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West
by Paul Monach
After a year full of victories in
small meets and dismal finishes in
large invitational meets, the boys'
track team broke that trend with
a fourthplace finish in the EHL
finals on Tuesday at Glen Este.
IH earned 43 points, behind Syc-
amore, Glen Este, and Milfard,
but more importantly, defeated
all the smaller schools it will face
in the district meet next week and
in the CHL next year.
Coach Bob West was "very
pleased" with the Braves' perfor-
mance, saying, "People really
photo by Davis Griffin
Dominic Britton pushes for the
finish line against Glen Este.
came through." He added,
"Again, for the fourth year in a
row, we were the best AA team.
With the young team that we
have, I thought that streak was in
jeopardy."
Unlike last year, the placing
was made possible by a good bal-
ance between the field and run-
ning events. In the pole vault,
junior Matt Feltman provided the
Braves' top individual finish by
placing third with a vault of
10'6"; sophomore Tony Hoffman
placed sixth in the same event.
Sophomore James Johnson tied
for third in the high jump at
5'10", the second best individual
performance for IH.
The weight men earned five
points, as juniors Eric Edwards
and Scott Voss finished fifth and
sixth in the shotput with throws
of 37'11%'' and 37'5"' and Voss
placed fifth in the discus with a
117' heave.
All three relays did well, en-
suring the Braves' fourthplace
overall placing. The 3200 relay
team of sophomores David Miller,
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Id with track league showing
John Hays, and Mark Young and
senior Paul Monach broke the
school record in 8:47, finishing
fourth. The 1600 team matched
that finish, as the team of sopho-
more Clyde Brant, junior Kevin
Tony Hoffman bends over backward to vault himself over the bar.
Viox, senior Brian More, and Mil-
ler achieved its best time of the
year, 3:41.9. The 400 team of
freshmen Charlie Gall and Richie
Decker, junior Dominic Britton,
and senior Matt McNellis earned
itting brings Braves down to 8-18-1
BASEBALL, from p. 8
That wasn't the case on April
22, as IH, in one of its more solid
performances of the year, defeat-
ed Milford, 6-4. Ott fanned nine
Eagle batters while Schneider col-
lected two hits and Gruskin added
three, including a homerun.
The Braves struck early but
not often in a 14-4 loss to Madei-
ra on April 20. Brophy contrib-
uted a single and a double and
senior pet; Seremetis belted a
homerun to lead the Braves offen-
sively in the consolation game of
the Indian Hill Invitational Tour-
nament.
In first round action earlier in
the day, IH lost another tough
one, 11-9 to Kings. Theye, Grus-
kin, and Schneider combined for
nine hits, but the Braves could
not produce runs when they real-
ly needed them.
IH was routed, 9-3, at Deer
Park on April 19 despite Theye's
three hits, an Anderson triple, and
a Schneider double.
Seremetis gave up only three
earned runs in the Braves' 9 4 de-
feat of Wyoming on Anril 18.- Ott
an important six points by plac-
ing third in 47.3.
Relay members Viox and Brit-
ton also earned all IH points in
the sprints. Viox was fourth in
the 100 in 12.0 and sixth in the
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, ally good humor after his team's
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photo by Davis Griffin
400 in 53.6, and Britton finished
sixth in the 100 in 12.2 and fifth
in the 200 in 24.7. More earned
four points by placing fourth in
the 110 high hurdles in 17.9, and
appeared to be on his way to an
and Gruskin collected key extra-
base hits for IH.
In another of the more frus-
trating defeats of the year, IH was
beaten, 4-2, by Madeira on April
17. The Braves were on the way
to a major upset behind the bril-
liant 11-strikeout pitching of Ott
and extra-base hits by Anderson,
Misali, and Seremetis before sur-
rendering four runs m the seventh
inning.
The Madeira defeat ended a
two game winning streak for the
Braves. IH was coming off a 12-5
win over Mariemont in which Ser-
emetis, Gruskin, and Ott each had
two hits. The highlight of the
game, however, was senior Bill
Croskey's towering (inside the
park) homerun.
The other half of the Braves'
longest winning streak of the sea-
son was a 1 4 4 rout of Canal Win-
chester. Theye, Wentz, and
Schneider feasted on Indian pitch-
ing for a combined seven hits.
In the first game of the Satur-
day doubleheader Aprit 13, the
Braves lost a tough 7 6 decision
despite Ott's all-American 3 4 per-
formance at the plate.
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excellent finish in the 300 lows,
before falling near the end of the
race.
More was also the Braves' top
finisher in the interminable Mason
Invitational last Friday, placing
fourth in the 300 lows The IH
team, which had hardly been im-
pressive throughout the meet, de-
parted for home at about mid-
night, before several heats of the
3200 and 1600 relay had been
run.
IH will face a tough field at
districts next week, with qualify-
ing on Tuesday, field events on
Thursday, and finals on Saturday.
Said West, "I think all three relay
teams and Kevin Viox in the 400
are our best chances to advance to
regionals." Last year, the Braves
sent the 400 relay, 3200 relay,
and 200 runner Evon Kelly to
Dayton.
West, perhaps still in an especi-
EHL finish, concluded, 'The suc-,
cess of this year's team has
matched this spring's weather: un-
expectedly delightful."
Against Sycamore the preced-
ing day, Ott pitched with streaks
of brilliance but got little support
offensively in a 7-3 defeat.
IH opened the week April 11
with an encouraging 2-1 win over
Clermont Northeastern; Misali
and Gruskin each contributed two
hits while Seremetis' pitching was
superb.
TENNIS, from p- 9
Sycamore team called a foot fault
on Warner. The foot faults con-
tinued to be called, and Warner
and Whitman became upset. They
lost their concentration and with
it the match, 6-4,7-5.
Overall, the JV tennis team
had an improved season. They
improved over last year's 7-4 rec-
ord. This may give the Braves
the experience necessary to play
at the varsity level next year.
Vol. 34 No. 16
May 10,1985
Indian Hill High School
I Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Smith, Voss sweep SG elections
by Kevin Walzer
Running on a platform of "we
don't want to make too many
promises that we can't keep,"
juniors Brad Smith and Scott
Voss defeated juniors David Kil-
day and Jeff Gibson in the run-
ning for the 1985-86 Student
Government President and Vice-
President positions earlier this
week.
The student body chose Smith
and Voss in a clear majority, acc-
ording to the results of elections
held Wednesday and Tuesday dur-
ing lunch. Voting was open to
all freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors.
Both groups of candidates
expressed their views in election
speeches during first period last
Friday, May 3. Smith's and Voss'
speech was a distinct deviation
from the "traditional" style that
I
marked Kilday's and Gibson's
speech. The two utilized such un-
orthodox devices as background
music from Pink Floyd, played
over the auditorium's sound SYS-
tem, and informal tone and con-
tent.
'That was something that we
wanted to do," said Smith. 'We
weren't sure if [the unconvention-
al style] would work because it
had never been done before; we
couldn't go back and see if it
had been successful in the past.
But it did work; we won."
Along with the unorthodoxy
of the style came some uncon-
ventional content; Smith and
Voss made little in the way of
promises, saying only that "we
want to give the student body
25% uf the input on decisions
concerning them again."
They also elaborated upon a
few concrete goals, inclu-
ding: the reinstatement of
a warning bell in passing time be-
tween classes; the abolishment
of the school's system of "blue
slips" to excuse absences that
are not phoned in: and the re-
turn of Walkmans to study
hall. - -- .
seniors a week before graduation.
"I think that the way we
These points were in direct student representative to ~ o a r d [campaigned] was better, even
contrast to the more numerous of Education and faculty meet- though we lost," said Gibson.
and complex ones set forth by ings; to install mandatory class 'We talked about specific goals,
Kilday and Gibson in their officer meetings a week before and that gives the people voting
speech. the general SG meeting; and to for you some tangible evidence
Kilday and Gibson spoke of preserve and secure traditional about what you'll do."
desires to revise the school's senior freedoms: senior option, Smith, though, disagreed
Intervention policy; to send a no senior exams, and dismissal for saying, 'We didn't want to do
that because we didn't want to
make a lot of promises we weren't
sure we could keep. We just said
we want to work hard and deal
with each situation as it comes."
As such, Smith and Voss have
not yet made many specific plans
for the 1985-86 school year.
Smith did state that he was "op-
timistic" and said that "things
will change." The two will soon
be selecting SG Treasurer and
Secretary; Smith said that juniors
Erich Metzger and Sally King will
be filling those positions, respec-
tively.
Gibson iudicated that he and
Kilday may run for Senior Class
photo by Mariano Fernandez
President and Vice-President, but
Next year's SG president Brad Smith (left) and vice-president Scott
Voss. are undecided at the present time.
Miller publishes 'winning' poem
by Kenneth N. Jones that lives in only a few people," "I thought I would be published
Sophomore David Miller's po- says Miller. "I'm not all that re- in the Seven Hills Review before
em 'The Return" has been select- ligious, but I just felt like writing this. I didn't know how good I
ed as one of three modern poems something with religious connota- was or if I really am."
to be published in the Verse Writ- tions." 'The Return" is printed In the future, Miller plans to
ers' Guild of Ohio's Ohio High tainthe
in well. in this issue of Chief-
as Space continue writing and "entering a
School Winning Poems. couple more contests to see if it
Miller entered the poem Miller was surprised to be pub- was just luck."
through his involvement in Mr. lished in a statewide publication.
~ o b e i tWest's Creative Writing
class. According to Miller,
"There were a few categories, like
Sonnet and Dramatic Monologue.
I entered mine in Modern."
Three poems in each category are
selected for publication from all
entries. In addition to receiving
a $10 prize, Miller is automatic-
ally entered in the National Man-
ninaham Trust Fund Student
-
Contest.
"The Return" recounts the re-
turn of the Messiah to South Afri- photo by Mariapo Fernandez
ca as a black man who is shot dur- David Miller, author of "The Return," meditates over the theme of a
ing a riot. "It's about a prophecy future chef d'oeuvre.
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editorial
After completing -their Advanced Placement tests
on Monday, calculus students will fmd several of their
vacant first period class periods filled by instruction
in elementary probability and statistics by a visiting
teacher. One hopes that this instructor will inform
the students not only of the many uses of statistics,
but also of their drawbacks.
It has been said too many times that "statistics
don't lie, but liars use statistics." In the context of
the Indian Hill School System, this statement is a bit
strong, but even the statistics of which our building
and district administrators are so fond can still be,
and usually are, misleading.
Statistics are most effective when dealing with
large groups; anyone witnessing declining enrollment
can attest that the number of students at IH is hardly
immense. With such small numbers, statistics like
"mean" (average) and "median", on test scores for
instance, say little about the group as a whole, in
which individual students' scores will deviate wildly
in both directions.
The particular test statistics seen as of greatest im-
portance to the powers that be are, of course, the
Educational Records Burezu (ERB) tests, supposedly
used to evaluate student progress in relation to poten-
editorial
W O ~ Ridiculous maneuvers will
Several years back, Student Government sponsored
May 10,198S May 10,1985
Squaws slip to fifth after loss of Baumes
by Kevin Walzer
Due to the loss of some key
tia1,'and to demonstrate the excellence of the system
performers, the girls' track team
as a whole. phced fifth in the final EHL meet
At least at the high school level, the ERB results held on Tuesday and Wednesday
are generally invalid because of far more than the sta- at Glen Este High School.
The fifthplace showing repres-
tistical philosophy outlined above. Why? Because, as
sents a disappointment to the
any student knows and no administrator wants to ad- Squaws, who had placed second
mit, a sizable number of students, on taking their a year ago and rolled over most of
their regular-season competition
sixth or seventh consecutive year of a test that will
this year.
neither get them in college nor keep them out, decide Sycamore dominated the meet
to fill in the bubbles as fast as humanly possible and with 176 points, far outdistancing
proceed to sleep, read, or draw. This habit is evident second-place Milford, which had
89 points. Host Glen Este placed
on all levels of ability of the students. third with 79 points, followed by
How, then, are the IH District's ERB scores higher surprisihg Deer Park with 54. IH
was fifth with 47, followed by
than those of most other schools? Perhaps students
Loveland (22), Madeira (19), and
at other schools take an equivalent apathy to the test- Mariemont (10).
ing room and thus cancel out inaccuracies, but this Deer Park was ironically a
team IH had defeated during the
could only be verified after ransacking some hypo-
regular season. According to
thetical file containing the ERB scores of all students sophomores Lynn Stanforth and
who have ever taken it, a file that would only exist Paula Lyon, the absence of jun-
ior Lee Baumes played a role in
for the sake of keeping a file. In any case, though,
this reversal. Baumes was in the
the statistics are a farce, and if the district truly wants
hospital undergoing an appendec-
to best educate its students, it will have to find some tomy and thus was not able to
statistic that does more than calculate the relative compete.
