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Finneytown ousts Squaws in semis
by Kevin Walzer
Finneytown ended the most
successful IH girls' soccer season
in several years with an. 8-1 rout
of the Squaws in the semifinals of
the AA sectional tournament on
October 24. Sophomore Diana
Greiner scored IH's only goal in
the massacre.
Sophomore Paula Lyon was
naturally upset with the loss, but
she commented, "I think that
we've had a real good season
overall this year."
Such is demonstrated by IH's
advance in sectionals. The
Squaws advanced to the semis,
farther than they have gone in
several years. IH also posted a
13-7-1 record.
In order to set up their meet-
ing with Finneytown, IH had to
get past Summit in the quarter-
finals. Dominating their oppo-
nents for most of the game, the
Squaws were never seriously
threatened as they rolled to a 4-0
win.
Freshman Tricia Craig had a
superb offensive night as she put
in three goals to lead the Squaws.
Junior Ann Powell added another.
Commented Lyon, "It was a
pretty easy game for us. We play-
ed really well."
In the opening round of sec-
tional~,IH scored its "most ex-
citing win," said Lyon, with an
overtime 6-5 win over Madeira.
The game was a defensive
struggle from the onset, as both
teams were able to put in only
one goal. This forced them to
enter overtime, where each team
VARSTIY BOY S ~ A S K LI BALL
November 2 1, vs. Northwest at home
nber 20
WRESTLING
December 7 , quadrangular at Loveland
CHIEFTAIN
gets five kicks on goal. The two
teams traded goals until Madeira
missed; they scored four. IH hit
all five to record the narrow 6-5
squeaker. Scoring in the overtime
Koulouris pleased with JV football
I
by Kevin W alzer
Laughs JV football coach Greg
Koulouris, "I'm happy with our
record, though I think it could
have just as easily been turned
around."
Koulouris was referring to the
Braves33-6 mark this past season.
According to him, "there were
moments that we didn't play as
well as we could have; if we had,
our record ~ & ~ have l d been
better."
One such example, he feels,
came in the Braves' 22-14 loss to
Loveland last week.
He commented, "We spotted
our usual fourteen points in the
first quarter - after that it was
more than even," as IH scored
two touchdowns.
Another example comes with
IH's 22-14 win over Madeira two
weeks ago. "That was a much
better game, " said Koulouris.
IH jumped out to a 12-0 lead
at the half, "just dominating,"
roared Koulouris with delight.
"Jim (Berling) had a great day at
QB- 225 yards."
Madeira scored two TD's in
the second half, but so did IH, to
keep the margin at twelve.
Mariemont was "our closest
game," said Koulouris. Down
22-6 at halftime, the Braves pro-
: the new leagues will have little ef-
I feasibIe," feels Groeschen.
were junior Gari ~ e s c h a n dcrag;
with two goals each, and Sally Ul-
mer.
"That was such an exciting
game," said Lyon. "It's great to
ceeded to come back to 22-20
in the "best second half I've seen
from them this year." Then, with
two minutes left, IH went for a
15-yard field goal for the win-
and missed.
JV netters ro11 to undefeated
SeaSon with win over CCD
by Tiffany Meyer
The girls' JV tennis team fin-
ished its season like the more fa-
mous varsity team, victorious and
undefeated.
In their last match of the sea-
son, the Squaws triumphed over
Cincinnati Country Day, 3-2. Sin-
gles players sophomores Karen
Weiss and Wendy Stratman and
junior Adriana Wahl defeated
their opponents with relative ease.
The Squaws won by the same
close score over Walnut Hills.
Weiss and Stratman won in sin-
gles, and Wahl and freshman Dee
Cutler beat their doubles oppo-
nents.
The day before, and the week
&er their season highlight, an im-
pressive win over Centerville, the
team put away Princeton, 5-0.
Singles wins were . captured by
Weiss, Stratman, and junior Sally
Wilbur. Junior Carin Chabut,
LEAGUES, from p. 13
Harbin computer points toward
the playoffs."
He added, "In basketball, the
only change will be the new
league races. As for the playoffs,
fect on the present system. Ev-
eryone goes to the playoffs any-
way, and regular season records
earn the top teams nothing more
than a seeded position."
Groeschen feels that minor
sports are "the most uncertain
area of all. For instance, in the
new unnamed league, only two
schools have golf and only four
have soccer."
;At any rate, the '?~pheaval."of
the restructured leagues will take
time to evaluate. ''[It3 seems
win close games m e that."
The team finished in the third
place in the EHL this season,
turning in a 5-2 record. With
most talent coming back, IH has
strong chances of being a con-
tender for the CHL title next
year.
"Missed opportunities," said
Koulouris. "That's been a prob-
lem for us this year. But I think
we've learned a lot this season,
and we can come back stronger
next year."
Cutler, freshman Tiffany Meyer,
and junior Tracy Ervin won in
doubles.
--
DOUBLES, from p. 10
ble in that situation ...y ou're too
afraid to. "
A quick reminder from coach
Cindy Crilley during a changeover
rejuvinated the team. "She said
just to start playing more ag-
gressively and hit out,'' said Hor-
ton.
The team did just that, but the
momentum was still their op-
ponent, Columbus ran out to a
2-0, 40-15 lead in the third set
before Abbott and Horton came
back to break and make the score
2-1. A 3-0 deficit would have
been disasterous; the win, said
Horton, "gave us confidence. By
the time we tied 2-2, I knew the
momentum had shifted back our
way."
From then on it was simply a
matter of running out the 6-2 set
and the date doubles champion-
ship.
It had been drizzling, and had
just begun to downpour when an
elated Abbott and Horton stood
to receive their plaque.
It was two pressure-fified years
in the making.
SPORTSVIEW, from p. 11
sister of Angela who was part of
several 1H state appearances and
championships-is coming up.
Another sensational batch of
freshmen.
The future is bright indeed.
Very conceivably, IH could win
three state championships 'again
next year. And the year after
that.
Tennis Squaws take state championship
by Kevin Walzer
Tennis coach Cindy Crilley:
"I can't think of any team in any
sport that's won three state cham-
pionships in a single season." Al-
though that statement may not be
true for all sports, there's no
doubting its accuracy when ap-
plied to the 1984 tennis Squaws.
Last Saturday the team
capped off what has to be the
most dominating season in Ohio
tennis history by defeating Tole-
do Notre Dame 4-1 to win the
Ohio Tennis Coaches' Associa-
*tion's state team tournament.
Earlier the team swept the in-
dividual state tournaments with
freshman Tracy Barton capturing
the singles crown and sophomores
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie .Hor-
ton the doubles title.
Naturally, Crilley was happy
with the team's results. "Am I
happy? Am I excited? Sure I
Bapd wins at Reading
advances
by Jeff Currier
The IH Marching Band compe-
ted October 13th at the Reading
Band Invitational, taking home a
superior rating and a grand cham-
pionship. Their performance qua-
lified them for the state competi-
tion in Columbus tomorrow.
The Band competed in class B,
the smaller school category, and
was judged in music, marching
and manuevering, general effect,
field commanders, percussion,
and color guard.
The band topped last year's
excellent performance at Reading
by receiving the highest overall
score of the compettition, defea-
ting larger bands from Lakota,
Roger Bacon, and St. Xavier. The
band received the Grand Cham-
pionship trophy and the right to
go on to state tomorrow.
"I think we accomplished a
great deal at Reading," said Drum
Major Ken Jones, "but I'm hoping
for an even better performance at
state. The band is striving for per-
fection."
The band will travel to Frank-
lin County Stadium in Columbus
for their second year of competi-
tion at the state level. *
The state competition is eager-
ly' awaited by the color guard, be-
cause of last year's rating at state.
The color guard received a 11, an
excellent rating, and hopes to re-
am," she laughed. "Who would-
n't be?"
In the team tournament, the
.
Squaws advanced from the semi-
finals with a 3-2 win over Cleve-
land Mentor. Barton won at first
singles, 6-1, 6-3. Freshman Molly
Poffenberger won at second sin-
gles, 6-2, 6-4. Abbott and Hor-
ton's doubles match proved deci-
sive, as they hammered out a 6-1,
6-0 win. Losing were junior Nee-
November 2,1984
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
I
ceive a "superior" this year. Co-
lor guard captain Tracy Megison
feels, "We didn't do as well as we
would have liked last year, but we
are counting the hours until we
can triumphantly return and
avenge ourselves."
Mr. Strider feels the state com-
petition is an excellent way to
show bands from around the state
what other band programs are like
and for IH to see other top-flight
marching bands.
Also, the band will be march-
ing on Astroturf, a first for the
band and a welcomed sight after
the grass and mud of past fields.
Living up to their reputation,
the band performed in exhibition
at the Glen Este Competition last
Saturday as a result of being
named Grand Champion last year.
The band returned the Glen
Este travelling trophy and was
presented a slightly smaller, per-
manent replacement.
St. Xavier was the grand cham-
pion, as it was two years ago; the
first band to win the grand cham-
pionship three times will get to
; ground the travelling trophy and
keep it perm-ently.
The band will perform in its
a.nnua1 Marching Band Concert on
Wednesday, November 14, at
7 :30 p.m. in the auditorium. The
concert will feature the band's
show pieces and many others.
ly Mack at third singles, 7-5, 6-4,
and junior Sona Tipnis and senior
Beth Myers at second doubles,
6-4, 6-3.
"In the finals, the score wasn't
as close," said Crilley, "but it
could just as easily have been.
"Both of these could have been
3-2 then," she said. "That's how
tough they were."
Proving decisive for the
Squaws was Poffenberger's 6-2,
Band members celebrate their grand championship with a "Gonzo"
provided by the band members' parents.
Wyandot sale plans tentative
by Tom Brucher
A major topic of the Board of
Education meeting October 9 was
the potential sale of Wyandot
school.
Several different groups have
informally expressed interest in
purchasing the elementary school.
No concrete written offers
have yet been made, but the
Board anticipates an offer from
Sycamore Schools in the very
n e a future.
Board member Mrs. Jean Pap-
pas indicated that the Board ex-
pects a proposal from Sycamore,
because if the Sycamore Schools
do not buy more school space,
they will be forced to build a new
building, requiring a bond issue
7-6 win at second singles.
"First doubles and first singles
won quickly," said Crilley, "and
second doubles lost. That left se-
cond and third singles still out,
both playing tough matches. Mol-
ly got down 4-0 in the tiebreaker
but then came back to win it 7-4.
That gave her the win and us the
championship. Neely (at third
see TENNIS, p. 3
photo by Tom Taylor
and other hassles.
Under an agreement made
long ago, the Board will be re-
quired to hold an open meeting to
entertain any opinions from the
community if an offer is ma$e.
Said Pappas of this possible meet-
ing, "I expect it would be some
time in late November or very ear-
ly December."
If a sale is made, Superinten-
dent Dr. Robert E. Boston will
appoint a committee of parents,
teachers, and adrninistrato~s to
help determine the best use of the
existing facilities fcir the housing
and edu~cation of the students.
Boston will then report the com-
mittee's findings to the Board.
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN
editorial
In weeks leading up to the PSAT two weeks ago,
juniors were deluged with administrative reminders
about the importance of the standardized exam. Dur-
ing this period, administrators and counselors went
into classes, frequently taking up the entire period
with quick lessons designed to prepare students for
the various problems the PSAT would present. The
guidance even administered a practice test to all
students who had signed up to take the PSAT, in
order to better prepare them for the real thing.
We are not questioning the stated motive for the
preparation crash course: "to better prepare students
for the test." This in itself is a noble purpose, making
the lessons a valuable service. However, we would
editorial
4 bey& q&
Hearing the term "good sportsmanship" usually
promotes images of individuals or teams competing in
some form of athletic activity, with the participants
either winning graciously or losing graciously, with
both sides trying their hardest and accepting the out-
come. A recent, excellent example of good sports-
manship occurred, however, outside the realm of
sports, at the Reading Marching Band Invitational.
Upon the announcement that Indian Hill had won
the grand championship, they received a salute from
the Glen Este band, which IH director Mr. Steve Stri-
der has described as "a class act;" also before IH had
even performed, they had filed past Glen Este, to a
startling round of applause.
As the bands filed off the field following the com-
petition, Lakota, the runner-up, shouted, "Way to go,
Indian Hill!" to the victors across the field; the IH
band responded with a welldeserved round of
applause for Lakota as they marched by.
Lastly, after IH had arrived back at the buses, the
members of the Roger Bacon Band, an organization
accustomed to and expecting success, arrived to offer
their congratulations.
The net result was that the competition was not
only an excellent display of local high school musical
talent, but also an occasion that makes one feel good
about humanity, one that many even described as
66
moving."
This contest should serve as an example to parti-
cipants in any competition, athletic or otherwise.
The desire and drive to win is often essential to per-
forming w.ell, but it should not be blown out of pro-
portion. In any such competition, the goal should be
to perform to the best of our ability, but just as im-
portantly, to force the opposition to do their best in
order to win; and if they win, more power to them.
November 2,1984 November 2,1984
League realignments 'an upheaval7
like to examine some of the other issues surrounding by Kevin Walzer
the causes and effects of the process. In recent months, sweeping re-
First, we feel that the motives were not as noble as alignment of Cincinnati's high
school leagues has taken place.
originally said; as one counsellor put it, "Other According to many, this is prob-
schools do this, schools whose test scores are better
than ours." This indicates a slavish following of the
ably the largest restructuring of
schedules Cincinnati has ever
seen.
maxim that hi&\ test scores are all important.
From the five public school
Second, a quick look at the faces of some of those leagues and independents were
who took the practice test after they got their scores created the four six-team leagues.
The catalyst for this, feels Tom
back was less than heartwarming. Some were afraid
Groeschen of the Cincinnati En-
that they would do even worse on the real thing. One quirer, was the disbanding of the
teacher joked that "you can be depressed for the EHL in March. The five small-
whole fall now." school teams-Deer Park, Indian
Hill, Loveland, Madeira, and Ma-
Third, a number of students who took the practice riemont-broke off from the EHL
test were concerned about what their scores would to form the Cincinnati Hills
mean. Would it mean that they wouldn't get into a
good college? Would their future be ruined?
This concern on the part of the students, in res-
League (CHL). Since then they
have added four new members:
Reading, Finneytown, and Wyo-
ming from the Hamilton County
ponse to the pressure surrounding the emphasis on American League, and CAPE,
good scores, is unwarranted; we feel they are los- which was independent.
Said Groeschen, "This left the
ing sight of why they take such tests as the PSAT. remaining EHL schools (Syca-
We also put a large share of the blame for this loss more, Milford, and Glen Este) and
of perspective on the preparation process overseen the other HCNL teams (Taylor,
by the guidance department.
Although the process in itself may prove to be
helpful is there is a widespread improvement in the
Footballers to face Western Brown
by Kevin Walzer
school's PSAT scores, we feel the need for it arises Coach Mike Heizman: "I'm
from a disturbing base. As several teachers pointed not going to evaluate whether this
season has been good or bad at
out to dismayed students, standardized test scores
this point ... but after last week, if
are only a small part of what determines whether a we lose tonight, I'm not going to
student gets into college. Grades, extracurriculars, be too pleased." Tonight the 3-6
and other factors play a much greater role in the Braves face Western Borwn, after
the game Heizman termed "their
application process. Tests such as the PSAT are used worst loss."
more for comparison between applicants, not sim- That loss was a 20-6 rout at
ply as a meter stick that measures if a student is good the hands of Loveland. Heizman
was far from pleased with IH's
enough. play
We urge not only all students to keep this in mind "That was a game that we
but also the administration and guidance department. should have been closer in, if not
won," he said. "Our play was
In losing their perspectives on why the tests are given, stale, we were mentally flat."
they in turn passed this confusion on to those who Really, said Heizman, not
need it least: the students. much more to say than that.
IH'S offense sputtered as they
scored only one TD, coming from
junior Kevin Viox on a six-yard
run.
Viox has had quite a season on
the ground. He's currently ranked
ninth in the city in rushing with
930 yards through nine games,
and only needs 70 yards tonight
to go over the magic 1000-yard
mark for the season.
Heizman praised Viox's talent,
but noted that his performances
have come from "a good team
effort- Kevin's a nice runner, but
CHIEFTAIN
Harrison, North College Hill,
Greenhills, and Norwood) with
gaps in their schedules.
NEW LEAGUES
Western Metro
Greenhills (HCNL)
Harrison (HCNL)
Hughes (PHSL)
North College Hill (HCNL)
Taft (PHSL)
Taylor (HCNL)
Cross County
Amelia (CCL)
Forest Park (HCAL)
McNicholas (Indep.)
Northwest (HCAL)
Norwood (HCNL)
Walnut Hills (PHSL)
Legend: CCL-Clermont County League; EHL-Eastern Hills
League; HCAL-Hamilton County American League; HCNL-Hamil-
ton County National League; PHSL -Public High School League;
1ndep.-Independent.
reprinted from t h e Cincinnati Enquirer
-
he's not going to go anywhere if
we're not blocking well."
Heizman indicated that Viox
and the front line will need to be
effective tonight against the 5-4
Broncos.
"It's going to be a close game
and everyone will have to play
well," said Heizman. "I'd call it
a one-touchdown game."
If IH plays as well against
Western Brown as they did against
Madeira two weeks ago, it could
be more than a one-touchdown
game. It could be a blow-out on
the proportions of IH's rout of
the Mustangs.
The Braves opened their scor-
ing attack quickly in the first
quarter by driving down to the
Madeira ten-yard line on their
first series. Senior quarterback
Mike Wentz got down to the ten
with a nice run; Viox plowed
down to the two, then got in the
end zone on his next carry.
Viox had a good night on the
ground, scoring IHYsthird touch-
down late in the game.
Wentz and senior Pete Sere-
metis combined for eight of IH.3
points as Seremetis scored IH's
second touchdown on a 10-yard
carry.
