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THE GRIER SCRIPT
JOURNALISM STAFF 68-69
Gail Williams
Assistant Editor Karen Broome
Sports Editors ToddStebbins
c ^ Ej- Johnny Brison
Feature Editor. . Debbie Stroupe
Assistant Feature Editor Susan Wright
News Echtor . Maria Maherns
Assistant News Editor Sabrina Holbrook
Make-up Editors Donna Adair
„ . ,, Kathy Linker
Business Manager Hugh Woodruff
Advertising Manager jerry Thomas
Circulation Manager Pat Minges
Assistant Cuculation Manager Buddy Hudspeth
Proof and^py Becky Arrowood
Photographer Cy Davis
MONITORS VS. STUDENT BODY
OR
HOW I CUT OFF MY NOSE TO SPITE MY FACE
We on the Journalism staff would like to extend our congratulations
to the Student Body. This third six weeks has really started off with a
bang! Outside of a few minor injuries (brain concussions, broken backs,
etc.), a few fights, and demolishment of a few classrooms, everything
is under control. The situation in the hall has improved also. Now only
750 students are cutting hall.
There seems to be a misunderstanding about the monitoral system.
A few of the students seem to think that they were appointed by some
unknown authority to keep the monitors straight. We wonder if that
same authority has given them the right to guard the auditorium doors,
get water between classes, and order the monitors around. They seem
to forget that monitors are monitors whether they are in the halls,
classrooms, or the lunchroom.
What about the situation in halls? It’s certainly not improving! And
it won’t start improving until certain students get it into their heads,
that it is not cute, funny, or amusing to cut hall. Cutting hall will not
get rid of bad breath, it will not cause them to have 20% fewer cavities,
and under no circumstances will it increase their amount of friends.
Need we say more?
The same thing applies for loud talking, and obscene language in the
halls. No one likes to be run down by some loud-mouthed, over-sized
brute. If you have something to tell someone, meet them after school
or during lunch break, but don’t yell from one end of the hall to the
other!
Loud talking is bad enough, but pushing, shoving and other such
horseplay is one thing that the teachers, monitors, and students will not
tolerate. There is no reason that students cannot walk in single file and
keep their hands and feet to themselves. It is not only rude, ignorant,
and uncivilized to push and shove, but it is also very dangerous. Some
one could fall and hit their head on a locker and receive a very severe
head injury.
Although some of the students at Grier have “seen the light” and
tried to co-operate, others appear as though they couldn’t care less and
continue to break rules and cause trouble. These are looked upon as
“hard cases”. Although there is hope for the majority of Grier students,
the “hard cases” are too far gone to bother with.
Since the hard cases and even the “not-so-hard cases” insist on
giving everyone a hard time, we feel that something should be done.
Something more than having monitors request politely that you get
into single file or that if you’ll wait just a little bit longer you can
get water. We’ve tried being nice and it just doesn’t work. The moni
tors don t stand a chance. It’s the sane against the insane, the civilized
against the uncivilized, the humans against the animals. Therefore the
Journalisrn Staff would like to throw in our two bits. We suggest that
each monitor keep a list of names and every time your name appears on
that list, five points are subtracted from your citizenship grade. This
should make some people think before they cut hall, get water between
classes or run into a monitor. But cheer up! If this idea doesn't appeal
to you, we can always go back to detention slips!
JANUARY, 1969
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Her name is: Lisa Gilreath
Lives at; 1328 Fern Forest Drive
Parents are; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilreath
pian^^^ Spaghetti, Skating, Steak, Swimming, Playing the
Dislikes; Spinach, Sissy boys. Show-offs
She has; Two brothers. Black hair. Blue eyes, and freckles
Her most embarrassing experience was when she hit some wrong
notes on a three page piano recital piece. She plans to attend U. N. C.
and become an English teacher.
She is; Blenda Gault
She taught; English to the eighth and ninth graders
She has: Brown eyes and hair, two daughters and a son, and a shelf
full of objects from all over the world and a great sense of humor.
She likes; To go camping. Play the piano and the organ, to knit and
sew, travel. Eat, Have a goodtime. Teaching, and People.
She Wants: A white coat and twins!
He is: Don Land
He is in: the eighth grade
He lives at: 1534 Timberlane
He dislikes; snobs, boasters, aspargas, and spinach.
He likes; T. V., girls, fishing, mini-bikes, and go-carts.
His hobbies are; oceanography, and aquariumology.
His most embarrassing moment was when he fell in the lake at Scout
Camp while trying to catch a turtle.
Don says the teacher who has made the biggest impression on him is
Mr. Kessler. He likes him.
He is; Roger Lampe
He lives at: 243 Cambridge Drive
He has: balck hair, brown eyes, two sisters, and one brother
football trumpet, chemistry, T. J. B., and sports-especially
He dislikes; aspargus and smali downs.
Roger moved to Gastonia from Michigan and likes the South in
general. When asked how Grier compared with the other schools he had
been to, he said he d never been to one as good as Grier! He hopes either
to attend Furdue and major in engineering or to attend UNC and study
law Roger is a monitor and an honor roll student. When asked an
embarrassmg experience, Roger said, “My whole life has been
embarrassing!!