Kiski News, February 3, 1975

Kiski News, February 3, 1975

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February 3, 1975

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Volume XVIII
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Highlight New Term
Upon returning from Christmas
VTaoation students noticed
that Rees Hall was once again
open and housing students. Rees
has been closed as a dormitory
for many years but recently due
to the overfiow number of students,
Kiski has had to open
Rees again. The reopening of
the dorm was necessitated by
the a.rn􀊬val of five new students
who have en􀊭arged the sophomo•
re da,ss to sixty-four. Four
boys firom Clark gave up their
rooms to the new students, said
their good-bys, and sihoved off
toward thei,r new home. The four
boys making the s.witch were
Lee [l'ippitt, Mark Fleck, !Andy
Nesky, and Frank Kohn.
Rees Ha,M has many .advantages
over the other dorms on
campus. At Rees ,a ,11 is quiet and
peaceful with very few distractions
from the prime objective
of studying. Mr. Lombardo, in
charge of the four boys, firrds it
i s quiet and quite nice having
company after having lived on
the second floor of Rees for half
of the year all by himself.
Kiski ha:s added many definite
improvsements to the campus
during the Christmas holidays.
All the dorms on oannpus except
Fisher have had Jocks added
to the room doors. Kiski has
spent a great deal of time and
money buying and instal'ling
these 'locks. The locks were
added so that now any Kiski boy
can keep people out of his room.
Each member of eac'h suite has
been given a key and the responsibility
o.f not losing the
key. If one of the members of
the room loses his key, he must
pay for the replacement of the
lock. There is just one rnle that
goes along with the key. The
door must never be :locked when
a person is in the room.
- Mark Fleck
Checkmate!
This year's chess team is off
to a slow sta,rt. Although the
team has posted an undefeated
record of 11-0-0 du,riing the last
two seasons the efforts of the
f,aculty advisor to iainrange
matches have not been crowned
willh success - to stea!l a figure
from checkers.
There have been two exhibition
matches to date. Both were
pfayed 1against Kiski A:rea. The
\T.arsity consists of six players:
Steve Rudolph, John Fleck, Dave
Wilson, Rick Hace, Mark Hanna,
·and Mark Fleck. These six
,
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Saltsbmg, Pa., Monday, February 3, 1975 Number 5
New Cum Laude member,
Michael Posner
Congressman Murtha Here
Kiski Alumnus Returns; Tells Workings of Capitol Hill
Kiski was honored to have · ki with an assistant and his son.
United States CongresSilllaa, John His address dealt mainly with
P. Murtha '51 as the fi'rst speak- the organization of the Coner
of tihe winter term. Mr. Mur- gress. The House of Representatha
was elected to the United tives represents half a mil'lion
States Congress in a speciail elec- people. Before debating issues,
tion in February last year, and committees are set up to study
he was reelected this year. Brior the problems. A genenat committo
his term in Congress he tee is established. Trhe issue reserved
in the Pennsylvania House turns to the general commlittee
of Representatives· f o r five after s-tudy in the sub-commityears.
Congressman Murtha be- tee. The Rules Committee then
and Lou Tripoli. The issue of
lowering the drinking age was
debated but not voted upon.
L d EI t I gan a distinguished mi'lita-ry decides how long Congressmen
a U es ec ca•reer on gra_duation from Ki􀊮ki, may debate an issue. After deand
he has nsen from a Mrurrne bate, the bil'ls return to the comOn
Monda,y, January 13, 1975, bootoamp privsate to a colonel mittees and then the Senate
the Cum Laude Society convened in the reserves. Murtha is the studies them. Both Houses vote
for the first of its semi-annua,l first Vietn'aim v eteiian to have and then the br!,J goes to the
meetings. One of the many pur- been elected to the United States President. This is 1a very labo,riDuring
the brief question and
answer session that followed the
address, Murtha felt tJhat the
gra:in deal with Russia and the
mandatory contro􀊱s placed on
goods by former President Nixon
heiped cause the present :recession
of the nation's business and
industry. He felt that a ten per
cent tax incentive for business
would give it more money to reinvest
,and perha-ps cause a decrease
in prices.
