed "Calculus experience" and exploration into the realm of imaginary Elizabeth's unique sense of
numbers. What a trip! humor is sometimes comprehens-
French VI ible only to small groups of
Open to all students interested in ignoring all other graduation requirements. people. "A lot of people think
Old Icelandic I I'm weird, I guess," she states. ,
For all you hermathr gothr; includes the reading of the Edler Edda, Volsung Saga and other "Some people - watch digital
lusty ballads. clocks change. I watch the arms
Pornography I move....That's freaky ." Elizabeth ,
Revised textbook by star photographer of Penthouse Subscription to Hustler required. Must also thinks "food is really weird. ,
supply own pornograph. Not only because we depend o n
County Literature it, but you have to eat it-how
Study the culture and writings of Hamilton County's most prolific writers. can it be interesting?"
AP Band One situation in which Eliza-
Comparable to course description of AP Typing, with the inclusion of instruments. beth definitely needed a sense of
Nuclear War and Reconstruction humor was her job last summer as
The complex causes of the breakdown of the world as we know it and the push for urban re- "nanny for two months" to four
newal. Simulation adds to dimension of the experience. kids. This task included thinking
up fun and entertaining activities,
Earth Science Seminar
carting the kids around in the sta-
For senior students who desire a more indepth look at Mother Earth.
tion wagon (she's used to driving
AP Remedial Reading
a Rabbit), and keeping peace
see picture on p. 17.
among the siblings. Despite a l l
Trends in Generic Foods
the work, Elizabeth maintains, "I
Be an IH cost cutter! Learn the latest in plain labels.
had the best time this summer
Hacky Sack I with 'my kids.' It was great. We
Skills taught will include stretching, technique and hack maintenance. pretty much saw all of Cincinnati,
Introduction to Computer Piracy from Nip and Nap at the zoo t o
Learn how to tap into government and military computers the fun and easy way. Chuck E. Cheese to Malibu-I still
License Plate Making have tokens in my top drawer."
Study the fabrication of auto identification tags and the career opportunities it can hold for She adds, "I don't know who was
you. more of a kid-me or the kids."
Another situation in which
CURT, from p. 7 Another of Curt's pastimes, or dive -around here. "There are a Elizabeth finds herself that often
Curt's obsession with aviation actually devotions, is wrestling. few interesting lakes around, if calls for a sense of humor is her
led him to get a pilot's license this This sport generally pacifies Curt you like looking at the cars on the position as Features co-Editor for
summer after a year and a half of and satisfies the sadistic side of bottom." the Chieftain. "Chieftain people
studies. This preoccupation with his personality. Curt tries to fit in school be- are outrageous," she states. Quot-
planes started around the age of Winning is not the main god tween all these sports, but some- ing another staff member she
seven. "Flying is less of a sport, for Curt, though "it's nice." "I times it is rough. "I try to plan says, "We're one big 'soap opera/
and more of an all-around know- enjoy the benefits of wrestling ahead. And I'm fairly disciplined, family7," Elizabeth points out,
ledge." like a strong, healthy body and outside of school, that is." I n his however, that "it takes a lot more
Curt logs a few hours every good friends. I see wrestling as future, Curt wants to start off in to put a Chieftain out than people
time the opportunity presents it- more of a personal challenge than the military. "I want to get into think."
self, and sometimes even when it a sport. It's the kind of sport that Annapolis, one way or another. I Indeed it does, so if Elizabeth
does not present itself. "I'll get you're defeated only if you quit." know a few guys who were in the approaches you today "saying
started doing something and end On Curt's gentler side, scuba- Navy for twenty or thirty years. nonsense and laughing at it,"
up driving up to Waynesville." diving is on the agenda. Curt got It seems like a good way to start." don't worry. She was probably
While not seriously consider- his license before vacati~ningin Idealistically, Curt would like just up late last night working on
ing a career as a pilot because Hawaii. "It's a beauty sport. to do something in Aviation. "A Features. But then again, you
"there are a lot of pilots and not When you're down there, you fighter-pilot is my dream. I don't never know about people who
many jobs," Curt regards flying as don't hear anything but the bub- like war; I just like planes." Curt watch clocks move.
beneficial knowledge and plans to bles floating past your face." definitely sees planes on the
continue it as a pastime. Unfortunately, Curt does not hoezon.
Page 6 CHIEFTAIN February 10,198? CHIEFTAIN
letter from Dr. Feltman concert Drevlew

Excellence
To the Students:
All students entering college
deserve a fair chance to succeed in
higher education. To do so they
must be adequately prepared for
college level study. If we are to
fulfill our promise of access to
higher education, we must im-
prove the students' preparation
for college.
Only when students are ade-
quately prepared can they devel-
op their full potential by taking
advantage of all resources of high-
er education and careers. Accom-
plishment of this goal would have
advantages for our school and na-
tion as well as for the individual
student.
Since 85% to 90% of Indian
Hill's graduating classes continue
their education at the nation's
colleges and universities, it is im-
perative that we as a school, col-
lectively and individually, prepare
you for your future endeavors,
not just adequately but with the
hllness of educational opportun-
ity that will lead to your success.
As I related to you on opening
day when speaking of the U.S.
Department of Education Com-
mittee on Excellence and the
book entitled The Nation's Risk,
we at Indian Hill will accept the
challenges put forth.
' In a survey of area schools and
As part of that presentation 1
informed you we would be re-
viewing our graduation require-
ments. I am sure the counselors
have spoken to you about the
new requirements and you should
have read them in the Course Of-
ferings Handbook. Over a period
of time we will be increasing our
graduation requirements from 19
to 22 units. The class of 1987 will
require 20 units, class of 1988 21
units, and class of 1989 22 units.
In reviewing college admis-
sion standards and the High
School-College Articulation Com-
mittee Report, the fact is plain
and simple-there is a demand
for better preparation in the ba-
sic core areas. If the school is re-
sponsible for assuring your college
admission, we must meet that de-
mand.
After reviewing various stu-
dies, including the Carnegie Re-
port, Paideia Proposal, and "In
Search of Excellence," I am con-
vinced that the demand for equal-
ity and excellence in education
will be ongoing.
The College Board in its book
Academic Preparation for Col-
lege had stated, "In the years
ahead our economy will need an
increasing number of welleduca-
ted people. Our social and politi-
standards
cal problems will require thought-
ful, informed consideration. We
will all be well served if educa-
tional excellence can be made
possible, not for a few, but for all
students."
The College Articulation Com-
mission for the state universities
in Ohio has the following require-
ments for unconditional admis-
sion-4 units of English, 3 units of
mathematics, 3 units of science, 3
units of social studies, 2 units of a
foreign language, and a unit in vi-
sual or performing arts.
The least we can do is assure
that each of our graduates will
gain an unconditional acceptance.
Private and highly competitive
schools require even more. The
State Department of Education
has revised its minimum standards
for high schools, and we must
comply in areas of health, physi-
cal education and reading.
More important, however, is
you, the individual student who
can achieve. Dr. Wilbur Brook-
over in his book In Search of Ex-
cellence, made the point that we
must expect the best of our stu-
dents, not just the minimum, and
they will respond as the best. I
agree with this premise.
In reviewing the records of
past graduates of Indian Hill, I
was pleasantly surprised to find
what was expected.
prestigious high schools in Ohio, I
found it interesting that over 50%
are reviewing graduation require
ments this year. We are proud of
Indian Hill's educational leader-
ship, not because it is new, but
because it is in the best interest
of our students.
I trust my comments will an-
swer your questions as to why
we must change our graduation
requirements. I will be writing fu-
ture articles to give you a more in-
depth view of the various studies I
have mentioned.
I am concerned that many stu-
dents wait until the beginning of
their senior year to begin think-
ing about career and college
choices. This could mean that be-
cause of course selections and
lack of preparation, their college
selections will be limited.
Please begin thinking of ca-
reers and colleges in your early
high school years; freshman year
is not too soon . The staff and I
care about you and your future.
Ultimately our success is judged
by your success.
I am very proud of you not
only for what you achieve but,
more importantly, for what you
are. Valentine's Day is coming
soon. Please remember Mom and
Dad; you are not too old t o give
them a hug, a kiss and your love.
(Yes, you can remember your
WEBN'and The Police bring Cincy fans commercialized sound
by Chris Blanchard
It seems that The Police have
caused quite a stir in Cincinnati
over the past couple of months.
The story is familiar to most of
us. What seems to have been lost
in all the hype accompanying
their concert next week is just
that, the hype.
This is not to detract from the
band's musicality, however, it
does make one tend to question
the integrity of the music indus-
try. It took WEBN t o buy out all
the seats at the Riverfront Colise-
um for this trio to come to town.
But then again, The Police
have always had their own unique
style.
Since the creation of The
Police in the late 1 9 7 0 ' ~there
~ has
always been an aspect of the band
which has been "unusual." Out-
landos d'Amour and Reggatta de
Bkznc, their first two albums,
blended the up-and-coming punk
sound with the then-little-regard-
ed music of the Carribean, reggae.
This mixture was the formula for
their success early-on.
The turning point in their
career, however, occured with the
release of Zenyatta Mondatta, in
1980. This album was more
complex than the first two, mak-
ing it a large success in the United
States.
This brings us to what are
commercial attitude. It is even the other four albums. To be honest, the set contain-
difficult to identify their attitude Actually, only eight of the 22 ed most of their finest work, the
as "commercial"-while they have songs played were from the latest only notable exception being
become phenomenal successes, album, with five pieces revived "Darkness." The trio choose
their albums were recorded earn- from Ghost in the Machine, three their playlist to be the most pleas-
estly. from Zenyatta Mondatta, two ing to the record-buying audience,
If we are to term The Police's from Reggetta de Blanc, and four while not ignoring the more
attitude as "commercial" it would from Outlandos d'Amour, res- meaningful compositions.
certainly fit in as far as their stage pectively. Expect next Tuesday's show
performance. Highlights included "Tea in to be the same as the Lexington
Last November 6, The Police the Sahara," and "Invisible Sun," performance as far as playlist,
played to a full house at Lexing- both by Stewart Copeland, "Next but don't be surprised to see the
ton's Rupp Arena. The band en- to You" and "So Lonely" from boys on stage with dollar signs in
tered as a full-fledged rock Outlandos, and "Oh My God" their eyes.
"super-group," quite a change from Synchronicity.
fromTheir
a fewperformance
short years ago.can def-
initely be termed first rate,
although it was somewhat distant.
The Police have developed an
elitist attitude toward their music
and audience, and the public is
eating it up. Maybe this is due to
their overwhelming popularity,
which has now reached a world-
wide stature.
A paradox develops when
analyzing this band. Their pop-
ularity dictates that they "sell-
out," while the music seems to
indicate otherwise. The boys
haven't yet sold-out, (nor do they
need to) but the ignorant public
treats them with the awe given to
those bands that have.
Enough of the analysis, The
Police's music should speak for it-
self. The Rupp Arena show con-

