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January 14,1983

Ice fishers use many tactics to bring 'em up by Dwight Poffenberger

Althwgh winter may never reach Cincinnati this year, it s t e m s appropriate that this column be devoted to some winter outdoor activity. When January rolls around most lakes north of Cincinnati and even some in town are covered with ice thick enough to ice fish. Of all fishermen, ice fishermen are the diehards. They're the ones who brave negative temperatures bundled in snowmobile suits, looking like eskimos. They're the lunatics one sees driving I;ord pickups over lakes like it was no big deal. Are frostbitten toes and icy fingers worth a few slimy critters from the deep? To some they are. Many ice fishermen catch their limit of pike, bass, or bluegiU in a short time. Almost all

species of freshwater gamefish can be caught through the ice, but most are sluggish. The cold water temperature slows down the fish's metabolism, so it feeds less. Most ice fishermen use live bait, which is more productive than artificial bait and easier to fish with. All one has to do is throw a minnow on a hook with a small sinker and relax. The only problem with this is that it isn't fun dipping one's hand into a bucket of squirmy minnows in below freezing temperatures. When fishing with live bait most ice fishermen use a device called a tip-up to tell when they have a strike. A tip-up consists of a small flag attached to the line so the flag pops up when a fish hits. Two sticks in the form of a cross over the hole support the flag. In Michigan, where I do most

of my ice fishing, people ice fish out of little shacks, called shanties, which resemble the modem day Port-0-Lets. This is the luxurious way to ice fish. Most shantie? have two holes from which to fish and some even have built-in heaters. Since the shanty is dark, one can look into the hole and see the fish eating the minnows. Usually visability is limited to twenty feet or so. For most ice fishermen, shanties are the most fun way to fish. Seeing the fish swim up to the minnow, then turn away at the last minute is frustrating but also fun. Unlike any other type of fishing, in shanty fishing one can see the fish's approach and reaction to the bait. Shanties also provide an effective protection against brutal northern winds.

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Vol. 32, No. 8 January 14,1983 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

1. In the 1982 season, Bengal quarterback Ken Anderson broke the NFL season record for completion percentage formerly held by whom? 2. Bengal cornerback Ken Riley leads all active NFL players with 58 career interceptions. Who is second? 3. In what conference are the Kentucky Wildcats? 4. Where did former Indian Hill basketball star Scott Rogers ('76) play in college? 5. Who were the original four members of Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain?

IH prospective student p r o g r a m informs district of 1983-84 scholastic alternatives partment coordinator Mr. by Ron Zesch The high school conducted what administrators call a "prospective student program" last night. The program was aimed at getting students from the IH district who attend other high schools to enroll 'at Indian Hill High School. The program began with a short introductory address highlighting the school's achievements and then proceeded into a period which could be used as a question and answer session. Questions were directed at the attending administrators, counselors, department coordinators, teachers, alumni, and students. Refreshments were served and all in attendance were offered a tour of the school's facilities.

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Improvement is the word for b-ball Squaws by Shelley Stanforth Eager to show newly developed improvement, head coach Dick Pfirman leads his girls' varsity basketball team into action Saturday against Mount Notre Ilarne. So far Pfirman is satisfied with the team's improvement. With ten of twelve players not having any previous varsity experience, there was much room for improvement. Pfirman feels that the girls are now competitive, whereas in the beginning they were not. The Lady Braves are supplied with an experienced inside shooter in senior Mandy Greisdorn but lack someone to connect from the outside. P f i i a n feels a good outside shooter would nicely complement Greisdom's inside ability. "We're just one outside shooter away from being good." The Squaws did not have a model game in their 54-33 loss to Glen Este this past Tuesday. Pfirman summed up the game well: "We had a really bad day. We couldn't play together." The much improved Squaws lost to the talented Madeira Amazons last Thursday, 51-30. The game was close for three quarters. After the frrst quarter, the score was tied at 6 4 , and even though the second quarter of play ended 18-12, the game was still exciting. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Squaws had to go into a press. It was unsuc-

cessful and the deficit quickly widened. Freshman Dee Dee Bucher came on to score five points for the Squaws. As a result of the team's and their own improvement, many of the younger players have more confidence. On Tuesday of that same week the girls earned their fist victory, over Matiemont, 40-24, at Mariemont. The Lady Braves breezed by the warriors in the fist quarter, 13-0, and the game was

never close. Greisdorn was the high scorer with 18 points. The last game before the Christmas break was a 32-26 loss to Loveland, on Thursday, December 16. The game was close for the duration. "Just like against Milford, the game could have gone either way," commented Pfirman. At the half the Squaws were down by four. They lost ground during the third quarter, but outscored Loveland in the fourth.

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photo by Julie Gilsdorf Center Mary Granger jumps high for the tip during the Squaws' recent game against Madeh.

Darkroom a n d partiton built by custodians over vacation

FROSH, from p. 10 Overall, I'm very pleased with the game." Two free throws by Tucker in overtime broke a 24-24 deadlock to seal a hard-fought 26-24 win for IH against Mariemont on December 16. The Braves played a sloppy first half but kept the game tight, being down by only five, 20-15, at half. The Braves' defense pulled together in the second half to allow no field goals. The Warriors threatened to score with seconds remaining, but a block by Viox sent the game into overtime. Commented Thompson, "We played a terrible furst half, but in the second we improved. We had some guys in foul trouble, so we used a zone to cut down on the fouls. Overall it was a sloppy win, but I 1 take it." This win, coupled with wins against Loveland, Madeira and Sycamore, gives IH a 4-1 EHL record, chasing only the undefeated Milford Eagles; and as Baumel put it, despite their SO0 record, "All that matters is the EHL."

The need for the program stemmed from the ever increasing problem of declining enrollment. The plain and simple facts are that there are as many as 700 children living in the Indian Hill school district who attend private or parochial schools and in the last seven years Indian Hill's enrollment has declined by about 500 students. High school principle Dr. Karl Feltman raised the question: "Are people getting that much more for their money from other schools?" He added that they have t o pay taxes and support Indian Hill anyway. The problem facing many prospective students is the stereotype that public schools lack quality and discipline. Social Studies de-

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by Paul Smith The high school custodians made improvements in the science and home economics departments during Christmas break. One of their largest endeavors was a new darkroom in the science department. Located in Mr. Dick Pfman's room, it was constructed for the Physics Seminar classes, but may be used by all Physics classes in the future.

The darkroom wiU serve for stroboscopic photography (photography using a strobe light) and holographic photography (photography using a laser). "It is going to give the kids a chance to do things that they haven't been able to do in the past. Not many schools have the ability to take holographic and stroboscopic photographs. It's going to be a nice thing for the school," P f m a n commented.

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photo by Chris Eaton Home economics students concentrate better with the aid of this new wall which separates them from the kitchen fadities.

Jim Powers said, "Adults think public schools are a stinking mess due t o bad press. If parents got the message (that schools aren't a mess) the program was worthwhile." Feltman and other administrators actually made the program t o allow people to judge the school by its merits and not the fact that it is a public school. "We have a very competative product and we offer the community their school," said Feltman. "I'm all for it," said Mrs. Morgan, head of the English department. 'With more enrollemnt we can have a better curiculum, more classes to offer, and we can maintain our extracurricular program." "School is a place where you learn to live with society and you

must learn to relate to all people of all levels," stated Feltman. Math department head Mr. David Swisher commented that "some students in other public schools would be better off corn- t o Indian Hill." After all of what has been said, still another aspect to the declining enrollment problem remains. There is a direct corollation between the number of students and the number of teachers in any school. "The administration is doing a great deal to save jobs for the teachers with the program," said Language department head Mrs. JoAnn Wund. The bottom line is that the administration hoped to show Indian Hill's achievements, what it has to offer, and give the community an equal schooling alternative before any decisions were made for the 1983-84 year. -L

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The new physics darkroom was built by the custodians during the Christmas holiday. way too small. Now we feel Another addition to the much freer," Marsh said. The deschool was made in the home partment hopes t o use the room economics room. A wall was for dinners in the future. added to the room to separate the Besides the custodians' work, kitchen from the classroom. With the janitors also worked on many the wall's separation of the two areas of the school. They existing rooms, Home Economics scrubbed and waxed all of the teacher Mrs. Kathryn Marsh floors, cleaned the student service hopes that classes will have less center, changed lights, cleaned disturbances, and, in turn, get windows and worked to improve more accomplished. the heating system in the school. Along with the new wall, part A new darkroom for the of the wall of the home economindustrial arts department is one ics dining room was knocked out of the projects which will and replaced by a folding door. be constructed by the mainCamet was also laid in the room. "We're glad to have the door on tenance crew in the near the room because the room was future.

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editorial Americans who criticize President Reagan for creating today's 10.4% unemployment rate, the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression, are overlooking two simple economic facts: the law of supply and demand and the fact that inflation and unemployment rates usually swing like a pendulum. Last spring, Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker began tightening up the money supply by raising the discount rate above 16%. This in turn proportionally raised the interest rate at which people borrow money. Naturally, with an excessively high interest rate people borrowed less money and bought less goods and services. The law of supply and demand says that if demand is decreased then supply will increase which will in turn result in a reduction in prices - i.e. - the inflation rate. This is exactly what happened last year as the inflation rate plummetted from above 12% t o its present rate of below 5%. The obvious negative side of decreased inflation is increased unemployment. Those people who are not borrowing money and demanding the goods and services are causing people t o lose their

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Banning video games ue purpose

by John Bergman One of the greatest crazes that has swept the nation in the last several years is video games. They have found their way into restaurants, shopping malls and arcades. Everyone seems to be playing them. I t is only natural that video games are now the topic of a raging controversy; all other popular things are, after all. This controversy centers around the idea that the games might have a detrimental effect on avid players, or at least on their finances, and argues that communities have a responsibility to protect these unfortunate souls. Recently, several groups have suggested that video arcades should be banned. Some cities have taken this step. Proponents of banning base their arguments on the simple issue of money and the much more complicated one of psychology. The fanatical ramifications of the games are fairly obvious. Avid video players can find themselves plunging quarter after

January 14,1983 jobs. . - It's not Reaganomics, it's economics - pure and simple. So which is worse: high unemployment or high inflation? And can a median be reached? The answer, if it is obtainable, is t o find a way to control both inflztion and unemployment at reasonable rates. The possibility for finding a median is in the hands of the President and Congress. Recently, the signs of economic recovery from the recession have surfaced. Construction and the housing market are increasing, the interest rate is dropping, and the stock market continues t o flourish; all of these seem t o indicate economic recovery. With recovery will come the demand for products which will necessitate jobs which will in turn bring down the unemployment rate. Consumer demand for goods and services will increase but will this trigger runaway double-digit inflation again? No one is saying for sure. If Reagan pulls it off, he will undoubtedly come out smelling like a rose. Perhaps Americans should give Reagan a chance and "stay the course." Remember that many of those not working are getting unemployment checks and welfare aid and are not starving. Reagan may not have all the answers, but he is trying and desperatly needs time for his policies t o be approved and take effect.

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quarter into the slot, without much attention given to budgetary consequences. People in favor of banning will tell you that some of these quarters were intended for lunch-money, or at least could have been spent more wisely. The second issue is slightly more abstract. I have heard psychologists use such terms as arcadeaddiction. They say that some players look for needed security in the games. The arcade is a place of escape from the real world, a world they should be learning to deal with more effectively. Then there is the issue of learning itself. People against video games say that the most that a video game can attempt to develop in the player is handeye coordination. The last major argument that the opponents of video games tend to make relates to their effect on social behavior. They say that the games separate a player from his surroundings by bringing

him into a totally mechanical world. Some even go as far as to say that the games encourage violence and destruction. These are the reasons why some people oppose video games. n people use The j u ~ t ~ c a t i othese in arguing that video games be banned is the same justification that people use when they want anything banned. They firmly believe that it is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens. Those of you who have read some of my other columns already know that it is this last conclusion that concerns me. I have already expressed my views about book-banning and politicized art, and I must express that same view here. Video games essentially affect one person, the player. Whether

or not the effect is positive is a matter of academic debate. I happen to believe that almost all of the allegations against video games are false, but this is not the crucial point. The financial and psychological dilemma posed by the games are matters which should concern those who choose to play the games, and possibly their parents. In uuth, most players see the games as a pure and simple form of entertainment. To them they are no more detrimental than a game of golf or a crossword puzzle. If those fanatics who are opposed to video games must fmd something to ban, let them find something important that affects and, in some way, harms third parties. Don't let them outlaw what is, in reality, just another form of amusement

Mitchell conducts EHL Honors Band

by Chris Hug The annual Eastern Hills League Honors Band concert was conducted by Mr. Rex Mitchell, a professor of music at Clarion State College, in the Indian Hill auditorium, January 9. The program featured works by John Phillip Sousa, Richard Wagner, Camille De Nardis, and Rex Mitchell.

Indian Hill students who participated in the concert were: Guy Adams, Brad Adrien, Jimmy Carson, Tom Crumpler, Jeff Currier, Karen DeLollis, Lawrence Gallant, Fred Goosman, Gus Gordon, Laura Harmon, Brett Hubers, Chris Hug, Ken Jones, Mimi Kahn, Tom McClure, Lisa Nicolas, Sandy Pesce, and Joel Ruff.

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Small numbers hurting Aquateam by Diane Remmell Due primarily to a lack of depth, the Indian Hill Aquateam, under new coaches Chris Sigler and Doc Holliday, has struggled to an 0-4 start. Holliday commented, "It's not that we're lacking talent. We simply have not got enough people swimming. At a meet with all of our swimmers, we only swim in half of the races." In the team's most recent loss, the Aquabraves dropped a close meet to Roger Bacon's boys' team, 58-55, on January 7. The squad lost despite triple wins by junior Cliff Wingerter and senior Dave Ackermann and good swims by senior Jim Koster and junior Scott Lyon, who also placed first in diving.

The Aquateam swam as a unit in its loss to Talawanda, December 16. The girls' team lost 68-41, while the boys' team, led by triple wins by Wingerter, Ackermann, and Lyon, including first place in diving, lost 54-47. The Aquateam took another loss against the Sycamore "B" team on December 14. Both Indian Hill teams, although taking early leads, took a beating when Sycamore called in their "A" team halfway through the meet. The girls, with triple wins by Jennie Gardner, Diane Remmell, and Beth Wingerter, lost the meet 63-50. The Braves, having some close swims against Sycamore's "A" team, were defeated, 73-42. Both Indian Hill teams were destroyed when they faced the

New Ricnmond team, which has about three times as many swimmers as Indian Hill. The girls lost 64-33, and the boys lost 83-22. Gardner and Remmell captured triple wins, while Koster, one of only three boys at the meet, took two events. Despite these losses, the team is looking forward to the competitions coming up which will culminate in the state championship. The girls, having taken a relay to state for the past four years, have a good chance of taking the medley relay of Kris Brockman, Remmell, Wingerter, &d Sara Linquist to the sectional and perhaps the state level. The boys show talent with Lyon, Ackermann, and Wingerter.

