September
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1967
THE ADVOCATE
VOL. LXXI I I NO.
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Dardo, Chris Introduce Distant Lands to Links
UNKSLOG ser,tember
21 FTA This year's American Field Service students at Lincoln FHA High School are Dardo Schopf of Uraguay, and Christian BigWriter' s Club ler of Switzerland. 22 Football--Pius Leaving Uraguay August 23, Dardo arrived in Lincoln AuPeppers gust 28, to spend this school year with the family of Dennis 25 International Club Kumm,a senior at Lincoln High. 26 parents Group Meeting Dardo comes from Minas Auditorium--7 : 30 p.m. is accustomed to breakfasting Lavallej a, Uraguay, a moder- at the same time as we do , Aqualinks ate-sized town with a popu- but usually has only a cup 27 Math Club lation of about 70,000. He of coffee. Astronomy club nour big meal , and his 14-year-old sister, Mummers similar to your dinner, is Mary, live with their parents eaten at noon, and later we 28 Science Club about two blocks from the Mi mes have afternoon tea . central square . 30 Football - -East High HOPESTO SEE SNOW
Living in South America all of his life, Dardo has never seen snow and is anxiously awaiting the appeara11ee of the first flakes. One can only hope the unpredictable Nebraska weather will co-operate!
In Uraguay, D~rdo attended the Department High School of Lavallej a. "My former school is smaller than Lincoln High and everyone knows each other well. Attending Lincoln High is like living in a large city," he commented. Classes are scheduledfrom March to October and, since Dardo left in August, the middle of the school year, he will have to complete his final year there before he is able to graduate . ·.
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ONTO COLLEGE After leaving America and Lincoln, Dardo plans to begin the first of six years of study at the Facul tad de Economic Sciences in Montevideo where he will study public accounting. His special interest is Latin-American problems.
Dardo' s main problem in America, as is the case with most persons in a foreign country, can be best explained in his own words, "I know what I am talking about but I don't know what I'm saying!" CHRISOF SWITZERLAND
October 2 Newcomers Club Human Relations 3 Red Cross Aqualinks 4 Camera Club
Council
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Writers Club Honors Convocation Regents Examination Football--Grand Island I~ternational Club Aqualinks
Links Lauded The 1967 Links has been ad vised that it has received a first class award from the National Scholastic Press Association
SOCCER AT LINCOLN HIGH ?
Leaving his home in Basel, Switzerland, August 3 , Chris arrived in Lincoln to spend the school year with John Madison. a senior at Lincoln High, and his family.
"School sports in Uraguay are a little different from those in America, "Dardo notes somewhat regretfully. Soccer is the main sport; basketball and volleyball are two others which are also played.
This trip was quite an undertaking for someone who attended a school with only 250 students . The reason for the small enrollment, Chris explained, is that the school , (continued on page 3)
Concerning sports and especially soccer, he commented, "When I arrived in Lincoln I was given a physical and told that I could participate in a sport if I wanted to. I haven't yet de cided if I will. You have no soccer team here but Chris , the AFS student from Switzerland , and I are working on it!" The biggest adjustment to American life that Dardo has had to make has been to the irregularity (at least to him) of the eating hours. He
Loehr To Answer purpose of the group Clamor for 'Help' thisTheyear, as every year, is Girls, despair no longer; you, too, may come to under- New I •A' Period, stand the intricacies of football. Co-ed Swimming During the week of September 25-29, football coach Andy Loehr, will conduct a non - credit course in football tactics.
The sessions will be held from 8: 00-8:40 in the little theatre.
"What' s going on at Lincoln High School?" is the the::ie chosen by the Lincoln High School Parents Group for the 1967-68 school term . OF GROUP
A time-schedule change as well as the change-over in participation in beginning swimming classes are two innovations of the new Lincoln High School term.
A noticeable addition is the five-minute "A'' period. During this int erval, roll is taken and announcements are made. Morning assemblies will be scheduled at this time.
The second innovation is co-ed swimming. For the first time at Lincoln High, boys have an equal opportunity with the girls to learn to swim as a result of the newly developed co-educational swimming program.
Formerly girls had exclusive use of the pool except for one period a day. Now boys may also participate jointly in the beginning swimming classes.