"I think if we had had Lee in
lack of interest of the students and makes it appear as
the 1600 relay, we would have
if all at Indian Hill were paradoxically (and imposdi- done better in that event," said
bly) "achieving beyond their potential." Stanforth. The mile relay placed
fifth but Stanforth felt it could
have ''gotten into the top three"
if Baumes had been competing.
make students seem important
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Baumes' absence also cost IH pos-
sible points in the long jump and
400 dash.
It was in the running events
that the Squaws failed to get suf-
ficent points, for, in the words of
Lyon, "we did real well in the
field events." IH placed two in
the high jump, sophomore Molly
Higgins capturing first and senior
Vera McVicker fourth.
Freshman Joy Rowe took first
JV netters drop two matches to finish 9-3
by Bruno Dane
The JV tennis team concluded
their last two weeks of what has
been a fme season with three
matches. All three were close
(3-2 in each case), but Indian Hill
only won one, thus giving them
a 9-3 record.
The last match of the season
was against Centerville, which is
traditionally known for tennis.
They lived up to this reputation
and proved to be a little too
strong for IH, winning 3-2. Soph-
omore James Granger, the Braves'
number one singles player, won
a long, drawn-out match, 7-5,
6-7, 7-5. Also winning for IH was
the second doubles combination
of David Lahti and Craig Whit-
man, 6-4,6-2.
On the losing side were second
place in the long jump. In add-
ition, sophomore Maren Schinn
placed fifth in the shot put.
The Squaws' highest showing
in the running events was achiev-
ed by the third-place 3200 relay
team. The 800 relay team took
fourth, as did Higgins in the 400
dash.
Stanforth managed to capture
fifth in the 1600 run, as did the
1600 relay team; Rowe rounded
and third singles players Bruno
Darre and John Arce, who lost
6-3, 6-3 and 6-1,6-2, respectively.
Also losing was the first doubles
team of Mark Warner and Chris
Kropp, 6-2,6-3.
The only win of the last two
weeks of the season was against
Cincinnati Country Day on Tues-
day. Having won their first meet-
ing 4-1, IH expected an easy
match, but it was not to be.
Granger suffered stomach
cramps in the third set of his
match and lost, 3 6 , 6 4 , 6 4 .
The only other loss came from
Lahti at third singles, also in three
sets, 46,6-4,64.
Winning for IH were the first
and second doubles teams of
Kropp-Warner and Whitman-Rob
Scroggins. They won 6-3, 5-7,
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out IH's pointgetters with a sixth-
place showing in the 300 low
hurdles.
IH placed no runners in the
100 hurdles after Rowe, a pos-
sible top-three finisher, was dis-
qualified for a false start. 'We
would have gotten a few more
points if Joy had gotten top
three," said Lyon.
The Squaws will be opening
post-season competition next
week at the district meet at Read-
ing High School.
6-3 and 6-1, 6-4, respectively.
The final win was Darre's; he
came back from a 4-1 deficit in
the third set to win, 6-1,6-7,6-4.
The last EHL match of the
season was against Sycamore. This
proved to be one of much contro-
versy. Granger won at first sin-
gles, 7 6 , 6-3, and the first dou-
bles team of Darre and Kropp also
won, 6-1, 6-3. Lahti and sopho-
more Chris Kempczinski both lost
at singles, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-3,
respectively.
This brought the match to a 2-
2 deadlock, the final match being
the second doubles. All the prob-
lems started happening in the late
stages of the first set, when the
see TENNIS, p. 10

he deserves. The unfortunate

'Biggest win'aids Squaws on road to Harrison of the season. The Squaws are
pitted against Northwest in the
a program named "Musicfest." The -purpose was to by Brian Rowe five in the game, then drove home games on all five days of the first game of the doubleelimina-
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-- recognition m all the wrong wavs. on May 17-18 looms closer, the
varsity softball Squaws appear to
really helped up on defense that
game," commented Wessinger.
will end; the 17-team Harrison
tournament will be the last event
most eight games if they continue
to win.
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downs. Last year, for instance, the program- - was -

threatened by low attendance, an attendance that is
difficult to enforce due to the event's festival environ-
ment.
This year's program, however, once again substan-
tiated Musicfest. Listeners were treated to music
from a slew of talented performers. Perhaps talent is
the main reason for Much of the
displayed at Musicfest went unnoticed by most of
the student body until last Friday. Student Govern-
merit nourishes that talent by providing a yearly out-
let.
Hopefully the student body recognizes the talent
that Musicfest showcases a d finds it eniovable
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enough to want to at To those peo-
ple who decided to skip last Friday's program, they
are not only depriving themselves, but also endanger-
ing the entertainment of their fellow classmates. The
talent and amusement of Musicfest should not be
passed up by anybody who appreciates "the arts."
- o n e h o e s not make himself seem
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with-$&m Tavlor
This week's column could per-
haps be entitled ''Positive s an-
ners in which to Gain Attention"
Or perhaps "How to %xm Impor-
tant Without Really Being Impor-
tant." Indeed this topic resides
in all our minds to greater or
1 e ~ S rextents. The advice I am
about to give, however, is meant
for the poor soul who resides in
cracks and comers, seeming to be
forevet out of one's sight.
Let us consider a typical ex-
thst of fie student of
excellence, who constantlyfIghtS
a no win battle for the attention
important by merely receiving
countless mathematic scholarships
or by being editor of the paper.
In the land of Narkucation, there
If you feel that you may benefit
from these effective means,
w
pleas read On. are
positive manners in which to gain
fie attention you so greatly de-
-.
During the lunch period, stand
atop a table and vomit ill as large
a radius as you possibly cm. Stu-
dents will congratulate you for
standing up for one's right t o de-
cent food. Also, YOU will b e able
to stand up the next day and say,
'? made today,s lunch!.*
~f YOU are a boy.
-.-go UI)
* behind
girls A d undo their bra4traps
Girls will compliment your sensu-
ality. You will be known as
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be playing to their potential con-
sistently. "Our biggest win" is
how coach Robert Wessinger de-
scribed IHYsthrilling extra-inning
win over Milford on Tuesday,
their second victory in as many
tries this week.
'We have had a real problem
with close games this year," said
Wessinger. "It's great to see the
girls come back and win one!"
The Squaws did so behind the ex-
cellent pitching of senior Molly
Roche and superb hitting by sen-
iors Beth Myers and Gretchen
Kindel and sophomore Traci Fin-
kelmeier.
The score was tied going into
the bottom of the ninth inning,
and Kindel began with a single to
right. Junior Diane Hancher
reached base on a fielder's choice,
and then sophomore Jenny Blank
singled, moving Hancher to third.
Finkelmeier, who was three for
"She had four key assists in the
last few innings."
That win raised the Squawsy
overall record to 10-10, but all
ten of their losses have come at
the hands of AAA teams. On
Monday the team defeated Deer
Park, 12-6, Finkelmeier having an-
other great game en route to a 4-
for-4 day at the plate. Kindel and
freshman Chris Starcher each add-
ed three hits to power the IH at-
tack. The victory was their sec-
ond over Deer Park this year.
Last week the Squaws nearly
pulled an upset over 15-1 power-
house Turpin. "In the top of the
sixth, it was tied, 7-7, but we
couldn't quite hold on," ex-
plained Wessinger. The final
score of that contest was 9-7, but
the team made an impressive
showing against a worthy oppo-
nent.
Next week the Squaws have
JV baseba11e r ~(3nd season 12-7
by Peter Batsakes ute to the IH baseball program in
the future. "Jim Berling sparked
The JV baseball team finished
its season with a loss in tourna- the team with his great defensive
ment play. This loss came in the
opening round of the tournament
plays and his hits," said teammate
Jim Thornton. Berling's lofty av-
held at Princeton against a power- erage and his play at third base
ful Hamilton team, 7-2. Sopho-
more pitcher Jeff Helms started
have contributed greatly to the
Braves' winning season.
the game and was replaced later
by reliever Steve Wachs.
The Braves finished second in
the EHL with a 12-7-1 record af- Athletic department
ter spending most of the season to host awards
at the top of the league. Glen
Este f ~ h e the
d regular season in
first place. "Overall, we had a The athletic department will
good season," said freshman Greg be holding its annual spring sports
Long. 'We have the best record awards program on Thursday,
any JV team has ever had." May 23, honoring those who have
This year's JV team showed participated in spring sports. All
much talent which might contrib- interested are invited to attend.
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Varsity nefters' forecast optimistic for sectionals New scholarship

by Andy Tucker
The road to state began yes-
terday for the varsity tennis team
as they opened sectional play.
Coach Dave Swisher's forecast is
optimistic; he claimed, "I would-
n't be surprised if seven people
go to state!"
Swisher may be basing his con-
fidence in part on the Braves'
fifth-place showing in last week-
end's Princeton Invitational,
which was achieved after the IH
.doubles team was upset in the
first round by Walnut Hills.
Senior Brad McCurdy served
notice that he will be a force to
be reckoned with in sectionals
with his waltz through the Prince-
ton draw. Included in his runner-
up finish was a 6-1, 6-2 rout of
St. Xavier's Dan Wolf, who had
defeated him in the Sycamore
Invitational a week before. In
the finals, McCurdy lost a 6 4 ,
photo by Davis ~ r i f i i n 6-4 match to his opponent from
Andy Tucker shows the fatigue and frustration that accompanied his Upper Arlington.
close, three-set loss to St. X.'S highly-regaxded Dan Wolf. The Braves met St, Xavier in
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the area's most important dual
tennis match of the year on April
30; the Bombers captured the
number-one ranking in the city by
downing IH, 3-2.
The doubles team of junior
Matt Santen and sophomore Mark
Wishard remained undefeated for
the year with a 6-2, 6-3 win over
their Xavier adversaries. Junior
Andy Tucker gave Wolf a tough
battle at first singles before going
down in three sets.
The Braves had their most suc-
cessful tournament of the year
when they captured first place at
the Sycamore Invitational, far
outdistancing St. X., which fin-
ished second.
Tucker and senior Bill Poffen-
berger breezed to the tourna-
ment's doubles title by downing
Sycamore's Yates and Rolli in the
finals, 6-2,6-3. McCurdy, as men-
tioned before, advanced to the
singles finals before losing to Wolf
in three sets.
by Paul Monach
Private donations have made
possible two new awards and
scholarships available to seniors.
These awards along with many
other annual honors will be pre-
sented at the PTA Scholarships
and Awards Night on Wednesday,
May 22.
The first is the Michael Cox
Memorial Scholarship, a $300
award drawn from an account set
up by the Cox family. The recip-
ient will be chosen from appli-
cants who plan to enter a liberal
arts program in college, have a
cumulative 3.2 grade point aver-
age, and have been in the band for
at least three years, symbolic of
Cox's dedication t o the band pro-
gram.
Applications are still available
in the guidance office and are due
Monday, May 13. The applica-
tion consists of a list of the appli-
cant's school activities, assuming
he or she fulfills the above criter-
ia. The guidance department be-
lieves that enough money is in the
and award offered
account to offer the scholarship members representing various ex-
p h ~ o n ~ : p : ; : w ~ ~
intention of continuing the award
for several more years. tracurricular interests: Kincaid, indefmately in the future; the
The second award is the Willi- Mr. Dennis Dowling, Mr. T o m Kincaid award will include a
am P. Kincaid Award, established Norman, Mr. Doug Hammond, scholarship or cash award of un-
in honor of the retired IHHS Eng- Miss Carol Wehmann, and Mr. determined amount to be provid-
lish teacher and current Chieftain Gary Gellert. Each of these peo- ed by a trust fund set up b y the
sponsor by the Class of 1959 at ple
students
originally
for the honor.
nominated three Class of '59 for that purpose.
their recent reunion.
