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Page 12 CHIEFTAIN February 11.1983 -
way of the woods I
Taxiderm ist Goodpaster a mong sports quiz Vol. 32 No. 10 February 1 1,1983 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 the best after 50 1. Who coached the Xavier Uni-
versity basketball team before
Bob Staak? 2. Who was the Bengal's starting
quarterback before Ken Anderson?
3. What is the outdoor pole vault
record?
4. What two Reds tied for the
lead in RBI's in 1982?
5. Who won the 1982 Kentucky
Derby?
years ot work by Dwight Poffenberger
Cincinnati is fortunate to have
one of the country's leading
experts in taxidermy, and I am
fortunate to know him. Woodrow Goodpaster has
been skinning mammals, birds,
and reptiles for more than fifty
years. He has worked for the
Cincinnati Natural History Muse-
um and the University of Illinois
on special projects. His ducks and
deer heads are seen on walls all
over the country.
Goodpaster grew up on a Cler-
mont County farm and has always
been interesies in animals. He
fishes and hunts, which "was a
way of life back then."
Goodpaster learned the art of
taxidermy on his own, through
trial and error. He says, "Nobody
ever showed me anything." His
first projects were small birds, but
later he moved on to bigger and
more complex animals. Today he
stuffs anything, from field mice
to whole foxes or coyotes. He
jokes,"I do 'em all."
Asked if he really enjoys
his profession, Goodpaster told
me "I enjoy it. You wouldn't do
it if you didn't enjoy it." He works out of his home and enjoys
working for himself. "When
you're working for yourself you
work harder," he said.
Goodpaster has done a great deal of work for the Cincinnati
Natural History Museum, where
he worked as a young laborer.
Many of the exhibits one sees there are his work. He occasional-
ly still does some work for the
museum.
Another project undertaken
by Goodpaster has been working
for the University of Illinois on a
small mammal exhibit. For the
past twenty-five years, Goodpast-
er and his wife have worked in
Arizona for a couple months each summer on this project. He says
it's "sort of a vacation."
A hard working man, Good-
paster is not inclined toward vaca-
tions. Each day he starts working
at 5:30 a.m. because, "it's quiet
and I can get my work done." He
works until he's tired, sometimes
working twelve hours a day.
A great deal of pride is put in-
to such individualized work. "I
treat everyone's stuff like it was
w schedule. Smith stated that the
Scheduling to become computerized master will be organized with fac-
tors such as Senior Search and
students' work contracts in mind. After the master schedule is '
completed, the students' selec-
tions will be fed into a computer
where it will determine each stu- dent's schedule. Although faster
and less troublesome than arena
scheduling, Smith acknowledges
that some conflicts will undoubt-
edly arise. She stated, however, that these will be solved quite
easily with the help of the student
and his or her counselor.
Although computers were
iised several years ago at Indian
Hill, the high school is now one of
the last schools in the area to
switch to computer scheduling.
Smith said she "expects positive
results" from the program in the
coming years.
by Win Wells The administration will initi-
ate computer scheduling this
week in an attempt to alleviate
and simplify the scheduling pro-
cess.
The computer process of
scheduling courses will replace the
arena scheduling method which
was used in past years. According to assistant principal Mrs. Sharon
Smith, the computer should elim-
inate many of the problems that
were created in the past by the
arena method.
Despite the fact that students
will not be able to specifically
choose certain teachers and
periods, Smith feels that the new
process is a "fairer and more
democratic7' means of scheduling.
She also stated that the elimina-
tion of student decisions was a minor loss due to the fact that the
declining enrollment has already
caused a majority of classes to be taught by only one teacher, thus
eliminating the need to pick.
Smith also feels that computer
scheduling will create a greater
sense of objectivity for stu-
dents by eliminating the need to
choose a certain teacher or take a certain class during a certain
period. She stated that students
will experience a greater "variety
of people and style" through
computer scheduling. In addition, Smith stated that
students will receive their com-
pleted schedules much earlier
than they would with the arena
method. She expects the final
schedules to be completed by
spring break.
The course offerings hand-
book, distributed earlier this
week, will be used by students t o
determine classes for next year.
These choices are to be written
down on the selection sheet
where teacher recommendations
are also required. Smith empha-
sized that all scheduling sheets
must be handed in before Feb-
ruary 1 8.
After all sheets have been col-
lected, Smith, the counselors, and the department coordinators will
then draw up next year's master
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Although he still loves his
work as much, if not more, than
he ever did, Goodpaster is de-
creasing his work load. He has
withdrawn his name from the
phone books and considers him-
self "semi-retired." The work he
does now is mostly for returning
customers. He told me, "My cus-
tomers are my friends." To me
Woodrow Goodpaster is a good
friend.
Taxidermist Woodrow Good-
paster displays some of the deli-
cate work he is so talented at.
Art by students Kevin Walzer win nine awards Six Indian Hill students re- Both Walker and Stauft earned an
cently won awards in the 56th honorable mention in pottery and
annual Scholastic Art Awards printmaking, respectively.
competition. The Scholastic Art Awards is a The six winners are Paul national competition "for the en-
Wyand, Andy Grahm, Teresa couragement of student achieve- Lemmel, Petra Majantie, Steve ment" in various arts, according
Walker, and Gay Stauft. to a flyer supplied by art teacher
Wyand and Grahm were Mr. Larry Bernard. The program
named finalists in the pottery has been in existence for 56 years
division. Their works will be sent and gives three awards: Finalist,
to New York City to be judged in Key Award, and Honorable Men- a national show. Wyand also tion. The Finalist winners' pro-
my own," commented Goodpast-
er. Animals that aren't in good
condition he simply refuses to
work on. "If it isn't going to turn
out right, I don't do it," he add-
ed.
Despite improvemer by Ellen Alvord
Nearing the end of the season,
the JV basketball Squaws have
showed substantial improvement.
Their playing ability has vastly
improved since the start of the
season, yet they have still not
been able to noticably turn their
record around. The Squaws cur-
rently stand at 5-14.
Under the direction of varsity
coach Dick Pfuman during the
absence of JV coach Sharon
Cooke, the JV Squaws gave
Madeira a real run for their
money Tuesday night. Chris H e ,
the second high scorer agrees, "I
thought it was one of our best
games of the season." Even
though the Squaws lost, 36-26,
they gave everyone a glimpse of
their true potential, keeping the
game close until the fobrth quar-
ter. Pfirman stated, "We gained
respect from Madeira."
In a competative contest
against Our Lady of Angels last
Saturday the Squaws lost, 29-15.
Squaws stand 5-14
Squaws with ten points.
The Squaws came up with
their fifth win when they de-
feated Mariemont, 27-19. The
Squaws had control of the game
most of the first half but then fell
behind in the third quarter,
17-14. In the fourth quarter the
Squaws pulled out way ahead
with help from the game's high
scorer, Chris Hall. Hall had 13
points total in the Mariemont
game, seven of which were in the
fourth quarter.
In an earlier league match
against Loveland, the Squaws did
not demonstrate their full poten-
tial. The Squaws played some-
what better as the game pro-
gressed, scoring most of ' their
points in the fourth quarter. In the end, Loveland had no trouble
defeating IH, 40-23.
Two days before the Loveland
game, the Squaws did demon-
strate their improvement against
Milford. They were defeated ,
These students won awards at the Scholastic Art Awards competition. t ~ r n e d an honorable mention jects are sent to New York City t o
Twelve lHers to visit Spain in March with another piece of pottery be judged in a national competi- work. tion.
.- --.
by Marjie Fink visit El Prado, a famous art mu- Majantie won two Key Awards "They accepted around 20% Twelve Spanish students and seum, and other neighboring in the acrylics and mixed media of the work we sent in. That's
chaperone Mrs. Susan Trentman sights. divisions, and Lemmel also won a pretty good," commented Ber- are leaving for a three week visit After their stay in Madrid, Key Award in mixed media. nard after IH's success.
to Spain on Wednesday, March 2.
The students are Elizabeth
Gorman, Beth Myers, Mickey
Kamfjord, Missy Horstmey er,
Jenny Lanham, Karen Everman,
Kim Sollinger, and Karen
McCurdy. The other four IHers
IHers will take a train to Gandia,
a Mediterranian coastal city,
south of Valencia. "This will be
the fust time most of these stu-
dents will be on a train, so it
should be an interesting experi- ence," Mr. Fogel states.
going to Spain hosted Spanish stu-
dents in September. They are
Kathy Slazyk, Brenda McDonald,
Elbie Herman, and Rick Abrams.
While Mr. William Fogel led
groups going to Spain for the last four years, he decided to "let
someone else have a turn." Mrs. Trentman is a Spanish teacher at
Ottawa.
In March each year, Spain
celebrates a festival called
"Fdes." It consists of the parad-
ing and burning of expensive
Floats. Kathy Slayzak, Brenda McDonald and Elizabeth Gorman
plan to participate in the festival.
Also during their stay in
Spain, IHers will most likely be
visiting the city of Toledo, where
IH fell behind, 9 4 , during the 47-28, but they had been blown Photo by Julie Gilsdorf
first quarter and could never away in their previous game Kbten Mains gains the upper hand in a jump against a
catch up. Julie More led the against Milford, 54-9. Mariemont opponent. After spending their first three the art museum of El Greco is photo by Jim Koster days in Madrid, the students will located.
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Above are the students who plan to visit Spain in March.
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN February 1 1,1983
editorial film. Sitting everv other scat may be - conducive to gaining as much as possible from an educational movie, but seventeen
Are students given the chance to show responsibility and eighteen-year-olds are capable of at Indian Hill? Many students do not think they have deciding for themselves how they should view an edu-
a chance, and it is becoming increasingly obvious that cation film. Being forced to sit one seat away from
they may have a point. anyofie does not increase enthusiasm or interest in
Last Tuesday, the seniors viewed the movie "Mis- learning.
sing" during school in the auditorium. Jim Powers, the The responsibility question surfaces quite often with
chiinnan of the social studies department, felt the se- the administration, particularly with Mr. Gellert and
niors should sit in every other seat. He enforced this Mrs. Smith. Both serve as a constant threat to anyone
policy by standing on stage and singling out all viola- who is in the hallways during class. The question is in-
tors verbally. Clearly, such instructions give students evitable: "Where are You supposed to be now?"
no freedom or the resulting chance to be responsible. This question is both demeaning and unnecessary.
Mr. Powers contends that "it was important for If a student is skipping class, teachers will issue deten-
everyone to view the movie on an individual basis" in tions. For those instances when people are in the Stu-
order to maximize everyone's understanding of the dent Service Center and the hallways, it may be time -
for the administration to relax its policies. Seniors
who have seventh period option are not to remain in the building if they have been granted permission to leave. We ask: what problem would be created by
In the lead news article of the January 28 Chieftain, allowing seniors to remain in the SSC to discuss assign- Dr. Robert Boston outlined the Indian Hill Exempted ments or talk? It is time to change the "heard but not
Village School District's new Reduction In Force seen" ideals. The North Central Evaluation team and (RIF) policy. The details were further explained in visiting guests to Indian Hill High School would under-
that article; but simply put, given a choice in laying stand. They may even appreciate it.
off one of two tenured teachers, the more qualified of Trust is the result of responsibility, and it is time the the two (not necessarily the one with more seniority) students had a chance to show it. The administration will keep his job. and faculty need to take more time to evaluate poli-
The idea is a good one. It is difficult to disagree cies. Are the regulations serving their intended pur-
that the best route to establishing educational excel- pose? Are they s e ~ n g any constructive purpose at
lence at Indian Hill would be to reward good teaching all? . . rather than endurance.
The new policy is also an unquestionably good pub- Q w E ! i n STAFF lit relations decision for the District. In a community chieftain is written, Kearney, Jon Kitei, Brian
in which a sizable number of students attend private posedv printed and soid as an Rowe, Shelley Stanforth, extracurricular activity by the Ellen Alvord, Peter Carr, Todd
S C ~ O O ~ S (thus depriving Indian Hill S~h00lS of State students of Indian H~II ~ i g h Adrien -
funds), any move which makes the schools seem more attractive to a potential pupil and his parents is a sound financial move, as well.
However, the practicality of the RIF guidelines is debatable. A decision to let a teacher go usually in-
volves more than just his skills as an instructor. For instance, when head football coach Cliff Hern left his IH teaching position two years ago, he was replaced by
School, 6845 Drake Rd., Cincin-
nati, Ohio 45243.
Sponsor Wm. P. Kincaid
Editors Kurt Dusterberg Chris Schmalz
Richard Stradling
News Editors John Christine Ron Zesch
Features Editor John Lilly
Sports Editors Paul Monach
Dwight Poffenberger
Magazine Editors Nancy Hopple Kitsa Tassian
Production Staff Lawrence
Gallant, Win Wells, Bob Rhoad, Todd Adrien, Margot
Ayers, Dominic Pesce, Sandra Pesce, Mike Kearney, Dan
Rosenthal, Joel Ruff
news short The Pinettes sold approxi-
mately 1035 carnations during
their annual carnation sale from January 31 to February 9.
a newly hired teacher, rather than one of those who Assistant Magazine The money that was made by Elizabeth Smith the sale, approximately $765.00,
had already been RIFed. His department may have Chief Typesetter Diane Remmell wiU be used to supPo* Pinette
needed a replacement teacher, but finding a replace- Production Managers Ken Jones
David Stradlinq functions and possibly to fund a
ment football coach was obviously the primary con- Business/Circulation Managers trip to Columbus with the IH
cern to Indian Hill's powers that be. wrestlers who succeed in post-
Paul Smith Jim Koster, Season competition.
The idea of keeping highly qualified teachers is a P h O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o , m Greg Sales were slightly down from
good one. However, given our school system's tenden- Typesetters Savithri RaJu, last year (1300 carnations), but Karen Wiedemer, Sue Gilsdorf, Mrs. Gail Nichols, Pinette span-
cy to value some qualities above talent in the class- Sandy Pesce sox, attributed that to less sales room, it may be a harder policy to enact than it was to
c o n U t e e n O r time. "Last year we had a week
- - - . issue. Win Wells, Kevin Walter, Mike longer to sell them," Nichols said.
February 1 1,1983 CHIEFTAIN - .
Aquateam hurt by a lack of depth by Diane Remmen without swimming a lap, the Most recently, the Aqua
Swimming to two losses while Indian Hill Aquateam has brought Squaws were defeated by Mt. ironically gaining its first win its record to 1-6. Notre Dame and St. Ursula in a
girls' tri-meet on February 8. St. Ursula won with 93 points, while
r . r F Mt. Notre Dame placed second with 89 and IH took last with 68. Sophomore Beth Wingerter scored three firsts, in the 100 free, 50 - - - **" %.- ::%. .
--*, 3. - - - b free, and medley relay, while
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"- - - . -.+sac, senior Diane Remmell took first in the medlev relav and 100 back, - - and second in the 200 free. Commented freshman Kim McKirdy, "We had some good
swims, but not enough swimmers. We had no divers; nor were we
able to enter a free relay, which receives twice the normal number of points for placing."
The Aquateam chalked up its first victory at the Countryside
, YMCA on February 5. The meet
was to be against Munroe, but
% Munroe failed to show, and IH - , - . %, '-
thus won by forfeit.
u, The latest meet in which both - 4 . ~ * the boys and girls swam was when photo by Scott Blanchard the Aquateam fell to Walnut Hills,
Jennie Gardner makes like a butterfly for the Aquasquaws. January 14. With only three girls
Sycamore ends frosh season in tournament by Kevin Walzer
The freshman basketball Braves concluded their season at 8-8 with a 53-38 loss to Sycamore in the semifinals of the EHL tournament.
