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s s e v e n A p p le
co m p u te rs
O ttaw a and
d com puters.

e sum m er of saw the need a m

o f
com -
e c u rric u lu m
e lt th a t b o th
l t y
n e e d e d
c o m p u te rs
c a n be used
.
th is
y e a r
a
ed of parents,
fa c u lty ,
a n d
ad m in istrato rs
t o
in v e s tig a te
th e
o p p o rtu n itie s
a v a ila b le
t o
th e
d i s t r i c t .
T he
co m m ittee
w as
h e a d e d
b y
D r.
BryanM o o re , c u rric u lu m d ire c to r
of the schooldistrict.
According to
D r. M o o re th e
c o m m itte e re p o rte d
b a c k
t o th e
B o a rd
in M arch w ith reco m m en -
d a tio n s re g a rd in g
what types of
h a rd w a re
(i-e. com puters, print-
e rs , e tc .)
a n d
so ftw are (i.e. pro-
gram s) w ould
b e
n e e d e d .
T he
M oore.

" A n o th e r g o a li s t o g iv e o u r e ig th g ra d e s tu d e n tsa s w e lla s o u r

fu tu re
g ra d u a tin g
s e n io rs
b a s ic
k n o w le d g ei nth efie ld
o f
c o m p u te rs ."
T o
a c c o m p lis h
th is ,
instruc-
tionw illb e given tof i f t h graders
i n
W yandot and eigth gradersi n
O tta w a
o n
th e
c a p a b ilitie s
a n d
im pact of com puters.
'

F o r th e fu tu re , th e a d m in is tra - tio n p la n s n o t o n ly to in c re a se th e num ber

o f
" c o m p u te r
lite ra c y

units" but also to put the present c o m p u te rs in u se m o re o fte n . F o r th e

frrst sem ester approxim ately
6 5 s tu d e n ts w ill b e u s in g th e e ig h t
h ig h
s c h o o l
c o m p u te rs
d u rin g
three class periods per day.

In th e years to com e the com - p u te rs w ill b e u se d d u rin ga llp e - rio d s

o f
th e
d a y
n o t
o n ly
fo r
classes in program m ing, b u t also
a sin s tru c tio n a l a id s fo r s tu d e n ts
a n d
te a c h e rs .
A n o th e r p la n fo r
th e
fu tu re
is to
link up a "net-
w o rk "
fo r th e c o m p u te rss oth a t
t g e h ig h
s c h o o la n d O tta w ac a n
s h a r e
a
re s o u rc e
ro o m
fo r
th e
com puters.
Board agreed to
fm ance the pro-
..
je c t o nth e so le c o n d itio n t h a t th e
schooltax levy passed on June 8.
W hen
th e
le v y
p a s s e d ,
th e
c o m m itte e b e g a n w o rk in g o n th e
s p e c ific s o f
th e
,c o m p u te r p a c k -
a g e .
On A ugust 10 the B oard of
E d u c a tio n
o ffic ia lly
a ll0 c a te d
a p p ro x im a te ly
$ 3 8 ,0 0 0
fo r
th e
p u rc h a s e
o f
f i f t e e n
A p p le
I1
com puters- seven to be placed in
th e
h ig h
s c h o o l, fiv e in O tta w a ,
and three at W yandot.
"One of our goals isto get our
faculty exposed to the w ays com -
yC h ris E a to n
p u te rs c a n h e lp th e m
in instruct-
IIc o m p u te rs
ing
s tu d e n ts ,"
c o m m e n te d
D r.
m rn o r
c h a n g e s
m a n , th e s ta te o f O h io d e m a n d s
th a t
s tu d e n ts
s p e n d
a
c e rta in
am ount
o f
tim e
i n
" la b o ra to ry
c o u rs e s ."
S u c h
c o u rs e s in c lu d e
s e eT E A C H E R S ,p a g e6
b u t
g re a t,"
o f
s tu d e n t
in te re s t.
R o n a ld
sistant band
W e itz e n k o rn
is
te a c h in g
th e
in regard to
G erm anI 1c o u rs e w h ic h w ill e n -
l .
able last year's G erm an students
th e
p la c e o f
to m eet college requirem ents.
eld thep o s i-
W eitzenkorn w ent to V ander-
now the head
b ilt U n iv e rs ity fo r u n d e rg ra d u a te
e ig h t
y e a rs
w o rk in g w ith
i n
W isconsin
re c e iv e d
h is
all S tateU n i-
u lty
a n d
a d -
o st c o u rte o u s
er m e t,"
s a id
R a n d a ll.
ing M r. H enry
n h is s a b b a ti-
studies. He then w ent to Indiana
U n iv ersity
in pursuit of his m as-
te r 's
d e g re e .