The award was established,
said Kincaid, for "anything I
wanted. I chose extracurricu-
lars;" he cited as Ms reason his
many years of involvement in the
school newspaper and dramatics
and added, "I've found through
the years that you don't get to
know the whole person in a class-
room situation, but that a person
can really excel in extracurricular
activities."
Thus, the award will be given
to the senior who has contributed
the most to extracurricular activi-
ties in high school, as determined
by a point system (developed by
Kincaid and approved by a com-
mittee), with the final selection
made by the same committee.
This group consists of six staff

oose ploy inders ailing Braves seven runs.

by Jim Gruskin
'We haven't been playing well
as a team," said senior Mike
Theye of Indian Hill's varsity
baseball squad, whose record fell
to 8-18-1 on Wednesday with a
5-2 defeat at the hands of Mil-
ford.
All that remains of the 1985
season was an evening game
last night against Madeira at
Princeton High School. If IH was
victorious on Thursday, they will
advance to play the city's 12th-
ranked team, McNicholas, in the
second round of the Coaches
Tournament on May 14.
If IH's performance on Thurs-
day was anything like their play
during the last two weeks, how-
ever, tile Madeira contest may
very well have been the last game
of the season. The Braves entered
the contest in the midst of a four-
game losing streak that has left
the team looking for answers and
has prompted coach Jon Warden
to begin looking towards next
year.
In Indian Hill's most recent
setback, a 5-2 decision to Milford,
junior Mike Brophy and senior
Jim Gruskin contributed two
hits apiece, the lone bright spots
offensively.
The Braves' anemic bats have
produced only seven runs in the
last four games. The preceding
day, IH lost to Deer Park, 13-2.
Theye collected three hits and
seniors Dave Schneider and Cur-
tis Ott each added two, but the
Braves simply couldn't put to-
gether a rally offensively.
On May 6, Indian Hill was
eliminated in the first round of
the AA sectional tournament
by Madeira, 9-2. Ott struck out
nine Mustang batters and Grus-
kin and junior Steve Misali col-
lected two hits apiece in the
losing cause.
On Saturday, May 4, Indian
Hill fell to Loveland 9-1. The
Braves could only muster two
hits off of the pitching of the
EHL champion Tigers. IH was
coming off a 14-5 drudging
at the hands of Madeira the
preceding day.
Before the rain diluted the
week in terms of baseball, the
Braves had suffered perhaps their
most disappointing defeat of the
year, an 11-10 loss to Sycamore.
IH had come back to take a 10-8
lead behind a three-run double by
Ott, but Sycamore struck for
three runs in the bottom of the
seventh inning to steal the victory
from IH.
The Braves suffered a 14-5
league defeat to Glen Este on Ap-
ril 26. Gruskin -coflected_ t h e e
hits and Schneider and Theye
each added two as IH's league
mark fell to 3 6 .
Indian Hill bats weren't quite
as silent the preceding day as the
Braves lost an 18-12 slugfest to
Loveland. Junior Steve Womack ,
senior Mike Wentz, and Gruskin
each hit safely three times while
Theye, Schneider, and junior
Mike Anderson added two hits
apiece. Theye, Gruskin, and
Wentz each took advantage of the
short fences at Tiger Stadium by
homering to score a combine(
Close games spell 4-11 record f o r JV
by Tiffany Meyer
The JV softball team fought
some tough battles both this and
last week, lacking the edge to pun
through a couple of close games.
Their overall record is currently
4-1 1.
Last Tuesday the Squaws trav-
elled to North College Hill and
were winning after the first five
innings. However, NCH tied the
score at 5-5 in the sixth. The girls
were unable to hold on in the sev-
enth inning and eventually lost,
6-5.
The girls bounced back with a
strong win over Deer Park, 1 5 4 ,
on Monday, May 6. Outstanding
IH was no less effective the
preceding day at Mariemont in a
10-8 win. Gruskin and Schneider
homered while Anderson added
two hits.
The Braves were coming off
yet another defeat, a 4-3 loss to
Reading on April 23. Junior Mike
Cohen pitched admirably against
the Blue Devils and Theye showed
his power by slugging a two-run
homer, but in the words of Gary
Kohls, IH continued the tendency
to "get runs early in the game and
let up later on."
, BASEBALL, p. 10
hits were contributed by the en-
tire team.
The Squaws were defeated by
Turpin, 1 4 4 , on Tuesday, April
30.
However, IH played a close
game with Sycamore on April 29,
with a final score of 3-2 in Syca-
more's favor. The Squaws played
excellent ball and demonstrated a
remarkable improvement over the
last confrontation with Sycamore,
when IH was beaten 15-1.
The girls encountered the Col-
erain softballers on Friday, April
26, but it proved unproductive
for IH, as the Colerain team de-
feated them, 14-1.
TAYLOR, from p. 2 then set the alarm off and extin-
"Don Juan of the eighties." If guish the fire yourself. You will
you are a girl and do this, you will be regarded as the hero that saved
be known as a great liberator of everyone's life.
gay rights. Go to prom in a loin cloth. Be
Put people down! How can the first to prove to the admini-
you expect people to think highly stration that it is possible for an
of you if you do not think highly excellent student to get "high on
of yourself? Let people know life" and have fun simply by
that you are superior to them. "getting back to basics." photo b y Davis Griffin
Erich Metzger harmonizes on a Grateful Dead tune.
Join a school drama produc- Study and live by these tips.
tion. During a performance, ad If you do, you will be respected
lib by stripping off your clothes and seem more important than TuttIe runs
by Anna Batsakessmooth Musicfest
and shouting profanities. The au- you really are. Not only will your a format similar to this year," said
dience will applaud you for add-
ing Broadway theatrics to an
esteem be improved, but if you
abide by these guidelines you will
Student Government held Mu-
sicfest '85 last Friday from 12: 10
Gellert.
While the majority of acts
otherwise drab production.
Set fire to the building and as well. -
have a more pleasant personality to 2: 35, and according to assis-
tant principal Mr. Gary Gellert,
"it was probably the smoothest
were rock groups, there was still a
very wide variety of acts to fulfill
all kinds of musical taste. The
running Musicfest ever." music ranged from good "metal"
The smooth organization of with Murder to mellow Grateful
Musicfest can be attributed to Dead tunes with the Basement
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur- senior Bob Tuttle, who as Music- Band to the Rush and U2-influ-
ricular activity by the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 561-4225.
fest chairman supervised the stu- .
enced music .of-the popular Down
dent-run activity. Boys to "cool" jazz by the Jazz
Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News
Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi-
"Everything worked out real Band to a "smokin' " original
son, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editor: Kevin Walzer; Assistant Sports Edi- well," said Tuttle. 'The only real tune written by Bob Tuttle and
tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Head problem was getting the musicians played by Jam.
Photographer: T o m Taylor; Business Manager: Kelly Martin; Produc- set up and ready to go as quickly The student body seemed to
tion Managers: MaryBeth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Circulation Man-
as possible." Overall, Tuttle felt agree that Musicfest was a success.
aqer:. Davis Griffin; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano Fernandez;
Contributors: T o m Taylor, Jeff Currier, David Miller, Elizabeth Con- that the festival worked o u t as Students picnicked, played fris-
verse, Jim Gruskin, Bruno Darre, Andy Tucker, Tiffany Meyer, Peter well as it possibly could. bee, and got a healthy dose of the
Batsakes; Production Staff: Barbara Hug, Marjie Fink, Laura Schwartz,
Arthur Nicolas, Jamie Winget, Dan Rosenthal, K y m Sollinger, James
g to the tunes. This year
Anderson, Alissa Raleigh, Jeff Currier, David Miller.
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what is cones were sold by the
' good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the more class to quench the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and are responsibly
written.
Page 4
DiMartino toplay with Band
by Jeff Currier
The 1984-85 Symphonic Band
will hold its annual spring concert
on May 21, with guest soloist Vin-
nie DiMartino on trumpet.
This year's symphonic band
made a decision not to enter the
state contest after much discus-
sion among the band members.
"Competition in music is fine,"
says director Mr. Steve Strider,
"but this year we wanted to
change the normal routine and set
new goals. This doesn't mean
we'll never go to contests again,
but we want to avoid a rut, where
we almost feel we have to go.''
Instead of going to contests, in
which IH has been highly success-
ful in recent years, the band will
perform an especially long and
well-prepared concert and will al-
SO make a record "to serve as a
Sharp to play encore at Prom
by Anna Batsakes
"Sharp" will again be the band
that will perform at Prom on May
25 at the newly-renovated Carrou-
sel Inn.
The band plays top-40 hits
plus some original material during
performances. They do their own
arranging and choreography in ad-
dition to playing.
They are considered the most
promising young entertainers
from the area. Under the man-
agement of Ms. Gloria Larson of
Midstar Productions, contract ne-
gotiations are underway with
both RCA and Solar Records.
Sharp members include Ron
Duskin, Gene Gresham, Alfred
Gover, Johnny Jones, Eric Walk-
ens, Rick Bonner, and Keith
Beam. All are graduates of Wood-
Potential national recording artists Sharp will appear at the Carrousel
for Prom.
CHIEFTAIN
memorandum," which will be is-
sued in late summer.
As an added attraction to this
year's concert, trumpet artist Di-
Martino will be playing with the
band and jazz ensemble. DiMar-
tino, a graduate of the prestigious
Eastman School of Music, is said
to be one of the Fiest and most
versatile trumpeters in America
today. His flexibility will be evi-
dent as he will performs both the
Haydn Trumpet Concerto (recent-
ly made famous by Wynton Mar-
salis), and a few pieces with the
jazz band.
DiMartino has appeared before
with artists like Tony Bennett,
Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Mangione,
and Pearl Bailey. DiMartino has
also soloed with the Lexington
Philharmonic and the Eastman
Jazz Ensemble, and in the spring
ward High School.
Tickets for Prom will go on
sale for $25.00 from Thursday,
May 23 through Thursday, May
23 during fifth period. No tickets
will be sold at the door.
Pictures will be taken at Prom.
Students should bring money to
the Prom. More information will
be available at a later date.
*****
For those students who do not
have a date, Mr. Jii-n Benken will
be providing a dating service.
Boys and girls without dates will
be able to sign their names on a
list, then check out available es-
corts. Only those students who
sign in will be allowed to check
out the lists. Any interested stu-
dents should contact Mr. Benken.
photo courtesy of Sharp
of '84, he travelled with the Cin-
cinnati ?ops to New York to play
at Carnegie Hall. He is currently
the Associate Professor of Trum-
pet and Jazz Ensembles at the
University of Kentucky.
*****
Trainers sought for next year
From the student trainers:
The Indian Hill Student Train-
er Program is looking for a few
good students. If you are interest-
ed in sports, but do not compete,
and if you are considering a ca-
reer in the medical field, you'll
want to look into being an Indi-
an Hill Student Trainer.
The position is demanding,
and the hours are sometimes
long. The position also requires
you to stay after school two or
three days a week as well as come
in on a Saturday morning or two.
But if you would like to help
serve your school by caring for
and preventing athletic injuries,
this is an activity for you.
The student trainers work
with all sports and attend many
athletic events to care for any in-
jured athlete. All you will need
Students contemplate life after death
Berkey Stauft - Yeah, well,
where else would you go? You
don't just cease to exist!
you can live for eternity. It'd
Bill Creedon - Yeah, 'cause I
don't think a human soul is
that easily destroyed.
- I'm gonna come back as a
Kenny Slazyk - I don't believe
May 10,1985
The Jazz Ensemble will also
perform a concert on Monday,
May 13, at 8: 00; this is the fnst
separate concert the group has
performed in several years. Di-
rectors and jazz musicians Strider
and Mr. Joseph Gaudio will be
featured on percussion and suto-
phone, respectively.
to know will be taught to you by
the Head Athletic Trainer, Mr.