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JV Braves

by Brian Rowe Winter break was no vacation for JV basketball coach Gary Gellert; he was hard at work devising a new offense. It apparently has paid off, as in 1983 the Braves are undefeated, having won their last four games. Wednesday's victory over nonleague Turpin upped the Braves' record to 4-7. IH's previous defeats of Mariemont and Madeira evened its league record at 3-3, good for third place behind Sycamore and Madeira. The team earned its first nonleague victory by putting Turpin away, 44-32, Wednesday night. The "Twin Towers," Curtis Ott and Pete Seremetis, led the Braves

With 15 seconds left, IH called timeout, down by one point. After inbounding, Wentz set up a play. A few passes later, Seremetis had the ball in close with four seconds left, put a shot up, and was fouled. He went to the line and made one of two t o tie the score at 53-53. But after he made the shots, the Madeira bench was assessed a technical foul for complaining too loudly. David Stanforth made two foul shots under pressure to put the game away. Tonight the JV Braves will host Glen Este in a key league showdown. A win could put IH in a tie for second place in the EHL.

to their easy victory with 20 and 11 points, respectively. The most exciting game was the Braves' most recent league game, a 55-53 win at Madeira, January 7. In that game the Braves jumped out to a 19-11 lead in the first quarter, with Ott scoring nine. Madeira closed the gap slowly after the first half, but with 1:30 to play, the Mustangs took a one-point lead. The Braves took it down the court, and after 30 seconds, Mike Wentz was fouled while shooting. He calmly sank two free throws despite the crowd's yelling, "Miss it!" Madeira hurried the ball up and guard Eric Berger hit on a 15foot lump shot.

Cooke's young Squaws short o n height by Ellen Alvord The JV girls' basketball team, plagued by youth and a lack of height, has pushed off to a slow 2-8 start, with a league record of 2-5. Explaining the team's record, the team's coach, Miss Sharon Cooke, states, "We are a very young team, and we usually go up against teams that are loaded with sophomores, so our record really doesn't indicate our skill level." The team's most recent game, an 18-12 loss to Glen Este last Tuesday, definitely did not demonstrate the team's potential. However, it did exemplify the team's basic problem: getting

points on the board. Previous to that, the team experienced a typical loss to Madeira, 32-16, on January 6. Again, scoring was Indian Hill's major problem. Surprisingly, after little practice, in their first game after winter vacation, Indian Hill's JV team came up with their second win, a 16-11 defeat of Mariemont, January 4. The team's usual strong defense was the chief contributing factor of the win. Before vacation, Indian Hill had a long, tedious losing streak against Loveland, 22-14, Milford, 54-9, Sycamore, 43-14, and Greenhills, 3 2-21, resulting from

a combination of tough teams and the Squaws' inability to score. In the beginning of December, in the third game of the season, Indian Hill enjoyed its first wm. The victim was Deer Park; but again, the low score, 19-10, indicated the amount of work ahead for the Squaws Previous to the Deer Park game, Indian Hill fell to Wyoming, 22-13, and Forest Park, 20-13. Cooke simply summed up each game and the whole team in one statement: "Our best aspect is our man to man defense; our shooting is weak." The team's reliable point guard, freshman Chris Hall, states,

Page 11 The Indian Hill Aquateam consists of seven boys and seven girls - just meeting the size requirements for competition in the state championships. Having lost one senior girl last year, the Aquateam has picked up two freshmen swimmers. The girls' team, led by cocaptains Gardner and Remmell, also includes Kim McKirdy, Lori Powers, Brockman, Linquist, and Wingerter. The Braves are led by cocaptains Ackermann and Koster. The rest of the team includes Dave Kilday, Greg Morris, Lyon, Wingerter and an Italian exchange student. Head coach Sigler, also the present coach for Country Day's team, stated, "I enjoy coaching Indian Hill. While we are a small squad, we have the ability to compete well at the sectional, district and state levels."

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Dave Stanforth anticipates the pass against Madeira. "This has been a frustrating season so far, but we're hoping to at least get better." Indeed, mere improvement seems to be the team's main goal at this point. On the other hand, many of this year's freshmen show rnal potential. Kristin Mains, one of the few tall people on the team, is the Squaws' present leading scorer, with a total of 52 points thus far. Shari Zesch, another talented guard, has the highest foul shot percentage of the Squaws. Cooke also expressed good hopes of future improvement. "As we become more confident, we should be able to turn our record around."

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Braves 'slightly pleased' with tourney finish by Dave Stritdting There were two surprises in the 17th 'annual Indian Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament last weekend. Although Indian gill surprised no one by placing

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ninth of twelve teams, Turpin took fust in the tourney with 150 points, and Moefler was nowhere near the top. Roger Bacon, an annual contender, placed second with 138% points.

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Senior Tom Gygan (185) gets the upper hand on his opponent in the Indian Hill Invitational.

Braves by Kevin Walzer Pressure and adversity have killed many teams' seasons, but evidently not the freshman basketball Braves. They have overcome pressure in a series of games to win four out of their last five and even their record at 5-5. The Braves overcame five technical fouls before the game started and rallied to beat Loveland 36-25 on the Tigers home floor Tuesday. A statistician had entered the wrong numbers to players' names in the score book, and the Braves were slapped with five technicals. The Tigers sank all five free throws and soon after the game started held a 7-2 lead, but the Braves came back to notch their fourth EHL win in five tries. The Braves were led in scoring by Mike Cohen with 17 points, 'his season high. Erich Metzger added 11. "We played fair the first half," said Coach Steve Thompson after the Braves' 43-41 overtime win over Turpin last Monday. The Brave: were down 24-17 at the half,-but in the second half, they came to life, evening the score against Turpin, who had edged them 35-34 earlier this year. For the most part, the game was close, but Turpin raced to an I

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The Braves, with 49 points, finished above McNicholas (44 points) and Walnut Hius (39 points). Last year in this tournament the Braves finished last with 34% points. There were several contributors to the IH score, one of whom was sophomore David Kindle (175). Kindle placed third in the tourney and pinned three times to be the Braves highest rorer. Senior Tom Geygan (185) m d junior Casey Ryan (138), the team captains, both finished fourth. Geygan had two wins in the consolation round to reach the consolation finals. Ryan took a similar route to the finals, where he also lost a close match. Junior Chip Greenlee (HWT) won his first match but later lost in the consolations. Juniors Andy Graham (1 12) and Mike Feltman (138) each had a win in the consolation round. The coaches, Ron Webber and jjm Coilins, were

the team. Said Webber, "We've improved in areas that we practiced but we've slid back in areas we assumed the team learned last year." Both coaches agreed that overall the Braves* showing was better than last year. As far as expectations are concerned, Webber thought the team ended up right about where he expected. For next year the coaches expect bigger and better things. Several years ago Indian Hill was respected as a frne wrestling school. Gradually the team lost that respect, but Webber and Collins have a goal of making Indian Hill a wrestling high school once again. The notable improvement over last year is a sign that they may achieve their goal. The varsity will wrestle at home against Norwood, Wednesday, January 19, and later that week in Turpin's Invitational Tournament. The JV Braves will wrestle this weekend at the Readinn JV Invitational Tournament.

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11-point lead early in the third shots, and generally crushed the quarter. The Braves kept knock- spirit of the Mustangs. Madeira ing away and whittled it to one; never staged even a resemblence from then on the game was a of a comeback against the basket-for-basket trade off. Erich Metzger hit a 20-footer at the buzzer to tie the game at 39 and send the game into overtime. Metzger had a field day , hitting eight of 18 shots and seven free throws for 23 points, by far his best game of the season. Metzger also had a basket in the crucial overtime, while Andy Tucker had a clutch free throw and then a steal with three seconds left on the clock, to close the lid on Turpin. Mike Cohen also played a fine all-around game, getting ten points and doing well on the boards. IH unleashed all the frustrations of a difficult season against Madeira, destroying the Mustangs, 38-19. It was frightening to see. The Braves tore into the Mustangs with a harassing man-to-man defense not seen in earlier games. "We worked hard in practice perfecting t,he man-to-man, and it paid off," s%d Thompson. In the first half, Madeira literally could not even put the ball photo by Julie Gilsdorf into play after scores, as a flurry Dominic Britton protects the lane of backcourt steals led to a 18-9 during the freshman Braves' 4 3 4 1 Braves' first-half lead. The de- victory owr Turpin. fense forced turnovers, rejected

relatively small nine-point deficit. The difference between this game and others, Thompson thought, was the defense. "It really paid off for us this game." 1:orward Bill Baumel thought it was "half them and half us. They were pretty good, as good as Mariemont (who 1H edged 26-24 1, but we were really up for the game." A fiesty band of Braves gave Greenhills a battle before going down 40-30. Three starters and one reserve were suspended for missing Christmas practices, so Grey 1-'reudenburg,Dominic Britton, and Matt Mueller got the starting nods. This bunch was down by ten at half, 25-15, but narrowed that to one at the clox of the third, 27-26. However, as Thompson puts it, "We lost our composure for a few minutes in the fourth," and Greenhills ran off eight straight points to put a lid on the game. Thompson had only praise for his team following the loss. '"They showed a lot of character the second half. Those guys were playing under a lot of adversity and could have easly given up.

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Tower of London visits Cincy by Chris Hug The Cincinnati Art museum was host to the first tour in the last 900 years of an exhibition of arms and armour from the Tower of London. The Tower of London, located not surprisingly in London on the Thames River, has a long and romantic history both as a prison and as an arsenal of arms and armour. The actual Tower, built in 1066 and known as the White Tower, was originally intended to serve as a heavily fortified castle for William the Conqueror. Thus, the Tower is actually a conglomeration of buildings constructed around the White Tower by kings of Britain to accomodate their larger courts as well as the growing amounts of military hardware. The dungeons of the Tower were traditionally reserved for the more important prisoners, such as Mary Queen of Scots. In the early nineteenth century, it was decided to convert the Tower's arsenal into a museum of arms and armour, with emphasis gradually shifting to the decorative aspects of weapons. Since then, the Tower has become one of the most important collections of medieval weaponry in the world. The exhibit, which ran from October 9 to January 9, consisted of over 110 pieces chosen to reflect the development of arms and amour for both "protection" and "personal adornment." The exhibit was divided into eight see tions based on the cultural con-

text of the pieces. The separations are The Hunt, Tournament and Parade, Luxury, Presentation, War, The Orient, Curiosities, and The Royal Court. Each of the sections featured related examples of weaponry. The Hunt, for example, consisted of a boar spear, a sporting crossbow, and several pistols and swords. In the Tournament section, the main feature. was a full size mock-up of a knight in jousting m o u r o n his warhorse. This armour, which was designed to take a blow from a lance

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The armour for the tilt of the Earl of Leicester dates back t o c. 1575.

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with the momentum of mother knight and horse behind it, was the heaviest made and usually weighed weil over one hundred pounds. It was far too heavy to be used in war because the knight, if dismounted, would have fallen prey to the quick, unarmoured infantry. Special armour was worn by the knights for foot combat. The Royal Court features the armour that young Henry VIII used for "friendly foot combat with axes." This suit of armour serves as a good example of the skill of the late medieval armourer. The wearer was not hampered in movement or fighting ability by the armour which weighs ninetyfour pounds. Many rumors exist concerning the mobility of a fully armed knight; for example, many people believe that a knight had to be lifted into his saddle with a derrick. Lies! All lies. Also included in the exhibit was the movie How a Man Schall be Armyd, illustrating the procedure of donning armour. An actual suit of arrnour from the sixteenth century was used. The average suit weighed about seventy-five pounds, about the same modern soldier. However, the armour was distributed evenly over the knight's body, and thus it did not seriously impede his movements. The remaining sections fea-

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Henry VIII's armour for foot tured similar dates back weapons, t o c. 1520. such as a combat great helm, a sword presented to Lord Collingwood following the Battle of Trafalgar, a suit of Indian armour composed of chain mail instead of plate, and an unusual axe-pistol combination. However, there was little or no mention of the English longbow, which played a major role in the Hundred Years War. This may be due to the fact that there is no surviving example of the longbow in existence. Also included in the exhibit were lectures and presentations made by actual officers from the Tower.

letter from SG replace graffiti board SGPAB We have bad news for those who rely on the graffiti board to vent their inner feelings. Because of repeated abuses, we feel the board has outlived its usefulness and is an embarrassment t o the school. Effective immediately, the old graffiti board is now the new Student Government Public Announcement Board (SGPAB). The board's black surface will serve as a background for posted announcements from clubs or any student who has a use for it. An example would be a student with a moped for sale announcing this on the SGPAB. The SGPAB is, like the graffiti board, an experiment and will also be terminated if abused or

worse, not used at all. We encourage all to take advantage of this new facility. On a lighter note, Hairy Strawberry will make a return engagement at January 2 9 t h ' ~Home coming Dance. Sponsored by the senior class, the annual affair will begin at nine and run through midnight. And if Homecoming were not enough, there will be an open house dance on Friday, February 11. The dance will be the first time students may purchase their computer matching results that were derived from questionaires filled out in December. Sincerely, Todd Cox & Richard Stradling

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organizes Senior Search by Win Wells Applications for the eleventh annual Senior Search program will be available today in the attendance office. The nine week program which runs from April 4 to June 3, is designed to give seniors a chance to experience job situations in fields in which they are planning to enter. These students must meet certain standards and requirements before being eligible to participate. According to Mr. Gary Gellert, who is in charge of Senior Search, eligible students must have at least a C average in all classes for the fust three quarters. In addition, the student must have no

deficiencies in any one class or in terms of attendance. He must also secure the signatures of all fourth quarter teachers and have no unpaid fees 31 fines. All applications for the program nlust be returned to the attendance office by February 25. When all applications are received Gellert will review and study each one before making a decision. Gellert stated that he makes sure that all requirements are met and that the job situation is beneficial to the student in terms of his or her major. He also noted that students taking Advanced Placement courses are discouraged from participating. Students who qualify will be

notified by March 11. The final weeks before April 4 will be spent prep ,ing for the program, finishing un, ttended work in school, and .ranging the final details with their employers. The students themselves must make the contacts and proper arrangements with prospective employers before submitting an application. The employer cannot be a member of the student's irnmediate family. Besides the above requirement the student and his employer has several responsibilities. The student is not allowed to be paid for his services, he must be prompt, and he must follow IH's attendance policy.

