EXPLORER WILL HOLD "COKE DANCE" VISION AND HEARING TESTS ADMINISTERED

Vision and hearing screening was done at LaSa ll e during the week of February 14. All health classes were screened. A new approach was made using group equipment which allowed an entire class to be tested at one time. "The students seemed to en­joy this method," said Miss Shellen­berger, the school nµrse.

TB skin testing will be done on April 11. All juniors, faculty and staff will be tested at that time. Repre ­sentatives from the Tuberculosis As­sociation will be at LaSalle to conduct the tests.

Here Mr. Singleton and the band practice for the concert which is to be held March 10.

The school nurse, Miss Shellen­berger, feels that "these screening tests are important to detect health prob lems that might go unnoticed for months or even years.

Band Concert To Be Presented

Finance Conference Held At Notre Dame

On March 10, at 7:30 p.m. the LaSalle High School band will give its first band concert at the Marquette School auditorium. There will be a genera-I. admission of 50~ for both stu-

Last Tuesday Marcia Katz and dents and adults. Ann Shelley attended a conference spon - The Marquette School bands will also sored by the Scholarship Association of play that night . The bands, A and B, Indiana Colleges and Universities. The will play separately, only coming to­purpose of the conference was to let gether for their final piece, "When students know what kind of Financial The Saints Come Marching In." Aid is available to them. Marcia and After this part of the program is Ann were asked to participate in the over, the LaSalle band will begin to conference so that this vital informa- play. They will play a medley of songs tion could be brought back to the stu- from "The Sound of Music." The dents of LaSalle in the Explorer. In medley will be played as one contin;uous future issues this information will be song but will include "Sound of Music," introduced. "Climb Every Mountain," "My Favor-

The program had many guest speak- ite Things," and "Do Re Mi." The ers, including Congressman John Brad- LaSalle band will a lso play "Semper emas, who is a member of the House Fidelis," a march by Jo hn Phy ll ip Education and Labor Committee. Sousa, a novelty called "Train in the

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Night," and Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme,

In the concert LaSalle will feature its first cornet player, Lester Thorn­berg. He will play a solo, but will be accompanied by the band.

The present LaSalle band has 56 members, but by next yeaF they expect to have about 34 more, bringing the total to 90. For its members the band has ordered one hundred new uniforms. The uniforms are conser­vative. The concert uniforms are black with red trim. When the band goes marching, it will add a scarlet overlay which will cover the chest back and shoulders of the uniform. The overlay also has a military collar.

In the middle of May the LaSalle band will give another concert. This one will be held at LaS::ille.

MARCH 4, 1966

STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Results of the Student Council

primary elections held on Monday, Feb­ruary 21 ha-ve been announced. The candidates for the primary election were Valerie King , Russ Manly, Tony Menyhart, Steve Nyikos, Paul Sovin­ski, and Fred Tamke for president; Dave Johnson, Ken Krzyzaniak, Ann Shelley, and Miriam Weinstein for vice-president; Kathy Demske, Cindy Paxson, and Evelyn Polay for sec­retary; and Connie Dimich, Mike Scho­line, and Marilee Symon for treasurer .

WILL BE ELECTED FRIDAY These candidates were eliminated to be no speeches. Brief articles about two for each office . The candidates why the candidates want to be elected chosen to run in the final election to are on page three. Ballots will be dis­be held on March 4 are Steve Nyikos tributed . in homeroom Friday and each and Paul Sovinski for president, Dave student will be requested to vote for Johnson and Ann Shelley for vice- one student for each office. Mr. Miller president, Kathy Demske and Cindy will be advisor to the Student Council Paxson for secretary, and Connie Dim- after the officers are elected . Rep ­ich and Mike Scholine for treasurer . resentatives will be chosen shortly

after the election of officers . Campaigning will be allowed for this

election. Each candidate may have his Pictured below are the candidates own posters and badges, but there will for Student Council offices.

PAPER CHOOSES BEST "STAFFER" PHONOGRAPH,OTHER

PRIZES TO BE GIVEN Explorer staff members are par­ticipating in the annual recognition of the Most Valuable Staffer by the South Bend Tribune.