Population Ebbs; Ratio Favors Girls Lincoln High School houses 2, 053 students this year . The
boys claim a majority with 1,051 compared with 1,008 girls .
(from left) Dardo and Chris examine a nostalgic to of a past state champion.
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BREAK A LEG,CAST!
'Miracle Worker' Opens Fall Dramatic Season The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, will be produced as the all-school play on October 29, at 7: 30 p. m., in the Lincoln High School Auditorium. Mrs. Joyce Cox dramateach er , will direct, assisted by Mrs. Diana Tough, student teacher, and student director Jim Daniel.
Technical director is Paul Baker ; lighting director is Craig Wakefield; and sound director is Jim Amen. Set construction will be done by Mr. James Joyner , woodworking instructor, and his students. A three-act play, The Miracle Worker, is the story of deaf, mute, and blind Helen Keller as a young girl. Her parents can no longer cope with her animal- like behavior, and in desperation hire Miss Annie Sullivan as a teacher.
Annie Sullivan surmounts many obstacles in her efforts to bring Helen back into the world. Eventually , she works a miracle which unlocks the door to Helen' s mind,
Parents Group To Observe 'What Goes On at School'
PURPOSE
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The total, somewhat below that of last year , is made up of 603 seniors, 702 juniors, and 748 sophomores.
to inform parents of Lincoln High students about what the school has to offer.
Mr. Harry Kuklin , faculty co-worker on the executive committee of the Parents , Group says, "Each school department will show what it does and the equipment it has to help it function . "
Helen will be played by Genece Filbert, and Annie by Sarah Srb.
Other cast members include Kate (Helen's mother), Alda Leitis; captain Keller. Paul Baker; the doctor, Gary Ches- 1 nin; Martha, Ingrid Krumins; Percy, Ted Herman; Aunt Ev, Marilyn Hausner; Avagnos(Annie' s friend), RodHernandez; Viney, Sue Lyons; Jim Keller, Gene Filbert; and John, Kevin Leif eh. Blind children are porttrayed by Kathy Amen, Debbie Sheldon, Wendy Voss, and Carolyn Wipf. Other girls are Sarah, Debbie Hamnet; Alice, Sally Stubbs ; and Mary. Cheryl Powell, Offstage voices include a man's voice , Fred Key; Jimmie' s voice , MarkRinne; first crone, Kathie Brauer; second crone , Debbie Hamnet; and third crone , Jinx Davies.
Changes Shift School Duties Of Personnel With the beginning of the school year, several major personnel assignments have been effected at Lincoln High.
Mr. Jim Sommers has added the responsibility of attendance director to his duties as Lincoln High director of athletics. Mr. Harry Kuklin has moved into Room 201 as the new assistant principal in charge of instruction .
At the first meeting , scheduled for September 2e. at 7:30 in the auditorium, Mr. Guilford Burnhamis now areas of special interest serving as counselor for the will be demonstrated . Obser- Neighborhood Youth Corps vation of the team teaching (NYC), replacing Mr. Kuklin . approach in history, inspection of th e Midwest's largest group of simulators in Mr. John Bruce has exdriver's education, demonchanged his teaching duties for those of director of stration of the electric media. typewriters in typing classes , electrial and an explanation of the video tape recorder of the The morning hours find Miss audio visual department are Elizabeth Grone working at on the agenda. PSAB as the city-wide consultant for languages. She FOUR MEETINGS still teaches French at Lincoln High fourth, fifth, and The Parents Groupwi 11 meet sixth periods. four times this year beside the first general session, September 26, November 14, Mr. Richard Terry will be March 19, and an April 30 serving the school in the meeting for parents of sensports activities program as well as continuing on the iors have also been scheddrivers education staff. He uled as meeting dates. is the new intramural program The Parents Group officers, director. chairmen, and faculty co-wor k ers this year include: Mrs. Pearl Bogenrief has Executive Committee moved from 201 to the ticket Presidentsbooth across from the cafeMr. & Mrs. Herb Jespersen teria. Here , students may payv Vice-president & Program book fines , shop bills, and purchase performance tickets . ChairmenMr. & Mrs. Herman Wiebers SecretariesMr. & Mrs. Don Petring TreasurersMr. & Mrs. Percy Logan
Of interest is Mr. William Pfieff' s move to Room 202 where he continues to serve as vice-principal and dean of boys.