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by Dwight Poffenberger
Indian Hill honors its top ath-
letes and scholars, but one de-
serving honors and not receiving
them is Ed Tschan. Tschan is
currently ranked fifth in the na-
tion in competitive shooting and
hopes to make the Olympic team.
If Ed is to realize his dream,
he will need to win the nation-
als. This year he finished fifth,
and each of the past four years he
has been among the nation's top
ten finishers. If Tschan wins the
nationals, he will travel to
Phoenix and be coached by a for-
mer or present US team member.
"I think it is a realistic goal,"
said Tschan.
For the nationals, the country
is divided into nine regions. The
best hundred shooters of all the
regions advance to the nationals
which were held at the University
of Arkansas this year. Each year
Tschan has competed he has ad-
vanced to the nationals.
This spring Tschan competed
five days in the nationals, but bad
luck took the national champion-
ship from him. After the first
day, Tschan enjoyed a comfort-
able lead, but the second day his
pistol malfunctioned. He had
owned the gun four years and
'
never had any problems with it.
Tschan remarked, "It decided to
go bad at the worst possible
time."
In the nationals there are three
divisions - Sub Junior, ages 12 to
15; Intermediate Junior, ages 15
to 17; and Junior, ages 17 to 20.
Tschan placed second in the
country in the Sub Junior divi-
sion his first year participating in
the nationals. This year was his
second in the Intermediate Junior
division.
With competitions scattered
across the country, Tschan travels
more than your typical high
school student. The last four
years the nationals were held in
Colorado Springs, and Tschan was
there. This year he spent five
days alone at the University of
Arkansas to compete in the na-
tionals.
Asked if it is worth all the
extra time and commitment,
Tschan answered, "I feel it's
worth it, because I am going
somewhere with my shooting." --
CHIEFTAIN
~m~ i tea
Sophomore Ed Tschan is Indian Hill's master marksman.
Tschan started shooting before
he turned twelve. His father
started him out and introduced
him to Lt. Clarence Smith. Under
the guidance of Smith, coach of
the Indian Hill rifle team, Tschan
won his first trophy in the Ohio
Outdoor Junior Championship.
Tschan quickly collected an
impressive group of trophies,
plaques, and medals in smallbore
rifle, air pistol, and air rifle
competition. His highest award
to date is the State Junior Cham-
pionship he earned in 1982 with
the air pistol. This year, Tschan's
trip to France prevented him
Clermont NE ruins Braves' tourney - hopes, 4-2
by Kevin Froehlich
Suffering from erratic play,
the varsity baseball Braves have
lost five of their last six games,
lowering their record to 4-9. In
some games the Braves have
played impressively as a team, but
these have been more than coun-
terbalanced by some embarrassing
defeats.
The Braves were knocked out
in the first round of the Cin-
cinnati Tournament by Clermont
Northeast, 4-2, Wednesday, May
11. Senior Todd Goldman led
IH in the losing cause with
two-for-three hitting and both of
the Braves' RBI's.
IH fell just short to the tenth-
ranked city-wide and defending
EHL champion Loveland Tigers
by the score of 5-4, Tuesday,
May 10. The Braves put up a
battle after falling behind early,
as starting pitcher senior
Jim Arnold gave up five first-
inning runs, all of which were
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photo courtesy of Ed Tschan
from defending his title.
Tschan competes in both rifle
and pistol tournaments with spe-
cialized guns named Anschutz and
Feinwerkbau.
The shooters must be able to
shoot from four positions: prone,
sitting, kneeling, and offhand.
Tschan practices each of these
positions, sometimes every night.
He has set up a range in his base-
ment. Tschan says of target
shooting, "It's one hundred per-
cent concentration."
Tschan also shoots with the
Indian Hill rifle team. The team
is made up of ten to twelve
unearned.
The Braves started out poorly
on offense as well, the first nine
batters being retired, and they did
not score until the sixth inning,
when senior Kriss Ashing scored
Arnold on a sacrifice fly. IH
erupted for three runs in the
seventh, but these were too little
and too late.
Senior Kevin Froehlich, who
went three-for-four, and sopho-
more Curtis Ott, who was two-
for-three, led the late-awakening
IH offense.
The Braves' 1-0 win over Glen
Este on May 6 is probably the
highlight of the season. The
scoring was over quickly as Ar-
nold hit the first pitch of the
game out of the park. Senior
Jon Knechtly made that small
lead stand up by pitching a no-
hitter, striking out eight and walk-
ing only four.
The Braves suffered from poor
May 13,1983
1. What was the last horse to win
the Triple Crown?
2. What horse won the Kentucky
Derby in 1981?
3. What number does the Reds'
Gary Redus wear?
4. Who won this year's New
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5. What was the nickname of
the Indianapolis franchise in
the World Hockey Associa-
tion?
ANSWERS
shooters, but only the top eight
compete. The team's -greatest ac-
com&shment this year was a
second place finish in the Buck-
eye Junior Rifle League.
How far does Tschan want to
go? "I'd like to shoot in college,
and then maybe with the U.S.
team, if I really get with it."
Correction
The Chieftain would like to
apologize for an error in the v q -
sity tennis article in the April 29
issue. The placement of parts of
the article was mixed up such .
that it did not read in logical or-
der. Sorry for the confusion.
defense and even poorer offense
in their 8-1 loss t o Mariemont,
May 5. Four of the eight runs
given up by senior Dave Davis
were unearned, and the offense
could only manage one run on
five hits.
The Braves did not play as
well in their 'first game against
Loveland as they did in the
second game between them, los-
ing 6-2 on April 29. IH once'
again had problems hitting, get-
ting only six hits.
IH jumped out to an early
lead but could not hold on, losing
to Milford, 9-6, April 28. After
three innings, the Braves led,
5-2. After Arnold was ejected for
arguing a call in the fourth, how-
ever, Milford caught fire, scoring
one run in the fourth, four in the
fifth, and two in the sixth to take
a 9-5 lead. The Braves' run in the
seventh merely lessened the
deficit.
Vol. 32, No. 16
May 13,1983
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Rendezvous features new aftractions
by Elizabeth Gorman
The third annual Rendezvous
begins today following an 11:00
early dismissal from classes. Stu-
dents from all four schools in the
district c h attend for a day filled
with many attractions.
New to this year's Rendezvous
are a Drama Club performance
and a magic show by Jeff Baden.
The drama production, "The
Timid Dragon," will be showing
at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. while
Baden's act will show three times
during the day.
In addition, a number of stu-
dents will be attempting to set
a world's record by creating the
world's largest bag of popcorn,
and a tug-of-war between the
classes will also take place.
Many of the old events will
reappear along with these addi-
tions. Rides and game booths will
Junior Dave Agin (right) and sophomore Hugh Geier speak to the under-
be plentiful along with a haunted
classmen concerning apathy in SG and the students.
house for the younger attenders.
The art show this year, organized
by senior Lisa More, gives stu-
dents and others a chance to dis-
play their works.
Taking advantage of the date,
a dance with a "Friday the 13th"
theme will be given for senior
high students from 9:00 - 12:OO
p.m. The band is Suspect and
tickets are available at the door.
The profits from Rendezvous
go to all four PTA's in the dis-
trict. According to Mrs. Marla
IH band ranks Superior at State
by Ron Jones
The concert band received an
overall Superior rating in the class
A State Band Competition in
which they participated on April
29 at Butler High School in Van-
dalia, Ohio.
Of their three pieces, the band
played "Amparito Roca," a Span-
ish march by Jaime Texidor, fol-
lowed by a required piece, "Can-
ticles" by Jared Spears. The band
finished with "Chaconne" and
"March" from Gustav Holst's
"First Suite in E Flat For Mili-
tary Band.''
In order to compete in the
state competition, the band pre-
viously received a Superior rating
Lanagan, Rendezvous chairper- that will take advantage of this
son, the profits "are a big help to fund-raising opportunity.
the PTAs. It is the only way they
function."
The PTA is not the only group
Agin, Geier to lead '83-'84 SG
by Ellen Alvord
Junior David Agin and sopho- men, sophomores and juniors.
more Hugh Geier won the posi-
tions of Student Government
President and Vice-President re- qualifications, and aspirations of
spectively in an election held
Monday, April 9.
Agin and Geier defeated two
tickets to gain the nomination -
Greg Morris and Bill Lange, and
Alan Schwartz and Cliff Winger- "apathy among the student gov-
at the district competition.
In both state and district
competition, bands receive ratings
from four judges. Three judges
listen to pieces which the bands
rehearse, while a fourth judge
rates each band on its ability to
sight-read a new piece of music.
The four ratings are then aver-
aged to find the overall score.
Bands can choose any level
of competition - either AA, A,
By or C. The Indian Hill Band
competed in Class A, the second
hardest level.
Although other bands in Class
A received overall Superior rat-
ings, only IH received a "1" rating
from all four judges. The last
;;;;;;:;e;;;ah
The
freshmen will be running a cake
walk while the class of '84 will b e
selling pretzels.
photo by Greg Meyers
ter. Voting was open to all fresh-
The students had an oppor-
tunity to listen to the ideas, goals,
the candidates in their speeches
delivered during an assembly last
Friday .
One of the topics discussed in
the AginIGeier speech concerned
Indian Hill band to achieve Su-
perior ratings at state competition
was led by Earl Snapp in 1963.
This 20 year gap between such
a feat misleads, because Snapp
stopped entering band competi-
tions in 1971 and the band just
recently reentered competition in
1980 under Mr. Merv Snider.
"The only thing that I'd like
to point out is how proud I am
that we took everybody," com-
mented Mr. Steve Strider, the
band's director. Most bands
take only their best players t o
state competition, but the Indian
Hill Band consisted of all 85
members."
Strider was also happy that
?;:
sale substituted. Many other stu-
dents have volunteered at the
PTA booths. Senior Marnie
Abbott is the student volunteer
coordinator.
* * * * *
ernment members and the stu-
dents in general.'' One reason
Agin and Geier feel apathy exists
among the student government
members is "due to the fact that
they are not being given enough
of the decision making power
within Student Government." T o
correct this, they propose that
next year a more formal voting by
all members of SG take place o n
all issues.
Next year, Agin and Geier also
plan to start a Student Affairs
Committee within Student Gov-
ernment. The purpose of this
committee would be to deal with
"the general concerns of student
life: administration policies, stu-
dent grievances, suggestions, etc."
Agin and Geier also mentioned
the possibilities of changing the
current study hall policy and
moving mid-term exams to a date
before Christmas.
In regard to his suggestions,
Agin commented, "the study hall
and exam policies are merely two
prime examples of issues that
Student Government in the future
should take action on because the
student body has shown con-
siderable concern for them."
* * * * *
the band was able to perform the
pieces the way it wanted. An op-
tional cadenza, for instance, was
played
score. at the risk of lowering the
"I'm very optimistic about
next year," said Strider. Al-
though he is grateful to this
year's seniors, he is also looking
ahead. He pointed out that the
competition was fun and moti-
vating but it may not be what the
band would want to do every
year. Strider especially thanks
Mr. Dan North for helping the
band achieve its success.
The band's success does not
go without reward. The band-
room will soon display a new
, see BAND, p. 3
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editorial
Senators must allow
b y John Bergman
The lndian Hill ~ r a m aClub ac~omplisheda monu- The one field which has un-
mental feat last Friday and Saturday. Many people doubtedly raised the most heated
debates throghout history is poli-
called the production of Neil Simon's "God's Favor-
tics. In that general catagory one
ite" the best drama production they had seen at Indian of the most fervently discussed
Hill. issues is freedom of speech. But
what happens when politicians
For the nearly all-senior cast, it was their final
themselves question the amount
performance. It was quite evident by the superior of publicity that their speeches
acting, the lavish sets, and sophisticated special effects, should be given? Naturally, what
that everyone wanted to go out with a bang. Unfor- happens is the most heated dis-
cussion of all.
tunately, fewer than 100 people attended each night. Recently, an example of such
Those responsible for the production of "God's a heated discussion has been
Favorite" put on a performance that seemed ahead of b~aughtto our attention. The ar-
gument concerns whether or not
its time. The play was humorous, emotional, and
television cameras should be al-
thought provoking. It is unlikely that many high lowed inside the Senate chambers.
school drama departments could have risen to this
task like the Indian Hill Drama Club did.
Cameras are already allowed on
the floor of the House of Repre-
sentatives, but many Senators ar-
Around school, the publicity was overwhelming. gue that the presence of such
The community also receives notification of such pro- machines would be distracting.
ductions through newsletters. With two performances Those Senators who are op-
posed to allowing television
and only 200 people in attendance, it is understand-
cameras inside their domain argue
able why the IH Drama Club would be disappointed. that they would only compound
Sparse attendance at drama productions is becoming the evils of politics. They point
to speeches that congressmen
the rule rather than the exception. More people need
have made which seem only to
to take the time to appreciate the talent and effort have been delivered for the T.V.
that go into the drama productions and for that mat- news. Such speeches, often over
dramatic to the point of fanata-
ter, musical productions.
cism, are not particularly inform-
Indian Hill students have a lot of talent to offer. To ative, nor do they promote sound
those who will be here next year, make a point to take legislation,
advantage of it. The anti-T.V. Senators assert
that their work is far too impor-
Parent to address Baccalaureate tant and far-reaching to be turned
into an arena for juvenile thea-
trics. Furthermore, they point
b y David Agin dent pastor in Ahbaina bctore be-
out that some of their colleagues
The Reverend Joseph Crump- coming a reverend in DeFiance, are more photogenic than others
ler will address graduating seniors Ohio. and would therefore have an im-
for the Baccalaureate ceremony Reverend Crumpler has been a mediate advantage, regardless of
on May 31 in the high school pastor at the MI. Carmel Baptist their true merit. Legislation is a
auditorium. "Success just doesn't Church in Kenwood for the past serious business, and these Sena-
happen" will be the theme of the twenty years. tors are convinced that it can only
address, Crumpler said. Crumpler is familiar with In- be properly considered in the
Reverend Crumpler received dian Hill because he has had two dignified atmosphere established
his education from Tulane Uni- children graduate from the by our founding fathers.
versity, Samford University, and school. Reverend Crumpler's As I see it, these Senators are
the New Orleans Tehological youngest son, Tom, will also be seriously underestimating the in-
Seminary. Following his college graduating from Indian Hill this telligence of the American people.
education, Crumpler was a stu- year. It would be impossible to categor-
Chief Typesetter Diane Remmell
Production Managers Ken Jones
David Stradling
STAFF Business/Circulation Managers
R o n Jones
Chieftain is written, com- News Editors John Christine Paul Smith
posed, printed and sold as an Ron Zesch Photographers Jim Koster,
extra-curricular activity by the Features Editor John Lilly John Fitzmaurice, Greg
students of Indian Hill High Sports Editor Paul Monach Meyers
School, 6 8 4 5 Drake Road, Cincin- Assistant Sports Editor Typesetters Savithri Raju,
nati, Ohio 45243. 5 6 1 -4963 Dwight Poffenberger Sue Gilsdorf, Sandy Pesce
Sponsor Wm. P. Kincaid Magazine Editors Nancy Hopple Contributers Anna Batsakes,
Editors Kurt Dusterberg Kitsa Tassian Ellen Alvord, R o n Jones. Win
Chris Schmalz
Assistant Magazine Editor Wells, Elizabeth Gorrnan, John
Richard Stradling Elizabeth Smith Bergman, Kevin Froehlich,
May 13,1983
N
i c d y disprove the above argu-
ments. Some people are more
photogenic than others. Some
people do conduct themselves
foolishly even when their reputa-
tions are at stake, and Senators
are, by the very nature of their
calling, political animals. My ar-
gument is not against these
points, but is based on the
grounds that the well-informed
American is able to distinguish
between expertise and superficial
appeal.
The examples that are referred
to above are usually so obvious
that no one would take them
seriously anyhow. The people
who make good impressions on
the intelligent viewer are those
who have a firm grasp of the is-
sues of the day. As for those
Senators who cannot speak intel-
ligently about pertinent issues, we
deserve to know about them also.
Keeping them behind closed
doors does not make them more
intelligent, nor does it serve the
public interest. Perhaps bringing
them before the public eye
would; and if TV coverage re-
sults in popularity contests that
encourage our Senators to do
their homework, who can com-
plain?
The sad fact is that, as things
presently stand, we know very
little about the internal processes
of our government. We are en-
couraged to participate in making
legislation, but more often than
not, we hear only about decisions
that have already been made.