January 14,1983 The student must work at least six hours a day, and he must keep track of his experiences in a daily log. In addition, each partici~ int must attend two seminars and vrite a research paper dealing with his expe. lences and objectives in the program. Students will be graded on their participation in the program by the daily log, the research paper, and an employer's evaluation. Gellert will grade students using the pass-fail system. Gellert feels quite optomistic about Senior Search, now entering its eleventh year of refmement. He feels that the students who participate in the program come back with much knowledge concerning many diverse job fields.

Adaptations,' 'The Black Box' chosen for next SG forum by Todd Cox The IH Drama Club will present the two plays "Adaptations" and "The Big Black BOX"for its yearly Student Government Forum production on Friday, February 4. In "Adaptations," junior David Agin stars as Phil, while senior Jim Cook plays his father. Jane Lewin, another senior, portrays Phil's mother. The play is narrated by the games master, played by junior Lance Luckey. "Adaptations," which the Drama Club originally presented three years ago, is essentially a game show. The game is life, and Phil is the contestant. The Games

Master hosts the show and leads Phil and the audience through the game of life. The second play, "The Big Black Box," features a cast of two. Arnold is played by Todd Cox and the box is played by John L a y . The Big Black Box tempts Arnold throughout the play and convinces him to do many idiotic things. The play has an offbeat, but comical, ending. photo by Chris Eaton Both plays offer comedy for The lead roles of Drama Club's February 14 production are played by all. According to Lilly, "It's a (first row) David Agin, (second row, left to right) Jane Lewin, Jim Cook, frightening production, simply (third row) John Lilly,Lance Luckey ,and Todd Cox. frightening. This could be the for supreme test of Indian Hill's by Karen ~verm% tural exchange. The Indian Hill strength as an institution." The Student Chapter of the chapter is presently looking for families in this area to host forAmerican Field Service (AFS) held an officers' meeting on Janeign students next year. uary 6 to discuss future projects. The students come from 55 C ~ n ~ m i t t e eChabman Amy countries of 5 continents and are Geygan and Bill Poffenburger are between 16 and 18 years of age. Presently there are 116 Ohio beginning to plan for AFS Day David Agin, the president of the schools participating. Based on which will take place in March of AFS Student Chapter, has applied the results of two recent tests, this year. On a date which refor the Summer Program and is Indian Hill is in third place with mains to be decided upon, AFS waiting to hear from the New Chillacothee and Xavier High students from other schools in the York office. Schools holding first and second Cincinnati area will come to InIf you are interested in hosting places respectively. dian Hill for a day to attend a student or becoming involved in The students who have the classes and learn about life at AFS please contact Mrs. Carolyn highest scores at Indian Hill are Indian HSl. Berry at 561-4473 or see Dave seniors Diane Remmell and Another meeting with the ofAgin sometime during school. Lawrence Gallant. Both have ficers is planned for late January accumulated eleven out of twelve and an Open house for students Intermural basketball, which possible points on the first two and Parents is was scheduled to begin tomorrow, tests. duled for early February in coorhs, been postponed. The interResults from the test taken on dination with another foreign mural tournament is cunently Tuesday, and the overall state culture organization. without a sponsor and there have rankings, will be available within The function of Abeen scheduling problems, but it the next few weeks. merican Field Service is interculis expected to begin soon.

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Accelerated math classes place high in competition by Rosemary Ward Juniors and seniors enrolled in accelerated math courses participated in the third in a series of six tests designed by the Ohio Mathematics League last Tuesday during third period. The Ohio Math League is part of a national organization whose goal is to compare various schools throughout the state. Mr. David Swisher who is partly in charge of the testing at Indian Hill stated that the tests are designed to "increase interest in the subject and to compare with other students in the state for math ability."

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EHL hopes dwindling for Braves by Jon Kitei This weekend the Indian Hill varsity basketballers look to turn around a losing 2-8 season. The Braves combat the Glen Este Trojans this evening at home and are at Greenhills Saturday night. At this point in the season, head coach Dale McKibben expresses a concern over the Braves lack of consistency. "It seems like there is always a different person leading the scoring. We need to find someone who will be consistent in his scoring; someone we can count on." That person has yet to materialize. Leading scorer Jim Morgan has been in a slump recently. In addition, second leading scorer Jim Arnold has scored only six points since the Christmas break. The varsity Braves can only improve over last week's performance. On January 5 and January 7 the Braves were humbled by Mariemont and Madeira respectively by the disheartening sum of 59 points. The most recent of those losses came at Madeira last Friday. The defending league champion Mustangs were boosted by a school record 38 points from John Homer on the way to a 80-51 victory. The teams started evenly, keeping the score close in the beginning. The Braves got a threepoint play from Morgan to tie the score at 4-4, but then the Braves' rollercoaster started its descent. By the end of the first quarter the Mustangs led, 1 5 6 . The teams were evenly matched entering the contest.

Each team entered the game 1-4 game at 1 3 in the league after a heart-breaking C-rtime loss a t in league play. Since neither team Mariemont quickly Loveland. had a player of 6 foot 3 inches, showed why they are the team t o the Braves figured to outrun the slower Mustangs. However, beat this year as they shot their Madeira out-muscled the Braves way to a 19-10 first quarter lead. The second quarter was even on the boards, getting two and three shots each time down the worse for the out-sized Braves as floor. Consequently, the MUS- Indian Hill was able to muster tangs forced the Braves to foul. only seven points. Throughout Madeira used its rebounding the first half Indian Hill failed t o strength to run the fast break well run a set offense. The Warrior and often, racing to a 32-16 half- fast-break hurt the Braves as time lead. Mariemont, with two 6 foot 4 The third quarter was more inch men in the middle and one 6 evenly matched as neither team foot 8 inch man off the bench, cleaned house on the inside. The gained or lost any ground. However, the fourth quarter was a Braves trailed at halftime, 38-17. different story. The third and fourth quarters The Braves, facing a fifteen were much closer, 13-10 and point deficit, were forced to foul. 22-1 1, both in favor of MarieDuring the last quarter, the mont. However, the outcome had Mustangs shot most of their fiftyalready been decided. The two free throws. In the end, the Warriors were led by two Braves out-fouled Madeira 36 to strong shooters, John Hurley and 17 and shot only twenty-two John Long, who each scored times from the line. 16 points. Abrams led the Braves' offensive attack with 12 points. The fourth quarter score was a misleading 31-17 in favor of Senior Jay Kohls followed with Madeira as the slumping Braves nine. The Warrior's win enabled dropped their f j h consecutive them to remain tied with Sycamore in first place in the Eastern game. The leading scorers for Indian Hill were Morgan and Hills League. The Loveland Tigers hosted Abrams with 14 and 13 points respectively. the Braves in the last game of Two days earlier, Indian ~ i u 1982. Indian Hill was hoping for hosted the league-leading an early Christmas present from Mariemont Warriors for what the Tigers, but instead got into promised to be an intense match- the spirit of giving. The Tigers up of two schools who share a snuck away with a 6 7 6 6 overtime common distaste for one another. victory for their first league win. Mariemont entered the game The Braves started quickly, led with a 4-0 league mark and by the hot-shooting Arnold. left unblemished, with a Both teams P ~edY hard-nosed 73-43 victory over the Braves. basketball in a battle of two wellIndian HW had entered the matched opponents. Indian Hill

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photo by Chris Eaton

AU hands and eyes are after the ball in the Braves' game with Mariemont last Wednesday.

photo by Chris Eaton

Jay Kohls contributed nine points for the Braves in a losing effort against the Warriors.

6aving lost twice to Loveland last year, was looking for revenge as the Braves took a six point lead at halftime. Arnold, coming off a twenty point effort against Milford. tried hot-shooting, to fqht off the as continued lndian Hill his clawing Tigers. Midway into thc fourth quarter Loveland found itself ahead by four. and it was the Braves' turn to come back. lndian Hill regained the lead with two minutes in thc game, and with fourteen seconds to go the Braves led by a point. Loveland tied the score on a freethrow, and the game was forced into overtime. 14.0rthe first time this season. the Braves found themselves playing in the three-minute extra session. Loveland broke out on top in the overtime period, but with 12 seconds to go lndian Hill had a chance to tie with Abrams at the line shooting two. Abrams hit but one of the shots. Each team scored two more points to account for the final 6 7 4 6 total. Arnold led the Braves with 27 points.

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disc review

Garcia releases Dead-Head's by Peter Carr Well, the trip gets longer and stranger; Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead has once again released a solo album that has escaped the eyes of the world. Run For the Roses won't ever hit the charts, but then again, none of the Dead's albums ever have. This lack of public approval isn't necessarily indicative of the album's worth. Run For the Roses is a decent album with a distinct Garciaesque flavor. This side opens with the title track - a nice little upbeat number with plenty . of Garcia's trade-

mark underwater-sounding guitar licks. This tune does lack a bit in lyrical quality though. The next number is Lennon & McCartney's "I saw her Standing There," and Jerry does it as only the lead guitarist for the Dead could. Beatle fans will probably despise this cut, for Garcia slowed the tempo, mellowed the vocals and even stuck in a beautiful slide guitar solo. Song three on this side, "Without Love," is a trademark Dead ballad comparable to the older "Ship of Fools." Garcia is backed by the hip Me11 Saunders on organ and even a horn section -

commg events

of 1 isif a = 6, and b = 4. NOW,if there is a number less than 647 which will leave the remainders 3, 3 and 5 when divided by 7, 4 and 6 respectively, then x must be a multiple of 7, 4 and 6 away from x. The smallest number which is divisible by 7, 4 and 6 is 84. If 84 is divided into 647, the remainder is 59. This is the key number.

Basie7s brassbarragesBog art's by Kurt Dusterberg Bogart's WEBN Album Project Night -Jan. 17, 8:00 - features Spike, Young Invaders and others The embers and The Erector Set - Jan. 18, 8:00 -join the club The White - Jan. 24, 8:00 - tribute to Led Zeppelin Count Basie - Jan. 26, 8:00 - not a current event McCuffey Lane - 1:eb. 5, 8:00 - a Bogie's regular Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - 1;eb. 8, 8:00 - not with Carol Burnett and Alan Alda Maynard Ferguson - 1;eb. 20, 8:OQ- take it H.B. Kingand Bobby Blue Bland 1:eb. 27, 10:30 - alliteration abounds ShaNaNa - March 23, 7:00 and 10:30 - pass Cincinnati Gardens R E 0 Spccdwagon - Jan. 28, 8:00 - take it (on the run) Phil Collins - Jan. 30, 8:00 - in concert with the I:abulous Jacuzzis and The Onc Neat Guy IIank Willi~ms and J w r y I.& 1,cwis - I:eb. 12, 8:00 - pickin'

and grinnin' America - Jan. 18, 8:00 - touring for first time in five years Riverfront Coliseum Central Tmst Tennis Championships - Jan. 20 - 22 - superwomen, mediocre men Music Hall Chaka Khan 26, 9:00 sounds like a wok utensil l a n e

mine headed by Roger Neuman. The best tune on the disk, "Midnight Getaway," closes this side. "Getaway" is a rather long song with plenty of acoustic guitar work much like that found on Reckoning. That side isn't quite as strong as this side. It opens with two fairly uneventful blues tunes. However, the final number on that side is a hot version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." This tune has been a favorite of audiences at Garcia concerts for quite some time, and I am pleased to see its transition to

MARY, from p. 7

PUZZLE, from p. 5 tor of 2. Three onedigit numbers satisfy these conditions, namely 4, 6 and 8. You cannot fell which YetA must be greater than 5 and a factor of 624. Once again, there are two solutions: 6 and 8. All the confusion can now be eliminated by consulting the last clue. The only way that (10a + ?/7 will leave a remainder

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vinyl. Liz Stires joins in to add some lovely vocal touches. One thing must be noted when listening to any Dead album. The Grateful Dead are not a studio band; they are a concert band. What other group has over seven live releases? So, if a studio disk doesn't seem to come to life on your stereo, just see the band in concert. Those same numbers that couldn't quite do it at home often explode into melodies of excitement on the stage. Run For the Roses is no master of sound technique. All of the songs, however, have significant stage potential and will thus only be appreciated by Dead Heads. Roses is a fine indication that o k Captain Trips is alive and well.

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"The television is a gooa atmosphere for doing home work," she asserts, though most educational experts would disagree. Mary's viewing habits don't seem to have fried her brain quite yet; she is a member of National Honor Society and a National Merit Semi-finalist. M ~ spent Y a good part of last summer in the hospital undergoing surgery ("I had the biggest party room in the place"), hanging out at the Indian H ~ Uclub, and painting her family's fence (for which she hasn't been paid). But this summer she desperately wants to get a job. "I hate-it when they give you eleven lines on college applications to fil in everything you've done in the past four years, and then they give you the same amount for three summers. All I can say is 'I relaxed."' Speaking of colleges, Mary would very much like to attend

Yale next year; but barring acceptance, she plans to go to William and Mary, Brown, or Williams. She's looking toward a possible career in physical therapy. But, as she said at the end of her interview, "Everything's pretty much undecided about the future. Which is a nice way to have it."

JAY, from p. 7

become "Joe corporate exec." but not get married. L L ~just 'd kinda like to mandle around a bit," he says. Overall, Jay McFarland is not a bad guy. He has had some problems in the past and has been trying to work them out. Who knows, maybe the "New Leaf Policym will meet with unlooked for success. In twenty years the Class of 1983 may have a reunion and Jay will be rich and famous and still driving the Boat and taking it I.:Z.