Come one! Come all! to the dance at LaSalle High School. The Coca Cola Company will supply free cokes and Joe Kelly will be our disc jockey. Loads of door prizes will be given and you could win the bonus prize--a four­speed Westinghouse phonograph. This "coke dance" will be sponsored by the EXPLORER staff in the cafeteria Fri­day, March 11 from seven-thirty to ten, Tickets must be purchased in advance. They will be available from any staff members at school for fifty cents . No tickets will be sold at the door. School attire is to be worn and the dance will be properly chaperoned, Let's make this a whopping success . See you at the dance!!

This award is given each year to a member of the school newspaper staffs by a representative from the Tribune at an appropriate ceremony near the end of the school year. The winner of this highly valued award will receive a plaque on which will be engraved his or her name and the name of the school. There will be adequate pub­licity about it in the Tribune. A list of journalism scholarships available at different colleges and universities will also be given to the winner.

The recipient of this award is to be chosen by the advisor and staff of the newspaper and is to be the person they think has contributed the most to the paper. Sometime in the month of April, Mrs. Nelson, Explorer advisor, will ask for nominations for the Most Val­uable Staffer from her staff , Shortly afterwards an election will be held among the staff.

There are three basic requirements the nominees must meet. 1.) He or she must be a good student. (Explorer staff members must have a "C" average.) 2.) He must have been a member of the staff for at least one year. 3.) He should be the person who has made the greatest contribution to the success of the paper, regardless of his position.

SCIENCE CLUB Science Club members are busy

preparing their projects for the Sci­ence Fair. The Club as a whole is investigating the properties of c r ysta l s, their growth and development, and their production of different ·geometric patterns. They are also working on biological experiments.

ACADEMY PROGRAM PLANNED On Tuesday, March 29, Midshipman

Douglas May will be here to speak to all boys interested in going to the Naval Academy at Annapolis . Mr. May, a student at the Academy himself, will meet with the boys i)1 the library and show a movie at 3: 15. He is a graduate of John Adams High Schoo l and will talk about student life and activities at the Academy.

CALENDAR Friday, March 4

Student Council Elections Juniors order class rings

Thursday, March 10 Band Concert-At Marquette School

Friday, March 11 EXPLORER "Coke Dance" End of grading period

Thursday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day

March 18-19 Science Fair

Science Fair On March 18-19

The 1966 Science Fair will be held on March 18 and 19. Anyone is wel­come to enter. An application blank can be obtained from any of the science teachers. If any help is needed or if any students have questions, the sci­ence teachers would be more than glad to assist. If you plan to enter, be sure and register now. LaSalle would like to be well - represented. Any high school student may enter; however, any student in the tenth grade or up is re­quired to write a paper on research, data, and conclusion of his experiment. This paper will count considerably in judging the entries. This report may a lso be entered in the Ford "Future of America" Awards Program and other programs of recognition. Each winner will have the right to go on to the Regional Science Fair to be held at Manchester College on April 16.

A contestant may enter only one exhibit. Credit for help from other students, teachers, or parents must be a part of the exhibit.

Ribbons will be given for best entries, besides the opportunity to go on to the Regional Fair.

Be sure to register soon and help LaSalle be well represented. Everyone has a chance to win! There are several students already planning to enter .

BANQUET PLANNED An awards banquet may be held in

the spring. The banquet will honor the boys who have participated in basket­ball, wrestling, and swimming. It is proposed to have one banquet next year for all sports; however, awards will be given at a scheduled assembly. This event would take place at the end of each "sport" season for our school.

NAMES OMITTED The following students were omitted

in the last issue of the Explorer on the honor roll: Lucette Janowiak, Carol McClean, Steve McDaniels, Linda No­wicki, and Rita Smith .

PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER

STE VE NYIKOS PAUL SOVINSKI DAVID JOHNSON ANN SHELLEY KATHY DEMSKE CYNTHIA PAXSON CONNIE DIMICH MIKE SCHOLINE

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Editorial i ~ AND NOW A WORD 00

FROM OUR SPONSOR Ladies and gen tl emen , we take you now to the fl oor of the convention hall in

LaSalle City where the keynote speaker is about to deliver the keynote address. We will r eturn with further coverage of the convention after this message from our sponsor . ....