I I
sweetie too.) To each of you, a
on the spot Answers compiled by Kenneth N. that the majority (over 70%) generally regarded as the two "big tained all the expected "hit"
Jones and Win Wells would meet the new require
ments. Thus the students and our
Happy Valentine's Day. I love
you.
albums," Ghost in the Machine
and Synchronicity. They seem to
pieces with few surprises. The set
itself drew largely from Synchro-
' "1
Half;
Whad do you think of prayer in school should gain credit and r e Karl M. Feltman coincide with the band's generally nicity, but didn't blot out
public schools? cognition for achieving beyond Principal
I wr tell-tale signs of su

11~et-s
take humorous view on school prayer
photos by Brett Benadum

Mark Ensley -There should not be

I Sonnet for a Monday Morning
I a,rn one o f f r hose who a
Goles on
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a set time, and no one should be With everyday things.

Brad Mason - It's all right if you
pray to your own thing.
Leanna Bradley - I think the
1 people in minority religions
would feel left out.
Miss Wehmann - I don't feel it has
a place. A moment of silence is
appropriate.
Charlie Schiff . - It's fine with me
as long as I don't have to do it.
Mr. Dowling - The whole problem
is to find a way to do it without
offending anyone or compromise
anyone's rights.
forced. If they want to pray be-
tween classes, it's their own bus-
iness.
Karen DeLollis - I wish to God
they wouldn't make such a big
deal out of it.
Michelle Harmon - I t would be a
wtzue sunczgnt In oenvee? ers seeps, Yes, I know the far reacizzng goals.
Th'alarm clock begs awakening wit h its cry But unlike you, I have watched mine crumble-
But I, warm under covers fast aslee] 7 Dust o f f your rock.
Silence the pest without a bat of ey
Entranced in dreams of pkces fm a1
A I;
Tu
Warm sun, tan skin, a beach where 1
But eyelids creak and presently I sqI ? V ~ S LVJV uI t~w~t w rW I I ~
'1' r r r y rr=t
&U -
"Good God, it seems as if it's twelv e below!" Far sight, you triped, lens to toena!il.
I rise (without the shine) to greet Zt re shower, Lustily dreaming gossamer haze
But frozen pipes leave me without I rply. Settling like dust, furiously sleepirrg dream.
Do I deserve a treatment at1 this sot., .
1r7
Perfect countenance, sterling eyes, -:nen;.rn
crrq
1
orur

very intellectual experience, but ... And 'ask the b ~ ;

rthroom m imor with a sigh. Oimson flou 7, shadows fa 11
Eric Little - If we want to bring But since I see my eyes are tired an,d red,
our camets and bow to Mecca % -41 hf Kiev crushed,, vanquishc!d souls, meta1 on stone
- I th,ink perhap s I'd best return to bc?d. To Hess and ithe vertical!extrusion b c k s glist ening, moc
four times a day, it's fine with Todd Lewis - There's too much Ves~ucci-the.vmea .. ooeasu-sena
..7 .r.?-*-
- 3 2

me. difference in religion to make it stc vesty, nintib circle, sn

feasible, but besides that, I think Fa ior tombec;I.
.. - --
we - - -- - build
should - - - a temule.
pray aunng mn
Xmozar
Chris Devine - What is this, young Todd Hock - God, this is a school
Caedmon
I ~ife? not a church. I
 CHIEFTAIN
CHIEFTAIN February 10,1984
teacher feature
Columbia honors '82 - '83 Chieftain ly impressed with the Features

Right-brained Bernard drops bornb on Dayton

- For the third year in a row,
by Anna Batsakes
Imagine a basically introvert-
ed man with a onetrack mind
who was once a farmer in a small
Quaker community. Imagine this
same man with a perpetual smile
across his face, running around an
art mom and ignoring all ques-
tions directed toward him only to
exclaim, "Sony, I'm right brain-
ed." Imagine Mr. Larry Bernard,
the fun-loving, easy going, art
teacher at IH.
The orgins of Bernard are
quite unusual in comparison to
"normal folks." Born in the
Quaker village of New Vienna,
Ohio, he found himself related to
"almost the entire village."
"Our community consisted
mostly of two families," said Ber-
nard, "the Terrills and the Bea-
nards. It was an arrangement
kind of like the Hatfields and the
McCoys."
As a child in the Quaker
community, he was taught to
cherish the outdoors, especially
the farmlands, and as he grew into
a young farmboy he became an
active member of the Future
Farmers of America (FFA).
Bernard spent his hours mak-
ing "loads of money raising cattle
at his high school. When he d e
cided to give up farming and
attend Ohio State University, his
first impulse was to major in
architecture, only to find that his
mathematical background was not
strong enough to support his
chosen career. Bernard decided
to major in interior design.
After graduation Bernard
found himself in the middle of a
recession and now insists that he
"could not find a job that paid
above slavelabor wages." After
looking for a job for several
months, Bernard decided to b e
come a teacher, and found his
first job at a high school near Wil-
Ignoring students' questions, Bemard pauses for the photographer.
older than most of the kids;
many of them were just graduat-
ing after flunkii their senior year
a few times."
After leaving Wilmington,
Bernard went back to Ohio State
University to pick up enough
credit hours to become a certified
art teacher. From there he went
to teach at a school in Dayton but
quit after a year, insisting that
Dayton was a "dump".
"Somebody should drop a
bomb on that town," he said.
"There's nothing in Dayton ex-
cept bowling alleys anyway."
Bernard continued his teach-
ing career at a school in Colum-
photo by Brett Bsnadum
you're grading creativity."
Many of Bernard's hobbies re-
flect his beliefs. He loves taking
objects and making them look
better, whether it be a flower
arrangement or an entire room.
"I've fvred up my entire house,"
he said. "I don't have anything
left t o do. I guess it's time to
move.*
As many of hi students know,
Bernard finds it very difficult to
answer all the individual questions
that fly around the art room.
Most of the time the students
fmlly get an answer out of the
busy teacher, but sometimes they
are completely ignored.
"It's difficult to teach when so
many students are asking millions
of questions about individual
projects," Bernard said. "I've gqt
a one-track mind and I'm right-
brained. I get absorbed into one
thing and lose track of time,
people and happenings.
"One of the most discouraging
factors about teaching art," said
Bernard, "is that many students
feel art is a blow off course."
Bernard does feel that if an art-
room is too free it leaves room for
horse-play which leads to no
creativity at all. "There's no
by Kitsa Tassian
Chieftain achieved a frrst place ra-
ting from the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association of Columbia
University for journalistic excel-
lence in a senior high school new-
newspaper.
Six consecutive issues from
the '82-'83 volume were critiqued
and evaluated in four different
areas: Content/Coverage, Writing/
Editing, DesignlDispIay, and Cre-
ativity. Out of a possible 1000
points, Chieftain was awarded
letter from SG
SG leaders exp arn student
Dear Students,
The first of our student opini-
on surveys came out this week.
All the results are not in, but S.G.
is hoping that all students in the
school had a chance to fill one of
them out.
The survey was made in res-
ponse to student questions and
concerns about both the length of
lunch periods and the current
(computer) scheduling process.
All fifteen of the survey ques-
tions were carefully drawn. The
questions concerning the length-
ening of lunch periods forced stu-
dents to consider that a lengthen-
910, scoring highest in Writing/
Editing.
Each entry was reviewed and
scored by an individualjudge, one
of a Board of Judges, whose in-
tention is to provide positive,
constructive criticism to such
publications. The judge's walua-
tion is included in a thirty-six
page publication that discusses
good journalistic techniquies,
gives demonstrative examples of
creative and original ideas, and
devotes six pages to the judge's
hard-written scores and specific
ing scheduling, they were made in
response to many students' com-
plaints that they had "no say" in
the computer scheduling process.
The questions on the survey were
designed to register student opin-
ion about some of the shortcom-
ings and disadvantages of the cur-
rent scheduling process.
news briefs
273 make honor roll
273 Indian Hill students, or
38% of the total student body,
comments
In scoring entries, the Board
of Judges considered a Self-Anal-
ysis Form that included informa-
tion about income and expendi-
tures, material for which the stu-
dents are responsible, and staff
selection and organization to help
them gain an understanding of the
school itself and the circumstan-
ces pertaining to the publication's
issuance.
While the evaluation included
some suggestions for "tightening"
the issues, the judge was obvious-
surveys
Among the many perceived
disadvantages mentioned in the
survey is the fact that students are
unable to choose their teachers
and class orders as they had in the
past with the Arena scheduling
process.
Of course, all results of the
surveys will he brought to atten-
contributed 57 (33%) to the
roll; 12 made 4.0 standing.
section and its in-depth, "real
life" profiles of students and fa-
culty in senior sketches and tea-
cher features. The Chieftime and
Senior Issue were highlighted and
virtually every section was com-
mended for clear, responsible wri-
ting.
Commented Mr. William
"Bossn Kincaid, "Being associated
with the Columbia School of
Journalism, this is one of the
most reliable evaluating services. 1
am really pleased and happy for
last year's staff."
tion of the teachers, administra-
tors, and the board of education.
Other recent Student Gov-
ernment activities included last
week's Drama Forum and this
week's computer dating sheet
sale. Money from the sale will be
donated to the Heart fund.
Thank You
Hugh Geier
Dave Agin
AFS needs two host
families for exchange
1ndian Hill AFS will partici-
'

