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by Paula Lyon The varsity soccer Squaws have taken a turn for the better. Starting with a 4-6-1 record, the Squaws went on a 5-2 run after a thrilling victory at Sycamore, 3-1. Their 5-1 streak was halted at the worst possible time by Loveland, 4-2, in the opening round of the EHL tournament last Saturday. I t dashed their hopes for a possible victory. The Squaws led 2-0 at halftime with goals by sophomore Kathy Ott and freshman Kelly Ovington, but the Tigers came back to lead 3-2. The Squaws hoped to tie the score, but with 50 seconds remaining the Tigers were granted a penalty shot, which goalie Cadi Cucinotta failed to stop. The win was a measure of revenge for Loveland, for IH defeated them 3-2 the game before. Goals were scored by 5 freshman Tricia Craig with two, and Ott. Cucinotta played an excellent game at goal. On September 20 the Squaws beat Madeira in a tension-filled contest that improved their record to 8-7-1. The long goal was scored by Ovington. Cucinotta had 11 saves to register the shutout.

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IH scored an impressive upset over Walnut Hills, the fifthranked team in the city. Craig and junior Chris Hall each scored in the 2-1 win. The victory that started the winning stretch was IH's 3-1 win over Sycamore on September 13. Goals were scored bv junior Lee Baumes, Hall, and Craig.

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the game. The Squaws are ready t o do battle against their remaining opponents, but will have t o do so without the coaching of Birney, who leaves October 8 for a new job in St. Louis. C.B. Craig, father of team member Tricia u a l g will take over Birney's coaching position for the remainder of the season.

"We were really psyched for that game," commented sophomore Diana Greiner. "It was the best I've seen them play all season," commented coach Gary Birney. "They really played as a team." Sycamore was ahead 1-0 until the third quarter when the Squaws came back strong to fin-

JV kickers lose close one to 9-1-1 by Chris Kemczinski The JV soccer Braves have been playing some tremendous soccer of late In IH's most recent game against the 9-1-1 Moeller Crusaders, the JV lost 3-0 after a hardfought battle. That evened their record at 5-5-1. However, IH scored impressive shutouts the week before, amassing nine goals against Mariemont, Madeira, and Walnut Hills. The goals were scored by freshmen Greg Long, and Reagan Bransom, as well as sophomore Chris Kem~crinski who put in two each, and freshmen Charlie Gall and Lee Tucker, who each scored one. Excellent defensive play was provided by freshman Scott Stertmeyer, who has been the malnstay of

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As IH approaches the tail end of their season, if "we continue to play at the peak

through our last five games, we should end on a winning note," said coach Steve Thompson.

Weiss, Stratman and Wahl claimed the singles victories while Wilbur, Chabut, Richards, and fresh-

man Sara Beck were the victors in doubles. Princeton had no better luck the day before. IH put them away 5-0. Weiss, Stratman, and Wahl collected the wins in singles,

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while Richards, Meyer, freshman Dee Cutler, and junior Tracy Ervin earned the wins in doubles. The day before, IH ousted Walnut Hills 3-2. In singles, Weiss and Stratman triumphed.

Wahl and Chabut captured the doubles wins. In their third match of the season, IH defeated Country Day 4-1. Singles were won by Weiss, Stratman, and Wahl. Chabut and Wilbur won in daubles.

RIVALRY, from p. 10 that DE-or a low enrollment, at least-was one of the major reasons Sycamore defeated lndian Hill the first seven, times they played. In 1960-the seventh time they played-the Aviators handed the Braves the worst defeat they have ever suffered, blasting them 72-0. No lndian Hlll team before or since has given up that many points. The next two years, 1961 and 1962, lndian Hill did not play Sycamore. Then-in 1964-Indian Hill scored what ranks as the greatest upset in Brave history. This was the other game that Clark pointed to in what he called "the two most memorable games I've been in."

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JV netters oust Centerville for 7-0 record by Tiffany Meyer The JV tennis team continues to do it again and again! They defeated Centerville, 3-2, last week to score their biggest win of the season and remain undefeated with a 7-0 record. Wins were achieved at singles and doubles by freshman Wendy Stratman, junior Sally Wilbur, junior Adrianna Wahl, and freshman Tiffany Meyer. The victory halted Centerville's undefeated record. Incidently, Centerville clobbered IH last year 5-0. Two days earlier, IH defeated Fairmont 5-0. Sophomore Karen Weiss, Stratman, and Wahl emerged victorious in singles, and Wilbur, junior Carin Chabut, freshman Allison Richards, and fresk,man Becky Flora did likewise in doubles. The Squaws' rackets smashed Sycamore 5-0 two weeks ago.

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"Sycamore at that time had just joined the EHL-I think that was the first year they were in the league," said Clark. "They had the highest-scoring offense in the city, and they were ranked second or third in the local polls. Well, we took them on and won 6-0." A shutout? Mighty big turn of events in what amounts to two games. What I'm saying here is, given the recent trend of lndian HillSycamore-a Biblical seven-year string of losses-could a similar turnaround happen? Remember, in the early years, the 1950's, lndian Hill had just been consolidated from several smaller schools and had an even smaller

enrollment than now. The enrolment now i s dropping, but 60 new students enrolled this year, drastically offsetting that downward descent-the high school only has nine less students than it did last year. Could the enrollment be picking up? Granted, it would take several years of increasing enrollment to catch up to A A A Sycamore. But it's food for thought. At any rate, it's too late now. This is it. The final chapter in the I H-Sycamore rivalry -the oldest one in lndian Hill history-will be written tonight. It'll probably be a happy ending for Sycamore, a sad one for IH-but it'll be an ending. No more need be said.

b y Paul Monach The marching band notched perhaps i t s biggest victory in winning the grand championship at the prestigious Roger Bacon Band Invitational on September 22. The competition featured bands from Kentucky and Indiana as well as Ohio, and, as director Mr. Stephen Strider pointed out, "There were some very fine bands there." He added, "The most gratifying thing is that our reputation as a fine performing organization is spreading." IH's top competition came from a Kentucky band, Dixie Heights, which won the big band IH (class AA) competition. earned 339.7 points of a possible 400 in three categories: marching and maneuvering (100 max.), music (200 max.), and general effect (100 max.); Dixie Heights received 323.8 points for i t s show. Strider noted that it i s difficult to win a grand championship from the smaller division, competing against bands that can more easily produce a big, full sound. The I H musicians were not the only members to do well. Senior drum majors Scott Seward and Ken Jones won the title of best field commanders, and the color guard finished a close second in class A to Blue River. Commenting on the band's recent metamorphosis into a quality competition group, Strider said, "There was one judge who had seen us four years ago, and he said that the level of performance and sophistication was markedly improved." The win was not only the first taste of IH's recent success for the many freshmen in the band, but also for assistant director Mr. Joe Gaudio, a veteran of many years

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the four trophies won at the Roger Bacon Invitational. in the IH system but a rookie in if we lost to a good band." high school marching band. "I The band will encounter many like this part about winning," such bands next Saturday at the laughed Gaudio, adding more seriReading Invitational, including ously, "But I would accept losing, always-tough Roger Bacon, which

only performed in exhibition at its own contest. Commented Strider, "This [the Roger Bacon victory] is wonderful, but now we're looking to Reading; there will be many fine bands there, and they'll be waiting for us." A t Reading as at Roger Bacon, the I H band will perform i t s full competition show, which it has also performed at one home and one away game, and will perform at Sycamore tonight. This show opens with a marching band arrangement of "Take the A Train," followed by "Conversations," the first percussion feature the band has played in several years, and the popular "Malaguena." The show ends with "Softly As I Leave You," complete with an ironically loud and powerful ending.

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Cook, Monach win NCTE Writing Award by James Anderson Seniors David Cook and Paul Monach were recently awarded the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement Award in Writing. Their honor marks the 13th consecutive year that at least one I H student has won the award. Having two winners from the same school is normally considered a rare occurence, but IH had two last year as well, the winners being John Bergman and Kitsa Tassian. NCTE sends nomination forms to 18,400 high schools and accepts one to eight applicants from each school depending on the size of enrollment. Cook and Monach were chosen to represent IH through preliminary writing sam-

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NCTE Award winners (and Chieftain editors) Paul Monach and David Cook continue a thirteen year tradition.

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October 5,1984

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"What makes Indian Hill so good? Its emphasis on a liberal education with a well-rounded curriculum that meets the needs of several levels of students (and not just rich ones)." This quotation from the August issue of Cincinnati Magazine reflects the manner in which the rest of the world views Indian Hill. One phrase in particular which catches the reader's eye is "liberal education." Upon reading the passage, the students in us questioned what sort of education we were receiving. Does liberal education really exist at Indian Hill? Among the student body, the opportunity for a liberal education is available, yet hard to obtain. Interaction among all types of students is needed in a liberal education, so one can learn how to cope in a society which is racially and ideologically separated. The make-up of the student body at IH offers only a limited social background. Integration is not a hall-

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Last year a minor furor errupted over the mandatory inclusion of basic skills tests in all courses. Many teachers were understandably irked that their grading practices were deemed inadequate for determining whether a student was passing a course. The grumbling died down quickly, though, because, as has been noted many times, the practice was only begun at the insistence of those eminent public servants at the Ohio Department of Education. No state edict has yet been quoted, however, to justify the most recent breach of faith in teachers' abilities, the required "course syllabus." This requires each teacher to write and distribute a formal outline of subject matter, textbooks, expectations, and grading practices. The usefulness of the syllabus is dubious. As one teacher pointed out, the collected syllabi could be useful to a student new to the district; granted, but isn't this process already taken care of by the Course Offerings Handbook and the Counseling Department? Indeed, the syllabi appear only to be a glorified, color-coded Course Offerings Handbook. Worse, the new policy serves not only no purpose but also a negative one. Teachers inevitably outline their grading policies at the beginning of school, and students discover academic and behaviorial expectations early. Some teachers even hand out more complete and informative outlines of subject matter. in fact, the mandatory course syllabus betrays a lack of confidence in the judgment of the teachers; we should treat them as what they are: adult professionals.

mark of Indian Hill education. Freedom to experience responsibility and room t o grow inside oneself is also a key to liberal education. However, in the past few years, restrictions and rules have been created by the administration or by the state hierarchy. Rules created to protect students often are oppressive and enforced simply for the purpose of "going by the book." Whether "the book" is right is of no consequence, of course. The only people who question "the book" are the students, but students have no say because many responsibilities that have given them a say in the past have been taken away by conservative administrative restrictions. The teaching staff at Indian Hill is excellent and does its best to offer a fine liberal education. The pressure exerted by the administration, though, is harmful to the educational process. For example, the lesson plan system locks a teacher into a tiresome indoctrination which trains the pupil by rote. Heaven forbid a teacher ever find an inspiration, and use an untried approach. After all, no student can acquire anything from liberal teaching, except for maybe a liberal education. The answer to the original question, therefore, is yes, liberal education does exist at Indian Hill, but it is laboring hard under the approach the administration takes toward instruction. The administration's approach may win national "excellence" in education awards, but it sacrifices liberal education in the process.

Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracurricular activity by the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 5 6 1 4 2 2 5 . Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megison, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editors: Brian Rowe, Kevin Walzer; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Business Manager: Kelly Martin; Circulation Manager: Davis Griffin; Production Managers: MaryBeth Heidrich, Dan Rosenthal; Assistant Production Manager: Arianna Newman; Typesetter: Karen Wiedemer; Photographers: T o m Taylor, Scott Blanchard, Mariano Fernandez; Contributors: Elizabeth Gorman, James Gruskin, Peter Wilke, Kym Sollinger, Jeff Currier, Anne Richards, Jeff Gibson, Marci. Jacobson, James Anderson, Tiffany Meyer, Chris Kempczinski, Allison Claybon, Paula Lyon. Alissa Raleigh, Peter Batsakes, Matt Feltman; Production Staff: K y m Sollinger, Elizabeth Gorman, James Anderson, Jamie Winget, Marci Jacobson, Warren Hill, Rob Seal, Jenny Lippold, Barbara Hug, Angela Beattie, Suzanne Lunsford, Alex Overhoff.

Sophomores eligible for O'Brian Award Applications are now available to sophomores who want to attend the Hugh 0' Brian seminar in Columbus this spring. The Hugh 0' Brian delegate will be chosen on the basis of his responses to three

written questions and through an interview with past Hugh 0' Brian award winners, teachers, and administrators. Applications must be turned in by Friday, October 12.

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by Matt Feltman The boys' cross country team ran in the final EHL meet last Tuesday, held at Glen Este. The Braves finished fifth, retaining their placement of last year. Mariemont just narrowed out IH with a score of 132 to the Braves' 138. The winners, Glen Este, had a score of 40. Milford, the team predicted to win, wound up second with 42 points. IH's lead runner was senior Paul Monach with a time of 18:45, good for 2lst place. Not far behind was freshman Mark Young, who ran a 19:20 and finished in 24th place. Coach Enid Redman summarized the meet by saying, "The field was extremely tough but the team did well against the fine competition." On September 27 the Braves ran in a quadrangular meet with Glen Este, Hamilton, and CAPE. I H placed third with a score of 85.

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Junior David Ahlert (left) strains to stay ahead of his Glen Este opponent in last week's home quadrangular.

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Glen Este won the meet with a score of 19, followed by HamCAPE'S hadrunners a scoredid of not 58. One ofwhich ilton, finish, so they had no team score. Junior David Ahlert led the way for IH in ninth place and a time of 18:OO. IH ran at Wyoming only to find steep hills and their unconditioned selves on September 25. On the 3.4 mile course Monach again placed first for the Braves with a time of 21 :26. A t the Ross Invitational the running Braves placed eighth out of 11 teams with a combined score of 190. McNicholas won the meet with 57 points. Again Ahlert was the pacesetter for IH, running in 15th place and a time of 19: 14. He was closely followed by Monach, who received 22nd place and a time of 19:21. With the season coming to a close, IH only has two meets left on the regular schedule. The New Richmond Invitational is on Monday, which should serve as a tune-up for sectionals, which will be held next Saturday, September 16.