Wentz scored a two-point con-
Page 13
ment. Balanced competition
land] geography . . . were among
Superintendents from the af- the considerations."
fected school districts began get- The resulting change was pro-
ting- together
- to discuss realign- bably far greater than anyone ex-
pected. Along with the CHL,
four other new leagues were
formed.
New leagues merging from
Eastern Metro the mess were the Western Metro,
Anderson (HCAL)
Eastern Metro, Cross County, and
Glen Este (EHL) one yet 'unnamed (see table for
Milford (EHL) detailed breakdown). The three
Sycamore (EHL)
AAA schools in the EHL joined
Turpin (HCAL) the Eastern Metro.
Withrow (PHSL) Along with the new leagues
comes the question of changes in
Unnamed League competition. Says Groeschen,
Aiken (PHSL) "Football and basketball are the
Colerain (HC AL)
Mount Healthy (HCAL)
moneymakers for all schools. In
foot ball, the most significant
Oak Hills (HCAL)
Western Hills (PHSL)
Woodward (PHSL)
change could involve the state
playoff system.
"Next year, four teams instead
of two from each region will be
eligible. With more non-lcague
dates available, schools will be
able to schedule better non-league
competition-vital to obtaining
see LEAGUES, p. 14
As he saidYuWeplayed poorly in
the first half and better in the
version after IH's first touch- second half. We almost caught
down, faking the extra point and them ."
keeping the ball on a 15-yard run. Mariemont rolled to a 13-0
Mariemont provided a slightly lead in the first. In the second,
different test for tile Braves the IH caught up in the third quarter
week before, escaping with a nar- with a touchdown and two-point
row 13-8 win. conversion.
Heizman felt the loss mirrored However, time ran out for IH.
the Braves' up-anddown season.
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Senior Gary HaHarn (32) is stopped by the Madeira defense as h e at-
tempts a run,
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Squaws capture state invitationaI
by Joy Rowe
The girls' golf team ended
their outstanding 14-0 season
with a first place finish in the
Ohio Coaches State Jnvitational.
Despite unfavorable weather,
the team pulled through with four
excellent scores. Vera McVicker
paved the way with a 91 to re-
ceive medalist honors. Joy Rowe
followed up with a 98 to place
third, and Lori Reiplinger and Na-
talie Woodward came in with a
115 and 121 respectively to
secure the victory.
Apart from the State Invita-
tional, the highlight of the season
was the Middletown Invitational.
Rowe earned medalist honors
with a 42. Woodward and Reip-
linger shot low scores of 49 and
58, and McVicker pulled through
with a consistent 46 to tie the
school record of 192. The second
high point was the victory over
one of the area's best teams, Cen-
Birdie Braves
by Brian Rowe
The boys' golf team ended a
very successful season on the
weekend of October 19 with a
tenth-place finish in the state
tournament in Columbus. Jun-
ior Jeff Yost paced the Braves
with a 36-hole total of 168.
Recently several of the Braves
have been bestowed with several
post-season honors. Senior John
Bishop repeated as EHL Player of
the Year, this year sharing the
award with Milford's Kirk Brink-
er. Yost made the EHL All-
Star tedm, as did Bishop, and the
two were also named to the
Southwest Ohio Golf Coaches'
All-Star team. Bishop averaged
38.4 for the year and Yost aver-
aged 39.5 to pace the Braves
to one of their best seasons since
coach Bob West took over the
varsity reins.
Senior Brain Rowe was award-
ed an EHL honorable mention
laurel. The Braves' final overall
record came to 62-1 1, nearly
identical to last year's record.
Bishop was perhaps the stead-
iest of any IH golfer ever, and he
won too many awards over his
four-year tenure to be listed.
Bishop will undoubtedly repeat as
this year's MVP, as his contri-
butions to the IH golf program
cannot be overstated. Unfor-
tunately. Bishop's only slump in
CHIEFTAIN
The girls' golf team displays the trophies they won in the state invita-
tional. From left, Vera ~ c ~ i c k ejoy
Seiplinger, and Natalie Woodward.
tervilIe.
"To me it was the most exci-
ting match because it was the first
time in all the years that I've
played here that we've beaten
them," said McVicker.
tenth
two years came at the state tour-
ney, where he could average only
a 183 total.
Yost has often been compared
to Bishop, and he will be the team
leader next year in every cate-
gory. The good news for West is
that Yost will be back with his 39
stroke average and many summer
tournaments under his belt. The
bad news is that no other IH golf-
er has any varsity experience t o
speak of, and a long season could
by Peter Batsakes
The boys varsity soccer team
was defeated by top ranked
McNicholas in the finals of the
AAA division I1 tournament two
weeks ago.
The Braves had a tough time
against the well-executed offense
of McNicholas and were held
scoreless all evening by a strong
defense and an excellent goalie.
The game ended with a 4-0 defeat
for IH.
The loss ended the season with
an impressive 14-4-1 record for
the Braves. "On the whole, the
kids had a tremendous season.
I'm looking forward to next
year," said coach Jim Vockell.
EH's leading scorer Steve
Womack ended his season second
photo by Mariano Fernandez
r, owe, coach Marc Tirey, Lori
McVicker led the team this
year by earning medalist honors
in every match but one. Her best
round this season was a 39 on the
Camargo course.
"She was hitting every ball
be ahead for the Braves in 1985.
Often overlooked in accounts
of the 1984 Birdie Braves are sen-
iors Dave Matusow and Mike
Theye. Matusow was a clutch
tournament player, illustrated by
his phenomenal 78 in the Prince-
ton Fall Classic and his strong 86
in the opening round of state.
Most of Theye's strong finish-
es were in the regular season,
where his consistently low 40's
locked up many matches. Theye
downs k~ckersrn tourney
in the city behind McNicholas'
Schaeffer with 33 goals. Senior
Curtis Ott and junior Erich Metz-
ger also led the Braves in scoring.
Womack and Ott combined
for two goals and a one point
victory over a tough Mariemont
team in the sectional semifinals,
2-1.
Oakwood knocks Squaws from sectionals
After winning the Southwest-
ern Field Hockey League title, the
field hockey Squaws lost in the
first round of sectionals on Octo-
ber 16.
Dayton Oakwood, a team IH
had defeated twice earlier this sea-
son, ended IH's 1984 campaign
with a 1-0 win.
November 2,1984
perfectly. Even when she missed
a shot, she could make it up on
her next shot and still par the
hole," said teammate Natalie
Woodward.
McVicker won the Junior
Open and Avon Fields tourna-
ment this summer. Her other
achievements include her qualifi-
cation for the Junior World tour-
nament and medalist honors in se-
veral tournaments.
She hopes to play golf in col-
lege and has already talked to se-
veral coaches. She is optimistic
about receiving some scholarship
offers. Her first college choice
is the University of North Caroli-
na-Wilmington.
McVicker has contributed four
years of great golf to Indian Hill
and will be dearly missed by all of
her- teammates.
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The future looks promising
. despite the loss of McVicker,
due to the three returning players
and new golfers from the class of
'89.
had a 42.9 EHL average, and his
league performances contributed
heavily to IH's 14-0 EHL record.
The final link to the 1984
season was West, whose leader-
ship and deep dedication were
very much appreciated and need-
ed by the players. His undying
encouragement, even in the wake
of a relatively poor state perfor-
mance, was often the reason the
Braves had such an attitude of
confidence throughout the
season.
On October 10, the Braves
met Clermont North East and
dominated them 8-0. Steve
Womack and Erich Metzger each
scored three goals and Curtis Ott
scored twice to give the victory.
Goalie Ian Meyer had seven
saves to contribute to IH's
victory.
The teams were deadlocked
0-0 at the end of the game and
were forced into a ten-minute
flickoff. A flickoff is an overtime
period in which five members
from each team take shots on
goal. On the very last shot, Oak-
wood put in a shot to win 1-0.
November 2,1984
EXChanae fem ~ o rrilv
a discontinued
by David Cook and
Marci Jacobson
IH's annual exchanges with Jo-
achim du Bellay high school in
Angers, France have been indefi-
nately terminated by mutual
agreement.
This progcam was a three-year
tradition and was preceded by a
five-year exchange with a school
in Aixen-Provence. Approxi-
mately 100 IH students have par-
ticipated in past exchanges.
The program has been discon-
tinued primarily due to the inabi-
lity to find a replacement for ex-
coordinator Jo Ann Wund. Wund
had coordinated the program
since its inception but recently
resigned.
She cited the incredible pres-
sures and worry involved as the
main reason for her resignation.
"You start organizing in Septem-
ber, planning in November by ...
the end of the school year, you
have lived through nine months
of this."
Wund feels that "no one Per-
son should 'be' a program" and
that "that's what happened here."
The conflicts between the pro-
gram and school duties were also
a major factor in Wund's decision.
She hopes that the increased
amount of time she is able to de-
vote to preparing her curriculum
will, in the long run, be more be-
neficial to the French program
than the exchange may have been.
Among the other miscella-
neous difficulties Wund has had
with her position are discipline
problems with French students,
constant interruptions by worried
parents and participants, unstable
travel arrangements, and strains
on family -life while hosting
French coordinators.
Moreover, Wund finds that
"demands are made of educators
in America that are not made of
Europeans." She inadvertantly
becomes envious of her French
counterparts for their two hour
lunch breaks, their light course
loads, and the unquestioning re-
spect afforded them by their
students.
Wund emphasized, however,
that she by no means feels that
the work she put in was wasted or
that the program was not worth-
while, only that the additional
duties the exchange entailed were
too much for her. "I made my
choice-that's very Sartrean," she
quipped, using vocabulary com-
prehensible only t o a veteran of
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her French Language course.
The administration has
searched for a volunteer to re-
place Wund but has thus far been
unsuccessful and has little expec-
tation of finding a new coordina-
tor with the forseeable future.
Principal Dr. Karl Feltman
feels that in the past "the experi-
ence [of students traveling to
France] has been a good one."
He realizes, though, that organi-
zing the exchange is "a disruption
of personal life and a heavy bur-
den," and he sympathizes with
Wund and the others who de-
clined to act as coordinator.
The termination of the ex-
change should not adversely af-
fect IH's French partners, as there
is a surplus of American schools
willing to participate in similar
TENNIS, from p. 1
singles] won her match after-
ward." That gave the Squaws the
4-1 win.
A week before, Barton, Pof-
fenberger, and Abbott and Hor-
ton competed in the state tourna-
ment in singles and doubles. In
keeping with this team's penchant
for making history, Barton be-
came Cincinnati's first state sin-
gles champion ever, while giving
IH a Cincinnati school's first-ever
1-2 sweep of singles and doubles.
In the finals, Barton won the
first set 6-2 before dropping the
second in a tiebreaker, 7-6. She
captured the third set 6-1.
Abbott and Horton had an
equally tough match, winning a
6-2, 5-7, 6-1 duel.
Abbott thought that "Tracy
played really well to win state as a
freshman. I thought we played
letter from SG
Ohio law requires change in exam policy
Due to the new guidelines for
education outlined by the state of
Ohio, it has become necessary to
make some changes in the exam
policy at Indian Hill.
According t o the new law, for
the three days of exams to count
as part of the 181 minimum, stu-
dents must be in class or a class-
room situation for at least 5%
hours.
Student Government lobbied
unsuccessfully for a schedule that
would allow for study halls in the
morning to be followed by lunch
and the day's two exams. The la-
test proposal (subject to approval
by the administration) involves a
programs.
IH students who were looking
forward to a sojourn dans la belle
France may have to look a t some
other alternatives however. One
of these is AFS (American Field
Service); AFS exchanges differ
from those previously engaged in
in that they are six months or a
year long as opposed t o only
three weeks. Also, AFS does not
guarantee the participant's choice
of country.
As a second possibility for as-
piring francophones, Wund is wil-
Ling to attempt to arrange ex-
changes through her French con-
tacts, but only for a few extreme-
ly interested students.
A third and perhaps more vi-
able alternative is a 10- or 1l-day
trip planned by Mary Sheridan
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The winning players in the state championship match: (front, 1. t o I.)
Debbie Horton, Neely Mack, (back) Tracy Barton, Aubrey Abbott, and
Molly Poffenberger.
pretty well too."
Crilley agreed. "I think men-
tally, they couldn't have been
tougher."
morning exam followed by a two-
hour study hall, lunch, and a se-
cond exam. The latest proposal:
8:OO-10:OO - 1st exam
10:OO-11:OO - study hall
11:00-11:30 - 1st lunch/ s. h.
11:30-12:OO - 2nd lunch/ s. h.
12:00-2:00 - 2nd exam
(1 :45 dismissal from study
hall for those with only a
morning exam)
Although the first proposal
was not approved, the administra-
tion has expressed a willingness to
hear any further suggestions. We
at SG would appreciate any stu-
dent h p u t on the matter.
The service committee has be-
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and Sherwin Little. This trip will
b e an educational, two-week tour
of Italy, Paris, and Soutttern
France.
The t o w is more easy .to
plan than an exchange, because
most of the arrangements are
made through a touring company.
When asked why the t w o fo-
reign language departments are
taking the trip together, Little r e
plied, "The travels will benefit the
kids in that they see and learn
about two different cultures."
The students' travels involve Re-
naissance, Medieval, and ancient
civilizations in Italy and France.
Another plus is that many
Italians can speak French, so the
participants will get exposed to
some French while in Italy.
The trip will probably be in
the form of a tour for only this
year. Next year, the administra-
tors will probably arrange a h o m e
stay for exchange students.
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photo by Davis Griffin
-
gun a drive to raise money for the
underprivileged and undernour-
ished of Ethiopia. Several fund-
raising activities, such as the up-
coming Hot Legs competition, al-
ready exist, but additional sugges-
tions are always welcome. Anna
Batsakes is Service Committee
Chairperson.
Other upcoming events in-
clude the annual Powderpuff
football game, which will be held
o n Wednesday, November 21,
during 6th and 7th periods. Ad-
mission will be $1.00.
Thanks,
Jim Gru skin
SG Vice President

Prayer deviates from secular spirit
by Paul Mo~lach
As Election Day approaches,
the issue of religion in schools, or
more specifically President Rea-
gan's espousal of prayer in public
schools, remains an issue in the
presidential campaign.
It should not. How any plau-
sible argument in favor of this po-
licy could be formulated is be-
yond my comprehension. We
should keep prayer where it be-
longs: in churches, private resi-
dences, parochial schools, and
most importantly, in the minds of
individuals.
Before I present my argument,
I should perhaps present my reli-
gious views, lest I be labelled a
heretic by some self-righteous
fundamentalist. I am not a strong
believer; neither am I an atheist.
I was born and raised a Roman
Catholic and am quite content to
remain so.
A surprisingly large group of
conservatives have adopted the
idea of having at least a few mo-
ments of silence for prayer or re-
flection, or better yet, a non-
denominational prayer to be said
in public schools.
Conservatives such as William
F. Buckley respond to attacks on
their "baby" with constitutional
nit-picking, showing that separa-
tion of church and state is not re-
ally present in the constitution.
This ignores the real issue. Re-
gardless of whether "separation of
church and state" was merely a
personal belief of Thomas Jeffer-
son or was incorporated into the
Constitution, freedom of religion
is inherent to a free society, and
is dependent upon the non-in-
volvement of government with re-
ligion and vice-versa.
The supporters of school
prayer promote the policy be-
cause they feel it will instill a
healthy sense of morality into
children. The enor here is the
presumption first, that religion is
necessary to high moral standards,
and second, that a single code of
morality may be established that
will not infringe upon anyone's
independent beliefs.
Certain moral precepts, like re-
spect for life and the rights of
others, are basic not only to most
religions, but also to any success-
ful society. A child needs no ex-
amples from religious texts to
learn this lesson.
The promoters of organized
prayer in public schools also claim
to have the ability to write or dis-
CHIEFTAIN
cover a prayer inoffensive to
everyone. Such would be inter-
esting indeed, to successfully min-
gle the beliefs of fundamentalists,
atheists, Jews, Moslems, Rastafari-
ans, and countless others.
Thus, any organized prayer in
public schools infringes upon the
beliefs of atheists if it mentions a
New technology creates new jobs
News release fromDe VR Y:
Evanston, IL-Computers that talk
and robots that walk represent a
new breed of machines that owe
' have like to have played Tracy
their existence to recent advances
in electronics.
In turn, thousands of new
technical jobs exist thanks to new
electronic products, says Philip A.
Clement, President of DeVRY
INC., one of the largest networks
of postsecondary technical
education institutes in North
America. The DeVry Institutes
offer degree and diploma pro-
grams in Electronics Technology
and Computer Information
Systems.
"NBw applications for elec-
tronics in manufacturing, m e
dicine, scientific research, tele-
communications, aerospace and
a wide range of consumer pro-
ducts will generate new employ-
ment opportunities for many
years to come," Mr. Clement says.
The United States government
estimates that by 1990 electronics
'Chieftain' ranked first
by Anna Batsakes
For the fourth consecutive
year, Chieftain has received a first
place ranking from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association of
Columbia University for journa-
listic excellence in a high school
newspaper.
Six issues of the 1983-84 vol-
ume of Chieftain were sent to Co-
lumbia to be criticized and evalu-
ated in the areas of contentlcove-
rage, writinglediting, designldis-
play, and creativity.
The paper was awarded 911
points out of a possible 1000,
scoring highest in content/cove-
rage with a total of 221 out of
240.
Each of the six entries was re-
viewed by a single judge, who
used a 36 page scorebook for ra-
ting the publication.
Personal comments and cri-
tiques were handwritten by the
Supreme Being, and upon the
rights of any believers if such a
reference were absent in any form
of "prayer." I do not feel too far
out of line in suggesting that both
sides are well-represented in the
U.S.
The infusion of religion into
government detracts from person-
and electrical technicians will
occupy 107,000 new jobs. The
California-based Institute for the
Future predicts that information-
based technologies will be the
main force driving economic
growth during the next decade.
These information ' technol-
ogies include computers, factory
automation systems and commun-
ications systems for the home and
office.