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movie review

'Tootsie' goes down as 'must see' -

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by Gus Gordon Every once in a while a movie comes along which I'd call a "must see" movie. "Must see" movies are movies that I greatly enjoyed and would recommend vigorously to others. Among my list of "must see" movies would be Blazing Saddles, Airplane, E. T., and now I must add a new one, Tootsie. Tootsie, in my opinion, is destined to become a classic motion picture. I would have to place Tootsie in the same category with the classic Marilyn Monroe film Some Like it Hot. As some of you may recall, Some Like it Hot is about two out of work musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and must join an allgirls band, in drag, to excape the gang-

sters. In Toorsie Dustin Hoffman 1s forced into female clothes, because his only alternative is starvation. But that is where the similarity ends. Some Like it Hot was a farce and it was obvious that the two guys were just that: two guys. But in Tootsie the matter is treated a little more seriously. In one of the most incredible metamorphoses I've ever seen in a movie, Dustin Hoffman actually becomes a female. Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an out of work actor who is desperately looking for a job. As his agent (the film's director, Sydney Pollack) tells him, he can't get work because of his terrible temper. No one will hire

him as Michael Dorsey, so he dons female attire and finds a job o n a h a p opera -asDorothy Michaels. In no time at all, Dorothy becomes the admiration of millions, including the show's female star, Jessica Lange. Michael falls in love with a gul, who is in turn in love with the show's lecherous director, Dabney Coleman. To make matters worse, t h e girl's father, Charles Dunning, and the male star of the show both fall in love with Dorothy. And thus begins this hilarious adventure in mistaken identity. Dustin Hoffman gives the performance of his career as Dorothy Michaels. I know it might sound ridiculous, but he is more convincing as a female than he is as a male. Maybe convincing isn't the

right word. The chancter of Michael is not a very appone. He is obnoxious and t 3 liked, a regular pain in the n d . But the character of Dorothy is very appealing. She is a person all her own. Soon after he fust appears in drag, you forget that it's really just Dustin Hoffman wearing a dress. He is totally believable, and that's about the highest compliment you can pay an actor. But Hoffman's not alone. He is backed by a wonderful supportChief among these ing cast. players is Charles Dunning, who gives a standaut performance as an old man who falls for Dorothy. Also commendable is Bill Murray as Hoffman's roommate. Well, there it is, folks. Tootsie is one of the best films of the 1982-83 season. But don't take my word for it, just ask anyone else who has seen it. I'm not sure, but I think they'd probably agree.

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ihat's by John right, Beranan another leave math a remainipuzzle er of 5, anu W~LI

After - having taken a short sabbatical, brought on by a severe and prolonged state of mental stand-still, Puzzle Bag is back! There is, however, some dismal news for logic lovers who don't like numbers. I stumbled upon some interesting algebraic applications recently, and I simply could not resist the temptation to make a mathematical puzzle out of some of them. Maybe next time we'll get back to just plain common sense. WHAT AM I THINKING? I am thinking of a three digit number, x. The three digits are a, b, and c, going from left t o right. If c is divided into x, there is a remainder of 3. If c is divided into x squared, the remainder will be 2. If x is divided by 3, 3 will also be left over, while the division of b into x cubed will leave a remainder of 3 as well. The quotient of x/a

x to the fourthla will leave a remainder of 1. Also, the number 10a + by when divided by c, will leave the remainder 1. From these clues, derive x. Also, find the smallest number which, when divided by c, b, and a will leave 3, 3, and 5 respectively. ANSWER TO WHAT AM I THINKING? This problem is based on one of many algabraic facts about remainders. The trick is most simply stated as follows: if the quotient x/y has a remainder of z, then the quotient x to the n/y will leave the same remainder as the quotient. Applying this to the problem, c must be greater than 3, and it must be a factor of (9 2), or 7. Since 7 is prime, c must be 7. B must be greater than 3 and a fac-

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disc review

'Distance' ioins other canines

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First of all let's get one thing straight: I did not buy Bob Seger's new album The Distance, but Elbie Herman said I could borrow his, (he hadn't listened to it yet) so I did. I have never r d y paid much attention to anything by Bob Seger, although I did go to his concert in Cincinnati in 1980 (it

say no?). After listening t o this album, I remembered why. You see, all Bob Seger's songs mund the same - 12-bar honky to& bhes. This song style wears thin pretty quick. How many times can Mr. Seger yell and yelp on one album before it l o s s its credibitity? Listen to a song or two md fmd out.

The tide draws in: releasing as i t goes the minute particles o f sand which once it made, climbing the mighty towers, watching as the bastions trickle d 0

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n... the sea giveth, the sea taketh away, leaving only bliss-Paul Monrch

What really surprises me is how many songs on this LP have received considerable airplay. The songs "Even Now," 'Boomtown Blues," "Roll Me Away," and "House behind a House" have all been playing on WEBN and WSKS. I hate to slam records, but I fa1 it is my duty to warn you, the readers of Chieftbn and of the feechas department in particular, about any ncords that rre real dogs. The Dlrtancc falls into this category. Somehow Sqpr'r dbumr still continue t o reU. He k e e p on rdtbai, m,

evidently, they must sell. This is the type of music that you would listen to once and then put on the shelf until you decided to sen it to some other freshmardike sap who would break his piggy bank to buy it. Don't buy this album. If you do y o u 3 be sorry. I recommend going w e r to your pile of records or tapes that you listen to f r a quently and putting on m e p o d bask tuner but don't bother with Bob Scgcr. By the wry, E1Mc, you e m have you record brir ; I'm dobe with it.

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teacher feature

January 14,1983

Having grown up in the Cleveland area he says, "I've just become used to the fmstrations. It is just one of those givens in life that the ing San Franciso, Yosemite Indians will fmish next to last and other spots. Dowling insists, every year. But my friends I still "We hitch-hiked everywhere. associate with in Elyria (west of There was no problem getting Cleveland) keep me going back." ,-'Jes with Ransom dong." Dowling enjoys listening to Discussion involving Ransom music whenever possl%le, and he will now be brought to an abrupt says the type of music depends halt in Dowling's best interests on his mood. Although his inter"When I told Mary Ann about the ests center mostly around rock, article, she said that she better get he enjoys jazz and classical music equal time with Ransom or I'll be occasionally. "I like The Doors, early Who, in trouble." If Dowling has a tragic flaw, it early Stones, the Doobies, .Steely may be that he has spent his life Dan, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It mostly depends how I rootina for Cleveland teama --feel; some mornings I wake up and want to hear Joni Mitchell and sometimes I want to hear the Moody Blues." Dowling feels his greatest strengths are in comniunication, 'r I but he realizes it is difficult to establish contacts with students. "I suppose most students don't really know me - only the ones who take the time to find o u t That's why I enjoy being involved in organizations. I t gives ' me the chance to know others, and they can see me in something besides the business atmosphere. "You might say I'm laid-back. I'm not as gregarious as I suppose I could be. Thats because it takes me a while to feel comfortable around others. But I do think I am someone who is very concerned and caring." You can't argue with that. photo by Jim Kostar Mr. Dowling punishes a desk Just as long as Mary AM gets the as he quotes the Constitution. lead billing over Ransom.

ing geared for near future by Kurt Dusterberg There is a bit of timeliness in writing a teacher feature about Dennis Dowling this issue. It seems Dowling has given up smoking recently. He is at fwe weeks and counting. He is also just a few weeks away from beginning his first year as Indian Hill's varsity baseball coach. His 31st birthday is Sunday. Should anyone feel motivated, Dowling says, "I could really use a ten speed bike." And then there is a small matter of matrimonal affairs in Dowling's life. He recently announced he will marry Mary Ann Ramey in June. "She is really good for me," Dowling said. "She has given me a lot of direction and stability. Of course, you could also say she keeps me out of trouble." Dowling met his fiancee through IH faculty member Jim Arnold, whose wife teaches with Dowling's wife-to-be. The Arnolds set them up two years ago and have now created the second chapter in the inter-faculty marriage dynasty between the Indian Hill and Beechwood school districts. Dowling says his fiancee is a big sports fan, and he has already made the best of it. "I scheduled a night baseball game for the first time this year, but I didn't realize that I had scheduled it on her birthday until later. So I told her I was taking her to the ballgame for her big night out, and then maybe out for a hot dog afterwards or something." Dowling is in his fifth year at Indian Hill after one year at Berea High School. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 18 months before leaving because of a knee injury. Dowling earned his B.A. at Ohio University and completed his studies at Kent State. At Indian Hill, Dowling shoulders an important load of both academic ancl extracurricular activities because he believes it is "important to develop a rounded personality." "The classroom is not the only place to learn and grow. That is why I sponsor Student Government, baseball, and Saturday Study. In class, I think it is im-

portant that I don't get so immersed in teaching that I forget the student's interest. Whenever possible, I present material in terms of current events because people seem to retain it better." In addition to teaching government, sociology and economics, Dowling enjoys furthering his educational background by taking courses at UC during the summer "because I really enjoy learning and I have always liked the college atmosphere." But Dowling's last two summers have been spent closer to his home in Deer Park. "I have spent most of my time restoring the house I bought two years ago," Dowling explained. "I've had to put up new ceilings and floors, so most of my free time has been devoted to the house." Dowling's most leisurely moments are spent escaping with Ransom. No, he is not a kidnapper; Ransom is Dowling's nine year old German shepard. He says the name has no special significance. "1 really like to get out and get some excercise with him. It's fun to get out to Lake Issabella and Clermont County so I can walk around and Ransom gets to swim," Dowling said. "He is a lucky dog. He's been swimming in the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico." In 1974 Dowling and Ransom travelled to the West Coast, visit-

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Newman brilliant as loser in 'The Verdict' by Peter Carr Sidney Lumet's The Verdict is an intensely dramatic presentation with a stellar cast including Paul Newrnan, Jack Warden and James Mason. The picture centers around Frank Galvin (Paul Newrnan), an unsuccessful attorney who graduated first in his class from Boston College. Galvin drinks, plays pinball and smashes his office to pieces for kicks. The loser receives a perfect case f-om his retired partner, Mickey Morrissey (Jack Warden) that promises an end to Galvin's losing streak. The case involves a woman in a permanent coma from a routine child deliveIy.

The erring hospital is run by the very wealthy, extremely powerful Archdiocese of Boston, and the Bishop favors settling the matter out of court by offering the woman's family a sizeable sum of money. Frank Galvin, however, smells blatant malpractice and decides to battle the institution in court. Very heroic, but very foolish. The rest of the film deals with the systematic destruction of Galvin's life. Murphy's law takes over, and Galvin's case seems hopeless. The judge hates Frank. The poor attorney's star witness disappears. Even his new love, Laura Fischer (Charlotte Rampling) turns out to be something dread-

fully unexpected. Our faith in the American court system is obliterated as Galvin's opponent Ed Concannon (James Mason) makes use of unethical means to win the case. If The Verdict has a flaw, it originates from its depressing tone. Of course this tone is intended, but I seriously considered leaving the theatre midway because I got so depressed. The entire picture is dark. The colors are mainly brown and black to emphasize the doom. The image of the loser is brilliantly performed by Newman causing an amazing experience of pathos. I strongly urge you to pay the $4.00 to find out what happens.

CHIEFTAIN

January 14,1983

senior sketch

like IH?

HOW can M a r y by John Lilly Apparently, moving to Indian Hill from Cleveland in third grade was one of the most traumatic experiences Mary Hancock has ever had. "It was terrible; everyone was taller. And it stayed that way." Mary is not one of your taller people, to be sure. But she doesn't let that bother her much. "It's not that bad, as long as you aren't as round as you are short." Granted, that is an interesting way to look at things, but Mary seems to be pble to live with imperfection pretty easily. Take Indian Hill. "I like if here; it's a nice school. I don't think it's as bad as everyone says." "What could anyone be doing here that would actually make her happy?" you ask. For her part, Mary is deeply involved in Student Government as head of the Service Committee. "It takes up most of my time. It's just raising money, but it is for other people." she comments

of her SG duties. Another peopleoriented activity of Mary's is Key Club. "It's more active than the Service Committee. I like it, but I don't always go to all the meetings." But she hastened to add that she would be working for the club at the "Nearly New Shop" this weekend. Aside from her involvement in Model UN, Mary's other extracurricular activities include working for Legend as co-magazine editor. She hasn't started work on her section, but she claims she is "looking forward to laying out pages." We'll just see how much she enjoys page makeup after she's done a few. It may be different at Legend; but I, for one, don't relish the job. So much for editorial comments. Mary enjoys her involvement with the Indian Hill Church "open group" for high school students, as well. "It's not that religious," she says, "but there's usually someone there who knows

what's going on." She is also on the Church's Youth Advisory Committee. When organized activitiy is not on the agenda, Mary can probably

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have t o stop relaxing this summer.

e new Jay

and pulling up the grades. "I wish I hadn't screwed around so much my first two and a half years of high school," Jay laments. He adds however, "Oh sure, I've learned. You can be a clown but not get in trouble." Lots of luck Jay. Even if Jay has changed his ways, he might encounter a lot of

pu~olling 0 p Y 1 Stones Y ~ Y hsongs a n g that ~ R ~Keith 8e~md sings." Or maybe she'll just be watching some vintage renrns of "My Three Sons"

"

senior sketch by Chris Schmalz Ever wonder where words like "sap, mandle, slime, tally, stuff, it's assumed, good news, pommel, or EZ" came from and who twisted these nice little words into such perverse, foul phrases? Chances are it's Jay McFarland, or as he is also known, Fish. Now,- if you've ever seen Fish, he was probably doing one thing A d one thing only: "taking it EZ." In fact, Jay maintains, "the purpose of life is to take it EZ." The deviate diction used by Jgy and his cronies - Woody, Dirty, Slug, Kubicks, Knechts, and Mop-head to name a few "all fits in with the philosophy of takin' it EZ. It's a lazy way of talking, ya know." Jay descriies himself as "just your average guy, ya know. Um, some people think I'm crazy - it's not true though." Indeed, Fish does seem to have a - well different reputation. That's all changed though, at least according to Jay. "The United States had its Open Door Policy in China, so I've adopted my 'New Leaf Policy' for domestic affairs." What this exactly means is that Jay is staying out of trouble

be found listening to music: Spyro Gyra. Santana, The Police,

trouble in changing his reputation. For example, during our interview in the SSC a girl watked by and Jay asked her, "Do you think I'm a clown?" She smiled and said "no." Then she added, "you're not normal though." Like many IH seniors, Fish will be heading for Florida with his buddies over Spring Break. "I

photo by Jim Koster

His reign of tenor ended, Jay takes it EZ with the Boat.

plan to mandle, relax in the sun, and drink (nothing alcoholic of A t fust, ." Jay and the boys were course) going to drive to Ft. Lauderdde in Fish's car, a 1974 Brown L.T.D., appropriately named the Boat. However, the Boat only gets an estimated six miles per gallon which would make Florida an economically unobtainable goal for Jay. Concerr~inghis car, Jay states "It's been compared to a river barge." In fact, the boat is Jay's "home away from home. It's like a house on wheels." Fish explains that he primarily cranks tunes and mandles in the Boat and that its secondary purpose is for driving. Also, Jay's friends use the Boat for the two aforementioned weekend endeavors, giving his vehicle the pet name "Mobil Musical Mandle Mobile." Often times you will frnd girls from Ursaline in the Boat. "I get along with them pretty well," Jay explains. Consequently, so d o his friends. On a more serious note, however, Jay plans to attend OSU if accepted or a small school where he will study a business related field. After college, Jay wants to