Hockey Squaws down Oakwood a second time by Anne Richards The varsity field hockey Squaws, 5-3, are doing much better than their record would suggest. In their most recent game, they beat Oakwood, 2-0. Both goals were scored by senior Gay Stauft. The Squaws were excited about this victory especially because Oakwood i s the team they will play In the first round ot sectional~. IH defeated Oakwood earlier in the season, 2-1. For the Oakwood game the Squaws were coming off a tough loss to Fairmont, 6-0. This i s the second time the Squaws have been defeated by the state champions, who account for two of IH's three losses. It looks like the Squaws will have t o defeat Fairmont in districts before they can go to state. The game before that was a win against Talwanda, 7-0. Five goals were scored in the first half by seniors Amy Wiatt, Stauft (who had two) and Stauft and Missy Kohls (2). Kohls scored in the second half as we1I. The varsity used their ability and quickness to outwit the Talwanda team for most of the sixty minutes. They kept the ball

on Talwanda's side of the 50-yard line for the vast part of the game, aiding junior goalie Linda Keller in getting her first shutout. The previous game the Squaws travelled to Seven Hills and beat them, 9-1. The scorers were Stauft (51, Wiatt, Kohls, Amy Albl, and Anne Richards. This win left IH 3-0 in the league. Coach Carol Wehmann is pleased with the overall perfort feels mance of tne teani, ~ l u she that "they have a lot of work ahead of them in order to advance to state competition."

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Seniors Missy Milligan and Anne Richards (center) bring the ball upfield in IH's 6-0 loss to Fairmont.

Koulouris confident for Sycamore win by Kevin Walzer "Tomorrow we win," said JV football coach Greg Koulouris. "Put that in there. Coach Koulouris predicts that the Braves will beat Sycamore.' " Who else would they be playing? What other opponent lights the fire in Koulouris' eyes? None but the arch-rival Aviators. "tt's a pretty strong prediction," conceded the coach of the 2-3 Braves. "But we have a pretty strong team." Indeed. Well, at least, the Braves have came close ro winning twice in

their last three games. They won one, came an extra-point away from winning another-and got whaled on in the third. The game Koulouris described as "the heartbreaker" was last week, when Glen Este edged IH 30-28. "So close...so close!" he murmured. "See, we were down 22-8 at halftime, and came back to tie at 22-then they went ahead 30-22. Then we scored a touchdown-and missed the extra point." So close, so close. IH's loss to Milford two weeks ago wasn't quite as close as the

Eagles thumped the Braves 26-8. "They are a powerful team," said Koulouris. "They beat Sycamore 36-0." Does that give rise to hope against the Aviators tomorrow ? They got shut out, IH did not ? "Like I said, we will win," said Koulouris. Was this said before or after IH's 18-8 win over Deer Park three weeks ago? Well, after, actually, but the romt, over the Wildcats could have given credence t o Koulouris' kimilar prediction three weeks ago. He said the Braves would win that game, too.

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30 years of IH-Sycamore t o end tonight 3-2 Aviators fo hoSt 2- 3 by Kevin Walzer The 30-year rivalry between lndian Hill and Sycamore will end tonight as the Aviators host IH in what will be the last league game between the two. lndian Hill will be leaving the EHL to join the newlyformed Cincinnati Hills League (CHL) after this year, making this the last tour of duty for the EHL schedule. Sycamore, being an AAA school, i s not part of the small school CHL. The 3-2 Aviators would have to be considered heavy favorites over the 2-3 Braves. Sycamore, in customary fashion, has rolled over all league opposition on the way to a 3-0 EHL record. However, Sycamore did struggle a bit earlier in the year, dropping their first two contests before winning their last three. Sycamore 0-2? "We did have a few problems earlier this year," commented Sycamore coach Joe Clark. "But I hope we've worked them out.'' Clark did note that he hoped "tonight's game-it's probably the

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last one we'll ever play-will be a good one." Both Sycamore and lndian Hill are coming off easy wins last week. Sycamore dominated Loveland 30-0 while IH rolled to an easy 20-7 win over the hopeless Glen Este Trojans. IH's win marked their first league win this season, raising them to 1-2. Junior Kevin Viox had a banner night, rolling up 150 years on 17 carries and two touchdowns. One was an 81yarder which gave the Braves a 14-7 lead after senior Mike Wentz scored the two-point canversion on a two-yard run. Wentz had a good night as well, scoring IH's other touchdown on a 45-yard return of an interception. Milford dropped IH's league record to 0-2 when they came behind from a 14-0 deficit to win 25-14 two weeks ago. Viox provided one touchdown in gaining 103 yards, while senior Pete Seremetis threw a 35yard pass to senior Jim Gruskin for the other TD. The general consensus after

Braves the Braves' game with Deer Park, which the Wildcats won 15-6, was that it could have been much more of a blowout. Indian Hill survived two goal-line stands in the first half which would have

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by sobnger - . Five Spanish exchange students and their two accompanying teachers from Vigo, Spain arrived September 23. The Spaniards will be living with five lndian Hill students during their stay in Cincinnati, which will end October 14. From the northwestern region of Spain, Nieves Rodriguez, Mercedes Santos, Victor Moreno, Juan Mendez, and Elena Ramos have come to the U.S. to experience American culture, home life, and blue jeans. The exchange program readily makes this available through a three-week period in which the Spaniard leads the "typical teenage American lifestyle." Quite different from the Galacian region of Spain, lndian Hill provides an excellent example of American life. During their visit here in the U.S., the Spaniards will see several sites of Cincinnati and surrounding cities. Excursions are planned for a downtown tour, a visit to Sharon Woods and the Interna-

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Yes, it all ends tonight. 30 long years of lndian HillSycamore-three decades, interupted only twice-comes to an end tonight. It's after this year that lndian Hill jumps to the nine-school Cincinnati Hills League, that being formed of the rebelling AA and A schools that broke from EHL last year and four other schools from the Cincinnati area. However, the plans of the small schools really don't include such AAA schools as Sycamore. So tonight's game amounts to a lameduck farewell to 30 years of memorable football between IH and Sycamore. "I think it's been one of the

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touchdown to win 33-30." That Bengals-Chargers-type epic may have been especially memorable to Clark as well because i t gave him his fourth EHL title in six years. What? Yeah, you heard right. lndian Hill in those days was the dominating EHL power in football"There were three really good schools in football then, lndian Hill, Sycamore, Loveland," said Clark-and IH was always one of those teams to beat. And a game with Sycamore was always eagerly anticipated as what would probably decide the league championship. lndian Hill won more than their share of those games. lndian Hill beating Sycamore often does seem a bit odd to most, I'm sure, given the recent poundings the Braves have suffered at their hands. We haven't

beaten them since 1977-haven't scored a point off them since 1981. Anyone commenting on lndian Hill's football schedule says, "We might win Greenhillswe'll beat Glen Este-we'll lose to And they're right. Sycamore The closest IH has come t o beating Sycamore in the last seven years was in 1981, when the Braves blew a 14-7 lead i n the second half to lose 15-14. Given this, playing Sycamore would seem an exercise i n masochism. Those who cry out against this see the ending of the rivalry as an act of mercy as much as anything else. But the recent beatings Sycamore has inflicted upon lndian Hill are merely the showcasing of a trend of declining enrollment that has plagued IH since 1977. That ogre-DE, let's call it-is the universal reason given for breaking off of the EHL, generally, and the ending of IH-Sycamore specifically. The polnt I'm raising here i s

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New league, declining enrollment finest rivalries in the city," commented Sycamore coach Joe Clark. Clark should know. In one way or another, he's been a part of that selfdescribed "best rivalry" for the last 24 years. For 17 of those years, he was at lndian Hill as head football coach. I asked Clark about what he felt were the best games in the last 30 years. The two he pointed two were while he was here at lndian Hill. "There was one in 1969 that was probably the most wild one I've ever seen," he recalled. "lndian Hill was absolutely dominating in the first half, on offense and defense-we were leading 270 at halftime. Then Sycamore came back and with about two minutes to go (1: 48, to be exact), they were leading 30-27. Then we ran an interception back for a

given Deer Park two more TDs. The Wildcats jumped out to an 8-0 lead on the strength of a touchdown and a safety. made when Viox was tackled in the end zone. Deer Park scored once more in the second half. IH's only touchdown came on a six-yard run by Viox in the fourth quarter.

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The Spanish exchange students and teachers, with IH Spanish teacher Mrs. Linda Van Derbeck, show varying degrees o f enthusiasm for their visit.

February or are considering participating in the exchange this year. Three of the five Spaniards are here on their second trip to Cincinnati; Moreno, Santos, and Rodriguez came last year when the exchange with the Vigo school was new. The most notorious Spaniard, known affectionately as "Victor!", has returned with his saying from last year, "What a pity, what a party." (His English vocabulary has grown since then.) The most exciting event for the Spaniards this year will be Homecoming. For the last several years, the other exchangers have just missed the "fatal date." "Try to explain the significance of Homecoming t o one of them. I donat even know it myself; Aitken. The Homecoming game with

tional market, a tourof Cincinnati's Fire Museum, a tour of the Proctor and Gamble Plant, a visit to Dayton's Wright Patterson Museum, a trip t o the zoo and the Basilica Planetarium, a visit to Live Oaks Vocational School, and

floats and the Saturday night dance will be new and very American t o them. The Spaniards plan on attending the dance, with the luck that someone will ask them. There are even rumors of crowning Victor Homecoming King.

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by Jeff Gibson This week a new law took effect, a law which states that "it is illegal for a person under 18 years of age t o buy cigarettes and other tobacco products i n Ohio." l am opposed t o this new law because I feel it invades the freedom of choice of a minor. I have three reasons for my feelings: 1. If a minor wants a pack of Marlboros or a tin of Copenhagen bad enough, he will have no problem obtaining it. 2. 1 do not think that it i s any worse for a minor t o smoke or "dip" than i t i s for an adult. 3. With all the anti-tobacco campaigns and with parents putting pressure on their children, minors are just as informed about the hazards of tobacco as adults are. The rationale for this new law, which i s sponsored by Rep. Ike Thompson (D-Cleveland), i s to promote increased awareness on the hazards of tobacco use. I think that whether it i s bad for you or not, this will only encourage the use of tobacco among minors. "Those who want to smoke will find a way," according to Rep. Thompson, so if that is true,

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criticized what he is not supposed to. However, I do not urge any person t o go out and begin "dipping" or smoking just because they do not agree with the law.

I f you really want to take action, write a senator or congress-

I think that anyone, no man. matter what his age is, should be able t o make his own decisions on this issue without the legislation of a governing body.

Education Brian Rowe Department tion, and currently honors serves as IH Deby

lndian Hill High School was recently honored with the "Excellence in Education" award from the Federal Department of Education. Dr. Gary L. Bauer, representing the Department of Education, visited the high school o n September 19 and presented the school formally with a plaque and congratulatory speech to the School Board, faculty, and parents. The occasion at which Bauer spoke was also "Meet the Teacher" night. He cited a "dramatic increase in the quality of our schools as a whole" and praised IH's achievements as important contributions t o an "overall renewed confidence." Bauer continued that "the tide of mediocrity has been quieted by schools such as lndian Hill." Bauer i s the third ranking o f ficial in the Department of Educa-

puty Undersecretary for planning, budget, and evaluation. He i s also currently coordinating the Reagan Administration's legislative and budget response to the report of the National Commission on Excellence. Bauer concluded his speech with an optimistic praise of America i n general, and gave credit to the current system of schooling for making strides toward excellence. High school Principal Dr. Karl Feltman accepted the plaque from Bauer and proceeded to thank those whom he felt were most responsible for the award. Feltman equally praised the community, PTA, administration, faculty, and students for their efforts in improving lndian Hill High School. "The Best Becoming Better," a theme Feltman has used i n the past, summed up his attitudes and goals for the school year.

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Netters down undefeated Centerville by Ellen Alvord by Jeff Currier The Cincinnati Youth Symphony Orchestra has selected ,twelve IH instrumentalists t o participate in the 1984-85 concert season. The Youth Symphony Orchestra i s a highly select group of high school musicians from around the tri-state area and i s a- division of the Pre~aratorv - . Department of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. It i s sponsored by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Auditions are held each September and include excerpts from standard, unedited CSO repetoire. The audition selections usually appear on the concert schedule for that season. Selected for the 1984-85 season are: junior Brad Adrien, -

The girls' varsity tennis team,

oboe; senior Doug Backus, Percussion; sophomore Bill Creedon, percussion; junior Jeff Currier, clarinet; senior Bill Haffner, trombone; senior Barbara Hug, cello; sophomore Stephanie Hug, violin; sophomore Robert Nichols, french horn; senior Janet Nicolas, viola; freshman Karen Rhoad, violin; senior Scott Seward, trumpet; and sophomore Jeff Tuckey , percussion. "CYSO has been a

CYSO members from IH: (1. to I.) Scott Seward, Bill Haffner, Bill Creedon, Karen Rhoad, Doug Backus, Jeff Currier, Ken Jones (imposter), Stephanie Hug, Rob Nichols, Janet Nicolas; not present: Barbara Hug, Jeff Tuckey, Brad Adrien-

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experience. It has given me a chance t o play professional music and to have a good time too," said Barbara H U ~ , a five-year member of CYSO. The CYSO annually performs i t s first concert at a local high school. This year the concert will be held at I H in early November.