and taking note of the beautiful
elements in nature.
"I've always enjoyed the
country," said Bernard, "and I'll
always love cattle, but be!eve me,
I wouldn't live on a farm again for
a million dollars."
Bernard discovered his art abil-
ities at an early age but was un-
able to build upon his talents due
to the lack of art courses offered
coming events
The other Neil sells out for both shows
rnington, Ohio.
Ironically, Bernard did not
teach art couzses, but taught Eng- principal's office. After getting
lish, American History, reading
and Industrial Arts. He insisted
that his most memorable exper-
ience from that time period was
chaperoning the graduating clasr
in New York City.
"I had a great time," he recall- starting my sixteenth year here,"
ed. "I was only a couple years he said. "Boy am I getting old."
bus. There he met his future
wife (an English teacher) in the
married they both quit and went
to Indiana University to get
Masters Degrees.
Bernard and his wife then
came to Cincinnati, and Bernard
found his present job at IHI "Ilm
Bernard finds teaching art an
exciting yet discouraging profes-
sion. "I find art a very difficult
subject to teach," he said. "First
happy medium," he states.
Bernard is now faculty advisor
for AFS. Having so many foreign
students sign up for art courses,
Bernard was the most obvious
man for the job.
"I really enjoy getting to
know the kids," he said. "Many
of the exchange students are lost
in this school. The art room is a
place for them t o feel at ease, at
home."
The art room is definitely a
place to feel confortable. Remi-
niscent of the sixties, many art
ing of the lunch hour might imply
a lengthening of the school day.
Students might, of course, reason
that class time could be shortened
in order to allow for greater free
1 merit placement on the honor
time during lunch, but unfortu-
mtely this is a limited possibility
at best as our school's "pursuit of
education excellence" includes a
policy of attempting to maximize
the amount of student class time.
As for the questions concern-
1
achieved at least a 3.0 average
during the second quarter to
roll
57 freshmen (29% of the
total class) made the honor roll.
Only two made 4.0, but most
freshmen have only one possible
five-point course, making 4.0
status more difficult to achieve
and more noteworthy.
The sophomore class also
Particularly outstanding was
the junior class, with 73 stu-
dents (47%) averaging a "B" or
better. More surprisingly, 31
(20%) juniors achieved a 4.0
average or better.
Apparently "senioritis" has
not set in completely for many
seniors, as 86 (46%) made at
least a 3.0 average. 17 seniors
accomplished at least a 4.0
standing.
Wow, "Merrily We Roll Along"
pate in a short term exchange
with a high school in Columbus,
Indiana.
Two families are needed to
host a Japanese boy and a Bel-
gian girL Interested parties are
asked to contact sophomore
Matt Santen.
'84 Pow-Wow tickets
to go on sale Feb. 2-5
Tickets for the 1984 Pow-

In other departments, the

by Chris Blanchard
Bogarts
Kenny Rankin and 'Bout Time
Feb. 15, 8:00 p.m. - It is about
time.
-
UB40 Mar. 24, 8:00 p.m. - The
rasta boys hit Cincy.
Kingston Trio - Mar. 7,8:00 p.m.
- Deearoop en Porshna.
-
B.B. King Mar. 31, 8:00 p.m.,
-
11:00 p.m. B.B. plays Lucille.
School for the Creative and Per-
forming Arts
uiemselves.
Riverfront Coliseum
- Neil Diamond - Feb. 16,17,8:00
p.m. - Neil Buddy is sold-out.
Hara Arena
Kiss - Feb. 21,8:00 p.m. - You'll
catch mono if you go.
Bhck Sabbath - Feb. 25, 8:00
p.m. - Dayton is full of head-
bangers!
Rupp Arena
Billy Joel - Feb. 10, 8:00 p.m. -
What can be said?
period I'll have drawing and
paintiqg classes, second period I'll
have potter's wheel ... as an
artist I get very absorbed in my
work and the switching of sub-
jects from one period to another
gets somewhat confusing as well
as annoying."
Bernara also feels that the
grading of art pieces is another
discouraging and sometimes em-
barrassing aspect of being an art
teacher. "Sometimes kids value
students feel that the laid-back
atmosphere is "kind of like a
commune." Bernard's outlook on
life is also laid-back. His main goal
is to take life and the environ-
ment and make it better. "I get
really frustrated with people in
society who do ugly things," said
Bernard. "I think one question
that we all should take into con-
sideration is how can we make
our environment bef3er."
Whether or not Bernard
COURSES, from p. 1
For those students interested
in majoring in art or attending art
school, AP Art will be offered.
Students will create either a Gen-
eral Portfolio or a Drawing Port-
folio.
Some classes are being
dropped as well. Freshman Choir
is no longer offered; students
interested in singing should in-
stead sign up for Ensemble. Also,
Driver Education will almost cer-
Band, Jazz Ensemble to
will go on sale Wednesday Feb-
hold Winter Concert
Math Department is offering Alge- ruary 15. Each ticket is $3.50
bra I, Book I to replace Founda- The Indian Hill Symphonic and may be purchased 11:30-
tions of Math, and Senior Math Band, along with the Jazz En- 2: 30 and 2: 30-3: 30 weekdays at
Review, a refresher course for semble will be performing in the the Box Office in the High
college-bound seniors. The Eng- annuai Winter Concert on Feb- School Auditorium lobby. Per-
lish Department will offer Read- ruary 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the formances are at 8:00 p.m.
ing Review, a remedial reading High School auditorium. Also March 1,2, and 3.
course. featured in the concert is the Tickets may be held at the
Due to interest in advanced Brass Quintet. Box Office until the perfor-
language classes not terminating The band will play "Festive mance if desired. After Box Of-
in Advanced Placement tests, the Overture" by Shostakovich, fice hours, a self-addressed,
Foreign Language Department "Festive Ode" hv Mitchell. and stamped, envelope may be de-
will offer Latin IV, Spa'hish IV, the "Florentiner March." posited along with an order

