VOL. III, NO. 4

November 17, 1961

Mimi Campaigns On Bicycle;
Joe Collects 'Useless' Facts

If you happen to be dining at Fred Harvey's restaurant, in the Des Plaines Oasis, and a very energetic waitress bounces up to you and exclaims, "Isn't this a 'super tremendous' day?" you'll know that this is Mimi Foss.

As student director of the Senior class play, Mimi may be heard after school in the auditorium making attempts at perfection, such as, "Cut!. Try that scene again and put more expression into it.".

Having been vice-president of her Junior class, Mimi has had good experience for being this year's Girls' club president. Besides these activities, Mimi has been on Student Council for three years, a senior leader, and in Brotherhood and Historical societies.

Mimi frequently likes to indulge in skits for various activities, such as the V-Show and election week. An embarrassing example of one of her more "wild" skits was an excursion through the halls during election week on a bike. When Mr. Wells, assistant principal, asked her kindly to refrain from such nonsense, Mimi meekly dismounted and quickly disappeared.

In regard to her future, Marietta, oops Mimi, plans to attend St. Olaf college in Minnesota in preparation for a career as a social worker.

"Did you know that natives from Afghanistan feed their cattle sugar beet husks to fatten them up?" This is one of the many "useless" facts that Joe Mitchell, '62, has collected.

Some of his many accomplishments are being a member of Honor society, parliamentarian of the Student Council, president of Science Fiction club, member of the Chemistry club, Senior Class Council, and the Historical society. He maintains an "A" average in all his courses which are in the advanced placement program.

When asked what his biggest thrill at Maine West was, Joe replied, "winning the $100 in the American Legion Scholarship contest and being chosen to star as stage manager in the play Our Town. He was also one of the top 25 chemistry students in the Northern Illinois area during his sophomore year.

Joe plans to go to Northwestern university and major in chemistry and then go into chemical research.

Joe recently reflected, "I would like to see more students help our school than tear it down." He thinks this would improve Maine West.

Joe is six feet tall, has dark hair, and was born in the South, south side of Chicago, that is, one block from the County jail. He likes to refer to it this way because it sounds better.