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Sher idsn CO-auth0rs French test by Marci Jacobson

Mrs. Mary Sheridan has taken part in the writing of the Ohio State Scholastic Achievement Test for French, levels one and two. The test i s composed of

student opinion

Wins and losses, overemphasized in sports by Anne Richards As I was reading Kevin Walzer's article in the last issue of the Chieftain titled "Golf and tennis-dominating in a sea of glory ," I came across a statement that made me stop and think. (This i s not t o belittle the sucess that the golf and tennis teams have experienced-they are hardworking teams and deserve all the praise they have gotten.) The statement read, "Last year, golf and tennis were a precious breath of fresh air amidst a dismal fall sports season. In the midst of slumps by football and soccer, as well as poor seasons from cross-country and field hockey ..." At first I started to get defensive, then I realized that I couldn't even remember field hockey's record last year. Then,

letter from SG

more importantly, I realized that maybe we have lost sight of the real reason that we play sports. With all the hubbub about "the school of excellence" and so forth, I have really been feeling the pressure to succeed academically. Yet as I sit back and remember the times I have been upset for doing poorly on a test, I know that those grades make no difference to me now. And I remember all the times I have been bummed out because we lost a Same or I didn't play well, and now those times seem so distant. What I am trying t o say i s that five years from now, a bad grade or one less tick in the W column will not make a hill of beans. (That's what my dad always says.) What you will remember i s the good times You had, the growing

and learning you did, and the lasting friendships that you made -those are the things that matter. So let's get out there and give it our best-if we win, great, it will give us the satisfaction and sense of pride we deserve. If we lose-we1 I, we learned something, and better luck next time. In school, study hard, and, even if you do get a bad grade, what i s important is whether or not you learned the material. As Vincent Price (or someone important like that) said, "lt's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game." (And I still think that field hockey had a good season last We won the league-if year. that's a poor season, well not everyone can be a state champion.)

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Student Government forms committee plans As the 1984 - 1985 school year gets into full swing, we are beginning to put some of our plans for Student Government into action. A t the retreat, SG members were assigned to certain committees, which focus on the different aspects of the student government picture. The ForumIActivity committee i s concerned with planning the four forums during the year, as well as organizing each activity period. The chairman of this committee i s Ken Jones.

Anna Batsakes heads the Service committee, which this year promises to be one of the busiest in student government. Service i s responsible for engineering such activities as the annual food drive, involvement with the Free Store, and the Elf Auction and Elf Day, plus other services t o the underprivileged and less fortunate. The Public Relations committee, led by Ellen Alvord, plays an important role in keeping open the pipeline of communication

questions on grammar, culture, vocabulary, and short reading selections. The test is entirely multiple choice, containing over 80 questions. Mrs. Sheridan, along with ten other teachers chosen from the state of Ohio. worked on this test. They met three times during the summer; on October 10, the group will meet a final time t o complete the test. Although she has never taken part in the writing of this test before, she has helped write other tests, such as the National Oral French Test. The test she i s currently writing will be used during the month of May. Participants will be taken t o a nearby college during the school day t o take the test. I n the past, many students have taken this test. Last year's French II team composed of Sheridan's students, sophomores Mari a n ~ Fernandez, Helen Hwang, and Michelle Brougher, won the state championship, with Fernandez placing third in the state as Sheridan an individual scorer. hopes t o achieve comparable results in this year's competition.

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between Student Government and the Board of Education, PTA Board, and most importantly, the student body. This year, the Public Relations committee will also be in charge of the newly revived Student Exchange program. Jeff Gibson i s the chairman of the Student Affairs Committee, which deals with maintaining rights of students as well as attempting t o improve the communication between students and the administration. Finally, Bob Tuttle heads the Musicfest Com-

mittee. On October 19, the year's second Open House has tentatively been scheduled t o immediately follow the home football game with Madeira. Music for the dance will be provided by the v o u p , Down Boys, which includes several I H students. We in student government are excited about the upcoming dance and the activities which have been planned by the newly formed committees. Sincerely, Jim Gruskin SG Vice President

in a close, pressure-filled district semifinal match, defeated the reigning state champions, Centerville, on September 25. Pending a judgement from officials, the win may qualify lndian Hill for state team competition. The first doubles team of Neely Mack and Debbie Horton solidly beat their opponents 6-4, 6-2, while the second doubles team of Beth Myers and Sona Tipnis won as well, 6-2, 6-4. The first and second singles matches, played by Tracy Barton and Aubrey Abbott, were both los't at the hands of extremely tough opponents.. With the team match score notched at 2-2 after four of the matches had been completed, third singles player Molly Poffenberger was left on the court down a set, 7-5. Poffenberger, however, hung in and played tough to pull out the set-

ond set 6-4. From there, she sailed through the rest of the match in winning the third set 6-0. The Squaws' 3-2 win was Centerville's first defeat in their last 34 matches. Coach Cindy Crilley was extremely pleased with the way everyone played. "Last week was a test of how we play under pressure, and the players rose t o the occasion," she commented. The day before the Centerville match, I H played another difficult match against Fairmont, which they were able t o pull out 3-2. Other recent matches proved less strenuous for the Squaws. Country Day, Mariemont, Madeira, Turpin, Deer Park, and Princeton all fell 5-0, as the Squaws remain undefeated with an 18-0 record. Poffenberger commented, "I think it's great that we're unde-. feated; we have a spirit and it's a lot of Last Saturday hosted the annual

lot of team fun." Indian Hill state invita-

tional for the fourth consecutive year. Eight of the state's best teems, including Centerville, Worthington, Upper Arlington, and Wyoming, each brought a singles player and a doubles team. With Barton in singles and Abbott and Horton in doubles, IH placed third in both competitions.

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satisfactory t o the Braves, who were heavily favored t o win the A A sectional. Des~ite a steadv 79 from senior John Bishop, the team posted a poor score, resulting from the uncharacteristically high scores by junior Jeff Yost and senior Brian Rowe. However, seniors Mike Theye and Dave Matusow did come through with an 85 and an 83, t o ensure the second place finish. Ironically, the Braves had just posted their "best ever" nine hole score, in beating Loveland at O'Bannon. Rowe was medalist with a sparkling 36, and Yostand Theye both contributed excellent rounds of 38 and 39, to extend IH's E H L record to 7-0. This win is especially promising because the upcoming EH L tourney i s t o be held at O'Bannon on Monday, October 7. The Braves only obstacle en

route to the EH L championship i s Milford, which shot 322 in their A A A sectional match. Last Saturday, the Braves recorded an impressive showing at Weatherwax in gaining runner-up honors at the Princeton Fall Classic.

Matusow unleashed a 78 in that tourney, and Yost fired a 76 t o pace the Braves t o a 319 score, a number that the Braves could win the district tourney with next Thursday. To win the districts, the Braves will need a low round from

Loveland stuns soccer by Anna Batsakes and Peter Batsakes The varsity soccer Braves were defeated in the first round of the EH L tournament by Loveland 4-3, last Saturday. Junior Steve Womack scored the only three goals the team had in the first 22 minutes of the game. "I was disappointed with our performance after the first three goals," said senior Dave Schneider, "we just didn't have it together." On Thursday, September 27, I H defeated Moeller 3-2. IH goals were scored by senior Curtis Ott, Schneider, and junior Erich Metzger. This game ended the Braves' regular season play with a record of 10-2-1. The Braves defeated the Loveland Tigers 6-0 on Tuesday, September 25. Wornack scored

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by Joy Rowe For the first time ever there will be an Ohio Girls Coaches State Invitational Golf Tournament. The tournament was started by lndian Hill coach, Marc Tirey, and the Centerville coach. These coaches finally realized the need for a state-wide tournament for girls. This year's invitational i s not sponsored by the state, but the hope i s t o get the state t o understand that there are enough teams t o hold a tournament. " l t ' s a 'Catch-22' situation," remarked Tirey. "The state is

Birdie Braves grab second in sectionals The "Birdie Braves" recently earned a trip to Dayton for the district golf tournament by finishing runner-up to McNicholas. The Braves shot 335, thirteen strokes off the leaders. However, the showing was un-

Right now the team is thinking mainly about the in&vidual state tournament. Last year, IH sent five players t o state, a rare accomplishment. The opening round, districts, began yesterday and will conclude today. The players who advance to sectionals will play next Thursday, Friday, and Satu-

three of the six goals while seniors Brad McCurdy and Schneider and junior Metzger scored the other three. Sophomore goalie Ian Meyer made eight saves. On Thursday September 20, IH beat Madeira 6-3. Three I H goals were scored by Womack. The other three goals were scored by Metzger, Ott, and junior The Braves also Matt Mueller. defeated Mariemont 3-1 on September 19. Metzger scored all three goals for IH. "I think if we play the way we have been in the past," said Schneider, "we should do really well in the rest of the league tournament. Erich Metzger and Steve Womack have been putting on a show lately." . The Braves' only concern i s that a few of the soccer players have not been able t o play due

saying that the reasou there isn't a tournament presently is because of lack of interest in girls' golf." Unfortunately, because of the low budget, only the top 10 teams in Ohio will be able t o participate. Possibly by next season, all girls' teams will be able to compete at Sectional, District, and State levels, similar t o the boys' teams. The tournament will be held at the Jack Nicklaus Sports Center Regulation Course in Cincinnati. I t will be one eighteenhole round on October 19.

Bishop, who has slacked off somewhat recently, and solid rounds from the four other players. Coach Bob West still feels that a state championship is very possible, and a good showing in the districts i s the second step in that direction.

EHL tournament t o a new regulation by the athletic department; fall sports players are suspended from playing if they have a failing grade. "lt's really tough to play with different people in different positions," said Schneider. "This late in the season a player i s used to playing with the same guys, but if they're pulled out because of a flunking grade and a different player i s put in it seems a little strange." However, the team is still very optimisitic about the postseason play in the A A sectional and district tournaments. Observes senior Brian Rowe, "From what I have seen of the team, I feel they have an excellent chance of advancing in sectional play."

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puzzle.

In my column from last issue, I posed a question which seems to have been more difficult than I had intended. Mark Ensley, Mariano Fernandez, and Mr. Wessinger all proposed reasonably correct solutions to the problem. If you will remember, I found the area of triangle ABC to be .04, but when adding the areas of the three sections of the triangle, I came up with -039. The reason for this was that I incorrectly assumed that the line rising from ,005 on the x-axis was an altitude of the lower triangle and rectangle, while in fact, i t comes off of the axis at an angle of 89.9998 degrees (picky, huh?). This issue, I would like to move to a completely unrelated topic, that of paradoxes. The common conception of a paradox i s something that seems false but is actually true or something that seems contradictory but i s actually meaningful. A totally distinct definition often used by logicians i s that a paradox i s something which can be neither true nor false without contradiction. A famous example i s the statement of Epimenides the Cretan: "All Cretans are liars." I f we take this statement at face value, then Epimenides, a Cretan, i s a liar, and his claim must be a lie. Therefore, Cretans are not liars, so Epimenides was not lying. But if he was not lying he was telling the truth, and all Cretans are liars; therefore, he i s lying; therefore, he is telling the truth; therefore, he i s lying, etc. No matter whether we take this statement to be true or false, we must conclude that the oppo-

site conclusion is correct; the sentence can thus be neither true nor false (This does, however, depend on how we define liar and how we interpret the statement.). A simplified form of this paradox is the sentence, "This sentence i s false." Think about it-if it i s true, it i s false, and if i t i s false, then it i s not false, so i t must be true. This logic literally goes on forever. If this sentence were symbolically fed into a computer, the computer would enter an infinite series of switches from true to false and so on (I remember reading that this was actually done once, but 1 cannot recollect where or when.). You are probably thinking that this has no practical application and you will never come across it in everyday life. Well, you are probably right, but i t just so happens that, unknown to me at the time, I was once in the habit of employing a paradox similar t o those I have just discussed. When I was very young and immature (at least two years ago), I would approach mV brother or some other innocent, small child and bet him that I could ask a simple question which he would not be able to answer. The foolish victim having agreed, I would slyly recite the following: "Will your answer to my question be no?" My flabbergasted sibling soon realized that whether he responded with a yes or a no, his answer would be incorrect (There i s a loophole, however, which I later discoveredone can avoid the paradox by using such phrases as "maybe" or "definitely not"). A slightly more complicated

coming events Prince's reign continues in Cincinnati

U.D. Arena Rush - October 6, 8:00 p.m.

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Geddy Lee: Hemingway's code hero. Crosby, Stills, and Nash - October 26, 8:00, p.m. - Crosby's out of the pen and back on the road.

Billy Squier - November 3, 8:00 p.m. - A tight-jeaned generic. Hall and Oates - November 9, 8:00 p.m. - Adult education comes to Cincinnati.

Riverfront Coleseum Prince - December ? - The antici-

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instance of the paradox I have been discussing involves the terms "self-referent" and "non-self-raferent." A word is self-referent i f the meaning of the word can be applied to the word itself. For instance, "short" is selfreferent because "short" is a short word; "definable" i s selfreferent, because i t is a definable word; and, in this case, "black" i s self-referent, because unless we decide to print this issue in a different color, "black" is currentlv a black word. All words that do not apply to themselves, such as "long" or "blue," are called nonself-referent. The paradox arises when we try to classify the word "non-selfreferent.'' I s i t self-referent? If so, i; must apply to itself; that is, "nonself-referent" is a non self-referent word. But if it is, then by definition i t does not apply t o itself; that is, "non-self-referent" is not a non-self-referent word. Therefore, placing "non-self-referent" in either of our two categories results in a contradiction.

Market Square Sammy Hagar - October 17, 8:00

P.m. - The King of Leather and Lips returns.

The paradoxes t have elaborated on here are only a small sampling of the many that have been put forth. If you are interested in reading more, I suggest the book Aha! Gotcha by Martin Gardner. Just to wrap up, C.would like to pose another problem for those of you who are avid mathematicians (who, I am sure, are the only ones who have read this far). This was taken from the United States of America Math Olympiad, a fivequestion test given to the 90 best high school math students in the country (no, I was not one of them). The problem is the following: The product of two of the roots of the quartic equation

is -32. Find k. For "extra credit," you may also want to find what the four roots of this equation are. The solvers, if any, will be listed in the next issue.

Mickey retreats to water and cranks up tunes MICKEY, from p. 7 ciates good jazz and classical muside cabin in Rushville, New York. While there, she enjoys the lake to its fullest- waterskiing, windsurfing, and sailing her heart out. "I love going there. I love anything that has to do with water." "It's so peaceful- it's a good place to sit and think. I t helps me keep things in perspective." For further diversion, Mick likes to "crank up some tunes." Her wide range of musical tastes allows her to enjoy many groupsYes, ZZ Top, Prince, and The Time, among othera. .Of the last two, she states, "I like funk, 'cause it's nasty She also appre-

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Cincinnati Gardens Jefferson Starship - October 10,

- Go ask Alice. Scandal with Jon Waite - October 23,8:00 p.m. - Can't waite.