W hen asked about h is h o b b ie s W e itz e n k o rn re p lie d , "I lik e sports."

M iss M a r th a S e lz e r w h o
w ent
o n
h e r
sabbatical last year is re-
tu rn in g
t o
th e
E n g lis h
d e p a rt-
m e n t.
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*
Several changes greeted IH ers
th is y e a r a t th e h ig h s c h o o l.
O ne
o f
th e
m o re
o b v io u s
io u s lyta u g h t
changes w as the schedule change.
p h o tob y C h ris E a to n
S c h o o l
a n d
T he
a d m in is tra tio n
a d d e d
fo u r
D anN o rthw ill assist M r. S trid er
S c h o o l.
m in u te s o n to e a c h c la s s p e rio d in
in
b a n d
a n d
S h e rry R a n d a ll w ill
fering its last
order to m eet state requirem ents.
te a c hc h o i ri nth e a b s e n c eo fM r.
ar due to lack
A c c o rd in g
t o
D r.
K arl Felt-
H e n le y .
p a g e2
e d ito r ia l
C H IE FT A lN
S e p te m b e r 3 ,1 9 8 2
S e p te m b e r 3 ,1 9 8 2
letter from
D r. F eltm an
B ra v e s a im in gt o
'w
F e Itma n
stresses o p p o rtu n ity
o v e rP io n e e rs to n ig
F o r t h e n e x t n in e m o n th s , w e a ll w ill b e c h a lle n g e d .
O p p o rtu n ity
k n o c k s
i n
e v e ry
c o rn e r
o f
In d ia n
H ill
High School, and each of us m ust find an appropriate
le v e l o f in v o lv e m e n t.
R eader's
D igest
re c e n tly
p rin te d th is C h in e se p ro v e rb :
" If
y o u
are planning for a year, sow
ric e ;
if
y o u
a re p la n n in g f o r a
d e c a d e ,
p la n t tre e s ;
if y o u
a re
p la n n in g fo r a life tim e , e d u c a te a
p e rs o n ."
It is a proverb that few
p e o p le w o u ld c h a lle n g e .
It is, in
fact, th e basic prem ise for educa-
tio n .
M any people feel our country
h a s lost its com petive edge am ong
d e v e lo p in g n a tio n s .
W h e th e r y o u

agree o r disagree, it is a fact that t o m a in ta in t h e q u a lity o f o u r life a n d t o p la y

a responsible role in
o u r
s o c ie ty ,
w e
d e p e n d
u p o n
e d u c a te d p e o p le .
T heh i g hte c h -
N orm an,
to w ard
m a k in g

th e com m unity aw are of th e need and c o m m itm e n t t o e x c e lle n c e o n th e part of our schools.

W e
w e lc o m e
s e v e ra l
n e w
teachers to
th e
h ig h
school fac-
u lty :
M r.
S te p h e n
S t r i d e r , M r.
D an

North, Mr. Robert Gerten, M rs. S h e rry R a n d a ll, M r. R o n a ld W e itz e n k o m , M r.

G re g o ry

H ay- w ard, M r. Jeffrey Icsrnan and M r. C h a rlie W o jc ik .

T he
fa c u lty
i s
co m m itted
t o
y o u r
success and
g ro w th .
I
have asked
th e m
t o
c h a lle n g e
y o u
t o
th e
utm ost of
y o u r a b ility .

W e a re a d e m a n d in g schoolnot onlyi nte rm s o f q u a n - t i t y

o f w o rk re q u e ste d b u t, m o re
by K lxt D usterberg

It should com e as no surprise that Braves' football coach G ene B rin d ise m a k e s fe w p re d ic tio n si n term s of w ins and losses.