Consequently, we often feel unin-
formed and powerless.
I do not claim that television
will be the panacea for all of our
country's problems, but I do be-
lieve that we can acquire a much
better understanding of our
government based on a system of
checks and balances. Many citi-
zens rarely find out what their
Senator really thinks unless and
until that Senator decides to run
for the presidency.
Jeff Graham, Peter Carr, Gus
Gordon, Kevin Walzer, T o d d
Adrien, Mary Granger, Anne
Richards, Bi Skidmore, David
Matinsow, Matt Santen
Production Staff Tracy
Megison, Margie F i n k , Jim
Cook, Janet Nicolas, Barb
Neu, Peter Carr, Todd Adrien,
Lawrence Gallant, Win Wells,
Margot Ayers, Dan Rosen-
thal, Kevin Walzer, Anna Bat-
sakes, Ellen Alvord. Chris
Hug, R o n Jones, Jon and
Ethel Bethel
May 13,1983
JV netters three away from undefeated season
b y David Matusow and
Matt Santen
JV tennis coach Gene Brindise
remarked, "I think we have an
opportunity to finish this season
in the best style of any JV team;
that's our goal." This goal will
very likely be attained, as the JV
team has rolled to an 11-0 record
with only one week of play re-
maining. The Braves will take on
Sycamore twice and Oak Hills
once next week in trying to finish
their undefeated season.
In these 11 victories the team
has amassed 52 individual match.
victories with but three individual
b y Kurt Dusterberg
In all the time I have been
writing this column, I have kept
my focus as direct as possible.
This time, let's forget about direc-
tion and wing it.
I want to skip around the
world of sports today and give
you my opinions. Not that my
opinions deserve any particular
attention, but I've got space to fill
and hopefully you have a couple
minutes to kill.
Let's begin with baseball. At
this writing the Reds are 14-15.
That seems pretty impressive
considering Dick Wagner spent
another winter in hibernation.
The Reds have shown some real
flashes of aggressive, offensive
baseball so far, but without a big
power hitter the Reds cannot
challenge the Braves and Dodgers.
The Reds appear to be headed for
fourth or fifth place in the Na-
tional League West. Final record:
78-84.
More on the Reds...Frank
Pastore seems a likely player to
trade. He talks a better game
than he pitches and opens his
mouth at the wrong times. Dan
Driessen, Alex Trevino and Eddie
Milner all seem like good trade
bait as well. Don't count on any
deals though. Wagner will prob-
ably sleep through the June 15
trade deadline.
Here are my picks for the divi-
sion titles: Los Angeles, Montre-
al, California, and Baltimore.
Baltimore over Montreal in the
World Series. One more baseball
note: Rod Carew will hit .400
this year.
CHIEFTAIN
match defeats. The Braves have
won 103 sets while losing only
ten.
The most recent of the Braves'
victories was also their easiest, as
they defeated Deer Park, 5-0,
Tuesday, May 10. The Wildcats
only managed to win one game in
the entire match.
Princeton provided more
competition the day before in
losing to IH, 4-1. First and third
angles players freshman Teff Neal
and sophomore David Matusow
won their matches, Neal by the
score of 6-3,6-2, and Matusow by
the score of 6-2, 6-0. The first
On sports: some thoughts and shots
We are right in the middle of
the Stanley Cup playoffs. I better
not hear any wisecracks on this
one. This finals clearly features
the two most exciting teams in
the NHL. Wayne Gretzky leads
the Edmonton Oilers' fast-skating
offense against Mike Bossy and
the balanced attack of the New
York Islanders, who have won the
last three Cups. Watching these
two teams skate is breath-taking.
It would be well worth your time
to give this series a watch if you
have cable. Please don't use the
"I-went-to-a-boxing-match-and-a-
hockey - game - broke - out" ap-
proach; fighting went out years
ago. It's a stupid joke anyway.
What you will see is a lot of
skating and probably not one
fight. The Oilers, in only their
fourth NHL year after a World
Hockey Association career, could
surprise New York. Edmonton's
young offense will overcome the
balanced attack of the Islanders in
seven games.
I'm not sure what I think of
the United States Football
League. I like some of the uni-
forms, but that's about all I
know. All the new league will
accomplish is raising the roof on
NFL salaries.
Dan Ross is going to leave the
Bengals to grab a million dollar
deal with the USFL's Boston
Breakers at the end of the 1983
season. Look for him to spend
this fall in another NFL city.
Paul Brown won't put up with it.
So, who do I pick to win the
USFL? Who cares? Does the
league even have a name for its
doubles team of sophomore Mark
Weiss and freshman Matt Santen
won, 6-3, 6-2, while the second
doubles team of freshmen Kevin
McClorey and Brad Smith won,
6-0, 6-0; the second doubles team
has now won four consecutive
matches without losing a game.
The Braves were slightly sur-
prised to see an improved Hamil-
ton team when they defeated
Hamilton, 5-0, last Friday, May 6.
Hamilton won 14 games, an
improvement over their previous
loss to IH. Neal, who is undefeat-
ed this year, won, 6-2, 6-1, as did
second singles player freshman
title game? The standings say
Philadelphia and Chicago have the
best records. Philadelphia's nick-
name is the Stars...how boring
and unoriginal. I bet Homer Rice
runs the show in Philly. I'm going
with the Chicago Blitz to win the
championship. I like the name.
What is going to become of
Riverfront Coliseum? Hockey is
0-for4 in Cincinnati since 1970,
basketball NBA style does not
stand a chance, and indoor soccer
(remember the Kids?) was a flop.
Concerts, rodeos, and tractor
pulls only fill so many dates.
How about the Major Indoor
Croquet League? The National
Badminton Association? I'm still
TRACK, from p. 9
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The sprinters did equally well.
Evon Kelly set a school record in
winning the 200 with a time of
23.0. The 400 meter and 1600
meter relays took the top places
as well, with times of 45.9 and
3:46.4, respectively.
The Braves placed an en-
couraging eighth out of a 16-tea111
field at the Reading Invitational
held April 28 and 29. IH, with
26, defeated all the EHL teams
present: Mariemont, 19 points,
Deer Park, six points, and Ma-
deira, zero points.
At Reading, Rhodenbaugh ex-
perienced his sole setback of the
year, placing second with a 12'
vault, good for eight points.
Kelly equalled that performance
with a second-place time of
23.6 in the 200. He also finished
third in the 100 with an 11.4
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Erich Metzger. Matusow won,
6-2, 6 4 . wh&
first doubles teamthe
by a 6-2,6-0 score.
wasundefeated
victorious
"Stacking," or shuffling play-
ers into mismatch situations in
order to win, did not avail Cin-
cinnati Country Day, as IH de-
feated them, 5-0, last Wednesday,
May 4. The first doubles team
encountered some trouble be-
cause of the shuffling but still
came out on top, 6-4,6-3.
The Braves may have to over-
come "stacking" used by Oak
Hills next week as well. A victory
there will virtually assure what t o
all available information would be
the only undefeated season in
Indian Hill JV tennis history.
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waiting to see this headline:
"Heekin's geekin' at the Colise-
um ."
It really is a shame the Cincin-
nati Suds pro softball team had to
fold. As one Cincinnati writer
mentioned, fans this year could
have been "foaming with pride."
I can't tell you how excited I
am to hear that professional roller
derby is coming to town. It's the
New York Bombers vs. the L.A.
T-birds. They say the Bombers
are the world champs. Local odds
makers pick the Bombers by a
touchdown and free throw. Take
the T-birds and the points and let
me know how they play it.
time. The 400 relay team earnea
the remaining four points with a
fourth-place time of 46.4.
Concerning tonight's culmina-
tion of the track season, West
commented, "We're fifth after
the field events, but I'm still
optimi~tic.'~
Key club to hold car wash
The Indian Hill Church Youth
Advisory Committee with the IH
Key Club is having a car wash on
Sunday, May 15 at the Ranger
Station from 12:OO to 3:00 p.m.
All proceeds will benefit Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
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Softballers sweep past DP,
by Mary Granger
The varsity softball Squaws
have continued their winning
Sophomore Molly Roche picked up the pitching win in a 15-1 decision
over Deer Park.
Girls' track team headed for league tonight
The girls' track team will com-
pete in the EHL meet tonight at
Sycamore.
The team placed second in a
tri-meet against Deer Park and
Ursuline on Monday, May 9.
Deer Park won with 74 points,
followed by IH with 37 points;
Ursuline finished last with 30
points. The point spread shows
that the small Deer Park team will
be a strong contender for the
EHL crown.
The highlights of the meet
were junior Amy Carman's f i s t
place finishes in both the disc and
the shot. Junior Kris Brockmann
also did well with second place
finishes in the same events. In the
other field events, sophomore
Vera McVicker jumped 4'2" for a
second place in the high jump and
freshman Lee Baumes jumped
13'4" for second place in the long
jump.
IH relay teams turned in three
second place finishes. The
Squaws7 times for these relays are
conling down. Freshman Kathy
Horton edged out a girl from Deer
Park to place second in the 200
meter dash. Baumes and sopho-
more Stephanie Savage placed
third in the 400 meters and the
1600 meters respectively.
The girls travelled to Lakota
for the Lakota relays on May
CHIEFTAIN
ways, only losing one game in the
last two weeks to make their
record 10-3 overall, 6-3 and one-
&.-
photo by Greg Meyers
The top three girls' track
teams in the state, Lakota, Upper
Arlington, and Centerville, were
at the meet. The Squaws were
able to see first-hand three state-
V Braves c
by Kevin Walzer
A 3-3 streak may be consi-
dered an average or mediocre
stretch by many teams. However,
it is the best run the often-strug-
gling JV baseball team has man-
aged to put together this season,
as it has bettered its record to
4-7.
The Braves were hoping for a
big win as they faced Clermont
Northeast on Monday, May 9,
coming off a scathing 9-3 loss to
Mariemont the previous Friday.
This they accomplished, explod-
ing for eight runs and guiding
sophomore pitcher Pete Seremetis
to an easy 8-3 victory.
Absent from IH's play were
the "mental errors," as termed by
coach Steve Thompson, that have
plagued the Braves many times
this season. Thompson had said
earlier in the season, "The mental
mistakes, are what's hurting us.
Physical ones happen, but mental
ones you.: don't want to have.
They're hurting us."
Those mental mistakes aboun-
75-7,IO-7
half game out of first place in the
league.
The Squaws easily won a
double-header versus Deer Park
on Monday, winning 15-1 and
10-1. Sophomore pitcher Molly
Roche had no trouble in winning
the first game, giving up no walks
and only one run.
The 15-run offense was led by
junior Mary Howe, who went
four-for-four. Juniors Holly
Rodes, Sara Metzger, and Mary
Granger and sophomore Gretchen
Kindel all went three-for-four in
helping the Squaws to their fifth
league victory.
In the second game, junior
Jenny Latimer and sophomore
Amy Wiatt, with three-for-four
outings, helped pitcher Granger
to the win as she equalled Roche's
first-game performance.
The Squaws had another big
win last Friday, over Loveland,
18-3. Rodes led the IH offense
by going five-for-five, but many
other players batted well in allow-
ing Roche to coast to the win.
class teams and appreciate their
achievements. Needless to say,
the IH girls did not fare very well
at Lakota.
Not one relay team scored any
w
ded in a 9-3 loss to Mariemont
last Friday, May 6. Starting
pitcher sophomore Brian Jehle
allowed six runs in two innings as
the Warriors cruised to an easy
win. Jehle pitched a one-run first
inning but allowed five runs in the
second as Mariemont pulled off
one successful gamble after
another. Walks, squeeze bunts,
and Braves' mishaps helped Marie-
mont to beat the Braves and the
Braves to beat themselves.
On a positive note, sophomore
Dave Stanforth came in to only
allow three unearned runs, and
the Braves scored three them-
selves, but it was a case of much
too little way too late.
Things looked better for the
Braves during the last week of
April, in which they earned half
of their wins. IH won impres-
sively over Milford, 13-10, in
extra innings on April 27. The
Braves followed the next day with
an 8-3 rout of Little Miami. IH
suffered setbacks at the hands of
May 13,1983
Howe and senior Pam Loewen-
stine both went four-for-five,
while Granger, Wiatt, and sopho-
mores Jenny Logeman and Beth
Myers all added three-for-five
batting.
The Squaws also hit for pow-
er, as Loewenstine, Logeman, and
Howe all tripled, and Myers and
Logeman had doubles.
The Squaws' biggest victory of
all was an 18-1 annihilation of
Ursuline last Thursday. Roche's
win was backed up by the hitting
of many Squaws, including herself
with a three-for-four perfor-
mance.
Rodes, who went four-for-four
with a double, Loewenstine, four-
for-five with two doubles, Howe,
three-for-four with two doubles,
and Latimer, two-for-two, all con-
tributed to the Squaws' 18-run
effort.
The Squaws' only defeat in
the last two weeks came at the
hands of Sycamore, 3-0, last
Tuesday. This put IH one-half
game out but still within striking
distance of the league-leading
Aviators.
points for the team in the running
events, although two fourth pla-
ces were earned in the field
events. The combined throws of
Carman and Brockmann were
good for fourth places as well as
-
the combined high jumps of Stan-
forth and McVicker.
North College Hill, 7-1, May 26,
and Loveland, 7-4, three days
later.
photo b y Greg Meyers
Dave Stanforth rocks and fires
for the JV Braves.
May 13,1983
MUN hosts conference
by Winston R. Wells
Indian H
ill and St. Xavier High
Schools recently held the first
annual Greater Cincinnati Model
Security Council at Indian Hill on
Saturday, April 30.
The mock council ran from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and was
attended by roughly 55 students
from IH, St. Xavier and Ursuline.
The president presiding over de-
bate was MI. Jerry Ellig, former
St. Xavier student and current
editor of the Xavier University
News.
The council was comprised of
19 delegations with two or three
students on each delegation. De-
bate was regulated by the rules of
the United Nations Security
Council. Delegates discussed the
problems in Central America and
in the Middle East. The Central
American topic dealt with the
question of arms shipments to
Honduras, Nicaragua, and El
Salvador, while the Middle East
conflict centered on the recent
Libyan arms build-up on the
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5 f
1
.r - - - a r r r d k
4 K f ever happened in my high school
. li
(Top) Jadd Cabb, one o f the rock bands that performed at the sixth
annual Musicfest last Friday, played music from such groups as The
Police, Rush and Prince. (Bottom) Seniors John Lilly (left) and Peter
Carr played subdued acoustic renditions o f selections from The Police,
The Who, and Neil Young.
CHIEFTAIN
Sudanese border.
Six delegations won awards
for accurate protrayal of their
countries at the Security Council.
Two Indian Hill delegations and
four St. Xavier delegations won
awards. Lawrence Gallant, Janet
Nicolas and Eveleen Oleinik re-
ceived awards for their repre-
sentation of the United Kingdom
while Brian Meyers and Win
Wells won an award for their
portrayal of the USSR.
Most club members felt that
the meeting ran quite smoothly
with debate becoming heated at
times. From this debate, several
resolutions concerning the issues
were voted upon by the members.
Faculty sponsor Mr. John Nellis
commented that he was "super
pleased" with the meeting as a
whole.
Club members expect t o hold
a similar conference next year in
addition to attending the annual
invitationals at the University of
Dayton and Georgetown Univer-
sity in Washington D.C.
photos by Greg Meyers
IHers posing as Nicaraguan delegates write a resolution
BAND, from p. 1
plaque for its Superior rating.
In addition, each band member
will receive a medal and a cer-
tificate. In its next issue, Triad
magazine will list all bands that
earned Superior ratings at state.
Strider also feels that the
rating will show the band's su-
perior reputation as well as stand
as an undeniable appraisal of the
band.
Tuba player Tom Crumpler
said it was "the best thing that
career."
SG
letter from
SG praises donors, Agin, Geier
Fellow Students,
We wish to congratulate junior
David Agin and sophomore Hugh
Geier on their election to Student
Government President and Vice-
President. We know with your
support and a little luck, next
year will be a rewarding and pro-
ductive one.
We would like to thank those
juniors and seniors who gave
blood in yesterday's blood drive.
Your contribution could be the
difference between life and death.