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Cook takes time out from puzzles for paradoxes by David Cook

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sic. Looking forward t o the future, Mickey quips, "Who knows where 1'11 be ten years from now?" She does have some ideas, though. She hopes t o pursue a degree at Cornell University, possibly steering towards a career in veterinary medicine, or a career in, what else, hotel management.

Long dormant Rush springs to life with 'Grace' by Peter Wilke For nine long months, Canada's spirit of radio, Rush, has lain dormant within the passages of their Northwoods camp. Since August of 1983, a heated internal struggle to find a producer to replace Terry Brown has kept Rush out of the limelight. Now that things have stabilized, and Peter Henderson has settled in as their new producer, Rush i s working their way up the charts with their latest release, Grace

Under Pressure. Work on this LP began last August, but did not hit the shelves until April, nine months later. This is the longest time that Rush has ever spent incubating a new album. From these long months of work hatched Grace Under Pressure, a timely rnasterpiece. Since the release of Signals (1982), new Rush material has been marked with the sound of keyboards, synthesizers, and farout lyrics. The keyboards and synthesizers do leave their impression on the new album, but much has changed as far as Lite son's guitaring and Neil Peart's lyrics.

The guitaring inGrace Under Pressure is more aggressive in contrast to Signals, where the guitar suffered, and was lower and smaller in comparison to the rest of the mix. This "aggressive" sound reflects earlier Rush, where Lifeson's guitar was dominant. On Grace, Neil Peart proves once again that he i s perhaps one of the best rock percussionists in the business today. As for Geddy Lee, the group's bass player, a sufficient but somewhat disappointing performance characterizes his work on the new album. The album opens up with the explosive "Distant Early Warning," which seems to be the focal point of the group's work. This song is flawless. It then leads into "Afterimage," a slightly depressing song about a friend killed in an auto accident. "Red Sector A" follows, describing life in a concentration camp. I t is borderline monotonous, and i s perhaps the weakest song on the album, although i t does get i t s point across. "The Enemy Within" continues the fast-paced set as part one of a fear trilogy by Peart, including two songs from earlier al-

ples last spring. Out of 35,000 applicants, only 850 students received the NCTE Award. Cook and Monach were thus placed in the top 2% of high school writers in America, "Even

college math departments feel that a strong English background i s important," said Cook, who wishes to major in mathematics at MIT. The nominees were required

So don't be surprised if one day you walk into the Westin or the Netherland Hilton, and the smiling face of Mickey greets you at the door saying, "Welcome to my hotel. I hope you enjoy your stay."

preclate what you've got because you can compare." Even though she is far from home and has adapted to the "American way ," she still keeps in touch with her family in Colombia and likes to keep the "Latin American tradition" in her own family. "I like us to be close. We do things together." The weekend usually sends the family on some sort of outing, but Shaer jokingly

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The second side begins with "The tune based Bodyon Electric," Peart's unique another and incredible style of drumming. "Kid Gloves" follows, an energetic number about bearing the stress and pressures of being i n a band. Then comes the most unique song of all, "Red Lenses." This song reveals a side of Rush never to send in a prepared essay and a timed extemporaneous essay t o NCTE. Monach wrote about Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea for his prepared essay. Cook also chose to write about a Hemingway novel; his prepared essay discussed The Sun

Also Rises. Both Cook and Monach were required to write their timed essay on the American Dream. "It was a relief getting the American Dream as a topic," said Monach. "Junior English focuses on Amer-

last of the set, and in this perfection we see the angry side of Rush, made obvious through the lyrics. Overall, this is an album that should be included in any serious collection, and may be some of Rush's finest work to date. Grace Under Pressure shows yet more facets that the band has t o offer. ican literature and how it reflects is an Dream." organization that the NCTE American includes members from all different levels of instruction. I t exists in order to improve the effectiveness of English teachers. NCTE grants the Awards in an effort to recognize outstanding high school writers. The recipients' names and addresses are sent to over 3000 universities across the nation. The winners are also given a letter of recommendation for college admission.

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we clean the house." The favorite activity is camping. "You are just with nature; you don't have t o worry about t.v. programs or anything." Mrs. Shaer's love of travel illustrates her ability t o adapt to new people and. situations. With such a ereat attitude. she should be very >uccessful at .lndian Hill, hopefully enjoying herself, despite a leaky roof.

very well-written tune and shows off much of the band's talent.

seen before. It includes many boggling licks by Peart, in addition to weird and commanding keyboards and diverse lyrics. "Between The Wheels" is the

NCTE, from p. 1

Shaer would trade leaky roof for Coturnbian hills SHAER, from p. 6 claims, "Now that I'm working, I

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The National Merit Corporation has released the narres of the 198485 Commended Students. They are: (back, 1. to r.) Joel Ruff, Elizabeth Gorman, Mickey Karnfjord, David Steward, Brian Rowe;

Continuing Education courses will be offered to students after school beginning October 31. They will continue for two hours a week until winter break. Astronomy, Introduction to Classical Greek, Future Problem Solving, Study Skills for CollegeBound Students, and Aerobics will definitely be offered-a German class i s scheduled tentatively. Registration forms will be available to students by October

8. Bus transportation will be provided for those students taking the courses.

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Key Club will be sponsoring a tour of the Over-the-Rhine area tomorrow. Any interested students are welcome to come. Carpools t o Over-the-Rhine will be leaving the school parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Any questions--call Anna Batsakes at 561-0699 or Kelly Martin at 984-0614.

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Trilingual Shaer enloys world travei by Elizabeth Gorman Mrs. Graciela Shaer, a new language teacher a t Indian Hill has seen much more of our world than most of us could ever hope to see. Travel enthusiast, Mrs. Shaer states, "I love everywhere I go." Originally from Colombia, she came to the United States in 1968 on the Cordell Hall Fellowship. The idea was for Mrs. Shaer to learn our "culture and customs and to teach Americans about Colombia." The exchange placed Mrs. Shaer in the small town of Pontotac, Mississippi. Luckily, the university was only a short distance away and Mrs. Shaer began to study for her masters in French and Spanish at night school. And even luckier for her, it was here that she met her husband Elias. Her new marriage changed her plans drastically. After two years on the fellowship "you are supposed to go back to your country of origin, but since I got married, I didn't." Instead the couple moved to Philadelphia after her husband completed his masters. They started a family with the birth of their son John and later, daughter Anna Maria.

After a brief stay in Philadelphia, the couple returned again to Mississippi where she completed her masters. She then became a "One Woman Spanish Department." She was hired by Blue Mountain College to teach every level of Spanish offered. Two years later, her husband was offered a job in Cincinnati, after completing his Ph.D. The Shaers ended up in the Queen Ci-

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t y and characteristically are very happy here. "I love Cincinnati; it's clean and safe. .a good place to raise a family." Her only complaint is the weather, which is understandable when one sees the leaks .in her classroom when it storms. Her first job here was with the Cincinnati Schools' bilingual program. Children were taught a second language starting in kindergarten. The young children

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turned out to be pnysically exhausting: "YOU have to play and be a clown," in addition to teach"I prefer to ing, very slowly. teach adults or younq adults." So after two years away from teaching, Shaer ended up at Indian Hill, where she teaches French in the Middle School and Spanish I and II in the High School. Aside from her leakv ceiling, she claims to "love it here." Having grown up in the Andes mountains, where it is "71 degrees year round, very pretty with lots of flowers,'' Shaer often gets homesick for her native terrain. "I have t o go t o the Smokey Mountains every so often t o rejuvenate myself." Her love for travel has sent her to 26 states, her favorite being Colorado, because "it's gorgeous. The scenery is different, and the sky is so blue; the air is clean." Last summer her travels took her to Rome and the Middle East. She was especially impressed by the Italians' "carefree" attitude. When she travels, she enjoys "meeting new people and talking to them." Shaer feels most people enjoy travel because "you want t o see something different from what you've got. That's how you ap-

photo by T o m Taylor

see SHAER p. 8

I t could easily be labeled as a boring love story, because of the movie's thoughtless dialogue. I n addition, although Karen Allen i s supposedly a "step up" from her performance i n Raiders of the Lost Ark, her acting is not especially spectacular.

emotions are rarely revealed. The same criticism may be aimed at Allen, except t o a lesser extent. Until September can be criticized for many reasons, but it also has some better features. The two characters are believable only i n the sense that one wants to believe that the relationship could happen. After all, the theme revolves around the adage that, "Only once in your life w i l l you meet that one person who will change your life forever." Fortunately, scattered throughtout the film are bits and pieces o f humor that add much needed comic relief. The f i l m does not boast a complex plot, but it doesn't need to. Until September exp rplores human emotions, namely love; . ~ itd is n o t meant to be the action-packed adventure or entertaining comedy that many films are. If you are willing to accept the faults and experience the movie for what it is, an emotional romance, then you will enjoy this worthwhile change o f pace.

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'September' proves worthwhile by Janet Nicolas Until September i s a movie of broken hearts and broken lives. Filmed i n Paris, France, the film fits the mold of a Harlequin 10mance. But for the romantic moviegoer, Until September i s more than a show, i t is an experience. Karen Allen plays Mo Alexander, a spunky, mid-western h e r ican woman who has just missed her flight from Paris with her tour group. Unable to arrange another flight until the next week, she goes to stay with an old college buddy who lives nearby. When she arrives at her friend's apartment, she finds that no one is home. Flustered and confused, she sits down and ponders what she should do. She soon meets up with Xavier de LaPeroux, played by Frenchman Thierry Lhermitte, who takes the distraught American under his wmg. He also asks her out to

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I n i t i d y , Xavier appears every b i t the gentleman, but this illusion is soon shattered when he makes a pass at Mo. After refusing his advances, Mo listens i n disbelief as Xavier angrily yells at her for excepting his dinner date without expecting to spend the night. He also discloses that he i s married, further clouding the situation. The rest of the plot is very basic: Xavier and Mo fall i n love, and he asks her to stay "until September." Their relationship begins to dwindle, however, when Mo realizes that she i s only one of Xavier's many mistresses. She decides to leave him when his wife returns from her vacation. Xavier soon realizes that he does not love his wife, but that he loves Mo. In the final chase scene, Xavim catches Mo at the airport and dcclares his love. The movie has several faults.

While Thierry Lhermitte was -well chosen to play the part o f the upper-class Frenchman, the character he portrays could have been developed further. Xavier de LaPeroux, as Lhermitte acted the part, was rude and unfeeling throughout most o f the movie, yet he changes drastically at the end, becoming a caring and loving man. The audience is left at a loss as to why he has changed, because his thoughts and

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~achiavellianEric delights in absurd by James M. Gruskin

'Why be serious?" asks Eric Leugers. "It doesn't get you anywhere." Those words, perhaps more than any others, are typical of Eric, a uniquely witty person who delights in the sarcastic, as well as the bizarre. It is not unusual to find Eric letting his creativity and welldeveloped sense of humor run rampant. Eric has expressed his affinity for the absurd in a work, "NonSequitur, " which he, and most who have read it, terms "a veritable classic." Several Leugersian proverbs effectively satirize a world of carefully formulated thought, and defy logic by focusing on the meaningless. One such statement, "Rabbits to the left, beetles to the right, Mohammed slipped on some pork and beans," has almost no redeeming qualities, as Eric intended. Eric's interests, however, stretch far beyond the bizarre. As an avid cyclist, Eric can often be found along the roads of Indian Hill on his high-performance Peugeot twelve-speed. In fact, Eric admits that "cy-

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cling is my life, while I'm on my bicycle," and believes that "everyone should strive t o have an aerodynamic bike." Although Eric has lived in Cincinnati for his entire life, he has always been able t o look forward to spending the summer at his family's cottage in Leland, Michigan, on the peninsula connecting Lake Lelanau with Lake Michigan. While there, he takes time to perform such tedious chores as waterskiing, sailing, and, of course, cycling. In Michigan, Eric's bike assumes a role of increased importance. He depends on the Peugeot to take him over twenty miles a day, ten miles of which are the distance Eric faithfully rides to work at the Riverside Inn each day. And why shouldn't he? In just three short summers, he has climbed the ladder of success from dishwasher to busboy to his present status as a cook. The Riverside Inn is not the only place where Eric maintains a busv schedule. He has soentYears on both the Legend staff and Student Government. Eric

tends to spend his spare t i m e quietly by dabbling in watercolor painting and creative writing. So what lies ahead for a selfproclaimed Machiavellian and the "sole member of the modern Bull-Moose party"? "I plan t o continue," Eric says dryly.

.. - - - -attend either Cornell or Lahigh, where he plans to study engineering "or basketweaving." In anticipation of my next question, Eric adds, "My post-college plans are as follows: employment." Wherever Eric goes in the coming years, one thing is for certain: his sense of humor, and yes, maybe even his bike, won't be far behind.

