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place next Thu rsday. F riday, and Saturday evenings in the Li ttle Theater here nt Westside.

Combo To Preform On Radio Club Float

Mock UN Meeting Offers Experience for Senior Girls

"Better Red than dead" was the slogan of 12 Westside senior glrls Oct. 23.

The,se gitJs, wearing red cat'natlo n s to designate tll e Dl8 e l ves , represented Westsid e at th e !\lock UN assembly at Duchesne Col· lege. They represented Russia and Hun g a ry, and according to 1\lr. J er r y K och, did a very tin e Job stage proper. n the arena in front and below stage is tbe living room with front door off to the left.

Donal d w ·ctde rquist, slLop ctor, Is bullillng tbe setting Ute d ining roo m with th e h elp Scott Anderson, .Joe Bruecks, Holt, and BW Redlck. rops for the Uvlng room a r e bi! process of being collected. all goes ns planned, when bouse lights dlm and the ge lights go on, a modern, Ut-level home will be ready for tupancy by "Tbe Fighting Lit-

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Homecoming, a sock hop, and a donation of magazlnes to the 11, brary were the topics discussed at the Radio Club meeting, Oct. 19.

Members have decided to rent a flatbed truck tor tho Hom ecoming l'arade on Nov. 3, and biro a combo to perform on it.

After the first home baskHball game with Columbus, the club w1ll have a sock hop with recorded mus ic in the girls' f::YDl. Cost of admission wlll be 50 cents for stags and 76 cents tor couples.

Also, Secretary- Treasur11r Bill Ellers said that s tartin g this year tbe Radio Club will donate two magazines ot the library. They are H I-Fidelity and Stereo-HI-Fl.

urnalists to Lincoln or Press Convention

eventeen Westside senioT jourm students wlll attend the annual Nebraska. Hlgb School ss Association Clinic on the iverslty ot Nebraska campus In coin, Nov. 10 and 11.

the activities are ca.t-eer rksfaops where professional sts <liscus.'l theb· trade and rksh ops l ed b y s tud ent s on h s ubjects as n ewspaper editand co pywrittng. udy Nelsen, Lance editor; J an ight, managing editor; and tbi Eaton and Suzy Tlchacek, e editors, will form a panel on spa per makeup for the stut workshops. This panel will directed by Linda Kimmel, 1 Westside g raduate and jourstudent at thf!

of Nebraska.

.Journal iSm clinics, which are a ctually co n tests, wlll also be h e l d. Lan ce and Shield staff m em bel'l! en tel'ed are Joan Olson, n ewswJ•I tlng; Pat !\filler, h eadllne writing; Karen Kozak, n ews fea.tnre; Judy Nel son , edltorlal; Jan Wright, cop peading • editoring; Lorl Whitted, proofreading; J(ay Fuc h s , Jonrnallstlc terms; Oheryl Hit'<l, adve r·tlslng; Suzy Ticbacek, l a yout; Pat May e r, yearbook la.)'· out ; Kay Melcblo r s, yearOO<>k copywrttlng; and Lois M cConk le-, copyreadlng.

HigbUghts ot the Clinic will be a Friday night banquet and a concluding awards luncheon, Sa tu rd y

''Our students were exceptionally well prepared with facts and chuts and were the only ones at the meeting who bad personal contact with each delegate," added Mr. Koch.

D efore and aftet• the assembly, the 12 girls trom W estside w ere lntenriewed by a reporter from Look m.agazine. 1\lany pictures were tak en that will probably appear in some tu ture issue of Look.

"Although Russia and Hungary lost," Mr. Koch said, "the gir ls did a very good job of representing a very difficult natlou."

Shie/J Sales Boom

This year's Shiel d sales record bas broken all others established at WHS Shield staff member Jan Kuce ra announced that 839 yearhooks have been sold This exceeds this year's goal of 776. Last year 700 books were sold.