A solid educational grounding
in electronics is the key to a re-
warding career building, maintain-
ing, repairing, or designing sophis-
ticated electronic components.
According to the DeVRY INC.
President, those who study the
subject today will acquire skills
that will remain viable well into
the 21st century.
In the years ahead, electronics
technicians also will apply their
skills to emerging telecommun-
ications technologies such as fiber
optics, cellular radio and satel-
lites.
by Columbia
judge in the scorebook in order to
give the staff suggestions for im-
provement.
The judge commended the
Chieftain staff on their quality
writing and a "design that most
definitely reflects the personality
of the paper."
"Our writing is better than
any of the papers we exchange
with." said Chieftain sponsor
1984-85 Thespian officers elected
by Arianna Newman
The 1984-1985 Thespians
have elected their new officers.
This year's President and Vice-
President are seniors Claire Flora
and Majie Fink: Also eIected
were senior Elizabeth Converse as
Secretary and senior Karen Wie-
demer as Treasurer.
Plans are currently under way
a1 liberty, just as the involvement
of government in a religion under-
mines its faithfulness t o its doc-
trine.
As they are generally conserva-
tive, the supporters of the imposi-
tion of religion into a facet of
government, the public education
system, thus ironically weaken
one of the basic freedoms they
have traditionally fought to pre-
serve.
Industrial robots, expected to
number 330,000 worldwide by
1990, will spring to life and
remain operational only through
the efforts of trained specialists,
Mr. Clement says.
Similarly, computer tech-
nology, which now includes
highly sophisticated applications
such as computer-aided design
and manufacture and speech syn-
thesis, must be supported by a
trained corps of technicians.
DeVRY INC.'s 11 campuses in
the United States and Canada had
a combined 1983 fall enrollment
of more than 32,500 students;
approximately 6,000 students are
expected to graduate from the
DeVry Institutes in 1984.
Campuses are located in
Atlanta, Chicago and Lombard
(IL), City of Industry (Los
Angeles), Columbus (OH), Irving
(Dallas), Kansas City (MO),
Phoenix, Woodbridge (NJ), and
Calgary and Toronto, Canada.
William P. Kincaid. "All we have
to work on is page makeup."
The judges also seemed im-
pressed with Chieftime, Chief-
tain's magazine section, and with
student and teacher profiles in the
features section.
-'I knew we could do it," said
'83-'84 editor-inchief Winston
Wells. "We had a great paper last
year, and I know the winning tra-
dition will continue through the
years."
for the nest production, which
will be Dessert Theatre. Follow-
ing dessert, the Thespians will pre-
sent a series of three one-act plays
and interludes.
In the past, auditions for Des-
sert Theatre have been open only
to Thespians, but they will be
open to all interested this year.
November 2,1984
Overlooked Poffenberger graced with poise
by Kevin Walzer
Undoubtedly, Molly Poffen-
berger was angry. Oh, not angry
in a bad sense; more angry born
of a sense of humor about frus-
tration.
The blonde freshman with the
relentless baseline game and poise
that belies her years was discus-
sing- her results in her first state
tournament two Saturdays ago.
The verdict: a quarterfinal finish
with a straight-set loss to the girl
teammate Tracy Barton defeated
to take the title herself.
"Well, of course I'm mad I
lost," said Poffenberger. "I would
for the title. I could have gotten
to the finals if I had beaten [Dede
Bordos] . But there was no way I
could have beaten her ."
Don't get the idea Poffenber-
ger snapped out any of this; she
didn't sound all that mad. Ac-
tually, she laughed.
In other words, she was
pleased with her performance and
was glad Barton won. "I played
well; I'm happy for Tracy."
What with all the hoopla over
Barton and Aubrey Abbott and
Debbie Horton winning state,
and the team itself winning state,
SPORTSVI EW
with Kevin Walzer
I suppose the obvious question
is, "What next?" Basking in the
euphoria of three state champion-
ships, a perfect season, no losses,
that's all nice, and all, but the
question needs to be asked: What
next?
Coach Cindy Crilley has
already started pondering that
question, and she's come up with
an answer that blows the mind:
there's room for improvement.
"Obviously, it's hard to do
much better in terms of results ..."
she said. "But there's always
room for improvement in an
individual's game. We won the
team tournament, but we weren't
playing as well as we could have."
Of course, Crilley quickly
added that "we played better
than everyone else- it was good
enough."
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Poffenberger has been largely
overlooked. For instance, the
Cincinnati Enquirer neglected to
mention her quarterfinal showing
at state. But Poffenberger has
been thrust in a number of pres-
sure situations this year and
has come through with flying
colors.
"Tracv has been a big factor
for us this year, but ~ o l has l ~
added as much as she has, if not
more," pointed out Abbott.
Poffenberger herself pointed
to her three-set victory over her
Centerville opponent as her "big-
gest win of the year," but it
meant for more than that-it also
won the match for the Squaws,
3-2. That match was what put IH
in the state team tournament.
Having dropped the first set
7-5, Poffenberger faced an uphill
battle if she hoped to win. She
forged out a decisive service break
in the second which enabled her
to win 6-4. Then, surprisingly,
she ran out the third set 6-0.
"[The Centerville player]
tightened up in the third set,"
said Poffenberger. "I was sur-
prised. She had been playing
tough but all of a sudden lost her
confidence. She stopped hitting
Let's put it (: >I/ in perspective...
Crilley, in discussing how
"well" her team has played this
year, was quick to clarify that she
felt that certain components of
her player's games were beyond
fault. "Mentally they've played
superbly all year," she said. "In
terms of how they've handled
pressure and adversity, that is."
The mental part of tennis, of
any game, is indeed how well a
player reacts to tense situations.
And, with little exception,
the players have risen to the oc-
casion. This is exceptional
coming from such a young team.
Crilley was quick to point out
that "this is not a one-shot deal.
We're going to have most of these
players back next year." Just to
think what could happen boggles
the mind.
So let's evaluate just what
could hapien.
First, the team is young-a
number of freshmen and sopho-
mores. ~ u a tmajor reason for the
success this year was their poise
and maturity-it was astounding.
Such ability to handle pressure-
tough, three-set matches in must-
the ball hard, and it was easy t o
win then."
It was this win that was Pof-
fenberger 's individual baptism of
fire. Having survived that, she
was able to come through for the
team again-in the finals of the
state team tournament, against
Toledo Notre Dame.
As coach Cindy Crilley noted,
Molly Poffenberger returns a shor in her "biggest win of the year" in
the Centerville match.
"[Barton] and [ Abbott/Horton]
had won pretty easily, and [Beth
MyersISona Tipnis] had lost at
second doubles. That left Molly
and Neely [Mack] still playing.
They
tough were
matches."
both in the middle of
Poffenberger , having won a
routine 6-2 first set, ran into
trouble during the second. She
win situations, as state, is to be
expected from sophomores
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie
Horton. They proved as freshmen
that they could handle the heat
with their third place finish in the
tournament. This is a harsh thing
to say, but according to the
standards they've set, nothing less
than a state championship from
them would have been good
enough.
But similar poise can be found
in the case of freshmen Tracy
Barton and Molly Poffenberger.
Barton, not, only being a fresh-
man going for the state champion-
ship, was also nudged by history-
she was the first Cincinnati girl to
ever win a state singles title.
Poffenberger lost in the
quarterfinals of state, but she had
her pressure-filled situations, too.
One was her three-set defeat of
her Centerville rival - the win
that vaulted IH into the state
team tourney. And then was her
tiebreaker win over her opponent
in the team finals - she came
back from 4-0 to win 7-4.
These two have set some
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and her opponent, Toledo's Kim
Pacella, traded games and were
forced her into a tiebreaker. Pa-
cella, smelling a third set, jumped
all over Poffenberger for a 4-0
lead.
Then, said Crilley, "someone
in the stands yelled out, 'Just like
Centerville, Molly!' That was all
the reminder she needed." Pof-
photo by Mariano Fernandez
fenberger reeled off seven straight
points to take the tiebreaker and
the match, 6-2, 7-6, and ensure
IH its third state championship of
the year. Mack soon finished her
match, 6-3, 6-4, notching the
fourth win.
Poffenberger was pleased, of
course. "State champions!" she
laughed.
mighty high standards for them t o
follow. Perhaps it's not nice t o
say this, but they will be judged
against those standards in years to
come.
So,, with this in mind, let's try
to answer the question, "What's
next? "The four state finishers
will all be back next year. With a
year's experience under their belt,
the two freshmen should chal-
lenge for some sort of state title.
Abbott and Horton will be prime
candidates as well.
The team as a whole doesn't
stand to lose much in the way of
talent. Seniors Beth Myers-sec-
ond doubles-and Ellen Alvord
will graduate, so they won't b e
back. Junior Neely Mack, third
singles, will be moving to Aus-
tralia in the winter and will miss
next season. That also applies t o
freshman Robin Mack, Neely's
sister.
But all the others will be back,
including junior Sona Tipnis.
And good eighth grade talent-
most notable is Andrea Farley,
see SPORTSVIEW, p. 14
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Barton aftributes success to
by Tiffany Meyer
Tracy Barton, IH's state sin-
gles champion, has been playing
for nine years-"since I was tall
enough to hold the racket," she
jokes.
During that time, she evolved
Tracy Barton, IH's freshman singles champion.
ott, Horton cope with pressure
by Kevin Walzer
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie
Horton certainly know about
pressure. It's been a big part of
their lives the iast two years as a
doubles team, and they've learned
to cope with it. You don't win a
state title ~vithoutknowing how
to cope with pressure.
Consider that as freshmen,
these two advanced to the state
tournament as a team sparkling
with talent and potential, which
included a superb win-loss record
and an impressive string of show-
ings in sectionals and districts.
They appeared ready. Then
they got up to the broiling,
smothering atmosphere at state,
advanced to the semifinals and
lost to the eventual champs, Bex-
ley.
It was a loss marked as much
by the screaming pro-Bexley
crowd as the unorthodox style of
the Bexley duo, both playing
back at the baseline.
Loud noise and a style you're
not used to is pressure. But both
Abbott and Horton call it a learn-
ing experience. "Being at state
last year definitely helped us,"
said Horton. Abbott added, "I
think that we knew what to ex-
pect from state this year, which
took away a lot of the pressure."
Without that mental burden,
the two were able to prepare
themselves for the task at hand.
CHIEFTAIN
to a fleet baseliner with devast-
ating power. She credits her
former coach, Joe Kendall, with
instilling in hzr this type of game.
"I took lessons from him for four
years, and he was the one who
kind of developed my game. The
photo by Davis Griffin
That included advancing to the
semifinals, where they were re-
matched with Bexley. This time,
Abbott and Horton were ready.
"The Bexley crowd was really
loud, just like last year," said Ab-
bott. "But there was a really
good official reffing the match,
and he kept them pretty quiet.
That really helped us."
Horton also stressed that they
were prepared for Bexley's style
much more so than last year.
"We practiced a lot for that
match by playing doubles against
other players who stayed back-
usually it was Molly [Poffenber-
ger] and Tracy [Barton]. We
were really ready for the match."
After dispatching Bexley, Ab-
bott and Horton were faced with
the last hurdle: the finals. But
their experience taught them how
to handle the pressure: stay loose.
"We'd have gone nuts if there
were nothing to do except play
tennis," said Horton. "Mrs. Cril-
ley organized some things to get
our minds off tennis. That Fri-
day [after advancing to the semi-
finals] we went out with the golf
team. I think it was really great
that they were up there too, be-
cause we had a chance to go out
and have some fun. We would
have gone bananas if we were the
only ones up in Columbus."
Abbott described a different
method for alleviating her jitters:
hard work,
As many know, Barton's old-
er sisters also play quite well-
Lynn, who graduated in 1982,
and Kathy, who graduated in
1980, were a part of many suc-
cessful tennis teams. The two
have had a positive effect on Bar-
ton's game over the years by
practicing with her and giving
her continual encouragement.
This preparation over the
years, though, would not prepare
Barton for the experience of
state-only competing there
could. Barton admits that "I was
extremely nervous before my first
match." After she won easily,
Barton said, "I felt more com-
fortable and was able to relax."
Surprisingly, instead of grow-
ing tenser as she neared the finals.
Barton grew looser. "Although
I was a little nervous before the
final, it wasn't bad," she said.
. In the midst uf the final,
though, Barton had more than
she concentrated. "The way we
were playing, it was just one point
at a time. Hit out, go for it, don't
look ahead."
Horton agreed. "In tennis, if
you look too far ahead, you
won't win. While we were play-
ing, we just took it in steps."
She expressed similar feelings
about the tennis season as a
whole. "I mean, state was a goal
we had at the start, but it wasn't
first and foremost on our minds.
We had matches to play, tourna-
ments, everything! It takes
one step at a time to get where
you want. "
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November 2,1984
dedication
a little reason to grow nervous.
After taking the first set 6-1,
she dropped a close tiebreaker
in the second, 7-6.
"At that point I was just try-
ing to stay aggressive," said Bar-
ton. "IDede Bordos. her- oDpon-
z - r -
ent] was the one who got scared
and stopped hitting hard. That
made it easy for me." Without
any resistance from Bordos, Bar-
ton ran out the third set 6-2 to
take the title.
The victory relieved a lot of
mental burdens for Barton. She
said, "I'm confident that I have
good game now and that I'll
continue to play well."
She attributes much of her
success to hard work. It's been
the story of her life, actually.
"I think if you work hard at
something you want, you can
succeed. That's been a big part
of my attitude this season."
The two took this attitude
into their finals match with a
team from the Columbus School
for Girls. Playing confident and
aggressive tennis, they breezed
through the first set 6-1. Then
Abbott and Horton, in the words
of them both, began to "play ten-
tatively" and lost the second set
7-5.
"We played scared,"said Hort-
on bluntly. "We started thinking
about just getting the match over-
with and we were just keeping the
ball in play. By the time we
started playing a little better it
was 6-5 and you really can't gam-
see DOUBLES, p. 14
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photo by Mariano Fernandez
November 2,1984 CHIEFTAIN Page 5
Hughes chosen to visit Cc
by James Anderson
for
II national leadership seminar in dith Loughran, Mr. Doug Ham-
Sophomore Clarence Hughes Colorado. mond, and junior Matt Feltman.
has won the 1984-85 Hugh O'Bri- Each of the six applicants was Said Feltman, "Clarence won on
an Award. The award in given to judged by three questions an- the interview."
a sophomore who exhibits out- swered on the back of the applica- Hughes said he was LLhonored"
standing leadership potential from tion form, and an interiiew with about winning the award. He felt
every school in the nation. the judging committee. that "my office of Vice-President
The award-winner receives an This committee consists of of the Southwest District of the
allexpenses-paid trip to a leader- one administrator, two faculty Ohio Industrial Arts Association
ship seminar in Columbus. If members, and the past winners of really helped me to be chosen."
Clarence does well there, he will the award; this year the judges For the past two years, the
receive another trip, this time to a were Mr. Gary Gellert, Mrs. Mere- award-winner has finished in the
I news briefs I semifinals in the competition for
the trip to Colorado. Hughes
I ~drninistrationchanges policy for fees and fines I hopes that he can do as well as
The administration is institu- grade transcripts will be with- past winners from our school.
ting a new policy concerning held, parking stickers will not be Hugh O'Brian was an actor
outstanding fees and fines. issued or will be revoked, and li- who starred in such famous se-
In the past, a student with brary privileges will be rescinded ries as Gunsmoke. He sponsors
unpaid fees or fines had his or in order to ensure prompt pay- the award because he believes
her report card held. From now ment. that we should cultivate and re- Photo by Mariano Fernandez
on, report cards will be sent, but Last year, over 150 grades cognize the young leaders in the Hugh O'Brian delegate Clarence
no grade will be given for a pu- were held as a result of the old U.S.A. Hughes.
pil who has not paid fines or
class fees.
policy. According to Assistant
Principal Mrs. Sharon Smith,
November forbodes strange events for all
In addition. if necessary, by Elizabeth Gorman stead.
"It's ridiculous to hold up re-
Monach selected for port cards. We'd rather just This horoscope was created Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Century I II Contest
Senior Paul Monach was cho-
sen to participate in the Century
have students pay their fees and
fines."
Three to compete in
for the month o f November after
months o f studying the dot con-
figurations on the IHHS ceiling-
You feel rebellious this
month-blatantly chomp on bub-
ble gum in Mrs. Connelly's class.
I11 Leadership Contest, spon- basing every movement around Keep that book out of the library,
OU History contest but be warned, it could lead to
sored by the National Associa- Seniors David Cook, Hugh the stable Student Service Center.
tion of Secondary School Princi- Geier, and Paul Monach will be Aries (March 21-April 19) bigger and badder things-like
pals. travelling to Ohio University at You feel a compulsion to be Mrs. Smith torching the contents
The contest is based on Athens, November 9, to partici- thrifty. This month the K-Mart of your locker and throwing nas-
points earned from a resume, an pate in the second part of the constellation has great influence ty, yellow threat notes tied to
essay concerning how the appli- OU American History contest. on your sign. With no apparent rocks through your bedroom win-
cant would solve a selected na- To qualify for the second cause, you burn all of your Guess dow. But of course, it's all in the
tional problem, and a current stage, the three students each apparel and replace it with clo- students' best interest.
events quiz. State finalists will had to receive one of the top thing from the JC Penney Fox Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
be interviewed. 290' scores in the state on a pre- line. Your parents look on with Having been shunned by your
Two winners from each state liminary objective test admini- disbelief yet are supportive of family and friends due to your
will win a $1500 scholarship stered several weeks ago at IH. your new look-your friends, last SAT scores, you must resort
however, find your behavior out- to serious measures. Throw a par-
and a trip to the national con- Next Friday's test will con-
ference in Williamsburg, Virgin- sist of three 40-minute im- rageous and condemn you to a ty and have your friends help you
life of servitude. scrounge through the dictionary
ia. State alternates will win promptu essays on different as-
[ $500 scholarships. pects of American Historv. I Taurus (April 20-May 20) t o find as many obsolete words as
You feel a surge of productivi- possible. Pray repeatedly to the
ty coming on-fight it off. Drop great god of Scholastic Achieve-
that Physics course and enroll in ment and crank the Grateful Dead
"Introduction to Underwater Bas- until the neighbors firebomb your
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teacher feature
Orndorff opens mind to computers and druids
by Kym Sollinger
"The first time I met Mr.