It was one of those games where IH "couldn't buy a break", as the saying goes. The Aviators lowered the boom quickly by
sprinting to a 22-7 first quarter lead. It seemed every pass the Braves threw was gobbled up by the Aves and turned into two or
sometimes three points, while one play even yielded five points.
On this play a Sycamore steal was converted into a layup, and a foul was commited. However, on the missed attempt at a three-
point play, the Aves controlled the rebound, threw in another basket, and were fouled again,
this time converting the free
throw. This series was the peak, but careless passing along with the swarming Aves' defense yielded many more steals and baskets and three point plays throughout the half.
The rest of the game IH could do little more than play catch-up, but the issue had been settled in the first half; the miracle which
ahwed the Braves to edge Syca-
more earlier this year, 32-30, did not come. However, coach Steve Thompson was optimistic about the Braves' play. "I thought they showed a lot of spirit and never gave up. In the second half they were diving on the floor for loose balls, and I think that showed a lot of hustle and character. They
did everything they were sup- posed to, but Sycamore is a good team. I'm disappointed that we
lost, but I am pleased overall with our play."
Despite this throttling, how- ever, IH had little trouble getting to the semis, dispatching the
Madeira Mustangs, 42-29. In the only regular season meeting be- tween these teams, an aroused IH
squad blew the hapless Mustangs
off the court, 38-19. The overall defense, execution and general
play of the Braves in that game was perhaps the best of the sea-
son. Such was not the case in the post-season contest. The Braves led by as much as 11 in the first half, but twice in the third quar- ter Madeira narrowed that to five. An eight-point performance by Kevin Viox in the fourth saved
the game for the Braves. Viox's 12 total points led the team and was his season high.
Andy Tucker and Erich Metz- ger placed second and third in shooting with ten and seven points, while Dominic Britton played his usual fine defensive game, and Mike Cohen exercised his usual dominance of the
boards. Thompson later reflected on
the season as a whole. He feels the team successfully turned itself
around after its 0-3 start. "I think this has been a very success- ful season. We have improved
tremendously since the Anderson game (a 44-27 loss) and we are
now a different team. I don't
know what kind of coaching this team has had before, but they were a very inexperienced one at
the start and have really shown what they can do."
Thompson elaborated further, "This team had not had the ex-
perience to beat teams like Syca- more, which has been a well-
coached team for the past few years, but they went in and beat them once and played them as
well as they could the second.
I'm really proud of the guys for what they have accomplished this
season."
Page 11
swimming, the Squaws lost, 90-1 5, despite Wingerter's frrst in the 200 free and Second in the. 100 free and junior Jenny Gard- ner's seconds in both the 200 IM and the 50 free. The Braves, with triple wins by senior Dave Ackermann and junior Cliff Win- gerter, lost, 79-38, once again demonstrating, as only four boys swam, that the team is lacking in numbers.
Head coach Chris Sigler stated, "For the size of our team, we're
doing well. We seem to have the firsts, but not the depth to win.
Graduates from Ottawa are sure to help and improve our team next year."
The Aquateam now ap- proaches the sectionals (February 18 and 19),and districts (Feb-
ruary 26 and 27). The state championships, which has fre- quently hosted IH swimmers, will
be held in Canton, Ohio, March 3, 4 and 5. Comments Sigler.,
"While I'm disappointed at the loss of Jennie Gardner (who is going to France) for sectionals, I feel we will have some good
swims."
sports short
The varsity basketball Braves
fell to the league-leading Marie- mont Warriors, 59-44, Wednesday at Mariemont.
Mariemont, undefeated in the EHL and with only two losses overall, jumped out to a 22-8 lead
in the first quarter. The Braves, however, came back in the sec- ond, outscoring the Warriors by seven and closing out the half down, 34-27.
The second half was closer, but IH was hurt primarily because of a lack of offensive output.
Mariemont outscored Indian Hill 1 3 8 in the third and 12-8 in the
fourth.
Sophomore Rick Abrams led the Braves in scoring with 11
points, while senior Mike Hurley
led the Warriors with 18. Senior John Long added 15 for Marie-
mont.
news short
Mrs. Mary Sheridan is resting
comfortably after undergoing ma- jor surgery at Christ Hospital
earlier this week. She expects t o be home in a few days and back at IH in four or five weeks.
Page 10
Revenge on IH' by Jon Kitei
Indian Hill's Battling Braves look to avenge a 30-point road loss to Madeira's Mustangs tonight at Parent's Night.
Coach Dale McKibben had several thoughts about the con- test. "We don't change our game
plan much from game to game. We'll try to use our defense to spread the game out and set the tempo of the game in our favor.
McKibben added, "We want to do a better job rebounding and hold them to one shot each time
of poshession, which we didn't do last time. We'll press and try to force turnovers, as usual."
The Braves showed some long-
awaited winning ability as they defeated a tough bunch of Love- land Tigers, 62-57, last Friday night. The Tigers had lost to
league-leading Mariemont in three overtimes only nine days earlier.
The first time the Braves and Tigers met, Loveland won in over-
time, 67-66. In that game senior Jim Arnold tossed in 27 points. This time around, Loveland "held" Arnold to 24 points, but
he contributed his best all around performance of the year. Senior point-guard Jay Kohls also had his best game of the year as he scored eight points and shot the ball with more confidence than he has all season. For the second time in three games, senior guard Todd Goldman, unheard from for most
of the season, had a superb game with nine markers.
As has been the case in many of their games, the Braves played the first half close. At the end of the first quarter, the game was knotted at 12-all as both teams were a bit slow out of the blocks. The teams continued to trade
baskets for much of the second stanza before Loveland capital- ized on some Indian Hill mistakes
to take a 30-23 half-time lead. Traditionally this year the
Braves have played their worst
basketball in the third quarter. This game, however, was an ex- ception as the Braves shocked
even their own fans by scoring nine points in the first one and a half minutes of the third period.
This change of momentum brought the Braves a lead they failed to relinquish for the rest of
the game. At one point the Braves were up by as many as nine points, but Loveland's
comeback, on the strength of 5- foot, 5-inch junior point guard
' CHIEFTAIN
's mind vs. Madeira tonight Kip Funkeys 24 points, fell just remarkably well versus Milford,
short. Two Arnold free throws scored nine points while ripping were icing on the cake for the eight boards. Senior guard Kriss Braves as they registered their Ashing shot the lights out from third victory against 14 defeats. everywhere with 5-8 shooting for
The Braves met Milford on the ten points. Kohls and Morgan Eagles' home court two nights were nlso awarded stars; Kohls earlier. This year's pre-season for his four points, two steals, and EHL favorites have fallen on hard two assists, Morgan for his team- times but were still too much for leading 12 points, in addition to Indian Hill, as Milford won, four rebounds. 60-50. This year's Homecoming
The teams played to a 34-34 game, a 7043 loss to Sycamore, tie with one half remaining. Once was played January 28 and was again, the Braves started slowly in televised by QUBE Sports. De- the second half and found them- spite the misleading final score, a selves down by as many as nine star emerged as Goldman, starting points. The Braves fought Back his first game this season, covered to within five points when they every inch of the court on both found themselves in position to offense and defense on the way to tie the game. Arnold was fouled, nine points and seven rebounds. which led to a technical foul Of those two figures, the second
called on an Eagle. If Arnold had is the more remarkable, because
hit both ends of the one-and-one Goldman, at 5 feet 10 inches, plus the technical, the Braves secured rebounds against oppon-
would have found themselves ents ranging from 6 feet 5 inches down by only two with poses- to 6 feet 7 inches. Goldman sion of the ball. Arnold hit two became one of the few Braves this of the three and the Braves failed year to earn a double star. to score on the ensuing play, thus Once again the Braves played squandering their biggest chance. tough at the start. At the end of
Junior Dan Kremchek, who the first quarter Indian Hill was over the last two years has played up 16-1 3. However, the Aviators
February 1 1,1983 outscored the Braves by nine in
the second session to take a six-
point lead. After that, it was all Syca-
more. The Braves played a ter- rible second half. Scoring only four points in the fourth quarter, a season low. The Aves were led by 6 foot 7 inch senior Dan
Brinkman's 25 points. For the
second year in a row Brinkman was the QUBE player of the game in the Sycamore-Indian Hill clash.
The Braves shot onIy 3 1.3% from the field and an even more
distressing 38.2% from the line. Though Arnold earned a star with
a teamqeading 11 points, he shot
only 21%. He did, however, con- tribute two rebounds, three steals, and an assist.
With only three regular season
games remaining, the Braves hope to peak for the AA sectional
tournament. Their opponent will be number two seed NcNicholas, which IH scrimmaged evenly in
preseason. The game will be played Friday, February 25 at Lakota High School. Kremchek voiced the opinion of many of the Braves in saying, "If we can win one of our last three games, it should give us enough momentum to win at least our first tourna- ment game." .
Season sweep on the line for JV Braves by Brian Rowe earlier was closer, at 40-35, but Sycamore, 5240, January 28. IH
The JV basketball Braves have the Braves' poor fust half hurt trailed by only one point at the lost their last three decisions in them down the stretch. Sere- half, but a 29-point effort by a the league, dropping to 4-7 in the metis scored nearly half of the Sycamore guard doused the EHL and 5-12 overall, and killing Braves' points, with 16. Braves' chances. Seremetis again
all chances of winning the cham- The JV Braves fell apart at the played a good inside game in lead- pionship. Thus, tonight's game end in their Homecoming loss to ing IH with 14 points. versus Madeira has no bearing on
the EHL race, but as guard Dave Stanforth explains, "We're play- ing for pride now; none of us has given up. "
Stanforth was the hero in the Braves' fust game against Madeira, a 55-53 overtime win, January 7. Stanforth made the two free throws in the final seconds to clinch the victory. Tonight, how well Pete Seremetis and Curtis Ott can contain Madeira center Steve Henke could be a big factor.
Slow starts have been a prob- lem in many of IH's contests, and this problem was especially ob- vious in the Braves' most recent losses, to Loveland and Milford. Both games were decided in the
first half. The Loveland game, on February 4, was a complete di- .--- ~aster, as the Tigers bested the e-
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offense with 17 points. photo by Julie Gilsdorf
~h~ ~ i l f ~ ~ d match two days Curtis Ott puts up a perimeter shot over the defending Loveland Tigers.
February 1 1,1983
as I see it
CHIEFTAIN Page 3 sent an accurate facsimile of it's real life counterpart. MY major
complaint agains; this show is the
Does TV reallv der,ict reality? ~ ~ ~ ~ f p i ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ l e ~ ~ ~ ~ I I I soap-opera type account of a des-
by John Bergman Experts frequently explore
trends in their area of interest. It
is, I suppose, always nice to stumble upon a pattern in the his- tory of a certain subject, since that pattern usually provides in- sight into the future. I do not
claim to be an expert in social ob- servation, but I have noticed what
I think can accurately be called a new trend in television.
The trend that I am referring
to might be called facsimile televi-
sion. This is an attempt by TV writers and producers to bring to the public an accurate portrayal of reality, with all the spontaneity of real life situations. The two shows which are presently at the forefront of this trend are "The People's Court" and "Lie Detec- tor". Because both shows con- cern themselves with the Amer- ican justice system, they deserve close attention.
The fans of these shows, and of course the commercials which
rebuttal
promote them, applaud them for bringing the justice system into the open. Since neither show uses a script, each offers a spontane- ous sampling of a real-life situa- tion.
"The People's Court" presents actual civil suits. All lines are un-
rehearsed and, since the judge is certified, all decisions are legally binding. "Lie Detector" is hosted by one of the most highly regard- ed lawyers in the country, F. Lee
Bailey. The man who operates the lie detector is also certified.
Supporters point to these facts and conclude that these shows, and others like them, come as close to broadcasting real life sit- uations as any TV shows ever have. The best thing that TV can do, they argue, is present a
candid view of reality to a public that would otherwise be unin- formed. These shows fill that bill and entertain us at the same time. What could possibly be wrong with that?
As I see it, while these shows are at times quite entertaining, they tell us very little, if anything, about our justice system or any other aspect of serious society. In addition to this objection to a lack of intellectual depth on the part of both shows, each show can be criticized for its own par- ticular failures.
Two particular criticisms of
"The People's Court" question credibility. First of all, while the
plaintiff and the defendant are not professional actors, they do get paid for allowing their law suit to be televised. While this may not necessarily be objectionable, it is a rarely disclosed fact that the public is entitled to know. Secondly, Doug Lewellen, a re- porter, asks questions after each case has been presented, which can only be described as com- pletely commercial.
"Lie Detector" has fewer
problems. I am fairly well con-
9nced that it probably does pre-
peratevictim bf false accusation. My primary observation, how-
ever, is that this new trend in television programming is given more credit than it dese~ves. Supporters love to talk about the objective way in which these shows make the public part of real life situations. I simply do not believe this to be true. The only way that red Sie situations can be viewed without bias is if they are viewed without third party intervention. Any third party who intervenes in the pro- cess must, by his very presence,
affect not only the participants in the situation, but the viewer as well. In these TV shows, the television camera must be consid-
ered and interfering third party. There is no question that these
shows can be quite entertaining. Surely, there is nothing wrong
with a little entertainment. What is wrong is to interpret this harm- less fun as meaningful participa- tion in real life situations.
n f f I n • Moreover. on behalf of the
Ween Q ters answers to Keaganomrcs president, O U ~ that only I would an estimated like to point 4.5%
by Sam Green In the last issue of the Chief-
tain, we were all told that "Reaganomics" is no longer feasi- ble. But did the illustrious author give all of us another choice? The answer is no. In this student opinion, I shall try to give answers to my condemnations of our economic problems,
As we have all heard, the bud- get deficit is the one major ele- ment that is stalling our economy. Although there is some truth to
this, since 1934 there have been eight surplusses in the federal budget. Earlier deficits, though small, did not hamper our pros- perity in the 1950's and the
1970's. However, by no means do I approve of federal deficits.
Many people often wonder what caused the recession. At
this point I shall try to give an explanation for those readers who are still with me.
In the fust place, inte~est ~ a t e s haven't kept in proportion with inflation. According to what Senator Wendell Ford said in the January 31, 1983 issue of U.S.
News and World Report: "He [Reagan] should have a frank . . .
talk with Paul Volker (head of the Federal Reserve Board) and tell him that interest rates are still too high and that it is time fox the Federal Reserve Board to re- establish me historical relation- ship between interest rates and inflation."
Moreover, high interest rates
have caused the dollar to sky- rocket, making imports cheaper and therefore more attractive to
purchase. Furthermore, high interest rates make it economic-
ally infeasible for industry to reinvest in itself, thereby causing industry to cut back its labor force.
The worst part of this is that
the Federal Reserve Board is un- touchable and even more alarm- ing, it was put in by none other than Jimmy the ex-President.
