The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 January 1979 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 24,1979

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, By LINDA JAMES The choirs, orchestras, and bands of Wawasee High School will hold their Winter Concert on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7:30p.m. in the high school’s auditorium. ; Some of the songs that will be featured by the choirs are “Elijah Rock,” “Poor Man Lazarus,” “River of Jordan,”

Educators look for new ways to cope with dropouts

By GARY CRAFTON Educators across the nation are looking for new’ways to cope with the rise of dropouts in public schools. Current estimates are that the number of youngsters who drop out this year will come to one million, or one out of every four public school students enrolled in the 1975-76 school term. Overall, the U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates that at any given time there are at least 2.4 million Americans between the ages of seven and 19 who belong to a floating army of “nonenrollees” — many of whom remain out of school until they

I Walker's Other World | S Local sports fans were stunned over the § weekend when it was learned that Mark Simpson | $ and Charles “Chuck” Parr, two of the area’s most respected citizens, had been arrested and jailed on x charges of gambling. The alleged incident x reportedly took place outside a pay-phone in the $ Barbee Lakes area, and involved a wager on $: Sunday’s Super Bowl. It is not believed that any of £ the participants in the game were involved in the £ crime. £ “This is a mockery of justice,’’said Simpson in $ $ a statement read by his lawyer, Slim Milner. $ “Chuck and I made a friendly five-dollar wager on $ $ the Super Bowl, and they’re acting as if we had $ $ bombed an orphanage or something. I wasn’t even ? aware of the fact that gambling was illegal in In- $ $ diana.” $ x “Ignorance is not innocence,” commented Federal Judge Jed “Boozer” Larmick. “This is a $ cut-and-dried case. These baboons admit that they $ $ made a bet. The fact that it was a smalLwager is £ irrelevant. Simpson and Parr are goin/to spend a $ $ few decades rotting behind bars.” y According to deputy Marlin Perkins, life in jail $ $ is having adverse effects on Charles Parr. “That x little fellow is having a hard time accepting this $ x thing,” chuckled Perkins. “Every once in a while, he’ll start banging his Jin cup on the bars and § ❖ shouting. I just pull out this old tranquilizer gun I x £ used to use on elephants, and zing him in the thigh. x x Puts him out for hours.” Perkins angrily denied 3 rumors that in keeping with his “Wild Kingdom” x television show traditions, he was putting iden- S § tification bands through Parr’s ears and nose each $• £ time he shot him. In another incident involving the Super Bowl, con artists swindled Wawasee Ehglish instructor $ Alan Zerkel out of his life savings ($175) when they £ S sold him a fake ticket to Sunday’s Steeler-Cowboy x match-up. “Those guys told me that if I showed the £ § ticket to the security guards at the Orange Bowl, I £ :$ would be able to sity out on the Dallas bench,” £ whimpered a red-faced Zerkel after returning « S home from Miami. “It never occurred to me that :$ 5 the ticket was a fake.” S g “While I sympathize with Zerkel, I feel he was | § very gullible in buying the ticket,” said NFL £ $: Commissioner Pete Rozelle. “For one thing, the £ NFL would never sell a ticket that was made out of £ tissue paper and printed with crayon. ’ ’ £ § Zerkel reported that he ended up watching the | £ game from the Goodyear blimp. “It was great,” he $ 6 snickered. “The captain let me wear his hat and g £ stand at the controls and pretend I was flying the $ thing. On top of all that, I opened up a window and $ spat down on Curt Gowdy in the broadcast booth. ’’ $

“Farewell my Love.” “Sing and be Joyful,” and “Follow the Sun.” “A Wonderful Noise” will be a song featured by the concert choir. It will have a special group of brass instrument players included. This group consists of Curt Clevenger, Rod Hamman, Jan Lawson. Randy Hickman, Scott Green, Julie Garza, and Tim Bushong.

pass into adulthood. Some leave because of classroom failure, others because they have language problems. Many are not actually dropouts, but pushouts — discouraged from further attendance; '£y parents or educators; Whatever the individual reasons, this mass flight from education is prompting administrators everywhere to take a fresh look at the problem — it’s size, what’s wrong, and what to do about it. Some truants and about 85.000 kids in institutions were not included in the Census Bureau definition. Handicapped children

The bands will be performing the songs “TSOP,” “Great Gate Kiev,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and “Mancini Spectacular.” “Russian Sailor’s Dance.” “Concerto Grosso,” and part of the “Simple Symphony” will be done by the orchestras of Wawasee. The public is invited to attend.