Omdorff, he was running around
the classroom trying to organize
himself for the first day of
school. That was the first time
I'd ever seen a teacher do some-
thing really human," recalled sen-
ior Beth Myers when asked t o r e -
member her sophomore English
teacher. ''~ven this year he's
still that way. More honestly
human than any teacher I've ever
had."
What makes Richard Orndorff
a favorite teacher of many stu-
dents? Is it the jolly way he tack-
les those position papers, the en-
thusiasm he has while covering
Logic, existentialism, and Child-
hood's End, or is it the dedica-
tion this man has for shaping
young minds into great thinkers?
Possibly the answer includes all of
the above.
Mr. Orndorff came to IH in
1971 after teaching extensively
overseas. He was chairman of the
English department at the largest
overseas American school in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. After returning to
the States, Mr. Orndorff and his
wife settled down in Cincinnati to
raise a family, specifically their
five-year-old daughter Kimberly.
"Kim keeps me on my toes," he
says fatherly.
As a teacher, Mr. Orndorff
considers himself to be fairly
liberal. He enjoys teaching the
classics such as Milton, Shake-
speare, and Chaucer, but he also
teaches science fiction. Mr.
Orndorff exposes his students to
different modes of literature, giv-
ing the student a chance to read
more than one style of writing.
"It's important to be well read,"
he states. "Reading makes you
think about who you are and who
you can become."
Switching from the role of a
teacher to that of an author, Mr.
Omdorff, in his spare time, writes
a great deal. Poetry and novels
are among his favorites, but he al-
so has just completed his first
short story. Orndorff attributes
his ideas for his plot to his loyal
"muse." "Anytime I get a terrific
idea for a story, I know my muse
b hard at work."
His poetry has been published
three times in various an-
L,iologies. His novels have not
been published as of yet, but Mr.
CHIEFTAIN
Orndorff has been toying with an
idea for a new novel for the last
year. Based on Druids, compu-
ters, and a little imagination, he
hopes this novel will be the one
published.
Aside from the classroom,
Orndorff feels that the teaching-
profession does not stop outside
of class. "I believe I have a good
relationship with my students.
I'm happy to help as much as I
can." Students can often be
found in his office either asking
questions or wanting to talk. "I
wouldn't be doing a good job if
my students couldn't talk to me
about problems with papers or
whatever. Talking shows I'm not
such a mean person after all."
The teaching profession agrees
with Mr. Orndorff. He enjoys
watching his sophomores become
seniors and knowing that he has
contributed to that knowlege.
One of his favorite quotes from
Hamlet sums up his feelings.
"There is more in Heaven and
puzzle
Student perplexed
by David Cook
To begin this issue's column, I
would like to give the answer to
last week's problem. In case some
of you didn't memorize it, the
question was: If the product of
two of the roots of the quadric
equation.
x4 - 18x3 +kx 2 + 2 0 0 x - 1984
=o
is -32, what is k. The answer is
that k =86 (the four roots are -4,
8, 7 + d m , 7-4!m). Mark Ensley
and Gretchen Kindel were the
only ones to give the correct sol-
ution; they used methods learned
in Pre-calculus.
The solution I had in mind re-
quired only elementary algebra.
Due to space limitations, I am un-
able to present the derivation of
the solution; however, I will be
happy to discuss the problem
with those interested.
This week, I would like to de-
vote our attention to a single par-
adox which has baffled countless
amateur and professional philoso-
phers.
In pure form, this conundrum
is known as the "Unexpected Ti-
ger" paradox, but I prefer a vari-
...
earth than is dreampt of in your
philosophy."
Like Shakespeare, Orndorff
believes an open mind is the key
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Orndorff displays that smile that makes him distinctly "human."
by 'Pop Quiz
ation which I call the "Pop Quiz
Dilemma."
The question is the following:
A teacher tells his class that some-
time during the next week he will
give a pop quiz, that is, a surprise
test which the students will not
be expecting.
To add an element of spice,
however, he agrees that if any
student can predict on what day
the test will be given, he or she
will be exempted from taking it.
Our intellectual hero, Joe Stu-
dent, went home and pondered
the instructor's words. Joe soon
realized that if the test were on
Friday, it could never be a sur-
prise. When the test had not been
given on Monday, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, or Thursday, everyone
would know that Friday was the
only remaining possibility.
Since the teacher specified
that the quiz was to be unexpect-
ed, Joe was able to eliminate Fri-
day right off the bat.
Well, Joe decided that the test
could not take place on a Thurs-
day either, because if Thursday
were to come along (everybody
knowing the pop quiZ' could not
be on Friday), all the students
November 2,1984
to a successful life. With a dedi-
cation to this motto, he will con-
tinue to help his students see the
"what" that they can become.
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Dilemma'
would be expecting the quiz, and
it would not be a surprise, as the
teacher had guaranteed it would.
duced that if Monday and Tues-
day came and went without a
quiz (Thursday and Friday being
out of the question), Wednesday
would be the inevitable test day.
Therefore, a test on Wednes-
day would be expected, and
hence impossible. In like manner,
Joe was able to cross Tuesday off
his list. Thus, he was left with
Monday as the sole possibility.
But if this were so, then a test
on Monday could not be a sur-
prise, because he, Joe, was expect-
ing it. Therefore, Joe concluded
that the unexpected quiz was a
fabrication, and that no quiz
would be given.
Upon hearing of Joe's brilliant
deductions, the teacher responded
with a smile, a nod, and a cynical,
"Yea, right."
Next Wednesday, he gave a
popquiz and, despite Joe's rigor-
ous logic, the quiz was totally un-
expected. How can this be ex-
plained?
For those of you who think
you have the answer, may I inter-
see PUZZLE, p. 8
November 2,1984
movie review
Murray cuts stereotype with 'The Razor's Edge'
by Janet Nkohs mid
Richard Stradling
Used to be that seeing "Bill
Murray's latest film" meant going
to see a comedy, and usually a
good one. This time, however,
"Bill Murray's latest" is not a
comedy, but a drama, and a good
one at that.
"The Razor's Edge" is the sec-
ond screenplay adaptation of the
W. Somerset Maugham novel of
the same name. Murray and dir-
ector John Byrum teamed up to
write the screen play which earn-
ed the rating PG-13.
Billed as "The Adventure of
One Man's Search for Himself,"
the film comes off more as a
drama than an "adventure" which
in no way detracts from the soul-
searching that the main character
goes through. That main charac-
ter is Larry (Murray), a young
who, upon returning from World
War I, forgoes a career as a stock
broker and his marriage to his
lovely fiancee Isabella, played by
Catherine Hicks, in order to think
things over. "I can't see myself
living in a big house worrying ab-
out getting a new car every year
surrounded by friends in big hous-
es who worry about getting a new
car every year," he states.
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of course theit own,
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with tactics unknown
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CHIEFTAIN
Larry chooses to think things
over in Paris where he holds vari-
ous menial subsistence jobs and
lives with his b o o k s in humble
surroundings. Realizing he can't
go back to Illinois, Larry saves
enough money to go to India
where his soul-searching contin-
ues. There he learns that "the
path to salvation is narrow and
sharp as a razor's edge." Return-
ing to Paris as the Depression hits
the States, Larry finds all of his
friends, including Isabella, have
come to Paris. and the plot be-
comes imminently more compli-
cated. ,
The movie's supporting actors
and actresses are all very good,
but "The Razor's Edge" focuses
on Larry, and Bill Murray does
not disappoint in the lead role.
How well Murray does will, in the
beginning, depend on how famil-
iar you are with Bill Murray.
For some, everything he does
is funny and the theater seems on
edge waiting for Murray, the char-
acter, to break and become Mur-
ray, the comedian. By the end of
the film, however, Murray's per-
formance as Larry has made even
the most ardent fan forget about
"Stripes" and. "Ghostbusters" un-
til the lights come up. Murray
does write himself some fun-
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letting n10 one in tiheir way
if you aire a druggie
better elvd it todaj1.
You 're hett.er now
d you to b
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and- canlnot conceive.
ike oil artc
you cannot relate
feeling rzo thing
you live in hate.
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hut rzo pride is there;
they strip your mind
so you won 't cure.
ny lines, however, and can't help
being his comical self at times but
the 1980's humor seems a bit out
of place against a '20's - '30's
serious adventuredrama back-
ground.
From the lavish home of
Isabella's uncle in Paris to the
fields of France during World War
I, to the scenery of India's Him-
alayas, each setting is convin-
coming events
Prince passes the QueenCity...for now
there that day ...t o go cra-zy.
Bogarts'
The Church -November 6 -with
lead singer Father Mulcahy.
Michael Stanley Band - Novem-
ber 7 - some good stuff from the
Mistake-on-the-~ake.
Spirogyra - November 8 - A small,
corkscrew-like jazz ensemble.
A1 Stewart - November 16 - of
"Year of the Cat" fame.
McGuffey Lane - November 17 -
Bogarts' best is back.
Guess Who - November 18 -with
special guest Georges Marciano.
Rupp Arena
Prince - December 13, 8:00 -
dearly beloved, we will gather
HOROSCOPE, p 5
m
frm
bubbling during every spare min-
ute you can find. Bubbler's
Cramp, seeing black dots and
Scan-tron affection are all signs of
the Sharon Complex. Be warned:
number 2 lead pencils could be-
come extinct by the year 2000;
stock up now.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Plan ahead-find your date to
prom immediately and go back t o
sleep until June.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You feel a need to be remem-
bered forever; you scribe your
name, student number and ad-
dress on all of the bathroom
stalls. Focus this energy by pre-
paring a time capsule. In it in-
clude a bag of frozen White Cas-
tles, a copy of Justice and Power,
a copy of Mrs. Smith's guide to
effective Scan-tron bubbling, and
most importantly, a Michael Jack-
son Wonder Glove.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Food has a new meaning for
you this month. The mere whiff
of a pepperoni pizza excites you.
You fail to recognize the true ob-
ject of your desire and turn your
feelings toward a LaRosa's de-
Page 9
cing as their details portray not
only location, but establish the
mood and time period of each
scene as well. This is not a low-
budget film.
"The Razor's Edge" may not
be Murray's last serious endeavor,
nor does it need to be. With his
performance in the film, Murray
is on his way to establishing him-
self as a multi-dimensional actor.
Cincinnati Gardens
Billy Squier - November 3, 8:OO-
stroke him ...
Sammy Hagar - November 7 , 8:00
-dearoop en porshna.
Hall and Oates -November 9,
- hey, I thought I had them for
breakfast.
Riverfront Coieseum
Championship Hot Rod Pull -Nov-
ember 9, 10-take your chick,
some Coors, and your Chevy.
Prince- postponed until further
notice.
livery person. Get a full tank of
gas and go for it-who knows
what a tasty romance could re-
sult.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
A long-lost cousin appears on
your doorstep. He beckons you
to join a strange Middle-Eastern
cult that feasts only on alfalfa
sprouts and granola bars. Being a
sucker, you want to pack your
bags and go, but don't-join the
Warren Hill fan club instead.
U2, from p. 8
rain/So let it rain /Rain down on
me."
If nothing more can be said
least itU2's
about canwork
be called
o n this
consistent-
album, at
consistently bad. This album
seems to be the result of several
rainy-day jam sessions. There
is no continuity t o the album, no
uniting theme, and definitely very
little variation in the musical line.
The Unforgettable Fire is
the first unsuccessful album for
U2. ' Commercially, it may do
well, but with as many songs lack-
ing in interest and good tunes,
this album is bound to be a disap-
pointment for the true U2 lover.
November 2,1984
senior &etch
by Anna Maria Batsakes
"I used to get high on life,"
said Hugh Geier, "but the Inter-
vention Committee told me my
tolerance went up." He is referr-
ing to what he calls "The Inquisi-
tion," a new facet of the admini-
stration that entered his personal
life.
"I'm distressed that the com-
mittee men found out that after
school I go home, take off my
oxford and penny loafers, then
put on my rock and roll tee, a
long flamboyant earring, part my
hair in the middle, and go bang
my head to the latest Twisted
Sister album ."
Hugh's stress due to this
"antic" of the Intervention
Committee has led thg respected
student leader to realize "how
Arthur Miller felt" and to "hope
in the future that the I-team
realizes the difference between
care and carelessness."
Hugh has a variety of past-
times that can keep any excellent
student busy. Classmates usually
notice his incredible artistic talent
after reviewing the notes he took
during that day's lecture.
senior sketch
Kelly's just a Virginia
by Ken Jones
Kelly Martin's life seems to be
working in circles these days.
Charlottesville, her birthplace, is
the home of the University of Vir-
ginia, where Kelly wants to spend
her college years.
One reason for Kelly's yearn-
ing to return is her familiarity
with the area. Each year the Mar-
tins visit their grandparents in the
adjoining town of Waynesboro.
As she described it, "Waynesboro
is a boring town. There is abso-
lutely nothing to do, so the kids
drive up and down the main street
in their pick-up trucks."
Apparently, Kelly does not go
for the quiet life. Her opinion of
the Queen City reflects her pen-
chant for excitement. "Cincin-
nati. Hmmmm. Well, it's not Los
Angeles, but at least there's
enough to do.''
Kelly's reference to Los An-
geles wmes from last year's
Spring Break. Kelly and her older
sister spent some time living it up
together in southern California.
CHIEFTAIN
oppression of the plague
Most of his notes consist of
various cartoons and "faces" he
has drawn. "My sketches vary
from class to class," said Hugh.
"It usually depends on what class
I'm in. Last week in World Lit.
we were discussing Eastern philo-
sophy, so my notes consisted of a
Buddhist
. .- --
monk and a Yin-Yahg
missile."
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photo by Scott Blanchard
Wubble goes through a dramatic metamorphosis.
Much of the time was spent at her
sister's boyfriend's chocolate fac-
tory. Comments Kelly, "I put on
a little weight."
If one knows Kelly, though,
that weight probably never
showed, and heaven forbid it ever
does, or her modeling career
would be ruined. Although she
has not posed lately, Kelly has ap-
peared in many shots during the
past few years for local stores.
She explains that modeling is
not as glamorous as many people
think, at least not in Cincinnati.
Says Kelly, "They call you, and
you go to this dreary place that is
like a warehouse. Then, you
throw your two inches of makeup
on, and they make sure the
clothes look perfect.
"Posing is the only creative
part," according to Kelly, The
product is usually astounding.
Unfortunately, Chieftain could
not find the infamous "towel
shot," but rest assured, Kelly
makes modeling an art.
When Kelly is not in front of
Besides sketching during class-
time, "Wubble" enjoys getting
back to nature. The Thoreau-like
youth has been on a number of
wilderness trips, his latest being a
four-week hiking, rafting, and
climbing trip with Siskuyou High
Adventures in California.
Nature, according to Hugh, is
his classroom. "I like to get awav
photo by Elble Herman ('83)
at
the camera, one might find her in
front of an audience as part of
"The Premiers," formerly known
as the Chamber Choir. The hard-
est part for Kelly was getting her-
self to the audition. "I always
Kelly and her dog, Muffin, find sanctuary at Rlhinestmm.
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page
from society," he said. "You
learn more about others and your-
self in a natural environment."
A complete portrait of Hugh
cannot be drawn without mention
of the "White Elephant," his
hand-me-down Opel, a car of Itali-
an descent. "I think I cleaned it
once," Hugh mentioned before
going on to his plan to have its ex-
haust system shoot flames. "I'd
clean it out more often if it were
an El Camino."
As an active student, Hugh's
personal life sometimes takes a
back seat to his extra-curricular
activities, He is constantly on the
move as Student Government
President, but regards his position
as a "learning experience." He is
also President of the Model U.N.
Club and recommends it for any-
one who, like himself, "enjoys de-
bating on government and world
affairs."
Cartoonist, adventure man,
and diplomat Hugh plans to at-
tend either Duke, Dartmouth, or
Brown and to major in something
"politically oriented ." His only
advice as a college-bound senior is
"not to read the Huckleberry
Finn Cliff Notes."
The great plague known as
"senioritis" has been a symptom
see HUGH, p. 8
wanted to try out, but I had not
sung for three years. I really had
to kick
Her myself."
motivation included tak-
ing some voice lessons, before she
finally auditioned and was a_c-
cepted. At their first concert last
week, she "felt comfortable in
front of the crowd."
Sge KELLY, ,8
photo by Scott Blanchrrd
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disc review
U Z flickers with 'Unforge ttable Fire'
by Tracy Megison
U2, one of the most socially
outspoken bands of the eighties,
has just released their fifth al-
bum, The Unforgettable Fire.
U2 is best known for its pow-
erful protest songs, whose lyrics
are full of social statements and
religious overtones. Just the titles
of some of their past songs, "Sun-
day Bloody Sunday," "New
Years' Day," and "Two Hearts
Beat As One" suggest the contro-
versial topics which this quartet
addresses in their work.
Unfortunately, U2 seems to
have taken a turn for the worse in
their latest release, Bono, the
group's lead singer, seems to be so
heavily caught up in the quest to
make a meaningful statement in
every song, that his lyrics have be-
come too obscure for comprehen-
sion.
On top of that, the old prob-
lem that seems to plague the
band, their fixation with that r e
verb button, seems to be causing
its share of problems on the al-
bum.
Bono's characteristic. tenor
wail, which was in top form on
their last studio album, War, is so
badly slurred and drowned out by
the reverb (and the mix job of the
record's tracks) that one can bare-
ly distinguish the words, much
less make any sense of them. If
not for the words provided on the
record cover (to only one of the
songs), I would have been com-
pletely lost.