In reference to the Arab oil
problem in the Midd1e East, the
Congressman felt that this has
poses of this meeting was to Congress.
elect another member to the In the House, he is a member
society. By the current system, of the powerful Armed Services
no more than 10% of tihe senior Committee and !has a1so shown
class can be in the Cum L•aude great interest in the areas of
Society at the beginning of the mining, agriculture, senio,r citiyear,
and no more than 20% by zens, and health oa,re.
the end of the year. Also, no The Congressman came to Kis.
more than 10% of Vhe juniors at
the end of the year can be The
elected. With the senior class
numbering 70, seven members
could be elected. La•st year sev-
Kiski News congratulates
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson
on the birth of
their daughter
Daphne Lee en members o,f the junio ,r cl'ass
I were elected, but with the depa:
rture of one member, Bernie I Hershberger, ,a new opening
arose, and Mike Posner (pdctured
abo􀊯e) was then elected
to fil'l the opening.
The Cum Laude Society will
reconvene some time in May to
elect more members to the society
f.rom both the senior and
junior classes. Members are
elected by oarefU!l consideration
of their academic achievement.
Any advanced courses given by
the school are a1so important in
the consideration of a student.
At present, the Cum Laude Society
consists of 17 members,
both students and fa,culty who
are on the campus this year
plus the many other students
who are members from past
Kiski cJlasses. The present membership
is as follows: Mr.
Pidgeon, Mr. V1Jlahos, Mr. Gil[L
man, Mr. Botti, Mr. Curtiss, Mr.
DiOrio, Mr. Ze􀊰g[.er, Mr. Brett,
Mr. Porsche, Mr. MiHa:r, Wa:lter
Laird, Edward Tarney, Joseph
Orr, Gregory Filoro, Jeffrey
Green, 1Michael Posner, and
Robert O'Bradovich.
- Bob O'Bmdovich
won their matohes ea:sily while
receiving strong support from
Paul Benton, Doug Greenwood,
Continued on page 2
on November 24, 1974
and
Mr. and Mrs. Shupe
on the birth of
their daughter
Siarah
on J•anuary 1, 1975
Debaters Off
and Speaking I U.S. Congressman John P. Murtha, Kiski '51, addressing students.
This yeror's delmte team has ous process. At times it can also helped cause the recession. attended fewer contests than f Ki · , rake as ,tong as four years to Secretary o State · ssmger s last yeair's but this year's con- pass a biliJ. Congressman Mur- threat to "Fight for Oil," was tests were more diversified. tha emphasized the !importance only a warning a.cco,rdmg to l.Jast yea,r's· NFL [National For- of the committee clh!a.irman and Murtha. The United States
ens'ic League } members cOlm- of the poWelr he wiei'ds as head "would not stan1d by and be
peted only in debate ·and ex- o:f the committee. To dramatize I strangled," Murtlha said. temporaneous speaking. This and give further insight into the As far as a depression is conyea:
r, a'lthough tactuaI debate passage of a Congressional bill, cerned there were 25 to 30 perhas
been attended by the Kisk'i Congressman Murtha divided, the I cent unemployed in the 1930's Forensians,, new things have room in half with Republicans while Murtha felt that unembeen
added such as Dr<amatic on one side 1and Democrats on ployment would Jevel off at 8 Interpretation and Poetry Read- the other, together making up I percent sometime in the near
ing, Oratory, iand Radio An- a mock House of Representa- future.
nouncing. These diversified af- tives. VO'lunteers were asked Kiski was honored to have the
fair1s wiH be attended by Oaptain from the student body to act a,s Unlited S t at es Congressman
Jeff Green, with seniors JO'hn the Cong,ressional leaders. (House speak. The Forum's next speakFlleck,
Rod Frank, Walter Laird Judida,ry Chairman, etc.). These er will be Judge Chades Sweet and Ed 11arney; junfo·rs, Dave men were Craig Mo:fifett, John who presided over the Yablonski
Freedman, Bob Gates, Tom and Mark Fleck, Mark Pa·rke murder trials.
Wehe, and sophomores', Dave
Currie, Ed Denny, Dan Horgan,
Harry K!atz, F,ria:nk Kohn, and
Pete Shaver. Import!ant upcoming
dates a:re Interpretation at
Uniontown and ';F.adio Announc- test will be held here at Kiski,
ing at a Student Congress at and ]ater the PH.SSL. Pa. DisElizabeth-
Forward High School. tricts. In the past ,at tihe extem-
Finailly an extemp1)I'ianeous con- I Continued on page 2
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Vol. XVIII
KISKI NEWS
Kiskiminetas Springs School
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681
No. 3
KISKI NEWS
f!,onor ll\oll
Seniors
Gregory Fioro, Joseph Orr
Edward 'Pa!rney
Robert O'Bradovich
Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Green Michael Posner
Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fleck W 1 lJ
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Associate Editor .................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 􀋏OUIS 􀋐npo ill, John Ferguson, Roderick Frank,
Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Da,v1d DeS1mone Howard Lehman
Photography Editor .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . Roderick Frank . .R obert McDunn,
Typing Editor . . . . . . . . . Michael D'Itri Patric11a Nanney, JO'hn Fleck, . . . Douglas Greenwood Circulat10n Editors . . . ..... Thomas Leydig, Patrick Gentiile Criaig Bondy
Columnists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory FICYro, David Currie, Craig Moffett
James T.ipoli, Michael Posner Mark Hanna
February 3, 1975
Schedule Change?