100 billion dollars is spent every year just to pay the interest on the national debt. If the inter-
est rates are where they should be, at 7% or less, it would save the government some 30 billion dol-
lars at least. Which would then
reduce the estimated deficit of $208 billion down to $178 b l - lion. So it now becomes quite
obvious Board is that not on the our Federal side. Reserve
Another reason for our eco- nomic state is the oversized bud- get and deficit. The two major
parts of budget are defense and social spending. Mind you, de- fense is actually our biggest social expenditure when it is taken into
of the cumulative budget deficits are a result of Reagan's policies (U.S. News and World Report - Feb. 7, 1982). Furthermore, much of the extravagent budget deficits come from totally assin-
ine social and welfare programs. In West Virginia, for example, there is a law which states that if
consideration that it keeps our you are an able bodied person, freedom and liberty.
letter from SG see REAGANOMICS, p. 8
SG to sell computer dating sheets at dance Looking for something to do
after the game tonight? Well look no further than our own cafeteria
where the first open house dance
of the basketball season will take place from nine until midnight. Admission is $2.00, and the re-
sults from the computer matching questionnaires will also be avail- able. The music will be ~rovided by Rock Works and the dance is co-sponsored by the freshman and sophomore classes.
We are pleased and somewhat relieved that the new SG bulletin
board has not been used as the graffiti board which it has re-
placed. We hope to increase its
use in the future and hope its convenient location will enable more students to see what has been posted.
The forum committee wishes to thank those who attended last Friday's Drama Club productions. The performance netted almost $300.00, most of which went to the Drama Club.
The Freshman class is present- ly planning a candy sale and the service committee is working on a ,
spring food dnve. Both projecrs should be taking shape in the next
couple of weeks.
Sincerely, Todd Cox &
Richard Stradling
Page 4 CHIEFTAIN February 1 1,1983 February 1 1,1983 CHIEFTAIN managed only 27.
toward EHL junior Sophomore Curt Ken Reising Slazyk (1671, (1 19),
second consecutive win and sophomore Dave Kindle (175), fourth in their last seven meets. and junior Brom Espy (185) all The grapplers will compete in the pinned their opponents. Winning
EHL meet Saturday, February 19, by points were freshman Matt at Glen Este. Feltman (98), junior Andy
The lndian Hill wrestling team Graham (1051, and senior Tom defeated Hamilton in a dual Geygen (HWT). Junior Dave match last Wednesday at Hamil- Stradling (1 12) won by forfeit. ton. The Braves accumulated 40 Both coaches Ron Webber and team points while Hamilton Jim Collins were excited with the
victory. "We rolled 'em up and
Page 9 Madeira, 33-27. The Braves won twice and lost once total in the meet, with wins coming from Feltman, Graham, Slazyk, Kindle, Espy, and junior Chip Greenlee
(HWT). That same night the Braves defeated Cincinnati Coun- try Day, 65-6, and lost a close match to Amelia, 36-30. "Amelia was one of the few losses I was proud of because everyone gave loo%," said Webber, "Madeira was the best we had wrestled t o date."
AP's offer both benefits, drawbacks Grapplers look introductory courses, regardless of their AP scores. These reasons, in addition to the "5 points" offered by the high school, are enough to convince many IH students to take one or more AP classes.
Indian Hill offers a wide selection of AP courses. The for- mation or continuation of an AP course is determined by two criterion. First, is there a quali-
fied teacher who wants to teach the course? Second, are there enough students who wish to take the course? Sometimes an AP course, like any other course, must be eliminated due to lack of student interest.
But the benefits of AP courses do not come without hard work and dedication. These classes are equivilent to college classes and as such, require much more time and effort on the part of both the stu- dent and the teacher than regular classes. AP Biology teacher Mr. Wayne Fricke commented, "I've enjoyed it [teaching the class] , but it's been a lot of work."
Mrs. Mary Loughran, in her
first year teaching AP U.S. His- tory, stated that she "found the AP course very challenging, but also very enjoyable to teach." She also pointed out that the "atmosphere of an AP class is slightly different. The students see my job as different. It's a teamwork approach."
A student should talk to the teacher who teaches a particular AP course to fmd out what is expected of him or her. Talking to students who have previously taken the course is also recom- mended. The object for each student is to determine whether or not AP courses are appropriate for their academic needs and de- sires.
Mr. John Nellis, AP U.S. His- tory and AP European History teacher commented that AP courses are enjoyable to teach because "the kids are there be- cause they want to be there." Mr. Nellis also pointed out, how- ever, that AP tests tend to be devisive between those who do and those who don't take them.
Mrs. Loughran also noted that "we don't do the kids enough of a service. Kids are often unaware
of the time commitment or difficulty of AP classes before they sign up." This condition often leads to poor performance on the part of the student and
may eventually force him to drop the class.
(editors note: our regular roman font broke late Thursday. We
were forced to use another quite different font for this article.
Sorry.) by David Stradling
The lndian Hill wrestling Braves, with recent fluctuating success, take on Finneytown at home tomorrow, looking for their
by Lawrence Gallant The Advanced Placement pro-
gram is a system through which secondary school students can earn college credit for courses taken in high school.
Last year approximately 140,000 students participated in the program nationwide. Stu- dents in the program can earn AP credit in a variety of subjects including English, history, math,
foreign language, science, art, and music.
Advanced placement is given to a student in college based on his or her performance on the AP Exam administered the third week in May. The AP tests are
developed by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private corpora- tion hired by the College Board to administer the AP's.
lege . A student can usually gain be-
tween 6 and 8 credit hours for a passing mark on an AP exam. The tuition savings to the family can be anywhere between $300 and $700, a more than modest return on the investment of $42
for a single AP test fee. A recent study done by the
University of Michigan discovered that students who had taken AP
classes in high school generally performed better in college inter-
mediate classes than their class- mates who had taken college
(AP) courses do you plan to complete in
12%-1 20%-2 15%-3 23%-4
2. Are you taking or are you going to take more than one AP course in one subject or department? (ie: AP European and AP
60% - yes 40% - no
3. In how many different subjects or depart- ments are you taking AP classes?
26%-1 26%-2 27%-3 16%-4
4. Why did you take an AP course instead of a regular course? (Check one only .) 44% - to receive college credit to continue
studying that course in college 13% - to receive 5 points 43% - to benefit from a more demanding
course
5. Do you plan to use your college credit at college if your AP scores are good enough?
88%-yes 12%-no
6. To what degree of difficulty are your AP
courses in relation to regular courses? 5% - about the same 6 1 % - slightly more difficult 34% - twice as hard
7. Do you feel that AP courses are, on aver- age, more interesting than regular courses?
90%-yes 10%-no
8. Do you feel much more pressure in your AP course than in regular courses?
63% - yes 37% - no A
"~chmoked" 'em , " laughed
Collins. The Gators lost a close dual
match against Madeira and a not
so close match against Deer Park last Saturday. The Mustangs defeated the Braves 32 to 30 with
news short The lndian Hill Jazz Club is
marking its tenth year anniversary this school year, and is hoping to do so in fine style.
"We are negotiating to bring in one of the top jazz bands in the
country this spring," says advisor Robert West. The Blue Wisp Big Band is receiving national atten- tion this year, West says, with the recent release of a third album.
"This would be the biggest
night in the 'jazz history of IH," he continues. "What we really
need is a patron of the arts who would back us financially in case we fall short. We've never at- tempted anything of this scale
before."
Hi Brave wins cominq from Feltman. - Graham, Slazyk, Reising, and
Geygen. lndian Hill could manage 1 4
points against the Deer Park Wild- cats who had 60. The only wins came from Graham and Kindle, while Espy managed to tie.
The content of each exam cor- responds to that of a first year freshman course at a university.
Each exam (except studio art) is comprised of two sections: multiple choice and free response. In determining grades, the two sections may have different weights, depending on the test. The free response section also varies among different exams. It is used to display skills such as essay writing or problem solving.
Some tests involve the use of audio visuals or tape recorders for listening skills (music and foreign language) or a projector (art his- tory) for recognition skills.
The multiple choice sections of each exam are machine scored while the free response parts are evaluated by teachers with exper- tise on the subject who have been specially trained to grade them. This procedure is necessary to ensure both consistency and fair-
ness in grading. Each part of the exam is given
a numeric grade from 1 (no rec- ommendation) to 5 (very well qualified). The individual parts of each exam are averaged together and a final grade is awarded. A score of 3 (qualified) is usually good enough to obtain college credit. Some colleges, however, require a score of 4 or 5 while others do not offer credit at all.
Most students take advanced placement classes in high school in order to obtain credit when entering college. A college that accepts a student's request for AP status will credit the student as having taken the class at the col-
bv Julie Gi,sdorf "Whenever we lose I'm disap- .- - - -
Junior Curt Reising tries to get out of the hold in a recent match. pointed, especially when we lose because we don't give loo%,"
Squaws still 'a half mile behind' commented Webber. lndian Hill had defeated
by Shelley Stanforth Madeira earlier in a squad-meet at The 1ndian Hill varsity basket-
ball Squaws head into the AA sectional tournament next week against the winner of the Oak
Hills-New Richmond game. Coach Dick Pfirman is not too optimistic
about his team's chances. The Squaws finished the season at 2-
19. He feels the team has im-
proved slightly but that some in- dividuals have vastly improved. "I think individuallv we've im-
deira's zone defense. The outside shots didn't fall for the Squaws.
Our Lady of Angels, the second seed in the AA sectional,
downed the Squaws, 60-18, last Saturday. Sophmore Vera Mc- Vicker had a particularly good game. "We could not break their press and our shooting percentage was less than acceptable," said Greisdorn. The Squaws knew they were in for a rough game, so Pfirman played the younger
proved a great deal. As a team we have only improved slightly. We still have a long way to go," said Pfirman.
Pfirman compared the season to a track race. "It's like we started a mile behind and even with our improvement we are still a half mile behind everyone else,"
he said. Tuesday the Squaws dropped
a 38-20 decision to Madeira. The outcome was a repeat of an earlier
match between the two squads. The Squaws suffered a setback when Mary Granger broke her
nose fighting for a rebound. The team missed Granger's rebounding strength for the remainder. Se-
nior Mandy Greisdorn said, "It
was a rough game. The officials didn't call much." One of the Squaws' biggest problems during
the game was penetrating Ma-
players more for experience. The Squaws earned their
second victory of the season
against Mariemont, the Squaws' first victim, 45-32. The girls came into the game confident but trailed by a basket at halftime.
Strong rebounding by Greisdorn and Granger kept the Squaws
close. During the second half Mariemont could not penetrate the Squaws' effective 1-3-1 zone press. Greisdorn and Granger led
the team with 18 and 15 points respectively.
Two days before the Marie- mont victory the Loveland Tigers
handed the Squaws another loss, 50-30. The game was tied after
one quarter of play thanks to the Squaws' hustle. From then on
the score became progressively out of reach. Granger led the
Squaws with 13 points.
photo by Julie Gilsdorf
Sophomore Amy Wiatt brings the ball down court to start the Squaws'
offense against Mariemont ..
Paae 8 CHIEFTAIN February 11,1983 CHIEFTAIN Februarv 1 1.1983 "
coming events nati Historical Society and wrote
and edited, respectively, the
primer and textbook for the first
quarter philosophy work in Indian Hill's U.S. Government
classes.
In the future, Powers plans to
do more of the sort of consulting
work he has been involved with lately in the Cincinnati area's
parochial schools. He wants
ultimately "to help the image of the teaching profession. Public
education, particularly, has been
getting a bum rap these days.
teacher feature
photo by Jim Koster
In this photo, Kurt Dusterberg gazes longingly at his new-
found friend Joe 'Yarityper 820" Headliner. And no wonder.
Joe has made a lot of friends since he was sold into Chieftain
slavery this week. Let's just hope he's more dependable than Joe
Young brightens concert scene Phi loso~hy buff Powers buys BMW Bogart's
Ramsey Lewis - Feb. 12, 8:00 - dearoop en porshna for starters
Lords Of The New Church - Feb.
14, 8:OO - not a night for you and
the swzetheart
Four Freshman, Four Aces, Ink
Spots - Feb. 16, 8:00 - lucky,
messy underclassmen
Gang Of Four - Feb. 18, 8:00 - Mao
Light As A Feather - Feb. 19, 8:00 - no dead weight here
Maynard Ferguson - Feb. 20, 8:00
- use the fake ID
Boots Randolph - Feb. 24, 7:00,
10:30 - Mr. Yakety Sax
B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland - Feb. 27, 7:00, 10:30 - no more
alliterative stuff
The O'Jays - March 4, 8:00,
11: 30 - Simpson's blockers
Commander Cody - March 12,
8:00 - Tracy says he should be
shot
Iggy Pop - March 13, 8:00 -try it
10 times fast
Sha Na Na - March 23, 7:00,
10: 30 - overaged and overgreased
Gil Scott-Heron - March 24, 8:00
-got me
Judy Collins - March 25, 8:00 - Does she ever wear clothes?
Randy Newman - March 30,8: 00
- tall people take note
I I
by John Lilly "That wrinkled, slightly over-
weight former adventurer you see
is not the real me." -J. Powers
though; ana if the quote at the
top of this article is to be be- lieved, those words are the key to the "real" Jim Powers. So let's
let him take over for a little
while.
'What is real about me is that
part of me which God has given
to me. My consciousness and my
being drawn to Him.
"I thank God for the oppor-
tunities the school, marriage, and
my children have given me to
grow.
"Sometimes teaching gives you the opportunity to be at the
right place at the right time to
help a student make an important decision . . . it's the satisfaction
that comes to any professional-
client relationship.
"That's the thing about Peer
Counseling - before, I had always
felt relationship." subversive about that sort of
Powers is in his ninteenth year
as a social studies teacher at
Indian Hill and has been involved
with the Peer Counseling program
since 1980.
That activity has obviously
affected him profoundly, not
only in his relationships with stu-
dents, but also in his capacity as
Social Studies Department Chair-
man. During the last in-service
day for the faculty, Powers co- organized a two-hour seminar for
his department which employed
many of the techniques he has
learned as a Peer Counselor.
"When you have the head-
aches of being in a leadership po-
siti:n, you get the opportunity of
doing something like this - taking
a risk - and you can look back
happily on that success. "To teach someone is to give
someone good leadership. "I think I'm more aware as a
department head of the hassles o f tsaching. There's a lot of
drudgery involved. I won't say
that I never have second thoughts.
Some days I wonder why I'm
here."
Why he's here is a twisted tale
of naval aversion to foot disease.
Powers graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962, but a
vicious case of plantar warts kept
him from serving his stint in the
regular Navy. After appealing his
discharge (to no avail), Powers set
about getting his Master's degree
in Modern European History from
U.C. He had been married only a
couple of months when he came
to IH for the 196465 school year
year. Since then, he has travelled
to the Ukrainian SSR to teach a t
a Soviet school for three months
(in 1972), worked as a volunteer
at the Alcoholic Drop-In Center
(in 1975), been named chairman
of his department (in 1976), and
served as Vice-president of Cin-
cinnati's fair housing agency,
HOME (from 1977 to 1979), among other activities.
Powers has also put his his-
torical expertise down in writing;
he rewrote the text and route of
the Queen City Tour in the
summer of 1980 for the Cincin-
Mr. Jim Powers, government
teacher and Social Studies De-
partment head at Indian HU, is a man of quotes. During the less
than 45 minutes of raw interview
Cincinnati Gardens
America with Livingston Taylor - Feb. 18, 8:00 - mellow tunes with
J.T.'s brother
Oak Ridge Boys with The Bella-
my Brothers - Feb. 24, 7:00 - gitty up . . . Adam Ant with Berlin - Feb. 28,
7: 30 - many be goin'
T'riumph - March 4, 8:00 - one of
Canada's best
Riverfront Coliseum
Longhorn World Championship
Rodeo - Feb. 25-27 - sanctioned
for world championship points!