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3--llomecoming, Warriors vs i Central, h ere, 7 :80 p.m. Exams, Hom ecoming dance, gym, 8:30 p.m. CI'OSS Country Race, L incoln

6--Z Club initiation , library, 7:3() p.m., dress rehearsal , .J unior Class play

'1-S(• nior High convocatio n , 10:10 a.m. Junior Class play ma tinee, junior high, J.Attle Th e atre 8--Pio.y matin ee, jtmior hig h 0 -tl-Junlo r Class p l ay conven ti o n , end or quarter pep rally, which precedes the game. The senior girls will perform a skit to urge the team to triumph over the Central Eagles, t onight's foes. football game, h e l d on tbe Warrior field at 7:30, will have many added attractions. Fathers of th e team members will be honored In t h e "Dad 's 'Nigh t" ce remony.

Half-time entertainment will include the Westside Band, Squires, and Drill Squad. A half-time parade will feature the Homecoming

WHS Opens Doors

For Parent Tours

Running ln the ha ll s Is to be pennltted on Nov. 16, as parents try to follow their teenager's schedule at Open House. Parents will spend ten minutes In each class and have five minutes between classes.

The main purpose of Open H ouse Is to acquaint teachers and parents. While in class parents will be given a brief outline of the course and see what a typical hour In a classroom is like.

The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. in the girls' gym. Upon entering th e gym, parents will div id e according to grades and then alphabetically according to the grade. This Open House will be conducted in the same way as the J unior High Open House, Mr. Hansen said.

candidates.

A parade will be inc lu ded In this year's celebration a.ga.ln. Candidates for king and queen will lead the procession through west Omaha streets. Following them will be the floats, submitted by various school clubs. Students in decorateu convertibles will also participate.

C.'limaxing tlJe weekend will be the H o m ecoming dance Given b y the P ep and \V C lubs, the theme of this year's dance is "Goals of Success." Hig h-lightin g the dance th e traditi onal crowning of tlte king and queen.

Candidates for Homecoming king were elected from the senior varsity team members by the Pep Club. They are n on Aue rbach , fullback; Brian B e r •1s, quarterback; l\like B e u t.erbuuglt, halfback; Jolw Luckase n , end; Bob 1\faddox, tackle; Craig l\foo re, halfback; .Jerman Rose, guard; and Ron Stave, tackle.

Candidates tor queen were chosen by lhe football team. Jeanne Encell Is a member of DrUl Squad and co-chairman of tbe ceiling decorations committee for the dance. J{ay ll'u chs, Drill Squad member, Is in charge of the P ep Club fioat tor the parade. Josie Hapn e r is a two-year Varsity cheerleader ao,d was on the Reserve squad her sophomore year. Linda Keating has been a Reserve and Varsity cheeleader and is cochairman of the stage decorations committee. Kar 1\felcblors, Pep Club treasurer, Is a three-year member of D r111 Squad. Pat Moot-e, a. three year Drill Squad member, Is co-chai r man of t11e table decorations committee. Linda Twiss has served on the Reserve cheerleading squad for two years, and this year Is on Varsity. Kath y W este rtng, curre n t Pep Club president, has been vicepresident and is a two-year member of Drill Squad.

highlighted the convocations of Teachers' Convention week.

Bill Ellers, Gary Gray, and Terry Peterson acted as assistants to M r MacKenzie at a hilarious science exhibition on Nov. 23.

Mr. MacKe n zie did demonstra· tlons witlt liquid oxygen. AccordIng to MT. MacKenzie, liquid oxyge n is used for guided missiles, jets, and neon tubing.

Through stunts and jokes, Mr MacKenzie proved that It Is fun to study science.

The Un i ted Nations was the subject of the Nov. 24 convocation.

The convocation was started by a speech !rom Cam Lucas on the U.N.

medley of the four national anthems of those countries of the Big Five (U. S., China, Russia, France. and England).

Then Greg Eden told about his trip to the United Nations. Greg said he got a lasting impression of confidence trom the people at the U.N.

Mr. W. Starr from Chicago told of his experleuce in Berlin and what the "Iron Cu r ta in" really looked like. Mr. Starr exclaimed, "I am glad to be back In America and 1 am all for flag waving."

Rev. Gerber from the Church of tbe Cross gave the invocation and benediction.