and pregnant girls not in school were also excluded from most nonenrollment figures. Out of school but usually not included in dropout data are those never enrolled in school in the first place because of negligent parents, migrant parents, or because they live in remote areas where laws on school attendance are not enforced. Many students leave school to look for jobs to earn money for themselves or their families. This is hard to do in today’s economy where pickings are often slim, even for high school and college graduates. Figures include few statistics on pushouts. These students may be older than their classmates, seriously behind in their work, or have trouble getting along with other students or teachers. Often ignored are the large numbers of kids suspended or expelled as disciplinary measures for infractions: varying from smoking, cutting a class, disobeying teachers, and fighting. According to the U.S. News and World Report of March 22, 1976, “In 1974, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare reported that in the 1972-73 school year, one out of every 20 schoolage children was expelled — 152,904 children in 402 districts.” Contest in math - i . ■ ■ By STEVE PEACH The final round of the Fort Wayne Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FWATCM) math contest is going to be given at Wawasee in February and, according to Mr. Neff, there are a lot of students participating. Some of the preliminary rounds have been completed already, and they are showing that a lot of Wawasee students will be going further yet. “I’m looking forward to the contest and how it turns out” said Mr. Neff, sponsor of the math club. “We’re also’having one in March on the first i (March 6th) and that will prove to be demanding.” The March contest is labeled the National Mathematics Exam. This contest was won by Scott Arnold last year and this year the contest looks to be as vigorous as in the past. Both contests are available to anyone in the school. FLC to sponsor February dance The Foreign Language Club plans to have a dance in February. The dance will be semiformal, and like most dances at Wawasee, guests not from Wawasee will have to sign in aheatfbf time. The profits from the dance will go mainly to the club’s foreign foster child, Adela Marcela.

Written by Wawasee Journalism Class Outdoor graduation has become slim possibility

By KAY KIRKPATRICK There has recently been a . movement in the senior class of Wawasee High School to have outdoor graduation exercises at the football field. The proposition was already having some difficulties, but a recent discovery about the stadium seating capacity seems to have become an insurmountable obstacle.' According to Kevin Marose, senior class president, it had been assumed there would be enough seating. When an actual count was taken, though, it was found that there were 1,000 fewer seats than in the gymnasium. Before this roadblock appeared, there were three other factors that might have killed the proposal. First, the seniors had not officially voted for outdoor graduation. At a recent class meeting, both pro and con views were expressed by students. This dissension among the class could

Runaways/the answer?

By LINDA JAMES More than one million youths in the United States run away each year, as estimated in the book “The Youngest Outlaws-Run-aways in America” by Arnold P. Rubin. Why do these youths run? Where do they go? How can they manage to survive on their own. Runaways are much younger than many would expect and they are getting younger each year. According to Arnold P. Rubin, the typical runaway in the sixties was between 16 and 17. In the past few years, that age has dropped significantly to 13 or 14 years of age. Tragically, some runaways have good reasons. These youths were victims of parental neglect, family disintegration, instability, and some are even forced to leave. Jennifer Nicholson, a junior at Wawasee High School, feels that if youth running away can get a job, then it is alright to leave. FFA Club news By STEVEN PAUL DECK The FFA is scheduled to attend the Super Indy tractor pull on February 3. This tractor pull is the biggest one in Indiana, and it is planned that 25 members will attend. Members are also in the process of choosing the Farmer of the Year Award. This award is presented to an outstanding member in each chapter annually. On December 16 and 17 the members were involved in a four way basketball tourney in Bremen. The FFA team made it to the semi-finals and captured a 2nd place finish. Another tourney is scheduled with Fairfield on February 3.

Transplanted Hoosier — Vonnegut

ByJEFFJORCZAK One American novelist’ especially popular among high school and college students today is the Hoosier-born Kurt Vonnegut. Since establishing his reputation as a master storyteller and an irreverent arm-_ chair philosopher with such novels as “Cats Cradle”, “Slaughterhouse Five”, and “Breakfast of Champions”, Vonnegut has become practically a folk hero to his cult-like following of readers. A former Indianapolis native, Vonnegut attended Short-ridge High School, where he was acting editor of the school newspaper. After studying biochemistry at both Cornell University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Vonnegut was inducted into the armed services and sent into the European, Theatre of Operations

have brought a defeat to the proposition upon voting. At the same meeting, Mr. Smith, principal at Wawasee, expressed the second possible obstacle. He stated that he would not ask the janitorial staff to set up, chairs for the ceremony outside as well as for the precautionary station inside. He continued to say that he would not go before the board without the knowledge that the seniors would be responsible for their chairs on graduation day. So far, the seniors’ willingness to do this is debatable. The final factor was the school board itself. The proposal was scheduled to go before the board in February. After asking the board to put the proposal on the docket, Mr. Smith felt the board was split in its opinion. Therefore, the question of an outdoor graduation still goes on. But, in order for the outdoor ceremony to become a reality, there are many problems that must be overcome.