Side one opens with "A Sort
of Homecoming." Bad choice for
Cook's logic runs rings around mind
PUZZLE, from p. 6
ject a word of restraint. There is
none (at least no known and
accepted one).
.Keep in mind that the object
is not to prove that Joe was
wrong (that is self-evident), but:
to point out the fallacy in his rea-
soning.
Two rather unsatisfying
solutions are the following:
1. Because of the use of the
term "unexpected," any conclu-
sion about the day of the test is
inherently incorrect, because the
more likely a day is, the more
"expected" and thus unlikely it
becomes.
2. The term "unexpected" it-
self is inherently false in this type
problem. For example, if five stu-
CHIEFTAIN
an opener. It is a confusing song
with very little value. Bono wails
his heart out, conjuring up peace-
fully wmbolic images that really
don't work together in the same
song.
"Pride (In the Name of Love)"
follows, bringing relief to any
listener's ears. This song is one
of the strongest on the album.
Bono bemoans the starkness in
men's lives and implores in his
soaring voice, " In the name of
love/ Want more in the name of
love.''
"Wire" is a chaotic piece on
which The Edge really cranks on
his guitar. Complete with grunts,
sighs, and chants in the back-
ground, this song succeeds in, con-
veying nothing but the feeling
that the band truly was "wired."
The title song, "The Unforget-
table Fire" is hard to categorize.
It tries to be a ballad, but can't
quite make it. The tune is good;
Larry Mullen, Jr. shows some
good drumming, but "The Unfor-
gettable Fire" winds up as a ,very r Kelly also participates in Key
forgettable song.
Finishing out side one is
"Promenade," Thankfully it does
it softly and quietly..and without
very much reverb.
"4th of July" dully begins bad. I'm relatively happy. Let's
side two. An instrumental com- face it, it could be so much
posed strictly of bass (Adam
Clayton), this song comes out
sounding like an underwater re-
cording of whales. Clayton is an
admirable bassist; unfortunately,
his role in the band confines him
to a few chords throughout the
album.
dents each sincerely expect a test
on one of five different days, that on overcoming her shyness is to
test cannot be wholly unexpect-
ed. Extending this logic, any day
can be expected, and thus no test
needbe a surprise.
To end 'with a (very) slightly
more eas~-to-solvepuzzle, I have
decided to include the final prob- ly, "I11 get a job just to show my-
lem in this year 's Denison Univer- self I can do it."
sity Mathematical Competition.
Since no calculators or other
computational aids were al-
lowed on the test, a complete so-
lution will require both the an-
swer itself and an explanation of
the method by which it was ar-
rived at.
Simplify:
The next song, "Bad" is a slow
and painful song. Painful to the
listener, that is. I think that its
title is self-explanatory.
"Indian Summer Sky"
breathes a fresh breath of life
into this dying album. The song
has a strong beat, good guitaring
by The Edge, which help t o over-
Travel and nature high on Kelly's list
KELLY, from p. 7
In addition to Chamber Choir,
club and Chieftain, of which she
is Vice President and Business
Manager, respectively. States Kel-
ly, "If you're not involved, it's
not any fun. School's not that
worse,"
Kelly may seem to be very
outgoing with modeling and sing-
ing and all, but actually she is fair-
ly shy. '$1 used to be so shy," ex-
plains Kelly. "Around strangers I
wouldn't even think of saying a
word. Then I met Debbie Tipp.
Now, it's not so much of a prob-
lem."
One way in which Kelly plans
travel. For Spring Break, she is
planning a lot of time at the Co-
pacabana in sunny Acapulco.
Travel does not stop after high
school, however. Kelly plans to
work, but not for long. Says Kel-
After awhile, though, Kelly
plans to take off and see the
world, "When I travel, f don't
want to do normal touristy
things. I want to do anything the
people who live there do."
Tiave! may be high on Kelly's
agenda, but she also enjoys the lo-
cal scenery, namely, Rhinestrom
Park. Frequently, Kelly can be
found wandering the beautiful
November 2, 1984
come the slurred edge of reverb
that distorts Bono's voice.
"Elvis Presley and America"
cannot be described. It is a con-
glomeration of good and bad.
There is some good playing on
track; unfortunately Bono's vo-
cals are off-key and quite often
reach the point of screaming.
Mercifully completing the al-
bum is "MLK," a soft, almost
restful tune by Bono. He quietly
sings, "If a thunder cloud/ Passes
see U2, p. 9
surroundings and practicing - with
"the band." In case anyone
doubts Kelly's affinity for nature,
it really does not matter. because
she's ''with the band." '
Work before pleasure, though,
so Kelly wants to work at the
University of Virginia. Her rea-
sons for wanting to attend UVA
are abstract. "It's weird, but I
know it will be right." In refer-
ence to the boring Charlottesville
formerly mentioned, Kelly simply
notes, "At least Washington, D.C.
is fairly close."
Hopefully, UVA will accept
Kelly, because, as she puts it,
"I'm just a Virginia girl at heart."
Thomas Jefferson would be
proud.
HUGH, from p. 7
of ugh since freshman year. The
NHS student tends to be a consis-
tent procrastinator, but assures
his teachers that "I always get
things finished, even if they are a
little late," It is not an unknown
event t o find Hugh with a 300-
page, unread book to finish for
the next day. Still, Hugh insists,
"The reading gets done.''
Whether Hugh is banging his
head, strolling through the green
belt of IH, cruising around in the
"White Elephant" or sketching
during a lecture period, one can
always see the respected leader
fighting the oppression of the
plague.

Page 6
teacher feature
Orndorff opens mind to computers and druids
by Kym Sollinger
"The first time I met Mr.
Omdorff, he was running around
the classroom trying to organize
himself for the first day of
school. That was the first time
I'd ever seen a teacher do some-
thing really human," recalled sen-
ior Beth Myers when asked t o r e -
member her sophomore English
teacher. ''~ven this year he's
still that way. More honestly
human than any teacher I've ever
had."
What makes Richard Orndorff
a favorite teacher of many stu-
dents? Is it the jolly way he tack-
les those position papers, the en-
thusiasm he has while covering
Logic, existentialism, and Child-
hood's End, or is it the dedica-
tion this man has for shaping
young minds into great thinkers?
Possibly the answer includes all of
the above.
Mr. Orndorff came to IH in
1971 after teaching extensively
overseas. He was chairman of the
English department at the largest
overseas American school in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. After returning to
the States, Mr. Orndorff and his
wife settled down in Cincinnati to
raise a family, specifically their
five-year-old daughter Kimberly.
"Kim keeps me on my toes," he
says fatherly.
As a teacher, Mr. Orndorff
considers himself to be fairly
liberal. He enjoys teaching the
classics such as Milton, Shake-
speare, and Chaucer, but he also
teaches science fiction. Mr.
Orndorff exposes his students to
different modes of literature, giv-
ing the student a chance to read
more than one style of writing.
"It's important to be well read,"
he states. "Reading makes you
think about who you are and who
you can become."
Switching from the role of a
teacher to that of an author, Mr.
Omdorff, in his spare time, writes
a great deal. Poetry and novels
are among his favorites, but he al-
so has just completed his first
short story. Orndorff attributes
his ideas for his plot to his loyal
"muse." "Anytime I get a terrific
idea for a story, I know my muse
b hard at work."
His poetry has been published
three times in various an-
L,iologies. His novels have not
been published as of yet, but Mr.
CHIEFTAIN
Orndorff has been toying with an
idea for a new novel for the last
year. Based on Druids, compu-
ters, and a little imagination, he
hopes this novel will be the one
published.
Aside from the classroom,
Orndorff feels that the teaching-
profession does not stop outside
of class. "I believe I have a good
relationship with my students.
I'm happy to help as much as I
can." Students can often be
found in his office either asking
questions or wanting to talk. "I
wouldn't be doing a good job if
my students couldn't talk to me
about problems with papers or
whatever. Talking shows I'm not
such a mean person after all."
The teaching profession agrees
with Mr. Orndorff. He enjoys
watching his sophomores become
seniors and knowing that he has
contributed to that knowlege.
One of his favorite quotes from
Hamlet sums up his feelings.
"There is more in Heaven and
puzzle
Student perplexed
by David Cook
To begin this issue's column, I
would like to give the answer to
last week's problem. In case some
of you didn't memorize it, the
question was: If the product of
two of the roots of the quadric
equation.
x4 - 18x3 +kx 2 + 2 0 0 x - 1984
=o
is -32, what is k. The answer is
that k =86 (the four roots are -4,
8, 7 + d m , 7-4!m). Mark Ensley
and Gretchen Kindel were the
only ones to give the correct sol-
ution; they used methods learned
in Pre-calculus.
The solution I had in mind re-
quired only elementary algebra.
Due to space limitations, I am un-
able to present the derivation of
the solution; however, I will be
happy to discuss the problem
with those interested.
This week, I would like to de-
vote our attention to a single par-
adox which has baffled countless
amateur and professional philoso-
phers.
In pure form, this conundrum
is known as the "Unexpected Ti-
ger" paradox, but I prefer a vari-
...
earth than is dreampt of in your
philosophy."
Like Shakespeare, Orndorff
believes an open mind is the key
* '\.'
Orndorff displays that smile that makes him distinctly "human."
by 'Pop Quiz
ation which I call the "Pop Quiz
Dilemma."
The question is the following:
A teacher tells his class that some-
time during the next week he will
give a pop quiz, that is, a surprise
test which the students will not
be expecting.
To add an element of spice,
however, he agrees that if any
student can predict on what day
the test will be given, he or she
will be exempted from taking it.
Our intellectual hero, Joe Stu-
dent, went home and pondered
the instructor's words. Joe soon
realized that if the test were on
Friday, it could never be a sur-
prise. When the test had not been
given on Monday, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, or Thursday, everyone
would know that Friday was the
only remaining possibility.
Since the teacher specified
that the quiz was to be unexpect-
ed, Joe was able to eliminate Fri-
day right off the bat.
Well, Joe decided that the test
could not take place on a Thurs-
day either, because if Thursday
were to come along (everybody
knowing the pop quiZ' could not
be on Friday), all the students
November 2,1984
to a successful life. With a dedi-
cation to this motto, he will con-
tinue to help his students see the
"what" that they can become.
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Dilemma'
would be expecting the quiz, and
it would not be a surprise, as the
teacher had guaranteed it would.
duced that if Monday and Tues-
day came and went without a
quiz (Thursday and Friday being
out of the question), Wednesday
would be the inevitable test day.
Therefore, a test on Wednes-
day would be expected, and
hence impossible. In like manner,
Joe was able to cross Tuesday off
his list. Thus, he was left with
Monday as the sole possibility.
But if this were so, then a test
on Monday could not be a sur-
prise, because he, Joe, was expect-
ing it. Therefore, Joe concluded
that the unexpected quiz was a
fabrication, and that no quiz
would be given.
Upon hearing of Joe's brilliant
deductions, the teacher responded
with a smile, a nod, and a cynical,
"Yea, right."
Next Wednesday, he gave a
popquiz and, despite Joe's rigor-
ous logic, the quiz was totally un-
expected. How can this be ex-
plained?
For those of you who think
you have the answer, may I inter-
see PUZZLE, p. 8
November 2,1984
movie review
Murray cuts stereotype with 'The Razor's Edge'
by Janet Nkohs mid
Richard Stradling
Used to be that seeing "Bill
Murray's latest film" meant going
to see a comedy, and usually a
good one. This time, however,
"Bill Murray's latest" is not a
comedy, but a drama, and a good
one at that.
"The Razor's Edge" is the sec-
ond screenplay adaptation of the
W. Somerset Maugham novel of
the same name. Murray and dir-
ector John Byrum teamed up to
write the screen play which earn-
ed the rating PG-13.
Billed as "The Adventure of
One Man's Search for Himself,"
the film comes off more as a
drama than an "adventure" which
in no way detracts from the soul-
searching that the main character
goes through. That main charac-
ter is Larry (Murray), a young
who, upon returning from World
War I, forgoes a career as a stock
broker and his marriage to his
lovely fiancee Isabella, played by
Catherine Hicks, in order to think
things over. "I can't see myself
living in a big house worrying ab-
out getting a new car every year
surrounded by friends in big hous-
es who worry about getting a new
car every year," he states.
Based on a ozare t
of course theit own,
tftt?ytwist yo Iur words
nelver leaving you alone
Persuading parents
with tactics unknown
they crawl under your skiu
.lit your hl
He nec ley say
after talking a d a ~
e us your i
we cun pu t you awaj
They 1+uwcr yuur L v I c r u r t L c
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play with .
d get verzg
CHIEFTAIN
Larry chooses to think things
over in Paris where he holds vari-
ous menial subsistence jobs and
lives with his b o o k s in humble
surroundings. Realizing he can't
go back to Illinois, Larry saves
enough money to go to India
where his soul-searching contin-
ues. There he learns that "the
path to salvation is narrow and
sharp as a razor's edge." Return-
ing to Paris as the Depression hits
the States, Larry finds all of his
friends, including Isabella, have
come to Paris. and the plot be-
comes imminently more compli-
cated. ,
The movie's supporting actors
and actresses are all very good,
but "The Razor's Edge" focuses
on Larry, and Bill Murray does
not disappoint in the lead role.
How well Murray does will, in the
beginning, depend on how famil-
iar you are with Bill Murray.
For some, everything he does
is funny and the theater seems on
edge waiting for Murray, the char-
acter, to break and become Mur-
ray, the comedian. By the end of
the film, however, Murray's per-
formance as Larry has made even
the most ardent fan forget about
"Stripes" and. "Ghostbusters" un-
til the lights come up. Murray
does write himself some fun-
ILGY I&Yf./lCVCCDC L l L C , l l C JGCVCO
letting n10 one in tiheir way
if you aire a druggie
better elvd it todaj1.
You 're hett.er now
d you to b
u step out
and- canlnot conceive.
ike oil artc
you cannot relate
feeling rzo thing
you live in hate.
7rrr) s w y ? r r euws
mn;n ah..
Gcst
hut rzo pride is there;
they strip your mind
so you won 't cure.
ny lines, however, and can't help
being his comical self at times but
the 1980's humor seems a bit out
of place against a '20's - '30's
serious adventuredrama back-
ground.
From the lavish home of
Isabella's uncle in Paris to the
fields of France during World War
I, to the scenery of India's Him-
alayas, each setting is convin-
coming events
Prince passes the QueenCity...for now
there that day ...t o go cra-zy.
Bogarts'
The Church -November 6 -with
lead singer Father Mulcahy.
Michael Stanley Band - Novem-
ber 7 - some good stuff from the
Mistake-on-the-~ake.
Spirogyra - November 8 - A small,
corkscrew-like jazz ensemble.
A1 Stewart - November 16 - of
"Year of the Cat" fame.
McGuffey Lane - November 17 -
Bogarts' best is back.
Guess Who - November 18 -with
special guest Georges Marciano.
Rupp Arena
Prince - December 13, 8:00 -
dearly beloved, we will gather
HOROSCOPE, p 5
m
frm
bubbling during every spare min-
ute you can find. Bubbler's
Cramp, seeing black dots and
Scan-tron affection are all signs of
the Sharon Complex. Be warned:
number 2 lead pencils could be-
come extinct by the year 2000;
stock up now.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Plan ahead-find your date to
prom immediately and go back t o
sleep until June.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You feel a need to be remem-
bered forever; you scribe your
name, student number and ad-
dress on all of the bathroom
stalls. Focus this energy by pre-
paring a time capsule. In it in-
clude a bag of frozen White Cas-
tles, a copy of Justice and Power,
a copy of Mrs. Smith's guide to
effective Scan-tron bubbling, and
most importantly, a Michael Jack-
son Wonder Glove.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Food has a new meaning for
you this month. The mere whiff
of a pepperoni pizza excites you.
You fail to recognize the true ob-
ject of your desire and turn your
feelings toward a LaRosa's de-
Page 9
cing as their details portray not
only location, but establish the
mood and time period of each
scene as well. This is not a low-
budget film.
"The Razor's Edge" may not
be Murray's last serious endeavor,
nor does it need to be. With his
performance in the film, Murray
is on his way to establishing him-
self as a multi-dimensional actor.
Cincinnati Gardens
Billy Squier - November 3, 8:OO-
stroke him ...
Sammy Hagar - November 7 , 8:00
-dearoop en porshna.
Hall and Oates -November 9,
- hey, I thought I had them for
breakfast.
Riverfront Coieseum
Championship Hot Rod Pull -Nov-
ember 9, 10-take your chick,
some Coors, and your Chevy.
Prince- postponed until further
notice.
livery person. Get a full tank of
gas and go for it-who knows
what a tasty romance could re-
sult.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
A long-lost cousin appears on
your doorstep. He beckons you
to join a strange Middle-Eastern
cult that feasts only on alfalfa
sprouts and granola bars. Being a
sucker, you want to pack your
bags and go, but don't-join the
Warren Hill fan club instead.
U2, from p. 8
rain/So let it rain /Rain down on
me."
If nothing more can be said
least itU2's
about canwork
be called
o n this
consistent-
album, at
consistently bad. This album
seems to be the result of several
rainy-day jam sessions. There
is no continuity t o the album, no
uniting theme, and definitely very
little variation in the musical line.
The Unforgettable Fire is
the first unsuccessful album for
U2. ' Commercially, it may do
well, but with as many songs lack-
ing in interest and good tunes,
this album is bound to be a disap-
pointment for the true U2 lover.
Page 10
Barton aftributes success to
by Tiffany Meyer
Tracy Barton, IH's state sin-
gles champion, has been playing
for nine years-"since I was tall
enough to hold the racket," she
jokes.
During that time, she evolved
Tracy Barton, IH's freshman singles champion.
ott, Horton cope with pressure
by Kevin Walzer
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie
Horton certainly know about
pressure. It's been a big part of
their lives the iast two years as a
doubles team, and they've learned
to cope with it. You don't win a
state title ~vithoutknowing how
to cope with pressure.