Equally as successful, last Fri-
day's Musicfest ran very smoothly
and on time. Thanks to those
Page 3
photo by a o t t ~ l r n c h r r d
news short
The Indian Hill Concert Band
will perform a kaleidoscope of
music on Friday, May 20, in the
IH auditorium. A variety of
music ranging from big band t o
classical arrangements are among
those selected to be played. Ad-
mission is free and all are wel-
come.
The Indian Hill Chamber
Choir will be performing this Sun-
day, May 15, at the Indian
Hill Presbyterian/Episcopalian
Church. The choir will take part
in the. 10:30 service and perform
several show pieces immediately
following.
who participated . . . or those
who didn't.
We finally donated the food
collected in the Spring Food
Drive. All 104 cans were given t o
the Victory Neighborhood Ser-
vices Agency which serves the
AvondaleIEast Walnut Hills area
of Cincinnati.
Finally, this is probably our
last letter from SG. We hope you
have enjoyed reading them as
much as we have enjoyed writing
them. Have a better than average
summer and good luck next year.
Sincerely, Todd Cox &
Richard Stradling
Petitions available
Petitions due in office
Voting in cafe during lunch
Petitions available
Voting in cafe during lunch
 Page 4 CHIEFTAIN May 13,1983
1 1 1 will attend Cornell. Elaina May 13,1983 CHIEFTAIN Page 9
~enty-SIXsenrors wm scholarshrps
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by Anna Batsakes
Twenty-six Indian Hill seniors
received scholarships from various
American colleges and universities
or other foundation grants. These
awards encompassed achieve-
ments in academic, athletic and
musical fields.
John Gennantonio was offered
football scholarships from Ball
State University, the University of
Louisville, and the University of
Kansas. Gennantonio chose to
attend Ball State. John Fitz-
maurice was offered a football
scholarship from Ashland College
for $1000, and another partial
scholarship from Georgetown Col-
lege. He decided to attend Ash-
land College.
Angela Farley was granted a
full four-year tennis scholarship at
Indiana University which she de-
cided to accept. Farley was also
offered tennis scholarships from
Miami University, the University
of Kentucky, and Brigham Young
University.
Jeff Graham was granted a
U.S. Army soccer scholarship.
Dave Ackerman was offered a
swimming scholarship by four
schools. He chose a % scholarship
from Miami University.
Tim Schaefer was offered and
accepted a Kentucky Wesleyan
College Presidential Scholarship
for $2000 per year. Marnie
Abbott won a Trinity University
President's Scholarship which she
turned down so she could attend
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Bi Skidmore was given a
Proctor and Gamble Scholarship,
and a Washington University
Scholarship. He has accepted the
P&G scholarship to attend Duke
University.
Priscilla Bower was granted a
University of Rochester Alumni-
Regional Scholarship. She will be
attending Brown University next
fall.
Doug Thompson was offered a
University of Richmond four year
scholarship. Thompson turned it
down to attend Tufts University.
Dwight Poffenberger accepted
two scholarships (one for $1000,
another for $2000) from the
University of Michigan Alumni.
Shelley Stanforth accepted
Cornell University's Cornell
National Scholarship, the most
distinguished award made by the
university to entering freshmen.
Diane Remmell was offered a
Northwestern University Aca-
demic Scholarship, Ohio Board of
Regents Scholarship for $1000,
and a Kenwood Women's Club
Scholarship. Remmell will attend
Northwestern next fall. Kim
Dinsmore was offered a Witten-
berg University Alumni Scholar-
ship, a Miami University Alumni
Scholarship, an Indiana University
distinguished Scholar Award, and
a Madeira Women's Club scholar-
ship. She will attend Witten-
berg University.
John Lilly was given a $1000
National Merit Scholarship spon-
sored by Polaroid. Lilly will
study English or Spanish at Har-
vard "with an eye towards no
career in particular." Laurie
Hallarn was given a Proctor and
Gamble scholarship and will
attend Cornell University. Leslie
Kincaid accepted a Xavier Univer-
sity Scholarship for $3300.
Steve Fryxell was given a
George Eastman Scholarship to
the Eastman School of Music at
the University of Rochester, an
Indiana University music scholar-
photo by Scott Blanchard
Juniors and seniors donated
57 pints of blood to the Hox-
worth Blood Center yesterday.
69 students attempted to
donate blood, but 12 were un-
able to give due to colds, aller-
gies, or the use of prescription
drugs. "We had a very good
turnout here today," said senior
Todd Cox, the drive's organizer.
"We rivaled last year's donations.
Richard and I would like to thank
those who donated their blood."
Most students had no physical
or mental problems with donat-
ing. '7 was pretty scared when
they stuck the needle in," said
senior John Spencer (left), "but
after that it was no problem."
ship, and a University of Cincin-
nati music scholarship. Fryxell
accepted the Eastman school of
music.
Fred Goosman was offered a
Kenwood Women's Club Scholar-
ship and a Miami University par-
tial music scholarship. Goosman
will attend Miami University.
Ramesh Murthy was granted
an Examination Scholarship from
the University of Dallas, a % tui-
tion scholarship from the Univer-
sity of Mianii, and a Xavier Uni-
versity Honors Scholarship and
Faculty Scholarship. Murthy will
attend Xavier University. Ron
Jones was given the Ohio Board
of Regents Commendation and
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Tennis team tuning up for sectionals
by Bi Skidmore
The boys' varsity tennis team
is preparing for sectional play. If
all goes well, districts will follow
and then state.
In the singles tournament,
sophomore Brad McCurdy is the
fourth seed and is expected to ad-
vance to district play. McCurdy
stated, "I hope that everything
goes well in sectionals, and then
I'll see what happens in districts."
The team received an added
bonus by having junior Steve Tipp
and senior Jeff Baden seeded
sixth and eighth respectively.
Baden said, "I was really pleased
that I got a seed."
In doubles competition, junior
Bill Poffenberger and senior Bi
Skidmore are seeded second.
Poffenberger explained, "Al-
though we're a little disappointed
that we aren't seeded number
one, if we win the tournament,
the seedings aren't important. We
really want to do well in state."
The other doubles team of
Trackers fi h
by Paul Monach
Going into tonight's EHL
finals, the boys' track team is in
fifth place, a position coach
Robert West referred to as "fair."
West commented, "It looks
like Sycamore will win it, but
Glen Este will give them a good
battle." Milford is currently
third, and Madeira, a team IH
soundly defeated several times
this season, is in a surprising
fourth.
"We'll need a super night to
finish where we want to, which is
second or third," added West.
"The distance people are going to
have to come through."
The distance runners did not
have to qualify for the finals yes-
terday as the sprinters and mid-
dledistance runners did. Junior
Evon Kelly qualified in both the
100 meters and the 200 meters,
with times of 11.5 and 23.1,
respectively. Senior Dave Rho-
denbaugh, a newcomer to the
200, also qualified, with a 24.8
time.
The 400 meter relay team of
Rhodenbaugh, sophomore Matt
McNellis, senior John Fitzmau-
rice, and Kelly qualified, as did
the 1600 relay team of seniors
Dave Rosenthal, Fitzmaurice,
Mike Kearney, and Jon Groome.
junior Jon Kitei and freshman
Andy Tucker, although not
seeded, has a good draw. In the
second round, Kitei and Tucker
face the fourth-seeded team from
Clinton-Massie. Tucker said, "I'd
love to play Poffenberger and
Skidmore in the final."
The Braves defeated Turpin
soundly May 11, 4-1. Tipp won
convincingly, not giving up a
game. Poffenberger won a close
match by winning the third set,
64.
Juniors Kenny Vigh and San-
jay Datta won .easily, 6-0, 6-2.
Datta commented, "We were very
pleased with the quality of our
play ."
The Braves took on a very
powerful Anderson team May 9
and won, 4-1. Poffenberger beat
highly-ranked Gary Denton, 6-3,
3-1, retired. Denton was so de-
moralized by Poffenberger's play
that he quit. At first doubles,
Kitei and Skidmore handled their
opponents, 6-0,6-4.
going into EHI
Rosenthal also qualified in the
800 meters with a time of 2: 14.
In the EHL field event com-
petition held Wednesday, West
was somewhat disappointed, re-
marking that "we did not do in
well as we wanted to do in the
field."
Rhodenbaugh captured the
Braves' lone fust-place finish in
the field with a 12'6" vault in the
pole vault. Junior Chip Greenlee
finished third in the shotput with
a throw of 42'8", while sopho-
more Cecil Kelly placed sixth in
that event with a 40'2" throw.
Evon Kelly finished sixth in the
long jump with an 18'6" jump.
The Braves failed to place in
either the high jump or the dis-
cus, where West had strongly
hoped for points.
In the team's most recent
invitational warmup competition
for the EHL, at Northwest on
May 5 and 6, IH placed sixth of
seven teams.
Northwest, hosting such teams
as Greenhills, Roger Bacon,
Wyoming, and Fairfield, proved
too much for the Braves, who
earned only 26 points. However,
the meet was not without success
for IH. Rhodenbaugh won the
pole vault with a meet-record
vault of 12'9", and senior Roger
The Braves defeated the fifth-
ranked team in the city, Walnut
Hills, May 7 by a score of 4-1.
At second singles, McCurdy wan,
6-3, 6-2. At first doubles, Kitei
and Skidmore began with a bang
but ended in a whimper. They
won the first set, 6-3, but lost the
last two sets, 6-4, 7-6. At second
doubles, Datta and Tucker won,
6-0,6-1.
At the Princeton Invitational,
one doubles team (McCurdy and
Skidmore) and one singles player
(Tucker) participated. Tucker
was the victim of a tough draw.
He drew second seed, Kep Smith,
in the first round and lost, 6-2,
6-0. Tucker said, "Next time if
I hit my approach shots a little
deeper, I think I'll win."
McCurdy and Skidmore lost t o
a strong Centerfield pair, 6-2,
6-4, but then beat a Princeton
team, 9-7. After a default,
McCurdy and Skidmore fell t o
Lancaster, 6-3, 7-6.
The Braves swamped Deer
Geier placed fourth in the high
jump with a 5'10" jump. The
Braves were also minus Kelly,
who sat out with a leg injury.
IH enjoyed far greater success
in a May 2 tri-meet, where the
Braves, with 90 points, rolled over
Loveland, with 58, and Seven
Hills, with 19.
IH took most of the first-
place finishes, and several per-
sonal bests were recorded. Rho-
JV softballers w in finale, 7-4
by Anne Richards
The JV softball Squaws, hav-
ing struggled the entire year with
errors and inexperience, closed
their season at 3-6 on an en-
couraging note with a 7-4 win
over Mt. Healthy on Wednesday,
May 11.
In this game, the Squaws over-
came their chronic problem by
"playing the best defense they
ever have," according to coach
Jim Benken.
IH suffered more on offense
than on defense in its loss to
Ursuline on Monday, May 9. The
Squaws gave up three runs in the
rust inning but held Ursuline to
only a few hits and one run the
rest of the game. The Squaws,
however, were ineffective at the
Park and Loveland, 5-0, on May
3 and May 5. Strong perfor-
mances in these matches were
turned in by senior Craig John-
son and juniors Nick Knebel and
Dan Meyer. Meyer and Johnson
won at doubles against Loveland,
6-3, 6-1. Meyer said, "I played
good tennis."
The previous weekend, the
team had a very tough draw at the
Sycamore Invitational. Poffen-
berger drew Elder's Gene Or-
lando, the number one seed, and
gave Orlando a good match.
Tucker and Skidmore drew the
tournament's number two seed.
Despite being up 5-2 in the first
set, they lost, 7-5,6-2.
The Braves lost a heart breaker
against Wyoming, 3-2, as Indian
Hill's
Poffenberger
first two
and singles
Skidmore,
players,
fell.
McCurdy notched the first win
for the Braves at third singles. At
second doubles, Tipp and Baden
won a tough match in the third
set. It came down to the first
doubles team of Kitei and Tucker.
Despite having three match points
in the second set, they lost, 4 6 ,
7-6,64.
denbaugh once again won the
pole vault with a 13' vault, while
Geier easily won the high jump
with a 6'0" jump.
Kelly's 19'10%'' leap was goo6
for first, as was Greenlee's 427' %'
throw
In of
thethe
distance
shot. events, senior
Dwight Poffenberger won the
1600 in a time of 4:47.9, and
senior Richard Stradling won the
3200 with a 10:50.4 time.
see TRACK, p. 11
plate.
The Squaws came out on the
winning end of the same score in
son, ofdefeating
one their bestthe
games this sea-
Finneytown
Wildcats on April 27.
The JV Squaws had a very
short season this year, playing
only nine games; more were
scheduled, but these were can-
celled. They did not play any
EHL teams because no schools
had a slow pitch JV team.
Next year, though, the EHL
voted to switch to fast pitch,
which will be a totally different
situation. Much effort will be
made to take this change-over
easily in hopes of an improved
season next year.
 Page 8
movie review
'Tender Mercies' simply good film
by Richard Stradling
In a day and age when movie
making has become increasingly
technical and complex, a film like
Tender Mercies, which concen-
trates on the basics of the art, is
a refreshing change.
An interesting aspect of Ten-
der Mercies is that it quite easily
could have developed into a com-
plex film. Events and twists
in the plot that one might expect
to happen in other movies are
absent in Tender Mercies. The
film draws its strength, rather,
from its central character and his
complex thoughts and feelings.
This central character is Mac
Stash braces herself for a summer of partying
STASH, from p. 7
Stash spends a great deal of
time outdoors, expecially when
the weather is nice. She loves
horses and says "I wish I could
ride more often." The girl throws
a mean frisbee and also enjoys
sailing.
Perhaps one of Stacey's favor-
ite activities is partying. She's
especially looking forward to this
summer when she can "party her
butt off."
Students recently returning
coming events
~ o n d a - v o ois tunza fun again
by Kevin Walzar
Riverfront Coliseum
Bob Barker's Fun and Games
Show - May 21, 8:00 - spring acts
tend to.be stupid
L.A. T-Birds vs. New York Bomb-
ers in Roller Derby Action - May
22,7 :00 - bring a crash helmet
Cincinnati Gardens
Statler Brothers with Louise
Mandrel - May 14, 8;00 - Louise
plays a mean fiddle
Aerosmith - May 27, 8:00 - loud
and then some
Timberwolf .
Bluegrass Festival - May 28,
29, 30 - bring some shine
Bogart's
Arlo Guthrie and Shenandoah -
May 13-14, 8:00 - he wants to
see blood and gore and guts and
veins in his teeth
The Original Impressions - May
22, 7:30 and 10:30 - first impres-
CHIEFTAIN
Slate (Robert Duval), a once
highlyacclaimed country singer
who has become little more than
a bum after a bout with alcohol-
ism. The film follows Slate's
struggle to put his past problems
behind him and essentially start
over.
This struggle is marked by his
marriage to a young widow with
a son and the brief reunion with
his own eighteen-year old daugh-
ter whom he hasn't seen in eight
years and who is the ward of his
bitter ex-wife Dixie Scott (Betty
Buckley), a successful country
singer herself.
The beauty of the plot is its
from Straight sometimes bother
Stash.
"I think it's great that the
program gets them off drugs. I
really respect that. But they
don't talk t o their old friends and
just don't accept people who
party. The world is full of all
different types of people, and you
just have to learn to accept every-
one no matter how different they
are."
Although Stacey has mellowed
a great deal in the past few years
she in no way considers herself a
sions last longest
Red Rider - May 31, 9:00 - off
into the sunset
Modern English - June 5, 9:00 -
not a pool technique
Indian Hill High School
Rendezvous - May 1 3 - tunzafun
. - -
simplicity. One may expect Slate
to rise to stardom once again or
team up with his new wife, who
sings in the church choir, but
neither happens. Indeed, Slate
does cut a record with a local
band, but the audience never
knows how the record is accepted
by the public.
It doesn't matter. What mat-
ters is the effect cutting the
record has on Slate. The film
focuses on Slate's readjustment to
life and his psychological succes-
ses are every bit as, if not more,
important than his physical or
social ones.
The simple plot and setting
conservative, save "in a few un-
mentionable areas." "I don't
conform," says Stacey. "And, by
the way, my motto is 'I hate
preps.' "
Recently, Stacey has acquired
a certain attraction for toads.
"Be nice to toads," Stacey ad-
vises (especially ones with big red
tongues).
In the future, Stash hopes t o
move to San Francisco and be
rich. "When I have a lot of
money,'' she muses, "I'm going t o
send all of my friends plane tick-
ets, bus tickets, boat tickets, train
tickets, gas money or whatever it
takes them to get them over to
my place, and I'll throw one ;iant
party for all of the friends I've
even met!" Won't that be fun?