Bill Taylor, or by experienced
student trainers. AU training
room duties and responsibilities
are shared by everyone on the
staff.
Although the job may not be a
glamorous one, the student train-
ers usually have a lot of fun to-
gether. This year's staff would
like to share some of their experi-
ences with you.
If you are in the eighth, ninth,
tenth, or eleventh grade now and
would like to find out more about
becoming an Indian Hill Student
Trainer, please see Sydney Mark,
Kirsten Hock, or Miss Wehmann
during the school day or see Mr.
Taylor after school in the training
room on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Shari Zesch - I don't know; I'm
not dead yet!
Mr. Orndorff - I don't believe
in death; it doesn't exist. It's
not a matter of belief.
Jill Farrell - Yeah, because
Rob Seal - Only princes and
frogs live twice.
Mr. Schneider - Yes, there's
movie review
'Gods' provokes la h fe
by Paul Monach
The controlling idea of The
Gods Must Be Crazy is so good
that the film could not fail. This
idea is the introduction of an
empty Coke bottle (via a careless
airplane pilot) into an isolated
community of African Bushmen
in the Kalahari desert in Bot-
swana.
The Bushmen find infinite
uses for the object, which has cer-
tainly come from the gods. How-
ever, it introduces jealousy into
their culture, which previously
had known no ownership. After
several fights over tile bottle, the
clan decides the thing is evil, and
must be returned to the gods who
mistakenly let it fall.
Xi, played by a real Bushman
named N!xau, sets out to the end
of the world to return the evil
thing. On the way, he encounters
elements of modern, "civilized"
society, including guerrilla rebels
and a bumbling but lovable micro-
biologist and his intended love, a
city-bred schoolteacher.
Within the context of a com-
edy, South African director Jamie
Uys shows an obvious preference
for the idyllic life of the Bushmen
over many pointless aspects of
"civilization;" in fact, Uys lived
with a group of Bushmen for a
short period of time and recruited
among them later to find N!xau.
The humor, which is fortu-
nately aimed at the Bushmen as
coming events
Bogarts brings metal to Cincy
Riverfrofit Coliseum
R E 0 Speedwagon - May 18 - Af-
ter this, maybe they'll go away.
Cincinnati Gardens
New Edition - May 10 - Revised
and improved.
WBC Wrestling - June 1 - The bad
boys come to town.
Bogarts
Dance Zone - May 10 - Take your
pick: a) Twilight -, b) Danger -,
c) Demilitarized -, d ) Temperate
Zone.
Warren Zevon - May 11 - The un-
forgettable, unbelievable,. . . un-
known.
The Concept Band with the Ac-
tion Model Male Rellue - May 12 -
Go for a Mother's Day double-
dose of semantics and sleaze.
Thruster - May 13 - Our favorite is
back!! !
CHIEFTAIN
well as civilized man, varies from
subtle to painfully obvious. Much
of the opening is an outstanding
semi-parody of a typical film deal-
ing with nature or primitive socie-
ties; the voice is as somber and
reverent as on any National Geo-
graphic special, but the subject
matter (with the Coke bottle) and
the translation of Bushman lan-
guage are far "crazier" than on
any nature show.
In contrast, much of the com-
edy is slapstick, arising both from
Xi's contact with the modern
world and from the actions of the
microbiologist. This slapstick
comedy varies from original and
very funny to trite and boring; se-
quences depending on a junky car
are very amusing, but some other
sequences are typical of weak
slapstick, "pie-in-the-face" type
routines.
Perhaps the strongest charac-
teristic of the film is the nature of
the satire; it is gentle, not bitter.
Criticism of modern society is
common but concerns small as-
pects of life, not overused, global
issues like nuclear proliferation;
for instance, a suburban house-
wife gets in her car and drives
about 30 feet down the street to
mail a letter.
Bushman society is idealized,
but not offensively, and apparent-
ly Uys' portrayal is basically ac-
curate. They are not exempt
from kidding, either. After Bush-
Burrzing Spear - May 16 - Broken
arrow.
Tribute to the Byrds - May 18 -
These guys really, really need
money.
The Back Doors - May 19 - Hey
Ken, remember the Genesis con-
cert '83? "Back Door!!" The
Karate Kick?! No, I guess you
don't.
Fiolza - May 21 - No.
Lonnie Mack - May 23 - And his
18-wheeler revue.
Jejy Walker - May 23 - Let's
go see Lonnie.
Riverbend
Bill Cosb-v - May 25 - (lo (emphat-
ically).
Triurnpll - May 26 - Yeah, man!
January's
Battle o f the Barids - May 13 -
Battle of Colloden. ..
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ease, the "primatives" and laugh at
"civilized" man without ;hinking
too heavily; in The Gods Must Be
men are described as the world's Crazy, this laughter comes easily
best trackers, Xi proceeds to use enough.
the old and ridiculous ruse of
stealthily advancing while "cam-
ouflaging" himself by carrying an
inadequately small bush in front
of him. This elicits a classic re-
sponse from the onlookers: "He's
very clever."
It is a bit embarrassing to talk
about the sociological and anthro-
pological statements of a movie
this outrageous, but they are still
present. Nevertheless, it is possi-
ble and most enjoyable to admire
The E
: land, through the shifiting sanc
ient land and a past clar1
w him standing among Lrlt:- cruk
Al- - - A -
:arded a nd hum'ble as if wearin8 a shrot
1 the balck road in dust laden A frica
the suppressed kingdor n of the: White
I the ro: amiliar destiny
I Riding upon a maldern do :approalched
I He chanted t o the: masses of a freedom
I The storm of blackness struck as if lightn
I The police appeared out of the rising sto?
I Still marching they came toward the doo
The man of faith stood darkskinned, unk
The people faced the storm's furious win
I heard of this man, in a distant time
His sheep followed and sang out of freedom
Radiating hate the police rushed the dream
The overlords struck and knocked him t o the knees
He stood up as th e others flee in
Resound those iincient words my otlqer
cheek"
ind at that mcsment 1the peo.pie
TI ) again, raised h is hands; out
He looked as if he should ring a cr
His hands erected straight d head c
A blast ring out he fell th me
12 of his flock aici him as 11e blee oke
"We are winning, hold an d endur
>
The 12 re turned " 'father, we will 9
They walked down the rc truck
I I looked back he is gone i
I But the others art. still he
The few walk on and sing for a new dawn
hky iq 19616
senior sketch
True grit' gill escapes to
by Jim Gmskfn
If his bright orange hair and
infectious smile doesn't catch your
eye, Bill Croskey usually can find
some other way to distinguish
himself. To say that Bill is ne-
ver at a loss for words is a bit of
an understatement.
"I should have my picture
taken with my thermos," he adds
in reference to the container for
his special milk. Bill has recently
had plenty of opportunities to
find out more about his concoc-
tion and nutritional disorders in
general during his stint as a
temporary member of the staff at
Children's Hospital.
Mention of Bill's occupation
for Senior Search may put him in
an obnoxious mood. "Ask me
how much homework I have to-
night," he demands, trying to rub
in the fact that while most of us
are busy working in school, Bill
is enjoying himself and eating at
such legendary restaurants as
Skyline, White Castle, and Zanti-
go, the palace of post-party
Mexican cuisine.
There are several character-
istics other than his hair color
that set Bill Croskey apart from
other seniors at Indian Hill. In
an area in which fish are about as
abundant as registered Democrats,
senior sketch
Enthusiastic Anne evades senioritis
by Tracy Megison
Enthusiasm. Nowadays, few
seniors can manage to muster up
the enthusiasm for anything but
the weekend or for thoughts of
of graduation. But there is one
among us who continues to show
a definite interest in everything-
even if it is fourth quarter.
Yes, life has been good to
Anne Richards. "I'm really
psyched for Vanderbilt!" she says
of her college plans. Before Anne
zestfully attacks her future, 19
days still remain for her to savor
the high school experience.
And what an experience it's
been for her. Along with a full
schedule throughout high school,
Anne has juggled field hockey,
Legend, and Peer Counseling. She
has become especially active in
Peer Counseling this year. "1 real-
ly think it's a special group-I es-
pecially like it because of the
communication aspect involved.
To be a peer counselor, you have
to be a good listener..and a good
CHIEFTAIN
Bill certauiIy k 'unique asvan
avid angler. He has made several
fishing trips including pilgrimages
to the mountains of North Car-
olina and Tennessee with the
author of his senior sketch. Bill,
however, views his trips to the
wilderness as much more than
opportunities to unwind.
'When I go to places like Can-
ada, it gives me a chance to let my
beard grow." Anyone .who hasn't
seen a bright orange beard could
not possibly understand the
meaning of the words "true grit"
or "lumberjack."
While not on. vacation. Bill.
"Giant" Bill prepares for Saturday morning wrestling,
talker." Anne has perfected the
latter of the two to an art.
Her gregariousness and outgo-
ing friendliness have aided her in
the enjoyment of Young Lie.
Her commitment and interest
in Young Life peaked this past
summer, when Anne spent a
month working at a YL camp in
Colorado. "It was the greatest,
probably the best month of my
life. I met so many people from
all over the U.S.-everyone was
really caring and friendly." Anne
hopes to attend another YL
camp, Saranac, in the Adiron-
dacks this summer.
While on the subject of vaca-
tions, how could we forget the in-
famous Spring Break '85? Anne
along with a bevy of other seniors
journeyed down to Siesta Key for
a week of sun and fun. Heavy on
the fun. Said Anne of the trip,
"Simply awesome. I've never had
so much fun! "
Now that we've reflected on
the past, let's talk about the fut-
out doors^
along with scpres of other crazed
yuppies, has developed an inter-
est in the world of professional
wrestling. Junkyard Dog and
Ivan ' T W Power" Putski us
among his favorite gladiators. In
fact, Bill admits that %metimes
I even find myself changing the
channel on the t.v. from cartoons
to wrestling on Saturday morn-
ings." Remember where vou
heard it fust.
On the field of play, Bill has
m t a h l y had an active career in
orgsnized basketball (freshman
and sophomore years). Bill was a
charter member of the ''Co
photo by Tom Taylor
ure. Anne hopes to major in
psych at Vanderbilt to later pur-
sue a career in counseling or soc-
&eady has a swing set for her 2*5 Ms.
Page 5
Team," a Am man
crew that pmemd jusfb in the
closing seconds of each lopdded
game. When the time came to
switch to a slower pacad level
of competition, Bill 'The Coachm
could be found at intram-
each Saturday barking out in-
structiona
When spriug rolls around, BiIl
takes to the baseball diamond
where he is a power hitting catch-
er for the Bat* basaball Bra%
As far as baseball goes, Bill sees
himself continuing a family tra&
tion. "Someday," he predicts, 1
will probably coach a little league
team." Maybe by then the beard
will be a little darker.
Before he begins his coaching
career. however, Bill plans to
spend (at least) four years at Ohio
State, where he will study dietet-
ics, hopefully someday helping to
eliminate the need far thermos'
like tne one he carries. Until
then, the youngest member of
the Croskey dynasty will continue
making Zantigo runs and throw-
ing food at the "Bad guys" at
wrestling matches.
So there you have it, the story
of Bill Croskey, a New York born,
Ohio bred sports fanatic/out-
doorsman. Who knows? Maybe
in a few years. our children will
be cheering for Bill the Red
Haired Giant on Saturday morn-
ing wrestling.
ial work. ~fter-settlingdown and
having the mandatory 2.5 kids,
Anne thinks shell probably do
volunteer work-anything to use
those peer counseling skills.
photo by Marlano Fernandez

teacher feature
Bearded one rebels without cause
by Brian Rowe
Only 21 short years ago, Mil-
ford High School graduated a
young man who was voted by his
peers as class president, ckss
clown, and head benchwarmer for
the Eagles' basketball squad. His
name? Robert West.
After several years of teaching
at Madeira and now Indian Hill
i High School, West has continued
this diversity of interests. West,
the golf coach, track coach, Eng-
lish teacher, and poet laureate of
IH, has managed to come in con-
tact with nearly every student by
the time they graduate; either
through teaching or some extra-
curricular activity.