Imaginary Invalid - Feb. 17, 18,
19 - No, he's for real.
Cincinnati Playhouse
Monday After fhe Mpacle - Feb.
9-26 - Mondays are miracles in
Billy Idol - Feb. 14, 8:00 p.m. -
Idle hands are devil's workshop.
Cincinnati Gardens
Billy Idol - Feb. 11, 8;00 p.m.
All this Idol worship?
others' judgments too much," he
said. "A kid may put all he's got
into a piece of art work and ten
- get it back with only a 'C' grade.
It's a very uptight situation when
decides to move on t o a new
home, his imaginative mark will
be left on IH. "Imagination and
creativity is the key t o leading an
m h t e n e d life."
tainly be offered after school and
on Saturdays with the assistance
of an outside agency; as such, it
will not be required for gradua-
tion.
and French IV. The Spanish and
French classes will be similar to,
but not quite as demanding as,
the AP Language courses; Latin
1V is an entirely new subject.
I
Among other numbers, the Jazz form so that tickets will be .
Ensemble will play Les Brown's mailed directly to the purchaser.
theme song, "Leap Frog." For more information, contact
Mary Landers, 793-7215.
I
Page 4
arassed after Mi
by Winston R Wells
Several Indian Hill students
and administrators were both
verbally and physically abused at
the February IH - Milford boys'
varsity basketball game held at
Milford High School in an
attempt by a group of Milford
students to avenge an earlier in-
cident at Indian Hill.
Involved in the incident were
seniors Sanjay Datta, Andy Plate,
Brian Freeman and Bruce Teck-
lenburg. Although none of the
boys were seriously injured, Teck-
lenburg did suffer a burised eye
from the fighting.
The conflict allegedly started
during the game, when the IH
CTA and Board work toward agreement
by David Stradling
The Classroom Teachers As-
sociation (CTA) has begun salary
negotiations with the School
Board. The talks, between CTA
representatives Mr. David Terrell
and Mrs. Karen Edgecomb and
board representatives Mr. Edgar
Mack and Mrs. Jean Pappas, began
December 1.
The teachers hope to garner a
written agreement with the Board
for the first time in Indian Hill
School District history. This
agreement, known as a master
contract, would define terms of
salary, grievence procedure, fringe
benefits, and working conditions.
Terrell stated that security is the
major concern in the quest for the
Baute to smooth communication
between students and Rangers
by MaryBeth Heidrich
Indian Hill Ranger Terre Baute
is serving in his second year as a
liaison officer between the Rang-
ers and IH students. While con-
tinuing his duties as a police of-
ficer, Baute is working on several
programs that will be used at
Wyandot, Drake, Ottawa, and the
High School.
Some of the programs de-
signed for younger students
include bicycle safety, Halloween
safety, and safety with strangers.
Currently Baute is organizing
an essay contest for students in
grades 6-12. The essay, to be
written on the subject of citizen-
ship, will be judged on sincerity
and originaltiy. According to
Baute, there will be two winners
from each grade.
CHIEFTAIN
boys' were surrounded by, ac-
cording to Freeman, "a group of
1 2 or so Milford guys." He stated
that they taunted and threatened
the four during the game but did
not physically hurt them.
"They seemed to be possessed
with hate throughout the entire
game," commented Freeman.
After the game the boys were
followed by the Milford group
out to the parking lot, where
several separate incidents occured.
Freeman, Plate, Datta, and Teck-
lenburg were refused entry into
Tecklenburg's auto, creating a
standoff.
According to Freeman, Teck-
lenburg was finally able to get in
master contract.
Terrell and other teachers have
seen policy changes occur without
staff input. "Many of these
changes affect the faculty direct-
ly, warranting staff input," said
Terrell.
In past years, individual one-
year salary contracts have been
agreed on by the Board and the
faculty, but these contracts did
not cover the important factors of
working conditions and grievence
procedure.
The Board has already settled
with non-certified staff members
(secretaries, bus drivers, janitors).
Their threeyear agreement will
increase their salaries 25% by
Baute is also working with
DECA for the introduction of a
program dealing with the crime of
shoplifting. In the future he hopes
to direct more programs to the
older students.
According to Baute, the pur-
pose of these programs is to lessen
the communication gap between
the police and the students of the
district. Baute said that when
police officers had specific beats,
communication between the two
groups was not a problem. How-
ever, he states that now there is
little contact between policemen
and people.
He hopes that his presence in
the schools will help develop a
friendly atmosphere between the
students and police with com-
munication andunderstanding.
but was unable to close his door.
A Milford student then allegedly
proceeded to strike him, landing
several punches in Tecklenburg's
back and face.
Senior Mike Feltman was also
involved in an incident in another
part of the parking lot at the same
time. As he was approaching his
car, a Milford student pushed him
to the ground, resulting in a fight
which was broken up by Mike's
father, IH principal Dr. Karl
Feltman.
The following day, the IH
students approached Dr. Feltman
and told him of their scuffle.
Feltman then contacted the Mil-
ford principal and the Indian Hill
1987.
The same salary increase has
been offered to the teachers, but
Terrell noted that the salary is not
the issue in the talks with the
Board. Terrell also noted that the
CTA is seeking a three-year con-
tract similar to that between the
Board and non-certified staff.
Talks have been slowed by
questions of legality brought
about by the new collective bar-
gaining bill. Mr. Jim Kirkland, an
BERGMAN, from p. 2
it isn't possible, and third of all, it
isn't desirable. Obviously, in a de-
mocracy, a candidate must win
the approval of the majority of
the voters, but the degree to
which he disagrees with the mi-
nority does not matter. In fact,
democracy serves its purpose
most strongly when the difference
between the opinions of the ma-
jority and the minority are great.
The great leaders of history have
with few exceptions been the
most controversial. Anyone
whose opinions and actions are
forceful enough to rally passion-
ate support can only expect to
rally in his opposition an equally
passionate disagreement.
To be sure, all of this is not to
suggest that good government is
best achieved through unreason-
ing extremism. It is perfectly
reasonable for a leader to try to
convince as large a portion of his
group of the wisdom of his posi-
tion. Indeed, that is a large part
of his job. The point is only that
he should have an opinion that is
substantial enough to merit de-
February 10,1984
Rangers who in turn contacted
the Milford Police.
By the end of the school day,
the Milford students were iden-
and dealt with by the Mil-
ford administration. Three of the
students were suspended from
school and all 12 were suspended
from all atheletic events. One of
the involved persons was a 25 '
year old man who faces criminal
charges of trespassing if seen on
Milford school grounds. No im-
mediate police action was taken
on the group.
Ironically, the leader of the
group was the President of the
Milford Spirit Club. Freeman
feels the group wanted revenge
for a previous incident at IH,
when several Milford students
were harassed by IH students
following a varsity basketball
game.
Ohio Education Association law-
yer, is assisting the CTA with the
legal questions, while continuing
to work on Glen Hopkins' case.
Commented Mrs. Nancy Wett-
stein, "I'm disappointed that we
haven't progressed as much as we
should have."
Although no agreements have
been made, Wettstein assured,
"Not one word has been men-
tioned or suggested about a
strike."
bate.
More often than not, a candi-
date tries to accomodate so many
different points of view that his
platform ends up sounding more
like a bowl of hunter's stew than
a strategic plan. Several weeks
ago, for example, when the De-
mocrats debated at Dartmouth
College in New Hampshire, about
the only thing they seemed to d e
fend with any degree of passion
was anti-Reaganism. Every time
one candidate would try to take
a stand on a controversial issue,
another would say that in any
case the main thing to remember
was that Reagan had to go. Thus
the speakers ended up sounding
largely undistinguishable.
The reason why the 1984
campaign has been fairly dull is
not, as some have claimed, b e
cause there are no exciting issues.
The world we live in is more com-
plex than it has ever been, and
there are more controversies than
there have ever been at any other
time. All that is needed is a can-
didate who is willing to take a
stand and act on it with courage.
February 10,1984
Braves to open tourney play Fe
by Kevin Walzer
The varsity basketball Braves
will play the winner of the
Mariemont-Bethel-Tate game in
the second round of the AA s e e
tional tournament on Saturday,
February 25 at Sycamore High
School at 7: 30.
Varsity basketball coach Dale
Mckibben feels that IH, in all
probability, will face the third-
seeded Warriors. And he feels
that tonight's home game with
Mariemont will have a great bear-
ing on the o'utcome of the s e e
tional game, if Mariemont does
indeed face the Braves.
"If they (Mariemont) beat us
tonight, you just have to rate
their chances against us (in the
tournament) that much harder,"
he said. "They will have already
defeated us twice this season, and
it's extremely difficult to defeat a
team three straight times in a
season."
8 But each game is a new battle.
And McKibben feels, despite what
he said before, that the Braves
will have to play some top-flight
basketball in order to advance to
the next round.
"No matter who we play,
we're going to have to find some
consistency if we want to win,"
he said. "We've been in a slump
lately, and we'll have to break out
of it."
Girls fo meet Ross-NCH winner
by Kevin Walzer
The varsity basketball Squaws
open tournament play as they
face the winner of the Ross-North
College Hill game on February 21
at Glen Este High School at 8:30.
Coach Dick Pfirman indicated
that he has no preference as to
whom the Squaws play, feeling
that they have good chances in
the tournament either way.
"It really makes no differ-
ence," he said. "I've seen them
both play once, and they are both
very similar teams in terms of
record, ability and style. We
should be able to handle either
one of them."
Pfirman also feels that the
team has enough momentum to
do well. A good draw doesn't
hurt either, he said.
,s"We"ve got a super draw," he
said. "We've got an excellent
chance to win a few games."
"But," he added, "I don't
know of we can win the whole
CHIEFTAIN
He noted that several tadbrs
will have a bearing on whether the
Braves can achieve this consisten-
cy.
"The first thing is, we need to
get a little sharper mentally. We
tend to go in spurts. We play
good basketball most of the time,
but go through droughts where
we go cold. But those droughts
have to be avoided, because those
are what lose basketball games.