This year's schedu􀋑e is composed
of six periods. E:ach period
is 55 minutes Jong. A great deal
of skepticism has occurred since
t'he period changed from 45
minutes to 55 minutes. Many
students aren't quite sure if they
are pleaised or displeased with
the IO-minute increase. But
through some research I find
Typists .......... Michael Posner, Nata'ie Carbone, Gregory Floro Kenneth Conk!lin rhat the majority of students ar' e
Reporters . .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . David Freedman, Mark Hanna, David Charley, displeased With the cha, nge.
Robert O'Bmdovich, Mark Fleck, WiHiam Ca,rdille,
Sandy Pigeon, Edward Denny, MaTk Cerrezin, Joseph Orr
Timothy Fruehan, John Hitlton,
people w'ho do like the dasses
are a few seniors. The reason
why they like it is that they
have only a half yeair .Jeft and
after that, well. . . . Another
reason the 55 minute classes are
too long is because of the science
,Jabs. Once a week a student
who is taking ,a !tab has two
hours of the cJ,ass. Thtis isn't too
bad because in the ,second period
he woPks in the Iab. But when
Circulation Staff . . . . Matthew Reilly, Ralph Horgan,
Robert Swain, Andrew Mc Gregor, J. D. Nicholson,
Frank Sed.llacek, Holland Gilmore, Dougilas Petsinger.
James TripoU, James Apple, Michael D'Itri,
Brad King, Harry MiUar
Faculty Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Joseph H. Milllar
James Tripoli
Juniors
Steven McNeaJ
Louis 'f.ripoli
Richard Strasser
Paul Adams, Paul Benton
B,ri-an ConnoHy,
David DeSimone, Robert LeVine
David Freedman, Robert Gates
David 'Parney, Richard Slmrt
Gregory Makhov, Fr'ank Sedlacek
Daniel Stitz, Kurt Kiser
In today's society education As a student most interested Mark Brody
has come to pl1ay an important i in history, I sha,H delve on this Sophomores
ro,Je. Students now can take subject the most. Time and time David Currie
courses at Kiski ranging from I again I've heard fellow students Barry Katz
Ecology as a Freshman tc Cal- I remark, "Why study about old Mark Schremmer
culus as a Senio-r, from Wor:ld things?" Author John Toland of R'andolph Kilbride
Civilization as a Freshman to the Rising Sun once said that Edwa-rd Denny, Peter Kurtz Andron Kavouras
United States History II ,as a history was a study of people. James DiMarzio
Senior. The question has quite Why do people stllike? History, Daniel Horgan
often arisen: why does a student has to be consulted las to the Freshmen take a specific course? What is facts which caused the people to Gerald Tarney
the relevancy to studying sci- strike. How shoulld the strikie be Michael Schremmer
ence, history, languages, or solved? One lookis for met'hods Harrison Milllar
math? used in t!he past. ,Jf they were Hairry Lee
I
Steven Dr-a!ime Math and sciences ca n be successful, they are used. U not,
grouped into one. Then study is they are not used. CHECKMATE!
needed in the fields of medicine, A study of the Vietnam Wa:r Continued from page 1
and
.
the space progra􀋒 wh􀋓re indicates that we did not 􀋔n􀋕 I Barry Katz, and Andy Nesky.
gr aphs and numbers a1 e qmte derstand the people of As ia, Kiski easily defeated Kisi<i Area
important. American people did not want to by scores of 8_2 and 7_3_
Foreign langu1 aiges 1are in es- f,ight while the Viet Cong did. A
sence the study of a foreign peo- student wo􀋖d have to study the
pie. In Japan, for example, if feelings · of xenophobia whi,!e it
one would ask a Jlapanese, "You has its roots dating back to the
are not 􀋗oing fishing todiay?" eighteenth century and before.
the Japanese would answer, The topic of why one studies
"Yes," 1:1ather than the ,west- oan continue forever. One does
erner, who would ans wer, "No." not study for the sake of study-
English is the study of ,learn- ing. One studies for himself arrd
ing to express oneself. If you for t!he future of society. One
can't express yourself, how can studies fa. rele\nancy!
others- understand you? -J.G.