"Delegates to the convention , I am honored to be here tonight as the keynote speaker. I always welcome opportunities to express my thoughts about running the government of a larg e high school such as yours. You students have an especia lly wonderful chance to begin a tradition of picking the best people to

THE EXPLORER

Dear Dia ry, " Hell o fun lovers of America!"

is the usual greeting of MIKE MC­CUE on th e day before the paper goes to press. I'm not saying that every other Thursday is hec ti c, but it is not calm especially for Frenchy when she forgets her diary. It is at that point that editors become a nuisance. The long hours affect more than one member of the EXPLORER staff. For exa mple, one of the page editors soothes his nerves by slidin g down the banisters (after four o'clock, of course) .

' fill the offices on th e LaSa ll e Student Council . At a new school with no stereo­types set up for candida tes to follow, you should be ab le to es tab li sh a pattern, How many of you LaSalle - ites have a tradition, of finding the bes t possible students to hold Student Council noticed the overhead projectors in offices . You should be able to keep th e standards of your Student Council high. every classr oom? The program sched-

"To se t this pattern for elections , you will hav e to r evie w th e standards ul e for the following week is . .... normally u sed in choosing candidates for Student Council offi ces . High schools Monday: MRS. CARROL -- " You

MARCH 4, 1966

usu all y insist upon good grade averages and good charac ter tr aits in th e students Don' t Say" who wish to run for an office . The faculty and administration want th e officers Tu esday: MR. SINGLETON ---of their school's Stud ent Council to project the right image of the school. "Have Music Will Tr ave l" Th ey also tr y to protect the students and candidates; they don't want anyone Wedn esday: MR. HUGHES -- " Th e having problems with gr ades because the duties of his office a re too much for ELF Club"

Calm and unhurri ed, th e English Department poses for an Explorer picture. In the back row, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Silverman, and Mr. Merriman . Miss Nykamp, Mrs . Herita ge and Mrs . Carroll are in the front row . Not in th e picture: Mr. Luebke and Mr. Lewandows ki .

him. Students, too, want th e officers of th eir Stud ent Council to b e th e kind of Thursday: MISS JOHNSON person everyone admires; th ey want someone who can get thin gs done; they want "Where the Action ls" someone who really wants to work for the school and the Student Council, not Friday: MR. RENSBERGER

REQUIRED READING someone who is running just for the glor y of th e office. "World Wide Sports" Th e English Departm ent is the

" I trust that you here at LaSalle hav e the same standards for your candidates It has been brought to my at- largest depart ment at LaSalle . The to measure upt oand th esame id easas to what kind of person a candidate should t ention, Diary, that MR. HOFFMAN'S staff includes eight full-time English be. If your qualifications and standards are the same as those expressed in th e Ger man classes a r e about to revolt teach ers and two who t eac h only one preceding paragraph, then you will have to be satisfied with stereotyped if he doesn ' t wash his blackboards. English clas s. candidates . Each voter should add a few qualifications to· th e list and try to find I wonder if he ' ll ever run out of Mrs. Her ita ge , chairman of th e candidates who measure up to his list of qua lifications. Don't be satisfied with yellow cha lk ? English Departm ent , was graduated the facts that all th e students runnin g for offices have good grade averages, or Isn ' t it nice that MR. MILLER'S from Ball State where she received that the candidates are a ll nice kids , Don' t vote for someone just beca use he students think so much of him ? Th ey a Bac helor of Arts. She t eaches two played va r si ty ping-pong or because she is an old friend. Questi on each even turn ed all his maps upside down junior and two sop homore classes. candidate's ability to l ead the student body. Think about the genuine int e r es t so that he would have something to Her sophomore classes a r e reading the cand idate has in LaSalle High School. ·read while he was practicing hi s yoga . Julius Caesar while the junior classes

" If you, the voters, exe rcis e your votin g privileges wisely, LaSa ll e could How many of you Lions recognize are studying weste rn lit eratur e . She have the fin est Student CQuncil in th e c ity. LaSa ll e could start a tradition by this well known guy from LaSall e? . fe els that the student body is ambitious having Studen t Counc il officers who r ea lly think th eir school is great and who __ ops in basketba ll and very coope rati ve. work hard to do their best in thei r position. Th e choice is yours." odles of fun Another gr aduate of Ball State, Mr ,

--an a liv e Merriman, teaches three freshman and Another long-winded keynote address, Chet. Yes, David, Ladies and gentle­

men, stay tuned to this network for our regular ly scheduled broadcast. Goodnight, Chet. Goodnight, David . And now a word from our sponsor .. ..