Neil Young - March 2, 8:00 - at
long last
47"-'-- e \ - 4--
' photo by JimKorter
'Which is the real me?"
"The burnout rate in this job
is incredible; people wondering
why they should teach for
chicken feed when they can make
more money elsewhere." With
the goal of keeping more high
quality teachers on the job,
Powers says he would like to
work in a program like the Quest
see POWERS, p. 6
inal plans. money easier to come by, plus the
Green's panacea continues ... Moreover, the President is fail-
ing to "stay the course" with pro- posed tax increases for 1985,
1986, and possibly 1987. This is
not the Reagan I once admired.
This is a Reagan who is being
destroyed by bureaucratic red
tape.
As I said in the beginning, I
would try to give answers. In the
first place, in August of 1983 Paul
Volcker will no longer be in com-
trol of the Federal Reserve Board.
When this happens, the Federal
Reserve should be put under the
Treasury Department and the
discount rate should be lowered
to 6%.
These measures would make
dollar would then drop making
our products easier to buy over-
seas and imports more expensive
in the U.S. Another major plus is
it would save the U.S. government
30 to 40 billion dollars. Fur-
thermore, I would propose a 5% cut in defense and social spend-
ings, thus saving another 30 bil-
lion dollars.
The proposals which I have stated would save the government
70-80 billion dollars. Another
fact in my favor is with interest
rates low, people will start buy-
ing cars. Companies will begin to
retool themselves and we shall be
out of the worst recession since
1929 without going to war.
photo by Jim Koster
Powers wonders to himself . . . material which ultimately meta-
morphosed into this article,
Powers quoted outside sources
seven times; and when allowance
is made for long pauses and ques-
tions, that is an ave.rage of at least
one quote for every five minutes
of speaking time. Powers' own words are the
ones which really matter here,
Our President's new motto is REAGAN, from p. 3 "stay the course," but why hasn't you must work for the state to
receive welfare. Why can't this be
done on a federal level?
The answer is big liberals want
more work programs like those of
the Roosevelt Administration. If
welfare recipients had to work for
a certain level of government, un-
employment would go down.
Another valve of this is the
money saved by not hi~ing others
and not continuing to give welfare
recipients a "free ride," meaning the government would only have
he? Because he is finally put
under the full scrutiny of Con-
gress and left-wing news agencies.
In the beginning of his ad-
ministration Ronald Reagan pro-
mised to reduce taxes, lower in-
flation (these he did) and most
importantly, balance the budget
(this he tried).
If the President had gone to
the American people at the be-
ginning of the debate over the
"Balanced Budget Ammendment"
it would have passed like his orig-
1 on the spot Photos by Chris Eaton; answers compiled by e odd Adrien I I lHers voice opinions over defense spending What do you think of the empha- Dawn Coons (cafeteria staff) - I sis on defense in Reagan's pro- - - don't think we can afford it.
posed budget?
Pam Loewenstine - I think he's Jared Davis - I hate the Russians a spending too much money on de- and I don't trust them so defense
t \ . fense and too little time on our
spending is ok with me. economic problems.
to pay for materials for work pro-
grams. This would create a sav-
ings of billions of dollars. To con-
tinue to cut the deficit, a 5% cut
in defense plus a 5% in social
spending would bring a total
savings of 30 billion dollars.
In addition, another 25 cent a
gallon tax on gasoline purchase
would raise 7.5 billion dollars in
new revenues plus a 5 dollar a
barrel tax on imported oil would
not only raise several billion, but
these measures would keep us on
a course of conservation and the
eventual downfall of OPEC.
Contrary to my train of
thought, Ronald Reagan is not God. In fact he is anything but.
I@ FOUND -3
Evon Kelly - I think he's pretty
I Jon Groome - It's necessary; the ,, Tom Crumpler - He has to do i t - much an ass! I - Russians can't be trusted. * we're better safe than sorry. Marc W a n - Ask Mr. Schneider -
he knows all about that. John Bethel - Defense? Oh really, Eric Matt - it's bad news, MAN! right!!! Joe Fitzwater (custodian) - I'm in
Eric Leugers - Defense in this favor of it.
Jackie Rabenold - I don't know country is important, but short anything about it. range nuclear missiles in Europe Mr. Schnider - Have you ever tried
Todd Lewis - Well, with all this are a threat to all countries, in- to send out welfare recipients to Amy Albl - It's no good. defense, we can "be the best." volved or not. stop a Russian tank?
Page 6 movie review
by Paul Monach It seems to be a historical fact
that many of the most critically acclaimed movies fail to become box office smashes. Such a film is David Attenborough's Gandhi, a brilliant portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi, the man almost solely responsible for India's indepen- dence in 1947.
There are several reasons the
average IH'er may not wish to pay $4.00 to see this three hour, eight
minute movie. There are no sex scenes, no obscenities, and no raucous humor.
Most importantly, the film is a
serious, historical narrative about the life of a small, humble, pious man. But if you are in the mood for a serious, thought-provoking history and humanity lesson or just an example of excellent film- making, Gandhi is hard to surpass.
One feature that is particularly inviting about Gandhi is that the topic is relatively, and to more than a few people completely, unknown. The fact that the historical subject is so foreign in- creases the interest of the film. Another important point is that while the film is factual and strict- ly historical, it is not a documen- tary. It is more of a controlled glorification of the man and his deeds, but Gandhi was a man
worthy of glorification. As a historical, biographical
film, Gandhi has no plot per se, and any idea of relating the entire
story is rather ludicrous. Instead, while there are many excellent scenes, I have chosen to describe in relative detail several which were especially representative of the movie.
The film basically covers the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his
twenties in South Africa to his assassination in 1948. The first scene is Gandhi's assassination by a Hindu. The next scene, Gan- dhi's funeral procession, reveals early in the film the great adora- tion given to the Mahatma by most of India. The sheer numbers of people and authenticity of the wailing are astounding. A report- er overlooking the procession gives a sort of introduction to the
main part of the movie by re- marking with incredulity how this little man won both the hearts of
his people and his peaceful fight against the British Empire.
The scene flashes back to the
CHIEFTAIN
1880's and the interior, and ob-
viously fustclass, of a train in South Africa. The young Gandhi occupies this secluded and exclu- sive cabin. He is by occupation an attorney, and has recently
come from London, where he has received his education. The epit- ome of British imperialists in- forms Gandhi that as a "co- loured," he cannot sit first class.
When Gandhi replies that he is an attorney, the man responds
that there are no coloured attor-
neys in South Africa. Gandhi re- plies to the effect that "I am an attorney, so evidently there are coloured attorneys in South Africa." Thus begins Gandhi's lifelong career of fighting injustice with civil disobedience ; he refuses to move, and is booted off the train at the next station.
Gandhi proceeds to gain in- fluence in the large Indian minori- ty in South Africa and always ur-
ges a peaceful war on injustice. Gandhi's first organized protest,
concerning a law requiring all In- dians to hold certificates of iden- tification, also becomes his first clash with true British authority.
In this, one of the most emo- tional scenes in the film, another
facet of Gandhi's personality is revealed: the fact that he will never give up fighting for his cause. Here, Gandhi proceeds to burn the certificates, but each
time he bums one he is struck
British suffer because of public outcry. He fasts nearly to the point of death twice, the second time successfully stopping Hindu vs. M~slem riots shortly after
India's independence. Another of the most moving
scenes, showing the people's de- votion to Gandhi's principles, occurs when a group of Indians march four at a time to peacefully take over a salt works. The gate is barred, and each man is beaten as he arrives at the gate, but they continue to file forward.
The film ends the way it be- gan, with Gandhi's assassination. With Indian music singing plain- tively in the background, Gan- dhi's ashes are dumped in the sea near his home town.
Gandhi succeeds for several reasons. The most important reason, perhaps, is the superior acting of Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. Kingsley earns the highest tribute payable to an actor: he becomes
Gandhi. This transferral is en- hanced by two or three shifts
from the film to old British news flicks: the similarity is astound-
ing. The parts of members of the swarming Indian populace are also
played with intense feeling and humanity.
The scenery is equally magnif- icent. One sees outside a train the countryside of central India and the intense poverty that goes with it. The scenes of the tremendous-
with a stick by the British officer.
Several times he struggles up to POWERS, from p. 5 light another, but finally he suc- cumbs to unconsciousness.
Soon after being sent to prison with many others for his "crimes", Gandhi is summoned before a high British official, who informs him that many of the regulations, by order of the Brit- ish government, have been dropped. Gandhi notches his first victory, and decides to return to India, his homeland.
The portrayal of Gandhi's time in South Africa provides a prelude to the man and his later actions in India. The remainder, and great majority of the film covers Gandhi's career step by step in his fight agianst the British
government . He burns English cloth, which
has a forced monopoly in India, and marches to the sea to make
salt, which is also illegal. Each time the Mahatma is arrested the
workshop he attended earlier this year.
Education, however, is not the singular reason for Powers' exist-
ence; in his spare time he enjoys his family's company an& swirris religiously. "A day without
swimming is like a meal without a glass of wine," he claims. Powers also enjoys listening to classical
and folk music and reading, es- pecially in the area of New Tes- tament research.
As the last avocation might suggest, Powers is a very religious
Roman Catholic. His wife and he have both served in the past for
Engaged Encounter, a group run by the Catholic Church to help couples deal with the transition into married life.
Powers' religion influences his daily decisions, too, as when he decided to start investing his childrens' college money in the
February 1 1,1983
ly overpopulated and equally poverty-stricken inner cities also give a powerful feel for the area and its inhabitants.
In complete contrast are the
buildings inhabited by such high British officials as the viceroy. These ornate buildings with lavish
furnishings and gardens emphasize the differences between the Brit- ish and the natives.
The main reason Gandhi is seen as an ''important" film is be-
cause of the historical impor.tance of the topic and because of the factual presentation.
Lastly, the sheer quality of Gandhi as a whole cannot be overemphasized. Scenes of emo-
tion, light humor, debate, and intellectual discussion are played to perfection. Despite the mas- siveness of the movie, it is not overwhelming and is complete. Violence, as it was prevalent at the time, is prevalent is parts of Gandhi; but nothing is so violent to even warrant being edited from television.
Attenborough, also the creator of the quality PBS nature series Life on Earth, spent over 20 years trying to create his life's master- piece. Fighting studios' inhibi- tions about sponsoring an expen- sive film with little chance of tremendous box-office turnout
and fighting other incredibly ob- scure obstacles such as the Corn- mittee to Fight Films about Gandhi, Attenborough has docu- mented the story of a lifetime in a way memorable for a lifetime.
stock market last year. "It really took a kind of 'revaluing' by me to accept the idea that I could do this - playing the horses on Wall Street." He evidently made the correct choice, at least from a material standpoint, because he closed the deal this past Wednes- day to buy a BMW with some of his profits.
Whether he is playing the role of teacher, philosophy student, peer counselor, or capitalist,
Powers seems to bring a conscien- tious outlook to virtually any activity.
"My religion permits me to believe that God is very active in what is going down on Wall Street
and in what's going on in terms of defense policy. And although we
don't understand i t very clearly, there's not a barrier between being interested in God and being
interested in the world."
February 1 1,1983
senior sketch
CHIEF
Bubbly Ase comfortable by Dwight Poffenberger
Although many IHers cannot say her name, much less spell it, Ase Asberg has made a name for herself at Indian Hill.
Her outgoing, bubbly person- ality has earned her many close friends at Indian Hill despite the fact that she is an exchange stu- dent from Norway. Participating in the Rotary exchange, Ase is
living with Arthur and Hazel Johnsen until July when she will return to her native town of Bronnovysund.
The Johnsens are relatives of
Ase's, a fact which has made her stay more comfortable. Mr. Johnsen heads this district of the Rotary program, so Ase has no
problems putting in her word. She says her specific relation to the Johnsons is "so complicated, I don't know."
When asked why she chose to come live in the United States for
a year she replies, simply, "I don't know. One of the biggest reasons
was that my English was so bad."
Thanks to her close friends, Ase's command of the language has vastly improved, and she now communicates effortlessly.
Ase says she misses her family but adds, "I'm not homesick." She comes from a family with two brothers, one older and one younger. Her interest in the United States was fostered by her older brother who had been here previously.
The journey from Norway was the most frightening experience in her life. She had never travelled in an airplane before. When she
landed in New York, her fears escalated when no one greeted her. The Johnsons had accidently waited at the wrong gate. Even-
tually they found each other. Her first three weeks were
spent in New York, which she considers one of the highlights of her trip so far. "I had fun, you
know.'' She then spent two
weeks beach. on Long Island at the
Ase likes to sightsee and went
senior sketch
Dave will try almost anythin g...
but he has to feel good about it by Mike Kearney usually found talking with kids at
Dave Gottesman always has Straight Inc. in Milford where he something to say. When he's not is a staff member. expressing his detailed moral con- Never at a loss for words when
victions in English class, he's it comes to Straight and what it
photo by Jim Koster
Dave doing what he does best; talking.
:TAIM Page 7
in Stcrtes to Florida over Christmas break. Next weekend she plans to visit Chicago by herself.
She is not a person who likes to sit around. Along with playing volleyball, she is currently taking both ballet and jazz dancing les- sons. "I never have time to do anything," she claims.
One of the cultural differences Ase had to get used to was getting to school by 7:35. In Norway,
she gets up at 8:45. Another
thing Ase notices about Indian Hill is that "it is too strict." She
also dislikes having only three minutes to change classes. She kids, "you don't have time to breathe."
Back in Norway, Ase has corn-
pleted her mandatory education and is in a college preparatory school studying social sciences. She is not certain of any career yet but is considering law. About
any other long range goals she muses, "I'm going to have a house
on Long Island and be rich."
photo by Jim Koster
Why do they call this woman Olsa?
has done for him, Dave admits "I used to worry about being cool before I became involved in the
Straight program. But I think I've come a long way, and I've learned that if I feel good about myself and what I'm doing then that's al l
that really matters." Probably the most important
thing to Dave is helping others. His job at Straight is extremely time consuming but he values it
immensly. What does his job entail? "I work very intensely with kids that have problems with drugs," Dave explains.
Dave's intense working habits sometimes carry him well into the wee hours of the night. In fact,
there have been times when Dave's appearance has brought
questions to the minds of his peers. But fear not. Dave's some-
times bleary eyes are only the result of putting the finishing touches on an English paper earlier in the morning after work.
There is, however, another side to Dave Gottesman. As he
explains, "I'm not just a work miser. Sometimes I like to go
crazy and do different things . . . like rollerskating. I never would have been caught dead rollerskat- ing before, but if I feel good about something then I'm going to do it.''
Like many other IH seniors Dave frequently dreams about Florida. "I love going to the beach, being in the sun and sail-
ing," Dave muses with a smirk. "I really feel good about it."
As far as postgraduation plans go, Dave plans to go to college
and major in psychology. From there he plans to further his studies in psychology and major in the treatment of chemical sub- stance dependency.
I t is quite evident that Dave Gottesman cares a lot about other
people. He devotes much of his time to helping people deal with
their personal problems. But Dave is not unlike any
other IH senior - he has his
dreams. In fact, he was once overheard saying "someday I'm
going to be rich and famous and live in California driving a red Mercedes 450 SL."