This season ail:l but two members
of the '74 champions are
returning. The team is 1Jed by
Co-captains Steve Rudolph and
John Fleck. For the past tlhree
sea'sons Steve h'as compiled a
tmly outstanding record. In
twenty matches he has .posted
an undefeated :r;ecord, winndng
eight by checkmate, nine by decision
and dlrawing his opponents
on three other occasions.
John Fleck has 1a1􀋙so been very
successful. In t!he past 15
matches he has won twelve and
lost three.
you have two hours of lecturing
The reason why most students it becomes difficult to give your
do not like it is that the extra 10 full attention. The reason why
minutes causes ,a -student to be this column is in the paper is
Jess attentive and in some cases not because I'm a radical tryhe
may even faim asleep. From ing to start something, but to
the opinion of the student body show you how people feel about
23 out of 27 students do not like the 55 minute cl'ass.
the 55 minute classes. The few -Bm Cardille
I know it seems ridliculous to
talk of hypoc-risy now, but its
prevalence in some members of
the student body cannot be ignored,
not when these students
use it to achieve their own selfish
gO'a1ls at the e􀋘pense of their
classmates. This •J1ack of sincerity
has a damaging effect in aJ,J
aspects. of student life, but beClause
of peer group pressure
and our desire to remain popu1'a:r
with our classmates, we often
try to ignore and hide the m:i,re
obvious transgressions of these
worthless "friends" of ours.
In athletics a,lone, the inconsiderate
actions of only one player
can demoralize an entire
team. I don't see how most
members of a team can even
push themselves to work when
it's so clearly obvious to aH of
them that some don't even ca're
about practice. Y.et these lazy
few are the ones on the team
who often talk about the necessities
of team spirit and mornle.
In student life I sometimes notice
how some students a,re
used by others because of something
important they may have.
Of coorse this is done under the
guise of friendship, but it isn't
long before a student realizes
how much of a "clown" he is for
helping someone else in return
for nothing more than a vague
aissociation with this student
who usuaHy happens to be popular
with others of his clique.
It is difficult to have any respect
at a!II for this small group
of students, but most of the
bla!me rests with others who a,re
too blind or soared to admit this.
Hum'an nature beling what it is,
an editorial like this hardly
dl'aw,s, much rea!l concern, but
just think for one moment. Althoogh
we do know what hypoorites
a,re like, we're even bigger
foots now for letting them
get awa,y with it! - G.A.F.
Of course I want it today!
If I wanted it tomorrow,
I'd bring it in tomorrow.
DEBATERS
Continued from page 1
poraneous contest at Penn Trafford,
D. Currie, B. Gates, E.
'Parney, and D. Freediman had
fi.rst pJ:ace. At the Student Congress
at Greensbu•rg, Tom Wehe
scored 9 po,ints ,and 'FI'ank Kohn
scored 5 .in first time competition
in this event.
competition AprH 18 at University
P•ark, PennsyJ,vania (Penn
State University). After qualifying
as state ch!aimps, the Winne-
rs go on to the nation'a'l's
which ,are held in June.
The PHSSL districts are held
five combined to represent Kiski in Charleroi February 15 iand
in the Western Pennsyhnania determine through process of
Team Classic. The team won elimination which debaters and
four straight matclhes before speakers are the best in their
losing :in the finals. 11hey finitShed specific areas with'in the disin
second place in a class of trict. After qualifying at Chartwenty
teams. Ieroi, the contestants enter state
This yeair unfortunately, the
team at Kiski has not been at
fu1'1 strength. Many members are
affiliated with other activities
inCiluding Faculty Advisor Mr.
Stokes who coaches Varsity Soccer
in the fall. The inability of
the upperclassmen to pa·rticipate
has permitted tlhe younger
and newer members of the team
to acqui:re the mudh needed experience
for future participation.
The team has depth and is in
good shape for the next few
years in forensic activity.
"
With the nucleus. of the '74 ·
1
championship team returning, without a doubt, the '75 Cougia:rs
and the team's credentilail's proven . are awaiting more vicNms. -D. Fa-eedman
February 3, 1975 KISKI NEWS 3
Hi lton Leads Streaki ng Co ugars SSA, Gilmour St opped
B-Ballers Race To A Go od Start Tankmen Awa it ISSL's
The 1974-75 Kiski basketball
season may prove to be one of
the Cougairs' better seasons.
Their record after eleven gaimes
stands at 7-4.
The Cougars opened their s·eason
at the Hawken Tournament
where Oaptalin John Hilton, Don
Comee, Slandy Gullo, Gary Arabi1a,
and Tim Freuhan started.
