VOL. V, NO. 9
FEBRUARY 21, 1964
The South To Rise Again
Maine South's school colors have been chosen as red, white, and black; and the nickname chosen was Hawks. This is all very fine and dandy. What they seem to have omitted are the colors blue and grey and the nickname "Rebels". The administration must regard "Rebels" as offensive. It seems that the students would have liked the nickname of "Rebels", and that they could have had tremendous school spirit, cheering the "Rebels" on to many victories.
When a person lets his mind wander a little on the thought of "Maine South Rebels", he could come up with a few things. A school flag that looks like a Confederate flag with the Maine Township insignia in the middle where the cross stripes meet or penant with a rebel cross and the letters r‑e‑b‑e‑l‑s down the side could be very effective.
The cheerleaders and band uniforms as well as the sports uniforms could be blue and grey. Also you can go into almost any toy shop and buy a rebel flag to put on your car or wave at a sports activity or a pep rally.
When a person lets his mind wander a little on the thought of "Maine South Rebels", he could come up with a few things. A school flag that looks like a Confederate flag with the Maine Township insignia in the middle where the cross stripes meet or penant with a rebel cross and the letters r‑e‑b‑e‑l‑s down the side could be very effective.
The cheerleaders and band uniforms as well as the sports uniforms could be blue and grey. Also you can go into almost any toy shop and buy a rebel flag to put on your car or wave at a sports activity or a pep rally.
Why not give the students of Maine South a chance?
Other schools as near as Ridgewood have the name "Rebels", and nothing has been heard against them as yet. Also schools like Maine West, Deerfield, and Willowbrook have the same nicknames, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence of friction between them even when we play them in competition. Therefore, the nickname of a school has little or nothing to do with the banishment of the "Rebel" name for South. What is the harm in the students having a chance to prove that Blue and Grey colors with the nickname "Rebels" would be good for the school and for the school spirit?
Other schools as near as Ridgewood have the name "Rebels", and nothing has been heard against them as yet. Also schools like Maine West, Deerfield, and Willowbrook have the same nicknames, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence of friction between them even when we play them in competition. Therefore, the nickname of a school has little or nothing to do with the banishment of the "Rebel" name for South. What is the harm in the students having a chance to prove that Blue and Grey colors with the nickname "Rebels" would be good for the school and for the school spirit?