- HIGHLANDER PAGE 2 FRIDAY, MARCH VOICE OF THE SCOTS "EveryTHING T owe J AM To Dear Editor: Utah state law and the Ben Lomond High School constitution state that no one shall be allowed to smoke on campus. Many students, despite all the law, the current student campaign, and the enforcement of these campaigns, can still be found before, during, and after school lighting up a smoke screen on campus. This indicates that the laws established by our school and state authorities are ineffective. They are also impossible to fully enforce. If a student wants to smoke, he will. No law can or will stop him. The flagrant ignoring of these laws, as well as the rebellious nature of teen-age smoking in general, seems to bear this out. No one forces the smoker to smoke. And no one can force him not to smoke, so why not simply give the teenager, on and off campus, the opportunity to decide for himself what he wants. —Disgruntled Smoker TODAY, SMOKING. Apathy Major Problem At Ben Lomond High FY : ress VO) Dear Mrs. Hislop, I wish more and more now that I was still there in your good old journalism class or at least still in school. It is true that I am going to get a good education out of the Navy, but I know now that my high school diploma would have meant a lot. I am studying to be a sonar technician. This is going to be a job that I think I will be able to enjoy. I will have to complete a correspondence course on advanced electronics and also an eighteen week technical school. This is one of the reasons that I wish I had stuck to my studies in school. If I had, I know that I would have had some grades I could be proud of, instead of my “C’s” and “D’s”, and it wouldn’t take quite so long to get started. I would like to thank you for the help that you tried to give me when I was in your classes. I only wish I had taken a little of your good advice and put it to work for me. I am starting to think about all the things I Senior Slump: ‘The Plague’ Every “Why bother?” at Ben Lomond. attitude here This seems to be the new Nobody knows what’s going on around school and, even worse, nobody cares. Sure, you think that you’re different, but are you? You haven’t shown it. in each issue gt sd Hieniande we aie left space in Voice Loe Dear Ls iS ie wildfire year about through Ben this time, Lomond’s a strange iors are its main target. The symptoms feeling, immense spreads like Editor, What has happened to the educational assembly program? Ben Lomond cuts down on assemblies every year, but this is ridiculous. Assemblies have always been one part of school that broke into the daily grind and made education almost enjoyable. Now all the fun and interesting things in school are coming to a halt. © The faculty can’t understand the rising percentage of sluffing and the high rate of school dropouts. I think the answer is obvious. —A Bored Inmate (Editor’s note: Merlin Wise I received a letter yesterday from one of my friends, and enclosed was one of your Highlanders from the 30th of January. I would like to commend you on the high standard you have reached this year (as if you need any commendation from a_ high school dropout like me). was a member of the “Highlander” staff last year until he dropped out and joined the Navy. Recently he wrote to Mrs. Hislop, the staff advisor. Here is what he had to say.) SR Merlin L. Wise, B81 18 62, USN did wrong. I sure am finding lot to think about. Sincerely, Merlin a halls. It afflicts the sophs and juniors to some down disease 17, 1967 boredom extent, but the sen- include an incurable run- with everything, and an all- BL Alumnus Back Mrs. Mayberry’s student teacher, Mr. Dick Ligori is one of our handsome Ben Lomond Al- and fa and ~ ots, let’s get with it. The only way we can Oiake’ "The disease can’t be too bad, though. Last year’s seniors ov- business is his major. He will be eligible for his master’s de- je: r school is by taking an interest in school affairs. -lercame it, and we can do the same. The only problem is to keep The Highlander more than welcomes any gripes, complaints, plugging. Graduation night is only ten weeks, six days and five or suggestions that you have to improve Ben Lomond High. Don't delay; write now. Don’t let us down, or you'll let your school hours away. We should be able to last that long, and with a little luck this last term-and-a-half can be the best one ever. down a lot worse. Pass or Fail’ System Shows Few Merits, Many More Faults This year at Ben Lomond the new pass or fail grading system is being tried out in some classes. The Utah Education Board is deciding whether or not to use the system on the whole. They claim that the system gives students a way to take outside courses without harming their grade averages. Also, they stress that the system used in its entirety will lessen class competition. However, there are several drawbacks students to the system. believe that MEET THE SCOTS Many it will. lessen their initiative to better| their work if it doesn’t show on their report cards. Also, the | honor roll would be discontinu-| ed, hampering their incentives to get top grades. Another drawback is the idea of barely-passing students getting the offices held by A and B students in past. years. If you have an opinion on the subject, write to the editor and take your ideas to Room 36. SPENCE Editor-in-chief Editorial Writer Feature Editor Business Manager Advertising Manager Exchange Manager Sports Editor Photographer Typist Advisor gree after teaching professionally for three years. _ In 63 Mr. Ligori vacationed in Europe and if the Army doesn’t get him, he plans to go again next year. Bill Marsden Paul Williams Jack Anderson Josie Peterson Cindy Bullene Keith Dransfield Bill Marsden Geof Williams Karen Jones Mary Hislop PETERSON A tough hombre with a sixgun, Spence was that “cool” hero of the senior class assembly. Standing well over six feet tall, he’s one guy you don’t want to fool around with. Spence played tackle on the football team, and he really knows how to handle himself. To get serious, Spence is a great all-around student, and he makes a fine addition to the Scottish tradition. JIM DEMBITZ GREGG TAGGART One of the best athletes to make the scene at BL in years is Gregg Taggart. So far, Gregg has lettered in three sports, and he’s a fine team player. first lunch rodding around in his new (well, almost new) Corvette. A member of the honor society, Gregg carries a nearly “straight A” average (even in Physics), and this is quite an accomplishment in light of all of his outside activities. average student, Jim carries a full load of extracurricular activities. He is one of our top golfers, and he’s a tough man to beat at debate. With Jim around, school life won't ever get too dull. Who around? doubt. has Jim He Besides the _ hottest car has, without a can be seen being during a better-than- —