L A SALLE as adapted from "C hicag o" by Carl Sandburg

eyilish eyes -- ff ec tive on th e court --as ks in th e lime light -- bit cut e --xuberance plus --a l ented

up ercalifra gilistic

Must dig into my memory l essons; th e gossip union is touchy about those things. Au r evoi r until St. Pat's Day when a ll good Fren chys celebrate th ei r ancestry.

FRENCHY P .s. Remember, diary, an arrogant bug is a cocky roa ch.

two junior classes, which ar e all work-

SURE AN' B'GORRA, IT'S THE LUCK

OF THE IRISH Many of you may have noticed that

Mar ch 1 7 is just a r ound the corner . This is a specia l day for all people of Iri sh descent , Whereve r Irishm en liv e , the day is celebrated with parades, speeches, and dinners. The celebr a­ti ons in Dublin, New York, Boston, and Chicago are sometimes spectacular to see , Green, the color of th e day , is

Educator for the district, Mind Developer, Tutor of Tr ades ~w orn and displayed everyw here , es -Counselor with advice for the Community 's young blood; THE EXPLORER pecially in th e form of the shamrock , Learning, Maturing, Growing, L egend says that St. Patrick us ed this School of the Mighty Lions: as a symbol of the Trinity. Th e holida y

Th ey tell me you are unorganized and I believe them, for I have seen your LaSall e High School itself is dedicated to St. Patrick, patron new club s str uggling to start up and prosper. 2071 Elwood Avenue saint of Ir el and, who l ived in the fifth

And th ey .tell me you are without a gym and I answer: Yes, it is true; I see South Bend, Indiana century · Although LaSalle is still a st udents wlio want to exe r cise and hold assemblies and cannot. Literary Staff new school, March 17 will show how

P d ·t M · Kat many full - blooded Irish lads and And they tell me you have no seniors and my reply is: On the faces of juniors age one e 1 or . . . . a r c1a z

and sophomo r es I have seen the mark s of ab le l eaders hip . Pag e two editor ... . Ann Shelley lasses are her e . And having answe r ed so I turn ed once more to those who sneer at this my school, Pag e thre e edi tor ... • Pat Moon

and I give them back th e snee r and say to them: Pag e four editor ... Mike McCue Come and show me anot her school with lift ed head singing so proud to be alive Rep ort e rs ... Nancy Br ewer , Kathy

and coarse and st r ong and cunnin g. Cla eys , J ohn Garrage, Arlene Playing varsity teams amid th e toil of building a fine tradition. Her e is a ta ll , Cramer, Vicki Daughert y, Betty

bold student body set vivid against the littl e soft school; Hinz, Vicki Leza k, Pat McCue, Mighty as a Li on with tongue lapping for victory, cunning as a savage pitted Ma r y Niegodski, Evelyn Polay,

against the wilderness, Kathy Steiner, Charl ene Raten -Bareheaded, ski, Dave Gardn er, Linda Gar-Striving, nitz, Linda Saunders Workin g, Busin ess Staff Planning, Business manager ... Mary Hafron Practicing, Impr oving, Winning Busin ess staff .. Brenda Williams,

Inside the hall s, Pride ove r their faces, ta lking with many fri ends ; Vicki Leza k Inside, showing eac h student a fi e r ce schoo l spiri t with eve r y action, Ads . . . Diane Norris Micky Bickel Showing as a determined Lion shows his courage, who has never tast ed the Circulation ... . . . : . Mike Hei m

hunter's bullet, Bragging and knowing

body are the futur e Knowing!

th at under this roof is a student body, and insid e this Art Staff citiz ens of our city, (or the grea test kids in the world) Artists .. Bob Klute, Pat Pritchard

Photo grapher . . . . . . Jim Bromle y

Knowing the desire , the willin gness, th e drive, the fiercen ess of a Lion , determined, strong, proud to be the Educator for the District, a Mind Developer, Tutor of Tr ades, Counselor with Advice, and th e Community's Young Blood.

by Bill Lil e, Freshman

Advisor Mrs. Faye Nelson

Published biweekly Printed by Duley Press, Inc .