Consider that as freshmen,
these two advanced to the state
tournament as a team sparkling
with talent and potential, which
included a superb win-loss record
and an impressive string of show-
ings in sectionals and districts.
They appeared ready. Then
they got up to the broiling,
smothering atmosphere at state,
advanced to the semifinals and
lost to the eventual champs, Bex-
ley.
It was a loss marked as much
by the screaming pro-Bexley
crowd as the unorthodox style of
the Bexley duo, both playing
back at the baseline.
Loud noise and a style you're
not used to is pressure. But both
Abbott and Horton call it a learn-
ing experience. "Being at state
last year definitely helped us,"
said Horton. Abbott added, "I
think that we knew what to ex-
pect from state this year, which
took away a lot of the pressure."
Without that mental burden,
the two were able to prepare
themselves for the task at hand.
CHIEFTAIN
to a fleet baseliner with devast-
ating power. She credits her
former coach, Joe Kendall, with
instilling in hzr this type of game.
"I took lessons from him for four
years, and he was the one who
kind of developed my game. The
photo by Davis Griffin
That included advancing to the
semifinals, where they were re-
matched with Bexley. This time,
Abbott and Horton were ready.
"The Bexley crowd was really
loud, just like last year," said Ab-
bott. "But there was a really
good official reffing the match,
and he kept them pretty quiet.
That really helped us."
Horton also stressed that they
were prepared for Bexley's style
much more so than last year.
"We practiced a lot for that
match by playing doubles against
other players who stayed back-
usually it was Molly [Poffenber-
ger] and Tracy [Barton]. We
were really ready for the match."
After dispatching Bexley, Ab-
bott and Horton were faced with
the last hurdle: the finals. But
their experience taught them how
to handle the pressure: stay loose.
"We'd have gone nuts if there
were nothing to do except play
tennis," said Horton. "Mrs. Cril-
ley organized some things to get
our minds off tennis. That Fri-
day [after advancing to the semi-
finals] we went out with the golf
team. I think it was really great
that they were up there too, be-
cause we had a chance to go out
and have some fun. We would
have gone bananas if we were the
only ones up in Columbus."
Abbott described a different
method for alleviating her jitters:
hard work,
As many know, Barton's old-
er sisters also play quite well-
Lynn, who graduated in 1982,
and Kathy, who graduated in
1980, were a part of many suc-
cessful tennis teams. The two
have had a positive effect on Bar-
ton's game over the years by
practicing with her and giving
her continual encouragement.
This preparation over the
years, though, would not prepare
Barton for the experience of
state-only competing there
could. Barton admits that "I was
extremely nervous before my first
match." After she won easily,
Barton said, "I felt more com-
fortable and was able to relax."
Surprisingly, instead of grow-
ing tenser as she neared the finals.
Barton grew looser. "Although
I was a little nervous before the
final, it wasn't bad," she said.
. In the midst uf the final,
though, Barton had more than
she concentrated. "The way we
were playing, it was just one point
at a time. Hit out, go for it, don't
look ahead."
Horton agreed. "In tennis, if
you look too far ahead, you
won't win. While we were play-
ing, we just took it in steps."
She expressed similar feelings
about the tennis season as a
whole. "I mean, state was a goal
we had at the start, but it wasn't
first and foremost on our minds.
We had matches to play, tourna-
ments, everything! It takes
one step at a time to get where
you want. "
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Debbie Horton (left) and Aubrey Abbott attribute much of their suc-
cess to their ability to cope with pressure.
November 2,1984
dedication
a little reason to grow nervous.
After taking the first set 6-1,
she dropped a close tiebreaker
in the second, 7-6.
"At that point I was just try-
ing to stay aggressive," said Bar-
ton. "IDede Bordos. her- oDpon-
z - r -
ent] was the one who got scared
and stopped hitting hard. That
made it easy for me." Without
any resistance from Bordos, Bar-
ton ran out the third set 6-2 to
take the title.
The victory relieved a lot of
mental burdens for Barton. She
said, "I'm confident that I have
good game now and that I'll
continue to play well."
She attributes much of her
success to hard work. It's been
the story of her life, actually.
"I think if you work hard at
something you want, you can
succeed. That's been a big part
of my attitude this season."
The two took this attitude
into their finals match with a
team from the Columbus School
for Girls. Playing confident and
aggressive tennis, they breezed
through the first set 6-1. Then
Abbott and Horton, in the words
of them both, began to "play ten-
tatively" and lost the second set
7-5.
"We played scared,"said Hort-
on bluntly. "We started thinking
about just getting the match over-
with and we were just keeping the
ball in play. By the time we
started playing a little better it
was 6-5 and you really can't gam-
see DOUBLES, p. 14
. ' .
photo by Mariano Fernandez
November 2,1984 CHIEFTAIN Page 5
Hughes chosen to visit Cc
by James Anderson
for
II national leadership seminar in dith Loughran, Mr. Doug Ham-
Sophomore Clarence Hughes Colorado. mond, and junior Matt Feltman.
has won the 1984-85 Hugh O'Bri- Each of the six applicants was Said Feltman, "Clarence won on
an Award. The award in given to judged by three questions an- the interview."
a sophomore who exhibits out- swered on the back of the applica- Hughes said he was LLhonored"
standing leadership potential from tion form, and an interiiew with about winning the award. He felt
every school in the nation. the judging committee. that "my office of Vice-President
The award-winner receives an This committee consists of of the Southwest District of the
allexpenses-paid trip to a leader- one administrator, two faculty Ohio Industrial Arts Association
ship seminar in Columbus. If members, and the past winners of really helped me to be chosen."
Clarence does well there, he will the award; this year the judges For the past two years, the
receive another trip, this time to a were Mr. Gary Gellert, Mrs. Mere- award-winner has finished in the
I news briefs I semifinals in the competition for
the trip to Colorado. Hughes
I ~drninistrationchanges policy for fees and fines I hopes that he can do as well as
The administration is institu- grade transcripts will be with- past winners from our school.
ting a new policy concerning held, parking stickers will not be Hugh O'Brian was an actor
outstanding fees and fines. issued or will be revoked, and li- who starred in such famous se-
In the past, a student with brary privileges will be rescinded ries as Gunsmoke. He sponsors
unpaid fees or fines had his or in order to ensure prompt pay- the award because he believes
her report card held. From now ment. that we should cultivate and re- Photo by Mariano Fernandez
on, report cards will be sent, but Last year, over 150 grades cognize the young leaders in the Hugh O'Brian delegate Clarence
no grade will be given for a pu- were held as a result of the old U.S.A. Hughes.
pil who has not paid fines or
class fees.
policy. According to Assistant
Principal Mrs. Sharon Smith,
November forbodes strange events for all
In addition. if necessary, by Elizabeth Gorman stead.
"It's ridiculous to hold up re-
Monach selected for port cards. We'd rather just This horoscope was created Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Century I II Contest
Senior Paul Monach was cho-
sen to participate in the Century
have students pay their fees and
fines."
Three to compete in
for the month o f November after
months o f studying the dot con-
figurations on the IHHS ceiling-
You feel rebellious this
month-blatantly chomp on bub-
ble gum in Mrs. Connelly's class.
I11 Leadership Contest, spon- basing every movement around Keep that book out of the library,
OU History contest but be warned, it could lead to
sored by the National Associa- Seniors David Cook, Hugh the stable Student Service Center.
tion of Secondary School Princi- Geier, and Paul Monach will be Aries (March 21-April 19) bigger and badder things-like
pals. travelling to Ohio University at You feel a compulsion to be Mrs. Smith torching the contents
The contest is based on Athens, November 9, to partici- thrifty. This month the K-Mart of your locker and throwing nas-
points earned from a resume, an pate in the second part of the constellation has great influence ty, yellow threat notes tied to
essay concerning how the appli- OU American History contest. on your sign. With no apparent rocks through your bedroom win-
cant would solve a selected na- To qualify for the second cause, you burn all of your Guess dow. But of course, it's all in the
tional problem, and a current stage, the three students each apparel and replace it with clo- students' best interest.
events quiz. State finalists will had to receive one of the top thing from the JC Penney Fox Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
be interviewed. 290' scores in the state on a pre- line. Your parents look on with Having been shunned by your
Two winners from each state liminary objective test admini- disbelief yet are supportive of family and friends due to your
will win a $1500 scholarship stered several weeks ago at IH. your new look-your friends, last SAT scores, you must resort
however, find your behavior out- to serious measures. Throw a par-
and a trip to the national con- Next Friday's test will con-
ference in Williamsburg, Virgin- sist of three 40-minute im- rageous and condemn you to a ty and have your friends help you
life of servitude. scrounge through the dictionary
ia. State alternates will win promptu essays on different as-
[ $500 scholarships. pects of American Historv. I Taurus (April 20-May 20) t o find as many obsolete words as
You feel a surge of productivi- possible. Pray repeatedly to the
ty coming on-fight it off. Drop great god of Scholastic Achieve-
that Physics course and enroll in ment and crank the Grateful Dead
"Introduction to Underwater Bas- until the neighbors firebomb your
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Prayer deviates from secular spirit
by Paul Mo~lach
As Election Day approaches,
the issue of religion in schools, or
more specifically President Rea-
gan's espousal of prayer in public
schools, remains an issue in the
presidential campaign.
It should not. How any plau-
sible argument in favor of this po-
licy could be formulated is be-
yond my comprehension. We
should keep prayer where it be-
longs: in churches, private resi-
dences, parochial schools, and
most importantly, in the minds of
individuals.
Before I present my argument,
I should perhaps present my reli-
gious views, lest I be labelled a
heretic by some self-righteous
fundamentalist. I am not a strong
believer; neither am I an atheist.
I was born and raised a Roman
Catholic and am quite content to
remain so.
A surprisingly large group of
conservatives have adopted the
idea of having at least a few mo-
ments of silence for prayer or re-
flection, or better yet, a non-
denominational prayer to be said
in public schools.
Conservatives such as William
F. Buckley respond to attacks on
their "baby" with constitutional
nit-picking, showing that separa-
tion of church and state is not re-
ally present in the constitution.
This ignores the real issue. Re-
gardless of whether "separation of
church and state" was merely a
personal belief of Thomas Jeffer-
son or was incorporated into the
Constitution, freedom of religion
is inherent to a free society, and
is dependent upon the non-in-
volvement of government with re-
ligion and vice-versa.
The supporters of school
prayer promote the policy be-
cause they feel it will instill a
healthy sense of morality into
children. The enor here is the
presumption first, that religion is
necessary to high moral standards,
and second, that a single code of
morality may be established that
will not infringe upon anyone's
independent beliefs.
Certain moral precepts, like re-
spect for life and the rights of
others, are basic not only to most
religions, but also to any success-
ful society. A child needs no ex-
amples from religious texts to
learn this lesson.
The promoters of organized
prayer in public schools also claim
to have the ability to write or dis-
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cover a prayer inoffensive to
everyone. Such would be inter-
esting indeed, to successfully min-
gle the beliefs of fundamentalists,
atheists, Jews, Moslems, Rastafari-
ans, and countless others.
Thus, any organized prayer in
public schools infringes upon the
beliefs of atheists if it mentions a
New technology creates new jobs
News release fromDe VR Y:
Evanston, IL-Computers that talk
and robots that walk represent a
new breed of machines that owe
' have like to have played Tracy
their existence to recent advances
in electronics.
In turn, thousands of new
technical jobs exist thanks to new
electronic products, says Philip A.
Clement, President of DeVRY
INC., one of the largest networks
of postsecondary technical
education institutes in North
America. The DeVry Institutes
offer degree and diploma pro-
grams in Electronics Technology
and Computer Information
Systems.
"NBw applications for elec-
tronics in manufacturing, m e
dicine, scientific research, tele-
communications, aerospace and
a wide range of consumer pro-
ducts will generate new employ-
ment opportunities for many
years to come," Mr. Clement says.
The United States government
estimates that by 1990 electronics
'Chieftain' ranked first
by Anna Batsakes
For the fourth consecutive
year, Chieftain has received a first
place ranking from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association of
Columbia University for journa-
listic excellence in a high school
newspaper.
Six issues of the 1983-84 vol-
ume of Chieftain were sent to Co-
lumbia to be criticized and evalu-
ated in the areas of contentlcove-
rage, writinglediting, designldis-
play, and creativity.
The paper was awarded 911
points out of a possible 1000,
scoring highest in content/cove-
rage with a total of 221 out of
240.
Each of the six entries was re-
viewed by a single judge, who
used a 36 page scorebook for ra-
ting the publication.
Personal comments and cri-
tiques were handwritten by the
Supreme Being, and upon the
rights of any believers if such a
reference were absent in any form
of "prayer." I do not feel too far
out of line in suggesting that both
sides are well-represented in the
U.S.
The infusion of religion into
government detracts from person-
and electrical technicians will
occupy 107,000 new jobs. The
California-based Institute for the
Future predicts that information-
based technologies will be the
main force driving economic
growth during the next decade.
These information ' technol-
ogies include computers, factory
automation systems and commun-
ications systems for the home and
office.
A solid educational grounding
in electronics is the key to a re-
warding career building, maintain-
ing, repairing, or designing sophis-
ticated electronic components.
According to the DeVRY INC.
President, those who study the
subject today will acquire skills
that will remain viable well into
the 21st century.
In the years ahead, electronics
technicians also will apply their
skills to emerging telecommun-
ications technologies such as fiber
optics, cellular radio and satel-
lites.
by Columbia
judge in the scorebook in order to
give the staff suggestions for im-
provement.
The judge commended the
Chieftain staff on their quality
writing and a "design that most
definitely reflects the personality
of the paper."
"Our writing is better than
any of the papers we exchange
with." said Chieftain sponsor
1984-85 Thespian officers elected
by Arianna Newman
The 1984-1985 Thespians
have elected their new officers.
This year's President and Vice-
President are seniors Claire Flora
and Majie Fink: Also eIected
were senior Elizabeth Converse as
Secretary and senior Karen Wie-
demer as Treasurer.
Plans are currently under way
a1 liberty, just as the involvement
of government in a religion under-
mines its faithfulness t o its doc-
trine.
As they are generally conserva-
tive, the supporters of the imposi-
tion of religion into a facet of
government, the public education
system, thus ironically weaken
one of the basic freedoms they
have traditionally fought to pre-
serve.
Industrial robots, expected to
number 330,000 worldwide by
1990, will spring to life and
remain operational only through
the efforts of trained specialists,
Mr. Clement says.
Similarly, computer tech-
nology, which now includes
highly sophisticated applications
such as computer-aided design
and manufacture and speech syn-
thesis, must be supported by a
trained corps of technicians.
DeVRY INC.'s 11 campuses in
the United States and Canada had
a combined 1983 fall enrollment
of more than 32,500 students;
approximately 6,000 students are
expected to graduate from the
DeVry Institutes in 1984.
Campuses are located in
Atlanta, Chicago and Lombard
(IL), City of Industry (Los
Angeles), Columbus (OH), Irving
(Dallas), Kansas City (MO),
Phoenix, Woodbridge (NJ), and
Calgary and Toronto, Canada.
William P. Kincaid. "All we have
to work on is page makeup."
The judges also seemed im-
pressed with Chieftime, Chief-
tain's magazine section, and with
student and teacher profiles in the
features section.
-'I knew we could do it," said
'83-'84 editor-inchief Winston
Wells. "We had a great paper last
year, and I know the winning tra-
dition will continue through the
years."
for the nest production, which
will be Dessert Theatre. Follow-
ing dessert, the Thespians will pre-
sent a series of three one-act plays
and interludes.
In the past, auditions for Des-
sert Theatre have been open only
to Thespians, but they will be
open to all interested this year.
November 2,1984
Overlooked Poffenberger graced with poise
by Kevin Walzer
Undoubtedly, Molly Poffen-
berger was angry. Oh, not angry
in a bad sense; more angry born
of a sense of humor about frus-
tration.
The blonde freshman with the
relentless baseline game and poise
that belies her years was discus-
sing- her results in her first state
tournament two Saturdays ago.
The verdict: a quarterfinal finish
with a straight-set loss to the girl
teammate Tracy Barton defeated
to take the title herself.
"Well, of course I'm mad I
lost," said Poffenberger. "I would
for the title. I could have gotten
to the finals if I had beaten [Dede
Bordos] . But there was no way I
could have beaten her ."
Don't get the idea Poffenber-
ger snapped out any of this; she
didn't sound all that mad. Ac-
tually, she laughed.
In other words, she was
pleased with her performance and
was glad Barton won. "I played
well; I'm happy for Tracy."
What with all the hoopla over
Barton and Aubrey Abbott and
Debbie Horton winning state,
and the team itself winning state,
SPORTSVI EW
with Kevin Walzer
I suppose the obvious question
is, "What next?" Basking in the
euphoria of three state champion-
ships, a perfect season, no losses,
that's all nice, and all, but the
question needs to be asked: What
next?
Coach Cindy Crilley has
already started pondering that
question, and she's come up with
an answer that blows the mind:
there's room for improvement.
"Obviously, it's hard to do
much better in terms of results ..."
she said. "But there's always
room for improvement in an
individual's game. We won the
team tournament, but we weren't
playing as well as we could have."
Of course, Crilley quickly
added that "we played better
than everyone else- it was good
enough."
CHIEFTAIN
Poffenberger has been largely
overlooked. For instance, the
Cincinnati Enquirer neglected to
mention her quarterfinal showing
at state. But Poffenberger has
been thrust in a number of pres-
sure situations this year and
has come through with flying
colors.
"Tracv has been a big factor
for us this year, but ~ o l has l ~
added as much as she has, if not
more," pointed out Abbott.
Poffenberger herself pointed
to her three-set victory over her
Centerville opponent as her "big-
gest win of the year," but it
meant for more than that-it also
won the match for the Squaws,
3-2. That match was what put IH
in the state team tournament.