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teacher feature

January 14,1983

Having grown up in the Cleveland area he says, "I've just become used to the fmstrations. It is just one of those givens in life that the ing San Franciso, Yosemite Indians will fmish next to last and other spots. Dowling insists, every year. But my friends I still "We hitch-hiked everywhere. associate with in Elyria (west of There was no problem getting Cleveland) keep me going back." ,-'Jes with Ransom dong." Dowling enjoys listening to Discussion involving Ransom music whenever possl%le, and he will now be brought to an abrupt says the type of music depends halt in Dowling's best interests on his mood. Although his inter"When I told Mary Ann about the ests center mostly around rock, article, she said that she better get he enjoys jazz and classical music equal time with Ransom or I'll be occasionally. "I like The Doors, early Who, in trouble." If Dowling has a tragic flaw, it early Stones, the Doobies, .Steely may be that he has spent his life Dan, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. It mostly depends how I rootina for Cleveland teama --feel; some mornings I wake up and want to hear Joni Mitchell and sometimes I want to hear the Moody Blues." Dowling feels his greatest strengths are in comniunication, 'r I but he realizes it is difficult to establish contacts with students. "I suppose most students don't really know me - only the ones who take the time to find o u t That's why I enjoy being involved in organizations. I t gives ' me the chance to know others, and they can see me in something besides the business atmosphere. "You might say I'm laid-back. I'm not as gregarious as I suppose I could be. Thats because it takes me a while to feel comfortable around others. But I do think I am someone who is very concerned and caring." You can't argue with that. photo by Jim Kostar Mr. Dowling punishes a desk Just as long as Mary AM gets the as he quotes the Constitution. lead billing over Ransom.

ing geared for near future by Kurt Dusterberg There is a bit of timeliness in writing a teacher feature about Dennis Dowling this issue. It seems Dowling has given up smoking recently. He is at fwe weeks and counting. He is also just a few weeks away from beginning his first year as Indian Hill's varsity baseball coach. His 31st birthday is Sunday. Should anyone feel motivated, Dowling says, "I could really use a ten speed bike." And then there is a small matter of matrimonal affairs in Dowling's life. He recently announced he will marry Mary Ann Ramey in June. "She is really good for me," Dowling said. "She has given me a lot of direction and stability. Of course, you could also say she keeps me out of trouble." Dowling met his fiancee through IH faculty member Jim Arnold, whose wife teaches with Dowling's wife-to-be. The Arnolds set them up two years ago and have now created the second chapter in the inter-faculty marriage dynasty between the Indian Hill and Beechwood school districts. Dowling says his fiancee is a big sports fan, and he has already made the best of it. "I scheduled a night baseball game for the first time this year, but I didn't realize that I had scheduled it on her birthday until later. So I told her I was taking her to the ballgame for her big night out, and then maybe out for a hot dog afterwards or something." Dowling is in his fifth year at Indian Hill after one year at Berea High School. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 18 months before leaving because of a knee injury. Dowling earned his B.A. at Ohio University and completed his studies at Kent State. At Indian Hill, Dowling shoulders an important load of both academic ancl extracurricular activities because he believes it is "important to develop a rounded personality." "The classroom is not the only place to learn and grow. That is why I sponsor Student Government, baseball, and Saturday Study. In class, I think it is im-

portant that I don't get so immersed in teaching that I forget the student's interest. Whenever possible, I present material in terms of current events because people seem to retain it better." In addition to teaching government, sociology and economics, Dowling enjoys furthering his educational background by taking courses at UC during the summer "because I really enjoy learning and I have always liked the college atmosphere." But Dowling's last two summers have been spent closer to his home in Deer Park. "I have spent most of my time restoring the house I bought two years ago," Dowling explained. "I've had to put up new ceilings and floors, so most of my free time has been devoted to the house." Dowling's most leisurely moments are spent escaping with Ransom. No, he is not a kidnapper; Ransom is Dowling's nine year old German shepard. He says the name has no special significance. "1 really like to get out and get some excercise with him. It's fun to get out to Lake Issabella and Clermont County so I can walk around and Ransom gets to swim," Dowling said. "He is a lucky dog. He's been swimming in the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico." In 1974 Dowling and Ransom travelled to the West Coast, visit-

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Newman brilliant as loser in 'The Verdict' by Peter Carr Sidney Lumet's The Verdict is an intensely dramatic presentation with a stellar cast including Paul Newrnan, Jack Warden and James Mason. The picture centers around Frank Galvin (Paul Newrnan), an unsuccessful attorney who graduated first in his class from Boston College. Galvin drinks, plays pinball and smashes his office to pieces for kicks. The loser receives a perfect case f-om his retired partner, Mickey Morrissey (Jack Warden) that promises an end to Galvin's losing streak. The case involves a woman in a permanent coma from a routine child deliveIy.

The erring hospital is run by the very wealthy, extremely powerful Archdiocese of Boston, and the Bishop favors settling the matter out of court by offering the woman's family a sizeable sum of money. Frank Galvin, however, smells blatant malpractice and decides to battle the institution in court. Very heroic, but very foolish. The rest of the film deals with the systematic destruction of Galvin's life. Murphy's law takes over, and Galvin's case seems hopeless. The judge hates Frank. The poor attorney's star witness disappears. Even his new love, Laura Fischer (Charlotte Rampling) turns out to be something dread-

fully unexpected. Our faith in the American court system is obliterated as Galvin's opponent Ed Concannon (James Mason) makes use of unethical means to win the case. If The Verdict has a flaw, it originates from its depressing tone. Of course this tone is intended, but I seriously considered leaving the theatre midway because I got so depressed. The entire picture is dark. The colors are mainly brown and black to emphasize the doom. The image of the loser is brilliantly performed by Newman causing an amazing experience of pathos. I strongly urge you to pay the $4.00 to find out what happens.

CHIEFTAIN

January 14,1983

senior sketch

like IH?

HOW can M a r y by John Lilly Apparently, moving to Indian Hill from Cleveland in third grade was one of the most traumatic experiences Mary Hancock has ever had. "It was terrible; everyone was taller. And it stayed that way." Mary is not one of your taller people, to be sure. But she doesn't let that bother her much. "It's not that bad, as long as you aren't as round as you are short." Granted, that is an interesting way to look at things, but Mary seems to be pble to live with imperfection pretty easily. Take Indian Hill. "I like if here; it's a nice school. I don't think it's as bad as everyone says." "What could anyone be doing here that would actually make her happy?" you ask. For her part, Mary is deeply involved in Student Government as head of the Service Committee. "It takes up most of my time. It's just raising money, but it is for other people." she comments

of her SG duties. Another peopleoriented activity of Mary's is Key Club. "It's more active than the Service Committee. I like it, but I don't always go to all the meetings." But she hastened to add that she would be working for the club at the "Nearly New Shop" this weekend. Aside from her involvement in Model UN, Mary's other extracurricular activities include working for Legend as co-magazine editor. She hasn't started work on her section, but she claims she is "looking forward to laying out pages." We'll just see how much she enjoys page makeup after she's done a few. It may be different at Legend; but I, for one, don't relish the job. So much for editorial comments. Mary enjoys her involvement with the Indian Hill Church "open group" for high school students, as well. "It's not that religious," she says, "but there's usually someone there who knows

what's going on." She is also on the Church's Youth Advisory Committee. When organized activitiy is not on the agenda, Mary can probably

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have t o stop relaxing this summer.

e new Jay

and pulling up the grades. "I wish I hadn't screwed around so much my first two and a half years of high school," Jay laments. He adds however, "Oh sure, I've learned. You can be a clown but not get in trouble." Lots of luck Jay. Even if Jay has changed his ways, he might encounter a lot of

pu~olling 0 p Y 1 Stones Y ~ Y hsongs a n g that ~ R ~Keith 8e~md sings." Or maybe she'll just be watching some vintage renrns of "My Three Sons"

"

senior sketch by Chris Schmalz Ever wonder where words like "sap, mandle, slime, tally, stuff, it's assumed, good news, pommel, or EZ" came from and who twisted these nice little words into such perverse, foul phrases? Chances are it's Jay McFarland, or as he is also known, Fish. Now,- if you've ever seen Fish, he was probably doing one thing A d one thing only: "taking it EZ." In fact, Jay maintains, "the purpose of life is to take it EZ." The deviate diction used by Jgy and his cronies - Woody, Dirty, Slug, Kubicks, Knechts, and Mop-head to name a few "all fits in with the philosophy of takin' it EZ. It's a lazy way of talking, ya know." Jay descriies himself as "just your average guy, ya know. Um, some people think I'm crazy - it's not true though." Indeed, Fish does seem to have a - well different reputation. That's all changed though, at least according to Jay. "The United States had its Open Door Policy in China, so I've adopted my 'New Leaf Policy' for domestic affairs." What this exactly means is that Jay is staying out of trouble

be found listening to music: Spyro Gyra. Santana, The Police,

trouble in changing his reputation. For example, during our interview in the SSC a girl watked by and Jay asked her, "Do you think I'm a clown?" She smiled and said "no." Then she added, "you're not normal though." Like many IH seniors, Fish will be heading for Florida with his buddies over Spring Break. "I

photo by Jim Koster

His reign of tenor ended, Jay takes it EZ with the Boat.

plan to mandle, relax in the sun, and drink (nothing alcoholic of A t fust, ." Jay and the boys were course) going to drive to Ft. Lauderdde in Fish's car, a 1974 Brown L.T.D., appropriately named the Boat. However, the Boat only gets an estimated six miles per gallon which would make Florida an economically unobtainable goal for Jay. Concerr~inghis car, Jay states "It's been compared to a river barge." In fact, the boat is Jay's "home away from home. It's like a house on wheels." Fish explains that he primarily cranks tunes and mandles in the Boat and that its secondary purpose is for driving. Also, Jay's friends use the Boat for the two aforementioned weekend endeavors, giving his vehicle the pet name "Mobil Musical Mandle Mobile." Often times you will frnd girls from Ursaline in the Boat. "I get along with them pretty well," Jay explains. Consequently, so d o his friends. On a more serious note, however, Jay plans to attend OSU if accepted or a small school where he will study a business related field. After college, Jay wants to

JAY, see p. 8

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disc review

Garcia releases Dead-Head's by Peter Carr Well, the trip gets longer and stranger; Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead has once again released a solo album that has escaped the eyes of the world. Run For the Roses won't ever hit the charts, but then again, none of the Dead's albums ever have. This lack of public approval isn't necessarily indicative of the album's worth. Run For the Roses is a decent album with a distinct Garciaesque flavor. This side opens with the title track - a nice little upbeat number with plenty . of Garcia's trade-

mark underwater-sounding guitar licks. This tune does lack a bit in lyrical quality though. The next number is Lennon & McCartney's "I saw her Standing There," and Jerry does it as only the lead guitarist for the Dead could. Beatle fans will probably despise this cut, for Garcia slowed the tempo, mellowed the vocals and even stuck in a beautiful slide guitar solo. Song three on this side, "Without Love," is a trademark Dead ballad comparable to the older "Ship of Fools." Garcia is backed by the hip Me11 Saunders on organ and even a horn section -

commg events

of 1 isif a = 6, and b = 4. NOW,if there is a number less than 647 which will leave the remainders 3, 3 and 5 when divided by 7, 4 and 6 respectively, then x must be a multiple of 7, 4 and 6 away from x. The smallest number which is divisible by 7, 4 and 6 is 84. If 84 is divided into 647, the remainder is 59. This is the key number.

Basie7s brassbarragesBog art's by Kurt Dusterberg Bogart's WEBN Album Project Night -Jan. 17, 8:00 - features Spike, Young Invaders and others The embers and The Erector Set - Jan. 18, 8:00 -join the club The White - Jan. 24, 8:00 - tribute to Led Zeppelin Count Basie - Jan. 26, 8:00 - not a current event McCuffey Lane - 1:eb. 5, 8:00 - a Bogie's regular Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - 1;eb. 8, 8:00 - not with Carol Burnett and Alan Alda Maynard Ferguson - 1;eb. 20, 8:OQ- take it H.B. Kingand Bobby Blue Bland 1:eb. 27, 10:30 - alliteration abounds ShaNaNa - March 23, 7:00 and 10:30 - pass Cincinnati Gardens R E 0 Spccdwagon - Jan. 28, 8:00 - take it (on the run) Phil Collins - Jan. 30, 8:00 - in concert with the I:abulous Jacuzzis and The Onc Neat Guy IIank Willi~ms and J w r y I.& 1,cwis - I:eb. 12, 8:00 - pickin'

and grinnin' America - Jan. 18, 8:00 - touring for first time in five years Riverfront Coliseum Central Tmst Tennis Championships - Jan. 20 - 22 - superwomen, mediocre men Music Hall Chaka Khan 26, 9:00 sounds like a wok utensil l a n e

mine headed by Roger Neuman. The best tune on the disk, "Midnight Getaway," closes this side. "Getaway" is a rather long song with plenty of acoustic guitar work much like that found on Reckoning. That side isn't quite as strong as this side. It opens with two fairly uneventful blues tunes. However, the final number on that side is a hot version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." This tune has been a favorite of audiences at Garcia concerts for quite some time, and I am pleased to see its transition to

MARY, from p. 7

PUZZLE, from p. 5 tor of 2. Three onedigit numbers satisfy these conditions, namely 4, 6 and 8. You cannot fell which YetA must be greater than 5 and a factor of 624. Once again, there are two solutions: 6 and 8. All the confusion can now be eliminated by consulting the last clue. The only way that (10a + ?/7 will leave a remainder

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vinyl. Liz Stires joins in to add some lovely vocal touches. One thing must be noted when listening to any Dead album. The Grateful Dead are not a studio band; they are a concert band. What other group has over seven live releases? So, if a studio disk doesn't seem to come to life on your stereo, just see the band in concert. Those same numbers that couldn't quite do it at home often explode into melodies of excitement on the stage. Run For the Roses is no master of sound technique. All of the songs, however, have significant stage potential and will thus only be appreciated by Dead Heads. Roses is a fine indication that o k Captain Trips is alive and well.

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"The television is a gooa atmosphere for doing home work," she asserts, though most educational experts would disagree. Mary's viewing habits don't seem to have fried her brain quite yet; she is a member of National Honor Society and a National Merit Semi-finalist. M ~ spent Y a good part of last summer in the hospital undergoing surgery ("I had the biggest party room in the place"), hanging out at the Indian H ~ Uclub, and painting her family's fence (for which she hasn't been paid). But this summer she desperately wants to get a job. "I hate-it when they give you eleven lines on college applications to fil in everything you've done in the past four years, and then they give you the same amount for three summers. All I can say is 'I relaxed."' Speaking of colleges, Mary would very much like to attend

Yale next year; but barring acceptance, she plans to go to William and Mary, Brown, or Williams. She's looking toward a possible career in physical therapy. But, as she said at the end of her interview, "Everything's pretty much undecided about the future. Which is a nice way to have it."