Mishawaka, Indiana

Another important date that falls in Mar ch is Lent; It's observed in the Catholic, Lutheran, Greek Orth odox , and other Christian chur ches. Th e fast begins with Ash Wednesday and extends through Holy Week. Some people relate L ent to the 40-d ay fast of Mos es and Jesus, while most of us think of L ent as a tim e to give up cand ies , cokes , and gum until temptation finally ove r­comes our hum an weaknesses. How long do you think you ca n hold out ?

ing on grammar. He received his Bac hel or of Science at Ball State and did hi s graduate work at Notre Dame. He feels that alth ough th e s tud ent body has had a hard tim e finding itself, it has generated a fine spirit.

Mrs. Carroll teaches sop homore and junior cla sses. Her sophomore c lasses are reading short stories and doing research projects on Sh a k esp ear e, while her juniors are working on the Transcendental Movement. A graduate of St. Mary's College, she also at ­tended Columbi a University in New York . She received a Bachelor of Arts in English .

Mrs. Nelson, a relative newcomer to th e teaching profession, has four English c lasses, two jun ior ancl t o freshman. Graduating from Ball State, she received a Bachelor of Science in language arts while minoring in jour­nalism and speech. She also attended Franklin College. Before deciding to enter the teaching profession, she worked in the business world . She feels that the student body has both its good and bad points, but that it is mostly very good.

Miss Nykamp, a graduate of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, r eceived her Master's Degree from Michigan State University. She attended Notre Dame last summer and is now doing work at Indi ana University , Her classes are finishing grammar and beginning work on Julius Caesar . "Curious, lively and ener getic" is the way Miss Nykamp describes the LaSalle student body.

Students in Mr . Luebke's English c lasses are reading Silas Marner and participating in panel discussions . He attended Valparaiso University, and was graduated from Bethel Coll ege , Last summer he attended Notre Dame.

Mrs . Silv erm an teaches five fresh­man English classes, which all are studying parag r aphs, A graduate of Indi ana University, she received a Bachelor of Science in education wit h a major in English.

Mr. Lewandowski teaches freshman English classes along with deve lop­mental reading. His classes are doing book reports.

Miss Dienhart and Mr. Hoffman a lso teach one English class each .

BOOSTER CLUB Elections for Booster Club officers

will take place in a few weeks. Booster Club members will be the only people a ll owed to vote and to run for office . Committees have also been formed for various purposes. One committee is preparing to write the Booster Club constitution while anot her is planning for next year's pep assemblies.

Members are also planning a faculty basketball game for sometime in March .

MARCH 4, 1966

Students Pledge Loyalty To S. C.

All students running for offi ces in th e Student Council elec tion wer e re­quir ed to state "w hy I sh ould be elected" befor e th ey were accepted for nomination. They appear here in their ori gina l, unedit ed form . Pl ea s e r ead th em ca r efully and jud ge thesep eoplebe for eyo u vote. Pictur es a r e on page one.

Steve Nyikos If I am elected pr esident of the LaSall e High School Student Council, some of

th e ac hievements I would lik e to make for our school a r e as follows: 1) to get a student dir ectory p rint ed and sold among th e students, 2) to have at leas t one " All School Dance" b efore th e end of the year if fa c ilities permit, and 3) to perform the duties of th e office to which I am elec ted. The purpose of these acti viti es would be to obtain some funds for th e Student Council Tr eas ury and to get the stud ents of LaSall e better acq uain ted with each other and other sc hools . Th ese would als o help to promote th e " La Sall e School Spirit."

Paul Sovinski If I am elected to the LaSa ll e Student Council I believe I ca n help our sc hool

in seve ral ways . Being rais ed as part of a large family has tau ght me th e principles of unse lfi shness, to ge therness and obedienc e. Whil e parti cipating in sports I have le arned the importanc e of t ea mwork and fair pl ay, and th e spirit of coope rati on. If I can be part of th e Student Council and assist in the pro­gr amming and fostering of th ese id eal s I believe my background will speak for itself . I can help influence good so c ial behavior and can help in th e further ance of our "sc hool spirit."