Coaching various sports teams
has been a part of West's life since
he became a teacher. He coached
the freshman and then the JV bat-
tling Braves for a total of nine
years, but he now insists, "I am
not a candidate for the varsity
basketball coaching position."
West's reasons for this are
clear, though: "I have two low-
key outdoor sports to coach and
I like them; I go berserk at basket-
ball games." So although basket-
ball was a big part of West's
coaching career, he now opts for
the green pastures of the crea golf
courses and tracks.
disc review
Tears claim nic e on charts
by Janet Nicolas
Popular music today is com-
prised of a variety of artists
ranging from Elton John to the
bizzare Cyndi Lauper. Added to
this melange of musicians is
the group Tears for Fears. With
their new album Songs from the
Big Chair, these newcomers from
England have made their own
niche in the music industry.
Overall, Tears for Fears has a
heavier sound than most, sound-
ing somewhat like Simple Minds,
but retaining their own distinc-
tions.
The first song "Shout," for ex-
ample, is, as the title suggests, a
loud opener with simple lyrics
like, "Shout, shout let it all out/
These are the things I can do
without." The song exposes a
major theme of the album, a sense
of loss, depression, or even disgust
over subjects ranging from ro-
mance to world disorder.
The first side, with songs enti-
CHIEFTAIN
Being an English teacher, the
written word has often fascinated
West, and he has pursued poetry
as a means of expressing himself
since he was a student at Xavier
University. West writes mostly
for his own journals, but says, "I
am attending the Ohio Verse Writ-
ers' Guild project this summer to
help spur me to publish."
West began writing poetry for
the XU literary magazine and has
been published in Indian Hill's
prestigious Non Sequitur. "The
poets I respect the most are Rob-
ert Frost, (Bob) Dylan Thomas,
and Gerard Manley Hopkins,"
commented West, although he did
point out that many forms of
poetry fascinate him.
A variety of activities keep
West content with life at the
Academy. "I'm really glad I
teach," he glows. "I like being
around high school kids. The on-
ly time I regret teaching is when I
look at that stack of bills at
home."
When asked of a possible neg-
ative aspect about the high
school, West stated, "It is the ul-
timate irony that the year we are
one of the top 100 schools in the
nation have to send countless
forms to the state to see if we are
meeting minimum standards." He
tled "Working Hour," "Mother's
Talk," and the already familiar
"Everybody Wants to Rule The
World" deals mainly with mun-
dane subjects, but the music
proves worthwhile and entertain-
ing. Tears for Fears has incorpor-
ated the jazz sound of saxaphon-
ist Jerry Marotta into several
of the songs - both in solos and
in the background. Keyboards,
too, have a major role in each
song, making an impact with im-
Vocalist Roland Orzabal
added, "But the kids here have
the right perspective."
West currently lives in Milford
with his wife Betsy and two child-
ren, Jennifer, 15, and Andrew,
12.
"Jennifer is majoring in social-
izing," commented Bob, "and An-
drew's going to be the golfer in
the family,'' At home West relax-
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President, clown, and benchwarmer still unchanged after 21 years.
pressive chords and original mel-
odies.
Lyrics, however, do not leave
instrumentation alone. The now
popular "Everybody Wants to
Rule the World" includes some
good lyrics which are not appar-
ent throughout the album: 'Wel-
come to your life/ There's no
turning back. . . /Turn your back
on Mother Nature/ Everybody
wants to rule the world." After
listening to this hit, it is a bit dis-
sapointing to hear the lengthy
song "Mother's Talk" that ends
side one.
"I Believe" introduces side
two, the more romantic, but
depressing side of the album. "I
Believe" deserves much praise as
probably one of the best on the
album. As a throwback to the
name of the g~oup,the song la-
ments the end of a relationship:
"I believe that if you knew what
these tears were for/. thev - would
fall just like rain."
May 10,1985
es with his golf clubs or with his
modern jazz collection either at
home or while he jogs the streets
of Milford.
Through the many trials of
teaching high school, West retains
his witty-to-the-brinkaf-pompous
humor, and offers his witticisms
to anyone with an ear to listen.
The bearded one is a complete
teacher, even though he often
wears blue jeans to class. A rebel
without a cause? Maybe.
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Once again, the use of the sax,
piano, and percussion is subdued
and tasteful.
Rounding out the album are a
couple of songs dealing with,
what else, broken romances. The
titles "Broken" and "Head Over
Heels" are self-explanatory, but
the songs flow right into each
other an feature solos by Neil
Taylor on guitar and Andy Davis
on piano.
The final cut, "Listen," seems
like an old Genesis improvisation.
Any words sung during the song
are unintelligible but fortunately
serve only for effect. "Listen"
is an ethereal song which serves as
a satisfying conclusion to an en-
joyable album.
Songs for tF 5 Big Chair is not
a spectacular album, but it is
worth listening to. In spite of
some repetitiveness in lyrics and
music, the album is still varied
enough to resurrect itself. Tears
for Fears has already made itself a
place on today's music charts;
future albums should prove far
from dissapointing.
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DiMartino toplay with Band
by Jeff Currier
The 1984-85 Symphonic Band
will hold its annual spring concert
on May 21, with guest soloist Vin-
nie DiMartino on trumpet.
This year's symphonic band
made a decision not to enter the
state contest after much discus-
sion among the band members.
"Competition in music is fine,"
says director Mr. Steve Strider,
"but this year we wanted to
change the normal routine and set
new goals. This doesn't mean
we'll never go to contests again,
but we want to avoid a rut, where
we almost feel we have to go.''
Instead of going to contests, in
which IH has been highly success-
ful in recent years, the band will
perform an especially long and
well-prepared concert and will al-
SO make a record "to serve as a
Sharp to play encore at Prom
by Anna Batsakes
"Sharp" will again be the band
that will perform at Prom on May
25 at the newly-renovated Carrou-
sel Inn.
The band plays top-40 hits
plus some original material during
performances. They do their own
arranging and choreography in ad-
dition to playing.
They are considered the most
promising young entertainers
from the area. Under the man-
agement of Ms. Gloria Larson of
Midstar Productions, contract ne-
gotiations are underway with
both RCA and Solar Records.
Sharp members include Ron
Duskin, Gene Gresham, Alfred
Gover, Johnny Jones, Eric Walk-
ens, Rick Bonner, and Keith
Beam. All are graduates of Wood-
Potential national recording artists Sharp will appear at the Carrousel
for Prom.
CHIEFTAIN
memorandum," which will be is-
sued in late summer.
As an added attraction to this
year's concert, trumpet artist Di-
Martino will be playing with the
band and jazz ensemble. DiMar-
tino, a graduate of the prestigious
Eastman School of Music, is said
to be one of the Fiest and most
versatile trumpeters in America
today. His flexibility will be evi-
dent as he will performs both the
Haydn Trumpet Concerto (recent-
ly made famous by Wynton Mar-
salis), and a few pieces with the
jazz band.
DiMartino has appeared before
with artists like Tony Bennett,
Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Mangione,
and Pearl Bailey. DiMartino has
also soloed with the Lexington
Philharmonic and the Eastman
Jazz Ensemble, and in the spring
ward High School.
Tickets for Prom will go on
sale for $25.00 from Thursday,
May 23 through Thursday, May
23 during fifth period. No tickets
will be sold at the door.
Pictures will be taken at Prom.
Students should bring money to
the Prom. More information will
be available at a later date.
*****
For those students who do not
have a date, Mr. Jii-n Benken will
be providing a dating service.
Boys and girls without dates will
be able to sign their names on a
list, then check out available es-
corts. Only those students who
sign in will be allowed to check
out the lists. Any interested stu-
dents should contact Mr. Benken.
photo courtesy of Sharp
of '84, he travelled with the Cin-
cinnati ?ops to New York to play
at Carnegie Hall. He is currently
the Associate Professor of Trum-
pet and Jazz Ensembles at the
University of Kentucky.
*****
Trainers sought for next year
From the student trainers:
The Indian Hill Student Train-
er Program is looking for a few
good students. If you are interest-
ed in sports, but do not compete,
and if you are considering a ca-
reer in the medical field, you'll
want to look into being an Indi-
an Hill Student Trainer.
The position is demanding,
and the hours are sometimes
long. The position also requires
you to stay after school two or
three days a week as well as come
in on a Saturday morning or two.
But if you would like to help
serve your school by caring for
and preventing athletic injuries,
this is an activity for you.
The student trainers work
with all sports and attend many
athletic events to care for any in-
jured athlete. All you will need
Students contemplate life after death
Berkey Stauft - Yeah, well,
where else would you go? You
don't just cease to exist!
you can live for eternity. It'd
Bill Creedon - Yeah, 'cause I
don't think a human soul is
that easily destroyed.
- I'm gonna come back as a
Kenny Slazyk - I don't believe
May 10,1985
The Jazz Ensemble will also
perform a concert on Monday,
May 13, at 8: 00; this is the fnst
separate concert the group has
performed in several years. Di-
rectors and jazz musicians Strider
and Mr. Joseph Gaudio will be
featured on percussion and suto-
phone, respectively.
to know will be taught to you by
the Head Athletic Trainer, Mr.
Bill Taylor, or by experienced
student trainers. AU training
room duties and responsibilities
are shared by everyone on the
staff.
Although the job may not be a
glamorous one, the student train-
ers usually have a lot of fun to-
gether. This year's staff would
like to share some of their experi-
ences with you.
If you are in the eighth, ninth,
tenth, or eleventh grade now and
would like to find out more about
becoming an Indian Hill Student
Trainer, please see Sydney Mark,
Kirsten Hock, or Miss Wehmann
during the school day or see Mr.
Taylor after school in the training
room on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Shari Zesch - I don't know; I'm
not dead yet!
Mr. Orndorff - I don't believe
in death; it doesn't exist. It's
not a matter of belief.
Jill Farrell - Yeah, because
Rob Seal - Only princes and
frogs live twice.
Mr. Schneider - Yes, there's
movie review
'Gods' provokes la h fe
by Paul Monach
The controlling idea of The
Gods Must Be Crazy is so good
that the film could not fail. This
idea is the introduction of an
empty Coke bottle (via a careless
airplane pilot) into an isolated
community of African Bushmen
in the Kalahari desert in Bot-
swana.
The Bushmen find infinite
uses for the object, which has cer-
tainly come from the gods. How-
ever, it introduces jealousy into
their culture, which previously
had known no ownership. After
several fights over tile bottle, the
clan decides the thing is evil, and
must be returned to the gods who
mistakenly let it fall.
Xi, played by a real Bushman
named N!xau, sets out to the end
of the world to return the evil
thing. On the way, he encounters
elements of modern, "civilized"
society, including guerrilla rebels
and a bumbling but lovable micro-
biologist and his intended love, a
city-bred schoolteacher.
Within the context of a com-
edy, South African director Jamie
Uys shows an obvious preference
for the idyllic life of the Bushmen
over many pointless aspects of
"civilization;" in fact, Uys lived
with a group of Bushmen for a
short period of time and recruited
among them later to find N!xau.
The humor, which is fortu-
nately aimed at the Bushmen as
coming events
Bogarts brings metal to Cincy
Riverfrofit Coliseum
R E 0 Speedwagon - May 18 - Af-
ter this, maybe they'll go away.
Cincinnati Gardens
New Edition - May 10 - Revised
and improved.
WBC Wrestling - June 1 - The bad
boys come to town.
Bogarts
Dance Zone - May 10 - Take your
pick: a) Twilight -, b) Danger -,
c) Demilitarized -, d ) Temperate
Zone.
Warren Zevon - May 11 - The un-
forgettable, unbelievable,. . . un-
known.
The Concept Band with the Ac-
tion Model Male Rellue - May 12 -
Go for a Mother's Day double-
dose of semantics and sleaze.
Thruster - May 13 - Our favorite is
back!! !
CHIEFTAIN
well as civilized man, varies from
subtle to painfully obvious. Much
of the opening is an outstanding
semi-parody of a typical film deal-
ing with nature or primitive socie-
ties; the voice is as somber and
reverent as on any National Geo-
graphic special, but the subject
matter (with the Coke bottle) and
the translation of Bushman lan-
guage are far "crazier" than on
any nature show.