Until that party, Stacey plans
to enjoy a year or two at UC and
then move out west to finish
school. With a little luck, Stacey
might eventually end up in Eur-
ope, for she loves to travel.
May 13,1983
(rural Texas in the early 1980's)
leave room for an actor to en-
hance his character and Duval
does just that.
Duval sings all the songs him-
self and even wrote one of them.
Even with a legacy of numerous
roles behind Duval, one has to
look hard past the scruffy beard
and the broken Texan English t o
see him in any of them. Duval
becomes Slate without the benefit
of obscurity.
For some of us who have
grown up in the Godfather-Star
Wars-Rocky age of movies, Ten-
der Mercies will be seen as a good
movie but . . . "something's miss-
ing." Actually, that "something"
has been replaced by fine acting
and a complex character and Ten-
der Mercies is all the better for it.
TOAD, from p. 7
the Tree.
Dave's other interests include:
the Boy Scouts of America, in
which he has achieved the highest
rank of Eagle Scout; listening t o
such music as Led Zeppelin,
Rush, EWF and Prince; back
packing in the Appalachian Moun-
tains; and going o n trips to
Appalachia, sponsored through
Armstrong Chapel, for which he
does volunteer work in undevel-
oped communities. Dave
comments, "I love helping people
less fortunate than ourselves."
After graduation, Dave plans
t o work this summer for his bro-
ther, Bob, who owns a lawn
mowing service in IH. "It's per-
fect" he says. "You can't cut
grass at night. I can use my time
for better things, like going out
with Carolyn.
Although Dave is undecided as
t o which college wiU inherit his
exceptional talent, he intends t o
at least keep his athletic careers
cookin'.
May 13,1983
obituary
Requiem for a proud Bush Hog
by John LillY
Doomed from the first? A
cliche, to be sure, but an approp-
riate one, given the situation. The
Bush Hog is a goner.
The blue and silver road-eater
with the Midas Touch is not long
for this world. They're selling it
off, which is probably not a bad
idea, considering its recent be-
havioral tendencies. But even the
knowledge that the van had al-
ready turned on its keepers and
was undoubtedly close to attack-
ing the entire family while they
were sleeping doesn't make its
imminent departure any less pain-
ful for those who have known it.
The Bush Hog had soul
enough for four vans and body
enough for one and a half. Big in
both the literal and the spiritual
sense, and far bigger than most.
But, at the final count, size didn't
really matter that much; when
that van was cut loose, especially
at night, it transcended the
boundaries of space and cons-
ciousness, until it became more of
a state of existence than anything
else. Language was no longer an
apt medium to describe the Hog's
essence at that point. It became
as a collective soul for those for-
tunate enough to be in its awe-
inspiring presence, and their
brains may never be quite the
same again. For they were wed-
ded to the one Great and True
and Good that was the Bush Hog,
the mind of God.
A bit carried away there?
Most likely, but the fact remains
ow many
What's your ideal on the spot
Bob Carroll - Who is John
Knechtly , alias the Love Machine,
Tricia Shamblen - What color is
the tile in your bathroom?
Tom Redmond - Who 'do you
least want to tally upon?
Alan Whitman - How many oYs
in
CHIEFTAIN
that the Bush Hog was more than
transportation.
Rumor had it that there exist-
ed something deeply dark and
sinister in the Hog's past; some-
thing it didn't want revealed,
something which it would have
gone to any length, even suicide,
keep a secret. Perhaps that is why
it ultimately came to an untimely
death on 1-75 North between
Lexington, Kentucky and Cincin-
nati.
I was there when the Hog bit
it; and, fortunately, those Ford
Club Wagons can stand some
amazing impact, or I would be
unable to write right now. In a
way, I felt kind of honored to be
the only nonmember of the Alex-
ander family present at the hor-
rible event that led to the scrap-
ping of the Hog; but it was also a
haunting experience - like watch-
ing someone whom you love slit-
ting his wrists and being able to
do nothing about it.
And I will always hear Joe
Alexander's voice in my ears as he
examined the wreckage of his
hulking, steel avatar. "I told
them they never should have
fixed it."
Indeed, the Hog had had ex-
tensive cosmetic body repair done
in the weeks just previous to the
downfall. The animal had shown
a frightening tendency toward
self-destruction in the winter
months of 1982-83, and most of
the admirers were starting to wor-
ry. The once proud and undis-
puted ruler of Cincinnati's road-
-- --
0's
in Pooch?
lJ/
ways was slowly reducing itself t o
a vast heap of wreckage.
But who would have inter-
preted those problems as a fore-
shadowing of the Bush Hog's sui-
cidal end? Certainly not those
who relied upon the machine f o r
weekly spiritual replenishing. T h e
sound system was still intact,
after all; and the antlers were in
place. It was, from external ap-
pearances, a whole Hog.
But the psychological prob-
lems were likely there from t h e
beginning. That van was always
unusual, after all; how many ve-
hicles do you know of which you
can simply will to be there and
then drive around in; Allegedly,
the Hog had that capability, al-
though I must admit that I never
saw it in practice.
I have heard it said by psychi-
atrists and other such fold that
after a suicide, the victim's friends
and family often feel a need to be
witness to the event in order t o
achieve some sort of catharsis, t o
cleanse themselves of the guilt
they feel at not having correctly
interpreted what, in retrospect,
were obvious warning signs. And
that may be exactly what I'm
doing.
The Bush Hog gave its all t o
answers compiled
by Todd Adrien
Leslie Kincaid - Why am I here
popping popcorn all by myself?
Andrea Zurbrick - What am I
doing all day at school when I
could be sun bathing in the nude?
Mary Rerwanger - Is there some
back-stage work I can do for this
Angela Kovach - Why does Greg
want to take my picture?
h have?
Page 5
me o n may a night, and I wasn't
even able t o get it some help in its
darkest hour. I remember so well
the night at the Serpentine Wall
(via Clifton) and those in Nor-
wood at the Bush Hog's ever-open
mecca of the Montgomery Road
White Castle.
And those final nights o n
Hilton Head with the Small Pit-
heads and a French person in tow.
The sea air must have at least mi-
tigated the enormous heartache
which the Hog had been nursing
for months, perhaps years. At
least that's what I'd like to think.
Because, for many people, as
I've already said the Bush Hog
was more than vinyl and plaid
carpeting and steel; it was memo-
ry itself.
Memories of the dark evenings
driving into the heart of an
American few people will ever
know, an America lurking behind
the smoggy shadows of a blacklit
industrial complex. A nation
bathed in the electric blue intensi-
ty of mercury lamps wired t o
some central power source of in-
credible size.
In the dim streets of this in-
dustrio-urban organism rode the
Hog in all its splendor, a machine
superior to the rest. And it may
have been that same atmosphere
which was responsible for the
Bush Hog's eventual demise.
The misty secrets hidden
somewhere in the van's psyche ..
were born there, secrets of steel-
mill and assembly line which were
innately a part of its mental struc-
ture.
see HOG, p. 6
Ron Zesch -What exactly is a wet
water pooch?
Cindy Alford - What is your inner-
most fantasy?
less deadly?
 Page 6
teacher feature
Cynic Schneider becomes
by Richard Stradling
For a man who wrestles in the
classroom everyday with such far-
reaching and critical issues as
post - war Europe and the exist-
ance of the United Nations, it's
hard to believe one tiny event in
Cincinnati, Ohio could have any
impact at all, or that the biggest
thing in his life weighs less than
18 pounds and is no more than
two feet long.
Kristin Ann Schneider was
born four weeks ago today and
her father Edward Kenneth
Schneider couldn't have been
happier. "When you hold that
baby in your arms for the first
time, there's this feeling . . ."
commented Schneider. "I guess it
has to happen to you to know
what it's like."
Consider, if you will, the fate
of young Kristen Ann: Daughter
to Indian Hill High School's most
famous and most pleasant cynic.
Schneider claims to practice
purely "orthodox cyncism" and
reflects his "faith" when discuss-
ing topics like the United Nations
or the U.S. foreign policy. The
birth of this cyncism occured
nearly two decades ago after
Barry Goldwater lost the 1964
Presidential election; Schneider
was 20, a mature - thinking adult
by most standards.
Though admittedly cynical,
Schneider feels his cyncism is a
misrepresentation of his true feel-
HOG, from p. 5
If we could only have dis-
covered them in time, those blue-
collar mysteries, we might have
been able to save the patient.
But the Bush Hog is, for all
practical purposes, gone. And I
can only wonder, as my senior
year claws its way t o a close, at
its amazing ability to survive for
as long as it did under what must
have been an intolerable burden.
So there is no need to examine
the wreckage, no need t o reas-
semble the thing in finest FAA
style in order to see if such an
accident could have been avoided.
To do so would only serve t o strip
the Bush Hog of what little digni-
ty it still has.
We must see the Hog as it was
only a short while ago; proud,
free, and larger than life itself.
The van was a monument t o
automotive strength of will in the
face of adversity.
So say we all.
CHIEFTAIN May 13,1983
ball schedule for Miami University
'da-da'
and an article on Purcell High
School's past greats of football.
Schneider attended Purcell in the
"Glory Years", but adds he had
little to do with its added great-
ness. "I was a freshman when
Roger Staubach was a senior"
added Schneider matter-of-factly.
From Purcell, Schneider went t o
Miami as an undergraduate and
then entered the University of
Cincinnati Law School. After a
year he dropped out of law
school and went on to get a
masters degree in education.
Schneider taught for five years a t
Madeira High School and has
taught at IH for the last seven.
Schneider has coached foot-
ball for the last eleven years with
this past season being his first in
the stands. Schneider has also
coached wrestling and is presently
enduring a season as a junior high
track coach. "I enjoy coaching
photo by Jim Koster
the freshman level best," com-
Mr. Ken Schneider holds forth on his "orhtadox cynicism."
mented Schneider. "There's more
ings. "I guess I sound more cyn- the type of person you are dealing freedom within the framework.
ical than I really am." Schneider with. Consider the magazine They have a junior high enthu-
said. "I really have a lot of faith cover with Ronald Reagan's siasm without the know-it-all
in God and in the students I beaming face on it, which is
teach; that's both ends of the placed just below a "Tepe for
attitude."
Like most teachers, Schneider
spectrum. I feel when given the
opportunity, all people can do
Norwood Mayor" poster, which is
next to a Farrah Fawcett poster,
has developed his own philosophy
in the classroom. "I emphasize
something nice." Perhaps a cynic which is placed just above a
communicatiori and mix it with
of Schneider's proportions would- sketch of Paul Von Hindenberg,
humor. Also, I'm not afraid of
not be such a bad father for which is next t o a poster of
mistakes. I open the year with
Kristin Ann after all. Charles DeGaulle (Schneider's
the bottom line. I try t o cover
There's an old proverb which hero because "he didn't give up").
the maximum amount of know-
says, "You can always tell a What more needs to be said? ledge with the minimum amount
teacher by what he/she hangs in Also mingled among this of pain." He jokingly reminds his
his/her office." One look at posted myriad of famous and students that his class is a model
Schneider's wall and you know not so famous people is a foot- fascist state and adds his own cyn-
ical flavoring whenever it is called
for.
Those who have had Schneider
know that he is well read in his
subject. His favorite activity is
reading, with his two preferred
topics being history and comedy.
"I also enjoy old movies; I guess
my favorite is Laurel and Hardy."
In t h e m orning mists, broken When Schneider entered col-
O n t h e driving w a y t o here, lege, he coveted what he calls
It has often been nice o u t "Malibu" dream: to live in
L a t e r , in t h e n o o n d a y s u n . Malibu on the beach. But as he
A n d sometimes there were weekends, adds, "We've got t o be realistic."
Far r e m o v e d from t h e w o r k i n g . Instead Schneider still lives in his
childhood home of Norwood,
Rain poured o n t o steaming streets
which he affectionately refers t o
W h e r e cars cried; springtim e s t o r m c l o u d s
as the "Free State." "I grew up
0f f e r e d b r u i s e - b l u e h a r m o n y . there; I have a lot of friends
I f d a y s dragging in t o n i g h t
there." Schneider still looks west,
W e n t o n forever, w e slept; however. "I'd ideally like t o
A n d a f t e r t h e last, w e left. teach at a west coast junior col-
Later, n o n e will b e t h e s a m e ; lege or Southern Cal.," muses
T h e y said o n c e a n d w i l l a g a i n . Schneider.
A n d I m u s t t a k e it o n f a i t h . In any event, wherever
Schneider goes in the next few
years, Kristin Ann will be sure t o
I I follow.
May 13,1983
senior sketch
m m
Dave
- - 100kinU
- -
over brother at State
by Jeff Graham
While interviewing Dave Rho-
denbaugh, I couldn't help but
wonder how he can do everything
he does so well. And if you've
ever known Dave, you know what
I mean when I say "he's got
talent."
Dave has been on the Indian
Hill varsity soccer squad for three
years, during which he was a
member of the 1982 EHL Cham-
pionship Team and an EHL-All
Star. He commented, "It was an
excellent feeling winning the
league with the players I devel-
oped and grew up with."
To keep his soccer skills crisp
in the off season, Dave is a mem-
ber of the Indian Hill Rush In-
door Soccer Team. And in the
spring, besides running track, he is
a player on the lndian ill B~~~~~
senior sketch
Stash scares some of her peers
by Peter Carr
Stacey Fenster lives in a clos-
et.
Or, more accurately, Stacey
lives in a six-by-eight-foot walk-
in closet that she has successfully
converted into comfortable living
quarters. Carefully selected pos-
ters adorn the walls, and on sun-
ny days those walls are illumi-
nated with psychedelic spectra via
Stacey's collection of windowsill
prisms.
Facing the excellent stereo
system in Stacey's place is a high-
backed wicker chair strategically
placed for sitting. A truly unique
room for a truly unique person.
Many of you might not know
Stacey very well. After all, she's
only been going t o IH since her
sophomore year, and this year she
leaves after fourth period t o go t o
work.
Stacey burst forth upon the
IH scene in 1980 complete with
fringe and felt hat. Stacey recalls
her more radical days: "I feel
really bad about some of the
things I said to people back
then." Indeed, those sophomoric
days of antagonism left their scars
o n her peers. "A few people are
actually afraid of me!"
Stacey, or Stash as she has
come t o be known for various
CHIEFTAIN Page 7
number one in the city, Dave has Dave was the drummer for Mar-
I high hopes. Even though Dave shall Law, and at Musicfest '83,
a to va uIf excells tremendously in athletics,
his talents don't stop there.
For the past two years, Dave
he was selected t o jam for Jadd
Cabb; ironic*, both bands
originated from "Working i n
has participated in Indian Hill's
own Musicfest. ~t Musicfest '82, see TOAD, p. 8
spring team.
This is Dave's most promising
year as a four-year varsity track-
man. Besides running the first leg
of the 400 relay team that now
holds the school record, Dave is
an accomplished pole vaulter. "I
started," says Dave, "when I was
about ten, jumping 7'2" with a
bamboo pole."
Currently, Dave is the EHL
pole vaulting champ and intends
to break the school record of
13'4" set by his sibling rival, Tim
Rhodenbaugh. "Even though
time is running out," remarks
Dave, "I think I can still make
it."
Dave's ambition for the re-
mainder of the season is t o go to
the state competition in Dayton
photo by Jim Koster
where he is seeded in the top ten.
with a jump of 13'1" and ranked Pole-vaulting Dave dreams o f breaking his brother's record.
teachers alike. but she holds a job in Montgorn-
Stash quickly settled into her ery where she works over 20
new environment, though. Cin- hours each week.
cinnatiisamuciimoreiaidback When Stacey isn't at work,
area than New York. "My old she's usually out with an assort-
reasons, came to Cincinnati from school was always rush! rush! ment of friends. "I've got friends
Long Island. "I really hated this rush!" Stacey stated, "I like t o from all over! Blue Ash, Clifton,
place at first," she says. "A lot of take it easy." Loveland, Montgomery, you
these people just aren't right with Stacey is an extremely busy name it," she adds.
all their operations and devices," individual, though. She doesn't
Stacey comments o n students and spend too much time around IH, See pm
?-. . : -*I
photo by Jim Koster
Stacey's wicker chair provides a cozy refuge from the vastness o f her closet,
 Page 6
teacher feature
Cynic Schneider becomes
by Richard Stradling
For a man who wrestles in the
classroom everyday with such far-
reaching and critical issues as
post - war Europe and the exist-
ance of the United Nations, it's
hard to believe one tiny event in
Cincinnati, Ohio could have any
impact at all, or that the biggest
thing in his life weighs less than
18 pounds and is no more than
two feet long.
