$33 38 a FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE HIGHLANDER 9, 1966 A SHOT OF SCOTCH ~ Where There's A Will... There's Water By -|of millions runoff, but by by avid tubers. JANET ANDERSON DAVE ALEXANDER The Lord had time to make it rain forty days and forty nights and to let the children of Israel wander for forty years in the wilderness. But in this day and age of technological wonder, where boats are forty times more seaworthy than the Ark and cars can take you to school in less than forty seconds, (provided you don’t live more extra few winks taken here there throughout the riod about forty minutes before the bell. With the beginning of school we have a new class at B.L. As usual they’re Sophomores ?-*!!! To make things a little easier for these new students and also for we upperclasmen here is a list of don’ts for them: PETER ‘GILLINS CONNIE VIGIL Highlander Names New Staffers true! tor experiences. and winks in the morning may mean the difference between making it through the day and falling asleep in sixth pe- spring —Don’t run in the halls. This is a privilege reserved for Juniors. —Don‘t walk by the ROTC office whistling “You’re in the Army Now”. —Don’t try going to lunch on the outside of the cattle ’ guards. This is a privilege reserved for Seniors. Can Peter Gillins, the noted star of stage and lunch table, ever succeed as a newspaper columnist? Paul Williams, Highlander Editor-in-Chief, ‘seems to think so. At mane tell Mr. Peters he has "| boarders (including our own a recent eo PPEUDS, eee : _ looyely. hair. _ He’s heard | it. Brent Hartog) shave” given up shattering will continue day will enable you to keep going hours longer without making the body overly tired. Why not take those extra winks in the morning before school instead of stealing one now and then during school? Little do parents realize that those last forty Of course, for those who don’t take to the water, there’s favorite landlubber’s sport in skateboarding. We have found, however, that several skate- the and winks. Doctors who have studied sleep habits for years (more than forty years I presume) have found that an with tubes and transistor radios. as it seems—it’s America than forty blocks away) parents don’t have time to let America’s tenagers have that desperately needed forty Kids find themselves becoming deathly sick, just before they reach the front doors of the school house. Though somehow, within minutes of reaching their favorite stream they miraculously recover—equipped Strange across | Battle of the Forty Winks. When spring fever strikes across the U.S. of A. rivers be- not of homes every morning for the next nine months. It’s called The In areas without even a small lake, water sports are also booming. Yes, skiing enthusiasts can be found being pulled by cars while they ski in the canals right next to the road. flooded, Peter Gillins Everybody seems to be fighting somebody these '|days. The newspapers are full of headlines about bombings and battles in Viet Nam or in Chicago. However, -|almost no mention is ever made about the greatest. battle of them all. This battle began this morning in tens “Surf’s up!” On the nearest reservoir, that is. And although we at Ben Lomond High are not blessed to live near those gigantic ocean waves, we need no longer despair. Fun can still be found by surfing behind the wake of your favorite boat. We may not have those breathtaking curls, but at least the wake holds a board and takes you for a ride. This new water sport is picking up all over the United States. come PAGE 34) along Junior ith J: art sen Too Le or Cr Toc ior Con: Andeenai NINTH GRADERS SOUND OFF Four years of high school life bring about many changes. You can usually tell whether someone is an upper-lower classman, or a lower-upper, just by the way he expresses himself. Do any of these remarks sound familiar? Ninth Grader: Mother, could I please have my 25 cents allowance for this week? Brodie: That’s right. A raise. Brankin: Where’s your purse? "Ruskin: There’s only one ten in here. Holding out on me, Huh? _ Ninth Grader: C-could I-I please s-speak to Cheryl, p-please? Brodie: Is Cheryl there? Brankin: It’s me again. Cher still speaking? Ruskin: Hi, Mom. How’s Dad? Your beautiful daughter in? Ninth Grader: I’ll really have to work to get all my homework done before the bell rings. Brodie: Why isn’t everybody studying? Brankin: I’ll just do my assignment in class. Ruskin: Homework. What’s that? Ninth Grader: Somehow these tennis shoes just don’t seem right for the prom. Brodie: Well, would french heels be all right? Brankin: Yes, it’s a basic wardrobe necessity. Ruskin: Where’s the charge-a-plate? As Feature Editor, Peter will undertake the somewhat monumental task: of replacing the infamous Feature Follies, infamous features, and infamous Jerry Tobias of last year’s paper with new, wholesome and respectable counterparts. He will write a regular column, A Shot of Scotch, the first of which appears. elsewhere on this page. Chosen to maintain the Highlander’s vast exchange program is Connie Vigil. The job involves the exchange of our paper with school newspapers from all over the United States. The Exchange Manager must also make sure that all mail received by the paper staff is answered and filed in an orderly manner. Succeeding Ellen Stephenson as Associate Editor, Josie Peterson will help with paper management, copy and proof reading, and page makeup. He'll swear Baey: —Don’t throw erasers. Books are harder. —Don’t look off other students’ papers. Have them pass it to you. —Don’t constantly borrow paper and pencils. Just take them. —Don’t kiss your girl on the front lawn. It’s more fun on the lips. Don’t tear towel dispensers off the walls in the New Wing. I’m tired of running to the Ogden's “Sines in men j clothing Swinging in The Specializing Valley WIDEWALE other building. —Don’t throw your Highlander on the hall floor. Read it first. —Don’t make wisecracks about boys with almost bald heads. They are football. players. They do not like it. Oh! Oh! Oh! Look! Look! Look! See the fist! Run! Runt Run! ‘Big Daddy’ Wayne C. Wilcox, our Blue Door good guy, is sending hundreds of his famous Swingers to Valley Music Hall. Yes, on September 17, at the Valley Music Hall all your favorite bands and swingers around town are having a Hullaballoo. Tickets are available at the Blue Door and Valley Music Hall, through V. M. H. ticket agents and almost all the Blue Door Swingers. All seats will be $3.50, which includes a dance at Lagoon afterward. Along with the local bands 1 | will be the Association, singers of “Along Comes Mary” and “Cherish.” in BLAZERS anid SUITS Now you can wear the sym- bol of your high school while you are still a sophomore, junior or senior. Don’t wait until you’re almost ready to graduate to get your school ring. Order yours today from Zale’s, in magnificent 10K gold rings for all schools. It’s so easy to own, on con- venient terms. Wear it while you pay. Boy’s $32.50, f 1 lis i Newgate e Open Tailors 2427 Wash. Girl’s $28.50 ,, Downtown, 2431 Washington Center, 3675 Wall an account today! 3528-52 ® Blvd. ° JEWELER8