Page 6 movie review
by Paul Monach It seems to be a historical fact
that many of the most critically acclaimed movies fail to become box office smashes. Such a film is David Attenborough's Gandhi, a brilliant portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi, the man almost solely responsible for India's indepen- dence in 1947.
There are several reasons the
average IH'er may not wish to pay $4.00 to see this three hour, eight
minute movie. There are no sex scenes, no obscenities, and no raucous humor.
Most importantly, the film is a
serious, historical narrative about the life of a small, humble, pious man. But if you are in the mood for a serious, thought-provoking history and humanity lesson or just an example of excellent film- making, Gandhi is hard to surpass.
One feature that is particularly inviting about Gandhi is that the topic is relatively, and to more than a few people completely, unknown. The fact that the historical subject is so foreign in- creases the interest of the film. Another important point is that while the film is factual and strict- ly historical, it is not a documen- tary. It is more of a controlled glorification of the man and his deeds, but Gandhi was a man
worthy of glorification. As a historical, biographical
film, Gandhi has no plot per se, and any idea of relating the entire
story is rather ludicrous. Instead, while there are many excellent scenes, I have chosen to describe in relative detail several which were especially representative of the movie.
The film basically covers the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his
twenties in South Africa to his assassination in 1948. The first scene is Gandhi's assassination by a Hindu. The next scene, Gan- dhi's funeral procession, reveals early in the film the great adora- tion given to the Mahatma by most of India. The sheer numbers of people and authenticity of the wailing are astounding. A report- er overlooking the procession gives a sort of introduction to the
main part of the movie by re- marking with incredulity how this little man won both the hearts of
his people and his peaceful fight against the British Empire.
The scene flashes back to the
CHIEFTAIN
1880's and the interior, and ob-
viously fustclass, of a train in South Africa. The young Gandhi occupies this secluded and exclu- sive cabin. He is by occupation an attorney, and has recently
come from London, where he has received his education. The epit- ome of British imperialists in- forms Gandhi that as a "co- loured," he cannot sit first class.
When Gandhi replies that he is an attorney, the man responds
that there are no coloured attor-
neys in South Africa. Gandhi re- plies to the effect that "I am an attorney, so evidently there are coloured attorneys in South Africa." Thus begins Gandhi's lifelong career of fighting injustice with civil disobedience ; he refuses to move, and is booted off the train at the next station.
Gandhi proceeds to gain in- fluence in the large Indian minori- ty in South Africa and always ur-
ges a peaceful war on injustice. Gandhi's first organized protest,
concerning a law requiring all In- dians to hold certificates of iden- tification, also becomes his first clash with true British authority.
In this, one of the most emo- tional scenes in the film, another
facet of Gandhi's personality is revealed: the fact that he will never give up fighting for his cause. Here, Gandhi proceeds to burn the certificates, but each
time he bums one he is struck
British suffer because of public outcry. He fasts nearly to the point of death twice, the second time successfully stopping Hindu vs. M~slem riots shortly after
India's independence. Another of the most moving
scenes, showing the people's de- votion to Gandhi's principles, occurs when a group of Indians march four at a time to peacefully take over a salt works. The gate is barred, and each man is beaten as he arrives at the gate, but they continue to file forward.
The film ends the way it be- gan, with Gandhi's assassination. With Indian music singing plain- tively in the background, Gan- dhi's ashes are dumped in the sea near his home town.
Gandhi succeeds for several reasons. The most important reason, perhaps, is the superior acting of Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. Kingsley earns the highest tribute payable to an actor: he becomes
Gandhi. This transferral is en- hanced by two or three shifts
from the film to old British news flicks: the similarity is astound-
ing. The parts of members of the swarming Indian populace are also
played with intense feeling and humanity.
The scenery is equally magnif- icent. One sees outside a train the countryside of central India and the intense poverty that goes with it. The scenes of the tremendous-
with a stick by the British officer.
Several times he struggles up to POWERS, from p. 5 light another, but finally he suc- cumbs to unconsciousness.
Soon after being sent to prison with many others for his "crimes", Gandhi is summoned before a high British official, who informs him that many of the regulations, by order of the Brit- ish government, have been dropped. Gandhi notches his first victory, and decides to return to India, his homeland.
The portrayal of Gandhi's time in South Africa provides a prelude to the man and his later actions in India. The remainder, and great majority of the film covers Gandhi's career step by step in his fight agianst the British
government . He burns English cloth, which
has a forced monopoly in India, and marches to the sea to make
salt, which is also illegal. Each time the Mahatma is arrested the
workshop he attended earlier this year.
Education, however, is not the singular reason for Powers' exist-
ence; in his spare time he enjoys his family's company an& swirris religiously. "A day without
swimming is like a meal without a glass of wine," he claims. Powers also enjoys listening to classical
and folk music and reading, es- pecially in the area of New Tes- tament research.
As the last avocation might suggest, Powers is a very religious
Roman Catholic. His wife and he have both served in the past for
Engaged Encounter, a group run by the Catholic Church to help couples deal with the transition into married life.
Powers' religion influences his daily decisions, too, as when he decided to start investing his childrens' college money in the
February 1 1,1983
ly overpopulated and equally poverty-stricken inner cities also give a powerful feel for the area and its inhabitants.
In complete contrast are the
buildings inhabited by such high British officials as the viceroy. These ornate buildings with lavish
furnishings and gardens emphasize the differences between the Brit- ish and the natives.
The main reason Gandhi is seen as an ''important" film is be-
cause of the historical impor.tance of the topic and because of the factual presentation.
Lastly, the sheer quality of Gandhi as a whole cannot be overemphasized. Scenes of emo-
tion, light humor, debate, and intellectual discussion are played to perfection. Despite the mas- siveness of the movie, it is not overwhelming and is complete. Violence, as it was prevalent at the time, is prevalent is parts of Gandhi; but nothing is so violent to even warrant being edited from television.
Attenborough, also the creator of the quality PBS nature series Life on Earth, spent over 20 years trying to create his life's master- piece. Fighting studios' inhibi- tions about sponsoring an expen- sive film with little chance of tremendous box-office turnout
and fighting other incredibly ob- scure obstacles such as the Corn- mittee to Fight Films about Gandhi, Attenborough has docu- mented the story of a lifetime in a way memorable for a lifetime.
stock market last year. "It really took a kind of 'revaluing' by me to accept the idea that I could do this - playing the horses on Wall Street." He evidently made the correct choice, at least from a material standpoint, because he closed the deal this past Wednes- day to buy a BMW with some of his profits.
Whether he is playing the role of teacher, philosophy student, peer counselor, or capitalist,
Powers seems to bring a conscien- tious outlook to virtually any activity.
"My religion permits me to believe that God is very active in what is going down on Wall Street
and in what's going on in terms of defense policy. And although we
don't understand i t very clearly, there's not a barrier between being interested in God and being
interested in the world."
February 1 1,1983
senior sketch
CHIEF
Bubbly Ase comfortable by Dwight Poffenberger
Although many IHers cannot say her name, much less spell it, Ase Asberg has made a name for herself at Indian Hill.
Her outgoing, bubbly person- ality has earned her many close friends at Indian Hill despite the fact that she is an exchange stu- dent from Norway. Participating in the Rotary exchange, Ase is
living with Arthur and Hazel Johnsen until July when she will return to her native town of Bronnovysund.
The Johnsens are relatives of
Ase's, a fact which has made her stay more comfortable. Mr. Johnsen heads this district of the Rotary program, so Ase has no
problems putting in her word. She says her specific relation to the Johnsons is "so complicated, I don't know."
When asked why she chose to come live in the United States for
a year she replies, simply, "I don't know. One of the biggest reasons
was that my English was so bad."
Thanks to her close friends, Ase's command of the language has vastly improved, and she now communicates effortlessly.
Ase says she misses her family but adds, "I'm not homesick." She comes from a family with two brothers, one older and one younger. Her interest in the United States was fostered by her older brother who had been here previously.
The journey from Norway was the most frightening experience in her life. She had never travelled in an airplane before. When she
landed in New York, her fears escalated when no one greeted her. The Johnsons had accidently waited at the wrong gate. Even-
tually they found each other. Her first three weeks were
spent in New York, which she considers one of the highlights of her trip so far. "I had fun, you
know.'' She then spent two
weeks beach. on Long Island at the
Ase likes to sightsee and went
senior sketch
Dave will try almost anythin g...
but he has to feel good about it by Mike Kearney usually found talking with kids at
Dave Gottesman always has Straight Inc. in Milford where he something to say. When he's not is a staff member. expressing his detailed moral con- Never at a loss for words when
victions in English class, he's it comes to Straight and what it
photo by Jim Koster
Dave doing what he does best; talking.
:TAIM Page 7
in Stcrtes to Florida over Christmas break. Next weekend she plans to visit Chicago by herself.
She is not a person who likes to sit around. Along with playing volleyball, she is currently taking both ballet and jazz dancing les- sons. "I never have time to do anything," she claims.
One of the cultural differences Ase had to get used to was getting to school by 7:35. In Norway,
she gets up at 8:45. Another
thing Ase notices about Indian Hill is that "it is too strict." She
also dislikes having only three minutes to change classes. She kids, "you don't have time to breathe."
Back in Norway, Ase has corn-
pleted her mandatory education and is in a college preparatory school studying social sciences. She is not certain of any career yet but is considering law. About
any other long range goals she muses, "I'm going to have a house
on Long Island and be rich."
photo by Jim Koster
Why do they call this woman Olsa?
has done for him, Dave admits "I used to worry about being cool before I became involved in the
Straight program. But I think I've come a long way, and I've learned that if I feel good about myself and what I'm doing then that's al l
that really matters." Probably the most important
thing to Dave is helping others. His job at Straight is extremely time consuming but he values it
immensly. What does his job entail? "I work very intensely with kids that have problems with drugs," Dave explains.
Dave's intense working habits sometimes carry him well into the wee hours of the night. In fact,
there have been times when Dave's appearance has brought
questions to the minds of his peers. But fear not. Dave's some-
times bleary eyes are only the result of putting the finishing touches on an English paper earlier in the morning after work.
There is, however, another side to Dave Gottesman. As he
explains, "I'm not just a work miser. Sometimes I like to go
crazy and do different things . . . like rollerskating. I never would have been caught dead rollerskat- ing before, but if I feel good about something then I'm going to do it.''
Like many other IH seniors Dave frequently dreams about Florida. "I love going to the beach, being in the sun and sail-
ing," Dave muses with a smirk. "I really feel good about it."
As far as postgraduation plans go, Dave plans to go to college
and major in psychology. From there he plans to further his studies in psychology and major in the treatment of chemical sub- stance dependency.
I t is quite evident that Dave Gottesman cares a lot about other
people. He devotes much of his time to helping people deal with
their personal problems. But Dave is not unlike any
other IH senior - he has his
dreams. In fact, he was once overheard saying "someday I'm
going to be rich and famous and live in California driving a red Mercedes 450 SL."
Paae 8 CHIEFTAIN February 11,1983 CHIEFTAIN Februarv 1 1.1983 "
coming events nati Historical Society and wrote
and edited, respectively, the
primer and textbook for the first
quarter philosophy work in Indian Hill's U.S. Government
classes.
In the future, Powers plans to
do more of the sort of consulting
work he has been involved with lately in the Cincinnati area's
parochial schools. He wants
ultimately "to help the image of the teaching profession. Public
education, particularly, has been
getting a bum rap these days.
teacher feature
photo by Jim Koster
In this photo, Kurt Dusterberg gazes longingly at his new-
found friend Joe 'Yarityper 820" Headliner. And no wonder.
Joe has made a lot of friends since he was sold into Chieftain
slavery this week. Let's just hope he's more dependable than Joe
Young brightens concert scene Phi loso~hy buff Powers buys BMW Bogart's
Ramsey Lewis - Feb. 12, 8:00 - dearoop en porshna for starters
Lords Of The New Church - Feb.
14, 8:OO - not a night for you and
the swzetheart
Four Freshman, Four Aces, Ink
Spots - Feb. 16, 8:00 - lucky,
messy underclassmen
Gang Of Four - Feb. 18, 8:00 - Mao
Light As A Feather - Feb. 19, 8:00 - no dead weight here
Maynard Ferguson - Feb. 20, 8:00
- use the fake ID
Boots Randolph - Feb. 24, 7:00,
10:30 - Mr. Yakety Sax
B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland - Feb. 27, 7:00, 10:30 - no more
alliterative stuff
The O'Jays - March 4, 8:00,
11: 30 - Simpson's blockers
Commander Cody - March 12,
8:00 - Tracy says he should be
shot
Iggy Pop - March 13, 8:00 -try it
10 times fast
Sha Na Na - March 23, 7:00,
10: 30 - overaged and overgreased
Gil Scott-Heron - March 24, 8:00
-got me
Judy Collins - March 25, 8:00 - Does she ever wear clothes?
Randy Newman - March 30,8: 00
- tall people take note
I I
by John Lilly "That wrinkled, slightly over-
weight former adventurer you see
is not the real me." -J. Powers
though; ana if the quote at the
top of this article is to be be- lieved, those words are the key to the "real" Jim Powers. So let's
let him take over for a little
while.
'What is real about me is that
part of me which God has given
to me. My consciousness and my
being drawn to Him.
"I thank God for the oppor-
tunities the school, marriage, and
my children have given me to
grow.
"Sometimes teaching gives you the opportunity to be at the
right place at the right time to
help a student make an important decision . . . it's the satisfaction
that comes to any professional-
client relationship.
"That's the thing about Peer
Counseling - before, I had always
felt relationship." subversive about that sort of
Powers is in his ninteenth year
as a social studies teacher at
Indian Hill and has been involved
with the Peer Counseling program
since 1980.
That activity has obviously
affected him profoundly, not
only in his relationships with stu-
dents, but also in his capacity as
Social Studies Department Chair-
man. During the last in-service
day for the faculty, Powers co- organized a two-hour seminar for
his department which employed
many of the techniques he has
learned as a Peer Counselor.
"When you have the head-
aches of being in a leadership po-
siti:n, you get the opportunity of
doing something like this - taking
a risk - and you can look back
happily on that success. "To teach someone is to give
someone good leadership. "I think I'm more aware as a
department head of the hassles o f tsaching. There's a lot of
drudgery involved. I won't say
that I never have second thoughts.
Some days I wonder why I'm
here."
Why he's here is a twisted tale
of naval aversion to foot disease.
Powers graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1962, but a
vicious case of plantar warts kept
him from serving his stint in the
regular Navy. After appealing his
discharge (to no avail), Powers set
about getting his Master's degree
in Modern European History from
U.C. He had been married only a
couple of months when he came
to IH for the 196465 school year
year. Since then, he has travelled
to the Ukrainian SSR to teach a t
a Soviet school for three months
(in 1972), worked as a volunteer
at the Alcoholic Drop-In Center
(in 1975), been named chairman
of his department (in 1976), and
served as Vice-president of Cin-
cinnati's fair housing agency,
HOME (from 1977 to 1979), among other activities.