But the sad thing about that is most runaways survive by crime — mainly prostitution, (According to Anna Kosof, author of the book ‘ * Runaways’ ’.) Where do runaways go? New York city, Boston, San Francisco, and Florida seem to be the most common places. Runaways usually run alone, rather than in two’s or groups, mainly to lessen the chance of getting caught. Most youths stay away for an average of about 18 days or more, according to Anna Kosof, author of the book “Runaways,” before returning home. But unfortunately, not all return. On the whole, a white female around 13 years old is becoming the most common runaway. Seventy-five percent of runaway (Souths are females. Nannette Dipert, a senior at Wawasee, feels that running away is not the best solution. So what can be done for those who have left home, and would like to return? According to the Chicago Tribune Magazine, October 12, 1978, there are two major hotlines for runaways in the United States today. One is based in Houston, Texas; the other in Chicago, Illinois. The National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) was opened in . 1974, according to Parents Magazine, June of 1978. The phone number in Illinois is 1-800-972-6004. Calls average round one-thousand a month. These lines help runaways locdte legal assistance, housing, free clinics, drop-in centers, runaway houses, and the Salvation Army. The hotlines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. r Peace of Mind, the hotline located in Houston, Texas, will put teens in touch with the family they left behind by calling 1-800-231-6946.

during World War 11. Soon thereafter, he was captured by the Germans and survived the American bombing of Dresden of which he told about in his 1969 novel, “Slaughterhouse Five.” Seemingly oblivious to recent claims that he is too old and too "tired to write as well as he used to, Vonnegut continues to turn out his own unique blend of satire and black humor. His most recent work, “Slapstick”, met with poor reviews and a less than enthusiastic public, but Vonnegut fans are looking for the author to redeem himself in the very near future, when he finishes his current work-in-progress. This is a grim, apocalyptic tale which he says deals for the most part with “a bunch of stupid, dimwit lackeys who succeed in starting a nuclear holocaust involving two fictional countries.

Moviemania/ 'Superman' By STEVE PEACH Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s another movie review. That’s not the exact quote for Superman, but it’s close. This time we are Jooking at the new version of “Superman.” As you remember from our last sight of Superman, he was played by George Reeves and worked at the Dailey Planet under the false name of-Clark Kent. Well, guess what. The only thing different is that the son of the previous Superman, Chrjstofer Reeves, is playing the star role. We start out on the home planet, Krypton, where the planet is going to explode due to high compression from another planet. Nobody will listen to Superman's father (Marlon Brando), and so the planet is destroyed, but not before Superman, just a little boy, gets out safely and is on his way to planet Earth. An elderly couple find him when he lands and take care of him until he gets old enough to be on his own. He travels to the north pole when he gets out on his own to find out who he really is — Superman. He then takes off for Metropolis and looks for a job as a newspaper reporter. He gets, a job at the Dailey Planet, and things start out great. He has to grab a helicopter out of the sky before it crashes onto the street below and capture a man who is scaling the side of a building in order to rob it. He falls in love with the beautiful Lois Lane, and they go flying off into the moonlight, hitting it off great. Then, all of a sudden, the master of all criminals wants to take over the world. In order to do this, he has to capture Superman. He does so, and by using Krytonite (the only thing that weakens Superman), he starts his deadly plot. Will Superman escape in time to save the world? Does his love, Lois Lane, live through the whole experience? These and other questions will be answered in the movie. The movie stars Claudia Jennings and Gene Hackman, and proves to be a good movie for the whole family. Tournament time for winter sports By MARK STIFFLER With all of the cold weather we’ve been having lately it may be hard to believe but many of the winter sports at Wawasee High School are nearing the ends of their seasons. This means Northern Lakes Conference and Sectional play are about to begin in these sports. Boys’ Swimming The boys’ swim team, with a 4-5 record at the time of the writing of this article and under the supervision of new head coach Tim Caldwell, begins NLC competition February 8 and sectional action February 15. Wrestling The Wawasee wrestling squad, with veteran coach Terry Frank at the helm, is having a good year despite the loss of several veterans from last years’ team. The Warriors begin NLC action January 27 and sectional action February 3. Girls* Basketball I The girls’ basketball squad, under the direction of coach Jim Webster, is having a rough season. The Warriorettes first win of the season didn’t come untal January 11 against Triton. The female roundbailers go into sectional action January 31.

