The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1983 Page: 2 of 8
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Editorials
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Rage 2 • Grass Burr • February 18,1983
Dress code must stay
It is trite but true to say that things usually run in cycles.
The seasons; the tides; and controversaries over school dress
codes.
Weatherford High School seems to be embroiled in the cycle of the
dress code. Much of the current upheaval stems from the complaint
lodged by a new student who enrolled at mid-year and his parent.
According to WHS dress code, a student cannot enroll unless he is
clean-shaven.
The student protested, but shaved. His father went before the
school board to register a formal complaint. The local newspaper
ran an editorial protesting the dress code. A petition is circulating in
the community to express disapproval of the school regulations.
Small groups of students sit in classes and debate the unfairness of
the rules.
But so far, the regulations remain.
Weatherford is known for having a strong, well-run school system.
The family that triggered the dress code controversy claims that it
moved to this area from another state primarily because of the
quality of the schools.
The schools reflect the community. Policies are set by members of
the School Board who are elected by the community. If the school
has a reputation for being outstanding, it is because the community
molded it.
Weatherford is a conservative, middle-class, smalltown. The high
school dress code follows that pattern. Students are expected to
come to class neatly dressed, clean, and prepared to study. Hair on
males or females should be out of the eyes.
A copy of the dress code is part of the student handbook which is
issued to each WHS student at the beginning of the year or upon
enrollment. Students are responsible for reading the handbook
which also contains items on tardies, absences, exemptions,
graduation requirements, etc.
As dress codes go, it is not unreasonable. It is, however, strictly
enforced. Students have grumbled about it for years, but they have
complied.
A Dress codes
Are they necessary
by Donna Hamilton
A recent controversy con-
cerning the WHS hair code has
brought many feelings to a
boiling point.
Some students feel there
should be no restrictions on
dress. Others say a few changes
should be made. Some say to
leave the hair and dress code as
it is.
When asked how they felt
about the hair and dress code
these students responded:
Stephen Lowry-“I think we
should be able to wear what we
want and how we want to. I think
that one change should be made,
and that is that we be allowed to
wear our shirts untucked. I think
the petition is a good idea. I don’t
see anything wrong with it.”
Canda Goetzman--“I think we
should get to wear what we want
to wear as long as we do not look
too sloppy. I don’t think
mustaches kept up right look too
sloppy. The petition is a good
idea.”
Eric Decker--“I think we
should get to wear what we wnt
and that boys should be able to
wear their hair, as long as they
want. The petition is a good idea
Movie Review
as long as the mustaches are
trimmed.”
Barbara Arnold--“I think if
guys will keep up the mustaches
they should have the choice.”
Steven Welch--“I feel that the
dress code is fine and that no
changes should be made.”
Lina Pena--”If men teachers
are allowed to have mustaches,
the guys ought to be able to. The
new style of dressing should be
allowed.”
Buddy Tillotson-“I think we
should be able to have mustaches
because it is our own body, and if
its kept neat, then why com-
plain? I think this is one change
that should be allowed.”
Ron Bruno-”The hair and
dress code is part fair and unfair.
Fair, because it makes WHS
look like clean-cut young adults.
Unfair, because if someone
wants to grow a mustache, it is
his body and right to do so.”
Carol Crabbe-“I think the hair
and dress code is fine the way it
is. WHS looks a lot better and
cleaner-cut the way it is.”
Joye Sneed--“About the
mustaches, if they think they’re
big enough to grow one, let ’em
have at it.”
Kim Hoqan
‘Best Friends’ is a disaster
Perhaps that is one of the reasons Weatherford has the reputation
for having a good school system-the quality of the student body.
It is in the nature of a teenager to grumble; to push at the rules
every now and then to see how much they will give. But Weatherford
teenagers are an exceptional group. They work within the structure
of rules rather well.
So what is the big hassle about? An inch of hair? A fringe of fuzz?
A see-through blouse?
Or is it really about the right of an institution to lay some ground
rules and enforce them. Most adults have learned the necessity of
rules. And in Weatherford many of them learned it on the high school
campus by following the dress code.
by Kim Hogan
Best Friends, starring Burt
Reynolds and Goldie Hawn, was
doomed from the start.
Reynolds and Hawn protray a
couple of live-in screen writers.
They are just now investing in a
new house, and Richard (Burt
Reynolds), after living with
Paula (Hawn) for three years
decides that they should get
married. Paula has qualms
about this and fears that if they
do marry, everything would turn
chapel” and proceed on their
honeymoon to meet the in-laws.
Neither likes the others parents.
Like-the movie, the marriage
is doomed from the start.
The only humorous part in the
film is the three-day train ride to
Buffalo. The crazy antics of
their parents are also amusing.
Don’t even consider going to
see Best Friends It’s a complete
waste of time and money. The
plot is stupid and completely
juvenile. The movie does have
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