David Johnson LaSalle needs something to bring th e studen ts close r tog ether into a unit ed

s tud ent body of LaSall e High School. The student body needs a common sour ce of leade rship to foll ow. I beli eve th e Student Council can be this l eade r ship. The establis hm ent and effi cient functioning of a good Student Counc il could mean a gr eater unity in th e student body, for each student has an equal chance to express his opinion , and if el ected a l eade r of thi s Student Counc il I will do everyt hing possib le to aid in th e estab lishm ent and functioning of a successful Student Council.

Ann Shelley

I hate to be so pres umptu ous as to say that I ca n help LaSall e, but I know that if elec ted I will t r y my best to help build LaSalle into a rea lly "g re at" sc hool. If I were el ected to an office , I would use my position to help make th e Studen t Council a co - ordinat ed org anization which would support all sc hool activi ti es and boos t tradition at LaSa ll e .

Kathy Demske

For a new sc hool you need a har d worker that wants to get involv ed with the sc hool as well as the stu dents. You are expec ted to get to the point of any prob­lems that may ari se . Th ere should be a desire to push sc hool spirit and to unite th e s tud ents . They shou ld be s hown the way of being our futur e citi zens by th e influ ence of our rul es . Th e estab l ished Stud ent Council coul d make plans for th e incoming freshmen in th e years ahead, such as havin g an orientation to introduce the sur r oundin gs .

Cynthia Paxson By being el ected secretary, my main job would be to keep acc ur ate r ecor ds

and minutes of mee t ings. This is by far the most obvious, but there is a lso co rr espondence informa ti on to be verified, and many othe r secretaria l jobs . Also, as an office r of th e Student Council, a gr ea t r esp onsib ilit y is placed on th e officer for hi s ac tion s , as he is a r ep r ese ntat ive of his student body . Complete bac kin g of the Student Counci l and a ll sc hool- spon sor ed activities, spo rt s and otherw ise , should be bac ked by any officer . I would tr y to help commu nicat ion between sc hool and student as best I could through th e Council.

Connie Dimich As Tr eas ur er, I would give my tim e and ene rgy to this office as well as to

th e whole Student Council. I would try my bes t to parti cipa te in all the activ­ities and projects as well as th e me etings of the Student Council. Being in this important sc hool offi ce , I would tr y to follow the high standa r ds of the sc hool and a tt empt to be a good exa mple to all. My th oughts and ideas will be for th e good of th e student body. I would keep an acc urat e r eco rd of our money . Also, I would support a ll proj ects which I think would be of imp ortan ce to the stud ent body and council.

Mike Scholine

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F.T.A. 6ains Charter Dedication Is t eaching careers and future benefits Set For May l of the Futur e Teachers of America. It won't be much longer now, and

Th e Future T eac hers Asso ciatio n of LaSall e High School, sp onsored by Mrs . Heritage, held a paper driv e on Thursday and Frid ay February 24 and 25. Thi s was th e organization's first money-makin g proj ect, and was organ­iz ed by Dick Davison and a committee made up of volun teers from th e club. Some mor e future projects are in the idea stag e.

Th e last meetin g of the club was held on Wednesday, March 3. At this meetin g, Mr. James Nice ly was th e guest speaker. He talk ed to th e group about sp eec h correction and about t eac hin g careers involvin g this skill , He mentioned s everal vocations, in­volving specialization in speech and spee ch correction and the opportunity for members of the club to become spee ch teac hers.