A fter a
1 -9
season, predictions of great
success may
b e
g o in g
o u t
o n
a
lim b .
"Y ou
h a v e
t o
craw l
b e fo re
v o u
w a lk ."
B rin d is e
s a id ,
" a n d
fo r.
" G re e n h ills
h a s
n e
e n tire te a m
back from
so w e are just going to
s o u n d
o ffe n s iv e ly
a n
s iv e ly ,"
th e
B raves'
c
a d d in g
th a t
h e
e x p e c
to u g h e r
c o n te s tth a n
affair w ith the Pioneers
F o r
th e
In d ia n
H il
T h e c o m m itm e n t t o o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d te a m s s h o u ld
n o t
b e
m easured in
n u m b e rs , b u t q u a lity
a n d
e ffo rt
p u t fo rth .
We are fortunate to have so m any organiza-
tio n s
w h ic h
g iv e u s
th e
c h a n c e
t o
s c h e d u le
o u r
in -
v o lv e m e n t in o u r o w n b e s t in te re s ts .
W hat is irn p o r-
ta n t is th a t w e
re a liz e , a t a n y le v e l o f in v o lv e m e n t,
you have to walk before you run.
L ast
y e a r
w e
craw led, and
th is
year we're going to try to walk."
T he
Braves open
th e 2
1 9 8 2
se a so n to n ig h t, lo o k in g to s n a p a
n in e
gam e
lo s in g
s tre a k
a g a in s t
G re e n h ills .
The Braves' only w in
las-t year cam e against the
sam e
te a m
o n o p e n in g n ig h t,21 -0 . T he
G reenhills team
th e
B ra v e s p la y
to n ig h t
i s
m ore
o f
th e
"sam e"
tpm n
th a n In d ia nHill m ay h o p e
the greatest change for
h a s
b e e n
i n

num bers. says there are tw ice as this year as last year.

starting players, 20w iU
o ffe n s iv e ly
or defensiv
K e v in
F ro e h lic h
a n d
V o g e lwill p la y b o th .
"O ffensively
w e
s
m ore
b a lm ic e d ,"
B rin
I,ast year w e depended
about 2000y a r d s w o-d
w h a t it ta k e s t o m a k e o u r c o n trib u tio n
a w o rth w ile
o n e . T h a t so m e th in g is e ffo rt.
O f course, effort is no guarantee for success, but it
c a n g o a lo n g w a y .
That is not to say we cannot have
fu ni n our pursuits, but the tw o go hand in hand. The
n o lo g y
r& uiem ents
in v o lv e d
i n
to d a y 's
s o p h is tic a te d
s o c ie ty
dem and
b rig h t
y o u n g
m en
a n d
w om en.
S o lu tio n s t o p ro b le m s o f
im p ro v in g
th e
q u a lity
o f
lif e ,
p o litic a l
s ta b ility
a n d
e c o n o m ic
g ro w th re q u ire th e a p p lic a tio n o f
w e ll d e v e lo p e d m in d s .
In d ia n
H ill
H lgh
School has
p rid e d
its e lf
a s
a
p la c e
o f
a c a -
i& p o rta n tly ,
o f w o rk p ro -
d u c e d .

Ia m sure you have noticed the fa c ility im p ro v e m e n ts a ro u n d th e s c h o o l-p a rk in g lo t, g y m n a s iu m , garden areas (thanks to M rs.L a rry P a u l),

