PAGE THE 2 CARBON Once an Officer; Never Again success or failure, as they. will be voting dom for the nation’s and democracy free- in the fu- ture. The average students do not care how their school operates, nor do they want to know. They sit back and moan over the way things get done, but will they come out of their shell and try to help? Answer: Of course not ... they’d rather sit back and criticize the work of someone else. When elections, poster parbegin campaigns and ties, ~ around Ben Lomond, you can be sure that the same officers that are in this year will be leading you again next. The theme song for today’s students states, “Ah, let the other guy do it; I haven't got the time.” What happens when the “other guy” agrees with his fellow men by saying, “Why should I fight for what’s right? You can’t win the battle alone, so I guess Vl give up and quit?” Who takes his place then? two students seeking in the first place. the office It is. truly a shame when B.L. turns into a political junk yard and no one but ers bother bage. to the true lead- pick up the gar- Traditions play an important part in the life of every Scot. Traditions are the history and . existence of a school. For the benefit of those log who have not yet been informed, several of our traditions have been discontinued this year. Among these are the senior class project, fund raising ‘projects, and initiations. It seems that there is a strong feeling among certain This editorial is not a slap in the face to the reigning officers, on the contrary, it is ‘peers that the senior class prowritten to inspire the up and ject is just another money-grabcoming Scots to take more in- bing program. terest in their school. Read the Initiations distract and upset school constitution and see if the every-day routines of the students. you are eligible to try for an And as for fund raising pro' office. You have just as much jects—well, they’re a moneyright to lead your school into grabbing program ,also. It seems to me that each year a winning year as anyone has. If you lose, so what? Your another tradition is left behind to be forgotten. Soon there will friends should envy your courbe no _ traditions remaining. age in running rather than conWith Ben Lomond’s traditions demn you. At least you have gone, she will have no history. learned the experience of deAs loyal Scots, are we going feat, and if you win, and to stand by idly and allow our there’s always that big chance school to be lost forever! you just might, the door is open There is a saying that, “The for you to walk in and express parents run the schools.” One your opinion on school situa- phone call from a parent and tions, to create, to lead, and to the school board realizes there give your school a vision and is dissatisfaction. Two calls and goal to strive for in the coming it gives the problem some conyear. sideration. Three phone calls Don’t just sit back and tell and it takes action—public opinion has been expressed. your officers your ideas, be Scots, go home and talk to one! And let the poor souls who parents. Tell them our didn’t have the courage to go your out and get what ae want problems and see if they won’t help. Remember, it takes only come to you! — a call for the ‘board to realize Remember: You have just as there is a problem. What would happen if a new much right, as much courage rule were brought before the as any other guy to go after = { student council that stated, “Af- what you want.: er one year as a student offi- start, make ‘surere you'r cer, no Ben Lomond Scot shall be elected again.” The school would fall apart! The leaders of your school could be sitting next to you this very minute, but would you know it? NO! He couldn’t be a leader; he doesn’t go around with the right crowd! fighting for your achool: — a Do you Scots realize that you might be passing by a chance to. elect a good, upstanding, true, loyal officer just because he doesn’t look “risht” to you, because he doesn’t wear the “right” clothes, because you feel that you are better than he? May I ask what right you have to iudge? You have such high oninions of yourself and students campaign- This vear’s officers, most having held nrevious positions as school officers, should be congratulated for their outstanding ability to generate their enthusiasm to the rest of the studentbody, but without knowing it. have made other students feel incompetent to run _ against them. As election time draws near, the officers should encourage other memhers of the studentbody to run for office. An innumerable amount of years have passed since one could tell when the semi-finalist election began, because there were only candidates knew praise nae —Robert day, five days a week people with that list of requiris a ed subjects, but they try not terribly long time to spend in classes that we don’t enjoy, can’t comprehend and can find absolutely no use for. : Many of us make wild resolutions to change our ways next year, to study and work so hard that we are sure to achieve a 4.0 grade average or at the very least a 3.879. We sign up for all the hard classes just to force ourselves into it. The strange thing about those who make these ironclad vows is that their grade average now stands at 2.032. Needless to say we students who resolve to change rarely do. About two weeks after school begins the following fal lwe all run madly into the office demanding that our schedule be changed which = of course endears us to the office staff. A few try to stick it out and spend the year in agony because they can never keep up with such a heavy load. The large majority of this group spend most of their time thinking of ways they can burn down the school, coax their parents into moving to Augusta, Maine, or some other logical way out of their classes. The counterpart of a — to let this get them down. They usually don’t go to those classes anyway. Students who just don’t care form another difficult group. These people give no thought to what they want to take or what classes would best benefit them. The day registration cards are due they quickly thumb through the manual and whatever six subjects they see the ones they are going to sentence themselves to for nine months of the next year. Well, we’ve looked at the extremes of the student scale now let’s take a peek at the majority of students. Those who have spent some time _ evaluating able. They have reached a point where they know their capabilities and pitfalls and most know about what fields they intend to enter after school and choose their classes accordingly. Perhaps this is the difference between students who enjoy school and those who don’t. One ean feel at ease in his classes, the other can’t. One can find a challenge in going to school, the other can find no challenge. group eee a ee ae aa . “Editor-in-chief ... T higher. Burns eae STAFF Se S Feqiows Van “Dyke | : Charlene Garner Janice Hallowell News Editor. Editorial Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor Business Manager Exchange Manager Carol Deegan Brent Hill Bonnie Neilson Janice Are Hyldahl — Here! AND THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL! Wren has done it again for spring with a _ great collection of handsome new gingham plaids in the most beautiful colors ever! Designed in the classic tradition exclusively for Wren men > themselves and the classes avail- HIGHLANDER EEO AOR My envy € "er contd raise A Scot still, A Scot still; “1 a are those who spend at least 30 hours checking which classes are the easiest, the ones requiring the least amount of brain stress. The school board has played a dirty trick on these Wrens ve always wondered whv the students running for offices don’t carbon cony their posters from the year before? It would save time and monev, and the other Scots wouldn’t have to new of Registration has descended upon Ben Lomond again and I was thinking about the different ways students go about choosing the way they will spend the next year. Far too many of us forget that six hours The New Spring are able to condemn others, why ing. turnout 17 1965 The Cellar aren’t vou going to run for office? Chicken? Or don’t other ~peonle set you up on the same high tower that ae do yourself? know good for all the offices, and don’t worry about what, “the kids will say about you,” worry about ; what you are going to tell them. : New ideas for new victories | come from new people. 7 MARCH REGISTRATION PROVES AS PUZZLING ORDEAL Tradition: Important Part In Scotland COPIED POSTERS ' Students who sit back and wait for leaders to take them by the hand, who follow the black sheep, and who stay lukewarm during conflict, will, in the future, become menaces, because they don’t care enough about their school or elections to become part of it. The way they conduct themselves now will depend upon the country’s WEDNESDAY, HIGHLANDER by Douglas MacDaid Princeton and New Haven. Exclusively at of $6.95 © — —