FRENCH MEMBERS HAVE BAKE SALE

"Enjoy get tin g fat by eating our bake sale goods," was the sentence utt er ed by all French Club members . On Saturday, February 19 th e F rench Club held a bake sa le at Erni e's Supermarket. Many m embers baked cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, and brownies for the sale . Eve r ythi ng was so ld, and $25.50 was made throughout the day . To pr omote business, several

Th e LaSall e chapter of th e Futur e m embe rs gave away free samp les to T eac hers Association has now r eceived /custome rs in th e store. its charter with th e sealfor 1965-1966. In the near futur e , th e French Club This charter entitles each memb er of is planning a joint meeting with Jack­th e gro up to be affiliated with th e son's French Club. Nation al Education Association and the All LHS French Club members have Nation a l T eac her s Association . Al- been invited to see a French movie at ready th e gro up is re ceivi ng informa - St . Mar y's Academy some tim e nea r the tional brochur es in accordance with end of March.

mayb e too s oon for some studen ts. The poo l, gym, and aud itorium ar e progressing rapidly. Th e pool is ex­pected to be compl et ely finished by th e 15th of F ebru ary, and the dressing rooms will be finish ed by March 1. That is probab ly th e date on which gym classes and swimming inst ru c­tions will begin.

As for the gym, some s tud ent s will probab ly be ver y dis appointed , Th e gym, as its elf bein g completed, will be r eady by February 21 without bleachers. Th er e won't be any basket­ball games played in our gym this yea r. It will, however , b e opened for school ac tiviti es. So be PATIENT.

Th e framework of th e audit orium will be comp let ed by th e 1st of Mar ch, and will be completely finished by April 1 in time for dedication.

The cl ear ing of the fi elds and the preparation for a footb all field, bas­ketball courts, track and t ennis court s will begin in the spring and are said to be finished by schoo l time in Septem­ber.

Dedica tion is set for May 1.

I can help LaSall e hav e a better student gover nment if I am electe d. I am Pictured her e are, from left to r ight : deep end of the swimming pool, unf inis h ed audi torium showing stage and or ches tra willing to work hard. I will be pr ese nt at all the mee tings. I will be loya l to my p it, upp er deck of gym, hall at west end of gym, gym from door nearest cafe t eria , scoreboard, pool from deep end. sc hool and support all its activiti es. I know that LaSall e has a chance to be This is for th e benefit of th ose students who have not yet seen some of th e unfinished parts of the building . Mr. Nelson gr eat and I would lik e to help make it th at way. I al so wis h to serve the students has as ked a ll students not to ente r those sections of the building still und er cons tru ct ion as the constr ucti on insurance of LaSa ll e. I wish to help start schoo l spirit and have pe ople proud of our sc hool . will not cover any injuri es incurred by s tudents .

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WASHINGTON ROMPS PAST LIONS

Trying to improve--Lion matmen battle each other in practice . At the l eft, Neil Shambry tops Bob Macon, while Ron Chamberlin checks Jeff Harmon ,

Wrestlers Pin Foes LHS Students Capture For 6 Wins, 3 Losses Spirit In Sedional

LaSalle's matmen have closed their first season, losing to Niles by a score of 47-3.

With six wins, three losses, and one tie, the wrestlers have had an enviable season for any school, let alone a new one with its first season.

Next season everyone will be back with twelve meets scheduled .

The lettermen this season are Dave Sims (95 lbs.) 7-3, Jim Statzell (103 lbs ,) 8-2, Tom Statzell (112 lbs .) 8-2, Billy Lee (138 lbs.) 8-2, Tony Sims (145 lbs.) 6,..1, Jim Johnson (133 lbs.) and Bobby Macon (120 lbs.),

Jim Statzell pinned seven of his ten opponents . The quickest pin was in forty seconds by Dave Sims against Jackson.

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Sharing the laurels of victory and the agony of defeat, the student body has supported and still is magnificently supporting their athletic teams. As fans, you take part in the sport as if you were playing it, and ,this is good. The reason it is good is because you act as inspiring assistants. You can make, and you have, a sluggish team into a smooth-running one. So, in a sense, you act as miracle workers .

An example of your loyal backing was in the South Bend sectional last

semblies you have let yourself go, so to speak. You become more hungry for winning when you meet cross-town rival Jackson.

What you have achieved in one year takes other schools two or three years to accomplish. So congratulate your­s elves, give yourselves a pat on the back--you deserve it. Keep up the good work, but remember trackandbaseba ll still ile ahead. You are not finished with a good job yet . In fact, you have just made a tremendous beginning.