com puters,
p a in tin g
a n d
m a in te n a n c e .
O ur facility is en-
v iro n m e n ta lly
re a d y
fo r
y o u
t o
a c c e p t
th e
c h a lle n g e o f
g ro w th
greatest enjoym ent and
satisfaction is m ost o ften th e
result of
effort and
d e d ic a tio n .
In o th e r w o rd s, w e
b e n e fit
according to
w hat
w e
c o n trib u te .
P e rs o n a l
p rid e a lo n e s h o u ld e n c o u ra g e e v e ry in d iv id u a l t o g iv e
h is b e s t.
W e of the C hieftain
s ta ff w ill c o n tin u a lly b e try in g
t o
g iv e o u r b e s t in
the com ing year.
O ur success is
appealling to you, the reader.
W e s in c e re ly h o p e y o u
enjoy the results of our effort.
A T P 'sK en
B arto n
fin d s
3 5
by K urt D usterberg
B e in g
ra n k e d
3 5 0 th
o n
th e
te n n is
to u r
does not
b rin g
th e
re p o rte rs o u t o r
a lw a y s g e t y o u
fro m
city to city bya i r , b u t K en
B arto n
is
n o t
c o m p la in in g
to o
m uch.
B arton isp la y in g in h iss e c o n d
y e w
o n th e A s s o c ia tio no f T e n n is
P ro fe s s io n a ls(A T P )
c irc u it, a n d
d e s p ite
som e
to u g h
tim es,
th e
o p p o rtu n ity
t o
tra v e l h a s
b e e n
v a lu a b le .
T h e re
a re
p le n ty
h o u rs
w herever
B art
"Y ou
s p e n dalot of h
tic in g a n d ju s th a n g h g
c o u rts :
a n d
1
s p e n d
s
d o in g
th is ."
h e
g rin n
m o tio n e dto w a r d
th el
wasp re p z rin gt oh a v e c
c rn
rennis-w kc,
th in g s
p ic k in gu pfo r B a rto n .
ini'n eN a tio n a l R e v e n u
C o lu m b u s ,
B arto n
b
S m ith .
S m ith is cu rren
d e m ic
e x c e lle n c e
-a n d
s tu d e n t
and -to
p re p a re
fo r th e c o m p e ti-
achievem ent w ith in a fram ew ork
tiv e n e s s o f to d a y 's
s o c ie ty .
Y ou
letter from
S C
o f c a rin g f o r e a c h in d iv id u a l s tu -
d e n t.
I t h a s b e e n a n in n o v a tiv e
s e eF E L T M A N ,p a g e6
SG
a n tic ip a te s
s u c c e s s fu Iy e a r
e d u c a tio n a l e x p e rim e n t;
a n
a t-
te m p t
t o
p ro v id e
a p ro g ra m
o f
e x c e lle n c ei n
all our endeavors to
riv a l t h e g re a te s t o f p riv a te
a n d
p u b lic
s c h o o ls
i n
o u r

c o u n try . F o r it is o u r tra d itio n a n d h e rita g e to be one of the finest secondary

@HIEFTAN
institutions in th e land.

O ur s u e cess can only be m easuredi n one w ay-th e achievem ent of our stu-

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dents, past, present and future.
C h ie fta in
is
w ritte n ,
com -
A s
I
w e lc o m e
v o u
t o
th e
p o s e d ,
p rin te d
a n d
s o ld
a s
a n
W ell,
i t 's
th a t
tim e
o f
y e a r
a g a in .

B y th e tim e th is h a s b e e n printed, each IH student w illh a v e b e e n

assaulted m any tim es from
v a rio u s s o u rc e s w ith th e e n th u s i-
a s tic
m essages
o f
w hat
a
g re a t
y e a r w e 'r e
going to have.
T ra d i-
tio n a lly , th e
f it s t
S G
le tte r h a s
b e e n a so u rc e o f th is rh e to ric .
A s w e sat trying to w rite this
g re e tin g
w ith o u t
a llth o s e
tra d i-
tio n a l
e n th u s ia s tic
p h ra s e s ,
w e
fo u n d th a t it's n o t th a t e a sy . It's
h a rd
t o
n o t
b e
at least a little
e x c ite d w h e n w e th in k
o f
a llw e
h a v e
t o
lo o k
fo rw ard
to .
I t's
e v e n ts lik e
th e
senior breakfast
th is
p a s t
T u e s d a y
th a t

m ake school that m uch easier to com e t o

and the upcom ing year som e-
th in g to lo o k fo rw a rd to .
W e
a re
c o n tin u in g
o u r
B ig
B ro th erIB ig
S is te r
p ro g ra m
t o
m ake I H 's n e w e s t s t u d e n t s f e e l a t
h o rn e .
I n a d d itio n t o th e a n n u a l
p ic n ic to m o rro w
a t L a k e Is a b e lla
a t1 2 :O O
p .m ., t h e s e n io r c la s s is
s p o n s o rin g
a
B ig
B ro IB ig
S is
d a n c e
th is
e v e n in g
a t
th e
h ig h
s c h o o l
c a fe te ria
fro m
1 0
p .m .
u n til
1 2 .