Having dropped the first set
7-5, Poffenberger faced an uphill
battle if she hoped to win. She
forged out a decisive service break
in the second which enabled her
to win 6-4. Then, surprisingly,
she ran out the third set 6-0.
"[The Centerville player]
tightened up in the third set,"
said Poffenberger. "I was sur-
prised. She had been playing
tough but all of a sudden lost her
confidence. She stopped hitting
Let's put it (: >I/ in perspective...
Crilley, in discussing how
"well" her team has played this
year, was quick to clarify that she
felt that certain components of
her player's games were beyond
fault. "Mentally they've played
superbly all year," she said. "In
terms of how they've handled
pressure and adversity, that is."
The mental part of tennis, of
any game, is indeed how well a
player reacts to tense situations.
And, with little exception,
the players have risen to the oc-
casion. This is exceptional
coming from such a young team.
Crilley was quick to point out
that "this is not a one-shot deal.
We're going to have most of these
players back next year." Just to
think what could happen boggles
the mind.
So let's evaluate just what
could hapien.
First, the team is young-a
number of freshmen and sopho-
mores. ~ u a tmajor reason for the
success this year was their poise
and maturity-it was astounding.
Such ability to handle pressure-
tough, three-set matches in must-
the ball hard, and it was easy t o
win then."
It was this win that was Pof-
fenberger 's individual baptism of
fire. Having survived that, she
was able to come through for the
team again-in the finals of the
state team tournament, against
Toledo Notre Dame.
As coach Cindy Crilley noted,
Molly Poffenberger returns a shor in her "biggest win of the year" in
the Centerville match.
"[Barton] and [ Abbott/Horton]
had won pretty easily, and [Beth
MyersISona Tipnis] had lost at
second doubles. That left Molly
and Neely [Mack] still playing.
They
tough were
matches."
both in the middle of
Poffenberger , having won a
routine 6-2 first set, ran into
trouble during the second. She
win situations, as state, is to be
expected from sophomores
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie
Horton. They proved as freshmen
that they could handle the heat
with their third place finish in the
tournament. This is a harsh thing
to say, but according to the
standards they've set, nothing less
than a state championship from
them would have been good
enough.
But similar poise can be found
in the case of freshmen Tracy
Barton and Molly Poffenberger.
Barton, not, only being a fresh-
man going for the state champion-
ship, was also nudged by history-
she was the first Cincinnati girl to
ever win a state singles title.
Poffenberger lost in the
quarterfinals of state, but she had
her pressure-filled situations, too.
One was her three-set defeat of
her Centerville rival - the win
that vaulted IH into the state
team tourney. And then was her
tiebreaker win over her opponent
in the team finals - she came
back from 4-0 to win 7-4.
These two have set some
Page. 11
and her opponent, Toledo's Kim
Pacella, traded games and were
forced her into a tiebreaker. Pa-
cella, smelling a third set, jumped
all over Poffenberger for a 4-0
lead.
Then, said Crilley, "someone
in the stands yelled out, 'Just like
Centerville, Molly!' That was all
the reminder she needed." Pof-
photo by Mariano Fernandez
fenberger reeled off seven straight
points to take the tiebreaker and
the match, 6-2, 7-6, and ensure
IH its third state championship of
the year. Mack soon finished her
match, 6-3, 6-4, notching the
fourth win.
Poffenberger was pleased, of
course. "State champions!" she
laughed.
mighty high standards for them t o
follow. Perhaps it's not nice t o
say this, but they will be judged
against those standards in years to
come.
So,, with this in mind, let's try
to answer the question, "What's
next? "The four state finishers
will all be back next year. With a
year's experience under their belt,
the two freshmen should chal-
lenge for some sort of state title.
Abbott and Horton will be prime
candidates as well.
The team as a whole doesn't
stand to lose much in the way of
talent. Seniors Beth Myers-sec-
ond doubles-and Ellen Alvord
will graduate, so they won't b e
back. Junior Neely Mack, third
singles, will be moving to Aus-
tralia in the winter and will miss
next season. That also applies t o
freshman Robin Mack, Neely's
sister.
But all the others will be back,
including junior Sona Tipnis.
And good eighth grade talent-
most notable is Andrea Farley,
see SPORTSVIEW, p. 14
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Squaws capture state invitationaI
by Joy Rowe
The girls' golf team ended
their outstanding 14-0 season
with a first place finish in the
Ohio Coaches State Jnvitational.
Despite unfavorable weather,
the team pulled through with four
excellent scores. Vera McVicker
paved the way with a 91 to re-
ceive medalist honors. Joy Rowe
followed up with a 98 to place
third, and Lori Reiplinger and Na-
talie Woodward came in with a
115 and 121 respectively to
secure the victory.
Apart from the State Invita-
tional, the highlight of the season
was the Middletown Invitational.
Rowe earned medalist honors
with a 42. Woodward and Reip-
linger shot low scores of 49 and
58, and McVicker pulled through
with a consistent 46 to tie the
school record of 192. The second
high point was the victory over
one of the area's best teams, Cen-
Birdie Braves
by Brian Rowe
The boys' golf team ended a
very successful season on the
weekend of October 19 with a
tenth-place finish in the state
tournament in Columbus. Jun-
ior Jeff Yost paced the Braves
with a 36-hole total of 168.
Recently several of the Braves
have been bestowed with several
post-season honors. Senior John
Bishop repeated as EHL Player of
the Year, this year sharing the
award with Milford's Kirk Brink-
er. Yost made the EHL All-
Star tedm, as did Bishop, and the
two were also named to the
Southwest Ohio Golf Coaches'
All-Star team. Bishop averaged
38.4 for the year and Yost aver-
aged 39.5 to pace the Braves
to one of their best seasons since
coach Bob West took over the
varsity reins.
Senior Brain Rowe was award-
ed an EHL honorable mention
laurel. The Braves' final overall
record came to 62-1 1, nearly
identical to last year's record.
Bishop was perhaps the stead-
iest of any IH golfer ever, and he
won too many awards over his
four-year tenure to be listed.
Bishop will undoubtedly repeat as
this year's MVP, as his contri-
butions to the IH golf program
cannot be overstated. Unfor-
tunately. Bishop's only slump in
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The girls' golf team displays the trophies they won in the state invita-
tional. From left, Vera ~ c ~ i c k ejoy
Seiplinger, and Natalie Woodward.
tervilIe.
"To me it was the most exci-
ting match because it was the first
time in all the years that I've
played here that we've beaten
them," said McVicker.
tenth
two years came at the state tour-
ney, where he could average only
a 183 total.
Yost has often been compared
to Bishop, and he will be the team
leader next year in every cate-
gory. The good news for West is
that Yost will be back with his 39
stroke average and many summer
tournaments under his belt. The
bad news is that no other IH golf-
er has any varsity experience t o
speak of, and a long season could
by Peter Batsakes
The boys varsity soccer team
was defeated by top ranked
McNicholas in the finals of the
AAA division I1 tournament two
weeks ago.
The Braves had a tough time
against the well-executed offense
of McNicholas and were held
scoreless all evening by a strong
defense and an excellent goalie.
The game ended with a 4-0 defeat
for IH.
The loss ended the season with
an impressive 14-4-1 record for
the Braves. "On the whole, the
kids had a tremendous season.
I'm looking forward to next
year," said coach Jim Vockell.
EH's leading scorer Steve
Womack ended his season second
photo by Mariano Fernandez
r, owe, coach Marc Tirey, Lori
McVicker led the team this
year by earning medalist honors
in every match but one. Her best
round this season was a 39 on the
Camargo course.
"She was hitting every ball
be ahead for the Braves in 1985.
Often overlooked in accounts
of the 1984 Birdie Braves are sen-
iors Dave Matusow and Mike
Theye. Matusow was a clutch
tournament player, illustrated by
his phenomenal 78 in the Prince-
ton Fall Classic and his strong 86
in the opening round of state.
Most of Theye's strong finish-
es were in the regular season,
where his consistently low 40's
locked up many matches. Theye
downs k~ckersrn tourney
in the city behind McNicholas'
Schaeffer with 33 goals. Senior
Curtis Ott and junior Erich Metz-
ger also led the Braves in scoring.
Womack and Ott combined
for two goals and a one point
victory over a tough Mariemont
team in the sectional semifinals,
2-1.
Oakwood knocks Squaws from sectionals
After winning the Southwest-
ern Field Hockey League title, the
field hockey Squaws lost in the
first round of sectionals on Octo-
ber 16.
Dayton Oakwood, a team IH
had defeated twice earlier this sea-
son, ended IH's 1984 campaign
with a 1-0 win.
November 2,1984
perfectly. Even when she missed
a shot, she could make it up on
her next shot and still par the
hole," said teammate Natalie
Woodward.
McVicker won the Junior
Open and Avon Fields tourna-
ment this summer. Her other
achievements include her qualifi-
cation for the Junior World tour-
nament and medalist honors in se-
veral tournaments.
She hopes to play golf in col-
lege and has already talked to se-
veral coaches. She is optimistic
about receiving some scholarship
offers. Her first college choice
is the University of North Caroli-
na-Wilmington.
McVicker has contributed four
years of great golf to Indian Hill
and will be dearly missed by all of
her- teammates.
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The future looks promising
. despite the loss of McVicker,
due to the three returning players
and new golfers from the class of
'89.
had a 42.9 EHL average, and his
league performances contributed
heavily to IH's 14-0 EHL record.
The final link to the 1984
season was West, whose leader-
ship and deep dedication were
very much appreciated and need-
ed by the players. His undying
encouragement, even in the wake
of a relatively poor state perfor-
mance, was often the reason the
Braves had such an attitude of
confidence throughout the
season.
On October 10, the Braves
met Clermont North East and
dominated them 8-0. Steve
Womack and Erich Metzger each
scored three goals and Curtis Ott
scored twice to give the victory.
Goalie Ian Meyer had seven
saves to contribute to IH's
victory.
The teams were deadlocked
0-0 at the end of the game and
were forced into a ten-minute
flickoff. A flickoff is an overtime
period in which five members
from each team take shots on
goal. On the very last shot, Oak-
wood put in a shot to win 1-0.
November 2,1984
EXChanae fem ~ o rrilv
a discontinued
by David Cook and
Marci Jacobson
IH's annual exchanges with Jo-
achim du Bellay high school in
Angers, France have been indefi-
nately terminated by mutual
agreement.
This progcam was a three-year
tradition and was preceded by a
five-year exchange with a school
in Aixen-Provence. Approxi-
mately 100 IH students have par-
ticipated in past exchanges.
The program has been discon-
tinued primarily due to the inabi-
lity to find a replacement for ex-
coordinator Jo Ann Wund. Wund
had coordinated the program
since its inception but recently
resigned.
She cited the incredible pres-
sures and worry involved as the
main reason for her resignation.
"You start organizing in Septem-
ber, planning in November by ...
the end of the school year, you
have lived through nine months
of this."
Wund feels that "no one Per-
son should 'be' a program" and
that "that's what happened here."
The conflicts between the pro-
gram and school duties were also
a major factor in Wund's decision.
She hopes that the increased
amount of time she is able to de-
vote to preparing her curriculum
will, in the long run, be more be-
neficial to the French program
than the exchange may have been.
Among the other miscella-
neous difficulties Wund has had
with her position are discipline
problems with French students,
constant interruptions by worried
parents and participants, unstable
travel arrangements, and strains
on family -life while hosting
French coordinators.
Moreover, Wund finds that
"demands are made of educators
in America that are not made of
Europeans." She inadvertantly
becomes envious of her French
counterparts for their two hour
lunch breaks, their light course
loads, and the unquestioning re-
spect afforded them by their
students.
Wund emphasized, however,
that she by no means feels that
the work she put in was wasted or
that the program was not worth-
while, only that the additional
duties the exchange entailed were
too much for her. "I made my
choice-that's very Sartrean," she
quipped, using vocabulary com-
prehensible only t o a veteran of
CHIEFTAIN
her French Language course.
The administration has
searched for a volunteer to re-
place Wund but has thus far been
unsuccessful and has little expec-
tation of finding a new coordina-
tor with the forseeable future.
Principal Dr. Karl Feltman
feels that in the past "the experi-
ence [of students traveling to
France] has been a good one."
He realizes, though, that organi-
zing the exchange is "a disruption
of personal life and a heavy bur-
den," and he sympathizes with
Wund and the others who de-
clined to act as coordinator.
The termination of the ex-
change should not adversely af-
fect IH's French partners, as there
is a surplus of American schools
willing to participate in similar
TENNIS, from p. 1
singles] won her match after-
ward." That gave the Squaws the
4-1 win.
A week before, Barton, Pof-
fenberger, and Abbott and Hor-
ton competed in the state tourna-
ment in singles and doubles. In
keeping with this team's penchant
for making history, Barton be-
came Cincinnati's first state sin-
gles champion ever, while giving
IH a Cincinnati school's first-ever
1-2 sweep of singles and doubles.
In the finals, Barton won the
first set 6-2 before dropping the
second in a tiebreaker, 7-6. She
captured the third set 6-1.
Abbott and Horton had an
equally tough match, winning a
6-2, 5-7, 6-1 duel.
Abbott thought that "Tracy
played really well to win state as a
freshman. I thought we played
letter from SG
Ohio law requires change in exam policy
Due to the new guidelines for
education outlined by the state of
Ohio, it has become necessary to
make some changes in the exam
policy at Indian Hill.
According t o the new law, for
the three days of exams to count
as part of the 181 minimum, stu-
dents must be in class or a class-
room situation for at least 5%
hours.
Student Government lobbied
unsuccessfully for a schedule that
would allow for study halls in the
morning to be followed by lunch
and the day's two exams. The la-
test proposal (subject to approval
by the administration) involves a
programs.
IH students who were looking
forward to a sojourn dans la belle
France may have to look a t some
other alternatives however. One
of these is AFS (American Field
Service); AFS exchanges differ
from those previously engaged in
in that they are six months or a
year long as opposed t o only
three weeks. Also, AFS does not
guarantee the participant's choice
of country.
As a second possibility for as-
piring francophones, Wund is wil-
Ling to attempt to arrange ex-
changes through her French con-
tacts, but only for a few extreme-
ly interested students.
A third and perhaps more vi-
able alternative is a 10- or 1l-day
trip planned by Mary Sheridan
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The winning players in the state championship match: (front, 1. t o I.)
Debbie Horton, Neely Mack, (back) Tracy Barton, Aubrey Abbott, and
Molly Poffenberger.
pretty well too."
Crilley agreed. "I think men-
tally, they couldn't have been
tougher."
morning exam followed by a two-
hour study hall, lunch, and a se-
cond exam. The latest proposal:
8:OO-10:OO - 1st exam
10:OO-11:OO - study hall
11:00-11:30 - 1st lunch/ s. h.
11:30-12:OO - 2nd lunch/ s. h.
12:00-2:00 - 2nd exam
(1 :45 dismissal from study
hall for those with only a
morning exam)
Although the first proposal
was not approved, the administra-
tion has expressed a willingness to
hear any further suggestions. We
at SG would appreciate any stu-
dent h p u t on the matter.
The service committee has be-
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and Sherwin Little. This trip will
b e an educational, two-week tour
of Italy, Paris, and Soutttern
France.
The t o w is more easy .to
plan than an exchange, because
most of the arrangements are
made through a touring company.
When asked why the t w o fo-
reign language departments are
taking the trip together, Little r e
plied, "The travels will benefit the
kids in that they see and learn
about two different cultures."
The students' travels involve Re-
naissance, Medieval, and ancient
civilizations in Italy and France.
Another plus is that many
Italians can speak French, so the
participants will get exposed to
some French while in Italy.
The trip will probably be in
the form of a tour for only this
year. Next year, the administra-
tors will probably arrange a h o m e
stay for exchange students.
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photo by Davis Griffin
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gun a drive to raise money for the
underprivileged and undernour-
ished of Ethiopia. Several fund-
raising activities, such as the up-
coming Hot Legs competition, al-
ready exist, but additional sugges-
tions are always welcome. Anna
Batsakes is Service Committee
Chairperson.
Other upcoming events in-
clude the annual Powderpuff
football game, which will be held
o n Wednesday, November 21,
during 6th and 7th periods. Ad-
mission will be $1.00.
Thanks,
Jim Gru skin
SG Vice President
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editorial
In weeks leading up to the PSAT two weeks ago,
juniors were deluged with administrative reminders
about the importance of the standardized exam. Dur-
ing this period, administrators and counselors went
into classes, frequently taking up the entire period
with quick lessons designed to prepare students for
the various problems the PSAT would present. The
guidance even administered a practice test to all
students who had signed up to take the PSAT, in
order to better prepare them for the real thing.
We are not questioning the stated motive for the
preparation crash course: "to better prepare students
for the test." This in itself is a noble purpose, making
the lessons a valuable service. However, we would
editorial
4 bey& q&
Hearing the term "good sportsmanship" usually
promotes images of individuals or teams competing in
some form of athletic activity, with the participants
either winning graciously or losing graciously, with
both sides trying their hardest and accepting the out-
come. A recent, excellent example of good sports-
manship occurred, however, outside the realm of
sports, at the Reading Marching Band Invitational.
Upon the announcement that Indian Hill had won
the grand championship, they received a salute from
the Glen Este band, which IH director Mr. Steve Stri-
der has described as "a class act;" also before IH had
even performed, they had filed past Glen Este, to a
startling round of applause.
As the bands filed off the field following the com-
petition, Lakota, the runner-up, shouted, "Way to go,
Indian Hill!" to the victors across the field; the IH
band responded with a welldeserved round of
applause for Lakota as they marched by.
Lastly, after IH had arrived back at the buses, the
members of the Roger Bacon Band, an organization
accustomed to and expecting success, arrived to offer
their congratulations.
The net result was that the competition was not
only an excellent display of local high school musical
talent, but also an occasion that makes one feel good
about humanity, one that many even described as
66
moving."
This contest should serve as an example to parti-
cipants in any competition, athletic or otherwise.