Powers has also put his his-
torical expertise down in writing;
he rewrote the text and route of
the Queen City Tour in the
summer of 1980 for the Cincin-
Mr. Jim Powers, government
teacher and Social Studies De-
partment head at Indian HU, is a man of quotes. During the less
than 45 minutes of raw interview
Cincinnati Gardens
America with Livingston Taylor - Feb. 18, 8:00 - mellow tunes with
J.T.'s brother
Oak Ridge Boys with The Bella-
my Brothers - Feb. 24, 7:00 - gitty up . . . Adam Ant with Berlin - Feb. 28,
7: 30 - many be goin'
T'riumph - March 4, 8:00 - one of
Canada's best
Riverfront Coliseum
Longhorn World Championship
Rodeo - Feb. 25-27 - sanctioned
for world championship points!
Neil Young - March 2, 8:00 - at
long last
47"-'-- e \ - 4--
' photo by JimKorter
'Which is the real me?"
"The burnout rate in this job
is incredible; people wondering
why they should teach for
chicken feed when they can make
more money elsewhere." With
the goal of keeping more high
quality teachers on the job,
Powers says he would like to
work in a program like the Quest
see POWERS, p. 6
inal plans. money easier to come by, plus the
Green's panacea continues ... Moreover, the President is fail-
ing to "stay the course" with pro- posed tax increases for 1985,
1986, and possibly 1987. This is
not the Reagan I once admired.
This is a Reagan who is being
destroyed by bureaucratic red
tape.
As I said in the beginning, I
would try to give answers. In the
first place, in August of 1983 Paul
Volcker will no longer be in com-
trol of the Federal Reserve Board.
When this happens, the Federal
Reserve should be put under the
Treasury Department and the
discount rate should be lowered
to 6%.
These measures would make
dollar would then drop making
our products easier to buy over-
seas and imports more expensive
in the U.S. Another major plus is
it would save the U.S. government
30 to 40 billion dollars. Fur-
thermore, I would propose a 5% cut in defense and social spend-
ings, thus saving another 30 bil-
lion dollars.
The proposals which I have stated would save the government
70-80 billion dollars. Another
fact in my favor is with interest
rates low, people will start buy-
ing cars. Companies will begin to
retool themselves and we shall be
out of the worst recession since
1929 without going to war.
photo by Jim Koster
Powers wonders to himself . . . material which ultimately meta-
morphosed into this article,
Powers quoted outside sources
seven times; and when allowance
is made for long pauses and ques-
tions, that is an ave.rage of at least
one quote for every five minutes
of speaking time. Powers' own words are the
ones which really matter here,
Our President's new motto is REAGAN, from p. 3 "stay the course," but why hasn't you must work for the state to
receive welfare. Why can't this be
done on a federal level?
The answer is big liberals want
more work programs like those of
the Roosevelt Administration. If
welfare recipients had to work for
a certain level of government, un-
employment would go down.
Another valve of this is the
money saved by not hi~ing others
and not continuing to give welfare
recipients a "free ride," meaning the government would only have
he? Because he is finally put
under the full scrutiny of Con-
gress and left-wing news agencies.
In the beginning of his ad-
ministration Ronald Reagan pro-
mised to reduce taxes, lower in-
flation (these he did) and most
importantly, balance the budget
(this he tried).
If the President had gone to
the American people at the be-
ginning of the debate over the
"Balanced Budget Ammendment"
it would have passed like his orig-
1 on the spot Photos by Chris Eaton; answers compiled by e odd Adrien I I lHers voice opinions over defense spending What do you think of the empha- Dawn Coons (cafeteria staff) - I sis on defense in Reagan's pro- - - don't think we can afford it.
posed budget?
Pam Loewenstine - I think he's Jared Davis - I hate the Russians a spending too much money on de- and I don't trust them so defense
t \ . fense and too little time on our
spending is ok with me. economic problems.
to pay for materials for work pro-
grams. This would create a sav-
ings of billions of dollars. To con-
tinue to cut the deficit, a 5% cut
in defense plus a 5% in social
spending would bring a total
savings of 30 billion dollars.
In addition, another 25 cent a
gallon tax on gasoline purchase
would raise 7.5 billion dollars in
new revenues plus a 5 dollar a
barrel tax on imported oil would
not only raise several billion, but
these measures would keep us on
a course of conservation and the
eventual downfall of OPEC.
Contrary to my train of
thought, Ronald Reagan is not God. In fact he is anything but.
I@ FOUND -3
Evon Kelly - I think he's pretty
I Jon Groome - It's necessary; the ,, Tom Crumpler - He has to do i t - much an ass! I - Russians can't be trusted. * we're better safe than sorry. Marc W a n - Ask Mr. Schneider -
he knows all about that. John Bethel - Defense? Oh really, Eric Matt - it's bad news, MAN! right!!! Joe Fitzwater (custodian) - I'm in
Eric Leugers - Defense in this favor of it.
Jackie Rabenold - I don't know country is important, but short anything about it. range nuclear missiles in Europe Mr. Schnider - Have you ever tried
Todd Lewis - Well, with all this are a threat to all countries, in- to send out welfare recipients to Amy Albl - It's no good. defense, we can "be the best." volved or not. stop a Russian tank?
Page 4 CHIEFTAIN February 1 1,1983 February 1 1,1983 CHIEFTAIN managed only 27.
toward EHL junior Sophomore Curt Ken Reising Slazyk (1671, (1 19),
second consecutive win and sophomore Dave Kindle (175), fourth in their last seven meets. and junior Brom Espy (185) all The grapplers will compete in the pinned their opponents. Winning
EHL meet Saturday, February 19, by points were freshman Matt at Glen Este. Feltman (98), junior Andy
The lndian Hill wrestling team Graham (1051, and senior Tom defeated Hamilton in a dual Geygen (HWT). Junior Dave match last Wednesday at Hamil- Stradling (1 12) won by forfeit. ton. The Braves accumulated 40 Both coaches Ron Webber and team points while Hamilton Jim Collins were excited with the
victory. "We rolled 'em up and
Page 9 Madeira, 33-27. The Braves won twice and lost once total in the meet, with wins coming from Feltman, Graham, Slazyk, Kindle, Espy, and junior Chip Greenlee
(HWT). That same night the Braves defeated Cincinnati Coun- try Day, 65-6, and lost a close match to Amelia, 36-30. "Amelia was one of the few losses I was proud of because everyone gave loo%," said Webber, "Madeira was the best we had wrestled t o date."
AP's offer both benefits, drawbacks Grapplers look introductory courses, regardless of their AP scores. These reasons, in addition to the "5 points" offered by the high school, are enough to convince many IH students to take one or more AP classes.
Indian Hill offers a wide selection of AP courses. The for- mation or continuation of an AP course is determined by two criterion. First, is there a quali-
fied teacher who wants to teach the course? Second, are there enough students who wish to take the course? Sometimes an AP course, like any other course, must be eliminated due to lack of student interest.
But the benefits of AP courses do not come without hard work and dedication. These classes are equivilent to college classes and as such, require much more time and effort on the part of both the stu- dent and the teacher than regular classes. AP Biology teacher Mr. Wayne Fricke commented, "I've enjoyed it [teaching the class] , but it's been a lot of work."
Mrs. Mary Loughran, in her
first year teaching AP U.S. His- tory, stated that she "found the AP course very challenging, but also very enjoyable to teach." She also pointed out that the "atmosphere of an AP class is slightly different. The students see my job as different. It's a teamwork approach."
A student should talk to the teacher who teaches a particular AP course to fmd out what is expected of him or her. Talking to students who have previously taken the course is also recom- mended. The object for each student is to determine whether or not AP courses are appropriate for their academic needs and de- sires.
Mr. John Nellis, AP U.S. His- tory and AP European History teacher commented that AP courses are enjoyable to teach because "the kids are there be- cause they want to be there." Mr. Nellis also pointed out, how- ever, that AP tests tend to be devisive between those who do and those who don't take them.
Mrs. Loughran also noted that "we don't do the kids enough of a service. Kids are often unaware
of the time commitment or difficulty of AP classes before they sign up." This condition often leads to poor performance on the part of the student and
may eventually force him to drop the class.
(editors note: our regular roman font broke late Thursday. We
were forced to use another quite different font for this article.
Sorry.) by David Stradling
The lndian Hill wrestling Braves, with recent fluctuating success, take on Finneytown at home tomorrow, looking for their
by Lawrence Gallant The Advanced Placement pro-
gram is a system through which secondary school students can earn college credit for courses taken in high school.
Last year approximately 140,000 students participated in the program nationwide. Stu- dents in the program can earn AP credit in a variety of subjects including English, history, math,
foreign language, science, art, and music.
Advanced placement is given to a student in college based on his or her performance on the AP Exam administered the third week in May. The AP tests are
developed by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private corpora- tion hired by the College Board to administer the AP's.
lege . A student can usually gain be-
tween 6 and 8 credit hours for a passing mark on an AP exam. The tuition savings to the family can be anywhere between $300 and $700, a more than modest return on the investment of $42
for a single AP test fee. A recent study done by the
University of Michigan discovered that students who had taken AP
classes in high school generally performed better in college inter-
mediate classes than their class- mates who had taken college
(AP) courses do you plan to complete in
12%-1 20%-2 15%-3 23%-4
2. Are you taking or are you going to take more than one AP course in one subject or department? (ie: AP European and AP
60% - yes 40% - no
3. In how many different subjects or depart- ments are you taking AP classes?
26%-1 26%-2 27%-3 16%-4
4. Why did you take an AP course instead of a regular course? (Check one only .) 44% - to receive college credit to continue
studying that course in college 13% - to receive 5 points 43% - to benefit from a more demanding
course
5. Do you plan to use your college credit at college if your AP scores are good enough?
88%-yes 12%-no
6. To what degree of difficulty are your AP
courses in relation to regular courses? 5% - about the same 6 1 % - slightly more difficult 34% - twice as hard
7. Do you feel that AP courses are, on aver- age, more interesting than regular courses?
90%-yes 10%-no
8. Do you feel much more pressure in your AP course than in regular courses?
63% - yes 37% - no A
"~chmoked" 'em , " laughed
Collins. The Gators lost a close dual
match against Madeira and a not
so close match against Deer Park last Saturday. The Mustangs defeated the Braves 32 to 30 with
news short The lndian Hill Jazz Club is
marking its tenth year anniversary this school year, and is hoping to do so in fine style.
"We are negotiating to bring in one of the top jazz bands in the
country this spring," says advisor Robert West. The Blue Wisp Big Band is receiving national atten- tion this year, West says, with the recent release of a third album.
"This would be the biggest
night in the 'jazz history of IH," he continues. "What we really
need is a patron of the arts who would back us financially in case we fall short. We've never at- tempted anything of this scale
before."
Hi Brave wins cominq from Feltman. - Graham, Slazyk, Reising, and
Geygen. lndian Hill could manage 1 4
points against the Deer Park Wild- cats who had 60. The only wins came from Graham and Kindle, while Espy managed to tie.
The content of each exam cor- responds to that of a first year freshman course at a university.
Each exam (except studio art) is comprised of two sections: multiple choice and free response. In determining grades, the two sections may have different weights, depending on the test. The free response section also varies among different exams. It is used to display skills such as essay writing or problem solving.
Some tests involve the use of audio visuals or tape recorders for listening skills (music and foreign language) or a projector (art his- tory) for recognition skills.
The multiple choice sections of each exam are machine scored while the free response parts are evaluated by teachers with exper- tise on the subject who have been specially trained to grade them. This procedure is necessary to ensure both consistency and fair-
ness in grading. Each part of the exam is given
a numeric grade from 1 (no rec- ommendation) to 5 (very well qualified). The individual parts of each exam are averaged together and a final grade is awarded. A score of 3 (qualified) is usually good enough to obtain college credit. Some colleges, however, require a score of 4 or 5 while others do not offer credit at all.
Most students take advanced placement classes in high school in order to obtain credit when entering college. A college that accepts a student's request for AP status will credit the student as having taken the class at the col-
bv Julie Gi,sdorf "Whenever we lose I'm disap- .- - - -
Junior Curt Reising tries to get out of the hold in a recent match. pointed, especially when we lose because we don't give loo%,"
Squaws still 'a half mile behind' commented Webber. lndian Hill had defeated
by Shelley Stanforth Madeira earlier in a squad-meet at The 1ndian Hill varsity basket-
ball Squaws head into the AA sectional tournament next week against the winner of the Oak
Hills-New Richmond game. Coach Dick Pfirman is not too optimistic
about his team's chances. The Squaws finished the season at 2-
19. He feels the team has im-
proved slightly but that some in- dividuals have vastly improved. "I think individuallv we've im-
deira's zone defense. The outside shots didn't fall for the Squaws.
Our Lady of Angels, the second seed in the AA sectional,
downed the Squaws, 60-18, last Saturday. Sophmore Vera Mc- Vicker had a particularly good game. "We could not break their press and our shooting percentage was less than acceptable," said Greisdorn. The Squaws knew they were in for a rough game, so Pfirman played the younger
proved a great deal. As a team we have only improved slightly. We still have a long way to go," said Pfirman.
Pfirman compared the season to a track race. "It's like we started a mile behind and even with our improvement we are still a half mile behind everyone else,"
he said. Tuesday the Squaws dropped
a 38-20 decision to Madeira. The outcome was a repeat of an earlier
match between the two squads. The Squaws suffered a setback when Mary Granger broke her
nose fighting for a rebound. The team missed Granger's rebounding strength for the remainder. Se-
nior Mandy Greisdorn said, "It
was a rough game. The officials didn't call much." One of the Squaws' biggest problems during
the game was penetrating Ma-
players more for experience. The Squaws earned their
second victory of the season
against Mariemont, the Squaws' first victim, 45-32. The girls came into the game confident but trailed by a basket at halftime.
Strong rebounding by Greisdorn and Granger kept the Squaws
close. During the second half Mariemont could not penetrate the Squaws' effective 1-3-1 zone press. Greisdorn and Granger led
the team with 18 and 15 points respectively.
Two days before the Marie- mont victory the Loveland Tigers
handed the Squaws another loss, 50-30. The game was tied after
one quarter of play thanks to the Squaws' hustle. From then on
the score became progressively out of reach. Granger led the
Squaws with 13 points.
photo by Julie Gilsdorf
Sophomore Amy Wiatt brings the ball down court to start the Squaws'
offense against Mariemont ..
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Revenge on IH' by Jon Kitei
Indian Hill's Battling Braves look to avenge a 30-point road loss to Madeira's Mustangs tonight at Parent's Night.
Coach Dale McKibben had several thoughts about the con- test. "We don't change our game
plan much from game to game. We'll try to use our defense to spread the game out and set the tempo of the game in our favor.
McKibben added, "We want to do a better job rebounding and hold them to one shot each time
of poshession, which we didn't do last time. We'll press and try to force turnovers, as usual."
The Braves showed some long-
awaited winning ability as they defeated a tough bunch of Love- land Tigers, 62-57, last Friday night. The Tigers had lost to
league-leading Mariemont in three overtimes only nine days earlier.
The first time the Braves and Tigers met, Loveland won in over-
time, 67-66. In that game senior Jim Arnold tossed in 27 points. This time around, Loveland "held" Arnold to 24 points, but
he contributed his best all around performance of the year. Senior point-guard Jay Kohls also had his best game of the year as he scored eight points and shot the ball with more confidence than he has all season. For the second time in three games, senior guard Todd Goldman, unheard from for most
of the season, had a superb game with nine markers.