As the tournament rolls around
those are what we have work es-
pecially to avoid."
He also observed that he
would like to see individual play-
ers reach back for a little some-
thing extra. He hopes that these
players can improve their play, no
matter how good it has been all
year, for the tournament. He
feels the team needs it.
"Our best players are going to
have to play their best if we are
going to go anywhere. We're
going to need scoring from the
shooters, but most importantly
just everyone else working their
hardest and playing their best.
This is the key to that consisten-
cy."
Looking at the tournament as
a whole, though, McKibben feels
IH has good chances to win a few
games-if the team gets past the
first round.
"I think we have two tough
thing. There are several excellent
. .
schools participating . I think
Reading will win the bracket.
They have won the last few years,
and I don't see why they should
not win this year."
Even if the Squaws don't win,
though, Pfirman still feels that the
the season has been a success in
every sense of the word.
"This season has iust been
super," he said. "It's exceeded
even my best expectations. The
girls have done a tremendous job,
achieved a great amount of res-
pect in the league, and have play-
ed just excellent ball."
He noted several factors that
have enabled the girls (JV, also)
to grab a share of the big victory
pie that the winter season has
baked this year for the IH basket-
ball program. One factor is just
the presence of the winning at-
mosphere, he said.
"Winning is contaeious." he
observed. "It's happened all
games in the sectionals-the first
round and the finals. But we have
a good draw in between and if we
can win the fust round, I think
we have a good shot at the finals.
Then, if we win-districts."
But even if they don't win,
even if they don't get past the
first round, McKibben said, he
car? call the season a success.
"If you look at our won-lost
record, you will notice that we
have more than equalled our wm
Sycamore ousts JV Squaws
by Chris Hall and Shari Zesch
The JV Squaws came up
against the Sycamore Aves with
the hope of raising their overall
league record and improving their
previous performance against
Sycamore, only to be defeated
48-29 in a game on Thursday,
February 2.
The Squaws were able to play
reasonably with Sycamore in the
fust half leaving the score 20-16
at halftime. Possibilities of catch-
ing up during the second half
were encouraging but unattain-
able. Sophomore Peggy Cutler
commented, "We played really
well first half, but Sycamore just
had more talent and they over-
took us in the second part of the
game." Sycamore outscored the
Squaws by 13 points in the
photo by Trip Edwards
Varsity girls' basketball coach
Dick wmn
district play on Pebruw 21.
output of the last two seasons
combined,"
is cause for satisfaction.
he said. "That alone
"But even more than the im-
provement of our record is the
improvement of the team that
pleases me," McKiiben said. "In-
dividuals improving, growing as
both players and people, that's
what pleases me."
Still, McKiibben knows the
season is not over. "We have a
few more games left, and I would
like
got work
to win them all. We've still
to do-"
second half leaving the final score
at 48-29.
The JV Squaws were matched
up against the Madeira Amazons
and lost on January 31. Despite
the Squaws' hustle, the team as a
whole did not play to their full
notential. One team member com-
mented, "We just couldn't put
things together."
After halftime the score was
14-14, but the Squaws were
unable to pull ahead and lost the
game 39-30.
The Squaws, with a dropping
of their record to 8-8, look for-
ward to their last game of the sea-
son with Deer Park. After defeat-
ing Deer Park earlier in the season
33-8, they feel assured of a vic-
tory to end the season 9-8.
around this year. The boys start-
ed winning, and the girls did too -
one win is all it takes to start it,
give the confidence that the team
needs
Fortothe
winSquaws,
consistently."
this win was
against Purcell-Marian on January
19. The girls won on a last sec-
ond shot by senior Lisa Holzman
off a court-length pass from
junior Amy Wiatt.
"This win was the turning
point," said Pfirman. "After that
the team had the confidence that
.
they could win . before, they
didn't think they had it. But
after that, we won five in a row.
That was the game that did it."
According to Pfnman, the
future looks very bright for the
Squaws.
"We're a very young team," he
said. "We've got four starters
returning, a lot of good talent
coming up, and we're not losing
many players, just three, only one
~f whom's
"We'll miss
a stwter
her quite a bit ...
(Holzman) .
she's a good player. But still, I
think we will be a strong team
next year."
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JV Braves to face fifth-pIa~eWarriors tonight
by Kevin Walzer
The JV basketball Braves face
Mariemont tonight in the last
home game of the season before
travelling to Deer Park next Fri-
day to end their season.
Standing
" 10-8 overall and 8-4
--
in the EHL, head coach Gary Gel-
lert feels that the game should be
an interesting one.
"I don't think it'll be easy at
all," he said. "They're in fifth
place in the league, but we can't
rest on our laurels."
Those laurels are rather im-
pressive ones, though. The
Braves played what Gellert
termed "excellent basketball" to
oust the league-leading Sycamore
Aviators, 59-54, last Wednesday
at Sycamore.
"That was a great win," com-
mented Gellert. "Sycamore had
an eight-game winning streak, and
it's just great to be able to go in
and defeat them on their home
fl00r.~'
The Braves were led in scoring
by sophomore Grey Freudenburg,
who poured in 18. Sophomore
Erich Metzger added 16.
Previous to this game, the
Braves had easily handled the
Madeira Mustangs, 50-29, last
Friday at home.
"We played very well," said
Gellert. "It was a good team
effort . . . our fast break helped us
too."
Evidence of this teamwork
was the balanced scoring. Soph-
omore Mike Cohen scored 12
points to lead the Braves, but
sophomores Andy Tucker, Jared
Davis, and Freudenburg each
chipped in eight.
The game itself was nip-and-
tuck through the first half, with
Maderia leading by two at the
half, 17-15. But the Braves staged
a second half charge, outscoring
the Mustangs, 35-12, to pull away
to the easy win. "Good overall
game," praised Gellert.
However, Gellert was far
from pleased with the team's
game against Milford on Feb-
ruary 1, a 53-45 loss at the
hands of the Eagles
"Just our poorest game," he
said, angrily. "They put a lot of
pressure on us, and we just could
not handle it."
Milford never trailed in the
game, sporting a 28-22 lead after
the first half. The Braves found
the hole growing deeper in the
CHIEFTAIN
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Sophomore Jared Davis pulls down a rebound in the Braves' 50.29 win
over Madeira last Friday.
second as the Eagles went up
by seven after the third quarter,
40-33, and eight after the fourth.
Cohen led the team in scoring as
Squaws down Wildcats
by Jim Gruskin
The Squaws, coming off a
dismal two-win season a year ago,
earned their eighth win of the
1983-84 season in a convincing
manner Tuesday night with a
64-35 drubbing of Mariemont.
Senior Lisa Holzman paced
the Squaws' scoring with twelve
points, including 10 of 11 free
throws during Indian Hill's explo-
sive 27-point second quarter. Ju-
nior Amy Wiatt and sophomore
Cadi Cucinotta also played an in-
tegral part in the Squaws' most
lopsided victory of the season in
combining for 22 points.
The Squaws, however, weren't
ps fortunate during their precee-
ding two games. They endured
bonecrushing 50-24 and 67-37
defeats at the hands of Madeira
and Sycamore respectively, be-
fore bouncing back against Mar-
iemont.
Against a much bigger Madeira
team on January 31, the Squaws'
26-point defeat proved a bit more
disappointing than the 48-41 set-
February 10, 1984
took 21 points from
Metzger, it took two over-
times, but after the dust had
c:~- settled, IH had downed a very
" stubborn bunch of Trojans from
Glen Este, 43-40, on January 27.
' I
"We really hung in there,"
' .
commented Gellert. "We were
never in danger of losing the game
they never had the ball in a last-
second situation. But still, it's a
good win."
The teams were tied at the end
of regulation, 35-35, and so en-
tered the five minute overtime.
Each side put in only one basket
in the OT period. So they had to
enter a second OT period, where
IH outscored the Trojans 6-3 t o
notch the win. Metzger lead in
scoring with 21 points as Tucker
added nine.
Gellert was not dissatisfied
with the team's 42-35 loss to
Greenhills last January 25. In
fact, he felt that the team played
photo by Brett Benadum as well as they could.
"They're one of the best JV
teams in the city, undefeated at
the time," he said. "We hung in
he put in 17. there, but were just outclassed."
Despite this loss, however, the Cohen led in scoring with 1 2
Braves moved into second in the points. Sophomore Clint Reese
League in spectacular fashion. It added seven.
64-35
back they suffered the last time squaws "were placed in a no-win
the two teams met. Cadi Cucinot- situation" against the talented,
ta's 12 points proved to be in vain physically overpowering Ama-
as, according to Holzman, the zons.
! - *
.- _ hired Dupps and Mr. Charles
-&
-_I..
U
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' -. photo by Trip Edwards
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The Squaws await the opening tip during IH's-64-35 win over Marie-
mont last Tuesday.
February 10,1984
Dupps initiates alteration of /.A.
b; winston R. Wells
Due to the innovative push of
Mr. Dennis Dupps, the Industrial
Arts department is being phased
out this year and replaced with an
entirely new department entitled
Applied Science and Technology.
Most I.A. classes will be termi-
nated this year and replaced with
newer, more timely courses deal-
ing with the application of various
disciplines to technology.
The changes came about after
Dupps realized that the field of
I.A. was simply not preparing
students for careers after second-
ary education. He also cited the
declining enrollment in not only
the district but in I.A. courses as a
whole as contributing factors.
"The condition of the field of
I.A. caused myself to become
alarmed," commented Dupps.
The process for changing the
cuniculum was, according to
Dupps, a long and detailed pro-
- at the end of the
cess which began
last school year. Dupps' first step
was to convince the administra-
tion that a change was needed.
This was accomplished by his
sharing of professional journals
citing the need for change.
Dupps then set out to gather
information and gain public opin-
ion towards new curriculum. This
was accomplished by luncheons
with business and industry lead-
ers, meetings with Board members
and PTA leaders, and by results
from an elective questionnaire
given to all students.
The third step involved decid-
ing exactly what changes were to
be made. The administration
Emery to select the new curricu-
lum which was in turn presented
to Indian Hill curriculum director
Dr. Bryan Moore for approval.
Dupps is now in the process of