JAY, from p. 7

become "Joe corporate exec." but not get married. L L ~just 'd kinda like to mandle around a bit," he says. Overall, Jay McFarland is not a bad guy. He has had some problems in the past and has been trying to work them out. Who knows, maybe the "New Leaf Policym will meet with unlooked for success. In twenty years the Class of 1983 may have a reunion and Jay will be rich and famous and still driving the Boat and taking it I.:Z.

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movie review

'Tootsie' goes down as 'must see' -

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by Gus Gordon Every once in a while a movie comes along which I'd call a "must see" movie. "Must see" movies are movies that I greatly enjoyed and would recommend vigorously to others. Among my list of "must see" movies would be Blazing Saddles, Airplane, E. T., and now I must add a new one, Tootsie. Tootsie, in my opinion, is destined to become a classic motion picture. I would have to place Tootsie in the same category with the classic Marilyn Monroe film Some Like it Hot. As some of you may recall, Some Like it Hot is about two out of work musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and must join an allgirls band, in drag, to excape the gang-

sters. In Toorsie Dustin Hoffman 1s forced into female clothes, because his only alternative is starvation. But that is where the similarity ends. Some Like it Hot was a farce and it was obvious that the two guys were just that: two guys. But in Tootsie the matter is treated a little more seriously. In one of the most incredible metamorphoses I've ever seen in a movie, Dustin Hoffman actually becomes a female. Hoffman plays Michael Dorsey, an out of work actor who is desperately looking for a job. As his agent (the film's director, Sydney Pollack) tells him, he can't get work because of his terrible temper. No one will hire

him as Michael Dorsey, so he dons female attire and finds a job o n a h a p opera -asDorothy Michaels. In no time at all, Dorothy becomes the admiration of millions, including the show's female star, Jessica Lange. Michael falls in love with a gul, who is in turn in love with the show's lecherous director, Dabney Coleman. To make matters worse, t h e girl's father, Charles Dunning, and the male star of the show both fall in love with Dorothy. And thus begins this hilarious adventure in mistaken identity. Dustin Hoffman gives the performance of his career as Dorothy Michaels. I know it might sound ridiculous, but he is more convincing as a female than he is as a male. Maybe convincing isn't the

right word. The chancter of Michael is not a very appone. He is obnoxious and t 3 liked, a regular pain in the n d . But the character of Dorothy is very appealing. She is a person all her own. Soon after he fust appears in drag, you forget that it's really just Dustin Hoffman wearing a dress. He is totally believable, and that's about the highest compliment you can pay an actor. But Hoffman's not alone. He is backed by a wonderful supportChief among these ing cast. players is Charles Dunning, who gives a standaut performance as an old man who falls for Dorothy. Also commendable is Bill Murray as Hoffman's roommate. Well, there it is, folks. Tootsie is one of the best films of the 1982-83 season. But don't take my word for it, just ask anyone else who has seen it. I'm not sure, but I think they'd probably agree.

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puzzle

ihat's by John right, Beranan another leave math a remainipuzzle er of 5, anu W~LI

After - having taken a short sabbatical, brought on by a severe and prolonged state of mental stand-still, Puzzle Bag is back! There is, however, some dismal news for logic lovers who don't like numbers. I stumbled upon some interesting algebraic applications recently, and I simply could not resist the temptation to make a mathematical puzzle out of some of them. Maybe next time we'll get back to just plain common sense. WHAT AM I THINKING? I am thinking of a three digit number, x. The three digits are a, b, and c, going from left t o right. If c is divided into x, there is a remainder of 3. If c is divided into x squared, the remainder will be 2. If x is divided by 3, 3 will also be left over, while the division of b into x cubed will leave a remainder of 3 as well. The quotient of x/a

x to the fourthla will leave a remainder of 1. Also, the number 10a + by when divided by c, will leave the remainder 1. From these clues, derive x. Also, find the smallest number which, when divided by c, b, and a will leave 3, 3, and 5 respectively. ANSWER TO WHAT AM I THINKING? This problem is based on one of many algabraic facts about remainders. The trick is most simply stated as follows: if the quotient x/y has a remainder of z, then the quotient x to the n/y will leave the same remainder as the quotient. Applying this to the problem, c must be greater than 3, and it must be a factor of (9 2), or 7. Since 7 is prime, c must be 7. B must be greater than 3 and a fac-

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disc review

'Distance' ioins other canines

a y ~ ~ ~ . l wasain a friend's box, now could I

First of all let's get one thing straight: I did not buy Bob Seger's new album The Distance, but Elbie Herman said I could borrow his, (he hadn't listened to it yet) so I did. I have never r d y paid much attention to anything by Bob Seger, although I did go to his concert in Cincinnati in 1980 (it

say no?). After listening t o this album, I remembered why. You see, all Bob Seger's songs mund the same - 12-bar honky to& bhes. This song style wears thin pretty quick. How many times can Mr. Seger yell and yelp on one album before it l o s s its credibitity? Listen to a song or two md fmd out.

The tide draws in: releasing as i t goes the minute particles o f sand which once it made, climbing the mighty towers, watching as the bastions trickle d 0

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n... the sea giveth, the sea taketh away, leaving only bliss-Paul Monrch

What really surprises me is how many songs on this LP have received considerable airplay. The songs "Even Now," 'Boomtown Blues," "Roll Me Away," and "House behind a House" have all been playing on WEBN and WSKS. I hate to slam records, but I fa1 it is my duty to warn you, the readers of Chieftbn and of the feechas department in particular, about any ncords that rre real dogs. The Dlrtancc falls into this category. Somehow Sqpr'r dbumr still continue t o reU. He k e e p on rdtbai, m,

evidently, they must sell. This is the type of music that you would listen to once and then put on the shelf until you decided to sen it to some other freshmardike sap who would break his piggy bank to buy it. Don't buy this album. If you do y o u 3 be sorry. I recommend going w e r to your pile of records or tapes that you listen to f r a quently and putting on m e p o d bask tuner but don't bother with Bob Scgcr. By the wry, E1Mc, you e m have you record brir ; I'm dobe with it.

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organizes Senior Search by Win Wells Applications for the eleventh annual Senior Search program will be available today in the attendance office. The nine week program which runs from April 4 to June 3, is designed to give seniors a chance to experience job situations in fields in which they are planning to enter. These students must meet certain standards and requirements before being eligible to participate. According to Mr. Gary Gellert, who is in charge of Senior Search, eligible students must have at least a C average in all classes for the fust three quarters. In addition, the student must have no

deficiencies in any one class or in terms of attendance. He must also secure the signatures of all fourth quarter teachers and have no unpaid fees 31 fines. All applications for the program nlust be returned to the attendance office by February 25. When all applications are received Gellert will review and study each one before making a decision. Gellert stated that he makes sure that all requirements are met and that the job situation is beneficial to the student in terms of his or her major. He also noted that students taking Advanced Placement courses are discouraged from participating. Students who qualify will be

notified by March 11. The final weeks before April 4 will be spent prep ,ing for the program, finishing un, ttended work in school, and .ranging the final details with their employers. The students themselves must make the contacts and proper arrangements with prospective employers before submitting an application. The employer cannot be a member of the student's irnmediate family. Besides the above requirement the student and his employer has several responsibilities. The student is not allowed to be paid for his services, he must be prompt, and he must follow IH's attendance policy.

January 14,1983 The student must work at least six hours a day, and he must keep track of his experiences in a daily log. In addition, each partici~ int must attend two seminars and vrite a research paper dealing with his expe. lences and objectives in the program. Students will be graded on their participation in the program by the daily log, the research paper, and an employer's evaluation. Gellert will grade students using the pass-fail system. Gellert feels quite optomistic about Senior Search, now entering its eleventh year of refmement. He feels that the students who participate in the program come back with much knowledge concerning many diverse job fields.

Adaptations,' 'The Black Box' chosen for next SG forum by Todd Cox The IH Drama Club will present the two plays "Adaptations" and "The Big Black BOX"for its yearly Student Government Forum production on Friday, February 4. In "Adaptations," junior David Agin stars as Phil, while senior Jim Cook plays his father. Jane Lewin, another senior, portrays Phil's mother. The play is narrated by the games master, played by junior Lance Luckey. "Adaptations," which the Drama Club originally presented three years ago, is essentially a game show. The game is life, and Phil is the contestant. The Games

Master hosts the show and leads Phil and the audience through the game of life. The second play, "The Big Black Box," features a cast of two. Arnold is played by Todd Cox and the box is played by John L a y . The Big Black Box tempts Arnold throughout the play and convinces him to do many idiotic things. The play has an offbeat, but comical, ending. photo by Chris Eaton Both plays offer comedy for The lead roles of Drama Club's February 14 production are played by all. According to Lilly, "It's a (first row) David Agin, (second row, left to right) Jane Lewin, Jim Cook, frightening production, simply (third row) John Lilly,Lance Luckey ,and Todd Cox. frightening. This could be the for supreme test of Indian Hill's by Karen ~verm% tural exchange. The Indian Hill strength as an institution." The Student Chapter of the chapter is presently looking for families in this area to host forAmerican Field Service (AFS) held an officers' meeting on Janeign students next year. uary 6 to discuss future projects. The students come from 55 C ~ n ~ m i t t e eChabman Amy countries of 5 continents and are Geygan and Bill Poffenburger are between 16 and 18 years of age. Presently there are 116 Ohio beginning to plan for AFS Day David Agin, the president of the schools participating. Based on which will take place in March of AFS Student Chapter, has applied the results of two recent tests, this year. On a date which refor the Summer Program and is Indian Hill is in third place with mains to be decided upon, AFS waiting to hear from the New Chillacothee and Xavier High students from other schools in the York office. Schools holding first and second Cincinnati area will come to InIf you are interested in hosting places respectively. dian Hill for a day to attend a student or becoming involved in The students who have the classes and learn about life at AFS please contact Mrs. Carolyn highest scores at Indian Hill are Indian HSl. Berry at 561-4473 or see Dave seniors Diane Remmell and Another meeting with the ofAgin sometime during school. Lawrence Gallant. Both have ficers is planned for late January accumulated eleven out of twelve and an Open house for students Intermural basketball, which possible points on the first two and Parents is was scheduled to begin tomorrow, tests. duled for early February in coorhs, been postponed. The interResults from the test taken on dination with another foreign mural tournament is cunently Tuesday, and the overall state culture organization. without a sponsor and there have rankings, will be available within The function of Abeen scheduling problems, but it the next few weeks. merican Field Service is interculis expected to begin soon.

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Accelerated math classes place high in competition by Rosemary Ward Juniors and seniors enrolled in accelerated math courses participated in the third in a series of six tests designed by the Ohio Mathematics League last Tuesday during third period. The Ohio Math League is part of a national organization whose goal is to compare various schools throughout the state. Mr. David Swisher who is partly in charge of the testing at Indian Hill stated that the tests are designed to "increase interest in the subject and to compare with other students in the state for math ability."

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EHL hopes dwindling for Braves by Jon Kitei This weekend the Indian Hill varsity basketballers look to turn around a losing 2-8 season. The Braves combat the Glen Este Trojans this evening at home and are at Greenhills Saturday night. At this point in the season, head coach Dale McKibben expresses a concern over the Braves lack of consistency. "It seems like there is always a different person leading the scoring. We need to find someone who will be consistent in his scoring; someone we can count on." That person has yet to materialize. Leading scorer Jim Morgan has been in a slump recently. In addition, second leading scorer Jim Arnold has scored only six points since the Christmas break. The varsity Braves can only improve over last week's performance. On January 5 and January 7 the Braves were humbled by Mariemont and Madeira respectively by the disheartening sum of 59 points. The most recent of those losses came at Madeira last Friday. The defending league champion Mustangs were boosted by a school record 38 points from John Homer on the way to a 80-51 victory. The teams started evenly, keeping the score close in the beginning. The Braves got a threepoint play from Morgan to tie the score at 4-4, but then the Braves' rollercoaster started its descent. By the end of the first quarter the Mustangs led, 1 5 6 . The teams were evenly matched entering the contest.

Each team entered the game 1-4 game at 1 3 in the league after a heart-breaking C-rtime loss a t in league play. Since neither team Mariemont quickly Loveland. had a player of 6 foot 3 inches, showed why they are the team t o the Braves figured to outrun the slower Mustangs. However, beat this year as they shot their Madeira out-muscled the Braves way to a 19-10 first quarter lead. The second quarter was even on the boards, getting two and three shots each time down the worse for the out-sized Braves as floor. Consequently, the MUS- Indian Hill was able to muster tangs forced the Braves to foul. only seven points. Throughout Madeira used its rebounding the first half Indian Hill failed t o strength to run the fast break well run a set offense. The Warrior and often, racing to a 32-16 half- fast-break hurt the Braves as time lead. Mariemont, with two 6 foot 4 The third quarter was more inch men in the middle and one 6 evenly matched as neither team foot 8 inch man off the bench, cleaned house on the inside. The gained or lost any ground. However, the fourth quarter was a Braves trailed at halftime, 38-17. different story. The third and fourth quarters The Braves, facing a fifteen were much closer, 13-10 and point deficit, were forced to foul. 22-1 1, both in favor of MarieDuring the last quarter, the mont. However, the outcome had Mustangs shot most of their fiftyalready been decided. The two free throws. In the end, the Warriors were led by two Braves out-fouled Madeira 36 to strong shooters, John Hurley and 17 and shot only twenty-two John Long, who each scored times from the line. 16 points. Abrams led the Braves' offensive attack with 12 points. The fourth quarter score was a misleading 31-17 in favor of Senior Jay Kohls followed with Madeira as the slumping Braves nine. The Warrior's win enabled dropped their f j h consecutive them to remain tied with Sycamore in first place in the Eastern game. The leading scorers for Indian Hill were Morgan and Hills League. The Loveland Tigers hosted Abrams with 14 and 13 points respectively. the Braves in the last game of Two days earlier, Indian ~ i u 1982. Indian Hill was hoping for hosted the league-leading an early Christmas present from Mariemont Warriors for what the Tigers, but instead got into promised to be an intense match- the spirit of giving. The Tigers up of two schools who share a snuck away with a 6 7 6 6 overtime common distaste for one another. victory for their first league win. Mariemont entered the game The Braves started quickly, led with a 4-0 league mark and by the hot-shooting Arnold. left unblemished, with a Both teams P ~edY hard-nosed 73-43 victory over the Braves. basketball in a battle of two wellIndian HW had entered the matched opponents. Indian Hill

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AU hands and eyes are after the ball in the Braves' game with Mariemont last Wednesday.