As has been the case in many of their games, the Braves played the first half close. At the end of the first quarter, the game was knotted at 12-all as both teams were a bit slow out of the blocks. The teams continued to trade
baskets for much of the second stanza before Loveland capital- ized on some Indian Hill mistakes
to take a 30-23 half-time lead. Traditionally this year the
Braves have played their worst
basketball in the third quarter. This game, however, was an ex- ception as the Braves shocked
even their own fans by scoring nine points in the first one and a half minutes of the third period.
This change of momentum brought the Braves a lead they failed to relinquish for the rest of
the game. At one point the Braves were up by as many as nine points, but Loveland's
comeback, on the strength of 5- foot, 5-inch junior point guard
' CHIEFTAIN
's mind vs. Madeira tonight Kip Funkeys 24 points, fell just remarkably well versus Milford,
short. Two Arnold free throws scored nine points while ripping were icing on the cake for the eight boards. Senior guard Kriss Braves as they registered their Ashing shot the lights out from third victory against 14 defeats. everywhere with 5-8 shooting for
The Braves met Milford on the ten points. Kohls and Morgan Eagles' home court two nights were nlso awarded stars; Kohls earlier. This year's pre-season for his four points, two steals, and EHL favorites have fallen on hard two assists, Morgan for his team- times but were still too much for leading 12 points, in addition to Indian Hill, as Milford won, four rebounds. 60-50. This year's Homecoming
The teams played to a 34-34 game, a 7043 loss to Sycamore, tie with one half remaining. Once was played January 28 and was again, the Braves started slowly in televised by QUBE Sports. De- the second half and found them- spite the misleading final score, a selves down by as many as nine star emerged as Goldman, starting points. The Braves fought Back his first game this season, covered to within five points when they every inch of the court on both found themselves in position to offense and defense on the way to tie the game. Arnold was fouled, nine points and seven rebounds. which led to a technical foul Of those two figures, the second
called on an Eagle. If Arnold had is the more remarkable, because
hit both ends of the one-and-one Goldman, at 5 feet 10 inches, plus the technical, the Braves secured rebounds against oppon-
would have found themselves ents ranging from 6 feet 5 inches down by only two with poses- to 6 feet 7 inches. Goldman sion of the ball. Arnold hit two became one of the few Braves this of the three and the Braves failed year to earn a double star. to score on the ensuing play, thus Once again the Braves played squandering their biggest chance. tough at the start. At the end of
Junior Dan Kremchek, who the first quarter Indian Hill was over the last two years has played up 16-1 3. However, the Aviators
February 1 1,1983 outscored the Braves by nine in
the second session to take a six-
point lead. After that, it was all Syca-
more. The Braves played a ter- rible second half. Scoring only four points in the fourth quarter, a season low. The Aves were led by 6 foot 7 inch senior Dan
Brinkman's 25 points. For the
second year in a row Brinkman was the QUBE player of the game in the Sycamore-Indian Hill clash.
The Braves shot onIy 3 1.3% from the field and an even more
distressing 38.2% from the line. Though Arnold earned a star with
a teamqeading 11 points, he shot
only 21%. He did, however, con- tribute two rebounds, three steals, and an assist.
With only three regular season
games remaining, the Braves hope to peak for the AA sectional
tournament. Their opponent will be number two seed NcNicholas, which IH scrimmaged evenly in
preseason. The game will be played Friday, February 25 at Lakota High School. Kremchek voiced the opinion of many of the Braves in saying, "If we can win one of our last three games, it should give us enough momentum to win at least our first tourna- ment game." .
Season sweep on the line for JV Braves by Brian Rowe earlier was closer, at 40-35, but Sycamore, 5240, January 28. IH
The JV basketball Braves have the Braves' poor fust half hurt trailed by only one point at the lost their last three decisions in them down the stretch. Sere- half, but a 29-point effort by a the league, dropping to 4-7 in the metis scored nearly half of the Sycamore guard doused the EHL and 5-12 overall, and killing Braves' points, with 16. Braves' chances. Seremetis again
all chances of winning the cham- The JV Braves fell apart at the played a good inside game in lead- pionship. Thus, tonight's game end in their Homecoming loss to ing IH with 14 points. versus Madeira has no bearing on
the EHL race, but as guard Dave Stanforth explains, "We're play- ing for pride now; none of us has given up. "
Stanforth was the hero in the Braves' fust game against Madeira, a 55-53 overtime win, January 7. Stanforth made the two free throws in the final seconds to clinch the victory. Tonight, how well Pete Seremetis and Curtis Ott can contain Madeira center Steve Henke could be a big factor.
Slow starts have been a prob- lem in many of IH's contests, and this problem was especially ob- vious in the Braves' most recent losses, to Loveland and Milford. Both games were decided in the
first half. The Loveland game, on February 4, was a complete di- .--- ~aster, as the Tigers bested the e-
I
r J
* e , L, Braves, 5843. Ott paced the IH .*- 1
offense with 17 points. photo by Julie Gilsdorf
~h~ ~ i l f ~ ~ d match two days Curtis Ott puts up a perimeter shot over the defending Loveland Tigers.
February 1 1,1983
as I see it
CHIEFTAIN Page 3 sent an accurate facsimile of it's real life counterpart. MY major
complaint agains; this show is the
Does TV reallv der,ict reality? ~ ~ ~ ~ f p i ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ l e ~ ~ ~ ~ I I I soap-opera type account of a des-
by John Bergman Experts frequently explore
trends in their area of interest. It
is, I suppose, always nice to stumble upon a pattern in the his- tory of a certain subject, since that pattern usually provides in- sight into the future. I do not
claim to be an expert in social ob- servation, but I have noticed what
I think can accurately be called a new trend in television.
The trend that I am referring
to might be called facsimile televi-
sion. This is an attempt by TV writers and producers to bring to the public an accurate portrayal of reality, with all the spontaneity of real life situations. The two shows which are presently at the forefront of this trend are "The People's Court" and "Lie Detec- tor". Because both shows con- cern themselves with the Amer- ican justice system, they deserve close attention.
The fans of these shows, and of course the commercials which
rebuttal
promote them, applaud them for bringing the justice system into the open. Since neither show uses a script, each offers a spontane- ous sampling of a real-life situa- tion.
"The People's Court" presents actual civil suits. All lines are un-
rehearsed and, since the judge is certified, all decisions are legally binding. "Lie Detector" is hosted by one of the most highly regard- ed lawyers in the country, F. Lee
Bailey. The man who operates the lie detector is also certified.
Supporters point to these facts and conclude that these shows, and others like them, come as close to broadcasting real life sit- uations as any TV shows ever have. The best thing that TV can do, they argue, is present a
candid view of reality to a public that would otherwise be unin- formed. These shows fill that bill and entertain us at the same time. What could possibly be wrong with that?
As I see it, while these shows are at times quite entertaining, they tell us very little, if anything, about our justice system or any other aspect of serious society. In addition to this objection to a lack of intellectual depth on the part of both shows, each show can be criticized for its own par- ticular failures.
Two particular criticisms of
"The People's Court" question credibility. First of all, while the
plaintiff and the defendant are not professional actors, they do get paid for allowing their law suit to be televised. While this may not necessarily be objectionable, it is a rarely disclosed fact that the public is entitled to know. Secondly, Doug Lewellen, a re- porter, asks questions after each case has been presented, which can only be described as com- pletely commercial.
"Lie Detector" has fewer
problems. I am fairly well con-
9nced that it probably does pre-
peratevictim bf false accusation. My primary observation, how-
ever, is that this new trend in television programming is given more credit than it dese~ves. Supporters love to talk about the objective way in which these shows make the public part of real life situations. I simply do not believe this to be true. The only way that red Sie situations can be viewed without bias is if they are viewed without third party intervention. Any third party who intervenes in the pro- cess must, by his very presence,
affect not only the participants in the situation, but the viewer as well. In these TV shows, the television camera must be consid-
ered and interfering third party. There is no question that these
shows can be quite entertaining. Surely, there is nothing wrong
with a little entertainment. What is wrong is to interpret this harm- less fun as meaningful participa- tion in real life situations.
n f f I n • Moreover. on behalf of the
Ween Q ters answers to Keaganomrcs president, O U ~ that only I would an estimated like to point 4.5%
by Sam Green In the last issue of the Chief-
tain, we were all told that "Reaganomics" is no longer feasi- ble. But did the illustrious author give all of us another choice? The answer is no. In this student opinion, I shall try to give answers to my condemnations of our economic problems,
As we have all heard, the bud- get deficit is the one major ele- ment that is stalling our economy. Although there is some truth to
this, since 1934 there have been eight surplusses in the federal budget. Earlier deficits, though small, did not hamper our pros- perity in the 1950's and the
1970's. However, by no means do I approve of federal deficits.
Many people often wonder what caused the recession. At
this point I shall try to give an explanation for those readers who are still with me.
In the fust place, inte~est ~ a t e s haven't kept in proportion with inflation. According to what Senator Wendell Ford said in the January 31, 1983 issue of U.S.
News and World Report: "He [Reagan] should have a frank . . .
talk with Paul Volker (head of the Federal Reserve Board) and tell him that interest rates are still too high and that it is time fox the Federal Reserve Board to re- establish me historical relation- ship between interest rates and inflation."
Moreover, high interest rates
have caused the dollar to sky- rocket, making imports cheaper and therefore more attractive to
purchase. Furthermore, high interest rates make it economic-
ally infeasible for industry to reinvest in itself, thereby causing industry to cut back its labor force.
The worst part of this is that
the Federal Reserve Board is un- touchable and even more alarm- ing, it was put in by none other than Jimmy the ex-President.
100 billion dollars is spent every year just to pay the interest on the national debt. If the inter-
est rates are where they should be, at 7% or less, it would save the government some 30 billion dol-
lars at least. Which would then
reduce the estimated deficit of $208 billion down to $178 b l - lion. So it now becomes quite
obvious Board is that not on the our Federal side. Reserve
Another reason for our eco- nomic state is the oversized bud- get and deficit. The two major
parts of budget are defense and social spending. Mind you, de- fense is actually our biggest social expenditure when it is taken into
of the cumulative budget deficits are a result of Reagan's policies (U.S. News and World Report - Feb. 7, 1982). Furthermore, much of the extravagent budget deficits come from totally assin-
ine social and welfare programs. In West Virginia, for example, there is a law which states that if
consideration that it keeps our you are an able bodied person, freedom and liberty.
letter from SG see REAGANOMICS, p. 8
SG to sell computer dating sheets at dance Looking for something to do
after the game tonight? Well look no further than our own cafeteria
where the first open house dance
of the basketball season will take place from nine until midnight. Admission is $2.00, and the re-
sults from the computer matching questionnaires will also be avail- able. The music will be ~rovided by Rock Works and the dance is co-sponsored by the freshman and sophomore classes.
We are pleased and somewhat relieved that the new SG bulletin
board has not been used as the graffiti board which it has re-
placed. We hope to increase its
use in the future and hope its convenient location will enable more students to see what has been posted.
The forum committee wishes to thank those who attended last Friday's Drama Club productions. The performance netted almost $300.00, most of which went to the Drama Club.
The Freshman class is present- ly planning a candy sale and the service committee is working on a ,
spring food dnve. Both projecrs should be taking shape in the next
couple of weeks.
Sincerely, Todd Cox &
Richard Stradling
Page 2 CHIEFTAIN February 1 1,1983
editorial film. Sitting everv other scat may be - conducive to gaining as much as possible from an educational movie, but seventeen
Are students given the chance to show responsibility and eighteen-year-olds are capable of at Indian Hill? Many students do not think they have deciding for themselves how they should view an edu-
a chance, and it is becoming increasingly obvious that cation film. Being forced to sit one seat away from
they may have a point. anyofie does not increase enthusiasm or interest in
Last Tuesday, the seniors viewed the movie "Mis- learning.
sing" during school in the auditorium. Jim Powers, the The responsibility question surfaces quite often with
chiinnan of the social studies department, felt the se- the administration, particularly with Mr. Gellert and
niors should sit in every other seat. He enforced this Mrs. Smith. Both serve as a constant threat to anyone
policy by standing on stage and singling out all viola- who is in the hallways during class. The question is in-
tors verbally. Clearly, such instructions give students evitable: "Where are You supposed to be now?"
no freedom or the resulting chance to be responsible. This question is both demeaning and unnecessary.
Mr. Powers contends that "it was important for If a student is skipping class, teachers will issue deten-
everyone to view the movie on an individual basis" in tions. For those instances when people are in the Stu-
order to maximize everyone's understanding of the dent Service Center and the hallways, it may be time -
for the administration to relax its policies. Seniors
who have seventh period option are not to remain in the building if they have been granted permission to leave. We ask: what problem would be created by
In the lead news article of the January 28 Chieftain, allowing seniors to remain in the SSC to discuss assign- Dr. Robert Boston outlined the Indian Hill Exempted ments or talk? It is time to change the "heard but not
Village School District's new Reduction In Force seen" ideals. The North Central Evaluation team and (RIF) policy. The details were further explained in visiting guests to Indian Hill High School would under-
that article; but simply put, given a choice in laying stand. They may even appreciate it.
off one of two tenured teachers, the more qualified of Trust is the result of responsibility, and it is time the the two (not necessarily the one with more seniority) students had a chance to show it. The administration will keep his job. and faculty need to take more time to evaluate poli-
The idea is a good one. It is difficult to disagree cies. Are the regulations serving their intended pur-
that the best route to establishing educational excel- pose? Are they s e ~ n g any constructive purpose at
lence at Indian Hill would be to reward good teaching all? . . rather than endurance.
The new policy is also an unquestionably good pub- Q w E ! i n STAFF lit relations decision for the District. In a community chieftain is written, Kearney, Jon Kitei, Brian
in which a sizable number of students attend private posedv printed and soid as an Rowe, Shelley Stanforth, extracurricular activity by the Ellen Alvord, Peter Carr, Todd
S C ~ O O ~ S (thus depriving Indian Hill S~h00lS of State students of Indian H~II ~ i g h Adrien -
funds), any move which makes the schools seem more attractive to a potential pupil and his parents is a sound financial move, as well.
However, the practicality of the RIF guidelines is debatable. A decision to let a teacher go usually in-
volves more than just his skills as an instructor. For instance, when head football coach Cliff Hern left his IH teaching position two years ago, he was replaced by
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Editors Kurt Dusterberg Chris Schmalz
Richard Stradling
News Editors John Christine Ron Zesch
Features Editor John Lilly
Sports Editors Paul Monach
Dwight Poffenberger
Magazine Editors Nancy Hopple Kitsa Tassian
Production Staff Lawrence
Gallant, Win Wells, Bob Rhoad, Todd Adrien, Margot
Ayers, Dominic Pesce, Sandra Pesce, Mike Kearney, Dan
Rosenthal, Joel Ruff
news short The Pinettes sold approxi-
mately 1035 carnations during
their annual carnation sale from January 31 to February 9.
a newly hired teacher, rather than one of those who Assistant Magazine The money that was made by Elizabeth Smith the sale, approximately $765.00,
had already been RIFed. His department may have Chief Typesetter Diane Remmell wiU be used to supPo* Pinette
needed a replacement teacher, but finding a replace- Production Managers Ken Jones
David Stradlinq functions and possibly to fund a
ment football coach was obviously the primary con- Business/Circulation Managers trip to Columbus with the IH
cern to Indian Hill's powers that be. wrestlers who succeed in post-
Paul Smith Jim Koster, Season competition.