Kristin Ann Schneider was
born four weeks ago today and
her father Edward Kenneth
Schneider couldn't have been
happier. "When you hold that
baby in your arms for the first
time, there's this feeling . . ."
commented Schneider. "I guess it
has to happen to you to know
what it's like."
Consider, if you will, the fate
of young Kristen Ann: Daughter
to Indian Hill High School's most
famous and most pleasant cynic.
Schneider claims to practice
purely "orthodox cyncism" and
reflects his "faith" when discuss-
ing topics like the United Nations
or the U.S. foreign policy. The
birth of this cyncism occured
nearly two decades ago after
Barry Goldwater lost the 1964
Presidential election; Schneider
was 20, a mature - thinking adult
by most standards.
Though admittedly cynical,
Schneider feels his cyncism is a
misrepresentation of his true feel-
HOG, from p. 5
If we could only have dis-
covered them in time, those blue-
collar mysteries, we might have
been able to save the patient.
But the Bush Hog is, for all
practical purposes, gone. And I
can only wonder, as my senior
year claws its way t o a close, at
its amazing ability to survive for
as long as it did under what must
have been an intolerable burden.
So there is no need to examine
the wreckage, no need t o reas-
semble the thing in finest FAA
style in order to see if such an
accident could have been avoided.
To do so would only serve t o strip
the Bush Hog of what little digni-
ty it still has.
We must see the Hog as it was
only a short while ago; proud,
free, and larger than life itself.
The van was a monument t o
automotive strength of will in the
face of adversity.
So say we all.
CHIEFTAIN May 13,1983
ball schedule for Miami University
'da-da'
and an article on Purcell High
School's past greats of football.
Schneider attended Purcell in the
"Glory Years", but adds he had
little to do with its added great-
ness. "I was a freshman when
Roger Staubach was a senior"
added Schneider matter-of-factly.
From Purcell, Schneider went t o
Miami as an undergraduate and
then entered the University of
Cincinnati Law School. After a
year he dropped out of law
school and went on to get a
masters degree in education.
Schneider taught for five years a t
Madeira High School and has
taught at IH for the last seven.
Schneider has coached foot-
ball for the last eleven years with
this past season being his first in
the stands. Schneider has also
coached wrestling and is presently
enduring a season as a junior high
track coach. "I enjoy coaching
photo by Jim Koster
the freshman level best," com-
Mr. Ken Schneider holds forth on his "orhtadox cynicism."
mented Schneider. "There's more
ings. "I guess I sound more cyn- the type of person you are dealing freedom within the framework.
ical than I really am." Schneider with. Consider the magazine They have a junior high enthu-
said. "I really have a lot of faith cover with Ronald Reagan's siasm without the know-it-all
in God and in the students I beaming face on it, which is
teach; that's both ends of the placed just below a "Tepe for
attitude."
Like most teachers, Schneider
spectrum. I feel when given the
opportunity, all people can do
Norwood Mayor" poster, which is
next to a Farrah Fawcett poster,
has developed his own philosophy
in the classroom. "I emphasize
something nice." Perhaps a cynic which is placed just above a
communicatiori and mix it with
of Schneider's proportions would- sketch of Paul Von Hindenberg,
humor. Also, I'm not afraid of
not be such a bad father for which is next t o a poster of
mistakes. I open the year with
Kristin Ann after all. Charles DeGaulle (Schneider's
the bottom line. I try t o cover
There's an old proverb which hero because "he didn't give up").
the maximum amount of know-
says, "You can always tell a What more needs to be said? ledge with the minimum amount
teacher by what he/she hangs in Also mingled among this of pain." He jokingly reminds his
his/her office." One look at posted myriad of famous and students that his class is a model
Schneider's wall and you know not so famous people is a foot- fascist state and adds his own cyn-
ical flavoring whenever it is called
for.
Those who have had Schneider
know that he is well read in his
subject. His favorite activity is
reading, with his two preferred
topics being history and comedy.
"I also enjoy old movies; I guess
my favorite is Laurel and Hardy."
In t h e m orning mists, broken When Schneider entered col-
O n t h e driving w a y t o here, lege, he coveted what he calls
It has often been nice o u t "Malibu" dream: to live in
L a t e r , in t h e n o o n d a y s u n . Malibu on the beach. But as he
A n d sometimes there were weekends, adds, "We've got t o be realistic."
Far r e m o v e d from t h e w o r k i n g . Instead Schneider still lives in his
childhood home of Norwood,
Rain poured o n t o steaming streets
which he affectionately refers t o
W h e r e cars cried; springtim e s t o r m c l o u d s
as the "Free State." "I grew up
0f f e r e d b r u i s e - b l u e h a r m o n y . there; I have a lot of friends
I f d a y s dragging in t o n i g h t
there." Schneider still looks west,
W e n t o n forever, w e slept; however. "I'd ideally like t o
A n d a f t e r t h e last, w e left. teach at a west coast junior col-
Later, n o n e will b e t h e s a m e ; lege or Southern Cal.," muses
T h e y said o n c e a n d w i l l a g a i n . Schneider.
A n d I m u s t t a k e it o n f a i t h . In any event, wherever
Schneider goes in the next few
years, Kristin Ann will be sure t o
I I follow.
May 13,1983
senior sketch
m m
Dave
- - 100kinU
- -
over brother at State
by Jeff Graham
While interviewing Dave Rho-
denbaugh, I couldn't help but
wonder how he can do everything
he does so well. And if you've
ever known Dave, you know what
I mean when I say "he's got
talent."
Dave has been on the Indian
Hill varsity soccer squad for three
years, during which he was a
member of the 1982 EHL Cham-
pionship Team and an EHL-All
Star. He commented, "It was an
excellent feeling winning the
league with the players I devel-
oped and grew up with."
To keep his soccer skills crisp
in the off season, Dave is a mem-
ber of the Indian Hill Rush In-
door Soccer Team. And in the
spring, besides running track, he is
a player on the lndian ill B~~~~~
senior sketch
Stash scares some of her peers
by Peter Carr
Stacey Fenster lives in a clos-
et.
Or, more accurately, Stacey
lives in a six-by-eight-foot walk-
in closet that she has successfully
converted into comfortable living
quarters. Carefully selected pos-
ters adorn the walls, and on sun-
ny days those walls are illumi-
nated with psychedelic spectra via
Stacey's collection of windowsill
prisms.
Facing the excellent stereo
system in Stacey's place is a high-
backed wicker chair strategically
placed for sitting. A truly unique
room for a truly unique person.
Many of you might not know
Stacey very well. After all, she's
only been going t o IH since her
sophomore year, and this year she
leaves after fourth period t o go t o
work.
Stacey burst forth upon the
IH scene in 1980 complete with
fringe and felt hat. Stacey recalls
her more radical days: "I feel
really bad about some of the
things I said to people back
then." Indeed, those sophomoric
days of antagonism left their scars
o n her peers. "A few people are
actually afraid of me!"
Stacey, or Stash as she has
come t o be known for various
CHIEFTAIN Page 7
number one in the city, Dave has Dave was the drummer for Mar-
I high hopes. Even though Dave shall Law, and at Musicfest '83,
a to va uIf excells tremendously in athletics,
his talents don't stop there.
For the past two years, Dave
he was selected t o jam for Jadd
Cabb; ironic*, both bands
originated from "Working i n
has participated in Indian Hill's
own Musicfest. ~t Musicfest '82, see TOAD, p. 8
spring team.
This is Dave's most promising
year as a four-year varsity track-
man. Besides running the first leg
of the 400 relay team that now
holds the school record, Dave is
an accomplished pole vaulter. "I
started," says Dave, "when I was
about ten, jumping 7'2" with a
bamboo pole."
Currently, Dave is the EHL
pole vaulting champ and intends
to break the school record of
13'4" set by his sibling rival, Tim
Rhodenbaugh. "Even though
time is running out," remarks
Dave, "I think I can still make
it."
Dave's ambition for the re-
mainder of the season is t o go to
the state competition in Dayton
photo by Jim Koster
where he is seeded in the top ten.
with a jump of 13'1" and ranked Pole-vaulting Dave dreams o f breaking his brother's record.
teachers alike. but she holds a job in Montgorn-
Stash quickly settled into her ery where she works over 20
new environment, though. Cin- hours each week.
cinnatiisamuciimoreiaidback When Stacey isn't at work,
area than New York. "My old she's usually out with an assort-
reasons, came to Cincinnati from school was always rush! rush! ment of friends. "I've got friends
Long Island. "I really hated this rush!" Stacey stated, "I like t o from all over! Blue Ash, Clifton,
place at first," she says. "A lot of take it easy." Loveland, Montgomery, you
these people just aren't right with Stacey is an extremely busy name it," she adds.
all their operations and devices," individual, though. She doesn't
Stacey comments o n students and spend too much time around IH, See pm
?-. . : -*I
photo by Jim Koster
Stacey's wicker chair provides a cozy refuge from the vastness o f her closet,
 Page 8
movie review
'Tender Mercies' simply good film
by Richard Stradling
In a day and age when movie
making has become increasingly
technical and complex, a film like
Tender Mercies, which concen-
trates on the basics of the art, is
a refreshing change.
An interesting aspect of Ten-
der Mercies is that it quite easily
could have developed into a com-
plex film. Events and twists
in the plot that one might expect
to happen in other movies are
absent in Tender Mercies. The
film draws its strength, rather,
from its central character and his
complex thoughts and feelings.
This central character is Mac
Stash braces herself for a summer of partying
STASH, from p. 7
Stash spends a great deal of
time outdoors, expecially when
the weather is nice. She loves
horses and says "I wish I could
ride more often." The girl throws
a mean frisbee and also enjoys
sailing.
Perhaps one of Stacey's favor-
ite activities is partying. She's
especially looking forward to this
summer when she can "party her
butt off."
Students recently returning
coming events
~ o n d a - v o ois tunza fun again
by Kevin Walzar
Riverfront Coliseum
Bob Barker's Fun and Games
Show - May 21, 8:00 - spring acts
tend to.be stupid
L.A. T-Birds vs. New York Bomb-
ers in Roller Derby Action - May
22,7 :00 - bring a crash helmet
Cincinnati Gardens
Statler Brothers with Louise
Mandrel - May 14, 8;00 - Louise
plays a mean fiddle
Aerosmith - May 27, 8:00 - loud
and then some
Timberwolf .
Bluegrass Festival - May 28,
29, 30 - bring some shine
Bogart's
Arlo Guthrie and Shenandoah -
May 13-14, 8:00 - he wants to
see blood and gore and guts and
veins in his teeth
The Original Impressions - May
22, 7:30 and 10:30 - first impres-
CHIEFTAIN
Slate (Robert Duval), a once
highlyacclaimed country singer
who has become little more than
a bum after a bout with alcohol-
ism. The film follows Slate's
struggle to put his past problems
behind him and essentially start
over.
This struggle is marked by his
marriage to a young widow with
a son and the brief reunion with
his own eighteen-year old daugh-
ter whom he hasn't seen in eight
years and who is the ward of his
bitter ex-wife Dixie Scott (Betty
Buckley), a successful country
singer herself.
The beauty of the plot is its
from Straight sometimes bother
Stash.
"I think it's great that the
program gets them off drugs. I
really respect that. But they
don't talk t o their old friends and
just don't accept people who
party. The world is full of all
different types of people, and you
just have to learn to accept every-
one no matter how different they
are."
Although Stacey has mellowed
a great deal in the past few years
she in no way considers herself a
sions last longest
Red Rider - May 31, 9:00 - off
into the sunset
Modern English - June 5, 9:00 -
not a pool technique
Indian Hill High School
Rendezvous - May 1 3 - tunzafun
. - -
simplicity. One may expect Slate
to rise to stardom once again or
team up with his new wife, who
sings in the church choir, but
neither happens. Indeed, Slate
does cut a record with a local
band, but the audience never
knows how the record is accepted
by the public.
It doesn't matter. What mat-
ters is the effect cutting the
record has on Slate. The film
focuses on Slate's readjustment to
life and his psychological succes-
ses are every bit as, if not more,
important than his physical or
social ones.
The simple plot and setting
conservative, save "in a few un-
mentionable areas." "I don't
conform," says Stacey. "And, by
the way, my motto is 'I hate
preps.' "
Recently, Stacey has acquired
a certain attraction for toads.
"Be nice to toads," Stacey ad-
vises (especially ones with big red
tongues).
In the future, Stash hopes t o
move to San Francisco and be
rich. "When I have a lot of
money,'' she muses, "I'm going t o
send all of my friends plane tick-
ets, bus tickets, boat tickets, train
tickets, gas money or whatever it
takes them to get them over to
my place, and I'll throw one ;iant
party for all of the friends I've
even met!" Won't that be fun?
Until that party, Stacey plans
to enjoy a year or two at UC and
then move out west to finish
school. With a little luck, Stacey
might eventually end up in Eur-
ope, for she loves to travel.
May 13,1983
(rural Texas in the early 1980's)
leave room for an actor to en-
hance his character and Duval
does just that.
Duval sings all the songs him-
self and even wrote one of them.
Even with a legacy of numerous
roles behind Duval, one has to
look hard past the scruffy beard
and the broken Texan English t o
see him in any of them. Duval
becomes Slate without the benefit
of obscurity.
For some of us who have
grown up in the Godfather-Star
Wars-Rocky age of movies, Ten-
der Mercies will be seen as a good
movie but . . . "something's miss-
ing." Actually, that "something"
has been replaced by fine acting
and a complex character and Ten-
der Mercies is all the better for it.
TOAD, from p. 7
the Tree.
Dave's other interests include:
the Boy Scouts of America, in
which he has achieved the highest
rank of Eagle Scout; listening t o
such music as Led Zeppelin,
Rush, EWF and Prince; back
packing in the Appalachian Moun-
tains; and going o n trips to
Appalachia, sponsored through
Armstrong Chapel, for which he
does volunteer work in undevel-
oped communities. Dave
comments, "I love helping people
less fortunate than ourselves."
After graduation, Dave plans
t o work this summer for his bro-
ther, Bob, who owns a lawn
mowing service in IH. "It's per-
fect" he says. "You can't cut
grass at night. I can use my time
for better things, like going out
with Carolyn.
Although Dave is undecided as
t o which college wiU inherit his
exceptional talent, he intends t o
at least keep his athletic careers
cookin'.
May 13,1983
obituary
Requiem for a proud Bush Hog
by John LillY
Doomed from the first? A
cliche, to be sure, but an approp-
riate one, given the situation. The
Bush Hog is a goner.
The blue and silver road-eater
with the Midas Touch is not long
for this world. They're selling it
off, which is probably not a bad
idea, considering its recent be-
havioral tendencies. But even the
knowledge that the van had al-
ready turned on its keepers and
was undoubtedly close to attack-
ing the entire family while they
were sleeping doesn't make its
imminent departure any less pain-
ful for those who have known it.
The Bush Hog had soul
enough for four vans and body
enough for one and a half. Big in
both the literal and the spiritual
sense, and far bigger than most.
But, at the final count, size didn't
really matter that much; when
that van was cut loose, especially
at night, it transcended the
boundaries of space and cons-
ciousness, until it became more of
a state of existence than anything
else. Language was no longer an
apt medium to describe the Hog's
essence at that point. It became
as a collective soul for those for-
tunate enough to be in its awe-
inspiring presence, and their
brains may never be quite the
same again. For they were wed-
ded to the one Great and True
and Good that was the Bush Hog,
the mind of God.
A bit carried away there?
Most likely, but the fact remains
ow many
What's your ideal on the spot
Bob Carroll - Who is John
Knechtly , alias the Love Machine,
Tricia Shamblen - What color is
the tile in your bathroom?
Tom Redmond - Who 'do you
least want to tally upon?
Alan Whitman - How many oYs
in
CHIEFTAIN
that the Bush Hog was more than
transportation.
Rumor had it that there exist-
ed something deeply dark and
sinister in the Hog's past; some-
thing it didn't want revealed,
something which it would have
gone to any length, even suicide,
keep a secret. Perhaps that is why
it ultimately came to an untimely
death on 1-75 North between
Lexington, Kentucky and Cincin-
nati.
