New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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, l 1 ffm M gc swag 15526 My ,,, Qi- , ' ' H1-.P '. - .Qf'?I,:jWM.h f'L'2W:Jf,',, f ., V. fr-af' ' 'lf Wfzfwi. 3, 4ivf5.p'f:ii! . my Q Akiitfiwifmf were ae, sf - aw w fa , fZ,,.,M2a4' . ' vfs:.'.:'fh e V- :wi . it Y' ' W. We are of one race. So why is it that after the years of our childhood, we should be separated into two distinct groups, two defined roles, two worlds apart? We've lived, and now we must learn to work. Together. Certainly, they set the standards, the stereotypes, the models. The female in her devine loveliness was never meant to participate in the roughnecked sport of man. And then again, the male athlete was required to glisten brilliantly with the fury of the game, ever so bold in his victory. But it came easily in the innocence of our youth. Those warm, summer evenings when a game of softball or kick-the-can was the perfect end to a lazy day. The assumption was that everyone joined in, regardless of their sex. It seems a shame that standards should confuse and bewilder a world to such a degree that humanity must unite in a statewide decision: Title IX. After all, we've been together for such a long time. Naturally. fSTUDENT LIFE

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OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER were months of hard campaigning which demonstrated the ability of students, faculty, administration, and the community to bond together and fight for a cause. Formed by the community, the committee for the New Trier referendum, headed by Co-chairmen M. Stanley Hughey and Paul Mikelson, was designed to inform the voters of the necessity of the vote. The township was divided into six sections: Avoca, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northfield, Wilmette, and Winnetka. Each village had steering committees that were responsible for producing the yes voteg they produced excellent results through mailings, phone calls, and many dedicated volunteers. A great deal of support and enthusiasm stemmed from within the school itself. Special education students spent many hours preparing mailings for the entire community. Many New Trier graduates from the last five years were personally offered absentee ballots. Voter registration was held Thanksgiving weekend for college students and others who wished to vote. The press played a major role in the last pre-election days. Both school papers, East's New Trier News and West's Westwatch, ran editorials in favor of the referendum and closely covered the story. However, the major shock of the entire campaign came on December 2 when the Pioneer press published an editorial opposing the referendum on the grounds that New Trier had become a place for the elite, Instead of proving detrimental, this editorial greatly angered many people who simply became more determined to act. On December 4, students and faculty offered services to the voters: driving to the polls, calling people, and free babysitting sponsored by Girls' club. These volunteers were organized by Mrs. Charlotte Robling, director of Informational services, and Mr. Richard Rhoad, a mathematics instructor. The voter turnout was over 14,500, the largest ever for a school referendum. If the referendum had failed, the budget would have had to be balanced by further reductions in staff and elimination of offerings in all departments, both curricular and extra-curricular. The passing of the referendum demonstrated the value placed on a first class education by the community. New Trier has always been a prime example of the finest public education available, and the taxpayers have proven that they are willing to make a sacrifice in order to maintain New Trier's standard of excellence. -Daniel H1TSChh0IH ,I-!!,,. Mrs. Charlotte Robling, director of Informational services, amplifies the platform of the referendum campaign to student participants. f0ste1-gasrdj STUDENT LIFE! 13

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S Above left: Kathy Nixon and Pat Potts apprehensively court the idea of co-ed gym. Left: Kathy covers up for her doub1e's fault. Above: Unwilling to be fenced in by traditional PE, Kathy and Pat begin to appreciate the attributes of co-ed gym. Above right: Pat and Kathy find that mixed doubles is right up their alley. fPhotos by Ostergaard, advisories by Laslryj 'K .bmi 'Wai I rush to my locker after hurriedly departing from the latei bus. Speeding through the deserted hallways, I open the door to adviser room with the sound of the second belt ringing in my ears. After considerable debate with my unyielding adviser, I trudge disgustedly to the attendance office, where I pick up my daily tab. Upon returning, I interrupt my adviser's customary morning lecture: . . .and you still have two weeks to start bearing down and bring those grades up before low scholarships come out . . . I finally begin my routine wake-up conversation as the daily bulletin is being read. I slowly become aware E : iq. of the sounds of squeaking doors and approaching footsteps. By the time I look up, a feeble Lagniappe ticket salesman is already being bombarded with pencils and paper airplanesg a sympathetic student swiftly escorts her to the door. Just as the room has settled down to peace, I am suddenly startled from my stupor by the clashing of chimes over the loudspeaker. A fuzzy Tri-ship announ- cement emerges, but its blare is drowned out as the students crash out of adviser room, leaving the exasperated adviser trailing behind in a cloud of pink slips and re-entrance permits. STUDENT LIFE! 15