Best To Start Early Time To Begin Ordering Wallpaper Is Here By ESTHER EDWARDS It may be dreary, snowy and cold outside, but it is the perfect time to start browsing through our wallpaper catalogs and get your orders placed. Not only is it refreshing to start thinking in terms of spring and warm weather, it is an excellent time to begin planning your decorating now so that you can get it done before real nice weather when we do want to be outdoors more. It isn’t too soon to place your order now, because the wallpaper styles are all set for this year and our selection of papers has never been more complete. If you were to look at each pattern we show, you would spend considerable time with us, which we would appreciate. There are two of us to assist you in making your selections, Ms. Joan Cox and myself. We pretty well know what’s in each book. We have over 300 sample books for you to browse thru at your leisure. If it is printed, woven, pressed laminated, photographed, rotogrovured, vinyl, we show it. We show samples from Spain, Portugal, Germany, Canada, England, France, Scotland, China and of course all United States made papers. We show the very unusual and hard to find papers. q We also offer all the accessories you need to complete your decorating. Wallcovering Store 217 E. Center St., Warsaw ADV

REHEARSES FOR WINTER REVIEW Drama club sponsors winter review Feb. 13

By CARLA EASTLUND The Wawasee High School Drama Club, with assistance of the choral department, will be sponsoring a Winter Review on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in the auditorium. The show will consist of skits from different plays, such as “Up the Down Staircase" and Neil Simon’s play, “The Good Doctor.” There will also be dancing and a “Comedy Shop.” Drama club sponsor Alan Zerkel stated, “It’s an ex-

A new kid, on the 'broom'

By CARLA EASTLUND When someone new moves into the Neighborhood, he is said to be the “new kid on the block”. Here at Wawasee High School we have “a new kid on the block”, or should I say on the broom? A new addition was added to the janitorial staff recently, and his name is Gust Bass. Twenty-six-year-old Mr. Bass originally came from Detroit, Mich. Before moving down to this area, he taught theology (study of religion, culminating in a synthesis or philosophy of religion, especially the Christian religion) and was a counselor at a private academy in Roseville, Mich. Mr. Bass said that his job as a janitor is only temporary. As of January 15, he will be attending school at Grace Seminary, where he will be continuing his studies of theology. This explains why Mr. Bass works the 3 to 11 shift. Since he does work the night shift, he sees only the students that practice for speech and drama, and the ones that go to basketball games. Out of the few he sees, he did state, “I think they’re very nice and personable.” He also made this comment in reference to the treatment of WHS. “I think they respect the school; the majority of the students seem like pretty level-headed people. Mr. Bass also stated that sports was one of his interests, “but my main interest is studying about Jesus Christ and Christianity. I w’ant to be a good Bible teacher someday.” When Mr. Bass was asked why he was studying the scriptures, he answered with this reply, “because of most people’s false concept of what Christianity is and who Jesus is and what he teaches. Christianity is Christ in me or any person; it is a personal relationship with Christ.” As a closing comment, Mr. Bass stated, “My main goal as a janitor at Wawasee is to do my job well, and to livg-so that Christ would be evident in my life before the staff and students.”

periment this year to attempt to give drama club students a performance between the two major plays.” Mr. Zerkel also stated that he hopes this review becomes an annual event for our school, as it is in many of our neighboring communities. The review will be presented to the student body and faculty as a convocation during the afternoon with an evening performance to follow for the public. This presentation is expected to last approximately I‘ 2 hours.

■ L GUST BASS Lettermen planning activities By M ARK STIFFLER The Wawasee Lettermen’s Club, under the direction of yarsity basketball coach Mike Jones, is planning to present a skit at an upcoming pep session and attend a\ professional basketball gamy in the near future. / Chuck Parr,la senior in the Lettermen’s Crab, stated that several club members are involved in the presentation of the skit. Chuck also reported that the Lettermen s Club members are planning to go to an Indiana Pacers’ basketball game sometime this spring.