In the fall, Harvard University will be enrolling 1,199 suave, sophisticated, sexy young men and one Pete Kulik. This 5' 10" senior, president of his class, has brown eyes, brown‑black hair, and takes the filth amendment when asked what he does in his spare time, although he did confess to driving down the wrong side of the street in a Volkswagon.

"Spear‑chucker, 'Q,' or buckwheat," as he's often called, advises students to "realize that the teachers are really on their side." Pete is taking Chemistry II, calculus, English lV E, and French IV; but his favroite class is "driver education with Coach Zuccarini."

According to Pete, "The best thing at Maine West is eating during 6B lunch period. Or would you believe . . . " However, he dislikes the lack of interest shown on the part of the student body to the minor sports.

Pete is a member of Brotherhood Society, served on Student Council for two years, and belongs to National Honor Society. He is also a member of M‑Club because of his participation in basketball last year and said, "One of my greatest thrills was being able to play on the baseball team (this year) when we won the Conference championship."

Our "good faculty" is what he considers most important at Maine. Pete would improve the school by "making Maine's policies in regard to student activities more liberal. I would also like to add a field house."

One of Pete's funniest incidents and most embarrassing moments occured when he "walked into the girls' washroom" in his freshman year. "One of the first things I noticed was . . . ah . . . did you know they have different kinds of tile?"

Pete hopes to become either a psychiatrist, author, or a biochemist, after he finishes at Harvard. His favorite city is Boston, and he's traveled through California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and Canada.

During the summer Pete enjoys all the summer sports"baseball, swimming, golf, and water skiing. I especially like the Indiana sand dunes and Maxwell Street."

His hobbies are sports and cars and his pet peeve is "CURFEW LAWS! I hate them!" Other peeves include "stompers, obvious statements, a n d girls who wear too much makeup.,,

Fried clams, steak, bacon and sausage pizza, and French‑fried onion rings head his list of favorite foods while "suave and dub" are his favorite sayings.

Pete's favorite TV programs are "I Spy and Bozo's Circus, I like variety."


National Honor Society president, vice‑president of the senior class, Student Council, M-Club, and football are some of the many activities this week's personality, Larry Hofmann, has participated in.

"Work hard but at the same time, when there is time for fun, make the most of it" is Larry's advice to the students. It seems as if he practices what he preaches, too; for as well as being in National Honor Society and making the honor roll, Larry enjoys working on his car, going to the beach and loves parties.

"The kids and almost all of the faculty" are what he likes the most about Maine West. All of the good times he's had here is the reason for this.

The only thing that Larry dislikes about West is a few of the teachers and their attitudes toward the students. He doesn't know how to improve this, though. What he did want improved, however, was "A few of the many rules and regulations that tend to curb student spirit, should be relaxed."

The most important thing about Maine West to him is an atmosphere in which the student body can mature mentally and physically.

The funniest incident of his life occured when a few of his friends and he "visited" the Niles Police Station until 3 in the morning. His most embarassing moment occured when he was in the washroom at a certain senior girl's party, and she walked in.

Larry's favorite city is Chicago, although his favorite state is Wisconsin. He will go to college here, though, at Northwestern in Evanston.

This year Larry's courses included modern history, government, English IV W, analytical geometry, and Chemistry I. His favorite classes are modern history and government.

"Being called Susan and writing with bent steno pens" are the pet peeves of blond‑haired, blue‑eyed, 5' 6" Sue Olson, this year's secretary of the senior class. She usually doesn't have any spare time during the school year, and the reason for this could be because of her activities. Not only is she class secretary, but she's business manager of the Legend, a senior leader, a member of Brotherhood Society, Thespian Society, National Honor Society, and Quill and Scroll Society. Also, she was in V‑show, on the high honor roll, and received a $500 scholarship for the Indiana Alumni group.

Homework takes up the rest of her school life. "Despite my weaknesses, chemistry is my favorite subject," Sue stated. Her other subjects are French IV, democracy, government, English A.P., and senior leaders. Out of school, Sue spends her time swimming, doing water ballet, scuba and skin diving in Florida, and working at the Park District. During the summer, "I teach swimming at Rand Park to children and adults. I'm also a cashier at the pool."

Suzie Q, as she is sometimes regretfully called, thinks that the best thing about Maine West is "the responsibilities given to the students and the cooperation between the faculty and students, such as in V‑show, Student Council, and class council." Another important thing is "the school spirit. It's not how many attend the basketball or football games, but the impression we give others, the pride we have in our school." The funniest incident of her life is the time she went for a spin in a dryer at a laundromat, against her will. After forcing her in, some of her friends showed her where to hang on and then started the dryer.

For the future, she is going to Indiana University in Bloomington and will probably major in education.



If you hear someone calling "Hey, Baggy Pants!" chances are that Barb Nixon '66 will answer. This 5' 4" bundle of pep with brown‑blond hair and sparkling, brown eyes has been unbelievably active in her four years at Maine West. She has participated in Student Council, Girls' Club, Pep Club, GAA, Tri‑S, V‑Show, and is presently treasurer of the senior class. When she's not involved in school activities, she is active as president of Tri‑Hi‑Y.

During the little spare time left to her, Barb plans senior ditch days and makes trips to the naval base. She is very talented at making "mud pies and sand castles" and "struggling" through English IV W, economics, government, Steno I, and speech.

When asked what her most embarrasing moment was, this energetic senior blushed and exclaimed, "Oh! I just couldn't say!"

Her opinions of Maine West are that "Elections, extracurricular activities, and faculty are all great. But we still don't have a field house, and the seniors don't get enough freedom!"

Although Barb hasn't traveled much, she loves Texas and hopes to fit a trip there this summer into her busy work schedule. Her future plans are to attend Eastern Illinois, see the world, and participate in the Peace Corps.

The most unusual thing that ever happened to her was "getting called up at 11 o'clock at night to bail a girl friend out of jail" and "having three dates for one night."

In spite of all the activities, this enthusiastic member of the senior class has maintained a B average and has made the B honor roll. Her advice to other students is to "Be serious for your first three years so that for your last year you can let everything loose. Get in the right pace when you're a freshman and stay in pace all your high school years."

If Barb could improve anything at Maine West, she would "have the seniors scheduled to take all their solids in the morning so that the school day would be over at 1 p.m. Also seniors should be given more freedom and responsibility after being dependent on teachers for three years.