Tnacey King proved to be a
Via:luabJ,e asset as he came off
tJhe bench to pull down vita'! rebounds.
Rick Juve, Ma,rk Owen,
Blane McCann, John Knox,
Steve McNeal, and Dan Horgan
made up tJhe rest of the bench.
Kiski lost to Hawken, 73-50, despite
John Hilton's 21 points. The
Couga:ns rebounded for a win
over Western Reserve in the
John Hilton enroute to Two Points.
second game by the sco-re of 64 against Shady Side Academy in wh 􀉨Ie Sandy Gullo followed with
to 52. John Hi!Iton canned 30 the finals. The aggressive Shady 11 ma'l"kers.
while Tnacey King a dded 14. Side defense h􀉩ld Hilton to 17 The Cougars. travelled to PittsJohn
Hilton and Tracey King points. The fina l score was Shady burgh Central Catholic for their
were elected to the Hawken AJ.l- Side 47, Kiski 38. next game. The much stronger
Tournament team. Sewickley Academy paid a Centro,! Catholic team took the
Kiski trounced Elderton 68 to visit to Kiski an d soon became home court advantage as they
37 in theiir next game. John Hil- Kiski',s fourth victim. The Cou- pressed and musdled their W!ay
ton again proved his ,ability by g ars outgunned Sewickley by the to a 76 to 66 victo•ry. John Hhlsinking
32 points. SCO're of 72 to 62. John Hilton re- ton haid 23 while Tracy King
St. Fidelis beoame Kiski's next turned to his formal style ais he hit 17.
victim as the Couga:rs won 63 to hit for 32 points. Ted Vincent re- John HHton scored only 12
58. Hilton had 22 points and Don turned to tJhe Cougar lineup after points as Kiski lost at the hands
Corace added 14 m•airkers. This a footbaH injury prevented him of Sewickley Academy in a secwin
advanced the Cougars to from playing early in the sea- ond giame. Tracy King 1and Slandy
the finals of the Second .Annua'l son. He scored 13 points. Gutlo played exceptionally wel'l
Kiski Basketball Tournament. Kiski took on a surprisingly in a losing cause. Kiski defeated
One miglht say as Hilton goes, tough St. Joseph contingent, but Shady Side Academy, 46-45, in a
so go the Cougars. HiiJton did fhe Cougars prevailed 65 to 60. close overtime giame on Jan. 25.
not, however, 'h:ave ,a big night . John Hilton canned 30 points Details in next is•sue.
BASKETBALL SCORING
9 Games Rec: 6-3
Players G Pts
Hilton . . 9 246 Grapplers Impressive
Ki ski Crushes S.S. A IKing ........... 8 75
Corace .......... 9 63
• G':1'Uo ........... 9 58
Vmcent ........ 3 34
Avg
27.3
9.4
7.0
6.4
11.3
3.6
5.6
2.8
4.7
Fruehan 8 29
Juve 5 28,
Ambia 9 25
Others ......... 9 43
Tota,ls 9 601 66.8
pola, Laird, Greenwood, Page,
Ihrig, and TourtiUotte.
The grawilers stJairted out. the
season by .losing a close match,
30-24, to WPSD. The Cougars
quickly bounced back the following
week 1ag,ainst Yough
High School, winning by the
score of 39-14.
Coming back after tJhe Christmas
V1acation the team lost to a
respectable BlaksviiJ!e team.
Captain Joe Or r takes his Mercersburg man.
T,he next week Kiski heM its
first QuadPangufar, initiated by
Coach Kolewe. It turned out to
The Kiski School wrestling
squad, headed by Captains John
Newcombe and Joe Orr, have
started out on ,a winning note.
The team has compiled a fine
six and two dual meet record,
while dominating the Kiski
Quadrangutar.
Kiski 'll!ais three remaining undefeated
wrestlers: Sophomore
Coy MaJJlloy, 5-0, Junior Rick be a great success and Coach
ShoTt, 7-0-1, and Senior Joe Orr, Kolewe hopes that this can be
7-0. Other outstanding r,eco·rds an ·annua'l affair. Kiski showed
have been turned in by Gorvi, itself to be the best tealm in the
Vailore, BottJi, Moffett, and New- quadriangutar by i1air. Kiski becombe.