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Jay Kohls contributed nine points for the Braves in a losing effort against the Warriors.

6aving lost twice to Loveland last year, was looking for revenge as the Braves took a six point lead at halftime. Arnold, coming off a twenty point effort against Milford. tried hot-shooting, to fqht off the as continued lndian Hill his clawing Tigers. Midway into thc fourth quarter Loveland found itself ahead by four. and it was the Braves' turn to come back. lndian Hill regained the lead with two minutes in thc game, and with fourteen seconds to go the Braves led by a point. Loveland tied the score on a freethrow, and the game was forced into overtime. 14.0rthe first time this season. the Braves found themselves playing in the three-minute extra session. Loveland broke out on top in the overtime period, but with 12 seconds to go lndian Hill had a chance to tie with Abrams at the line shooting two. Abrams hit but one of the shots. Each team scored two more points to account for the final 6 7 4 6 total. Arnold led the Braves with 27 points.

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Braves 'slightly pleased' with tourney finish by Dave Stritdting There were two surprises in the 17th 'annual Indian Hill Invitational Wrestling Tournament last weekend. Although Indian gill surprised no one by placing

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Senior Tom Gygan (185) gets the upper hand on his opponent in the Indian Hill Invitational.

Braves by Kevin Walzer Pressure and adversity have killed many teams' seasons, but evidently not the freshman basketball Braves. They have overcome pressure in a series of games to win four out of their last five and even their record at 5-5. The Braves overcame five technical fouls before the game started and rallied to beat Loveland 36-25 on the Tigers home floor Tuesday. A statistician had entered the wrong numbers to players' names in the score book, and the Braves were slapped with five technicals. The Tigers sank all five free throws and soon after the game started held a 7-2 lead, but the Braves came back to notch their fourth EHL win in five tries. The Braves were led in scoring by Mike Cohen with 17 points, 'his season high. Erich Metzger added 11. "We played fair the first half," said Coach Steve Thompson after the Braves' 43-41 overtime win over Turpin last Monday. The Brave: were down 24-17 at the half,-but in the second half, they came to life, evening the score against Turpin, who had edged them 35-34 earlier this year. For the most part, the game was close, but Turpin raced to an I

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The Braves, with 49 points, finished above McNicholas (44 points) and Walnut Hius (39 points). Last year in this tournament the Braves finished last with 34% points. There were several contributors to the IH score, one of whom was sophomore David Kindle (175). Kindle placed third in the tourney and pinned three times to be the Braves highest rorer. Senior Tom Geygan (185) m d junior Casey Ryan (138), the team captains, both finished fourth. Geygan had two wins in the consolation round to reach the consolation finals. Ryan took a similar route to the finals, where he also lost a close match. Junior Chip Greenlee (HWT) won his first match but later lost in the consolations. Juniors Andy Graham (1 12) and Mike Feltman (138) each had a win in the consolation round. The coaches, Ron Webber and jjm Coilins, were

the team. Said Webber, "We've improved in areas that we practiced but we've slid back in areas we assumed the team learned last year." Both coaches agreed that overall the Braves* showing was better than last year. As far as expectations are concerned, Webber thought the team ended up right about where he expected. For next year the coaches expect bigger and better things. Several years ago Indian Hill was respected as a frne wrestling school. Gradually the team lost that respect, but Webber and Collins have a goal of making Indian Hill a wrestling high school once again. The notable improvement over last year is a sign that they may achieve their goal. The varsity will wrestle at home against Norwood, Wednesday, January 19, and later that week in Turpin's Invitational Tournament. The JV Braves will wrestle this weekend at the Readinn JV Invitational Tournament.

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11-point lead early in the third shots, and generally crushed the quarter. The Braves kept knock- spirit of the Mustangs. Madeira ing away and whittled it to one; never staged even a resemblence from then on the game was a of a comeback against the basket-for-basket trade off. Erich Metzger hit a 20-footer at the buzzer to tie the game at 39 and send the game into overtime. Metzger had a field day , hitting eight of 18 shots and seven free throws for 23 points, by far his best game of the season. Metzger also had a basket in the crucial overtime, while Andy Tucker had a clutch free throw and then a steal with three seconds left on the clock, to close the lid on Turpin. Mike Cohen also played a fine all-around game, getting ten points and doing well on the boards. IH unleashed all the frustrations of a difficult season against Madeira, destroying the Mustangs, 38-19. It was frightening to see. The Braves tore into the Mustangs with a harassing man-to-man defense not seen in earlier games. "We worked hard in practice perfecting t,he man-to-man, and it paid off," s%d Thompson. In the first half, Madeira literally could not even put the ball photo by Julie Gilsdorf into play after scores, as a flurry Dominic Britton protects the lane of backcourt steals led to a 18-9 during the freshman Braves' 4 3 4 1 Braves' first-half lead. The de- victory owr Turpin. fense forced turnovers, rejected

relatively small nine-point deficit. The difference between this game and others, Thompson thought, was the defense. "It really paid off for us this game." 1:orward Bill Baumel thought it was "half them and half us. They were pretty good, as good as Mariemont (who 1H edged 26-24 1, but we were really up for the game." A fiesty band of Braves gave Greenhills a battle before going down 40-30. Three starters and one reserve were suspended for missing Christmas practices, so Grey 1-'reudenburg,Dominic Britton, and Matt Mueller got the starting nods. This bunch was down by ten at half, 25-15, but narrowed that to one at the clox of the third, 27-26. However, as Thompson puts it, "We lost our composure for a few minutes in the fourth," and Greenhills ran off eight straight points to put a lid on the game. Thompson had only praise for his team following the loss. '"They showed a lot of character the second half. Those guys were playing under a lot of adversity and could have easly given up.

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Tower of London visits Cincy by Chris Hug The Cincinnati Art museum was host to the first tour in the last 900 years of an exhibition of arms and armour from the Tower of London. The Tower of London, located not surprisingly in London on the Thames River, has a long and romantic history both as a prison and as an arsenal of arms and armour. The actual Tower, built in 1066 and known as the White Tower, was originally intended to serve as a heavily fortified castle for William the Conqueror. Thus, the Tower is actually a conglomeration of buildings constructed around the White Tower by kings of Britain to accomodate their larger courts as well as the growing amounts of military hardware. The dungeons of the Tower were traditionally reserved for the more important prisoners, such as Mary Queen of Scots. In the early nineteenth century, it was decided to convert the Tower's arsenal into a museum of arms and armour, with emphasis gradually shifting to the decorative aspects of weapons. Since then, the Tower has become one of the most important collections of medieval weaponry in the world. The exhibit, which ran from October 9 to January 9, consisted of over 110 pieces chosen to reflect the development of arms and amour for both "protection" and "personal adornment." The exhibit was divided into eight see tions based on the cultural con-

text of the pieces. The separations are The Hunt, Tournament and Parade, Luxury, Presentation, War, The Orient, Curiosities, and The Royal Court. Each of the sections featured related examples of weaponry. The Hunt, for example, consisted of a boar spear, a sporting crossbow, and several pistols and swords. In the Tournament section, the main feature. was a full size mock-up of a knight in jousting m o u r o n his warhorse. This armour, which was designed to take a blow from a lance

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The armour for the tilt of the Earl of Leicester dates back t o c. 1575.

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with the momentum of mother knight and horse behind it, was the heaviest made and usually weighed weil over one hundred pounds. It was far too heavy to be used in war because the knight, if dismounted, would have fallen prey to the quick, unarmoured infantry. Special armour was worn by the knights for foot combat. The Royal Court features the armour that young Henry VIII used for "friendly foot combat with axes." This suit of armour serves as a good example of the skill of the late medieval armourer. The wearer was not hampered in movement or fighting ability by the armour which weighs ninetyfour pounds. Many rumors exist concerning the mobility of a fully armed knight; for example, many people believe that a knight had to be lifted into his saddle with a derrick. Lies! All lies. Also included in the exhibit was the movie How a Man Schall be Armyd, illustrating the procedure of donning armour. An actual suit of arrnour from the sixteenth century was used. The average suit weighed about seventy-five pounds, about the same modern soldier. However, the armour was distributed evenly over the knight's body, and thus it did not seriously impede his movements. The remaining sections fea-

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Henry VIII's armour for foot tured similar dates back weapons, t o c. 1520. such as a combat great helm, a sword presented to Lord Collingwood following the Battle of Trafalgar, a suit of Indian armour composed of chain mail instead of plate, and an unusual axe-pistol combination. However, there was little or no mention of the English longbow, which played a major role in the Hundred Years War. This may be due to the fact that there is no surviving example of the longbow in existence. Also included in the exhibit were lectures and presentations made by actual officers from the Tower.

letter from SG replace graffiti board SGPAB We have bad news for those who rely on the graffiti board to vent their inner feelings. Because of repeated abuses, we feel the board has outlived its usefulness and is an embarrassment t o the school. Effective immediately, the old graffiti board is now the new Student Government Public Announcement Board (SGPAB). The board's black surface will serve as a background for posted announcements from clubs or any student who has a use for it. An example would be a student with a moped for sale announcing this on the SGPAB. The SGPAB is, like the graffiti board, an experiment and will also be terminated if abused or

worse, not used at all. We encourage all to take advantage of this new facility. On a lighter note, Hairy Strawberry will make a return engagement at January 2 9 t h ' ~Home coming Dance. Sponsored by the senior class, the annual affair will begin at nine and run through midnight. And if Homecoming were not enough, there will be an open house dance on Friday, February 11. The dance will be the first time students may purchase their computer matching results that were derived from questionaires filled out in December. Sincerely, Todd Cox & Richard Stradling

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editorial Americans who criticize President Reagan for creating today's 10.4% unemployment rate, the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression, are overlooking two simple economic facts: the law of supply and demand and the fact that inflation and unemployment rates usually swing like a pendulum. Last spring, Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker began tightening up the money supply by raising the discount rate above 16%. This in turn proportionally raised the interest rate at which people borrow money. Naturally, with an excessively high interest rate people borrowed less money and bought less goods and services. The law of supply and demand says that if demand is decreased then supply will increase which will in turn result in a reduction in prices - i.e. - the inflation rate. This is exactly what happened last year as the inflation rate plummetted from above 12% t o its present rate of below 5%. The obvious negative side of decreased inflation is increased unemployment. Those people who are not borrowing money and demanding the goods and services are causing people t o lose their

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Banning video games ue purpose

by John Bergman One of the greatest crazes that has swept the nation in the last several years is video games. They have found their way into restaurants, shopping malls and arcades. Everyone seems to be playing them. I t is only natural that video games are now the topic of a raging controversy; all other popular things are, after all. This controversy centers around the idea that the games might have a detrimental effect on avid players, or at least on their finances, and argues that communities have a responsibility to protect these unfortunate souls. Recently, several groups have suggested that video arcades should be banned. Some cities have taken this step. Proponents of banning base their arguments on the simple issue of money and the much more complicated one of psychology. The fanatical ramifications of the games are fairly obvious. Avid video players can find themselves plunging quarter after

January 14,1983 jobs. . - It's not Reaganomics, it's economics - pure and simple. So which is worse: high unemployment or high inflation? And can a median be reached? The answer, if it is obtainable, is t o find a way to control both inflztion and unemployment at reasonable rates. The possibility for finding a median is in the hands of the President and Congress. Recently, the signs of economic recovery from the recession have surfaced. Construction and the housing market are increasing, the interest rate is dropping, and the stock market continues t o flourish; all of these seem t o indicate economic recovery. With recovery will come the demand for products which will necessitate jobs which will in turn bring down the unemployment rate. Consumer demand for goods and services will increase but will this trigger runaway double-digit inflation again? No one is saying for sure. If Reagan pulls it off, he will undoubtedly come out smelling like a rose. Perhaps Americans should give Reagan a chance and "stay the course." Remember that many of those not working are getting unemployment checks and welfare aid and are not starving. Reagan may not have all the answers, but he is trying and desperatly needs time for his policies t o be approved and take effect.

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quarter into the slot, without much attention given to budgetary consequences. People in favor of banning will tell you that some of these quarters were intended for lunch-money, or at least could have been spent more wisely. The second issue is slightly more abstract. I have heard psychologists use such terms as arcadeaddiction. They say that some players look for needed security in the games. The arcade is a place of escape from the real world, a world they should be learning to deal with more effectively. Then there is the issue of learning itself. People against video games say that the most that a video game can attempt to develop in the player is handeye coordination. The last major argument that the opponents of video games tend to make relates to their effect on social behavior. They say that the games separate a player from his surroundings by bringing

him into a totally mechanical world. Some even go as far as to say that the games encourage violence and destruction. These are the reasons why some people oppose video games. n people use The j u ~ t ~ c a t i othese in arguing that video games be banned is the same justification that people use when they want anything banned. They firmly believe that it is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens. Those of you who have read some of my other columns already know that it is this last conclusion that concerns me. I have already expressed my views about book-banning and politicized art, and I must express that same view here. Video games essentially affect one person, the player. Whether

or not the effect is positive is a matter of academic debate. I happen to believe that almost all of the allegations against video games are false, but this is not the crucial point. The financial and psychological dilemma posed by the games are matters which should concern those who choose to play the games, and possibly their parents. In uuth, most players see the games as a pure and simple form of entertainment. To them they are no more detrimental than a game of golf or a crossword puzzle. If those fanatics who are opposed to video games must fmd something to ban, let them find something important that affects and, in some way, harms third parties. Don't let them outlaw what is, in reality, just another form of amusement

Mitchell conducts EHL Honors Band

by Chris Hug The annual Eastern Hills League Honors Band concert was conducted by Mr. Rex Mitchell, a professor of music at Clarion State College, in the Indian Hill auditorium, January 9. The program featured works by John Phillip Sousa, Richard Wagner, Camille De Nardis, and Rex Mitchell.

Indian Hill students who participated in the concert were: Guy Adams, Brad Adrien, Jimmy Carson, Tom Crumpler, Jeff Currier, Karen DeLollis, Lawrence Gallant, Fred Goosman, Gus Gordon, Laura Harmon, Brett Hubers, Chris Hug, Ken Jones, Mimi Kahn, Tom McClure, Lisa Nicolas, Sandy Pesce, and Joel Ruff.