promoting and educating the staff
and students about the new Ap-
plied Science curriculum. In the
future he plans not only to de-
velop IH's facilities further for the
new courses but also to continu-
ally review and revise the Applied
Science curriculum each year.
The overall purpose of treat-
ing an Applied Science depart-
ment is to create a scenario
where students can take class-
room knowledge and apply it to
solve problems and where com-
munication skills between stu-
dents can be strengthened and
accentuated.
Dupps strongly feels that stu-
CHIEFTAIN
dents must be able to take their
knowledge and apply it if they are
to succeed in the Technological
Revolution of today. "We are no
longer a 'shop'," said Dupps. "We
now are a problem solving labora-
tory." He foresees the application
of physics and math knowledge
in the areas of problem solving
and practically testing theories.
Yet not only will the disci-
plines of math and science be
stressed in the laboratory, but al-
so the English and social science
disciplines of communication,
both written and verbal, and hu-
man relations will all be a major
part of the new curriculum.
Commented Dupps, "Written and
verbal communication will be
employed in every aspect, in
every course."
According to Dupps, the need
for the change is clearly dictated
by today's Technological Revolu-
tion. "There is no Industrial
Revolution now - you'll never get
a job just assembling something.
You have to have the ability and
creativity to solve problems."
When querying industry lead-
ers on the subject of change,
Dupps found that industries are
looking for people who are able
to cope with the change of
today's technology and still be
productive. They
recommended and supported
Dupps' push for innovation.
strongly
Apart from curriculum innova-
tion Dupps is also updating labo-
ratory equipment for the upcom-
ing new classes. According to him,
the use of computers will be
extensive in both the lab and the
classroom, for it should eventu-
ally replace much of the older
equipment such as drawing tables.
The new program also received
a boost when AR Industries, a
local welding firm, donated a
Tuckey garners second in nat~onalcontest
by Winston R. Wells
Senior Melissa Tuckey, after
being named a finalist, has won
second place and a $5000 scholar-
ship in a creative writing contest
sponsored by Guideposts maga-
zine. The notification came to her
by mail on February 1.
Tuckey was chosen from over
4,700 other participants in the
contest. Guideposts, an inspira-
tional magazine, sponsored the
contest in order to find examples
of inspirational events which af-
fected teenagers.
high tech welding unit to IH.
Dupps plans to incorporate it in
such fields as testing the theoreti-
cal strengths of materials and in
the process of fabrication.
He also wishes to dispel any
idea that the emphasis on wood
working and other traditional I.A.
machinery will be lessened. Ac-
cording to him, the student will
still have to learn the safety and
operations of the machine in
order to employ it in the techno-
logical problem solving aspect of a
course. "We're just making things
relevant," said Dupps.
Specifically, all traditional I.A.
classes except photography and
architecture courses will be
dropped and replaced by courses
employing and stressing technol-
ogy being known as Graphic
Engineering courses. In addition,
most classes will be a semester in
length as to give more flexibility
in scheduling. Beneficial in decid-
Mr. Dennis Dupps, responsible for the formation of the Applied Science
and Technology department, stresses the importance of the Technologi-
cal Revolution in secondary education.
Her entry dealt with an elderly
bag lady downtown, and the
effect that this sight had on her.
She submitted her entry in No-
vember 1983, and was informed
by the magazine that she was one
of the top six finalists in January.
Following this tentative notifi-
cation, Tuckey was visited by the
editor of Guideposts, Mr. Van
Varner, two weeks ago. During his
two day visit, Varner met Tuckey
and her family and accompanied
her t o an interview by The Post.
After Varner's visit, the final
Page 3
ing the curriculum was, according
to Dupps, the aforementioned
student questionnaire. "We
learned that photography and
architecture were strong choices
so we kept them in our new cur-
riculum," Dupps said.
Also included in the new
courses is a class entitled "Man-
agement and Leadership" which,
states Dupps, will develop the
leadership abilities in students
through written and verbal com-
munication and through a study
of human relations.
Dupps, a 15-year educator, is
the first teacher in the area t o
completely renovate the LA.
department. Praised by many for
his drive for change, Dupps has
been re-elected for an unprece-
dented second term as the South-
western Ohio Industrial Arts
Association President and has
been nominated for the Teacher
of the Year Award for his quest
to update the fields of I.A.
with the addition of technology.
photo by Brett Benadum
decision on Tuckey's standing was
made. The scholarship will go
directly t o the college of her
choice, which she states will
probably be Ohio State Univer-
sity. The first place winner will
receive a $6000 scholarship.
Although Tuckey does not
plan to enter any more writing
contests, she is extremely pleased
with the Guideposts competition.
Commented Tuckey, "I'm very
excited about the scholarship and
next year."
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editorial below his season average of 18.3.
Braves to face Mariemont tonight "I really can't explain why
they were so cold," admitted
by Kevin Walzer McKibben. "There was no indica-
and Brian Rowe tion before the game that there
With course selection for the next academic year which students learn not only the practical skill of The varsity basketball Braves, was any physical problem with
now in progress, most students are probably familiar speaking another language but also artistic aspects after suffering a costly loss to either one of them. All I can
with the existence of the "Practical or Fine Arts" re- about a country through its literature, culture, and Sycamore that dashed any of @I& of is that they must have
their remaining EHL hopes, face been cold that night."
quirement. Some students are more familiar with it art. the first of their last two oppon- Such a cold spell will have to
than others, particularly seniors who might have had to The exclusion of foreign languages and Creative ents in the Mariemont Warriors be avoided tonight. The Braves
change their schedules to accomodate the requirement Writing from the list of courses which fulfill the re- tonight. Tipoff is at 8:00 in the will also have to contend with
IH gym. Mariemont's height advantage, led
in order to graduate this June. Undeniably, the courses quirement may be partially justified by the Foreign by 6'9" Warrior center Lebon
The Warriors are not an easy
currently designated as meeting the "Practical or Fine Language, Speech, Creative Writing, Developmental team to play out the string Sales.
Arts" requirement are not without value. Reading requirement which will take effect for the against, though. Despite the fact "But we've played tall teams
The problem lies in the fact that classes such as that they are no longer in first before," said McKibben. "What
class of 1989. This, however, does not justify the cur- we have to do is put four quarters
place in the league, coach Dale
Creative Writing, World Literature, and French, Span- rent form of the requirement. Students should not be McKibben warns that they are of good basketball together. We
ish, and Latin are considered neither practical nor fine prevented from or hindered in taking a course such as still extremely dangerous. have to be consistent, avoid those
arts. The practicality of writing skills which students Creative Writing because the "Practical or Fine Arts" "They're still a tough team, cold spells. That's what we have
even though they've been slump- to do. If we can do that, we will
develop in Creative Writing as well as the artistic nature requirement takes precedence. When students are pre- ing lately. We're going to have to win."
of these skills merit placement of the course within the vented from developing or expressinn their talents in play as well as we can play to win The loss to Sycamore was
"'Practical or Fine Arts" requirement. The same holds this area or when academically well-rounded students this one." another in a recent slump that has
That is, the Braves will have to photo by Trip Edwards seen the team, after winning five
true for World Literature in which students develop must scrape together several courses, which may be a regain their shooting touch. They Senior Bill Lange puts up a shot during the Braves' 63-43 loss to Syca- in a row, lose three of four con-
writing skills and gain insight into philosophies of repetition of junior high art, industrial arts, or home have to settle down. In other more Wednesday. tests. The one bright spot in that
foreign cultures, and for foreign language courses in economic skills, in order to meet the requirement at words, they have to avoid the they hope to defeat Mariemont. learned from this loss, which slump was the team's 63-53 win
problems which plagued them "We were disorganized; Sycamore dropped IH's record to 8-10, is over Madeira last Friday. In
editorial the expense of other courses, the value of the "Practi- against Sycamore, who had no got on us early and we couldn't that the Braves must shoot better. winning the game, the Braves
cal and Fine Arts" courses is slighted; some students problem in routing the Braves 63- get out of it. We began pressing Evidence of this was the cold completed a sweep of their next-
are prevented from pursuing their true interests and 43 last Wednesday at Sycamore. mentally, trying to do too much shooting of IH's leading scorers, door rivals, dating back to the
thus become apathetic. Perhaps the administration This loss dropped their league at once." juniors Kick Abrams and senior Braves' 50-49 win over the Mus-
record to 5-7, mathematically The Aviators jumped all over Dan Kremcheck. Kremcheck tangs on December 16.
The world today is filled with conflict and hostility should consider whether it is accomplishing, or defeat- eliminating the Braves from the the Braves from the onset, run- scored only four points, well The IH guard attack combined
among mankind. Wars rage in all comers of the world, ing, i t s educational goals through this requirement. league race. ning to a 16-5 lead after the first below his season average of 10.0. for 38 points in downing the
pitting man against himself. Yet this sense of discord as I see it This game, according to
McKibben, is a prime example of
quarter. The margin had widened
to 15 at half, 33-18.
But the really amazing statistic
here is Abrams' two points.
Mustangs, including 18 from
Abrams and eight from junior
trickles down into our everyday life, as seen with the
incident at the IH-Milford basketball game last week. Today's refuse what the Braves must not do if Certainly another lesson to be M ~ a m sank
s only one basket, far Mike Wentz.

