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In an age burdened with a stockpile of nuclear ar-'
maments which can already blow the world apart
six times over, the anti-nuclear sentiment grows
while a more immediate threat to our lives is being
. ignored. Though many fear that nuclear weaponry
and nuclear power plants can destroy us all and do
untold genetic damage to generations yet unborn,
more pressing environmental problems may wipe us :
out before we get to that stage. Trees are one of our
most vital resources and their impact upon the
natural order of the world has yet to be appreciated. .
The University of Wisconsin at Madison campus
has signs posted "Keep Off of the Grass. This lawn
provides the oxygen for two students; for a,
semester." Do you know how many trees are re
quired to produce enough oxygen for one person
for a year? Two to five might be a reasonable guess,
but the variables are numerous and the exact
numbers hard to derive. One thing ' is certain,
without trees, grass and other greenery producing
oxygen, mankind would be eliminated. Why then
are so few durable trees and shrubs planted in hous
ing projects or areas of high population densities?
What are these people to breathe? Will living in
close quarters with numerous other people and few
green plants decrease the oxygen supply and affect
the thinking of these individuals? ? f
Within the month, an entire Island area of
California was swallowed into the sea; Mount St.
Helens keeps belching her dust enriching the soil:
while the sand " surrounding . Cape Hatteras
Lighthouse keep washing away. Trees form a
break-front to prevent soil erosion. Trees also filter
Coping
Yes, You
Are Normal
By Dr. Charles W. Faulkner
Do you become just a little nervous when you
have to deliver a speech in front of a large group of
people? Does taking an examination make you ner
vous? Are you slightly nervous when you meet a
stranger? Does a job interview slightly upset you? Is
there anything at all that makes you even a little
tense?
If your answer to any of these questions is "yes",
do not worry because you are quite normal. No per-.
son is completely calm in every situation. Even the
President of the United States gets nervous
sometimes. Television stars, actors, and actresses,
contrary to popular belief, tend to be very shy in
their personal lives. So, if you sometimes become
nervous you are simply experiencing a very normal
feeling that everyone has. ,
The nervousness, tension or stress may be refer
red to as insecurity or feelings of inadequacy. You
simply do not feel that you are ''good enough,"
you feel that you "just don't belong in this situa
tion," you feel that you "will not do well," you feel
that you "will fail," you feel that "others will not
like" you. But everyone feels this way at some time
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This feeling of insecurity becomes abnormal i
when-httm(eresi(urdfmabehkr: or oi no
when ydU are unable'to perform appropriately in an
endeavor that i important to you. Such feelings are
abnormal if they plague you long before and long
after you participate in an activity, or if you feel
nervous almost all of the time. In this case, you -should
consult a competent psychological
counselor.
The feeling of insecurity should motivate you to
be successful. It should motivate you to continue
your efforts to do well and to achieve a goal that
you want badly to achieve.
Abnormally insecure people become frustrated
and disgusted if another person achieves success.
They might even feel such overwhelming jealousy
that they will verbally attack the successful person.
Physical attacks are also the result of this jealousy.
Why does the insecure or inadequate person res
pond in this manner? If a person desires very great
ly to achieve success in a particular endeavor but
strongly feels incapable of doing so, such a person
will be reminded of hisher incapability whenever
someone else achieves success in that endeavor.
When John wins the basketball contest, Joe is
unhappily reminded of his lack of athletic ability
and might dislike John for succeeding. If Jean wins
the speaking contest, Martha will be reminded of
her inability to deliver a good speech and might
openly criticize Jean.
Some important points:
1. Our anxiety, and insecurity, is often caused by
what we think we cannot do rather than what we
know we cannot do. Many such people never try to
do the very things for "which they reject other peo
ple. 2. Our insecurity is based upon our negative self
image which began early in our lives.
3. It is normal to feel just a tinge of "jealousy"
when someone succeeds at something at which we
have failed.
4. Most feelings of stress or inadequacy happen
almost automatically. We might feel nerous in cer
tain situations without knowing the reason.
5. No one is perfect. Do what you can but do it
well. Do not expect to do anything perfectly. You
are only human. ,
I Spectacles: A Closer Look
SpareNThose Trees!
By Ada M. Fisher
the air and water, replenish the nutrients of the soil,
provide shade thereby decreasing the need for air
conditioners, bear fruit, and can be burned for
heat. Trees are being taken for granted. As a result,
our environment is being threatened by our over
zealous destruction of select tree populations.
' Some blame the recent peculiar weather on the.
space race, while others find the mysteries of the
lunar cycle and the Farmer's Almanac as acceptable
explanations. There is little doubt that the denuding .
of the land by uncontrolled tree cutting can alter the
environment in ways we do hot fully appreciate.'
Even controlled stripping of the land has resulted in .
unanticipated tragedies such as top soil erosion and
changes in the levels of rivers and lakes with .
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flooding. ,
It may not be nuclear development which does us.
1 in. It may be the increasing lack of clean air and
water both of which require trees for their recycl
ing. The earth is over Vi's (two-thirds) water, yet
less than I0V of that water is drinkable. As the
-'number of chemicals dumped into the water in
creases; the sanitation and water systems betwen
states become interdependent and interwoven; and
the regulations regarding clean air and water up for
review, it is critical that all of us ask what is happen
ing to our water and our trees. Politicians looking
for votes should - have their backers and
contributors closely scrutinized to see if they are on
' the band wagon of industries and concerns which
SATURDAY, 0CTC2ER 2, 1932-THE CAROLINA TIKES-11
are environmental polluters. It is too self-serving to
look for our own ethnic or sexual interest in selec
ting political candidates without regarding the
pressing concerns beyond civil rights and civil liber
ties which are those involving the -environment.
Trees and the environment should not only be a
concern of the environmentalists, the Sierra Club or
Forest Rangers. Everyone needs-a tree and we
should all begin to plant and protect more of them.
When building a house, ask the contractor to leave
enough trees for shade, air and recreational pur
poses. Do not allow bulldozers to clear the land on
ly to watch as landscapes come back to add new
: plants which may take years to reach maturity. Sup
port and u$e the parks and recreational areas. En
courage our children to join Smokey the Bear,
Ricky Racoon the Ranger, and the wise Owl who
. notes "Give a hoot, don't pollute." If our children
are to have a future of clean air and water, all of us
need to be concerned with the environment and ap
preciate the admonishment of a poem which
beckons, "Woodman spare that tree, touch not a
single bough. In youth it protected me, and I will
protect it now."
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