A d m issio n is tw o d o l- la rs , a n d th e fe a tu re b a n d is H a iry S tra w b e rry .

T he
success of the
p ro g ra m
d e p e n d s
o n
b o th
th e
upperclassm en and th e freshm en.
A s
o u tlin e d
in
o u r
e le c tio n

speech, we hope to have our Stu- dent G overnm entbooth setup by this Tuesday.

T he
b o o th
is de-
signed to inform
s tu d e n ts o f u p -
c o m in g
S G
events, and we hope
the student body w dlta k e a d v a n -
tag e of it.

A lready, the individual classes h a v e b e g u n p la n n in g p ro je c ts lik e class floats, prom , etc.

We en-
courage all students to ask around
a n d
fin d
out w hat needs to
b e
done to m ake these undertakings
a success.
S G
m em bers are rem inded
o f
th e
a n n u a l
re tre a t
c o m in g
u p
Sunday and
M o n d a y , S e p te m b e r
1 2a n d
1 3 a t W ild w o o d .
P le a s e
b rin g
y o u r
perm ission
s lip s a n d
y o u r
te n
dollars to
M r.D o w lin g
o r o n e o f u s.
A s
w e
b e g in
th is
n e w
y e a r,
le t's
t r y
n o t
t o
forget what we
alm ost
lost w ith
th e
J u n e
e ig th
le v y .
M oney isn't all these pro-
gram s and
p ro je c ts
n e e d ;
th e y
need you.
" I 'v e
e n io y e d
tra v e h g
s o
;q -y m F v v v
m uch
becauseI get to
m eet
so
m any
p e o p le .
I'v e
p ro b a b ly
s ta y e d
w ith
1 5
fam ilies
s in c e
I
arrived herei n M arch," he said.
B arto n arrived from
h is h o m e

i nW a rrn a m b o o l, A u s tra lia , a n d to justify expenses, it is necessary to s ta y fo r: fiv e o r six m o n th s .

B ut the tour is not full of gla.m our for B a rto n .