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photo by Torn Taylor

Before taking off on his daily trek, Eric conscientiously prepares for his next English assignment.

senior sketch

Fun-loving Valkyrie just waiting to hop out by Tracy Megison Most of us think we know Mickey Kamfjord. American

one should go." On the academic side of life, Mickey enjoys her involvement

perience in high school. "You get to meet a lot of differ !nt people. We work really hard, but

Mickey feels that the great outpouring of time, sweat, and energy i s definitely worth it. "When

through-and-through, right? Tall, intelligent, with rosy cheekseverything Mom could want. right? Wrong. Lurking beneath that deceivingly American facade i s a funloving Norwegian valkyrie just waiting to hop out. So what does a valkyrie do for fun? For one thing, she appeases her appetite for adventure by overseas travel. Mickey has visited Norway, the land of the fjords, several times over the years, keeping in touch with all members of the Kamfjord clan. She also participated in the Spanish Exchange her sophomore year. Her adventures in Gandia, which Mickey describes as "a really good experience," left her with "a sense of independence that you just can't get anywhere else. When you're in Europe, you have to be self-reliant. To live in another culture i s a really different experience. I think even1-

in her studies and in the championship IH Band. Mickey considers her participation in Band her best ex-

it pays off in the end- 'cause we win a lot, too." As a mallet player in the notoriously wild Drum Section,

the Band wins a competition, the feeling is in-gredible. It's such a1 za, and the whole Band feels it." Turnina to Mickev's other ac-tivities, she is currently an Organizations Editor for Legend. Of her new position, Mickey simply states,"ltls fun." In addition to this time-consuming extracurricular, Mickey holds down a job at the Holiday Inn in Sharonville. She enjoys her job admitting,"You get a whole different perspective of the people behind the counter." As far as bizarre experiences go, Mickey has certainly had her share at "The Inn." She recalls with a gleam in her eye, "You really meet lots of interesting people. Like there was this 3

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Trilingual Shaer enloys world travei by Elizabeth Gorman Mrs. Graciela Shaer, a new language teacher a t Indian Hill has seen much more of our world than most of us could ever hope to see. Travel enthusiast, Mrs. Shaer states, "I love everywhere I go." Originally from Colombia, she came to the United States in 1968 on the Cordell Hall Fellowship. The idea was for Mrs. Shaer to learn our "culture and customs and to teach Americans about Colombia." The exchange placed Mrs. Shaer in the small town of Pontotac, Mississippi. Luckily, the university was only a short distance away and Mrs. Shaer began to study for her masters in French and Spanish at night school. And even luckier for her, it was here that she met her husband Elias. Her new marriage changed her plans drastically. After two years on the fellowship "you are supposed to go back to your country of origin, but since I got married, I didn't." Instead the couple moved to Philadelphia after her husband completed his masters. They started a family with the birth of their son John and later, daughter Anna Maria.

After a brief stay in Philadelphia, the couple returned again to Mississippi where she completed her masters. She then became a "One Woman Spanish Department." She was hired by Blue Mountain College to teach every level of Spanish offered. Two years later, her husband was offered a job in Cincinnati, after completing his Ph.D. The Shaers ended up in the Queen Ci-

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t y and characteristically are very happy here. "I love Cincinnati; it's clean and safe. .a good place to raise a family." Her only complaint is the weather, which is understandable when one sees the leaks .in her classroom when it storms. Her first job here was with the Cincinnati Schools' bilingual program. Children were taught a second language starting in kindergarten. The young children

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turned out to be pnysically exhausting: "YOU have to play and be a clown," in addition to teach"I prefer to ing, very slowly. teach adults or younq adults." So after two years away from teaching, Shaer ended up at Indian Hill, where she teaches French in the Middle School and Spanish I and II in the High School. Aside from her leakv ceiling, she claims to "love it here." Having grown up in the Andes mountains, where it is "71 degrees year round, very pretty with lots of flowers,'' Shaer often gets homesick for her native terrain. "I have t o go t o the Smokey Mountains every so often t o rejuvenate myself." Her love for travel has sent her to 26 states, her favorite being Colorado, because "it's gorgeous. The scenery is different, and the sky is so blue; the air is clean." Last summer her travels took her to Rome and the Middle East. She was especially impressed by the Italians' "carefree" attitude. When she travels, she enjoys "meeting new people and talking to them." Shaer feels most people enjoy travel because "you want t o see something different from what you've got. That's how you ap-

photo by T o m Taylor

see SHAER p. 8

I t could easily be labeled as a boring love story, because of the movie's thoughtless dialogue. I n addition, although Karen Allen i s supposedly a "step up" from her performance i n Raiders of the Lost Ark, her acting is not especially spectacular.

emotions are rarely revealed. The same criticism may be aimed at Allen, except t o a lesser extent. Until September can be criticized for many reasons, but it also has some better features. The two characters are believable only i n the sense that one wants to believe that the relationship could happen. After all, the theme revolves around the adage that, "Only once in your life w i l l you meet that one person who will change your life forever." Fortunately, scattered throughtout the film are bits and pieces o f humor that add much needed comic relief. The f i l m does not boast a complex plot, but it doesn't need to. Until September exp rplores human emotions, namely love; . ~ itd is n o t meant to be the action-packed adventure or entertaining comedy that many films are. If you are willing to accept the faults and experience the movie for what it is, an emotional romance, then you will enjoy this worthwhile change o f pace.

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'September' proves worthwhile by Janet Nicolas Until September i s a movie of broken hearts and broken lives. Filmed i n Paris, France, the film fits the mold of a Harlequin 10mance. But for the romantic moviegoer, Until September i s more than a show, i t is an experience. Karen Allen plays Mo Alexander, a spunky, mid-western h e r ican woman who has just missed her flight from Paris with her tour group. Unable to arrange another flight until the next week, she goes to stay with an old college buddy who lives nearby. When she arrives at her friend's apartment, she finds that no one is home. Flustered and confused, she sits down and ponders what she should do. She soon meets up with Xavier de LaPeroux, played by Frenchman Thierry Lhermitte, who takes the distraught American under his wmg. He also asks her out to

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I n i t i d y , Xavier appears every b i t the gentleman, but this illusion is soon shattered when he makes a pass at Mo. After refusing his advances, Mo listens i n disbelief as Xavier angrily yells at her for excepting his dinner date without expecting to spend the night. He also discloses that he i s married, further clouding the situation. The rest of the plot is very basic: Xavier and Mo fall i n love, and he asks her to stay "until September." Their relationship begins to dwindle, however, when Mo realizes that she i s only one of Xavier's many mistresses. She decides to leave him when his wife returns from her vacation. Xavier soon realizes that he does not love his wife, but that he loves Mo. In the final chase scene, Xavim catches Mo at the airport and dcclares his love. The movie has several faults.

While Thierry Lhermitte was -well chosen to play the part o f the upper-class Frenchman, the character he portrays could have been developed further. Xavier de LaPeroux, as Lhermitte acted the part, was rude and unfeeling throughout most o f the movie, yet he changes drastically at the end, becoming a caring and loving man. The audience is left at a loss as to why he has changed, because his thoughts and

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~achiavellianEric delights in absurd by James M. Gruskin

'Why be serious?" asks Eric Leugers. "It doesn't get you anywhere." Those words, perhaps more than any others, are typical of Eric, a uniquely witty person who delights in the sarcastic, as well as the bizarre. It is not unusual to find Eric letting his creativity and welldeveloped sense of humor run rampant. Eric has expressed his affinity for the absurd in a work, "NonSequitur, " which he, and most who have read it, terms "a veritable classic." Several Leugersian proverbs effectively satirize a world of carefully formulated thought, and defy logic by focusing on the meaningless. One such statement, "Rabbits to the left, beetles to the right, Mohammed slipped on some pork and beans," has almost no redeeming qualities, as Eric intended. Eric's interests, however, stretch far beyond the bizarre. As an avid cyclist, Eric can often be found along the roads of Indian Hill on his high-performance Peugeot twelve-speed. In fact, Eric admits that "cy-

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cling is my life, while I'm on my bicycle," and believes that "everyone should strive t o have an aerodynamic bike." Although Eric has lived in Cincinnati for his entire life, he has always been able t o look forward to spending the summer at his family's cottage in Leland, Michigan, on the peninsula connecting Lake Lelanau with Lake Michigan. While there, he takes time to perform such tedious chores as waterskiing, sailing, and, of course, cycling. In Michigan, Eric's bike assumes a role of increased importance. He depends on the Peugeot to take him over twenty miles a day, ten miles of which are the distance Eric faithfully rides to work at the Riverside Inn each day. And why shouldn't he? In just three short summers, he has climbed the ladder of success from dishwasher to busboy to his present status as a cook. The Riverside Inn is not the only place where Eric maintains a busv schedule. He has soentYears on both the Legend staff and Student Government. Eric

tends to spend his spare t i m e quietly by dabbling in watercolor painting and creative writing. So what lies ahead for a selfproclaimed Machiavellian and the "sole member of the modern Bull-Moose party"? "I plan t o continue," Eric says dryly.

.. - - - -attend either Cornell or Lahigh, where he plans to study engineering "or basketweaving." In anticipation of my next question, Eric adds, "My post-college plans are as follows: employment." Wherever Eric goes in the coming years, one thing is for certain: his sense of humor, and yes, maybe even his bike, won't be far behind.

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photo by Torn Taylor

Before taking off on his daily trek, Eric conscientiously prepares for his next English assignment.

senior sketch

Fun-loving Valkyrie just waiting to hop out by Tracy Megison Most of us think we know Mickey Kamfjord. American

one should go." On the academic side of life, Mickey enjoys her involvement

perience in high school. "You get to meet a lot of differ !nt people. We work really hard, but

Mickey feels that the great outpouring of time, sweat, and energy i s definitely worth it. "When

through-and-through, right? Tall, intelligent, with rosy cheekseverything Mom could want. right? Wrong. Lurking beneath that deceivingly American facade i s a funloving Norwegian valkyrie just waiting to hop out. So what does a valkyrie do for fun? For one thing, she appeases her appetite for adventure by overseas travel. Mickey has visited Norway, the land of the fjords, several times over the years, keeping in touch with all members of the Kamfjord clan. She also participated in the Spanish Exchange her sophomore year. Her adventures in Gandia, which Mickey describes as "a really good experience," left her with "a sense of independence that you just can't get anywhere else. When you're in Europe, you have to be self-reliant. To live in another culture i s a really different experience. I think even1-

in her studies and in the championship IH Band. Mickey considers her participation in Band her best ex-

it pays off in the end- 'cause we win a lot, too." As a mallet player in the notoriously wild Drum Section,

the Band wins a competition, the feeling is in-gredible. It's such a1 za, and the whole Band feels it." Turnina to Mickev's other ac-tivities, she is currently an Organizations Editor for Legend. Of her new position, Mickey simply states,"ltls fun." In addition to this time-consuming extracurricular, Mickey holds down a job at the Holiday Inn in Sharonville. She enjoys her job admitting,"You get a whole different perspective of the people behind the counter." As far as bizarre experiences go, Mickey has certainly had her share at "The Inn." She recalls with a gleam in her eye, "You really meet lots of interesting people. Like there was this 3

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see MICKEY, p. 8

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puzzle.

In my column from last issue, I posed a question which seems to have been more difficult than I had intended. Mark Ensley, Mariano Fernandez, and Mr. Wessinger all proposed reasonably correct solutions to the problem. If you will remember, I found the area of triangle ABC to be .04, but when adding the areas of the three sections of the triangle, I came up with -039. The reason for this was that I incorrectly assumed that the line rising from ,005 on the x-axis was an altitude of the lower triangle and rectangle, while in fact, i t comes off of the axis at an angle of 89.9998 degrees (picky, huh?). This issue, I would like to move to a completely unrelated topic, that of paradoxes. The common conception of a paradox i s something that seems false but is actually true or something that seems contradictory but i s actually meaningful. A totally distinct definition often used by logicians i s that a paradox i s something which can be neither true nor false without contradiction. A famous example i s the statement of Epimenides the Cretan: "All Cretans are liars." I f we take this statement at face value, then Epimenides, a Cretan, i s a liar, and his claim must be a lie. Therefore, Cretans are not liars, so Epimenides was not lying. But if he was not lying he was telling the truth, and all Cretans are liars; therefore, he i s lying; therefore, he is telling the truth; therefore, he i s lying, etc. No matter whether we take this statement to be true or false, we must conclude that the oppo-

site conclusion is correct; the sentence can thus be neither true nor false (This does, however, depend on how we define liar and how we interpret the statement.). A simplified form of this paradox is the sentence, "This sentence i s false." Think about it-if it i s true, it i s false, and if i t i s false, then it i s not false, so i t must be true. This logic literally goes on forever. If this sentence were symbolically fed into a computer, the computer would enter an infinite series of switches from true to false and so on (I remember reading that this was actually done once, but 1 cannot recollect where or when.). You are probably thinking that this has no practical application and you will never come across it in everyday life. Well, you are probably right, but i t just so happens that, unknown to me at the time, I was once in the habit of employing a paradox similar t o those I have just discussed. When I was very young and immature (at least two years ago), I would approach mV brother or some other innocent, small child and bet him that I could ask a simple question which he would not be able to answer. The foolish victim having agreed, I would slyly recite the following: "Will your answer to my question be no?" My flabbergasted sibling soon realized that whether he responded with a yes or a no, his answer would be incorrect (There i s a loophole, however, which I later discoveredone can avoid the paradox by using such phrases as "maybe" or "definitely not"). A slightly more complicated

coming events Prince's reign continues in Cincinnati

U.D. Arena Rush - October 6, 8:00 p.m.

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Geddy Lee: Hemingway's code hero. Crosby, Stills, and Nash - October 26, 8:00, p.m. - Crosby's out of the pen and back on the road.

Billy Squier - November 3, 8:00 p.m. - A tight-jeaned generic. Hall and Oates - November 9, 8:00 p.m. - Adult education comes to Cincinnati.

Riverfront Coleseum Prince - December ? - The antici-

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instance of the paradox I have been discussing involves the terms "self-referent" and "non-self-raferent." A word is self-referent i f the meaning of the word can be applied to the word itself. For instance, "short" is selfreferent because "short" is a short word; "definable" i s selfreferent, because i t is a definable word; and, in this case, "black" i s self-referent, because unless we decide to print this issue in a different color, "black" is currentlv a black word. All words that do not apply to themselves, such as "long" or "blue," are called nonself-referent. The paradox arises when we try to classify the word "non-selfreferent.'' I s i t self-referent? If so, i; must apply to itself; that is, "nonself-referent" is a non self-referent word. But if it is, then by definition i t does not apply t o itself; that is, "non-self-referent" is not a non-self-referent word. Therefore, placing "non-self-referent" in either of our two categories results in a contradiction.

Market Square Sammy Hagar - October 17, 8:00

P.m. - The King of Leather and Lips returns.