In contrast, much of the com-
edy is slapstick, arising both from
Xi's contact with the modern
world and from the actions of the
microbiologist. This slapstick
comedy varies from original and
very funny to trite and boring; se-
quences depending on a junky car
are very amusing, but some other
sequences are typical of weak
slapstick, "pie-in-the-face" type
routines.
Perhaps the strongest charac-
teristic of the film is the nature of
the satire; it is gentle, not bitter.
Criticism of modern society is
common but concerns small as-
pects of life, not overused, global
issues like nuclear proliferation;
for instance, a suburban house-
wife gets in her car and drives
about 30 feet down the street to
mail a letter.
Bushman society is idealized,
but not offensively, and apparent-
ly Uys' portrayal is basically ac-
curate. They are not exempt
from kidding, either. After Bush-
Burrzing Spear - May 16 - Broken
arrow.
Tribute to the Byrds - May 18 -
These guys really, really need
money.
The Back Doors - May 19 - Hey
Ken, remember the Genesis con-
cert '83? "Back Door!!" The
Karate Kick?! No, I guess you
don't.
Fiolza - May 21 - No.
Lonnie Mack - May 23 - And his
18-wheeler revue.
Jejy Walker - May 23 - Let's
go see Lonnie.
Riverbend
Bill Cosb-v - May 25 - (lo (emphat-
ically).
Triurnpll - May 26 - Yeah, man!
January's
Battle o f the Barids - May 13 -
Battle of Colloden. ..
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ease, the "primatives" and laugh at
"civilized" man without ;hinking
too heavily; in The Gods Must Be
men are described as the world's Crazy, this laughter comes easily
best trackers, Xi proceeds to use enough.
the old and ridiculous ruse of
stealthily advancing while "cam-
ouflaging" himself by carrying an
inadequately small bush in front
of him. This elicits a classic re-
sponse from the onlookers: "He's
very clever."
It is a bit embarrassing to talk
about the sociological and anthro-
pological statements of a movie
this outrageous, but they are still
present. Nevertheless, it is possi-
ble and most enjoyable to admire
The E
: land, through the shifiting sanc
ient land and a past clar1
w him standing among Lrlt:- cruk
Al- - - A -
:arded a nd hum'ble as if wearin8 a shrot
1 the balck road in dust laden A frica
the suppressed kingdor n of the: White
I the ro: amiliar destiny
I Riding upon a maldern do :approalched
I He chanted t o the: masses of a freedom
I The storm of blackness struck as if lightn
I The police appeared out of the rising sto?
I Still marching they came toward the doo
The man of faith stood darkskinned, unk
The people faced the storm's furious win
I heard of this man, in a distant time
His sheep followed and sang out of freedom
Radiating hate the police rushed the dream
The overlords struck and knocked him t o the knees
He stood up as th e others flee in
Resound those iincient words my otlqer
cheek"
ind at that mcsment 1the peo.pie
TI ) again, raised h is hands; out
He looked as if he should ring a cr
His hands erected straight d head c
A blast ring out he fell th me
12 of his flock aici him as 11e blee oke
"We are winning, hold an d endur
>
The 12 re turned " 'father, we will 9
They walked down the rc truck
I I looked back he is gone i
I But the others art. still he
The few walk on and sing for a new dawn
 CHIEFTAIN May 10,1985 May 10,1985 CHIEFTAIN

Varsity nefters' forecast optimistic for sectionals New scholarship

by Andy Tucker
The road to state began yes-
terday for the varsity tennis team
as they opened sectional play.
Coach Dave Swisher's forecast is
optimistic; he claimed, "I would-
n't be surprised if seven people
go to state!"
Swisher may be basing his con-
fidence in part on the Braves'
fifth-place showing in last week-
end's Princeton Invitational,
which was achieved after the IH
.doubles team was upset in the
first round by Walnut Hills.
Senior Brad McCurdy served
notice that he will be a force to
be reckoned with in sectionals
with his waltz through the Prince-
ton draw. Included in his runner-
up finish was a 6-1, 6-2 rout of
St. Xavier's Dan Wolf, who had
defeated him in the Sycamore
Invitational a week before. In
the finals, McCurdy lost a 6 4 ,
photo by Davis ~ r i f i i n 6-4 match to his opponent from
Andy Tucker shows the fatigue and frustration that accompanied his Upper Arlington.
close, three-set loss to St. X.'S highly-regaxded Dan Wolf. The Braves met St, Xavier in
- .
the area's most important dual
tennis match of the year on April
30; the Bombers captured the
number-one ranking in the city by
downing IH, 3-2.
The doubles team of junior
Matt Santen and sophomore Mark
Wishard remained undefeated for
the year with a 6-2, 6-3 win over
their Xavier adversaries. Junior
Andy Tucker gave Wolf a tough
battle at first singles before going
down in three sets.
The Braves had their most suc-
cessful tournament of the year
when they captured first place at
the Sycamore Invitational, far
outdistancing St. X., which fin-
ished second.
Tucker and senior Bill Poffen-
berger breezed to the tourna-
ment's doubles title by downing
Sycamore's Yates and Rolli in the
finals, 6-2,6-3. McCurdy, as men-
tioned before, advanced to the
singles finals before losing to Wolf
in three sets.
by Paul Monach
Private donations have made
possible two new awards and
scholarships available to seniors.
These awards along with many
other annual honors will be pre-
sented at the PTA Scholarships
and Awards Night on Wednesday,
May 22.
The first is the Michael Cox
Memorial Scholarship, a $300
award drawn from an account set
up by the Cox family. The recip-
ient will be chosen from appli-
cants who plan to enter a liberal
arts program in college, have a
cumulative 3.2 grade point aver-
age, and have been in the band for
at least three years, symbolic of
Cox's dedication t o the band pro-
gram.
Applications are still available
in the guidance office and are due
Monday, May 13. The applica-
tion consists of a list of the appli-
cant's school activities, assuming
he or she fulfills the above criter-
ia. The guidance department be-
lieves that enough money is in the
and award offered
account to offer the scholarship members representing various ex-
p h ~ o n ~ : p : ; : w ~ ~
intention of continuing the award
for several more years. tracurricular interests: Kincaid, indefmately in the future; the
The second award is the Willi- Mr. Dennis Dowling, Mr. T o m Kincaid award will include a
am P. Kincaid Award, established Norman, Mr. Doug Hammond, scholarship or cash award of un-
in honor of the retired IHHS Eng- Miss Carol Wehmann, and Mr. determined amount to be provid-
lish teacher and current Chieftain Gary Gellert. Each of these peo- ed by a trust fund set up b y the
sponsor by the Class of 1959 at ple
students
originally
for the honor.
nominated three Class of '59 for that purpose.
their recent reunion.
The award was established,
said Kincaid, for "anything I
wanted. I chose extracurricu-
lars;" he cited as Ms reason his
many years of involvement in the
school newspaper and dramatics
and added, "I've found through
the years that you don't get to
know the whole person in a class-
room situation, but that a person
can really excel in extracurricular
activities."
Thus, the award will be given
to the senior who has contributed
the most to extracurricular activi-
ties in high school, as determined
by a point system (developed by
Kincaid and approved by a com-
mittee), with the final selection
made by the same committee.
This group consists of six staff

oose ploy inders ailing Braves seven runs.

by Jim Gruskin
'We haven't been playing well
as a team," said senior Mike
Theye of Indian Hill's varsity
baseball squad, whose record fell
to 8-18-1 on Wednesday with a
5-2 defeat at the hands of Mil-
ford.
All that remains of the 1985
season was an evening game
last night against Madeira at
Princeton High School. If IH was
victorious on Thursday, they will
advance to play the city's 12th-
ranked team, McNicholas, in the
second round of the Coaches
Tournament on May 14.
If IH's performance on Thurs-
day was anything like their play
during the last two weeks, how-
ever, tile Madeira contest may
very well have been the last game
of the season. The Braves entered
the contest in the midst of a four-
game losing streak that has left
the team looking for answers and
has prompted coach Jon Warden
to begin looking towards next
year.
In Indian Hill's most recent
setback, a 5-2 decision to Milford,
junior Mike Brophy and senior
Jim Gruskin contributed two
hits apiece, the lone bright spots
offensively.
The Braves' anemic bats have
produced only seven runs in the
last four games. The preceding
day, IH lost to Deer Park, 13-2.
Theye collected three hits and
seniors Dave Schneider and Cur-
tis Ott each added two, but the
Braves simply couldn't put to-
gether a rally offensively.
On May 6, Indian Hill was
eliminated in the first round of
the AA sectional tournament
by Madeira, 9-2. Ott struck out
nine Mustang batters and Grus-
kin and junior Steve Misali col-
lected two hits apiece in the
losing cause.
On Saturday, May 4, Indian
Hill fell to Loveland 9-1. The
Braves could only muster two
hits off of the pitching of the
EHL champion Tigers. IH was
coming off a 14-5 drudging
at the hands of Madeira the
preceding day.
Before the rain diluted the
week in terms of baseball, the
Braves had suffered perhaps their
most disappointing defeat of the
year, an 11-10 loss to Sycamore.
IH had come back to take a 10-8
lead behind a three-run double by
Ott, but Sycamore struck for
three runs in the bottom of the
seventh inning to steal the victory
from IH.
The Braves suffered a 14-5
league defeat to Glen Este on Ap-
ril 26. Gruskin -coflected_ t h e e
hits and Schneider and Theye
each added two as IH's league
mark fell to 3 6 .
Indian Hill bats weren't quite
as silent the preceding day as the
Braves lost an 18-12 slugfest to
Loveland. Junior Steve Womack ,
senior Mike Wentz, and Gruskin
each hit safely three times while
Theye, Schneider, and junior
Mike Anderson added two hits
apiece. Theye, Gruskin, and
Wentz each took advantage of the
short fences at Tiger Stadium by
homering to score a combine(
Close games spell 4-11 record f o r JV
by Tiffany Meyer
The JV softball team fought
some tough battles both this and
last week, lacking the edge to pun
through a couple of close games.
Their overall record is currently
4-1 1.
Last Tuesday the Squaws trav-
elled to North College Hill and
were winning after the first five
innings. However, NCH tied the
score at 5-5 in the sixth. The girls
were unable to hold on in the sev-
enth inning and eventually lost,
6-5.
The girls bounced back with a
strong win over Deer Park, 1 5 4 ,
on Monday, May 6. Outstanding
IH was no less effective the
preceding day at Mariemont in a
10-8 win. Gruskin and Schneider
homered while Anderson added
two hits.
The Braves were coming off
yet another defeat, a 4-3 loss to
Reading on April 23. Junior Mike
Cohen pitched admirably against
the Blue Devils and Theye showed
his power by slugging a two-run
homer, but in the words of Gary
Kohls, IH continued the tendency
to "get runs early in the game and
let up later on."
, BASEBALL, p. 10
hits were contributed by the en-
tire team.
The Squaws were defeated by
Turpin, 1 4 4 , on Tuesday, April
30.
However, IH played a close
game with Sycamore on April 29,
with a final score of 3-2 in Syca-
more's favor. The Squaws played
excellent ball and demonstrated a
remarkable improvement over the
last confrontation with Sycamore,
when IH was beaten 15-1.
The girls encountered the Col-
erain softballers on Friday, April
26, but it proved unproductive
for IH, as the Colerain team de-
feated them, 14-1.
TAYLOR, from p. 2 then set the alarm off and extin-
"Don Juan of the eighties." If guish the fire yourself. You will
you are a girl and do this, you will be regarded as the hero that saved
be known as a great liberator of everyone's life.
gay rights. Go to prom in a loin cloth. Be
Put people down! How can the first to prove to the admini-
you expect people to think highly stration that it is possible for an
of you if you do not think highly excellent student to get "high on
of yourself? Let people know life" and have fun simply by
that you are superior to them. "getting back to basics." photo b y Davis Griffin
Erich Metzger harmonizes on a Grateful Dead tune.