(See story, page 4.) Students from each school were Dwindling wrestlers preDare for EHL
involved, creating an air of uncertainty between IH and
to take stands on issues
by John Bergman would seem that election year to be held at Loveland next Saturdav I
Milford. This tension is bad for all, and we cannot Have you watched, listened to, would be the year in which politi- by Kenny Slazyk Mike Feltman (138), sophomore ,
allow it to continue and fester between us. We must read, or in any other way been in- cians worked the hardest to get As the Braves wrestling season steve ~ a k e r(167), junior Dave
formed of the news lately? If you the most done. Why then is it
mend the rift, not further it-in short, we cannot think comes to a close and the number Kindle(l75) and senior Curt Reis-
have, you've undoubtedly become that we keep hearing phrases like of varsity wrestlers dwindle. ing (185).
of revenge towards Milford. The drive for it is foolish increasingly aware of the effect of "lame duck?" coaches Ron Webber and Tim In their latest match against
and cowardly in itself, for we are simply degrading our- politics on national affairs. It The answer to that question is Distler still are optimistic about Deer Park, Wyoming and Reading
selves if we stoop to the level of vengeance. The Chief- seems that just about everything in itself an inexplicable paradox. their EHL meet which will be at Deer Park, on Thursday Febru-
that happens between now and It seems that as soon as the first played next Saturday at Love- ary 8, five out of eight varsity
tain urges all embittered students to turn the other November, with the possible, ex- glimpse of an election catches a
land. wrestlers had to sit out of the
cheek, if not for the moral strength of themselves, for ception of the weather, will be politician's eye, he decides that "Because of our small num- match. Sheard, Slazyk, Mike
the strength of IH as a whole. We cannot continue this tied in some way to someone's the only way he can hope to bers, we won't fare well at the Feltman, Steve Baker, and Kindle
political platform. maintain his position is to please
foolish dispute, because IH is simply too proud to be ' tournament as a team,"said seni- had gained to many state points
If your taste in entertainment absolutely everyone. I say this had to save their last three points
or wrestler Andy Graham, "but
revengeful. Revenge is akin to burying our pride; is at all like mine, you probably is a paradox for several reasons. we're looking forward to a few for the league meet on Saturday.
restraint is displaying it openly. find all this rather boring; but did First of all, it isn't true. Secondly, However Matt Feltman, Graham,
individual wins."
you ever stop to ask yourself
why? I mean, on the one hand, it
see BERGMAN, p. 4 Since the bean- ar' & and Reising did have matches and
. season the makeup of the varsity the open varsity weight classes
Magazine Editors Tracy Megison Photographers Brett Benadum, were filled up by JV wrestlers.
COLUMBIA
Trip Edwards, Stratton Msr-
wrestling team has been dwindl-
SCHOLASTIC Barb Neu
Assistant Magazine Editor aites ing. Three members, seniors Neil Indian Hill's seven wrestlers were
-- PRESS ASSOCIATION
Editors Nancy Hopple Janet Nicolas Contributers John Bergman, : Bollinger, Dave Stradling, and defeated by all three teams; but
STAFF News Editors
Kitsa Tassian
Win Wells
Paul Menach
Chief Typesetter
Business Manager
Circulation Manager
Savithri Raju
Bob Rhoad
Hugh Geier, Mary
Heidrich, Brian Rowe, Jim
Gruskin, Greg Morris, Chris
Beth Brom Espy have left the team
leaving only a few members to
Graham and JV wrestler Brad
McKean had nne win.
Chieftain is written and com- David Stradling Chris Blanchard Hall, Shari Zesch, Ken carry on their winning ways. In a previous match with
posed, printed and sold as an Features Editors Ken Jones Production Managers Slazy k The lineup for the league Country Day, the IH wrestlers
extra-curricular actlvity by the Elizabeth Smith Margot Ayers Production Staff Kelly Martin, Wurnament next Saturday will be equal in number with the oppos-
students of Indian Hill High Assistant Features Dan Rosenthal David Cook, Stratton Graham (1 121, sophomore Matt ing team did quite well, but when photo courtesy of Lsgond '
School, 6945 Drake Rd., Cincin- Chris Blanchard Typesetters Sandy Pesce, Moraites, Joel Ruff, Mary-
Sue Gilsdorf, Karen Wiederner ~eth Heidrich, Amelia
Feltman (1 19), junior Ken Slazyk wrestling powerful Senior Andy Graham gets the upper hand on his opponent in a recent
nati, Ohio, 45243 5614963. Sports Editors Anna Batsakes
Sponsor Wm. P. Kincaid Kevin Walzer Artists Joel Ruff Ellfng (1 26), Bert Sheard (1321, senior Madeira team, lost. meet.
 Page 114
by Kevin Walzer
It seems like winning has be-
come contageous at IH. Just look
at the turnaround of all the
basketball programs this year:
Girl's varsity and JV,boy's varsity
and JV.
These are not the only pro-
grams that have enjoyed a win-
ning streak. A lesser-known team
has also enjoyed a quick turn-
around this season, one of per-
haps greater proportions than any
other. The freshman basketball
Braves, with a 7-2 run since
Christmas, have wiped
out the stigma of an 0-6 record,
and added a seventh victory to
their streak raising their record to
7-8 overall with a 41-28 victory
over the Madeira Mustangs in the
opening round of the EHL tourn-
ament February 2. The win ad-
vances them to a semifinal meet-
ing with the host team, Milford,
played last night. (Results were
not available at press time.)
The Mustangs posed little
threat for the Braves, as they led
throughout the game. The team
jumped to an 11-2 lead on the
strength of seven points by
freshman Ron Jones. The Mus-
tangs managed to cut that to eight
at half, 18-10, but IH pulled away
in the second with strong shoot-
. ing and good defense.
This win is only the latest in a
remarkable second half turnabout
thathasseenthe teamgofrom
0-6 to 7-8. The major reason for
the resurgence? At least three
players point to IH's 24-23 shock-
ing of Sycamore on December 19
for their first win of the season.
Commented Jones, "It was a
close game that we were not
supposed to win, but we did."
Freshman John Yeager: "They
were first place in the league."
Freshman Paul Ahrord:
"Coach (Steve) Thompson had us
up for that game. After that,
everything fell into place."
This win is definitely what
started the resurgence. It was a
tremendous morale booster de-
feating the first-place team in the
leaeue.
Said Jones, "We weren't sup-
posed to win that game. Syca-
more had been undefeated in 32
games over the past few years,
all the odds were against us. But
we went in and won in a close
game.
"If nothing else, the win
, demonstrated winning ability,"
, said Alvord.
CHIEFTAIN
8~ ~ ~ n b a l nstreak
"We really worked hard before
that game," he said. "It gave us
some confidence. Hey, the same
thing happened to varsity (a 44-
41 win over Milford which keyed
an 8-4 run, raising their record to
8-9)."
The team overall turned in a 5-
2 mark in the league this season
'84 intramural champs t~ be determined
by Anna Batsakes
The IH intramural basketball
league will be holding it's season
tournament tomorrow in order to
determine the 1984 intramural
basketball champions.
With a league record of 6-1,
the Coaches team, consisting of
players such as coaches Steve
Thompson, Russ Hatfield, and
Gene Brindise, seems to be the
likely team to place first in the
tournament.
Losing only to the Little
Kings team, which is prim-arily
made up of juniors, Coach Tim
Schira, organizer of the basketball
league and a member of the
Coaches' team, insists that the
loss should not have occured. "We
had a really bad day," he said,
"and three of our best players
were missing from that game."
The Coaches, the Penetrators
AquaBraves prepare for sectional
swim t0~rtlClmentFebruary -17-18
- She was a pioneer in equal pay
' - by Greg Morris
The swimming team is current-
ly preparing for the sectional
swim meet to be held a week
from today, February 17-18. If
all fares well, the team will
advance to districts and then the
state meet to be held in Columbus
on March 1,2, and 3.
The top four finishers in both
male and female competitions
(fastest times) from each section
will advance to districts auto-
matically. Others advancing to
districts are chosen at random
from the next twelve finishers in
each event.
The competition intensifies at
districts in order to advance to
the state meet. Although the top
four female swimmers will still