The paradoxes t have elaborated on here are only a small sampling of the many that have been put forth. If you are interested in reading more, I suggest the book Aha! Gotcha by Martin Gardner. Just to wrap up, C.would like to pose another problem for those of you who are avid mathematicians (who, I am sure, are the only ones who have read this far). This was taken from the United States of America Math Olympiad, a fivequestion test given to the 90 best high school math students in the country (no, I was not one of them). The problem is the following: The product of two of the roots of the quartic equation

is -32. Find k. For "extra credit," you may also want to find what the four roots of this equation are. The solvers, if any, will be listed in the next issue.

Mickey retreats to water and cranks up tunes MICKEY, from p. 7 ciates good jazz and classical muside cabin in Rushville, New York. While there, she enjoys the lake to its fullest- waterskiing, windsurfing, and sailing her heart out. "I love going there. I love anything that has to do with water." "It's so peaceful- it's a good place to sit and think. I t helps me keep things in perspective." For further diversion, Mick likes to "crank up some tunes." Her wide range of musical tastes allows her to enjoy many groupsYes, ZZ Top, Prince, and The Time, among othera. .Of the last two, she states, "I like funk, 'cause it's nasty She also appre-

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Cincinnati Gardens Jefferson Starship - October 10,

- Go ask Alice. Scandal with Jon Waite - October 23,8:00 p.m. - Can't waite.

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Cook takes time out from puzzles for paradoxes by David Cook

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sic. Looking forward t o the future, Mickey quips, "Who knows where 1'11 be ten years from now?" She does have some ideas, though. She hopes t o pursue a degree at Cornell University, possibly steering towards a career in veterinary medicine, or a career in, what else, hotel management.

Long dormant Rush springs to life with 'Grace' by Peter Wilke For nine long months, Canada's spirit of radio, Rush, has lain dormant within the passages of their Northwoods camp. Since August of 1983, a heated internal struggle to find a producer to replace Terry Brown has kept Rush out of the limelight. Now that things have stabilized, and Peter Henderson has settled in as their new producer, Rush i s working their way up the charts with their latest release, Grace

Under Pressure. Work on this LP began last August, but did not hit the shelves until April, nine months later. This is the longest time that Rush has ever spent incubating a new album. From these long months of work hatched Grace Under Pressure, a timely rnasterpiece. Since the release of Signals (1982), new Rush material has been marked with the sound of keyboards, synthesizers, and farout lyrics. The keyboards and synthesizers do leave their impression on the new album, but much has changed as far as Lite son's guitaring and Neil Peart's lyrics.

The guitaring inGrace Under Pressure is more aggressive in contrast to Signals, where the guitar suffered, and was lower and smaller in comparison to the rest of the mix. This "aggressive" sound reflects earlier Rush, where Lifeson's guitar was dominant. On Grace, Neil Peart proves once again that he i s perhaps one of the best rock percussionists in the business today. As for Geddy Lee, the group's bass player, a sufficient but somewhat disappointing performance characterizes his work on the new album. The album opens up with the explosive "Distant Early Warning," which seems to be the focal point of the group's work. This song is flawless. It then leads into "Afterimage," a slightly depressing song about a friend killed in an auto accident. "Red Sector A" follows, describing life in a concentration camp. I t is borderline monotonous, and i s perhaps the weakest song on the album, although i t does get i t s point across. "The Enemy Within" continues the fast-paced set as part one of a fear trilogy by Peart, including two songs from earlier al-

ples last spring. Out of 35,000 applicants, only 850 students received the NCTE Award. Cook and Monach were thus placed in the top 2% of high school writers in America, "Even

college math departments feel that a strong English background i s important," said Cook, who wishes to major in mathematics at MIT. The nominees were required

So don't be surprised if one day you walk into the Westin or the Netherland Hilton, and the smiling face of Mickey greets you at the door saying, "Welcome to my hotel. I hope you enjoy your stay."

preclate what you've got because you can compare." Even though she is far from home and has adapted to the "American way ," she still keeps in touch with her family in Colombia and likes to keep the "Latin American tradition" in her own family. "I like us to be close. We do things together." The weekend usually sends the family on some sort of outing, but Shaer jokingly

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The second side begins with "The tune based Bodyon Electric," Peart's unique another and incredible style of drumming. "Kid Gloves" follows, an energetic number about bearing the stress and pressures of being i n a band. Then comes the most unique song of all, "Red Lenses." This song reveals a side of Rush never to send in a prepared essay and a timed extemporaneous essay t o NCTE. Monach wrote about Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea for his prepared essay. Cook also chose to write about a Hemingway novel; his prepared essay discussed The Sun

Also Rises. Both Cook and Monach were required to write their timed essay on the American Dream. "It was a relief getting the American Dream as a topic," said Monach. "Junior English focuses on Amer-

last of the set, and in this perfection we see the angry side of Rush, made obvious through the lyrics. Overall, this is an album that should be included in any serious collection, and may be some of Rush's finest work to date. Grace Under Pressure shows yet more facets that the band has t o offer. ican literature and how it reflects is an Dream." organization that the NCTE American includes members from all different levels of instruction. I t exists in order to improve the effectiveness of English teachers. NCTE grants the Awards in an effort to recognize outstanding high school writers. The recipients' names and addresses are sent to over 3000 universities across the nation. The winners are also given a letter of recommendation for college admission.

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we clean the house." The favorite activity is camping. "You are just with nature; you don't have t o worry about t.v. programs or anything." Mrs. Shaer's love of travel illustrates her ability t o adapt to new people and. situations. With such a ereat attitude. she should be very >uccessful at .lndian Hill, hopefully enjoying herself, despite a leaky roof.

very well-written tune and shows off much of the band's talent.

seen before. It includes many boggling licks by Peart, in addition to weird and commanding keyboards and diverse lyrics. "Between The Wheels" is the

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Shaer would trade leaky roof for Coturnbian hills SHAER, from p. 6 claims, "Now that I'm working, I

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The National Merit Corporation has released the narres of the 198485 Commended Students. They are: (back, 1. to r.) Joel Ruff, Elizabeth Gorman, Mickey Karnfjord, David Steward, Brian Rowe;

Continuing Education courses will be offered to students after school beginning October 31. They will continue for two hours a week until winter break. Astronomy, Introduction to Classical Greek, Future Problem Solving, Study Skills for CollegeBound Students, and Aerobics will definitely be offered-a German class i s scheduled tentatively. Registration forms will be available to students by October

8. Bus transportation will be provided for those students taking the courses.

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Key Club will be sponsoring a tour of the Over-the-Rhine area tomorrow. Any interested students are welcome to come. Carpools t o Over-the-Rhine will be leaving the school parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Any questions--call Anna Batsakes at 561-0699 or Kelly Martin at 984-0614.

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Netters down undefeated Centerville by Ellen Alvord by Jeff Currier The Cincinnati Youth Symphony Orchestra has selected ,twelve IH instrumentalists t o participate in the 1984-85 concert season. The Youth Symphony Orchestra i s a highly select group of high school musicians from around the tri-state area and i s a- division of the Pre~aratorv - . Department of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. It i s sponsored by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Auditions are held each September and include excerpts from standard, unedited CSO repetoire. The audition selections usually appear on the concert schedule for that season. Selected for the 1984-85 season are: junior Brad Adrien, -

The girls' varsity tennis team,

oboe; senior Doug Backus, Percussion; sophomore Bill Creedon, percussion; junior Jeff Currier, clarinet; senior Bill Haffner, trombone; senior Barbara Hug, cello; sophomore Stephanie Hug, violin; sophomore Robert Nichols, french horn; senior Janet Nicolas, viola; freshman Karen Rhoad, violin; senior Scott Seward, trumpet; and sophomore Jeff Tuckey , percussion. "CYSO has been a

CYSO members from IH: (1. to I.) Scott Seward, Bill Haffner, Bill Creedon, Karen Rhoad, Doug Backus, Jeff Currier, Ken Jones (imposter), Stephanie Hug, Rob Nichols, Janet Nicolas; not present: Barbara Hug, Jeff Tuckey, Brad Adrien-

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experience. It has given me a chance t o play professional music and to have a good time too," said Barbara H U ~ , a five-year member of CYSO. The CYSO annually performs i t s first concert at a local high school. This year the concert will be held at I H in early November.

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Sher idsn CO-auth0rs French test by Marci Jacobson

Mrs. Mary Sheridan has taken part in the writing of the Ohio State Scholastic Achievement Test for French, levels one and two. The test i s composed of

student opinion

Wins and losses, overemphasized in sports by Anne Richards As I was reading Kevin Walzer's article in the last issue of the Chieftain titled "Golf and tennis-dominating in a sea of glory ," I came across a statement that made me stop and think. (This i s not t o belittle the sucess that the golf and tennis teams have experienced-they are hardworking teams and deserve all the praise they have gotten.) The statement read, "Last year, golf and tennis were a precious breath of fresh air amidst a dismal fall sports season. In the midst of slumps by football and soccer, as well as poor seasons from cross-country and field hockey ..." At first I started to get defensive, then I realized that I couldn't even remember field hockey's record last year. Then,

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more importantly, I realized that maybe we have lost sight of the real reason that we play sports. With all the hubbub about "the school of excellence" and so forth, I have really been feeling the pressure to succeed academically. Yet as I sit back and remember the times I have been upset for doing poorly on a test, I know that those grades make no difference to me now. And I remember all the times I have been bummed out because we lost a Same or I didn't play well, and now those times seem so distant. What I am trying t o say i s that five years from now, a bad grade or one less tick in the W column will not make a hill of beans. (That's what my dad always says.) What you will remember i s the good times You had, the growing

and learning you did, and the lasting friendships that you made -those are the things that matter. So let's get out there and give it our best-if we win, great, it will give us the satisfaction and sense of pride we deserve. If we lose-we1 I, we learned something, and better luck next time. In school, study hard, and, even if you do get a bad grade, what i s important is whether or not you learned the material. As Vincent Price (or someone important like that) said, "lt's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game." (And I still think that field hockey had a good season last We won the league-if year. that's a poor season, well not everyone can be a state champion.)

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Student Government forms committee plans As the 1984 - 1985 school year gets into full swing, we are beginning to put some of our plans for Student Government into action. A t the retreat, SG members were assigned to certain committees, which focus on the different aspects of the student government picture. The ForumIActivity committee i s concerned with planning the four forums during the year, as well as organizing each activity period. The chairman of this committee i s Ken Jones.

Anna Batsakes heads the Service committee, which this year promises to be one of the busiest in student government. Service i s responsible for engineering such activities as the annual food drive, involvement with the Free Store, and the Elf Auction and Elf Day, plus other services t o the underprivileged and less fortunate. The Public Relations committee, led by Ellen Alvord, plays an important role in keeping open the pipeline of communication

questions on grammar, culture, vocabulary, and short reading selections. The test is entirely multiple choice, containing over 80 questions. Mrs. Sheridan, along with ten other teachers chosen from the state of Ohio. worked on this test. They met three times during the summer; on October 10, the group will meet a final time t o complete the test. Although she has never taken part in the writing of this test before, she has helped write other tests, such as the National Oral French Test. The test she i s currently writing will be used during the month of May. Participants will be taken t o a nearby college during the school day t o take the test. I n the past, many students have taken this test. Last year's French II team composed of Sheridan's students, sophomores Mari a n ~ Fernandez, Helen Hwang, and Michelle Brougher, won the state championship, with Fernandez placing third in the state as Sheridan an individual scorer. hopes t o achieve comparable results in this year's competition.

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between Student Government and the Board of Education, PTA Board, and most importantly, the student body. This year, the Public Relations committee will also be in charge of the newly revived Student Exchange program. Jeff Gibson i s the chairman of the Student Affairs Committee, which deals with maintaining rights of students as well as attempting t o improve the communication between students and the administration. Finally, Bob Tuttle heads the Musicfest Com-

mittee. On October 19, the year's second Open House has tentatively been scheduled t o immediately follow the home football game with Madeira. Music for the dance will be provided by the v o u p , Down Boys, which includes several I H students. We in student government are excited about the upcoming dance and the activities which have been planned by the newly formed committees. Sincerely, Jim Gruskin SG Vice President

in a close, pressure-filled district semifinal match, defeated the reigning state champions, Centerville, on September 25. Pending a judgement from officials, the win may qualify lndian Hill for state team competition. The first doubles team of Neely Mack and Debbie Horton solidly beat their opponents 6-4, 6-2, while the second doubles team of Beth Myers and Sona Tipnis won as well, 6-2, 6-4. The first and second singles matches, played by Tracy Barton and Aubrey Abbott, were both los't at the hands of extremely tough opponents.. With the team match score notched at 2-2 after four of the matches had been completed, third singles player Molly Poffenberger was left on the court down a set, 7-5. Poffenberger, however, hung in and played tough to pull out the set-

ond set 6-4. From there, she sailed through the rest of the match in winning the third set 6-0. The Squaws' 3-2 win was Centerville's first defeat in their last 34 matches. Coach Cindy Crilley was extremely pleased with the way everyone played. "Last week was a test of how we play under pressure, and the players rose t o the occasion," she commented. The day before the Centerville match, I H played another difficult match against Fairmont, which they were able t o pull out 3-2. Other recent matches proved less strenuous for the Squaws. Country Day, Mariemont, Madeira, Turpin, Deer Park, and Princeton all fell 5-0, as the Squaws remain undefeated with an 18-0 record. Poffenberger commented, "I think it's great that we're unde-. feated; we have a spirit and it's a lot of Last Saturday hosted the annual

lot of team fun." Indian Hill state invita-

tional for the fourth consecutive year. Eight of the state's best teems, including Centerville, Worthington, Upper Arlington, and Wyoming, each brought a singles player and a doubles team. With Barton in singles and Abbott and Horton in doubles, IH placed third in both competitions.

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satisfactory t o the Braves, who were heavily favored t o win the A A sectional. Des~ite a steadv 79 from senior John Bishop, the team posted a poor score, resulting from the uncharacteristically high scores by junior Jeff Yost and senior Brian Rowe. However, seniors Mike Theye and Dave Matusow did come through with an 85 and an 83, t o ensure the second place finish. Ironically, the Braves had just posted their "best ever" nine hole score, in beating Loveland at O'Bannon. Rowe was medalist with a sparkling 36, and Yostand Theye both contributed excellent rounds of 38 and 39, to extend IH's E H L record to 7-0. This win is especially promising because the upcoming EH L tourney i s t o be held at O'Bannon on Monday, October 7. The Braves only obstacle en

route to the EH L championship i s Milford, which shot 322 in their A A A sectional match. Last Saturday, the Braves recorded an impressive showing at Weatherwax in gaining runner-up honors at the Princeton Fall Classic.