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Small numbers hurting Aquateam by Diane Remmell Due primarily to a lack of depth, the Indian Hill Aquateam, under new coaches Chris Sigler and Doc Holliday, has struggled to an 0-4 start. Holliday commented, "It's not that we're lacking talent. We simply have not got enough people swimming. At a meet with all of our swimmers, we only swim in half of the races." In the team's most recent loss, the Aquabraves dropped a close meet to Roger Bacon's boys' team, 58-55, on January 7. The squad lost despite triple wins by junior Cliff Wingerter and senior Dave Ackermann and good swims by senior Jim Koster and junior Scott Lyon, who also placed first in diving.

The Aquateam swam as a unit in its loss to Talawanda, December 16. The girls' team lost 68-41, while the boys' team, led by triple wins by Wingerter, Ackermann, and Lyon, including first place in diving, lost 54-47. The Aquateam took another loss against the Sycamore "B" team on December 14. Both Indian Hill teams, although taking early leads, took a beating when Sycamore called in their "A" team halfway through the meet. The girls, with triple wins by Jennie Gardner, Diane Remmell, and Beth Wingerter, lost the meet 63-50. The Braves, having some close swims against Sycamore's "A" team, were defeated, 73-42. Both Indian Hill teams were destroyed when they faced the

New Ricnmond team, which has about three times as many swimmers as Indian Hill. The girls lost 64-33, and the boys lost 83-22. Gardner and Remmell captured triple wins, while Koster, one of only three boys at the meet, took two events. Despite these losses, the team is looking forward to the competitions coming up which will culminate in the state championship. The girls, having taken a relay to state for the past four years, have a good chance of taking the medley relay of Kris Brockman, Remmell, Wingerter, &d Sara Linquist to the sectional and perhaps the state level. The boys show talent with Lyon, Ackermann, and Wingerter.

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by Brian Rowe Winter break was no vacation for JV basketball coach Gary Gellert; he was hard at work devising a new offense. It apparently has paid off, as in 1983 the Braves are undefeated, having won their last four games. Wednesday's victory over nonleague Turpin upped the Braves' record to 4-7. IH's previous defeats of Mariemont and Madeira evened its league record at 3-3, good for third place behind Sycamore and Madeira. The team earned its first nonleague victory by putting Turpin away, 44-32, Wednesday night. The "Twin Towers," Curtis Ott and Pete Seremetis, led the Braves

With 15 seconds left, IH called timeout, down by one point. After inbounding, Wentz set up a play. A few passes later, Seremetis had the ball in close with four seconds left, put a shot up, and was fouled. He went to the line and made one of two t o tie the score at 53-53. But after he made the shots, the Madeira bench was assessed a technical foul for complaining too loudly. David Stanforth made two foul shots under pressure to put the game away. Tonight the JV Braves will host Glen Este in a key league showdown. A win could put IH in a tie for second place in the EHL.

to their easy victory with 20 and 11 points, respectively. The most exciting game was the Braves' most recent league game, a 55-53 win at Madeira, January 7. In that game the Braves jumped out to a 19-11 lead in the first quarter, with Ott scoring nine. Madeira closed the gap slowly after the first half, but with 1:30 to play, the Mustangs took a one-point lead. The Braves took it down the court, and after 30 seconds, Mike Wentz was fouled while shooting. He calmly sank two free throws despite the crowd's yelling, "Miss it!" Madeira hurried the ball up and guard Eric Berger hit on a 15foot lump shot.

Cooke's young Squaws short o n height by Ellen Alvord The JV girls' basketball team, plagued by youth and a lack of height, has pushed off to a slow 2-8 start, with a league record of 2-5. Explaining the team's record, the team's coach, Miss Sharon Cooke, states, "We are a very young team, and we usually go up against teams that are loaded with sophomores, so our record really doesn't indicate our skill level." The team's most recent game, an 18-12 loss to Glen Este last Tuesday, definitely did not demonstrate the team's potential. However, it did exemplify the team's basic problem: getting

points on the board. Previous to that, the team experienced a typical loss to Madeira, 32-16, on January 6. Again, scoring was Indian Hill's major problem. Surprisingly, after little practice, in their first game after winter vacation, Indian Hill's JV team came up with their second win, a 16-11 defeat of Mariemont, January 4. The team's usual strong defense was the chief contributing factor of the win. Before vacation, Indian Hill had a long, tedious losing streak against Loveland, 22-14, Milford, 54-9, Sycamore, 43-14, and Greenhills, 3 2-21, resulting from

a combination of tough teams and the Squaws' inability to score. In the beginning of December, in the third game of the season, Indian Hill enjoyed its first wm. The victim was Deer Park; but again, the low score, 19-10, indicated the amount of work ahead for the Squaws Previous to the Deer Park game, Indian Hill fell to Wyoming, 22-13, and Forest Park, 20-13. Cooke simply summed up each game and the whole team in one statement: "Our best aspect is our man to man defense; our shooting is weak." The team's reliable point guard, freshman Chris Hall, states,

Page 11 The Indian Hill Aquateam consists of seven boys and seven girls - just meeting the size requirements for competition in the state championships. Having lost one senior girl last year, the Aquateam has picked up two freshmen swimmers. The girls' team, led by cocaptains Gardner and Remmell, also includes Kim McKirdy, Lori Powers, Brockman, Linquist, and Wingerter. The Braves are led by cocaptains Ackermann and Koster. The rest of the team includes Dave Kilday, Greg Morris, Lyon, Wingerter and an Italian exchange student. Head coach Sigler, also the present coach for Country Day's team, stated, "I enjoy coaching Indian Hill. While we are a small squad, we have the ability to compete well at the sectional, district and state levels."

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Dave Stanforth anticipates the pass against Madeira. "This has been a frustrating season so far, but we're hoping to at least get better." Indeed, mere improvement seems to be the team's main goal at this point. On the other hand, many of this year's freshmen show rnal potential. Kristin Mains, one of the few tall people on the team, is the Squaws' present leading scorer, with a total of 52 points thus far. Shari Zesch, another talented guard, has the highest foul shot percentage of the Squaws. Cooke also expressed good hopes of future improvement. "As we become more confident, we should be able to turn our record around."

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January 14,1983

Ice fishers use many tactics to bring 'em up by Dwight Poffenberger

Althwgh winter may never reach Cincinnati this year, it s t e m s appropriate that this column be devoted to some winter outdoor activity. When January rolls around most lakes north of Cincinnati and even some in town are covered with ice thick enough to ice fish. Of all fishermen, ice fishermen are the diehards. They're the ones who brave negative temperatures bundled in snowmobile suits, looking like eskimos. They're the lunatics one sees driving I;ord pickups over lakes like it was no big deal. Are frostbitten toes and icy fingers worth a few slimy critters from the deep? To some they are. Many ice fishermen catch their limit of pike, bass, or bluegiU in a short time. Almost all

species of freshwater gamefish can be caught through the ice, but most are sluggish. The cold water temperature slows down the fish's metabolism, so it feeds less. Most ice fishermen use live bait, which is more productive than artificial bait and easier to fish with. All one has to do is throw a minnow on a hook with a small sinker and relax. The only problem with this is that it isn't fun dipping one's hand into a bucket of squirmy minnows in below freezing temperatures. When fishing with live bait most ice fishermen use a device called a tip-up to tell when they have a strike. A tip-up consists of a small flag attached to the line so the flag pops up when a fish hits. Two sticks in the form of a cross over the hole support the flag. In Michigan, where I do most

of my ice fishing, people ice fish out of little shacks, called shanties, which resemble the modem day Port-0-Lets. This is the luxurious way to ice fish. Most shantie? have two holes from which to fish and some even have built-in heaters. Since the shanty is dark, one can look into the hole and see the fish eating the minnows. Usually visability is limited to twenty feet or so. For most ice fishermen, shanties are the most fun way to fish. Seeing the fish swim up to the minnow, then turn away at the last minute is frustrating but also fun. Unlike any other type of fishing, in shanty fishing one can see the fish's approach and reaction to the bait. Shanties also provide an effective protection against brutal northern winds.

sports quiz

Vol. 32, No. 8 January 14,1983 Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

1. In the 1982 season, Bengal quarterback Ken Anderson broke the NFL season record for completion percentage formerly held by whom? 2. Bengal cornerback Ken Riley leads all active NFL players with 58 career interceptions. Who is second? 3. In what conference are the Kentucky Wildcats? 4. Where did former Indian Hill basketball star Scott Rogers ('76) play in college? 5. Who were the original four members of Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain?

IH prospective student p r o g r a m informs district of 1983-84 scholastic alternatives partment coordinator Mr. by Ron Zesch The high school conducted what administrators call a "prospective student program" last night. The program was aimed at getting students from the IH district who attend other high schools to enroll 'at Indian Hill High School. The program began with a short introductory address highlighting the school's achievements and then proceeded into a period which could be used as a question and answer session. Questions were directed at the attending administrators, counselors, department coordinators, teachers, alumni, and students. Refreshments were served and all in attendance were offered a tour of the school's facilities.

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Improvement is the word for b-ball Squaws by Shelley Stanforth Eager to show newly developed improvement, head coach Dick Pfirman leads his girls' varsity basketball team into action Saturday against Mount Notre Ilarne. So far Pfirman is satisfied with the team's improvement. With ten of twelve players not having any previous varsity experience, there was much room for improvement. Pfirman feels that the girls are now competitive, whereas in the beginning they were not. The Lady Braves are supplied with an experienced inside shooter in senior Mandy Greisdorn but lack someone to connect from the outside. P f i i a n feels a good outside shooter would nicely complement Greisdom's inside ability. "We're just one outside shooter away from being good." The Squaws did not have a model game in their 54-33 loss to Glen Este this past Tuesday. Pfirman summed up the game well: "We had a really bad day. We couldn't play together." The much improved Squaws lost to the talented Madeira Amazons last Thursday, 51-30. The game was close for three quarters. After the frrst quarter, the score was tied at 6 4 , and even though the second quarter of play ended 18-12, the game was still exciting. Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Squaws had to go into a press. It was unsuc-

cessful and the deficit quickly widened. Freshman Dee Dee Bucher came on to score five points for the Squaws. As a result of the team's and their own improvement, many of the younger players have more confidence. On Tuesday of that same week the girls earned their fist victory, over Matiemont, 40-24, at Mariemont. The Lady Braves breezed by the warriors in the fist quarter, 13-0, and the game was

never close. Greisdorn was the high scorer with 18 points. The last game before the Christmas break was a 32-26 loss to Loveland, on Thursday, December 16. The game was close for the duration. "Just like against Milford, the game could have gone either way," commented Pfirman. At the half the Squaws were down by four. They lost ground during the third quarter, but outscored Loveland in the fourth.

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photo by Julie Gilsdorf Center Mary Granger jumps high for the tip during the Squaws' recent game against Madeh.

Darkroom a n d partiton built by custodians over vacation

FROSH, from p. 10 Overall, I'm very pleased with the game." Two free throws by Tucker in overtime broke a 24-24 deadlock to seal a hard-fought 26-24 win for IH against Mariemont on December 16. The Braves played a sloppy first half but kept the game tight, being down by only five, 20-15, at half. The Braves' defense pulled together in the second half to allow no field goals. The Warriors threatened to score with seconds remaining, but a block by Viox sent the game into overtime. Commented Thompson, "We played a terrible furst half, but in the second we improved. We had some guys in foul trouble, so we used a zone to cut down on the fouls. Overall it was a sloppy win, but I 1 take it." This win, coupled with wins against Loveland, Madeira and Sycamore, gives IH a 4-1 EHL record, chasing only the undefeated Milford Eagles; and as Baumel put it, despite their SO0 record, "All that matters is the EHL."

The need for the program stemmed from the ever increasing problem of declining enrollment. The plain and simple facts are that there are as many as 700 children living in the Indian Hill school district who attend private or parochial schools and in the last seven years Indian Hill's enrollment has declined by about 500 students. High school principle Dr. Karl Feltman raised the question: "Are people getting that much more for their money from other schools?" He added that they have t o pay taxes and support Indian Hill anyway. The problem facing many prospective students is the stereotype that public schools lack quality and discipline. Social Studies de-

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by Paul Smith The high school custodians made improvements in the science and home economics departments during Christmas break. One of their largest endeavors was a new darkroom in the science department. Located in Mr. Dick Pfman's room, it was constructed for the Physics Seminar classes, but may be used by all Physics classes in the future.

The darkroom wiU serve for stroboscopic photography (photography using a strobe light) and holographic photography (photography using a laser). "It is going to give the kids a chance to do things that they haven't been able to do in the past. Not many schools have the ability to take holographic and stroboscopic photographs. It's going to be a nice thing for the school," P f m a n commented.

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photo by Chris Eaton Home economics students concentrate better with the aid of this new wall which separates them from the kitchen fadities.

Jim Powers said, "Adults think public schools are a stinking mess due t o bad press. If parents got the message (that schools aren't a mess) the program was worthwhile." Feltman and other administrators actually made the program t o allow people to judge the school by its merits and not the fact that it is a public school. "We have a very competative product and we offer the community their school," said Feltman. "I'm all for it," said Mrs. Morgan, head of the English department. 'With more enrollemnt we can have a better curiculum, more classes to offer, and we can maintain our extracurricular program." "School is a place where you learn to live with society and you

must learn to relate to all people of all levels," stated Feltman. Math department head Mr. David Swisher commented that "some students in other public schools would be better off corn- t o Indian Hill." After all of what has been said, still another aspect to the declining enrollment problem remains. There is a direct corollation between the number of students and the number of teachers in any school. "The administration is doing a great deal to save jobs for the teachers with the program," said Language department head Mrs. JoAnn Wund. The bottom line is that the administration hoped to show Indian Hill's achievements, what it has to offer, and give the community an equal schooling alternative before any decisions were made for the 1983-84 year. -L

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The new physics darkroom was built by the custodians during the Christmas holiday. way too small. Now we feel Another addition to the much freer," Marsh said. The deschool was made in the home partment hopes t o use the room economics room. A wall was for dinners in the future. added to the room to separate the Besides the custodians' work, kitchen from the classroom. With the janitors also worked on many the wall's separation of the two areas of the school. They existing rooms, Home Economics scrubbed and waxed all of the teacher Mrs. Kathryn Marsh floors, cleaned the student service hopes that classes will have less center, changed lights, cleaned disturbances, and, in turn, get windows and worked to improve more accomplished. the heating system in the school. Along with the new wall, part A new darkroom for the of the wall of the home economindustrial arts department is one ics dining room was knocked out of the projects which will and replaced by a folding door. be constructed by the mainCamet was also laid in the room. "We're glad to have the door on tenance crew in the near the room because the room was future.