I was there when the Hog bit
it; and, fortunately, those Ford
Club Wagons can stand some
amazing impact, or I would be
unable to write right now. In a
way, I felt kind of honored to be
the only nonmember of the Alex-
ander family present at the hor-
rible event that led to the scrap-
ping of the Hog; but it was also a
haunting experience - like watch-
ing someone whom you love slit-
ting his wrists and being able to
do nothing about it.
And I will always hear Joe
Alexander's voice in my ears as he
examined the wreckage of his
hulking, steel avatar. "I told
them they never should have
fixed it."
Indeed, the Hog had had ex-
tensive cosmetic body repair done
in the weeks just previous to the
downfall. The animal had shown
a frightening tendency toward
self-destruction in the winter
months of 1982-83, and most of
the admirers were starting to wor-
ry. The once proud and undis-
puted ruler of Cincinnati's road-
-- --
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in Pooch?
lJ/
ways was slowly reducing itself t o
a vast heap of wreckage.
But who would have inter-
preted those problems as a fore-
shadowing of the Bush Hog's sui-
cidal end? Certainly not those
who relied upon the machine f o r
weekly spiritual replenishing. T h e
sound system was still intact,
after all; and the antlers were in
place. It was, from external ap-
pearances, a whole Hog.
But the psychological prob-
lems were likely there from t h e
beginning. That van was always
unusual, after all; how many ve-
hicles do you know of which you
can simply will to be there and
then drive around in; Allegedly,
the Hog had that capability, al-
though I must admit that I never
saw it in practice.
I have heard it said by psychi-
atrists and other such fold that
after a suicide, the victim's friends
and family often feel a need to be
witness to the event in order t o
achieve some sort of catharsis, t o
cleanse themselves of the guilt
they feel at not having correctly
interpreted what, in retrospect,
were obvious warning signs. And
that may be exactly what I'm
doing.
The Bush Hog gave its all t o
answers compiled
by Todd Adrien
Leslie Kincaid - Why am I here
popping popcorn all by myself?
Andrea Zurbrick - What am I
doing all day at school when I
could be sun bathing in the nude?
Mary Rerwanger - Is there some
back-stage work I can do for this
Angela Kovach - Why does Greg
want to take my picture?
h have?
Page 5
me o n may a night, and I wasn't
even able t o get it some help in its
darkest hour. I remember so well
the night at the Serpentine Wall
(via Clifton) and those in Nor-
wood at the Bush Hog's ever-open
mecca of the Montgomery Road
White Castle.
And those final nights o n
Hilton Head with the Small Pit-
heads and a French person in tow.
The sea air must have at least mi-
tigated the enormous heartache
which the Hog had been nursing
for months, perhaps years. At
least that's what I'd like to think.
Because, for many people, as
I've already said the Bush Hog
was more than vinyl and plaid
carpeting and steel; it was memo-
ry itself.
Memories of the dark evenings
driving into the heart of an
American few people will ever
know, an America lurking behind
the smoggy shadows of a blacklit
industrial complex. A nation
bathed in the electric blue intensi-
ty of mercury lamps wired t o
some central power source of in-
credible size.
In the dim streets of this in-
dustrio-urban organism rode the
Hog in all its splendor, a machine
superior to the rest. And it may
have been that same atmosphere
which was responsible for the
Bush Hog's eventual demise.
The misty secrets hidden
somewhere in the van's psyche ..
were born there, secrets of steel-
mill and assembly line which were
innately a part of its mental struc-
ture.
see HOG, p. 6
Ron Zesch -What exactly is a wet
water pooch?
Cindy Alford - What is your inner-
most fantasy?
less deadly?
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1 1 1 will attend Cornell. Elaina May 13,1983 CHIEFTAIN Page 9
~enty-SIXsenrors wm scholarshrps
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by Anna Batsakes
Twenty-six Indian Hill seniors
received scholarships from various
American colleges and universities
or other foundation grants. These
awards encompassed achieve-
ments in academic, athletic and
musical fields.
John Gennantonio was offered
football scholarships from Ball
State University, the University of
Louisville, and the University of
Kansas. Gennantonio chose to
attend Ball State. John Fitz-
maurice was offered a football
scholarship from Ashland College
for $1000, and another partial
scholarship from Georgetown Col-
lege. He decided to attend Ash-
land College.
Angela Farley was granted a
full four-year tennis scholarship at
Indiana University which she de-
cided to accept. Farley was also
offered tennis scholarships from
Miami University, the University
of Kentucky, and Brigham Young
University.
Jeff Graham was granted a
U.S. Army soccer scholarship.
Dave Ackerman was offered a
swimming scholarship by four
schools. He chose a % scholarship
from Miami University.
Tim Schaefer was offered and
accepted a Kentucky Wesleyan
College Presidential Scholarship
for $2000 per year. Marnie
Abbott won a Trinity University
President's Scholarship which she
turned down so she could attend
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Bi Skidmore was given a
Proctor and Gamble Scholarship,
and a Washington University
Scholarship. He has accepted the
P&G scholarship to attend Duke
University.
Priscilla Bower was granted a
University of Rochester Alumni-
Regional Scholarship. She will be
attending Brown University next
fall.
Doug Thompson was offered a
University of Richmond four year
scholarship. Thompson turned it
down to attend Tufts University.
Dwight Poffenberger accepted
two scholarships (one for $1000,
another for $2000) from the
University of Michigan Alumni.
Shelley Stanforth accepted
Cornell University's Cornell
National Scholarship, the most
distinguished award made by the
university to entering freshmen.
Diane Remmell was offered a
Northwestern University Aca-
demic Scholarship, Ohio Board of
Regents Scholarship for $1000,
and a Kenwood Women's Club
Scholarship. Remmell will attend
Northwestern next fall. Kim
Dinsmore was offered a Witten-
berg University Alumni Scholar-
ship, a Miami University Alumni
Scholarship, an Indiana University
distinguished Scholar Award, and
a Madeira Women's Club scholar-
ship. She will attend Witten-
berg University.
John Lilly was given a $1000
National Merit Scholarship spon-
sored by Polaroid. Lilly will
study English or Spanish at Har-
vard "with an eye towards no
career in particular." Laurie
Hallarn was given a Proctor and
Gamble scholarship and will
attend Cornell University. Leslie
Kincaid accepted a Xavier Univer-
sity Scholarship for $3300.
Steve Fryxell was given a
George Eastman Scholarship to
the Eastman School of Music at
the University of Rochester, an
Indiana University music scholar-
photo by Scott Blanchard
Juniors and seniors donated
57 pints of blood to the Hox-
worth Blood Center yesterday.
69 students attempted to
donate blood, but 12 were un-
able to give due to colds, aller-
gies, or the use of prescription
drugs. "We had a very good
turnout here today," said senior
Todd Cox, the drive's organizer.
"We rivaled last year's donations.
Richard and I would like to thank
those who donated their blood."
Most students had no physical
or mental problems with donat-
ing. '7 was pretty scared when
they stuck the needle in," said
senior John Spencer (left), "but
after that it was no problem."
ship, and a University of Cincin-
nati music scholarship. Fryxell
accepted the Eastman school of
music.
Fred Goosman was offered a
Kenwood Women's Club Scholar-
ship and a Miami University par-
tial music scholarship. Goosman
will attend Miami University.
Ramesh Murthy was granted
an Examination Scholarship from
the University of Dallas, a % tui-
tion scholarship from the Univer-
sity of Mianii, and a Xavier Uni-
versity Honors Scholarship and
Faculty Scholarship. Murthy will
attend Xavier University. Ron
Jones was given the Ohio Board
of Regents Commendation and
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Tennis team tuning up for sectionals
by Bi Skidmore
The boys' varsity tennis team
is preparing for sectional play. If
all goes well, districts will follow
and then state.
In the singles tournament,
sophomore Brad McCurdy is the
fourth seed and is expected to ad-
vance to district play. McCurdy
stated, "I hope that everything
goes well in sectionals, and then
I'll see what happens in districts."
The team received an added
bonus by having junior Steve Tipp
and senior Jeff Baden seeded
sixth and eighth respectively.
Baden said, "I was really pleased
that I got a seed."
In doubles competition, junior
Bill Poffenberger and senior Bi
Skidmore are seeded second.
Poffenberger explained, "Al-
though we're a little disappointed
that we aren't seeded number
one, if we win the tournament,
the seedings aren't important. We
really want to do well in state."
The other doubles team of
Trackers fi h
by Paul Monach
Going into tonight's EHL
finals, the boys' track team is in
fifth place, a position coach
Robert West referred to as "fair."
West commented, "It looks
like Sycamore will win it, but
Glen Este will give them a good
battle." Milford is currently
third, and Madeira, a team IH
soundly defeated several times
this season, is in a surprising
fourth.
"We'll need a super night to
finish where we want to, which is
second or third," added West.
"The distance people are going to
have to come through."
The distance runners did not
have to qualify for the finals yes-
terday as the sprinters and mid-
dledistance runners did. Junior
Evon Kelly qualified in both the
100 meters and the 200 meters,
with times of 11.5 and 23.1,
respectively. Senior Dave Rho-
denbaugh, a newcomer to the
200, also qualified, with a 24.8
time.
The 400 meter relay team of
Rhodenbaugh, sophomore Matt
McNellis, senior John Fitzmau-
rice, and Kelly qualified, as did
the 1600 relay team of seniors
Dave Rosenthal, Fitzmaurice,
Mike Kearney, and Jon Groome.
junior Jon Kitei and freshman
Andy Tucker, although not
seeded, has a good draw. In the
second round, Kitei and Tucker
face the fourth-seeded team from
Clinton-Massie. Tucker said, "I'd
love to play Poffenberger and
Skidmore in the final."
The Braves defeated Turpin
soundly May 11, 4-1. Tipp won
convincingly, not giving up a
game. Poffenberger won a close
match by winning the third set,
64.
Juniors Kenny Vigh and San-
jay Datta won .easily, 6-0, 6-2.
Datta commented, "We were very
pleased with the quality of our
play ."
The Braves took on a very
powerful Anderson team May 9
and won, 4-1. Poffenberger beat
highly-ranked Gary Denton, 6-3,
3-1, retired. Denton was so de-
moralized by Poffenberger's play
that he quit. At first doubles,
Kitei and Skidmore handled their
opponents, 6-0,6-4.
going into EHI
Rosenthal also qualified in the
800 meters with a time of 2: 14.
In the EHL field event com-
petition held Wednesday, West
was somewhat disappointed, re-
marking that "we did not do in
well as we wanted to do in the
field."
Rhodenbaugh captured the
Braves' lone fust-place finish in
the field with a 12'6" vault in the
pole vault. Junior Chip Greenlee
finished third in the shotput with
a throw of 42'8", while sopho-
more Cecil Kelly placed sixth in
that event with a 40'2" throw.
Evon Kelly finished sixth in the
long jump with an 18'6" jump.
The Braves failed to place in
either the high jump or the dis-
cus, where West had strongly
hoped for points.
In the team's most recent
invitational warmup competition
for the EHL, at Northwest on
May 5 and 6, IH placed sixth of
seven teams.
Northwest, hosting such teams
as Greenhills, Roger Bacon,
Wyoming, and Fairfield, proved
too much for the Braves, who
earned only 26 points. However,
the meet was not without success
for IH. Rhodenbaugh won the
pole vault with a meet-record
vault of 12'9", and senior Roger
The Braves defeated the fifth-
ranked team in the city, Walnut
Hills, May 7 by a score of 4-1.
At second singles, McCurdy wan,
6-3, 6-2. At first doubles, Kitei
and Skidmore began with a bang
but ended in a whimper. They
won the first set, 6-3, but lost the
last two sets, 6-4, 7-6. At second
doubles, Datta and Tucker won,
6-0,6-1.
At the Princeton Invitational,
one doubles team (McCurdy and
Skidmore) and one singles player
(Tucker) participated. Tucker
was the victim of a tough draw.
He drew second seed, Kep Smith,
in the first round and lost, 6-2,
6-0. Tucker said, "Next time if
I hit my approach shots a little
deeper, I think I'll win."
McCurdy and Skidmore lost t o
a strong Centerfield pair, 6-2,
6-4, but then beat a Princeton
team, 9-7. After a default,
McCurdy and Skidmore fell t o
Lancaster, 6-3, 7-6.
The Braves swamped Deer
Geier placed fourth in the high
jump with a 5'10" jump. The
Braves were also minus Kelly,
who sat out with a leg injury.
IH enjoyed far greater success
in a May 2 tri-meet, where the
Braves, with 90 points, rolled over
Loveland, with 58, and Seven
Hills, with 19.
IH took most of the first-
place finishes, and several per-
sonal bests were recorded. Rho-
JV softballers w in finale, 7-4
by Anne Richards
The JV softball Squaws, hav-
ing struggled the entire year with
errors and inexperience, closed
their season at 3-6 on an en-
couraging note with a 7-4 win
over Mt. Healthy on Wednesday,
May 11.
In this game, the Squaws over-
came their chronic problem by
"playing the best defense they
ever have," according to coach
Jim Benken.
IH suffered more on offense
than on defense in its loss to
Ursuline on Monday, May 9. The
Squaws gave up three runs in the
rust inning but held Ursuline to
only a few hits and one run the
rest of the game. The Squaws,
however, were ineffective at the
Park and Loveland, 5-0, on May
3 and May 5. Strong perfor-
mances in these matches were
turned in by senior Craig John-
son and juniors Nick Knebel and
Dan Meyer. Meyer and Johnson
won at doubles against Loveland,
6-3, 6-1. Meyer said, "I played
good tennis."
The previous weekend, the
team had a very tough draw at the
Sycamore Invitational. Poffen-
berger drew Elder's Gene Or-
lando, the number one seed, and
gave Orlando a good match.
Tucker and Skidmore drew the
tournament's number two seed.
Despite being up 5-2 in the first
set, they lost, 7-5,6-2.
The Braves lost a heart breaker
against Wyoming, 3-2, as Indian
Hill's
Poffenberger
first two
and singles
Skidmore,
players,
fell.
McCurdy notched the first win
for the Braves at third singles. At
second doubles, Tipp and Baden
won a tough match in the third
set. It came down to the first
doubles team of Kitei and Tucker.
Despite having three match points
in the second set, they lost, 4 6 ,
7-6,64.
denbaugh once again won the
pole vault with a 13' vault, while
Geier easily won the high jump
with a 6'0" jump.
Kelly's 19'10%'' leap was goo6
for first, as was Greenlee's 427' %'
throw
In of
thethe
distance
shot. events, senior
Dwight Poffenberger won the
1600 in a time of 4:47.9, and
senior Richard Stradling won the
3200 with a 10:50.4 time.
see TRACK, p. 11
plate.
The Squaws came out on the
winning end of the same score in
son, ofdefeating
one their bestthe
games this sea-
Finneytown
Wildcats on April 27.
The JV Squaws had a very
short season this year, playing
only nine games; more were
scheduled, but these were can-
celled. They did not play any
EHL teams because no schools
had a slow pitch JV team.
Next year, though, the EHL
voted to switch to fast pitch,
which will be a totally different
situation. Much effort will be
made to take this change-over
easily in hopes of an improved
season next year.
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Softballers sweep past DP,
by Mary Granger
The varsity softball Squaws
have continued their winning
Sophomore Molly Roche picked up the pitching win in a 15-1 decision
over Deer Park.
Girls' track team headed for league tonight
The girls' track team will com-
pete in the EHL meet tonight at
Sycamore.
The team placed second in a
tri-meet against Deer Park and
Ursuline on Monday, May 9.
Deer Park won with 74 points,
followed by IH with 37 points;
Ursuline finished last with 30
points. The point spread shows
that the small Deer Park team will
be a strong contender for the
EHL crown.
The highlights of the meet
were junior Amy Carman's f i s t
place finishes in both the disc and
the shot. Junior Kris Brockmann
also did well with second place
finishes in the same events. In the
other field events, sophomore
Vera McVicker jumped 4'2" for a
second place in the high jump and
freshman Lee Baumes jumped
13'4" for second place in the long
jump.
IH relay teams turned in three
second place finishes. The
Squaws7 times for these relays are
conling down. Freshman Kathy
Horton edged out a girl from Deer
Park to place second in the 200
meter dash. Baumes and sopho-
more Stephanie Savage placed
third in the 400 meters and the
1600 meters respectively.