automatically go to state, only
the top three boys will advance.
In addition, those others advanc-
ing are randomly chosen from the
next eleven finishers, not twelve.
The criterum for divers is a bit
different. Only the top six divers
in both male and female compet-
g deipitethefactthattheEagles
good for third place behind Mil-
ford, who finished fust, and Syc-
amore. The team last night play-
ed the first-place Eagles at Mil-
ford for a place in the finals of
the tournament, which will be
held tomorrow. Both Yeager and
Jones felt that IH had good
chances going into the game,
-
(a senior team) and the Little
Kings all have a 6-1 record.
League seeding was determined
by a random drawing. The Coach-
es' team wound up first, while the
Penetrators and Little Kings were
second and third, respectively.
The second seeded Penetrators
feel that they have a good chance
of winning the tourney if they
can defeat Little Kings again, and
if key players from the Coaches'
team are missing. Little Kings,
however, feels the same way. "We
only lost to the Penetrators by
three in our last game," said jun-
ior Jim Gruskin, a key player for
Little Kings. "We can beat them if
we try: I think we can beat the
Coaches, too; if we did it once,
we can do it again."
Other teams playing in the
tournament are team no. 7 (un-
titled). which consists primarily
titions will advance to alSmcLs,
with no random selection process
to arrive at the rest of those ad-
vancing. The same idea holds true
in order to advance to state; only
the top five boys and top seven
girls will be able to dive in the
state meet.
The team is optimistic that it
will do well in the tournament.
Stated captain Cliff Wingerter, "I
feel the whole team will do very
well at sectionals and I hope a lot
of us go to districts and state.
Added senior Kris Brockman,
"Most would call this a rebuilding
year because of all the under-
classmen on the team - but they
make up 50% of our team! Ex-
perience is their only downfall.
They really try hard and should
make a good showing at section-
a l ~ . All it takes is some psyching
up to get more people to districts
and state. We've been working
hard all year, and everyone de-
serves to get the best times of the
year!"
February 10, 1984
were vlayinn
- - -in their home floor.
"We should win," commented
Jones earlier this week. "They
beat us by four early in the
season, and the game will be
tough, but I think we can win."
"We're on a roll," added
Yeager this week. "The game will
undoubtedly be close, but we can
beat them."
of football players. Their league
standing is 4-3. The Tapa-Kega
team with a league record of 3-4
consists of a variety of players
and is seeded fifth in the league.
B.C. Inc. and Screech, a pep band
team, are ranked sixth and sev-
enth, respectively, with 2-5 and
1-6 league records. Placed last in
the league is Culde-Sac, a team of
soccer players with a 0-7 record.
The tournament will begin at
:
12: 15 with the Penetrators versus
Screech. The championship game
will begin at 3 :30.
I
A feminist, yes, to be sure.
for women. But the thing
she was an athle:te. A pro
sional tennis play er.
But she is nol.+ rnmamhn
ILlllu,,l,tred
just for bringing equality to
the paychecks of male and fe-
male tennis palyers. She
fact. Am
e career h
lights is her remiukable rec
at Wimbledon-a -----Arecuru 20
titles, more than any other,
man or woman. And she's still
going strong. At 40-her 22nd
year on the circuit-she has
1 advanced to the semifinals of
1 Wimbledon the past two years,
I is ranked 11 th in the world,
and shows no signs of slowing
ho is she?
Vol. 33, No. 11
February 10, 1984
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
by Paul Monach
uirernents o increase
The high school has adopted a
proposal by principal Dr. Karl
Feltman to gradually raise the
graduation requirement to 22
credit units from a present 19
units. (For Feltman's reasoning
behind the proposal, see his letter
on page 6.) Also, the numerous
changes in course offerings reflect
these new requirements as well as
increased demand for certain sub-
jects.
In comparison to Indian Hill's
credit requirement, Cincinnati
Country Day's is 18, St. Xavier's
is 22.5, Sycamore's is 19, and
Madeira's is 19.5. Also, more than
50% of schools surveyed in the
state are reviewing, and in most
cases planning to increase their
graduation requirements.
The class of 1987, or this
by Janet Nicolas
Sixteen members of Indian
Hill's Model United Nations Club
will travel to Washington, D.C. to
attend the twenty-first North
American Invitational Model
United Nations sponsored by
Georgetown University February
16-19.
The students and advisors, Mr.
Robert Girton and Mr. John Nel-
lis, will leave by bus Wednesday
night of next week and return on
Sunday night. The group will
travel with St. Xavier and Cincin-
nati Country Day Model U.N.
clubs and spend four days at the
Washington Sheraton Hotel.
The fact that the members will
travel by bus is a major change,
for transportation has always
been by plane in the past. Because
of this change, the price for the
trip has been reduced from about
year's freshmen, will be required
to take one-half unit of credit of
computer courses. They will also
have to fulfill one-half extra unit
in elective course, three-fourths if
Driver Education is taught outside
the school and its onequarter
credit reqiurement is dropped.
Students in the class of 1988
will undergo more profound
requirement changes. In additon
to the mandatory semester of
computers, eighth-graders will
have to take an extra unit in math
(three credits), and in science
(three credits).
The present requisite of one
credit unit in fine arts or practical
arts has been expanded to one in
each category. "Fine arts" in-
cludes music, art, speech, drama,
dance, technical drawing, and
photography, and "practical arts"
ate at Georgetown
$300 to $140; therefore, more
people can attend.
Indian Hill will be representing
the Ukrainian SSR in the General
Assembly while seniors Trip
Edwards and Dave Agin will
The above MUN members will travel to Washington come February 16.
is fulfilled by computer (in addi-
tion to the one-half credit already
required), business, applied sci-
ence and technology, and home
economics.
Students in the class of 1989
must fulfill all of the above plus
one unit of either foreign lan-
guage, developmental reading,
speech, or creative writing;
Course offering additions and
changes are extensive due pri-
marily to the creation of a Com-
puter Department, the expansion
and renaming of the Industrial
Arts Department as the Applied
Science and Technology Depart-
ment, and the expansion of the
Home Economics Department.
These departments are expected
to thrive in the future because of
the new practical arts require-
ment.
represent the United States and
the U.S.S.R., respectively, in
Internation Simulation, which is
an exercise in solving mock world
crises. Representing Zaire in the
Security Council are seniors Win
photo by Brett Benadum
The new Computer Depart-
ment will add Computer Applica-
tions, a quarter course, and Intro-
duction to Pascal, a semester
course, to its curriculum.
The Home Economics Depart-
ment is adding six new classes,
including Contemporary Living I
and I1 (general home ec.), two
year courses, and Exploring Child-
hood; Interior Design and Decora-
tor Crafts; Trends in Diet, Food,
and Exercise; and International
and Gourmet Cuisine, all of which
will be semester subjects.
In accord with its new title,
the Applied Science and Tech-
nology Department will empha-
size the use of computers and
other high-technology devices,
adding seven courses to its reper-
toire. (For a detailed discussion of
the new courses in this depart-
ment, see page 3.)
see COURSES, p. 5
Wells, Eveleen Olenik, and Shan-
non Meldon.
The sixteen delegates attend-
ing the Model United Nations
have spent much time and effort
in researching their respective
countries in order to accurately
portray them.
In addition to the simulation
of the actual United Nations,
several other activities have been
planned, among them are a lunch-
eon with Congressman Bill Gradi-
son, a dance Saturday night, and
sightseeing in Washington. Com-
mented junior Barbara Hug, "I'm
looking forward to the trip."
The trip itself is the highlight
of the year for Model U.N. mem-
bers. Other important events
include a simulation held at Day-
ton University and a model Secur-
ity Council sponsored by an area
school. Last year the latter simu-
lation was held at Indian Hill.