Go,vi, by the way, is the gan the quadranguUar by whipmost
imp11oved wrestler on the ping airch-riva.l Mercersburg by
squiad. Other wrestlers round- I the score of 48-16, and then coning
out the squad a-re: Tripoli, I tinued its success by soundly
Reynolds, Weihe, Easton, Cop- Continued on page 4
The start of the 1974-75 swim-1 meet, Kiski came back strong
ming season began sfowly for
the Kiski VaTsity Swimming
Team with a thind pface finis!h
in the annual ·I.S.S.L. Re􀉪ay
Meet. Shady Srde Academy, who
played host to the meet, came
out victorious with 102 points.
Follo,wing S.S.A. were University
School with 94 points, Kiski
with 92 points, Hawken with 86
points, Western Reserve with 38
points, and Gilmour with 26
points.
Second place finislhe., were
turned in by Reynolds,, Stiiz,
King, 'and Valentine in the 400
with a second place finish by
the 200 yaird free relay of Reynolds,
King, Peters, and Kovalchuck.
The backstroke rel,ay of
FJoro, Jim Plusquellic, and Carl
and Paul Adams struggled to a
fifth place finish, while the 300
yard I.M. relay swam its way
to third pLace. The only first
place finiSh was by the 800 yaTd
free re􀉭ay of Denny, Buttkevitz,
Sti1z, and Reyno.lds which set a
new I.S.S.L. record. Finally, the
200 yard Medley retay overcame
a strong finish by Shady Side to
finish in second place.
yard Free re,lay and by the 200 The sw1mmers returned five
yard breaststroke re J:ay of Topel, days before Chrhstmas vacation
Pidgeon, Buttkevitz, iand Mark
Schremmer. Third place finishes
of the 200 yard Butterfly relay
consisting of Vall entine, Parke,
King and Jim Plusquell'Iic, and
the 500 yalrd Crescendo relay of
Peters, Kovalchuck, Buttkevitz,
and Sti'J.z put Kiski in a third
place tie with University SchoO'l.
wa•s over to swim what was one
of 1:!he most demanding preseasons
ever held by Mr. Pidgeon.
The swimming team swam between
35-40 miles in only 14
practices.
The team's opening dua.t meet
of the season was aga'inst Gilmour
and was won by Kiski, 65-
15. In the team's toughest meet
of the young season thus far,
Kiski stomped arch-rival Shady
Side, 47-36.
Kiski'•s divers turned in a
commendable penfo,rmlance as
C1ark Shipley, the only veteran
diver on the team, Brian Connolly,
and Scott Meer, racked up
enough points to take second If a'll goes well, under the fine
p1ace in team points. This was coaching of MesS1l'S. Pidgeon,
an exceHent performance 􀉫oir McLaren, and Schremmer with
pi,e-duad meet competition. The the sw􀉬mmers ,and Mr. Curtiss
divers assured everyone that they with the divers, 1974-75 may
are capab'le of contributing the prove to be •another I.S.S.L.
mucih needed points that will be championship seaison.
crucial in tough league meets. by Sandy Pidgeon
With a chance of winning the Ed Denny
Four-year backstroker Greg Floro
J. V. Sportsn1en
This year's J.V. Swimming· W.P.S.D. A heavyweight pin by
team has a 2 and 2 reco!'d thus I Mark Fleck was needed to tie
far this ,season. 11he Cougars the Cougars with a tough Yough
have defeated Burrnl1l and Penn team.
HiHs. Their only losses occurred The J.V. basketball! team is
against Shaler twice. sporting a 3 and 6 record.
The J.V. swim team is devel- Michael Brunner and Charles
oping good underclassmen swim- Conarro have been the high
mers for the varsity team which scorers for the Cougars hitting
is a:Lrea:dy loaded with freshmen, from tlheir guard positions. Steve
sophomores, and juniors. McNeal sets up the plays. Dave
The J.V. wrestling team has a DeSimone, Mike D'Itri and Bill
record of 1-2-1. The Cougars CardiL!e take care of the center
catrne from be'hlind to defeat and forward positions.
4
Thomps and Elbys
Four Year Freaks
Name: Jeff Thompson
Nickname: Thomps, Zaip
I Name: Ellis Boury
Nickname: Elbys
First Pastime: Getting people Pa:stime: Practicing his bass
back
Greatest Achi.evement: Forem'an Hrst Achievement: Living in
of Jake's work crew Clark for two years in a row.
Second Pastime: Tel'lin' stories S•aying: Eat a,t Ellbys.
'bout tha girl at tha 􀋍ake, Second Achievement: Not gety'all
. . . ting Thomps as a roommate.
Book Read: How to Chop Wood Ambition: Go to Colora:do with
and Repair Old Bus'ses Charlie Patterson.
Ambition: Come back and have F1avorite Song: "Does your bubhis
own work crew. ble gum lose its flavor on the
Saying: Deee! bedpost overnight?"