The girls travelled to Lakota
for the Lakota relays on May
CHIEFTAIN
ways, only losing one game in the
last two weeks to make their
record 10-3 overall, 6-3 and one-
&.-
photo by Greg Meyers
The top three girls' track
teams in the state, Lakota, Upper
Arlington, and Centerville, were
at the meet. The Squaws were
able to see first-hand three state-
V Braves c
by Kevin Walzer
A 3-3 streak may be consi-
dered an average or mediocre
stretch by many teams. However,
it is the best run the often-strug-
gling JV baseball team has man-
aged to put together this season,
as it has bettered its record to
4-7.
The Braves were hoping for a
big win as they faced Clermont
Northeast on Monday, May 9,
coming off a scathing 9-3 loss to
Mariemont the previous Friday.
This they accomplished, explod-
ing for eight runs and guiding
sophomore pitcher Pete Seremetis
to an easy 8-3 victory.
Absent from IH's play were
the "mental errors," as termed by
coach Steve Thompson, that have
plagued the Braves many times
this season. Thompson had said
earlier in the season, "The mental
mistakes, are what's hurting us.
Physical ones happen, but mental
ones you.: don't want to have.
They're hurting us."
Those mental mistakes aboun-
75-7,IO-7
half game out of first place in the
league.
The Squaws easily won a
double-header versus Deer Park
on Monday, winning 15-1 and
10-1. Sophomore pitcher Molly
Roche had no trouble in winning
the first game, giving up no walks
and only one run.
The 15-run offense was led by
junior Mary Howe, who went
four-for-four. Juniors Holly
Rodes, Sara Metzger, and Mary
Granger and sophomore Gretchen
Kindel all went three-for-four in
helping the Squaws to their fifth
league victory.
In the second game, junior
Jenny Latimer and sophomore
Amy Wiatt, with three-for-four
outings, helped pitcher Granger
to the win as she equalled Roche's
first-game performance.
The Squaws had another big
win last Friday, over Loveland,
18-3. Rodes led the IH offense
by going five-for-five, but many
other players batted well in allow-
ing Roche to coast to the win.
class teams and appreciate their
achievements. Needless to say,
the IH girls did not fare very well
at Lakota.
Not one relay team scored any
w
ded in a 9-3 loss to Mariemont
last Friday, May 6. Starting
pitcher sophomore Brian Jehle
allowed six runs in two innings as
the Warriors cruised to an easy
win. Jehle pitched a one-run first
inning but allowed five runs in the
second as Mariemont pulled off
one successful gamble after
another. Walks, squeeze bunts,
and Braves' mishaps helped Marie-
mont to beat the Braves and the
Braves to beat themselves.
On a positive note, sophomore
Dave Stanforth came in to only
allow three unearned runs, and
the Braves scored three them-
selves, but it was a case of much
too little way too late.
Things looked better for the
Braves during the last week of
April, in which they earned half
of their wins. IH won impres-
sively over Milford, 13-10, in
extra innings on April 27. The
Braves followed the next day with
an 8-3 rout of Little Miami. IH
suffered setbacks at the hands of
May 13,1983
Howe and senior Pam Loewen-
stine both went four-for-five,
while Granger, Wiatt, and sopho-
mores Jenny Logeman and Beth
Myers all added three-for-five
batting.
The Squaws also hit for pow-
er, as Loewenstine, Logeman, and
Howe all tripled, and Myers and
Logeman had doubles.
The Squaws' biggest victory of
all was an 18-1 annihilation of
Ursuline last Thursday. Roche's
win was backed up by the hitting
of many Squaws, including herself
with a three-for-four perfor-
mance.
Rodes, who went four-for-four
with a double, Loewenstine, four-
for-five with two doubles, Howe,
three-for-four with two doubles,
and Latimer, two-for-two, all con-
tributed to the Squaws' 18-run
effort.
The Squaws' only defeat in
the last two weeks came at the
hands of Sycamore, 3-0, last
Tuesday. This put IH one-half
game out but still within striking
distance of the league-leading
Aviators.
points for the team in the running
events, although two fourth pla-
ces were earned in the field
events. The combined throws of
Carman and Brockmann were
good for fourth places as well as
-
the combined high jumps of Stan-
forth and McVicker.
North College Hill, 7-1, May 26,
and Loveland, 7-4, three days
later.
photo b y Greg Meyers
Dave Stanforth rocks and fires
for the JV Braves.
May 13,1983
MUN hosts conference
by Winston R. Wells
Indian H
ill and St. Xavier High
Schools recently held the first
annual Greater Cincinnati Model
Security Council at Indian Hill on
Saturday, April 30.
The mock council ran from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and was
attended by roughly 55 students
from IH, St. Xavier and Ursuline.
The president presiding over de-
bate was MI. Jerry Ellig, former
St. Xavier student and current
editor of the Xavier University
News.
The council was comprised of
19 delegations with two or three
students on each delegation. De-
bate was regulated by the rules of
the United Nations Security
Council. Delegates discussed the
problems in Central America and
in the Middle East. The Central
American topic dealt with the
question of arms shipments to
Honduras, Nicaragua, and El
Salvador, while the Middle East
conflict centered on the recent
Libyan arms build-up on the
/
y /
5 f
1
.r - - - a r r r d k
4 K f ever happened in my high school
. li
(Top) Jadd Cabb, one o f the rock bands that performed at the sixth
annual Musicfest last Friday, played music from such groups as The
Police, Rush and Prince. (Bottom) Seniors John Lilly (left) and Peter
Carr played subdued acoustic renditions o f selections from The Police,
The Who, and Neil Young.
CHIEFTAIN
Sudanese border.
Six delegations won awards
for accurate protrayal of their
countries at the Security Council.
Two Indian Hill delegations and
four St. Xavier delegations won
awards. Lawrence Gallant, Janet
Nicolas and Eveleen Oleinik re-
ceived awards for their repre-
sentation of the United Kingdom
while Brian Meyers and Win
Wells won an award for their
portrayal of the USSR.
Most club members felt that
the meeting ran quite smoothly
with debate becoming heated at
times. From this debate, several
resolutions concerning the issues
were voted upon by the members.
Faculty sponsor Mr. John Nellis
commented that he was "super
pleased" with the meeting as a
whole.
Club members expect t o hold
a similar conference next year in
addition to attending the annual
invitationals at the University of
Dayton and Georgetown Univer-
sity in Washington D.C.
photos by Greg Meyers
IHers posing as Nicaraguan delegates write a resolution
BAND, from p. 1
plaque for its Superior rating.
In addition, each band member
will receive a medal and a cer-
tificate. In its next issue, Triad
magazine will list all bands that
earned Superior ratings at state.
Strider also feels that the
rating will show the band's su-
perior reputation as well as stand
as an undeniable appraisal of the
band.
Tuba player Tom Crumpler
said it was "the best thing that
career."
SG
letter from
SG praises donors, Agin, Geier
Fellow Students,
We wish to congratulate junior
David Agin and sophomore Hugh
Geier on their election to Student
Government President and Vice-
President. We know with your
support and a little luck, next
year will be a rewarding and pro-
ductive one.
We would like to thank those
juniors and seniors who gave
blood in yesterday's blood drive.
Your contribution could be the
difference between life and death.
Equally as successful, last Fri-
day's Musicfest ran very smoothly
and on time. Thanks to those
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photo by a o t t ~ l r n c h r r d
news short
The Indian Hill Concert Band
will perform a kaleidoscope of
music on Friday, May 20, in the
IH auditorium. A variety of
music ranging from big band t o
classical arrangements are among
those selected to be played. Ad-
mission is free and all are wel-
come.
The Indian Hill Chamber
Choir will be performing this Sun-
day, May 15, at the Indian
Hill Presbyterian/Episcopalian
Church. The choir will take part
in the. 10:30 service and perform
several show pieces immediately
following.
who participated . . . or those
who didn't.
We finally donated the food
collected in the Spring Food
Drive. All 104 cans were given t o
the Victory Neighborhood Ser-
vices Agency which serves the
AvondaleIEast Walnut Hills area
of Cincinnati.
Finally, this is probably our
last letter from SG. We hope you
have enjoyed reading them as
much as we have enjoyed writing
them. Have a better than average
summer and good luck next year.
Sincerely, Todd Cox &
Richard Stradling
Petitions available
Petitions due in office
Voting in cafe during lunch
Petitions available
Voting in cafe during lunch
 Page 2 CHIEFTAIN
editorial
Senators must allow
b y John Bergman
The lndian Hill ~ r a m aClub ac~omplisheda monu- The one field which has un-
mental feat last Friday and Saturday. Many people doubtedly raised the most heated
debates throghout history is poli-
called the production of Neil Simon's "God's Favor-
tics. In that general catagory one
ite" the best drama production they had seen at Indian of the most fervently discussed
Hill. issues is freedom of speech. But
what happens when politicians
For the nearly all-senior cast, it was their final
themselves question the amount
performance. It was quite evident by the superior of publicity that their speeches
acting, the lavish sets, and sophisticated special effects, should be given? Naturally, what
that everyone wanted to go out with a bang. Unfor- happens is the most heated dis-
cussion of all.
tunately, fewer than 100 people attended each night. Recently, an example of such
Those responsible for the production of "God's a heated discussion has been
Favorite" put on a performance that seemed ahead of b~aughtto our attention. The ar-
gument concerns whether or not
its time. The play was humorous, emotional, and
television cameras should be al-
thought provoking. It is unlikely that many high lowed inside the Senate chambers.
school drama departments could have risen to this
task like the Indian Hill Drama Club did.
Cameras are already allowed on
the floor of the House of Repre-
sentatives, but many Senators ar-
Around school, the publicity was overwhelming. gue that the presence of such
The community also receives notification of such pro- machines would be distracting.
ductions through newsletters. With two performances Those Senators who are op-
posed to allowing television
and only 200 people in attendance, it is understand-
cameras inside their domain argue
able why the IH Drama Club would be disappointed. that they would only compound
Sparse attendance at drama productions is becoming the evils of politics. They point
to speeches that congressmen
the rule rather than the exception. More people need
have made which seem only to
to take the time to appreciate the talent and effort have been delivered for the T.V.
that go into the drama productions and for that mat- news. Such speeches, often over
dramatic to the point of fanata-
ter, musical productions.
cism, are not particularly inform-
Indian Hill students have a lot of talent to offer. To ative, nor do they promote sound
those who will be here next year, make a point to take legislation,
advantage of it. The anti-T.V. Senators assert
that their work is far too impor-
Parent to address Baccalaureate tant and far-reaching to be turned
into an arena for juvenile thea-
trics. Furthermore, they point
b y David Agin dent pastor in Ahbaina bctore be-
out that some of their colleagues
The Reverend Joseph Crump- coming a reverend in DeFiance, are more photogenic than others
ler will address graduating seniors Ohio. and would therefore have an im-
for the Baccalaureate ceremony Reverend Crumpler has been a mediate advantage, regardless of
on May 31 in the high school pastor at the MI. Carmel Baptist their true merit. Legislation is a
auditorium. "Success just doesn't Church in Kenwood for the past serious business, and these Sena-
happen" will be the theme of the twenty years. tors are convinced that it can only
address, Crumpler said. Crumpler is familiar with In- be properly considered in the
Reverend Crumpler received dian Hill because he has had two dignified atmosphere established
his education from Tulane Uni- children graduate from the by our founding fathers.
versity, Samford University, and school. Reverend Crumpler's As I see it, these Senators are
the New Orleans Tehological youngest son, Tom, will also be seriously underestimating the in-
Seminary. Following his college graduating from Indian Hill this telligence of the American people.
education, Crumpler was a stu- year. It would be impossible to categor-
Chief Typesetter Diane Remmell
Production Managers Ken Jones
David Stradling
STAFF Business/Circulation Managers
R o n Jones
Chieftain is written, com- News Editors John Christine Paul Smith
posed, printed and sold as an Ron Zesch Photographers Jim Koster,
extra-curricular activity by the Features Editor John Lilly John Fitzmaurice, Greg
students of Indian Hill High Sports Editor Paul Monach Meyers
School, 6 8 4 5 Drake Road, Cincin- Assistant Sports Editor Typesetters Savithri Raju,
nati, Ohio 45243. 5 6 1 -4963 Dwight Poffenberger Sue Gilsdorf, Sandy Pesce
Sponsor Wm. P. Kincaid Magazine Editors Nancy Hopple Contributers Anna Batsakes,
Editors Kurt Dusterberg Kitsa Tassian Ellen Alvord, R o n Jones. Win
Chris Schmalz
Assistant Magazine Editor Wells, Elizabeth Gorrnan, John
Richard Stradling Elizabeth Smith Bergman, Kevin Froehlich,
May 13,1983
N
i c d y disprove the above argu-
ments. Some people are more
photogenic than others. Some
people do conduct themselves
foolishly even when their reputa-
tions are at stake, and Senators
are, by the very nature of their
calling, political animals. My ar-
gument is not against these
points, but is based on the
grounds that the well-informed
American is able to distinguish
between expertise and superficial
appeal.
The examples that are referred
to above are usually so obvious
that no one would take them
seriously anyhow. The people
who make good impressions on
the intelligent viewer are those
who have a firm grasp of the is-
sues of the day. As for those
Senators who cannot speak intel-
ligently about pertinent issues, we
deserve to know about them also.
Keeping them behind closed
doors does not make them more
intelligent, nor does it serve the
public interest. Perhaps bringing
them before the public eye
would; and if TV coverage re-
sults in popularity contests that
encourage our Senators to do
their homework, who can com-
plain?
The sad fact is that, as things
presently stand, we know very
little about the internal processes
of our government. We are en-
couraged to participate in making
legislation, but more often than
not, we hear only about decisions
that have already been made.
Consequently, we often feel unin-
formed and powerless.
I do not claim that television
will be the panacea for all of our
country's problems, but I do be-
lieve that we can acquire a much
better understanding of our
government based on a system of
checks and balances. Many citi-
zens rarely find out what their
Senator really thinks unless and
until that Senator decides to run
for the presidency.
Jeff Graham, Peter Carr, Gus
Gordon, Kevin Walzer, T o d d
Adrien, Mary Granger, Anne
Richards, Bi Skidmore, David
Matinsow, Matt Santen
Production Staff Tracy
Megison, Margie F i n k , Jim
Cook, Janet Nicolas, Barb
Neu, Peter Carr, Todd Adrien,
Lawrence Gallant, Win Wells,
Margot Ayers, Dan Rosen-
thal, Kevin Walzer, Anna Bat-
sakes, Ellen Alvord. Chris
Hug, R o n Jones, Jon and
Ethel Bethel
May 13,1983
JV netters three away from undefeated season
b y David Matusow and
Matt Santen
JV tennis coach Gene Brindise
remarked, "I think we have an
opportunity to finish this season
in the best style of any JV team;
that's our goal." This goal will
very likely be attained, as the JV
team has rolled to an 11-0 record
with only one week of play re-
maining. The Braves will take on
Sycamore twice and Oak Hills
once next week in trying to finish
their undefeated season.
In these 11 victories the team
has amassed 52 individual match.
victories with but three individual
b y Kurt Dusterberg
In all the time I have been
writing this column, I have kept
my focus as direct as possible.
This time, let's forget about direc-
tion and wing it.
I want to skip around the
world of sports today and give
you my opinions. Not that my
opinions deserve any particular
attention, but I've got space to fill
and hopefully you have a couple
minutes to kill.
Let's begin with baseball. At
this writing the Reds are 14-15.
That seems pretty impressive
considering Dick Wagner spent
another winter in hibernation.
The Reds have shown some real
flashes of aggressive, offensive
baseball so far, but without a big
power hitter the Reds cannot
challenge the Braves and Dodgers.
The Reds appear to be headed for
fourth or fifth place in the Na-
tional League West. Final record:
78-84.
More on the Reds...Frank
Pastore seems a likely player to
trade. He talks a better game
than he pitches and opens his
mouth at the wrong times. Dan
Driessen, Alex Trevino and Eddie
Milner all seem like good trade
bait as well. Don't count on any
deals though. Wagner will prob-
ably sleep through the June 15
trade deadline.
Here are my picks for the divi-
sion titles: Los Angeles, Montre-
al, California, and Baltimore.
Baltimore over Montreal in the
World Series. One more baseball
note: Rod Carew will hit .400
this year.