Join a school drama produc- Study and live by these tips.
tion. During a performance, ad If you do, you will be respected
lib by stripping off your clothes and seem more important than TuttIe runs
by Anna Batsakessmooth Musicfest
and shouting profanities. The au- you really are. Not only will your a format similar to this year," said
dience will applaud you for add-
ing Broadway theatrics to an
esteem be improved, but if you
abide by these guidelines you will
Student Government held Mu-
sicfest '85 last Friday from 12: 10
Gellert.
While the majority of acts
otherwise drab production.
Set fire to the building and as well. -
have a more pleasant personality to 2: 35, and according to assis-
tant principal Mr. Gary Gellert,
"it was probably the smoothest
were rock groups, there was still a
very wide variety of acts to fulfill
all kinds of musical taste. The
running Musicfest ever." music ranged from good "metal"
The smooth organization of with Murder to mellow Grateful
Musicfest can be attributed to Dead tunes with the Basement
Chieftain is written and composed, printed and sold as an extracur- senior Bob Tuttle, who as Music- Band to the Rush and U2-influ-
ricular activity by the students of Indian Hill High School, 6845 Drake
Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 561-4225.
fest chairman supervised the stu- .
enced music .of-the popular Down
dent-run activity. Boys to "cool" jazz by the Jazz
Sponsor: Wm. P. Kincaid; Editors: Ken Jones, Paul Monach; News
Editors: Anna Batsakes, David Cook; Features Editors: Tracy Megi-
"Everything worked out real Band to a "smokin' " original
son, Janet Nicolas; Sports Editor: Kevin Walzer; Assistant Sports Edi- well," said Tuttle. 'The only real tune written by Bob Tuttle and
tor: Brian Rowe; Magazine Editors: Ellen Alvord, Joel Ruff; Head problem was getting the musicians played by Jam.
Photographer: T o m Taylor; Business Manager: Kelly Martin; Produc- set up and ready to go as quickly The student body seemed to
tion Managers: MaryBeth Heidrich, Arianna Newman; Circulation Man-
as possible." Overall, Tuttle felt agree that Musicfest was a success.
aqer:. Davis Griffin; Photographers: Davis Griffin, Mariano Fernandez;
Contributors: T o m Taylor, Jeff Currier, David Miller, Elizabeth Con- that the festival worked o u t as Students picnicked, played fris-
verse, Jim Gruskin, Bruno Darre, Andy Tucker, Tiffany Meyer, Peter well as it possibly could. bee, and got a healthy dose of the
Batsakes; Production Staff: Barbara Hug, Marjie Fink, Laura Schwartz,
Arthur Nicolas, Jamie Winget, Dan Rosenthal, K y m Sollinger, James
g to the tunes. This year
Anderson, Alissa Raleigh, Jeff Currier, David Miller.
As its editorial policy, Chieftain strives both to commend what is cones were sold by the
' good and encourage correction of what is not. Editorials reflect the more class to quench the
opinion of the editorial staff as a whole. Opinions from students are
strongly encouraged as long as they are relevant and are responsibly
written.
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editorial
After completing -their Advanced Placement tests
on Monday, calculus students will fmd several of their
vacant first period class periods filled by instruction
in elementary probability and statistics by a visiting
teacher. One hopes that this instructor will inform
the students not only of the many uses of statistics,
but also of their drawbacks.
It has been said too many times that "statistics
don't lie, but liars use statistics." In the context of
the Indian Hill School System, this statement is a bit
strong, but even the statistics of which our building
and district administrators are so fond can still be,
and usually are, misleading.
Statistics are most effective when dealing with
large groups; anyone witnessing declining enrollment
can attest that the number of students at IH is hardly
immense. With such small numbers, statistics like
"mean" (average) and "median", on test scores for
instance, say little about the group as a whole, in
which individual students' scores will deviate wildly
in both directions.
The particular test statistics seen as of greatest im-
portance to the powers that be are, of course, the
Educational Records Burezu (ERB) tests, supposedly
used to evaluate student progress in relation to poten-
editorial
W O ~ Ridiculous maneuvers will
Several years back, Student Government sponsored
May 10,198S May 10,1985
Squaws slip to fifth after loss of Baumes
by Kevin Walzer
Due to the loss of some key
tia1,'and to demonstrate the excellence of the system
performers, the girls' track team
as a whole. phced fifth in the final EHL meet
At least at the high school level, the ERB results held on Tuesday and Wednesday
are generally invalid because of far more than the sta- at Glen Este High School.
The fifthplace showing repres-
tistical philosophy outlined above. Why? Because, as
sents a disappointment to the
any student knows and no administrator wants to ad- Squaws, who had placed second
mit, a sizable number of students, on taking their a year ago and rolled over most of
their regular-season competition
sixth or seventh consecutive year of a test that will
this year.
neither get them in college nor keep them out, decide Sycamore dominated the meet
to fill in the bubbles as fast as humanly possible and with 176 points, far outdistancing
proceed to sleep, read, or draw. This habit is evident second-place Milford, which had
89 points. Host Glen Este placed
on all levels of ability of the students. third with 79 points, followed by
How, then, are the IH District's ERB scores higher surprisihg Deer Park with 54. IH
was fifth with 47, followed by
than those of most other schools? Perhaps students
Loveland (22), Madeira (19), and
at other schools take an equivalent apathy to the test- Mariemont (10).
ing room and thus cancel out inaccuracies, but this Deer Park was ironically a
team IH had defeated during the
could only be verified after ransacking some hypo-
regular season. According to
thetical file containing the ERB scores of all students sophomores Lynn Stanforth and
who have ever taken it, a file that would only exist Paula Lyon, the absence of jun-
ior Lee Baumes played a role in
for the sake of keeping a file. In any case, though,
this reversal. Baumes was in the
the statistics are a farce, and if the district truly wants
hospital undergoing an appendec-
to best educate its students, it will have to find some tomy and thus was not able to
statistic that does more than calculate the relative compete.
"I think if we had had Lee in
lack of interest of the students and makes it appear as
the 1600 relay, we would have
if all at Indian Hill were paradoxically (and imposdi- done better in that event," said
bly) "achieving beyond their potential." Stanforth. The mile relay placed
fifth but Stanforth felt it could
have ''gotten into the top three"
if Baumes had been competing.
make students seem important
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CHIEFTAIN
Baumes' absence also cost IH pos-
sible points in the long jump and
400 dash.
It was in the running events
that the Squaws failed to get suf-
ficent points, for, in the words of
Lyon, "we did real well in the
field events." IH placed two in
the high jump, sophomore Molly
Higgins capturing first and senior
Vera McVicker fourth.
Freshman Joy Rowe took first
JV netters drop two matches to finish 9-3
by Bruno Dane
The JV tennis team concluded
their last two weeks of what has
been a fme season with three
matches. All three were close
(3-2 in each case), but Indian Hill
only won one, thus giving them
a 9-3 record.
The last match of the season
was against Centerville, which is
traditionally known for tennis.
They lived up to this reputation
and proved to be a little too
strong for IH, winning 3-2. Soph-
omore James Granger, the Braves'
number one singles player, won
a long, drawn-out match, 7-5,
6-7, 7-5. Also winning for IH was
the second doubles combination
of David Lahti and Craig Whit-
man, 6-4,6-2.
On the losing side were second
place in the long jump. In add-
ition, sophomore Maren Schinn
placed fifth in the shot put.
The Squaws' highest showing
in the running events was achiev-
ed by the third-place 3200 relay
team. The 800 relay team took
fourth, as did Higgins in the 400
dash.
Stanforth managed to capture
fifth in the 1600 run, as did the
1600 relay team; Rowe rounded
and third singles players Bruno
Darre and John Arce, who lost
6-3, 6-3 and 6-1,6-2, respectively.
Also losing was the first doubles
team of Mark Warner and Chris
Kropp, 6-2,6-3.
The only win of the last two
weeks of the season was against
Cincinnati Country Day on Tues-
day. Having won their first meet-
ing 4-1, IH expected an easy
match, but it was not to be.
Granger suffered stomach
cramps in the third set of his
match and lost, 3 6 , 6 4 , 6 4 .
The only other loss came from
Lahti at third singles, also in three
sets, 46,6-4,64.
Winning for IH were the first
and second doubles teams of
Kropp-Warner and Whitman-Rob
Scroggins. They won 6-3, 5-7,
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out IH's pointgetters with a sixth-
place showing in the 300 low
hurdles.
IH placed no runners in the
100 hurdles after Rowe, a pos-
sible top-three finisher, was dis-
qualified for a false start. 'We
would have gotten a few more
points if Joy had gotten top
three," said Lyon.
The Squaws will be opening
post-season competition next
week at the district meet at Read-
ing High School.
6-3 and 6-1, 6-4, respectively.
The final win was Darre's; he
came back from a 4-1 deficit in
the third set to win, 6-1,6-7,6-4.
The last EHL match of the
season was against Sycamore. This
proved to be one of much contro-
versy. Granger won at first sin-
gles, 7 6 , 6-3, and the first dou-
bles team of Darre and Kropp also
won, 6-1, 6-3. Lahti and sopho-
more Chris Kempczinski both lost
at singles, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-3,
respectively.
This brought the match to a 2-
2 deadlock, the final match being
the second doubles. All the prob-
lems started happening in the late
stages of the first set, when the
see TENNIS, p. 10

he deserves. The unfortunate

'Biggest win'aids Squaws on road to Harrison of the season. The Squaws are
pitted against Northwest in the
a program named "Musicfest." The -purpose was to by Brian Rowe five in the game, then drove home games on all five days of the first game of the doubleelimina-
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give otherwise unheard musicians an audience. Over ----.-- - .
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the years, Musicfest has experienced its ups and I- ---- ---- ------
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-- recognition m all the wrong wavs. on May 17-18 looms closer, the
varsity softball Squaws appear to
really helped up on defense that
game," commented Wessinger.
will end; the 17-team Harrison
tournament will be the last event
most eight games if they continue
to win.
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downs. Last year, for instance, the program- - was -

threatened by low attendance, an attendance that is
difficult to enforce due to the event's festival environ-
ment.
This year's program, however, once again substan-
tiated Musicfest. Listeners were treated to music
from a slew of talented performers. Perhaps talent is
the main reason for Much of the
displayed at Musicfest went unnoticed by most of
the student body until last Friday. Student Govern-
merit nourishes that talent by providing a yearly out-
let.
Hopefully the student body recognizes the talent
that Musicfest showcases a d finds it eniovable
" -
enough to want to at To those peo-
ple who decided to skip last Friday's program, they
are not only depriving themselves, but also endanger-
ing the entertainment of their fellow classmates. The
talent and amusement of Musicfest should not be
passed up by anybody who appreciates "the arts."
- o n e h o e s not make himself seem
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_s . exist much more effective means.
4 % t * & $
with-$&m Tavlor
This week's column could per-
haps be entitled ''Positive s an-
ners in which to Gain Attention"
Or perhaps "How to %xm Impor-
tant Without Really Being Impor-
tant." Indeed this topic resides
in all our minds to greater or
1 e ~ S rextents. The advice I am
about to give, however, is meant
for the poor soul who resides in
cracks and comers, seeming to be
forevet out of one's sight.
Let us consider a typical ex-
thst of fie student of
excellence, who constantlyfIghtS
a no win battle for the attention
important by merely receiving
countless mathematic scholarships
or by being editor of the paper.
In the land of Narkucation, there
If you feel that you may benefit
from these effective means,
w
pleas read On. are
positive manners in which to gain
fie attention you so greatly de-
-.
During the lunch period, stand
atop a table and vomit ill as large
a radius as you possibly cm. Stu-
dents will congratulate you for
standing up for one's right t o de-
cent food. Also, YOU will b e able
to stand up the next day and say,
'? made today,s lunch!.*
~f YOU are a boy.
-.-go UI)
* behind
girls A d undo their bra4traps
Girls will compliment your sensu-
ality. You will be known as
-
' TAY LQR, p* 3
be playing to their potential con-
sistently. "Our biggest win" is
how coach Robert Wessinger de-
scribed IHYsthrilling extra-inning
win over Milford on Tuesday,
their second victory in as many
tries this week.
'We have had a real problem
with close games this year," said
Wessinger. "It's great to see the
girls come back and win one!"
