The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 13, 1964 Page: 2 of 4
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THE WESTERNER WORLD
Friday, March 13, 1964
Teen Talk
ASC Members, Cheerleaders Discuss Amendment
By JO ANN TIERNEY
Monday the student body will vote on
the proposed constitutional amendment
concerning cheerleaders. The amendment
reads, "Class cheerleaders shall be non-
voting members of the All-School Council."
Five Council members and a senior cheer-
leader were asked whether they thought
class cheerleaders should or should not be
non-voting members.
EVELYN HUNTLEY, senior—I believe
cheerleaders should be non-voting
....................;_________________________ members of the All-
School Council. They
should definitely b e
members since they are
an integral part of the
study body. They need
to be present during
meetings in order to give
their views to the Coun-
cil; however, they were
not elected as represent-
atives. They were elect-
EVELYN ed by the students to
lead yells and cheers and to keep school
spirit high.
RICHARD EDWARDS, senior..— Cheer-
leaders are elected student leaders under
the same qualifications as vice presidents.
They serve on the All-
School Council in much
the same capacity as
class presidents and sec-
retaries. Since presidents
and secretaries represent
their class and vote, why
can’t c h e e r 1 e aders?
Cheerleaders are closely
associated with all mem-
bers of the student body
through school spirit and
friendships; thus, they
understand the needs of the student body.
It has been said that a cheerleader’s job is
to promote spirit, not to carry on school
business; yet the head cheerleader gets to
vote and he is the leader of school spirit.
JANE KELSEY, junior — Cheerleaders
should be voting members of the A11 -
RICHARD
Secrecy Causes Public Concern
We live in a representative democ-
racy—a form of government that can
only exist as long as the people know
and understand what is going on in
the government.
YET THIS IN itself presents a prob-
lem. When we start publishing im-
portant information in the papers,
over the radio, TV and other news
media, we can't expect to keep this
information from foreign nations. On
the other hand, if Americans are not
informed about laws and actions pass-
ed by congress, then we no longer
have a democracy.
Seeking to find an answer to this
problem, a Senate Judiciary sub-com-
Letter-to-Editor
mittee recently approved a bill which
will permit a federal court to decide
whether information withheld by the
government actually is worth a se-
crecy label.
IF IT WERE PASSED, the "Freedom
of Information" bill would prevent
government officials from withholding
information only to cover up embar-
rassing mistakes and irregularities.
However, at the same time, this bill
does not provide for the disclosure of
information that might be against the
national interests.
The adoption of this or a similar
measure might go far toward protect-
ing the people's right to know about
what their government is doing.
Good Men Must Pay For Indifference
Dear Editor:
With the Presidential election
scheduled for November of 1964,
politics has an even greater interest
to adults and teenagers this year
than perhaps on other occasions. One
group composed of Lubbock High
students who are especially interested
in governmental affairs is the Young
Republicans or TARS (Teenage Re-
publicans.)
OUR ORGANIZATION was found-
ed in the early part of the school year,
and, since that time, the membership
has steadily increased. The club now
includes over 55 members. How-
ever, we feel there are many students
who would like to join, but have not
heard about the organization and
what it stands for.
We meet once a month at the Re-
publican Headquarters on Nineteenth
Street. For these meetings we have
prominent personalities such as con-
gressmen, judges, authors and can-
DAVID
didates for political offices as guest
speakers.
AMONG OUR IDEAS and beliefs,
we advocate the basic principles and
fundamentals of American democracy,
the Constitution of the United States
as it was written by our forefathers,
the desegregation of all public-sup-
ported organizations, although private
organizations should be allowed to
choose for themselves and foreign aid
for countries that are on friendly rela-
tions with the United States.
If any student is interested in at-
tending one of the meetings or join-
ing the club, he should contact me or
some of the other members.
THE PURPOSE FOR our organiza-
tion is very simple. As Plato once
said, "The penalty good men pay for
indifference to public affairs is to be
ruled by evil men."
(Signed)
Dickie Teel, TARS President
School Council because they play a vital
^ role in all activities. The
cheerleaders are allowed
to voice their opinions
on subjects brought up
in the Council and the
ASC uses their ideas.
For these reasons, I
think they should be
voting members. They
could use this homeroom
period as a study hall in-
stead of sitting in Coun-
JANE cil. Unless they are able
to vote, I think they are wasting time.
