“Editorials... APRIL 29, 1970 The liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others and a calamity when we find ourselves overborne by the multitude of our assailants. —Samuel Dear reface Editor, \\ I agree with Chad Checketts | as far as most things in his letter are concerned. Yes, Sophomores and juniors - are Scots also, and are as much } responsible for the cleaning of = halls and school grounds as the ; seniors. I think keeping dropouts out of our school should be the faculty’s job, not the students. It should also be part of the faculty’s job to get assemblies. One thing in his letter sort Now I will be the last person to knock the Administration (and the first to be executed without a trial), of bothered me. He said, ‘“Where the sophomores and junbut with the method they use for checking on absences were iors when they got their chance and tardies, some very strange things can and do hap- to put on an assembly?” Well, pen. Leave it to an administrator to think of suspend- on April 1st, the same day this ing you from school for a few days for not coming to article appeared, sophomores school for a few days because you didn’t want to come came through on schedule with their assembly. They did a pretto school for a few days in the first place. The school calls your home each time you’re absent, ty good job for being sophoLooks like they showed even for one class. You’re the only person home and mores. up the juniors. you're suffering from double-action influenza. You must It would be a better school if interrupt your present occupation to answer the phone. everyone would work together. So come on, juniors. Don’t let You queasily inquire, “Yeah?” the sophomores get ahead of “Is Mrs. Robinson there?”’ you. “No.” (Brace yourself. Here it comes). “Proud to be a Scot” PY WEDNESDAY, HIGHLANDER ' WC T+ hes Yok (7 wv nice TE yusk we Johnson Shape, Aoest {See Use of r\$ = Kathy Johnson Absent Without Leave “This is Ben Lomond High School calling. We’re wondering why Dustin wasn’t in school today.” “He’s sick.” ; By now, you must slam down the receiver before they have a chance to hang up to answer some pressing matters in the bathroom. Worse yet, what of the unfortunate souls who contract sleeping sickness during summer vacation? They sleep fuses right through the important call. The office reto accept their excuse. ‘“Whadya mean, you was asleep? You sick or some- thin’ ?”’ «Vf you’re tardy for class and forget to have your Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to let all of the student body at B. L. know how they brought this school down from a.-respected school to a disgraced school. It’s pretty bad to be ashamed to claim this as yours when you are asked what school you go to. The student body tries to tear other people down, but to tell i: STAFF Scott Dave BOX Ogden Wertz Kathy Editor Photographer Johnson. Columnist Karin Johnson Kent Groves Becky McKain Mickey Sargent Vickie Bosler Miscellaneous Staff Member Cartoonist .................... Advertising Manager . Exchange Editor Carma Dabel Elaine Archuleta Mee aida haces ett ie Roving Roving Reporter Reporter (specializes in errands nistrator ‘ ho s talent the jun- t juvenile delinquent! His father will hear. ior and senior boys laugh and . of this, make no doubt of that! This is what comes from tear him down. This school is a big disgrace. running around with those hoodlums! I knew this would If I had my way I wouldn’t happen! I just knew it!!” Click. to a school like this. If only we could train mothers to answer the tele- belong You say Ogden is a big dump, phone with poise and confidence as one continual ab- but they have more respect for sentee did: their fellow students than we -““What do you people mean calling me like this? could ever have. They also act How should I know where he is? He’s supposed to be their age and respect their in school, isn’t he? I sent him to school this morning. school, but B. L. students have I did my part. Why don’t you do YOUR part? Why don’t no more respect for their school you keep track of him. You people in the government are all alike. Always trying to pass the buck. Crummy Republicans. You’re going to RUIN the country!” Click. That’s what we need. More imagination! The next time you get an obscene phone call from Ogden City School, be original. _ “This is Ben Lomond High School. We were wondering why you weren’t in school today.” “Oh, this isn’t myself. This is my mother. My son passed away from terminal tardiness and chronic absenteeism last evening and he would like to be excused from school today to be embalmed. That’s quite all right.” That'll fix ’em. EDITORIAL NOTE: I have heard, directly and indirectly, that not everyone agrees with this column. They believe I am tearing down the school while I should be building it up. Naturally, action will eventually be taken on every one of the many problems in this school if you only look on the good and overlook the bad. Most of these people did not even have the courage to tell me themselves that they did not like my opinions. They only complain to themselves. If you don’t like it, write a letter to the editor about it and have the nerve to stand up for your convictions. The greatest wrong in this cent of the students are work. If you want me high school is that ten per doing ninety per cent of the to believe begin to believe it yourself. part of the STUDENT BODY the great herd who come to this Participate school is great, and become a instead of a member of six classes a day. Don’t complain because the people who work on assemblies or belong to a team or the class officers or the staff members of the school publications aren’t doing the job right. AT LEAST THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING!!! Sports Writer er Eee POL ver _ Advisor CUSTOM Home of Necessary and Unnecessary Auto Parts Ogden Auto Parts & Glass Co. 363 22nd than the man in the moon. Wise up, B. L. You’re no better than anyone else. Signed, A Disappointed Junior. Dear Editor, Although I feel slightly ashamed to admit it, the recent assembly put on by the “Modern Choir” was the first one I’ve been to during the year. If any of the other assemblies were anywhere near the fantastic proportions of this one, I’ve really missed a lot. 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