A fter
w in n in g
a
sm all
1 9 8 2 -8 3
y e a r,I
a s k
th a t
e x tra c u rric u la r
a c tiv ity
b y
th e
s tu d e n ts
o f
In d ia n
H ill
H ig h
y o u re fle c t
O n
y o u r c o m m itm e n t,
S c h o o l.6 8 4 5
D ra k e
R d .,
C in c in -
m o tiv a tio n , a n d d e v e lo p m e n t a s a
n a ti, o h io
4 5 2 4 3 .
p e rs o n .
O n o p e n in g d a y I s ta te d
S p o n s o r
W m .P . K in c a id
that the faculty
an >
ad m in istra-
k u r t D u s te rb e rg
C h risS c h m a lz
tio n g o a l is to g iv e y o u th e o p p o r-
R ic h a rd S tra d l in ^
tu n ity
t o
becom e the
very best
N e w s E d itn r
J o h n C h r is tin e
to u rn a m e n t
earlier this
y e a r,h e
h ." \
h a d th e m o n e y to fly to a c o u p le
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,
.la tr
that you are capableof becom ing.
A s s is ta n t N e w s E d ito r s R o n Z e s c h
I im p lo re
Y O Ut o ta k e a d v a n te e
F e a tu re sE d ito r
N a n c y H o p p le
J o h n
L llly
o f th is o p p o rtu n ity , fo r th e u lti-
S p o rtsE d ito rs
Paul M onach
-
\''
of cities, but it isn't
alw ays that
e a s y .
" I 'v e
ta k e n
a few
t r a i n s .
T h a t's
n o t
s o
b a d ,
b u t
G rey-
h o u n d s a re th e p its," h e say s.
T he
2 3 -y e a r-o ld
a ls o
d is lik e s
m ate
b e n e fa c to r
i s
y o u .
T h is
D w ig h t P o ffe n b e rg e r
vear. th e them e for our schoolis.
M a g a z in e E d ito r s
N a n c y H o p p le
-
.
K its a T a s s ia n
T h ro u g h
A s s iM n tM a g a rh e E d ito r
A c h ie v e m e n t."
E liz a b e th S m ith
th e
s a te llite
c irc u it, w h ic h
i s
a
g ro u p
o f
sm aller
to u rn a m e n ts
,
w ith
p riz e
p u rs e s
b e tw e e n
fiv e
~
This past
spring the
com m u-
C h ie f T y p e s e tte r
D ia n e R e m m e ll
nity placed a greatdealof trusti n
P ro d u c tio n M a n a g e rs
K en Jones
D a v id S tr a d lin g
O ur
b y
o f th ele v y
B u s in e s s /C ir c u la tio n M a n a g e rs
that w ill insure that services and
R on Jones
a n d te n
th o u s a n d d o lla rs .
T hese
to u rn a m e n ts
a re
d e s ig n e d
t o
in -
crease a player'sA T P ranking, but
s ta ff a re a v a ila b le t o p ro v id e y o u
P a u l s m ith
th e fin e s t e d u c a tio n a llv . T h e s tu -
P h o to g ra p h e r
C h ris E a to n
a s
B arto n
p u ts
i t ,
"Y ou
d o n 't
K en B arton of A ustrsli
e x a c tly g e t tre a te d
lik ea p ro fe s-
u p
fro m
3 5 0 th .
R ece
s io n d te n n is p la y e r."
d e fe a tin g S ta nS m i t h .
d e n ts a n d
s ta f fa ret ob e c o m p li-
P ro d u c tio n S ta ff
T o d dA d rie n ,
V ic k i
C a m a rd o ,
L a w re n c e
m e n te d
fo r
th e ir
fin e
e ffo rt,
G a lla n t,
S am
G re e n ,
J a n e t
under the
d ire c tio n
o f M r. T o m
N ic o la s , J o e l R u f f
M ake it a great year!
Todd C ox&R ic h a rd S tra d lin g
S e p te m b e r3 ,1 9 8 2
C H IE F T A IN
W hatd o
y o u
th in ko f th e
n e w
b e e r la w ?
Mr.G a r y
G e lle r t-Ireally feel it's
I
S c o ttK ravetz- T h e p e o p le th a t
b e tte r;
it's
m o re
difficult for
d o n 't d r in k b e e r w ill ju s t h a v e t o
u n d e ra g e
p e o p le
t o
purchase it
w ait one m ore year not to drink.
a n dw illre s u lt in fe w e r a c c id e n ts
from alchoholon the highw ay.
have a nineteen y e a r d d frie n d .
P a u la Distler- It doesh't m atter;
there are alw ays fake I D 'S .
J imC ook- It's goodi f you have a
C h ris
B la n c h iu d
-
I t 's
aw fu l.
W h e n y o u 'r e
1 8 y o u 're le g a lfy a n
a d u lt,
y o u
h a v e
t o
register for
J im
A rn o ld- If th e yc a n se n d u s
the draft, you go to college, and
Ken Jones-I really don't think it
t o
w a r, c o lle g e a n d le t u s d riv e ,
y o u
c a n
get m arried.
But you
w ill
h a v e
m uch
im p a c t o n
th e
we ought to
b e
able to go into
c a n 't e v e n d r i n k b e e r .
average high schoolstudent.
bars and buy beer.
m y
su m m er
R e p r e s s io n
b yJ o h n L illy
" Y o u
h a v e
co m m itted
a fed-
e r a lo f f e n s e ;
ac r im e a g a in s t th e
U.S.
g o v e r n m e n t."
-

R anger K e v in W elsh , U n ite d S ta te s F o re s t S e rv ic e

A nd
a
p re tty
serious one at
that, ranger Kev.
I c o u ld c la im
s o c ie ty m a d e m e d o
i t , b u t I 'm
afraid m y
d iei s already cast.
I
to o k
o n
Jam es
W att's
c o rru p t
m a c h in e
a n d
lost this
sum m er;
a n d
a lth o u g h I a n d th re e o f m y
frie n d s
g o t
o u r
fa c e s

s te p p e d upon by the khaki-clad agent of a c ry p to -fa s c is t g o v e rn m e n t, I th in k I feel a bit w iser for it.