Fermentation
Helps Ecology
What method for producing
fuel suitable for present systems
dependent upon non-renew:able
petroleum products wiU also reduce
air and water pollution,
could also reduce protein shortages,
produce bio0degradable
plastics, and be easily renewed?
Nuclear energy? No. Solar
power? No. Something in the
far future? No. It's fermentation.
Is this •a new indu1stry? No,
fermentation has been used by
the ancient and present day
brewers to produce beer and
wine. Ethanol, a type of alcohol
widely used in industry, wias
largely produced by fermentation.
During World War II it wa:s
manufactured with the then
plentiful and inexpensive petml.
Another growing environmental
problem, solid waste, can be
helped with fermentation. The
U.S. Army has developed a process
by which municipal solid
waste can be converted into glucose.
Glucose can !Jhen be fermented
into ethanol. Molasses,
grain, or potatoes can be used
in fermentation. Next to water,
by David Currie
ethanol is the chemical most
widely used in industry today.
Ethanol can be conv;erted easil,y
into bio-degradable plastics. As
a fuel ethanol has been considered
since the 1900's. During
WW II cars in the U.S., Germany,
and France nan on a
blend of alcoho.J. Tn Brazil :gia:soline
is supplemented with 7% a•lcohol.
Internal combustion engines
can be used with modifications
to use ethanol fuels. .Jn
tests in Nebraska by the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co. between
1970-71, fuel ecorromy was
increased 5-13%, carbon-monoxide
emissions reduced 14-72%,
acceleriation increased up to 7%,
while engine wear and performance
remained tfrle s•a,me •a'S, for
pure ga:so11ine-fue'led cars. Ethanol
can allso be used for :home
heating and electric ptants. Organic
w,astes can be transformed
into inexpensive protein useable
for cattle feed and human use.
A 1,000 pound buU produces 1
KISKI NEWS February 3, 1975
The Disk Course Soon these dreams end, and
the l,istener can find reality again
at his fingertips. Bowie moves
into unexplored a·reas, and when
he is finished, it seems as though
lrife has more to it than what
a•ppears before !Jhe eye. Bowie
is not greedy with his power of
composition and music. Bowie
stepped in and helped fan Hunter
with his group "Mott the
Hoople" who had been dragging
along with their albums. Bowie
played on and produced the popular
album "All of the Young
Dudes."
And .. . in the death - as !Jhe / Bowie is an . i􀋎genious and very
'1ast few corpses ,Jay rotting on I complete mus ician, ,and 1t shows
the slimy thoroughilar􀋏 _ the ' in his work. He can include so
much significance in one song
shutters lifted in inches in Tempemnce
Building - high on
Poacher's Hill iand red mutant
eyes gazed down upon Hunger
City - no more big wheels -
fleas the size of mts sucked on
rats the size of cats and ten
thous1and peopl1 oids split into
small tribes coveting the highest
of the sterile skyscrapers -
like packs of dogs ass1aulting the
glass fronts of Love Me Avenue
- ripping and re-wrnpiping
mink and shiny sHver fox - now
leg wiarmers - fami1ly l:>'adge of
sapphire and cnacked emerrald'­
any cl'a,y now - the year of the
Di'amond Dugs. "This ain't Rock
'n Ro!,! - this is Genooide."
11hese few lines of the Future
Legend introduce the album
"Diamond Dogs" by David
Bowie. I would like very much
to explain to you the Future
Legend, but my understanding of
the story behind the Future
Legend and the allbum is not
very clea,r, and it would only
add to the confusi'on in trying
to find out what "DJamond
Dogs" is ,all about. It may be •a
warning of what is to come; today,
tomo'rroW, or years, from
now. I wi'l1 leave it to you to
find out what Bowie i'S1 trying to
say. Oltl.y after listening to the
album "The Rise andi Faiil of
Zig:gy Stardust and the Spiders
from Mars" and re1ading several
articles on the a1bum, did I have
a smalJil understanding of the
story of Zigm Stat'dust.
Science
that ,it is •amazing how he does
an entire album. It has only
been in the last seveml years
that he has begun to receive the
recognition that !he deserves as
a genius in the music business.
The public's opinion of Bowie
has drastically changed in the
last few yeaPS1, and no Ionger
do the disbelievers ask questions
of who Bowie is. rt· has taken a
long time, but David' Bowie has
finally established himself, and
he does deserve tfrle attention.