The desire and drive to win is often essential to per-
forming w.ell, but it should not be blown out of pro-
portion. In any such competition, the goal should be
to perform to the best of our ability, but just as im-
portantly, to force the opposition to do their best in
order to win; and if they win, more power to them.
November 2,1984 November 2,1984
League realignments 'an upheaval7
like to examine some of the other issues surrounding by Kevin Walzer
the causes and effects of the process. In recent months, sweeping re-
First, we feel that the motives were not as noble as alignment of Cincinnati's high
school leagues has taken place.
originally said; as one counsellor put it, "Other According to many, this is prob-
schools do this, schools whose test scores are better
than ours." This indicates a slavish following of the
ably the largest restructuring of
schedules Cincinnati has ever
seen.
maxim that hi&\ test scores are all important.
From the five public school
Second, a quick look at the faces of some of those leagues and independents were
who took the practice test after they got their scores created the four six-team leagues.
The catalyst for this, feels Tom
back was less than heartwarming. Some were afraid
Groeschen of the Cincinnati En-
that they would do even worse on the real thing. One quirer, was the disbanding of the
teacher joked that "you can be depressed for the EHL in March. The five small-
whole fall now." school teams-Deer Park, Indian
Hill, Loveland, Madeira, and Ma-
Third, a number of students who took the practice riemont-broke off from the EHL
test were concerned about what their scores would to form the Cincinnati Hills
mean. Would it mean that they wouldn't get into a
good college? Would their future be ruined?
This concern on the part of the students, in res-
League (CHL). Since then they
have added four new members:
Reading, Finneytown, and Wyo-
ming from the Hamilton County
ponse to the pressure surrounding the emphasis on American League, and CAPE,
good scores, is unwarranted; we feel they are los- which was independent.
Said Groeschen, "This left the
ing sight of why they take such tests as the PSAT. remaining EHL schools (Syca-
We also put a large share of the blame for this loss more, Milford, and Glen Este) and
of perspective on the preparation process overseen the other HCNL teams (Taylor,
by the guidance department.
Although the process in itself may prove to be
helpful is there is a widespread improvement in the
Footballers to face Western Brown
by Kevin Walzer
school's PSAT scores, we feel the need for it arises Coach Mike Heizman: "I'm
from a disturbing base. As several teachers pointed not going to evaluate whether this
season has been good or bad at
out to dismayed students, standardized test scores
this point ... but after last week, if
are only a small part of what determines whether a we lose tonight, I'm not going to
student gets into college. Grades, extracurriculars, be too pleased." Tonight the 3-6
and other factors play a much greater role in the Braves face Western Borwn, after
the game Heizman termed "their
application process. Tests such as the PSAT are used worst loss."
more for comparison between applicants, not sim- That loss was a 20-6 rout at
ply as a meter stick that measures if a student is good the hands of Loveland. Heizman
was far from pleased with IH's
enough. play
We urge not only all students to keep this in mind "That was a game that we
but also the administration and guidance department. should have been closer in, if not
won," he said. "Our play was
In losing their perspectives on why the tests are given, stale, we were mentally flat."
they in turn passed this confusion on to those who Really, said Heizman, not
need it least: the students. much more to say than that.
IH'S offense sputtered as they
scored only one TD, coming from
junior Kevin Viox on a six-yard
run.
Viox has had quite a season on
the ground. He's currently ranked
ninth in the city in rushing with
930 yards through nine games,
and only needs 70 yards tonight
to go over the magic 1000-yard
mark for the season.
Heizman praised Viox's talent,
but noted that his performances
have come from "a good team
effort- Kevin's a nice runner, but
CHIEFTAIN
Harrison, North College Hill,
Greenhills, and Norwood) with
gaps in their schedules.
NEW LEAGUES
Western Metro
Greenhills (HCNL)
Harrison (HCNL)
Hughes (PHSL)
North College Hill (HCNL)
Taft (PHSL)
Taylor (HCNL)
Cross County
Amelia (CCL)
Forest Park (HCAL)
McNicholas (Indep.)
Northwest (HCAL)
Norwood (HCNL)
Walnut Hills (PHSL)
Legend: CCL-Clermont County League; EHL-Eastern Hills
League; HCAL-Hamilton County American League; HCNL-Hamil-
ton County National League; PHSL -Public High School League;
1ndep.-Independent.
reprinted from t h e Cincinnati Enquirer
-
he's not going to go anywhere if
we're not blocking well."
Heizman indicated that Viox
and the front line will need to be
effective tonight against the 5-4
Broncos.
"It's going to be a close game
and everyone will have to play
well," said Heizman. "I'd call it
a one-touchdown game."
If IH plays as well against
Western Brown as they did against
Madeira two weeks ago, it could
be more than a one-touchdown
game. It could be a blow-out on
the proportions of IH's rout of
the Mustangs.
The Braves opened their scor-
ing attack quickly in the first
quarter by driving down to the
Madeira ten-yard line on their
first series. Senior quarterback
Mike Wentz got down to the ten
with a nice run; Viox plowed
down to the two, then got in the
end zone on his next carry.
Viox had a good night on the
ground, scoring IHYsthird touch-
down late in the game.
Wentz and senior Pete Sere-
metis combined for eight of IH.3
points as Seremetis scored IH's
second touchdown on a 10-yard
carry.
Wentz scored a two-point con-
Page 13
ment. Balanced competition
land] geography . . . were among
Superintendents from the af- the considerations."
fected school districts began get- The resulting change was pro-
ting- together
- to discuss realign- bably far greater than anyone ex-
pected. Along with the CHL,
four other new leagues were
formed.
New leagues merging from
Eastern Metro the mess were the Western Metro,
Anderson (HCAL)
Eastern Metro, Cross County, and
Glen Este (EHL) one yet 'unnamed (see table for
Milford (EHL) detailed breakdown). The three
Sycamore (EHL)
AAA schools in the EHL joined
Turpin (HCAL) the Eastern Metro.
Withrow (PHSL) Along with the new leagues
comes the question of changes in
Unnamed League competition. Says Groeschen,
Aiken (PHSL) "Football and basketball are the
Colerain (HC AL)
Mount Healthy (HCAL)
moneymakers for all schools. In
foot ball, the most significant
Oak Hills (HCAL)
Western Hills (PHSL)
Woodward (PHSL)
change could involve the state
playoff system.
"Next year, four teams instead
of two from each region will be
eligible. With more non-lcague
dates available, schools will be
able to schedule better non-league
competition-vital to obtaining
see LEAGUES, p. 14
As he saidYuWeplayed poorly in
the first half and better in the
version after IH's first touch- second half. We almost caught
down, faking the extra point and them ."
keeping the ball on a 15-yard run. Mariemont rolled to a 13-0
Mariemont provided a slightly lead in the first. In the second,
different test for tile Braves the IH caught up in the third quarter
week before, escaping with a nar- with a touchdown and two-point
row 13-8 win. conversion.
Heizman felt the loss mirrored However, time ran out for IH.
the Braves' up-anddown season.
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p h t o by Mariano Fernandez
Senior Gary HaHarn (32) is stopped by the Madeira defense as h e at-
tempts a run,
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Finneytown ousts Squaws in semis
by Kevin Walzer
Finneytown ended the most
successful IH girls' soccer season
in several years with an. 8-1 rout
of the Squaws in the semifinals of
the AA sectional tournament on
October 24. Sophomore Diana
Greiner scored IH's only goal in
the massacre.
Sophomore Paula Lyon was
naturally upset with the loss, but
she commented, "I think that
we've had a real good season
overall this year."
Such is demonstrated by IH's
advance in sectionals. The
Squaws advanced to the semis,
farther than they have gone in
several years. IH also posted a
13-7-1 record.
In order to set up their meet-
ing with Finneytown, IH had to
get past Summit in the quarter-
finals. Dominating their oppo-
nents for most of the game, the
Squaws were never seriously
threatened as they rolled to a 4-0
win.
Freshman Tricia Craig had a
superb offensive night as she put
in three goals to lead the Squaws.
Junior Ann Powell added another.
Commented Lyon, "It was a
pretty easy game for us. We play-
ed really well."
In the opening round of sec-
tional~,IH scored its "most ex-
citing win," said Lyon, with an
overtime 6-5 win over Madeira.
The game was a defensive
struggle from the onset, as both
teams were able to put in only
one goal. This forced them to
enter overtime, where each team
VARSTIY BOY S ~ A S K LI BALL
November 2 1, vs. Northwest at home
nber 20
WRESTLING
December 7 , quadrangular at Loveland
CHIEFTAIN
gets five kicks on goal. The two
teams traded goals until Madeira
missed; they scored four. IH hit
all five to record the narrow 6-5
squeaker. Scoring in the overtime
Koulouris pleased with JV football
I
by Kevin W alzer
Laughs JV football coach Greg
Koulouris, "I'm happy with our
record, though I think it could
have just as easily been turned
around."
Koulouris was referring to the
Braves33-6 mark this past season.
According to him, "there were
moments that we didn't play as
well as we could have; if we had,
our record ~ & ~ have l d been
better."
One such example, he feels,
came in the Braves' 22-14 loss to
Loveland last week.
He commented, "We spotted
our usual fourteen points in the
first quarter - after that it was
more than even," as IH scored
two touchdowns.
Another example comes with
IH's 22-14 win over Madeira two
weeks ago. "That was a much
better game, " said Koulouris.
IH jumped out to a 12-0 lead
at the half, "just dominating,"
roared Koulouris with delight.
"Jim (Berling) had a great day at
QB- 225 yards."
Madeira scored two TD's in
the second half, but so did IH, to
keep the margin at twelve.
Mariemont was "our closest
game," said Koulouris. Down
22-6 at halftime, the Braves pro-
: the new leagues will have little ef-
I feasibIe," feels Groeschen.
were junior Gari ~ e s c h a n dcrag;
with two goals each, and Sally Ul-
mer.
"That was such an exciting
game," said Lyon. "It's great to
ceeded to come back to 22-20
in the "best second half I've seen
from them this year." Then, with
two minutes left, IH went for a
15-yard field goal for the win-
and missed.
JV netters ro11 to undefeated
SeaSon with win over CCD
by Tiffany Meyer
The girls' JV tennis team fin-
ished its season like the more fa-
mous varsity team, victorious and
undefeated.
In their last match of the sea-
son, the Squaws triumphed over
Cincinnati Country Day, 3-2. Sin-
gles players sophomores Karen
Weiss and Wendy Stratman and
junior Adriana Wahl defeated
their opponents with relative ease.
The Squaws won by the same
close score over Walnut Hills.
Weiss and Stratman won in sin-
gles, and Wahl and freshman Dee
Cutler beat their doubles oppo-
nents.
The day before, and the week
&er their season highlight, an im-
pressive win over Centerville, the
team put away Princeton, 5-0.
Singles wins were . captured by
Weiss, Stratman, and junior Sally
Wilbur. Junior Carin Chabut,
LEAGUES, from p. 13
Harbin computer points toward
the playoffs."
He added, "In basketball, the
only change will be the new
league races. As for the playoffs,
fect on the present system. Ev-
eryone goes to the playoffs any-
way, and regular season records
earn the top teams nothing more
than a seeded position."
Groeschen feels that minor
sports are "the most uncertain
area of all. For instance, in the
new unnamed league, only two
schools have golf and only four
have soccer."
;At any rate, the '?~pheaval."of
the restructured leagues will take
time to evaluate. ''[It3 seems
win close games m e that."
The team finished in the third
place in the EHL this season,
turning in a 5-2 record. With
most talent coming back, IH has
strong chances of being a con-
tender for the CHL title next
year.
"Missed opportunities," said
Koulouris. "That's been a prob-
lem for us this year. But I think
we've learned a lot this season,
and we can come back stronger
next year."
Cutler, freshman Tiffany Meyer,
and junior Tracy Ervin won in
doubles.
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DOUBLES, from p. 10
ble in that situation ...y ou're too
afraid to. "
A quick reminder from coach
Cindy Crilley during a changeover
rejuvinated the team. "She said
just to start playing more ag-
gressively and hit out,'' said Hor-
ton.
The team did just that, but the
momentum was still their op-
ponent, Columbus ran out to a
2-0, 40-15 lead in the third set
before Abbott and Horton came
back to break and make the score
2-1. A 3-0 deficit would have
been disasterous; the win, said
Horton, "gave us confidence. By
the time we tied 2-2, I knew the
momentum had shifted back our
way."
From then on it was simply a
matter of running out the 6-2 set
and the date doubles champion-
ship.
It had been drizzling, and had
just begun to downpour when an
elated Abbott and Horton stood
to receive their plaque.
It was two pressure-fified years
in the making.
SPORTSVIEW, from p. 11
sister of Angela who was part of
several 1H state appearances and
championships-is coming up.
Another sensational batch of
freshmen.
The future is bright indeed.
Very conceivably, IH could win
three state championships 'again
next year. And the year after
that.
Tennis Squaws take state championship
by Kevin Walzer
Tennis coach Cindy Crilley:
"I can't think of any team in any
sport that's won three state cham-
pionships in a single season." Al-
though that statement may not be
true for all sports, there's no
doubting its accuracy when ap-
plied to the 1984 tennis Squaws.
Last Saturday the team
capped off what has to be the
most dominating season in Ohio
tennis history by defeating Tole-
do Notre Dame 4-1 to win the
Ohio Tennis Coaches' Associa-
*tion's state team tournament.
Earlier the team swept the in-
dividual state tournaments with
freshman Tracy Barton capturing
the singles crown and sophomores
Aubrey Abbott and Debbie .Hor-
ton the doubles title.
Naturally, Crilley was happy
with the team's results. "Am I
happy? Am I excited? Sure I
Bapd wins at Reading
advances
by Jeff Currier
The IH Marching Band compe-
ted October 13th at the Reading
Band Invitational, taking home a
superior rating and a grand cham-
pionship. Their performance qua-
lified them for the state competi-
tion in Columbus tomorrow.
The Band competed in class B,
the smaller school category, and
was judged in music, marching
and manuevering, general effect,
field commanders, percussion,
and color guard.
The band topped last year's
excellent performance at Reading
by receiving the highest overall
score of the compettition, defea-
ting larger bands from Lakota,
Roger Bacon, and St. Xavier. The
band received the Grand Cham-
pionship trophy and the right to
go on to state tomorrow.
"I think we accomplished a
great deal at Reading," said Drum
Major Ken Jones, "but I'm hoping
for an even better performance at
state. The band is striving for per-
fection."
The band will travel to Frank-
lin County Stadium in Columbus
for their second year of competi-
tion at the state level. *
The state competition is eager-
ly' awaited by the color guard, be-
cause of last year's rating at state.
The color guard received a 11, an
excellent rating, and hopes to re-
am," she laughed. "Who would-
n't be?"
In the team tournament, the
.
Squaws advanced from the semi-
finals with a 3-2 win over Cleve-
land Mentor. Barton won at first
singles, 6-1, 6-3. Freshman Molly
Poffenberger won at second sin-
gles, 6-2, 6-4. Abbott and Hor-
ton's doubles match proved deci-
sive, as they hammered out a 6-1,
6-0 win. Losing were junior Nee-
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ceive a "superior" this year. Co-
lor guard captain Tracy Megison
feels, "We didn't do as well as we
would have liked last year, but we
are counting the hours until we
can triumphantly return and
avenge ourselves."
Mr. Strider feels the state com-
petition is an excellent way to
show bands from around the state
what other band programs are like
and for IH to see other top-flight
marching bands.
Also, the band will be march-
ing on Astroturf, a first for the
band and a welcomed sight after
the grass and mud of past fields.
Living up to their reputation,
the band performed in exhibition
at the Glen Este Competition last
Saturday as a result of being
named Grand Champion last year.
The band returned the Glen
Este travelling trophy and was
presented a slightly smaller, per-
manent replacement.
St. Xavier was the grand cham-
pion, as it was two years ago; the
first band to win the grand cham-
pionship three times will get to
; ground the travelling trophy and
keep it perm-ently.
The band will perform in its
a.nnua1 Marching Band Concert on
Wednesday, November 14, at
7 :30 p.m. in the auditorium. The
concert will feature the band's
show pieces and many others.
ly Mack at third singles, 7-5, 6-4,
and junior Sona Tipnis and senior
Beth Myers at second doubles,
6-4, 6-3.
"In the finals, the score wasn't
as close," said Crilley, "but it
could just as easily have been.
"Both of these could have been
3-2 then," she said. "That's how
tough they were."
Proving decisive for the
Squaws was Poffenberger's 6-2,
Band members celebrate their grand championship with a "Gonzo"
provided by the band members' parents.
Wyandot sale plans tentative
by Tom Brucher
A major topic of the Board of
Education meeting October 9 was
the potential sale of Wyandot
school.
Several different groups have
informally expressed interest in
purchasing the elementary school.
No concrete written offers
have yet been made, but the
Board anticipates an offer from
Sycamore Schools in the very
n e a future.
Board member Mrs. Jean Pap-
pas indicated that the Board ex-
pects a proposal from Sycamore,
because if the Sycamore Schools
do not buy more school space,
they will be forced to build a new
building, requiring a bond issue
7-6 win at second singles.
"First doubles and first singles
won quickly," said Crilley, "and
second doubles lost. That left se-
cond and third singles still out,
both playing tough matches. Mol-
ly got down 4-0 in the tiebreaker
but then came back to win it 7-4.
That gave her the win and us the
championship. Neely (at third
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photo by Tom Taylor
and other hassles.
Under an agreement made
long ago, the Board will be re-
quired to hold an open meeting to
entertain any opinions from the
community if an offer is ma$e.
Said Pappas of this possible meet-
ing, "I expect it would be some
time in late November or very ear-
ly December."
If a sale is made, Superinten-
dent Dr. Robert E. Boston will
appoint a committee of parents,
teachers, and adrninistrato~s to
help determine the best use of the
existing facilities fcir the housing
and edu~cation of the students.
Boston will then report the com-
mittee's findings to the Board.