Thursday. You received recognition~-------- ------- -, from local sportscasters as you re­peatedly drowned out the Washington cheering section. Radio listeners coul d hear only the roar from LaSa ll e's side of the court. You surprised not only the sportscasters by your cheer­ing, but also the Panthers. Washington was wondering how such a young school could make such a big noise. Both the student body and the cagers were particularly up for this game.

But your enthusiasm for victory isn't only demonstrated at a basketba ll or football game. During pep as-

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PANTHERS TAME LIONS IN FIRST SECTIONAL

LaSa ll e' s basketba ll Lions fought off a much ta ll er Washington Panther squad for two periods, but fina lly succumbed to a 30-point third period and dropped an 80-42 decision to the hosts in the Lions' initial game of the South Bend Sectiona l Tournament .

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After a miserab le three of 16 from the field in the first period and finding themselves down by a 9-7 score, the Panthers caught fire and outscored the Lions by 40 points the rest of the way.

Led by Charlie "Boxcar" Black's 20 points the Panthers had good balance with nine of 10 players hitting the scoring column. The Lions managed only six. Black scored 10 of his tota l in the third period when the winners turned the game into a ro ut. He hit on eight of 16 attempts from the field and four of five from the charity stripe .

After the Lions' slim l ead at the end of the first period Subby Nowicki's defending sectiona l champions built up a 31- 20 halftime lead. Then the Panthers raced off to an insurmountable 61- 30 score going into the final eight minutes of pl ay .

Jim (Red) McElhaney, the only letterman from last year's t eam, was held to only 13 points due to a superb defensive effort by Lions' Tom De­Baets. McElhaney scored on five of 13 from the field and three of three fr om the fr ee thr ow st ripe. Nine of his 13 poin t s came in th e th ird quart er.

The best the Lions coul d manage was a 14- point effort by top scorer Lyle Wams ley on seven of 14 field goa l attempts . Al F r azier was second best with eight points.

Washington's Bill Kirk was the game's only other scorer in double figures with 12.

The Lions could only manage two of 11 free throw attempts for 18 percent and 20 of 57 from the field for 35 percent . The Panthers, on the other

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Wamsley was the only player tc fou l out in the contest, that comin~ in the fina l quarter.

The Lions in their first season eve1 of varsity basketball ran up a fine 11-f record, one of the best standing ir the city, and also were ranked as one of the top 30 teams in the state,

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Pace Fina l Triumpl The LaSalle basketball Lions endec

their first regu lar season of play witt a 78-69 triumph over Bethany Christiar at Riley's gym. A winning mark oJ 11-5 was recorded by the Lions.

Down by eight points, 22-14, at the end of the first period, the Lions put on a spurt that carried them to a 34- 32 halftime lead. Forty-four points were scored in the second half by the winners.

Lyle Wamsley became the first pl ayer ever to score 30 points for LaSalle as he tossed in 32 to pace all scorers. Tom DeBaets cushioned the win with 16 points and Jerry Remble had 12.

Bethany Christian dropped below the .500 mark with a 6-7 record. LaSalle also won the B game, 53-43.

HEAD LIONS by Paw

In recent games, LaSalle's basket­ball team has shown tremendous im­provement and has impressed even local sportscasters. Last week's sec ­tional proved no different.

Washington made its debut to the sectiona l with point smorgasbord . La­Sall e served as the main dish which Washington gradually gobbled up. But the Panthers discovered that the romp was going to be easy, especially in the first half .

A couple of Panthers looked like runaway tanks . These along with the carrot-top led the assault against our cagers . Despite these advantages, the Panthers express didn't get rolling until the second half.

Looking over the entire season plus the sectiona l, the LaSalle basketball team was great, not just good. For a first - year team, the Lions demon­strated their will to win by refusing to give up despite the odds against them. In this author's opinion, this young team is going to go far. Already La­Salle has started a winning tradition which would have taken other new schools a couple of years to do. The teams and the student body ought to be congratulated.

The wrestling team has also repre­sented LaSalle well this year. Their record of 6-3-1 demonstrates this fact thoroughly .

So far I have mentioned the teams, but special thanks go to the student body and facu lty who supported LaSalle so well. They have done what I call a tremendous job, also. Support yom Lions!!