T h is w as
th e su m m e r o f m y in itia tio n .
T he
b ittersw eet,
d e e p ly
m o v in g
ro o ts
o f
m y
crim inal
b e h a v io r
d a te
b a c k
t o
m y
u p -
b rin g in g
i n
th e
v ic io u s
m id d le
c la s s ju n g le o f C h ic a g o 's w e s te rn
s u b u rb s .

There, I befriended a fe llo w fe d e ra l c rim in a l-to -b e ; fo r his fam ily's

sake I'll sim ply call
h imA l.
I n
th e
sum m er of
1 9 7 7 ,A 1
a n d I m a d e a d e c is io n t h a t w o u ld
s h a p e o u r c o lle c tiv e d e s tin y a s n o
other had
u p
t o
that tim e.
W e

d e c id e d , w ith o u r fa m ilie s ' b le ss- ings, to attend a cam p in northern M in n e s o ta .

E v e n
th e n , th e id e a
f ille d
m e
w ith
fo re b o d in g , th e
k in d o f fe e lin g y o u g e t ju s t b e fo re
in
th eN o rth
W oods
s o m e o n e h its y o u
w ith
a
tru c k .
B u t I w e n t a lo n g w ith th e id e a ;
th e
w h o le th in g h e ld
a crim inal
fa s c in a tio n fo r
m e.
It w as the
fa s c in a tio n
th e
ro u le tte
w heel
h o ld s
fo r
a
c o m p u ls iv e g a m b le r
w ho
k n o w s th e m a c h in e ish y p
n o tiz in g h im ;
y e t
s im p ly c a n 't
b re a k
i t s
v is e -lik e
h o ld
o n
h is
p s y c h e .

Sure enough,on a grey A ugust m orning,the bust cam e. A1 and I h a d d re d g e d u p a b rillia n tly fie n d - is h

id e a
fro m
o u r
b la c k
h e a rts
th a t m o rn in g in S u p e rio r N a tio n a l
F o r e s t.
W e
w ere
u n o c c u p ie d ,

s im p ly m in d in g o u r o w n b u s in e s s , w h e n w e s p ie d a fa m ily o f d u c k s in the lake by our cam psite. W hat a

n o v e l
w ay
t o
strike back
a t
s o c ie ty , w e th o u g h t, a n d
a p lo t
began to take shape betw een us.

We would dig a hole, cover it w ith leaves and grass and the like, lure the ducks over, and savagely w a tc h

as they fell into th e trap.
It w as brilliant!!
W e im m ed iatly
set to w ork.
We dug down and
dow n, six inches or m ore, snicker-
in g as w e covered the pit w ith an
in tric a te

m a t o f o rg a n ic m a tte r. T he ducks fell for it at once, stu- p id ta m e c re a tu re s th a t th e y w e re , a n d

w ith in
te n
m in u te s ,
th e
c rim in a l e le m e n ti n our souls had
c o m e a liv e .

S o c io p a th ic a lly h y s - te ric a l, w e w a tc h e d th e d u c k s fa ll in to th e h o le a n d w a lk o u ta g a in for w hat seem ed like hours.

-
T h e n t h e in e v ita b le h a p p e n e d .
A

m em ber of the Forest Service caught us red-handed. We tried to c o p

an
entrapm ent plea, but he
h a d
u s.

He fined our counselor (who had not been present) $25 for catching ducks out of season and another$ 2 5fo r e ro sio n .

I t
seem s thati fy o u d ig a h o le o n
U n c l e S a m 's p r o p e r t y , h e 's
m o re
th a n
w itlin g
t o
m ake
a
fe d e ra l
case o u t o f it.
F iv e
y e a rs
la te r,
th a t
s c e n e
fla s h e d
b a c k
t o
m e in
a sordid
ru sh .
M y
c a m p in g
t r i p
th is
sum m er had started o u t innocent-
ly e n o u g h :
I w o u ld jo in
A1 and
tw o o th e r frie n d s , w e w o u ld d riv e
fo rf r f t e e n
hours, get to
M in n e -
sota, canoe for three

days and n ig h ts , d riv e b a c k , a n d b a s ic a lly h a v e

a g o o d tim e .
T h e y tu rn e d
out to be the m ost shady days of
m y life.