The idea of keeping highly qualified teachers is a P h O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o , m Greg Sales were slightly down from
good one. However, given our school system's tenden- Typesetters Savithri RaJu, last year (1300 carnations), but Karen Wiedemer, Sue Gilsdorf, Mrs. Gail Nichols, Pinette span-
cy to value some qualities above talent in the class- Sandy Pesce sox, attributed that to less sales room, it may be a harder policy to enact than it was to
c o n U t e e n O r time. "Last year we had a week
- - - . issue. Win Wells, Kevin Walter, Mike longer to sell them," Nichols said.
February 1 1,1983 CHIEFTAIN - .
Aquateam hurt by a lack of depth by Diane Remmen without swimming a lap, the Most recently, the Aqua
Swimming to two losses while Indian Hill Aquateam has brought Squaws were defeated by Mt. ironically gaining its first win its record to 1-6. Notre Dame and St. Ursula in a
girls' tri-meet on February 8. St. Ursula won with 93 points, while
r . r F Mt. Notre Dame placed second with 89 and IH took last with 68. Sophomore Beth Wingerter scored three firsts, in the 100 free, 50 - - - **" %.- ::%. .
--*, 3. - - - b free, and medley relay, while
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"- - - . -.+sac, senior Diane Remmell took first in the medlev relav and 100 back, - - and second in the 200 free. Commented freshman Kim McKirdy, "We had some good
swims, but not enough swimmers. We had no divers; nor were we
able to enter a free relay, which receives twice the normal number of points for placing."
The Aquateam chalked up its first victory at the Countryside
, YMCA on February 5. The meet
was to be against Munroe, but
% Munroe failed to show, and IH - , - . %, '-
thus won by forfeit.
u, The latest meet in which both - 4 . ~ * the boys and girls swam was when photo by Scott Blanchard the Aquateam fell to Walnut Hills,
Jennie Gardner makes like a butterfly for the Aquasquaws. January 14. With only three girls
Sycamore ends frosh season in tournament by Kevin Walzer
The freshman basketball Braves concluded their season at 8-8 with a 53-38 loss to Sycamore in the semifinals of the EHL tournament.
It was one of those games where IH "couldn't buy a break", as the saying goes. The Aviators lowered the boom quickly by
sprinting to a 22-7 first quarter lead. It seemed every pass the Braves threw was gobbled up by the Aves and turned into two or
sometimes three points, while one play even yielded five points.
On this play a Sycamore steal was converted into a layup, and a foul was commited. However, on the missed attempt at a three-
point play, the Aves controlled the rebound, threw in another basket, and were fouled again,
this time converting the free
throw. This series was the peak, but careless passing along with the swarming Aves' defense yielded many more steals and baskets and three point plays throughout the half.
The rest of the game IH could do little more than play catch-up, but the issue had been settled in the first half; the miracle which
ahwed the Braves to edge Syca-
more earlier this year, 32-30, did not come. However, coach Steve Thompson was optimistic about the Braves' play. "I thought they showed a lot of spirit and never gave up. In the second half they were diving on the floor for loose balls, and I think that showed a lot of hustle and character. They
did everything they were sup- posed to, but Sycamore is a good team. I'm disappointed that we
lost, but I am pleased overall with our play."
Despite this throttling, how- ever, IH had little trouble getting to the semis, dispatching the
Madeira Mustangs, 42-29. In the only regular season meeting be- tween these teams, an aroused IH
squad blew the hapless Mustangs
off the court, 38-19. The overall defense, execution and general
play of the Braves in that game was perhaps the best of the sea-
son. Such was not the case in the post-season contest. The Braves led by as much as 11 in the first half, but twice in the third quar- ter Madeira narrowed that to five. An eight-point performance by Kevin Viox in the fourth saved
the game for the Braves. Viox's 12 total points led the team and was his season high.
Andy Tucker and Erich Metz- ger placed second and third in shooting with ten and seven points, while Dominic Britton played his usual fine defensive game, and Mike Cohen exercised his usual dominance of the
boards. Thompson later reflected on
the season as a whole. He feels the team successfully turned itself
around after its 0-3 start. "I think this has been a very success- ful season. We have improved
tremendously since the Anderson game (a 44-27 loss) and we are
now a different team. I don't
know what kind of coaching this team has had before, but they were a very inexperienced one at
the start and have really shown what they can do."
Thompson elaborated further, "This team had not had the ex-
perience to beat teams like Syca- more, which has been a well-
coached team for the past few years, but they went in and beat them once and played them as
well as they could the second.
I'm really proud of the guys for what they have accomplished this
season."
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swimming, the Squaws lost, 90-1 5, despite Wingerter's frrst in the 200 free and Second in the. 100 free and junior Jenny Gard- ner's seconds in both the 200 IM and the 50 free. The Braves, with triple wins by senior Dave Ackermann and junior Cliff Win- gerter, lost, 79-38, once again demonstrating, as only four boys swam, that the team is lacking in numbers.
Head coach Chris Sigler stated, "For the size of our team, we're
doing well. We seem to have the firsts, but not the depth to win.
Graduates from Ottawa are sure to help and improve our team next year."
The Aquateam now ap- proaches the sectionals (February 18 and 19),and districts (Feb-
ruary 26 and 27). The state championships, which has fre- quently hosted IH swimmers, will
be held in Canton, Ohio, March 3, 4 and 5. Comments Sigler.,
"While I'm disappointed at the loss of Jennie Gardner (who is going to France) for sectionals, I feel we will have some good
swims."
sports short
The varsity basketball Braves
fell to the league-leading Marie- mont Warriors, 59-44, Wednesday at Mariemont.
Mariemont, undefeated in the EHL and with only two losses overall, jumped out to a 22-8 lead
in the first quarter. The Braves, however, came back in the sec- ond, outscoring the Warriors by seven and closing out the half down, 34-27.
The second half was closer, but IH was hurt primarily because of a lack of offensive output.
Mariemont outscored Indian Hill 1 3 8 in the third and 12-8 in the
fourth.
Sophomore Rick Abrams led the Braves in scoring with 11
points, while senior Mike Hurley
led the Warriors with 18. Senior John Long added 15 for Marie-
mont.
news short
Mrs. Mary Sheridan is resting
comfortably after undergoing ma- jor surgery at Christ Hospital
earlier this week. She expects t o be home in a few days and back at IH in four or five weeks.
Page 12 CHIEFTAIN February 11.1983 -
way of the woods I
Taxiderm ist Goodpaster a mong sports quiz Vol. 32 No. 10 February 1 1,1983 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 the best after 50 1. Who coached the Xavier Uni-
versity basketball team before
Bob Staak? 2. Who was the Bengal's starting
quarterback before Ken Anderson?
3. What is the outdoor pole vault
record?
4. What two Reds tied for the
lead in RBI's in 1982?
5. Who won the 1982 Kentucky
Derby?
years ot work by Dwight Poffenberger
Cincinnati is fortunate to have
one of the country's leading
experts in taxidermy, and I am
fortunate to know him. Woodrow Goodpaster has
been skinning mammals, birds,
and reptiles for more than fifty
years. He has worked for the
Cincinnati Natural History Muse-
um and the University of Illinois
on special projects. His ducks and
deer heads are seen on walls all
over the country.
Goodpaster grew up on a Cler-
mont County farm and has always
been interesies in animals. He
fishes and hunts, which "was a
way of life back then."
Goodpaster learned the art of
taxidermy on his own, through
trial and error. He says, "Nobody
ever showed me anything." His
first projects were small birds, but
later he moved on to bigger and
more complex animals. Today he
stuffs anything, from field mice
to whole foxes or coyotes. He
jokes,"I do 'em all."
Asked if he really enjoys
his profession, Goodpaster told
me "I enjoy it. You wouldn't do
it if you didn't enjoy it." He works out of his home and enjoys
working for himself. "When
you're working for yourself you
work harder," he said.
Goodpaster has done a great deal of work for the Cincinnati
Natural History Museum, where
he worked as a young laborer.
Many of the exhibits one sees there are his work. He occasional-
ly still does some work for the
museum.
Another project undertaken
by Goodpaster has been working
for the University of Illinois on a
small mammal exhibit. For the
past twenty-five years, Goodpast-
er and his wife have worked in
Arizona for a couple months each summer on this project. He says
it's "sort of a vacation."
A hard working man, Good-
paster is not inclined toward vaca-
tions. Each day he starts working
at 5:30 a.m. because, "it's quiet
and I can get my work done." He
works until he's tired, sometimes
working twelve hours a day.
A great deal of pride is put in-
to such individualized work. "I
treat everyone's stuff like it was
w schedule. Smith stated that the
Scheduling to become computerized master will be organized with fac-
tors such as Senior Search and
students' work contracts in mind. After the master schedule is '
completed, the students' selec-
tions will be fed into a computer
where it will determine each stu- dent's schedule. Although faster
and less troublesome than arena
scheduling, Smith acknowledges
that some conflicts will undoubt-
edly arise. She stated, however, that these will be solved quite
easily with the help of the student
and his or her counselor.
Although computers were
iised several years ago at Indian
Hill, the high school is now one of
the last schools in the area to
switch to computer scheduling.
Smith said she "expects positive
results" from the program in the
coming years.
by Win Wells The administration will initi-
ate computer scheduling this
week in an attempt to alleviate
and simplify the scheduling pro-
cess.
The computer process of
scheduling courses will replace the
arena scheduling method which
was used in past years. According to assistant principal Mrs. Sharon
Smith, the computer should elim-
inate many of the problems that
were created in the past by the
arena method.
Despite the fact that students
will not be able to specifically
choose certain teachers and
periods, Smith feels that the new
process is a "fairer and more
democratic7' means of scheduling.
She also stated that the elimina-
tion of student decisions was a minor loss due to the fact that the
declining enrollment has already
caused a majority of classes to be taught by only one teacher, thus
eliminating the need to pick.
Smith also feels that computer
scheduling will create a greater
sense of objectivity for stu-
dents by eliminating the need to
choose a certain teacher or take a certain class during a certain
period. She stated that students
will experience a greater "variety
of people and style" through
computer scheduling. In addition, Smith stated that
students will receive their com-
pleted schedules much earlier
than they would with the arena
method. She expects the final
schedules to be completed by
spring break.
The course offerings hand-
book, distributed earlier this
week, will be used by students t o
determine classes for next year.
These choices are to be written
down on the selection sheet
where teacher recommendations
are also required. Smith empha-
sized that all scheduling sheets
must be handed in before Feb-
ruary 1 8.
After all sheets have been col-
lected, Smith, the counselors, and the department coordinators will
then draw up next year's master
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Although he still loves his
work as much, if not more, than
he ever did, Goodpaster is de-
creasing his work load. He has
withdrawn his name from the
phone books and considers him-
self "semi-retired." The work he
does now is mostly for returning
customers. He told me, "My cus-
tomers are my friends." To me
Woodrow Goodpaster is a good
friend.
Taxidermist Woodrow Good-
paster displays some of the deli-
cate work he is so talented at.
Art by students Kevin Walzer win nine awards Six Indian Hill students re- Both Walker and Stauft earned an
cently won awards in the 56th honorable mention in pottery and
annual Scholastic Art Awards printmaking, respectively.
competition. The Scholastic Art Awards is a The six winners are Paul national competition "for the en-
Wyand, Andy Grahm, Teresa couragement of student achieve- Lemmel, Petra Majantie, Steve ment" in various arts, according
Walker, and Gay Stauft. to a flyer supplied by art teacher
Wyand and Grahm were Mr. Larry Bernard. The program
named finalists in the pottery has been in existence for 56 years
division. Their works will be sent and gives three awards: Finalist,
to New York City to be judged in Key Award, and Honorable Men- a national show. Wyand also tion. The Finalist winners' pro-
my own," commented Goodpast-
er. Animals that aren't in good
condition he simply refuses to
work on. "If it isn't going to turn
out right, I don't do it," he add-
ed.
Despite improvemer by Ellen Alvord
Nearing the end of the season,
the JV basketball Squaws have
showed substantial improvement.
Their playing ability has vastly
improved since the start of the
season, yet they have still not
been able to noticably turn their
record around. The Squaws cur-
rently stand at 5-14.
Under the direction of varsity
coach Dick Pfuman during the
absence of JV coach Sharon
Cooke, the JV Squaws gave
Madeira a real run for their
money Tuesday night. Chris H e ,
the second high scorer agrees, "I
thought it was one of our best
games of the season." Even
though the Squaws lost, 36-26,
they gave everyone a glimpse of
their true potential, keeping the
game close until the fobrth quar-
ter. Pfirman stated, "We gained
respect from Madeira."
In a competative contest
against Our Lady of Angels last
Saturday the Squaws lost, 29-15.
Squaws stand 5-14
Squaws with ten points.
The Squaws came up with
their fifth win when they de-
feated Mariemont, 27-19. The
Squaws had control of the game
most of the first half but then fell
behind in the third quarter,
17-14. In the fourth quarter the
Squaws pulled out way ahead
with help from the game's high
scorer, Chris Hall. Hall had 13
points total in the Mariemont
game, seven of which were in the
fourth quarter.
In an earlier league match
against Loveland, the Squaws did
not demonstrate their full poten-
tial. The Squaws played some-
what better as the game pro-
gressed, scoring most of ' their
points in the fourth quarter. In the end, Loveland had no trouble
defeating IH, 40-23.
Two days before the Loveland
game, the Squaws did demon-
strate their improvement against
Milford. They were defeated ,
These students won awards at the Scholastic Art Awards competition. t ~ r n e d an honorable mention jects are sent to New York City t o
Twelve lHers to visit Spain in March with another piece of pottery be judged in a national competi- work. tion.
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by Marjie Fink visit El Prado, a famous art mu- Majantie won two Key Awards "They accepted around 20% Twelve Spanish students and seum, and other neighboring in the acrylics and mixed media of the work we sent in. That's
chaperone Mrs. Susan Trentman sights. divisions, and Lemmel also won a pretty good," commented Ber- are leaving for a three week visit After their stay in Madrid, Key Award in mixed media. nard after IH's success.
to Spain on Wednesday, March 2.
The students are Elizabeth
Gorman, Beth Myers, Mickey
Kamfjord, Missy Horstmey er,
Jenny Lanham, Karen Everman,
Kim Sollinger, and Karen
McCurdy. The other four IHers
IHers will take a train to Gandia,
a Mediterranian coastal city,
south of Valencia. "This will be
the fust time most of these stu-
dents will be on a train, so it
should be an interesting experi- ence," Mr. Fogel states.
going to Spain hosted Spanish stu-
dents in September. They are
Kathy Slazyk, Brenda McDonald,
Elbie Herman, and Rick Abrams.
While Mr. William Fogel led
groups going to Spain for the last four years, he decided to "let
someone else have a turn." Mrs. Trentman is a Spanish teacher at
Ottawa.
In March each year, Spain
celebrates a festival called
"Fdes." It consists of the parad-
ing and burning of expensive
Floats. Kathy Slayzak, Brenda McDonald and Elizabeth Gorman
plan to participate in the festival.
Also during their stay in
Spain, IHers will most likely be
visiting the city of Toledo, where
IH fell behind, 9 4 , during the 47-28, but they had been blown Photo by Julie Gilsdorf
first quarter and could never away in their previous game Kbten Mains gains the upper hand in a jump against a
catch up. Julie More led the against Milford, 54-9. Mariemont opponent. After spending their first three the art museum of El Greco is photo by Jim Koster days in Madrid, the students will located.
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Above are the students who plan to visit Spain in March.