Matusow unleashed a 78 in that tourney, and Yost fired a 76 t o pace the Braves t o a 319 score, a number that the Braves could win the district tourney with next Thursday. To win the districts, the Braves will need a low round from

Loveland stuns soccer by Anna Batsakes and Peter Batsakes The varsity soccer Braves were defeated in the first round of the EH L tournament by Loveland 4-3, last Saturday. Junior Steve Womack scored the only three goals the team had in the first 22 minutes of the game. "I was disappointed with our performance after the first three goals," said senior Dave Schneider, "we just didn't have it together." On Thursday, September 27, I H defeated Moeller 3-2. IH goals were scored by senior Curtis Ott, Schneider, and junior Erich Metzger. This game ended the Braves' regular season play with a record of 10-2-1. The Braves defeated the Loveland Tigers 6-0 on Tuesday, September 25. Wornack scored

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by Joy Rowe For the first time ever there will be an Ohio Girls Coaches State Invitational Golf Tournament. The tournament was started by lndian Hill coach, Marc Tirey, and the Centerville coach. These coaches finally realized the need for a state-wide tournament for girls. This year's invitational i s not sponsored by the state, but the hope i s t o get the state t o understand that there are enough teams t o hold a tournament. " l t ' s a 'Catch-22' situation," remarked Tirey. "The state is

Birdie Braves grab second in sectionals The "Birdie Braves" recently earned a trip to Dayton for the district golf tournament by finishing runner-up to McNicholas. The Braves shot 335, thirteen strokes off the leaders. However, the showing was un-

Right now the team is thinking mainly about the in&vidual state tournament. Last year, IH sent five players t o state, a rare accomplishment. The opening round, districts, began yesterday and will conclude today. The players who advance to sectionals will play next Thursday, Friday, and Satu-

three of the six goals while seniors Brad McCurdy and Schneider and junior Metzger scored the other three. Sophomore goalie Ian Meyer made eight saves. On Thursday September 20, IH beat Madeira 6-3. Three I H goals were scored by Womack. The other three goals were scored by Metzger, Ott, and junior The Braves also Matt Mueller. defeated Mariemont 3-1 on September 19. Metzger scored all three goals for IH. "I think if we play the way we have been in the past," said Schneider, "we should do really well in the rest of the league tournament. Erich Metzger and Steve Womack have been putting on a show lately." . The Braves' only concern i s that a few of the soccer players have not been able t o play due

saying that the reasou there isn't a tournament presently is because of lack of interest in girls' golf." Unfortunately, because of the low budget, only the top 10 teams in Ohio will be able t o participate. Possibly by next season, all girls' teams will be able to compete at Sectional, District, and State levels, similar t o the boys' teams. The tournament will be held at the Jack Nicklaus Sports Center Regulation Course in Cincinnati. I t will be one eighteenhole round on October 19.

Bishop, who has slacked off somewhat recently, and solid rounds from the four other players. Coach Bob West still feels that a state championship is very possible, and a good showing in the districts i s the second step in that direction.

EHL tournament t o a new regulation by the athletic department; fall sports players are suspended from playing if they have a failing grade. "lt's really tough to play with different people in different positions," said Schneider. "This late in the season a player i s used to playing with the same guys, but if they're pulled out because of a flunking grade and a different player i s put in it seems a little strange." However, the team is still very optimisitic about the postseason play in the A A sectional and district tournaments. Observes senior Brian Rowe, "From what I have seen of the team, I feel they have an excellent chance of advancing in sectional play."

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30 years of IH-Sycamore t o end tonight 3-2 Aviators fo hoSt 2- 3 by Kevin Walzer The 30-year rivalry between lndian Hill and Sycamore will end tonight as the Aviators host IH in what will be the last league game between the two. lndian Hill will be leaving the EHL to join the newlyformed Cincinnati Hills League (CHL) after this year, making this the last tour of duty for the EHL schedule. Sycamore, being an AAA school, i s not part of the small school CHL. The 3-2 Aviators would have to be considered heavy favorites over the 2-3 Braves. Sycamore, in customary fashion, has rolled over all league opposition on the way to a 3-0 EHL record. However, Sycamore did struggle a bit earlier in the year, dropping their first two contests before winning their last three. Sycamore 0-2? "We did have a few problems earlier this year," commented Sycamore coach Joe Clark. "But I hope we've worked them out.'' Clark did note that he hoped "tonight's game-it's probably the

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last one we'll ever play-will be a good one." Both Sycamore and lndian Hill are coming off easy wins last week. Sycamore dominated Loveland 30-0 while IH rolled to an easy 20-7 win over the hopeless Glen Este Trojans. IH's win marked their first league win this season, raising them to 1-2. Junior Kevin Viox had a banner night, rolling up 150 years on 17 carries and two touchdowns. One was an 81yarder which gave the Braves a 14-7 lead after senior Mike Wentz scored the two-point canversion on a two-yard run. Wentz had a good night as well, scoring IH's other touchdown on a 45-yard return of an interception. Milford dropped IH's league record to 0-2 when they came behind from a 14-0 deficit to win 25-14 two weeks ago. Viox provided one touchdown in gaining 103 yards, while senior Pete Seremetis threw a 35yard pass to senior Jim Gruskin for the other TD. The general consensus after

Braves the Braves' game with Deer Park, which the Wildcats won 15-6, was that it could have been much more of a blowout. Indian Hill survived two goal-line stands in the first half which would have

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by sobnger - . Five Spanish exchange students and their two accompanying teachers from Vigo, Spain arrived September 23. The Spaniards will be living with five lndian Hill students during their stay in Cincinnati, which will end October 14. From the northwestern region of Spain, Nieves Rodriguez, Mercedes Santos, Victor Moreno, Juan Mendez, and Elena Ramos have come to the U.S. to experience American culture, home life, and blue jeans. The exchange program readily makes this available through a three-week period in which the Spaniard leads the "typical teenage American lifestyle." Quite different from the Galacian region of Spain, lndian Hill provides an excellent example of American life. During their visit here in the U.S., the Spaniards will see several sites of Cincinnati and surrounding cities. Excursions are planned for a downtown tour, a visit to Sharon Woods and the Interna-

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Yes, it all ends tonight. 30 long years of lndian HillSycamore-three decades, interupted only twice-comes to an end tonight. It's after this year that lndian Hill jumps to the nine-school Cincinnati Hills League, that being formed of the rebelling AA and A schools that broke from EHL last year and four other schools from the Cincinnati area. However, the plans of the small schools really don't include such AAA schools as Sycamore. So tonight's game amounts to a lameduck farewell to 30 years of memorable football between IH and Sycamore. "I think it's been one of the

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touchdown to win 33-30." That Bengals-Chargers-type epic may have been especially memorable to Clark as well because i t gave him his fourth EHL title in six years. What? Yeah, you heard right. lndian Hill in those days was the dominating EHL power in football"There were three really good schools in football then, lndian Hill, Sycamore, Loveland," said Clark-and IH was always one of those teams to beat. And a game with Sycamore was always eagerly anticipated as what would probably decide the league championship. lndian Hill won more than their share of those games. lndian Hill beating Sycamore often does seem a bit odd to most, I'm sure, given the recent poundings the Braves have suffered at their hands. We haven't

beaten them since 1977-haven't scored a point off them since 1981. Anyone commenting on lndian Hill's football schedule says, "We might win Greenhillswe'll beat Glen Este-we'll lose to And they're right. Sycamore The closest IH has come t o beating Sycamore in the last seven years was in 1981, when the Braves blew a 14-7 lead i n the second half to lose 15-14. Given this, playing Sycamore would seem an exercise i n masochism. Those who cry out against this see the ending of the rivalry as an act of mercy as much as anything else. But the recent beatings Sycamore has inflicted upon lndian Hill are merely the showcasing of a trend of declining enrollment that has plagued IH since 1977. That ogre-DE, let's call it-is the universal reason given for breaking off of the EHL, generally, and the ending of IH-Sycamore specifically. The polnt I'm raising here i s

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New league, declining enrollment finest rivalries in the city," commented Sycamore coach Joe Clark. Clark should know. In one way or another, he's been a part of that selfdescribed "best rivalry" for the last 24 years. For 17 of those years, he was at lndian Hill as head football coach. I asked Clark about what he felt were the best games in the last 30 years. The two he pointed two were while he was here at lndian Hill. "There was one in 1969 that was probably the most wild one I've ever seen," he recalled. "lndian Hill was absolutely dominating in the first half, on offense and defense-we were leading 270 at halftime. Then Sycamore came back and with about two minutes to go (1: 48, to be exact), they were leading 30-27. Then we ran an interception back for a

given Deer Park two more TDs. The Wildcats jumped out to an 8-0 lead on the strength of a touchdown and a safety. made when Viox was tackled in the end zone. Deer Park scored once more in the second half. IH's only touchdown came on a six-yard run by Viox in the fourth quarter.

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The Spanish exchange students and teachers, with IH Spanish teacher Mrs. Linda Van Derbeck, show varying degrees o f enthusiasm for their visit.

February or are considering participating in the exchange this year. Three of the five Spaniards are here on their second trip to Cincinnati; Moreno, Santos, and Rodriguez came last year when the exchange with the Vigo school was new. The most notorious Spaniard, known affectionately as "Victor!", has returned with his saying from last year, "What a pity, what a party." (His English vocabulary has grown since then.) The most exciting event for the Spaniards this year will be Homecoming. For the last several years, the other exchangers have just missed the "fatal date." "Try to explain the significance of Homecoming t o one of them. I donat even know it myself; Aitken. The Homecoming game with

tional market, a tourof Cincinnati's Fire Museum, a tour of the Proctor and Gamble Plant, a visit to Dayton's Wright Patterson Museum, a trip t o the zoo and the Basilica Planetarium, a visit to Live Oaks Vocational School, and

floats and the Saturday night dance will be new and very American t o them. The Spaniards plan on attending the dance, with the luck that someone will ask them. There are even rumors of crowning Victor Homecoming King.

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by Jeff Gibson This week a new law took effect, a law which states that "it is illegal for a person under 18 years of age t o buy cigarettes and other tobacco products i n Ohio." l am opposed t o this new law because I feel it invades the freedom of choice of a minor. I have three reasons for my feelings: 1. If a minor wants a pack of Marlboros or a tin of Copenhagen bad enough, he will have no problem obtaining it. 2. 1 do not think that it i s any worse for a minor t o smoke or "dip" than i t i s for an adult. 3. With all the anti-tobacco campaigns and with parents putting pressure on their children, minors are just as informed about the hazards of tobacco as adults are. The rationale for this new law, which i s sponsored by Rep. Ike Thompson (D-Cleveland), i s to promote increased awareness on the hazards of tobacco use. I think that whether it i s bad for you or not, this will only encourage the use of tobacco among minors. "Those who want to smoke will find a way," according to Rep. Thompson, so if that is true,

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which I t h i n k i t is, what i s the use of spending the taxpayers' time and money on a law that will do no good? 1 would also like to ask Rep. Thompson and his supporters what the difference i s for an adult to smoke or "dip" and for a minor to do the same. I think that it i s a personal choice that one makes, and trying a cigarette or having a "dip" should certainly be enough for one not to use tobacco. Now you may ask the question, why do some kids smoke or chew? If one were t o ask me that question, I would ask him why adults do the same. The reasons are obviously not because a person wants to give himlherself cancer, but maybe because of pressure or stress. I am also of the opinion that telling people what they can and cannot do is not the correct way to approach an issue. I think that even more anti-tobacco campaigns, more encouragement not to smoke or chew i s the correct way to go about this issue. Teenagers are the most rebellious members of the population, and creating more laws and regulations only encourages one t o do

criticized what he is not supposed to. However, I do not urge any person t o go out and begin "dipping" or smoking just because they do not agree with the law.

I f you really want to take action, write a senator or congress-

I think that anyone, no man. matter what his age is, should be able t o make his own decisions on this issue without the legislation of a governing body.

Education Brian Rowe Department tion, and currently honors serves as IH Deby

lndian Hill High School was recently honored with the "Excellence in Education" award from the Federal Department of Education. Dr. Gary L. Bauer, representing the Department of Education, visited the high school o n September 19 and presented the school formally with a plaque and congratulatory speech to the School Board, faculty, and parents. The occasion at which Bauer spoke was also "Meet the Teacher" night. He cited a "dramatic increase in the quality of our schools as a whole" and praised IH's achievements as important contributions t o an "overall renewed confidence." Bauer continued that "the tide of mediocrity has been quieted by schools such as lndian Hill." Bauer i s the third ranking o f ficial in the Department of Educa-

puty Undersecretary for planning, budget, and evaluation. He i s also currently coordinating the Reagan Administration's legislative and budget response to the report of the National Commission on Excellence. Bauer concluded his speech with an optimistic praise of America i n general, and gave credit to the current system of schooling for making strides toward excellence. High school Principal Dr. Karl Feltman accepted the plaque from Bauer and proceeded to thank those whom he felt were most responsible for the award. Feltman equally praised the community, PTA, administration, faculty, and students for their efforts in improving lndian Hill High School. "The Best Becoming Better," a theme Feltman has used i n the past, summed up his attitudes and goals for the school year.