In retro sp ect, th e m istake th at released the H yde in all four of us p ro b a b ly la y in o u r to ta lly ig n o r- in g

a n
o p p o rtu n ity
fo r
m assive
a lc o h o l c o n s u m p tio n o n o u r w a y
th ro u g h
W isconsin,
a n
e ig h te e n
s ta te .
For som e strange reason,
w e d e c id e d it w o u ld b e n ic e r t o
~ u rv iv eth e
t r i p
th a n
to becom e
to ta lly
p o llu te d
o n
o u r n a tio n 's
Interstate H ighw ay S ystem .
That failure to
d rin k
e x te n -
sively on the w ay
so pent up our
crim inal urges that, by the tim e
w e
h it
D u lu th ,
i t
w o u ld
h a v e
taken no less th a n a titanica c id
rom p to
tu rn
u sb a c k
fro m
th e
p a th
o f w ick ed n ess.

S in c e n o n e o f u s h a d e ith e r th e m a te ria ls o r in c lin a tio n f o r b e c o m in gc ritic a lly bent, it w ould seem our destinies w ere rigidly

set from
th a t p o in t
o n .

B y th e tim e w e g o t th e c a n o e s into the water, it had been deter- m in ed th a t th e o n ly *w ay to m ake th e trip salvagable w as to co m m it a federal crim e.

Tw o
u n e v e n tfd
d a y s
and
nights passed.

The horm ones or enzym es o r w hatever w as m aking u s

aU

c rim in a tly in s a n e w e re a t to oh ig ha le v e l t o ig n o re . W eh a d p a d d le d

aU
d a y .
T h e c a m p s ite s
w ereallta k e n .
T h e n th e o p p o r-
tunity presented itself.
T h e p o in t ju ttin g in to th eh a r -
b o r d id
not have a governm ent-
is s u e
f ir e
g ra te
o r
latrine, but
som eone
h a d
c le a re d
aw ay
th e
u n d e rb ru s h
a n d
p u t
to g e th e r
a
s to n e fire p la c e .A n o n d e s ig n a te d
c a m p s ite !!
W hat a great place for
a federal crim e.
W ehad only to
pitch a tent to guarantee ourselves
a
p la c e
i n
y e t
another federal
c o m p u te r!
A n d p itc h w e d id .
W ithin te n
m in u te s w e
w ere
b re a k in g
tw o
fe d e ra l s ta tu te sIk n o w o f, p ro b a -
b ly
i n
a d d itio n
t o
s c o re sI 'v e

never even dream ed of. W ith that crim inal act out of our system s, w e ate, w ent tos l e e p , a n d a w a ite d the clam pdow n.

It arrived early th e next m orn-
in g
during breakfast in the form
o f
a
F o re s t
Service motorboat
b e a rin g
Ranger Kevin W elsh.
A
'6 0 's
refugee from

th e lo o k s o f h im , W elsh n o w g e ts k ic k s o u t o f se rv in g

p a p e rs
o n
e v e y o n e
i n
sig h t, in e ffe c t, o u t o f d o in gJ im
W att's
d irty
w o rk
in the N orth
W oods.
H e
e x p la in e d , a s
g o o n s

a re w o n t t o d o , th a t h e w a s le ttin g u s o ff

e a s y
b y
fining
u s
$ 5 0
fo r

c a m p in g a t a n o n d e s ig n a te d s ite . I gave serious considerationto hit- tin g

h im
o v e r
th e
h e a d
w ith
som ething heavy@

breaking for C a n a d a , a m e re tw o m ile s d is ta n t, b u t I th o u g h t b e tte r o f it.

W hen
y o u 'r e n a ile d , y o u 'r e n a ile d .
W e
p a d d le d
th e
re m a in in g
m iles
th a t
m o rn in g , g o t
i n
th e

van, and drove forfd te e n h o u rsi n a c o n te m p la tiv e , a s h a m e d s ile n c e . W hat had

forced m e
t o
d o
i t ?
W as it so ciety ? W as it m e? W asi t
b lin d fa te ?
A n d w h y d id w e g e t
b u s te d ?
W as it our carelessness?
W as
i t
K e v in
W elsh's
a m a z in g
ta le n t a sad e te c tiv e ?
W as it th a t
"Dum p W att" petition Is ig n e di n
J u n e ?
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