He started back in the mid-sixties,
arrd he soon put out two
album'S, "The Man Who Sold
The World" and "Space Oddity"
on which Rick Wakeman pl,ayed
the keyborards. These albums
were tota,lly ignored until about
four years ago when radio stations
begian playing the "Space
Oddity" song. Bowie fo!rlowed up
on these two ailbums with the
a'1bums "Hunky Dory," "The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
and the Spiders from Mars"
(his best album), "Pinups,"
"A,Tiadin Sane," "Diamond
Dogs," an{i final'ly "Dav.id-Live,"
his latest release.
What is it about David Bo,wie
that attracts so many people?
On the a l b u m "Diamond
Dogs," David plays the guitar,
saxes, Moog, Mellatron, and he
takes ala vocals. Tony Newman
and Mike Garson take care of
the drums and keyboards. Ansley
Dunbar, one of David's originail
band members, is on the
drums also, while Herbie Flo,wers,
who has p1'ayed with Lou
Reed, plays the bass guitar. All
of the songs on "Diamond Dogs"
were written ,and produced by
Bowie with the exception of
"Rock 'n Roll With Me" which
was written by Bowie and a Mr.
Peace. "Diamond Dogs" was
produced in 1974 by Mainman
Productions in London and HolJ.and,
The songs on the album are
as follo,ws: Side One: "Future
Legend," "Diamond Do g s,"
"Sweet Thing," "Candidate,"
"Sweet Thing" (reprise), and
"Rebel, Rebel." Side two of the
a'1bum contains: "Rock 'n Roll
His style of music has a Jot to With Me," "We Are the Dead,"
do with it. Bowie draws his fans "1984," "Big -Brother," and
into unknown worlds which "Chant of the Ever-Circling
seem very commonplace on the Skeletal Fam i I y." "Diamond
outside. He takes people, ideas, Dogs" is on FCA records. Buy
and, places and ohanges them in- it and enjoy it. I do not thlink
to dream s never touched upon that you will regret •it.
before by anyone. - Mike Posner
Fiction GRAPPLERS
The Science Fiction Club was Posner is the trea:surer. The
Continued from page 3
defeating both Sewickley and
Shady Side Academies. There
were six Kiski w,restlers who
went 3-0 for the day. They were
Coy Ma11Ioy, Phil Botti, Joe Govi,
Rick Short, Mike Vallore, and
Joe Orr. Short rand Botti both
started five years ago and was main function of this group is to
supervised by Mr. Nanney. The pick upcoming rnms tlhat the club wias oiff to a roaring start.
For the next three years the
club's advisor was· Mr. Stokes.
Under Mr. Stokes many movies
and books were obtained for the
club. Now Mr. Nanney is rejoining
tlhe club as faculty sponsor.
The Science Fiction Club has
four mralin office holders besides
its many members. The president
of the Club is Mark Cerrezin.
Mark has been the president
for the past two years. The vice
president is Greg Floro, secretary
is Greg Makhov and Mike
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pound of protein comparnd to
1,000 pounds of yeast which produces
50 tons of protein in the
sa:me time.
Fermentation is not a cureaU
solution, but it ca:n help preserve
non-renewable petroleum
products ,and later ,replace them
with further development.
club wil'l see. They are the ones
dedicated to the club's surviv,al. registered thiree l()ins for the day.
Every couple of weeks this The next duail meet for the
group gets together to discuss
what new Science Fiction films
will be brought on campus. A
couple of the movies that have
been shown already a,re: The
Time Travelers, Colossus, The
Forbin Property, The Forbidden
Planet, This Island Earth and
mlany others. The c'lub hopes to
continue to update its Science
Fiction Library whidh alre-ady
consists of a couple of hundred
voilumes. These books lrave been
wrestlers. was ag1ainst Elderton
High School. Kiski looked very
physicaHy drained •afte.r their
quadranguUar, but Ki,ski still won
the match by the margin of 33-21.
The Cougars opened Le!ague
competition against Nichols at
home on S:aturd!ay, Jlanuary 25.
Nicho,Js,, the defend:ing le!ague
champs, were no match for the
much improved Kiski grapplers.
The score was 45-12.
collected over the past five The Cougars entered ten wresyears.
The club is very grateful tiers in the Westmoreiland Counto
any members wlho have con- ty tournament. Short and Orr
tributed books to the library.
I made it to the semi-finruls where
The club has one main project they fost to two very fine opplanned
for this year. This pro- ponents. Orr's third pJ:ace earned
ject consists of seeing several him a bronze meda'l while Rick
Science Fiction movies in the Short placed fourth. This was
Pittsburgh area. ! the best showing for Kiski in
- Mark Cerrezin l the tournament for several years.

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