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October 5,1984

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"What makes Indian Hill so good? Its emphasis on a liberal education with a well-rounded curriculum that meets the needs of several levels of students (and not just rich ones)." This quotation from the August issue of Cincinnati Magazine reflects the manner in which the rest of the world views Indian Hill. One phrase in particular which catches the reader's eye is "liberal education." Upon reading the passage, the students in us questioned what sort of education we were receiving. Does liberal education really exist at Indian Hill? Among the student body, the opportunity for a liberal education is available, yet hard to obtain. Interaction among all types of students is needed in a liberal education, so one can learn how to cope in a society which is racially and ideologically separated. The make-up of the student body at IH offers only a limited social background. Integration is not a hall-

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Last year a minor furor errupted over the mandatory inclusion of basic skills tests in all courses. Many teachers were understandably irked that their grading practices were deemed inadequate for determining whether a student was passing a course. The grumbling died down quickly, though, because, as has been noted many times, the practice was only begun at the insistence of those eminent public servants at the Ohio Department of Education. No state edict has yet been quoted, however, to justify the most recent breach of faith in teachers' abilities, the required "course syllabus." This requires each teacher to write and distribute a formal outline of subject matter, textbooks, expectations, and grading practices. The usefulness of the syllabus is dubious. As one teacher pointed out, the collected syllabi could be useful to a student new to the district; granted, but isn't this process already taken care of by the Course Offerings Handbook and the Counseling Department? Indeed, the syllabi appear only to be a glorified, color-coded Course Offerings Handbook. Worse, the new policy serves not only no purpose but also a negative one. Teachers inevitably outline their grading policies at the beginning of school, and students discover academic and behaviorial expectations early. Some teachers even hand out more complete and informative outlines of subject matter. in fact, the mandatory course syllabus betrays a lack of confidence in the judgment of the teachers; we should treat them as what they are: adult professionals.

mark of Indian Hill education. Freedom to experience responsibility and room t o grow inside oneself is also a key to liberal education. However, in the past few years, restrictions and rules have been created by the administration or by the state hierarchy. Rules created to protect students often are oppressive and enforced simply for the purpose of "going by the book." Whether "the book" is right is of no consequence, of course. The only people who question "the book" are the students, but students have no say because many responsibilities that have given them a say in the past have been taken away by conservative administrative restrictions. The teaching staff at Indian Hill is excellent and does its best to offer a fine liberal education. The pressure exerted by the administration, though, is harmful to the educational process. For example, the lesson plan system locks a teacher into a tiresome indoctrination which trains the pupil by rote. Heaven forbid a teacher ever find an inspiration, and use an untried approach. After all, no student can acquire anything from liberal teaching, except for maybe a liberal education. The answer to the original question, therefore, is yes, liberal education does exist at Indian Hill, but it is laboring hard under the approach the administration takes toward instruction. The administration's approach may win national "excellence" in education awards, but it sacrifices liberal education in the process.

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Sophomores eligible for O'Brian Award Applications are now available to sophomores who want to attend the Hugh 0' Brian seminar in Columbus this spring. The Hugh 0' Brian delegate will be chosen on the basis of his responses to three

written questions and through an interview with past Hugh 0' Brian award winners, teachers, and administrators. Applications must be turned in by Friday, October 12.

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by Matt Feltman The boys' cross country team ran in the final EHL meet last Tuesday, held at Glen Este. The Braves finished fifth, retaining their placement of last year. Mariemont just narrowed out IH with a score of 132 to the Braves' 138. The winners, Glen Este, had a score of 40. Milford, the team predicted to win, wound up second with 42 points. IH's lead runner was senior Paul Monach with a time of 18:45, good for 2lst place. Not far behind was freshman Mark Young, who ran a 19:20 and finished in 24th place. Coach Enid Redman summarized the meet by saying, "The field was extremely tough but the team did well against the fine competition." On September 27 the Braves ran in a quadrangular meet with Glen Este, Hamilton, and CAPE. I H placed third with a score of 85.

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Junior David Ahlert (left) strains to stay ahead of his Glen Este opponent in last week's home quadrangular.

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Glen Este won the meet with a score of 19, followed by HamCAPE'S hadrunners a scoredid of not 58. One ofwhich ilton, finish, so they had no team score. Junior David Ahlert led the way for IH in ninth place and a time of 18:OO. IH ran at Wyoming only to find steep hills and their unconditioned selves on September 25. On the 3.4 mile course Monach again placed first for the Braves with a time of 21 :26. A t the Ross Invitational the running Braves placed eighth out of 11 teams with a combined score of 190. McNicholas won the meet with 57 points. Again Ahlert was the pacesetter for IH, running in 15th place and a time of 19: 14. He was closely followed by Monach, who received 22nd place and a time of 19:21. With the season coming to a close, IH only has two meets left on the regular schedule. The New Richmond Invitational is on Monday, which should serve as a tune-up for sectionals, which will be held next Saturday, September 16.

Hockey Squaws down Oakwood a second time by Anne Richards The varsity field hockey Squaws, 5-3, are doing much better than their record would suggest. In their most recent game, they beat Oakwood, 2-0. Both goals were scored by senior Gay Stauft. The Squaws were excited about this victory especially because Oakwood i s the team they will play In the first round ot sectional~. IH defeated Oakwood earlier in the season, 2-1. For the Oakwood game the Squaws were coming off a tough loss to Fairmont, 6-0. This i s the second time the Squaws have been defeated by the state champions, who account for two of IH's three losses. It looks like the Squaws will have t o defeat Fairmont in districts before they can go to state. The game before that was a win against Talwanda, 7-0. Five goals were scored in the first half by seniors Amy Wiatt, Stauft (who had two) and Stauft and Missy Kohls (2). Kohls scored in the second half as we1I. The varsity used their ability and quickness to outwit the Talwanda team for most of the sixty minutes. They kept the ball

on Talwanda's side of the 50-yard line for the vast part of the game, aiding junior goalie Linda Keller in getting her first shutout. The previous game the Squaws travelled to Seven Hills and beat them, 9-1. The scorers were Stauft (51, Wiatt, Kohls, Amy Albl, and Anne Richards. This win left IH 3-0 in the league. Coach Carol Wehmann is pleased with the overall perfort feels mance of tne teani, ~ l u she that "they have a lot of work ahead of them in order to advance to state competition."

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Seniors Missy Milligan and Anne Richards (center) bring the ball upfield in IH's 6-0 loss to Fairmont.

Koulouris confident for Sycamore win by Kevin Walzer "Tomorrow we win," said JV football coach Greg Koulouris. "Put that in there. Coach Koulouris predicts that the Braves will beat Sycamore.' " Who else would they be playing? What other opponent lights the fire in Koulouris' eyes? None but the arch-rival Aviators. "tt's a pretty strong prediction," conceded the coach of the 2-3 Braves. "But we have a pretty strong team." Indeed. Well, at least, the Braves have came close ro winning twice in

their last three games. They won one, came an extra-point away from winning another-and got whaled on in the third. The game Koulouris described as "the heartbreaker" was last week, when Glen Este edged IH 30-28. "So close...so close!" he murmured. "See, we were down 22-8 at halftime, and came back to tie at 22-then they went ahead 30-22. Then we scored a touchdown-and missed the extra point." So close, so close. IH's loss to Milford two weeks ago wasn't quite as close as the

Eagles thumped the Braves 26-8. "They are a powerful team," said Koulouris. "They beat Sycamore 36-0." Does that give rise to hope against the Aviators tomorrow ? They got shut out, IH did not ? "Like I said, we will win," said Koulouris. Was this said before or after IH's 18-8 win over Deer Park three weeks ago? Well, after, actually, but the romt, over the Wildcats could have given credence t o Koulouris' kimilar prediction three weeks ago. He said the Braves would win that game, too.

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by Paula Lyon The varsity soccer Squaws have taken a turn for the better. Starting with a 4-6-1 record, the Squaws went on a 5-2 run after a thrilling victory at Sycamore, 3-1. Their 5-1 streak was halted at the worst possible time by Loveland, 4-2, in the opening round of the EHL tournament last Saturday. I t dashed their hopes for a possible victory. The Squaws led 2-0 at halftime with goals by sophomore Kathy Ott and freshman Kelly Ovington, but the Tigers came back to lead 3-2. The Squaws hoped to tie the score, but with 50 seconds remaining the Tigers were granted a penalty shot, which goalie Cadi Cucinotta failed to stop. The win was a measure of revenge for Loveland, for IH defeated them 3-2 the game before. Goals were scored by 5 freshman Tricia Craig with two, and Ott. Cucinotta played an excellent game at goal. On September 20 the Squaws beat Madeira in a tension-filled contest that improved their record to 8-7-1. The long goal was scored by Ovington. Cucinotta had 11 saves to register the shutout.

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IH scored an impressive upset over Walnut Hills, the fifthranked team in the city. Craig and junior Chris Hall each scored in the 2-1 win. The victory that started the winning stretch was IH's 3-1 win over Sycamore on September 13. Goals were scored bv junior Lee Baumes, Hall, and Craig.

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the game. The Squaws are ready t o do battle against their remaining opponents, but will have t o do so without the coaching of Birney, who leaves October 8 for a new job in St. Louis. C.B. Craig, father of team member Tricia u a l g will take over Birney's coaching position for the remainder of the season.

"We were really psyched for that game," commented sophomore Diana Greiner. "It was the best I've seen them play all season," commented coach Gary Birney. "They really played as a team." Sycamore was ahead 1-0 until the third quarter when the Squaws came back strong to fin-

JV kickers lose close one to 9-1-1 by Chris Kemczinski The JV soccer Braves have been playing some tremendous soccer of late In IH's most recent game against the 9-1-1 Moeller Crusaders, the JV lost 3-0 after a hardfought battle. That evened their record at 5-5-1. However, IH scored impressive shutouts the week before, amassing nine goals against Mariemont, Madeira, and Walnut Hills. The goals were scored by freshmen Greg Long, and Reagan Bransom, as well as sophomore Chris Kem~crinski who put in two each, and freshmen Charlie Gall and Lee Tucker, who each scored one. Excellent defensive play was provided by freshman Scott Stertmeyer, who has been the malnstay of

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As IH approaches the tail end of their season, if "we continue to play at the peak

through our last five games, we should end on a winning note," said coach Steve Thompson.

Weiss, Stratman and Wahl claimed the singles victories while Wilbur, Chabut, Richards, and fresh-

man Sara Beck were the victors in doubles. Princeton had no better luck the day before. IH put them away 5-0. Weiss, Stratman, and Wahl collected the wins in singles,

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while Richards, Meyer, freshman Dee Cutler, and junior Tracy Ervin earned the wins in doubles. The day before, IH ousted Walnut Hills 3-2. In singles, Weiss and Stratman triumphed.

Wahl and Chabut captured the doubles wins. In their third match of the season, IH defeated Country Day 4-1. Singles were won by Weiss, Stratman, and Wahl. Chabut and Wilbur won in daubles.

RIVALRY, from p. 10 that DE-or a low enrollment, at least-was one of the major reasons Sycamore defeated lndian Hill the first seven, times they played. In 1960-the seventh time they played-the Aviators handed the Braves the worst defeat they have ever suffered, blasting them 72-0. No lndian Hlll team before or since has given up that many points. The next two years, 1961 and 1962, lndian Hill did not play Sycamore. Then-in 1964-Indian Hill scored what ranks as the greatest upset in Brave history. This was the other game that Clark pointed to in what he called "the two most memorable games I've been in."

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"Sycamore at that time had just joined the EHL-I think that was the first year they were in the league," said Clark. "They had the highest-scoring offense in the city, and they were ranked second or third in the local polls. Well, we took them on and won 6-0." A shutout? Mighty big turn of events in what amounts to two games. What I'm saying here is, given the recent trend of lndian HillSycamore-a Biblical seven-year string of losses-could a similar turnaround happen? Remember, in the early years, the 1950's, lndian Hill had just been consolidated from several smaller schools and had an even smaller

enrollment than now. The enrolment now i s dropping, but 60 new students enrolled this year, drastically offsetting that downward descent-the high school only has nine less students than it did last year. Could the enrollment be picking up? Granted, it would take several years of increasing enrollment to catch up to A A A Sycamore. But it's food for thought. At any rate, it's too late now. This is it. The final chapter in the I H-Sycamore rivalry -the oldest one in lndian Hill history-will be written tonight. It'll probably be a happy ending for Sycamore, a sad one for IH-but it'll be an ending. No more need be said.

b y Paul Monach The marching band notched perhaps i t s biggest victory in winning the grand championship at the prestigious Roger Bacon Band Invitational on September 22. The competition featured bands from Kentucky and Indiana as well as Ohio, and, as director Mr. Stephen Strider pointed out, "There were some very fine bands there." He added, "The most gratifying thing is that our reputation as a fine performing organization is spreading." IH's top competition came from a Kentucky band, Dixie Heights, which won the big band IH (class AA) competition. earned 339.7 points of a possible 400 in three categories: marching and maneuvering (100 max.), music (200 max.), and general effect (100 max.); Dixie Heights received 323.8 points for i t s show. Strider noted that it i s difficult to win a grand championship from the smaller division, competing against bands that can more easily produce a big, full sound. The I H musicians were not the only members to do well. Senior drum majors Scott Seward and Ken Jones won the title of best field commanders, and the color guard finished a close second in class A to Blue River. Commenting on the band's recent metamorphosis into a quality competition group, Strider said, "There was one judge who had seen us four years ago, and he said that the level of performance and sophistication was markedly improved." The win was not only the first taste of IH's recent success for the many freshmen in the band, but also for assistant director Mr. Joe Gaudio, a veteran of many years

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the four trophies won at the Roger Bacon Invitational. in the IH system but a rookie in if we lost to a good band." high school marching band. "I The band will encounter many like this part about winning," such bands next Saturday at the laughed Gaudio, adding more seriReading Invitational, including ously, "But I would accept losing, always-tough Roger Bacon, which

only performed in exhibition at its own contest. Commented Strider, "This [the Roger Bacon victory] is wonderful, but now we're looking to Reading; there will be many fine bands there, and they'll be waiting for us." A t Reading as at Roger Bacon, the I H band will perform i t s full competition show, which it has also performed at one home and one away game, and will perform at Sycamore tonight. This show opens with a marching band arrangement of "Take the A Train," followed by "Conversations," the first percussion feature the band has played in several years, and the popular "Malaguena." The show ends with "Softly As I Leave You," complete with an ironically loud and powerful ending.

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NCTE Award winners (and Chieftain editors) Paul Monach and David Cook continue a thirteen year tradition.