The Squaws did so behind the ex-
cellent pitching of senior Molly
Roche and superb hitting by sen-
iors Beth Myers and Gretchen
Kindel and sophomore Traci Fin-
kelmeier.
The score was tied going into
the bottom of the ninth inning,
and Kindel began with a single to
right. Junior Diane Hancher
reached base on a fielder's choice,
and then sophomore Jenny Blank
singled, moving Hancher to third.
Finkelmeier, who was three for
"She had four key assists in the
last few innings."
That win raised the Squawsy
overall record to 10-10, but all
ten of their losses have come at
the hands of AAA teams. On
Monday the team defeated Deer
Park, 12-6, Finkelmeier having an-
other great game en route to a 4-
for-4 day at the plate. Kindel and
freshman Chris Starcher each add-
ed three hits to power the IH at-
tack. The victory was their sec-
ond over Deer Park this year.
Last week the Squaws nearly
pulled an upset over 15-1 power-
house Turpin. "In the top of the
sixth, it was tied, 7-7, but we
couldn't quite hold on," ex-
plained Wessinger. The final
score of that contest was 9-7, but
the team made an impressive
showing against a worthy oppo-
nent.
Next week the Squaws have
JV baseba11e r ~(3nd season 12-7
by Peter Batsakes ute to the IH baseball program in
the future. "Jim Berling sparked
The JV baseball team finished
its season with a loss in tourna- the team with his great defensive
ment play. This loss came in the
opening round of the tournament
plays and his hits," said teammate
Jim Thornton. Berling's lofty av-
held at Princeton against a power- erage and his play at third base
ful Hamilton team, 7-2. Sopho-
more pitcher Jeff Helms started
have contributed greatly to the
Braves' winning season.
the game and was replaced later
by reliever Steve Wachs.
The Braves finished second in
the EHL with a 12-7-1 record af- Athletic department
ter spending most of the season to host awards
at the top of the league. Glen
Este f ~ h e the
d regular season in
first place. "Overall, we had a The athletic department will
good season," said freshman Greg be holding its annual spring sports
Long. 'We have the best record awards program on Thursday,
any JV team has ever had." May 23, honoring those who have
This year's JV team showed participated in spring sports. All
much talent which might contrib- interested are invited to attend.
Page 10
West
by Paul Monach
After a year full of victories in
small meets and dismal finishes in
large invitational meets, the boys'
track team broke that trend with
a fourthplace finish in the EHL
finals on Tuesday at Glen Este.
IH earned 43 points, behind Syc-
amore, Glen Este, and Milfard,
but more importantly, defeated
all the smaller schools it will face
in the district meet next week and
in the CHL next year.
Coach Bob West was "very
pleased" with the Braves' perfor-
mance, saying, "People really
photo by Davis Griffin
Dominic Britton pushes for the
finish line against Glen Este.
came through." He added,
"Again, for the fourth year in a
row, we were the best AA team.
With the young team that we
have, I thought that streak was in
jeopardy."
Unlike last year, the placing
was made possible by a good bal-
ance between the field and run-
ning events. In the pole vault,
junior Matt Feltman provided the
Braves' top individual finish by
placing third with a vault of
10'6"; sophomore Tony Hoffman
placed sixth in the same event.
Sophomore James Johnson tied
for third in the high jump at
5'10", the second best individual
performance for IH.
The weight men earned five
points, as juniors Eric Edwards
and Scott Voss finished fifth and
sixth in the shotput with throws
of 37'11%'' and 37'5"' and Voss
placed fifth in the discus with a
117' heave.
All three relays did well, en-
suring the Braves' fourthplace
overall placing. The 3200 relay
team of sophomores David Miller,
CHIEFTAIN
Id with track league showing
John Hays, and Mark Young and
senior Paul Monach broke the
school record in 8:47, finishing
fourth. The 1600 team matched
that finish, as the team of sopho-
more Clyde Brant, junior Kevin
Tony Hoffman bends over backward to vault himself over the bar.
Viox, senior Brian More, and Mil-
ler achieved its best time of the
year, 3:41.9. The 400 team of
freshmen Charlie Gall and Richie
Decker, junior Dominic Britton,
and senior Matt McNellis earned
itting brings Braves down to 8-18-1
BASEBALL, from p. 8
That wasn't the case on April
22, as IH, in one of its more solid
performances of the year, defeat-
ed Milford, 6-4. Ott fanned nine
Eagle batters while Schneider col-
lected two hits and Gruskin added
three, including a homerun.
The Braves struck early but
not often in a 14-4 loss to Madei-
ra on April 20. Brophy contrib-
uted a single and a double and
senior pet; Seremetis belted a
homerun to lead the Braves offen-
sively in the consolation game of
the Indian Hill Invitational Tour-
nament.
In first round action earlier in
the day, IH lost another tough
one, 11-9 to Kings. Theye, Grus-
kin, and Schneider combined for
nine hits, but the Braves could
not produce runs when they real-
ly needed them.
IH was routed, 9-3, at Deer
Park on April 19 despite Theye's
three hits, an Anderson triple, and
a Schneider double.
Seremetis gave up only three
earned runs in the Braves' 9 4 de-
feat of Wyoming on Anril 18.- Ott
an important six points by plac-
ing third in 47.3.
Relay members Viox and Brit-
ton also earned all IH points in
the sprints. Viox was fourth in
the 100 in 12.0 and sixth in the
* : * & ? '
, ally good humor after his team's
r . !
photo by Davis Griffin
400 in 53.6, and Britton finished
sixth in the 100 in 12.2 and fifth
in the 200 in 24.7. More earned
four points by placing fourth in
the 110 high hurdles in 17.9, and
appeared to be on his way to an
and Gruskin collected key extra-
base hits for IH.
In another of the more frus-
trating defeats of the year, IH was
beaten, 4-2, by Madeira on April
17. The Braves were on the way
to a major upset behind the bril-
liant 11-strikeout pitching of Ott
and extra-base hits by Anderson,
Misali, and Seremetis before sur-
rendering four runs m the seventh
inning.
The Madeira defeat ended a
two game winning streak for the
Braves. IH was coming off a 12-5
win over Mariemont in which Ser-
emetis, Gruskin, and Ott each had
two hits. The highlight of the
game, however, was senior Bill
Croskey's towering (inside the
park) homerun.
The other half of the Braves'
longest winning streak of the sea-
son was a 1 4 4 rout of Canal Win-
chester. Theye, Wentz, and
Schneider feasted on Indian pitch-
ing for a combined seven hits.
In the first game of the Satur-
day doubleheader Aprit 13, the
Braves lost a tough 7 6 decision
despite Ott's all-American 3 4 per-
formance at the plate.
May 10,1985
excellent finish in the 300 lows,
before falling near the end of the
race.
More was also the Braves' top
finisher in the interminable Mason
Invitational last Friday, placing
fourth in the 300 lows The IH
team, which had hardly been im-
pressive throughout the meet, de-
parted for home at about mid-
night, before several heats of the
3200 and 1600 relay had been
run.
IH will face a tough field at
districts next week, with qualify-
ing on Tuesday, field events on
Thursday, and finals on Saturday.
Said West, "I think all three relay
teams and Kevin Viox in the 400
are our best chances to advance to
regionals." Last year, the Braves
sent the 400 relay, 3200 relay,
and 200 runner Evon Kelly to
Dayton.
West, perhaps still in an especi-
EHL finish, concluded, 'The suc-,
cess of this year's team has
matched this spring's weather: un-
expectedly delightful."
Against Sycamore the preced-
ing day, Ott pitched with streaks
of brilliance but got little support
offensively in a 7-3 defeat.
IH opened the week April 11
with an encouraging 2-1 win over
Clermont Northeastern; Misali
and Gruskin each contributed two
hits while Seremetis' pitching was
superb.
TENNIS, from p- 9
Sycamore team called a foot fault
on Warner. The foot faults con-
tinued to be called, and Warner
and Whitman became upset. They
lost their concentration and with
it the match, 6-4,7-5.
Overall, the JV tennis team
had an improved season. They
improved over last year's 7-4 rec-
ord. This may give the Braves
the experience necessary to play
at the varsity level next year.
Vol. 34 No. 16
May 10,1985
Indian Hill High School
I Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Smith, Voss sweep SG elections
by Kevin Walzer
Running on a platform of "we
don't want to make too many
promises that we can't keep,"
juniors Brad Smith and Scott
Voss defeated juniors David Kil-
day and Jeff Gibson in the run-
ning for the 1985-86 Student
Government President and Vice-
President positions earlier this
week.
The student body chose Smith
and Voss in a clear majority, acc-
ording to the results of elections
held Wednesday and Tuesday dur-
ing lunch. Voting was open to
all freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors.
Both groups of candidates
expressed their views in election
speeches during first period last
Friday, May 3. Smith's and Voss'
speech was a distinct deviation
from the "traditional" style that
I
marked Kilday's and Gibson's
speech. The two utilized such un-
orthodox devices as background
music from Pink Floyd, played
over the auditorium's sound SYS-
tem, and informal tone and con-
tent.
'That was something that we
wanted to do," said Smith. 'We
weren't sure if [the unconvention-
al style] would work because it
had never been done before; we
couldn't go back and see if it
had been successful in the past.
But it did work; we won."
Along with the unorthodoxy
of the style came some uncon-
ventional content; Smith and
Voss made little in the way of
promises, saying only that "we
want to give the student body
25% uf the input on decisions
concerning them again."
They also elaborated upon a
few concrete goals, inclu-
ding: the reinstatement of
a warning bell in passing time be-
tween classes; the abolishment
of the school's system of "blue
slips" to excuse absences that
are not phoned in: and the re-
turn of Walkmans to study
hall. - -- .
seniors a week before graduation.
"I think that the way we
These points were in direct student representative to ~ o a r d [campaigned] was better, even
contrast to the more numerous of Education and faculty meet- though we lost," said Gibson.
and complex ones set forth by ings; to install mandatory class 'We talked about specific goals,
Kilday and Gibson in their officer meetings a week before and that gives the people voting
speech. the general SG meeting; and to for you some tangible evidence
Kilday and Gibson spoke of preserve and secure traditional about what you'll do."
desires to revise the school's senior freedoms: senior option, Smith, though, disagreed
Intervention policy; to send a no senior exams, and dismissal for saying, 'We didn't want to do
that because we didn't want to
make a lot of promises we weren't
sure we could keep. We just said
we want to work hard and deal
with each situation as it comes."
As such, Smith and Voss have
not yet made many specific plans
for the 1985-86 school year.
Smith did state that he was "op-
timistic" and said that "things
will change." The two will soon
be selecting SG Treasurer and
Secretary; Smith said that juniors
Erich Metzger and Sally King will
be filling those positions, respec-
tively.
Gibson iudicated that he and
Kilday may run for Senior Class
photo by Mariano Fernandez
President and Vice-President, but
Next year's SG president Brad Smith (left) and vice-president Scott
Voss. are undecided at the present time.
Miller publishes 'winning' poem
by Kenneth N. Jones that lives in only a few people," "I thought I would be published
Sophomore David Miller's po- says Miller. "I'm not all that re- in the Seven Hills Review before
em 'The Return" has been select- ligious, but I just felt like writing this. I didn't know how good I
ed as one of three modern poems something with religious connota- was or if I really am."
to be published in the Verse Writ- tions." 'The Return" is printed In the future, Miller plans to
ers' Guild of Ohio's Ohio High tainthe
in well. in this issue of Chief-
as Space continue writing and "entering a
School Winning Poems. couple more contests to see if it
Miller entered the poem Miller was surprised to be pub- was just luck."
through his involvement in Mr. lished in a statewide publication.
~ o b e i tWest's Creative Writing
class. According to Miller,
"There were a few categories, like
Sonnet and Dramatic Monologue.
I entered mine in Modern."
Three poems in each category are
selected for publication from all
entries. In addition to receiving
a $10 prize, Miller is automatic-
ally entered in the National Man-
ninaham Trust Fund Student
-
Contest.
"The Return" recounts the re-
turn of the Messiah to South Afri- photo by Mariapo Fernandez
ca as a black man who is shot dur- David Miller, author of "The Return," meditates over the theme of a
ing a riot. "It's about a prophecy future chef d'oeuvre.