CHIEFTAIN
match defeats. The Braves have
won 103 sets while losing only
ten.
The most recent of the Braves'
victories was also their easiest, as
they defeated Deer Park, 5-0,
Tuesday, May 10. The Wildcats
only managed to win one game in
the entire match.
Princeton provided more
competition the day before in
losing to IH, 4-1. First and third
angles players freshman Teff Neal
and sophomore David Matusow
won their matches, Neal by the
score of 6-3,6-2, and Matusow by
the score of 6-2, 6-0. The first
On sports: some thoughts and shots
We are right in the middle of
the Stanley Cup playoffs. I better
not hear any wisecracks on this
one. This finals clearly features
the two most exciting teams in
the NHL. Wayne Gretzky leads
the Edmonton Oilers' fast-skating
offense against Mike Bossy and
the balanced attack of the New
York Islanders, who have won the
last three Cups. Watching these
two teams skate is breath-taking.
It would be well worth your time
to give this series a watch if you
have cable. Please don't use the
"I-went-to-a-boxing-match-and-a-
hockey - game - broke - out" ap-
proach; fighting went out years
ago. It's a stupid joke anyway.
What you will see is a lot of
skating and probably not one
fight. The Oilers, in only their
fourth NHL year after a World
Hockey Association career, could
surprise New York. Edmonton's
young offense will overcome the
balanced attack of the Islanders in
seven games.
I'm not sure what I think of
the United States Football
League. I like some of the uni-
forms, but that's about all I
know. All the new league will
accomplish is raising the roof on
NFL salaries.
Dan Ross is going to leave the
Bengals to grab a million dollar
deal with the USFL's Boston
Breakers at the end of the 1983
season. Look for him to spend
this fall in another NFL city.
Paul Brown won't put up with it.
So, who do I pick to win the
USFL? Who cares? Does the
league even have a name for its
doubles team of sophomore Mark
Weiss and freshman Matt Santen
won, 6-3, 6-2, while the second
doubles team of freshmen Kevin
McClorey and Brad Smith won,
6-0, 6-0; the second doubles team
has now won four consecutive
matches without losing a game.
The Braves were slightly sur-
prised to see an improved Hamil-
ton team when they defeated
Hamilton, 5-0, last Friday, May 6.
Hamilton won 14 games, an
improvement over their previous
loss to IH. Neal, who is undefeat-
ed this year, won, 6-2, 6-1, as did
second singles player freshman
title game? The standings say
Philadelphia and Chicago have the
best records. Philadelphia's nick-
name is the Stars...how boring
and unoriginal. I bet Homer Rice
runs the show in Philly. I'm going
with the Chicago Blitz to win the
championship. I like the name.
What is going to become of
Riverfront Coliseum? Hockey is
0-for4 in Cincinnati since 1970,
basketball NBA style does not
stand a chance, and indoor soccer
(remember the Kids?) was a flop.
Concerts, rodeos, and tractor
pulls only fill so many dates.
How about the Major Indoor
Croquet League? The National
Badminton Association? I'm still
TRACK, from p. 9
-
The sprinters did equally well.
Evon Kelly set a school record in
winning the 200 with a time of
23.0. The 400 meter and 1600
meter relays took the top places
as well, with times of 45.9 and
3:46.4, respectively.
The Braves placed an en-
couraging eighth out of a 16-tea111
field at the Reading Invitational
held April 28 and 29. IH, with
26, defeated all the EHL teams
present: Mariemont, 19 points,
Deer Park, six points, and Ma-
deira, zero points.
At Reading, Rhodenbaugh ex-
perienced his sole setback of the
year, placing second with a 12'
vault, good for eight points.
Kelly equalled that performance
with a second-place time of
23.6 in the 200. He also finished
third in the 100 with an 11.4
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Erich Metzger. Matusow won,
6-2, 6 4 . wh&
first doubles teamthe
by a 6-2,6-0 score.
wasundefeated
victorious
"Stacking," or shuffling play-
ers into mismatch situations in
order to win, did not avail Cin-
cinnati Country Day, as IH de-
feated them, 5-0, last Wednesday,
May 4. The first doubles team
encountered some trouble be-
cause of the shuffling but still
came out on top, 6-4,6-3.
The Braves may have to over-
come "stacking" used by Oak
Hills next week as well. A victory
there will virtually assure what t o
all available information would be
the only undefeated season in
Indian Hill JV tennis history.
-
-
waiting to see this headline:
"Heekin's geekin' at the Colise-
um ."
It really is a shame the Cincin-
nati Suds pro softball team had to
fold. As one Cincinnati writer
mentioned, fans this year could
have been "foaming with pride."
I can't tell you how excited I
am to hear that professional roller
derby is coming to town. It's the
New York Bombers vs. the L.A.
T-birds. They say the Bombers
are the world champs. Local odds
makers pick the Bombers by a
touchdown and free throw. Take
the T-birds and the points and let
me know how they play it.
time. The 400 relay team earnea
the remaining four points with a
fourth-place time of 46.4.
Concerning tonight's culmina-
tion of the track season, West
commented, "We're fifth after
the field events, but I'm still
optimi~tic.'~
Key club to hold car wash
The Indian Hill Church Youth
Advisory Committee with the IH
Key Club is having a car wash on
Sunday, May 15 at the Ranger
Station from 12:OO to 3:00 p.m.
All proceeds will benefit Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
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an auns
-
d
by Dwight Poffenberger
Indian Hill honors its top ath-
letes and scholars, but one de-
serving honors and not receiving
them is Ed Tschan. Tschan is
currently ranked fifth in the na-
tion in competitive shooting and
hopes to make the Olympic team.
If Ed is to realize his dream,
he will need to win the nation-
als. This year he finished fifth,
and each of the past four years he
has been among the nation's top
ten finishers. If Tschan wins the
nationals, he will travel to
Phoenix and be coached by a for-
mer or present US team member.
"I think it is a realistic goal,"
said Tschan.
For the nationals, the country
is divided into nine regions. The
best hundred shooters of all the
regions advance to the nationals
which were held at the University
of Arkansas this year. Each year
Tschan has competed he has ad-
vanced to the nationals.
This spring Tschan competed
five days in the nationals, but bad
luck took the national champion-
ship from him. After the first
day, Tschan enjoyed a comfort-
able lead, but the second day his
pistol malfunctioned. He had
owned the gun four years and
'
never had any problems with it.
Tschan remarked, "It decided to
go bad at the worst possible
time."
In the nationals there are three
divisions - Sub Junior, ages 12 to
15; Intermediate Junior, ages 15
to 17; and Junior, ages 17 to 20.
Tschan placed second in the
country in the Sub Junior divi-
sion his first year participating in
the nationals. This year was his
second in the Intermediate Junior
division.
With competitions scattered
across the country, Tschan travels
more than your typical high
school student. The last four
years the nationals were held in
Colorado Springs, and Tschan was
there. This year he spent five
days alone at the University of
Arkansas to compete in the na-
tionals.
Asked if it is worth all the
extra time and commitment,
Tschan answered, "I feel it's
worth it, because I am going
somewhere with my shooting." --
CHIEFTAIN
~m~ i tea
Sophomore Ed Tschan is Indian Hill's master marksman.
Tschan started shooting before
he turned twelve. His father
started him out and introduced
him to Lt. Clarence Smith. Under
the guidance of Smith, coach of
the Indian Hill rifle team, Tschan
won his first trophy in the Ohio
Outdoor Junior Championship.
Tschan quickly collected an
impressive group of trophies,
plaques, and medals in smallbore
rifle, air pistol, and air rifle
competition. His highest award
to date is the State Junior Cham-
pionship he earned in 1982 with
the air pistol. This year, Tschan's
trip to France prevented him
Clermont NE ruins Braves' tourney - hopes, 4-2
by Kevin Froehlich
Suffering from erratic play,
the varsity baseball Braves have
lost five of their last six games,
lowering their record to 4-9. In
some games the Braves have
played impressively as a team, but
these have been more than coun-
terbalanced by some embarrassing
defeats.
The Braves were knocked out
in the first round of the Cin-
cinnati Tournament by Clermont
Northeast, 4-2, Wednesday, May
11. Senior Todd Goldman led
IH in the losing cause with
two-for-three hitting and both of
the Braves' RBI's.
IH fell just short to the tenth-
ranked city-wide and defending
EHL champion Loveland Tigers
by the score of 5-4, Tuesday,
May 10. The Braves put up a
battle after falling behind early,
as starting pitcher senior
Jim Arnold gave up five first-
inning runs, all of which were
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k York Marathon?
photo courtesy of Ed Tschan
from defending his title.
Tschan competes in both rifle
and pistol tournaments with spe-
cialized guns named Anschutz and
Feinwerkbau.
The shooters must be able to
shoot from four positions: prone,
sitting, kneeling, and offhand.
Tschan practices each of these
positions, sometimes every night.
He has set up a range in his base-
ment. Tschan says of target
shooting, "It's one hundred per-
cent concentration."
Tschan also shoots with the
Indian Hill rifle team. The team
is made up of ten to twelve
unearned.
The Braves started out poorly
on offense as well, the first nine
batters being retired, and they did
not score until the sixth inning,
when senior Kriss Ashing scored
Arnold on a sacrifice fly. IH
erupted for three runs in the
seventh, but these were too little
and too late.
Senior Kevin Froehlich, who
went three-for-four, and sopho-
more Curtis Ott, who was two-
for-three, led the late-awakening
IH offense.
The Braves' 1-0 win over Glen
Este on May 6 is probably the
highlight of the season. The
scoring was over quickly as Ar-
nold hit the first pitch of the
game out of the park. Senior
Jon Knechtly made that small
lead stand up by pitching a no-
hitter, striking out eight and walk-
ing only four.
The Braves suffered from poor
May 13,1983
sports quiz
1. What was the last horse to win
the Triple Crown?
2. What horse won the Kentucky
Derby in 1981?
3. What number does the Reds'
Gary Redus wear?
4. Who won this year's New
- - -
5. What was the nickname of
the Indianapolis franchise in
the World Hockey Associa-
tion?
ANSWERS
shooters, but only the top eight
compete. The team's -greatest ac-
com&shment this year was a
second place finish in the Buck-
eye Junior Rifle League.
How far does Tschan want to
go? "I'd like to shoot in college,
and then maybe with the U.S.
team, if I really get with it."
Correction
The Chieftain would like to
apologize for an error in the v q -
sity tennis article in the April 29
issue. The placement of parts of
the article was mixed up such .
that it did not read in logical or-
der. Sorry for the confusion.
defense and even poorer offense
in their 8-1 loss t o Mariemont,
May 5. Four of the eight runs
given up by senior Dave Davis
were unearned, and the offense
could only manage one run on
five hits.
The Braves did not play as
well in their 'first game against
Loveland as they did in the
second game between them, los-
ing 6-2 on April 29. IH once'
again had problems hitting, get-
ting only six hits.
IH jumped out to an early
lead but could not hold on, losing
to Milford, 9-6, April 28. After
three innings, the Braves led,
5-2. After Arnold was ejected for
arguing a call in the fourth, how-
ever, Milford caught fire, scoring
one run in the fourth, four in the
fifth, and two in the sixth to take
a 9-5 lead. The Braves' run in the
seventh merely lessened the
deficit.
Vol. 32, No. 16
May 13,1983
Indian Hill High School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Rendezvous features new aftractions
by Elizabeth Gorman
The third annual Rendezvous
begins today following an 11:00
early dismissal from classes. Stu-
dents from all four schools in the
district c h attend for a day filled
with many attractions.
New to this year's Rendezvous
are a Drama Club performance
and a magic show by Jeff Baden.
The drama production, "The
Timid Dragon," will be showing
at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. while
Baden's act will show three times
during the day.
In addition, a number of stu-
dents will be attempting to set
a world's record by creating the
world's largest bag of popcorn,
and a tug-of-war between the
classes will also take place.
Many of the old events will
reappear along with these addi-
tions. Rides and game booths will
Junior Dave Agin (right) and sophomore Hugh Geier speak to the under-
be plentiful along with a haunted
classmen concerning apathy in SG and the students.
house for the younger attenders.
The art show this year, organized
by senior Lisa More, gives stu-
dents and others a chance to dis-
play their works.
Taking advantage of the date,
a dance with a "Friday the 13th"
theme will be given for senior
high students from 9:00 - 12:OO
p.m. The band is Suspect and
tickets are available at the door.
The profits from Rendezvous
go to all four PTA's in the dis-
trict. According to Mrs. Marla
IH band ranks Superior at State
by Ron Jones
The concert band received an
overall Superior rating in the class
A State Band Competition in
which they participated on April
29 at Butler High School in Van-
dalia, Ohio.
Of their three pieces, the band
played "Amparito Roca," a Span-
ish march by Jaime Texidor, fol-
lowed by a required piece, "Can-
ticles" by Jared Spears. The band
finished with "Chaconne" and
"March" from Gustav Holst's
"First Suite in E Flat For Mili-
tary Band.''
In order to compete in the
state competition, the band pre-
viously received a Superior rating
Lanagan, Rendezvous chairper- that will take advantage of this
son, the profits "are a big help to fund-raising opportunity.
the PTAs. It is the only way they
function."
The PTA is not the only group
Agin, Geier to lead '83-'84 SG
by Ellen Alvord
Junior David Agin and sopho- men, sophomores and juniors.
more Hugh Geier won the posi-
tions of Student Government
President and Vice-President re- qualifications, and aspirations of
spectively in an election held
Monday, April 9.
Agin and Geier defeated two
tickets to gain the nomination -
Greg Morris and Bill Lange, and
Alan Schwartz and Cliff Winger- "apathy among the student gov-
at the district competition.
In both state and district
competition, bands receive ratings
from four judges. Three judges
listen to pieces which the bands
rehearse, while a fourth judge
rates each band on its ability to
sight-read a new piece of music.
The four ratings are then aver-
aged to find the overall score.
Bands can choose any level
of competition - either AA, A,
By or C. The Indian Hill Band
competed in Class A, the second
hardest level.
Although other bands in Class
A received overall Superior rat-
ings, only IH received a "1" rating
from all four judges. The last
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The
freshmen will be running a cake
walk while the class of '84 will b e
selling pretzels.
photo by Greg Meyers
ter. Voting was open to all fresh-
The students had an oppor-
tunity to listen to the ideas, goals,
the candidates in their speeches
delivered during an assembly last
Friday .
One of the topics discussed in
the AginIGeier speech concerned
Indian Hill band to achieve Su-
perior ratings at state competition
was led by Earl Snapp in 1963.
This 20 year gap between such
a feat misleads, because Snapp
stopped entering band competi-
tions in 1971 and the band just
recently reentered competition in
1980 under Mr. Merv Snider.
"The only thing that I'd like
to point out is how proud I am
that we took everybody," com-
mented Mr. Steve Strider, the
band's director. Most bands
take only their best players t o
state competition, but the Indian
Hill Band consisted of all 85
members."
Strider was also happy that
?;:
sale substituted. Many other stu-
dents have volunteered at the
PTA booths. Senior Marnie
Abbott is the student volunteer
coordinator.
* * * * *
ernment members and the stu-
dents in general.'' One reason
Agin and Geier feel apathy exists
among the student government
members is "due to the fact that
they are not being given enough
of the decision making power
within Student Government." T o
correct this, they propose that
next year a more formal voting by
all members of SG take place o n
all issues.
Next year, Agin and Geier also
plan to start a Student Affairs
Committee within Student Gov-
ernment. The purpose of this
committee would be to deal with
"the general concerns of student
life: administration policies, stu-
dent grievances, suggestions, etc."
Agin and Geier also mentioned
the possibilities of changing the
current study hall policy and
moving mid-term exams to a date
before Christmas.
In regard to his suggestions,
Agin commented, "the study hall
and exam policies are merely two
prime examples of issues that
Student Government in the future
should take action on because the
student body has shown con-
siderable concern for them."
* * * * *
the band was able to perform the
pieces the way it wanted. An op-
tional cadenza, for instance, was
played
score. at the risk of lowering the
"I'm very optimistic about
next year," said Strider. Al-
though he is grateful to this
year's seniors, he is also looking
ahead. He pointed out that the
competition was fun and moti-
vating but it may not be what the
band would want to do every
year. Strider especially thanks
Mr. Dan North for helping the
band achieve its success.
The band's success does not
go without reward. The band-
room will soon display a new
, see BAND, p. 3