DAVID MILBURN, junior — The main
reason I think cheerleaders should be non-
voting members of the All-School Council
* is that the representation
in the Council is based
on the number of stu-
dents in the three class-
es. There are fifty stu-
dents to every vice pres-
ident. These vice presi-
dents are supposed to be
voting for their fifty
students. If the cheer-
leaders were allowed to
vote, this system of
equal representation
would be messed up. Also, the cheerleaders
were not elected to vote for the students
but were chosen for other duties.
SYLVIA POGUE, sophomore — It is a
good idea to have class cheerleaders as
non - voting members of the All - School
Council, because they
are elected to the posi-
tion of cheerleader to
lead the class just as
vice presidents are. The
students look to them
for leadership. A 11 -
School Council should
be made up of all the
leaders of the student
body. Since they are al-
so leaders they should
know about and take
part in the activities of the Council. I don’t
think they should be able to vote because
they weren’t elected for this purpose.
JIMMY BOYD, sophomore-—Class cheer-
leaders should be given the power to vote
in the All-School Council. They are elect-
ed in much the same
manner as vice presi-
dents. The class of which
they are elected consid-
ers their leadership and
scholastic abilities, as
well as their talent, in
the balloting. I believe
this enables them to vote
on the business of the
Council. If they do not
vote on the topics, why
JIMMY should they attend the
meetings? Anyone having suggestions or
problems concerning school affairs is as-
sured the right of voicing his opinions him-
self or through a vice president. Therefore,
I can see no aim or purpose in attaining
six non-voting members.
§1
SYLVIA
Whoa! Thar, Hossy, whoa!
Trusty Old Car Betsy
Runs Except When Cold
From the Byrd High Life of Shreveport, La., comes the
best description of most of the cars that teenagers drive
today.
"THE TRUSTY old car, ‘Betsy,’ is a color that reminds
one of butterscotch.
“But it’s the inside that really counts, anyway. Uh—
well, it’s really the motor that counts, and she does run—
except when it rains—and when it’s cold.
"OF COURSE, the upholstery coming off the door just
enough to make it hard to open, the slits in the seat covers
and the horn that blows if you hit in a certain place—none
of these things matter.
“But when it comes to having to hold the door so it
won’t come open everytime a corner is turned, and having
to shift at the same time (not forgetting to turn off the
blinkers that don’t work automatically any more), she can
become quite a problem.
STUDENTS IN the etymology classes at North Central
High in Indianapolis, Ind., created new words for their six
weeks’ project. They joined Greek ahd Latin root words.
Gynoskeptophilomanic—a girl watcher
Chloroanthropophogia—a morbid fear of a little green
man.
Autonecromania—an intense desire to be dead.
-Poolite* Pentiet-
Offenders Earn
Scarlet Letter’
By Pauline Edwards
According to one British lawmaker, Sir
Richard Thomas, the best way to handle
traffic offenders is to brand them as such.
FOR INSTANCE, those persons convict-
ed of drunken driving should be required
to display the letter “D” on their license
plates, while those found guilty of danger-
ous driving practices should be forced to
exhibit the letter “M” on their plates,
standing for “maniac” or “menace”.
Although interesting, this suggestion
would probably not solve the problem. It
seems very unlikely that a person guilty
of endangering his life and the lives of
others by careless driving would let an
additional letter on his plate stop him. Per-
haps a better solution would be to take his
license away.
FOR THOSE people who are supersti-
tious, today is one day they would like to
skip because Friday the 13th has long been
associated with bad luck. Many explana-
tions have been offered for this belief, but
one of the more interesting ones is its re-
ligious connection. The superstition is bas-
ed around the fact that Christ was cruci-
fied on Friday, and 13 men were present at
the Last Supper.
Friday has also been called Hangman’s
Day because it once was the day for the
execution of criminals.
Juniors and sophomores will be happy
to hear that the school board recently sign-
ed a contract which should help solve the
parking problem for next year.
THE AGREEMENT with Calvary Bap-
tist Church provides for the use of two
lots just east of the church for parking. It
contains the stipulation that $1 per week
be charged for parking spaces and that the
facility be offered to faculty members first.
Among other proposals, several members
of the board suggested that “bike riding
be made more attractive” in an effort to
cut down on the number of cars driven to
school.
RATHER THAN just observing the tra-
ditions that have been handed down to us
from past classes, this year’s All,-School
Council instituted one of their own. Clad
in ties, boots and cowboy shirts, students
are observing Western Day today for the
first time in several years. This tradition
will be conducted on the Friday before
Roundup each year.
Planning something special, the Recrea-
tion Committee is really going to give
Roundup a “Western effect”. The com-
mittee will sponsor rodeo events, such as
greased pig races, at Chapman Field. This
Student Council group has gone to a lot
of trouble to make Roundup something
special.
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