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THE PILOT
October, 1955
Professor
Of The Month
The real cool cheerleader on the
stage not long ago was none other
than the business administration
teacher, Mr. Vosecky. It is said that
Mr. Vosecky has been 29 for the
pa?t three years—if so there are
some around here who would like
to have his formula.
Mr. Vosecky was born in Chicago,
111.,—whether he is still a Yankee
wasn’t disclosed.
He attended the Illinois Institute
of Technology for one year, then
worked as an office boy on La Salle
Street for two years where he learn
ed a lot of business. During this
time he attended Austin Evening
College, majoring in business ad
ministration.
Uncle Sam stepped in six months
later and put a uniform on him for
three years and ten months.
After his release from service, Mr.
Vosecky got married and began to
sell real estate.
He changed majors from business
administration to Business Educa
tion while attending Northwestern
University. In 1949 he graduated and
received his masters degree and
taught in Chicago High School for
a short while.
In July 1949, Mr. Vosecky ac
cepted the job of bursar at Gard-
ner-Webb.
He has two girls, one six and the
other four. Golfing, shooting (es
pecially bull), and reading are among
his favorite pastimes.
In January Mr. Vosecky is get
ting a leave of absence to begin
residence requirements for the doc
tor’s degree at the University of
T- inessee.
HOW ABOUT THIS
Ai. there springs in the ocean’s
bed?
Can ii, river raise its head?
Can you bring relief to a window
pane?
Can you mend the break of day?
Is an undertaker’s business dead?
Would you paint a rabbit on a
bald man s head just to give him a
little haje"’
This I Beheve About
Juvenile Dehnquency
By PAUL ROBERTS
Since juvenile delinquency has be
come prevalent in all sections of
America, it is evident that there
are many causes for the crimes of
teenagers. Many people have work
ed long hours to discover some of
these causes. While the number of
causes is high. I believe that en
vironment, lack of guidance from
elders, and rebellious attitudes seem
to be near the top of the list.
Environment plays an important
role in the way a young person
aims his life. Luckily, all people from
the same type of environment are
not alike. While a slum neighbor
hood inspires one ambitious young
ster to go out into the world and
make his life a success, another
youngster becomes utterly discour
aged and values only material pos
sessions. He will rob and sometimes
murder to obtain these possessions.
He thinks wealth will bring him
security since his surroundings have
never afforded him any kind of
luxury. When his environment in
cludes drunkards, dope peddlers, and
people with low morals, more than
likely he will be influenced to give
in to temptations. With wealth and
worldly pleasures as his main objec
tives and with his constitution weak
ened by them, he doesn’t find it
difficult at all to follow in the foot
steps of big time criminals. His
environment is truly a big factor
in sending him on his way as a
juvenile delinquent.
When a parent, guardian, or friend
fails to give his guidance to a child,
the result could easily be a delin
quent. Often a parent neglects his
duty of giving advice to his child. He
can’t even find the time to help his
offsprings when he is needed most.
The child then has to face the world
without the correct guidance and at
tention. Because of this he can eas
ily be swayed by the “wrong crowd.”
A guardian’s lack in guidance can
be the downfall of a young person
quicker than that of a parent be
cause the young person frequently
feels unwanted as far as a guardian
is concerned. This is especially true
when the guardian is neglectful in
his duties toward the child. If the
child is really hurt, he will prob
ably become a member of a “gang”
in which he feels secure, wanted,
and important. Some of these
“gangs” are made up of juvenile
delinquents. This could be the be
ginning of the young person’s career
in real crime. When an older friend
of a child fails to live his life as a
good example for his young friend
to follow and fails to give him coun
sel that has helped him, the child
will probably make more mistakes
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CUTEST COUPLE OF MONTH
“Has anybody seen that boy I
love,” or “Has anybody seen ‘Saree’ ”
^words quite familiar to everyone on
campus and spoken by our cutest
couple of the month—Sarah Farrow
and Paul Roberts, Jr.
It seems only natural that our
cutest couple be from the same town,
Shelby, where they attended school
together. His senior year, Paul at
tended Camden Military Academy.
Both were very active in school
activities—Sarah being a cheerlead
er, member of the National Honor
Society, co-captain of basketball
team, Jr. Class officer, cutest and
friendliest in the senior superla
tives and May Queen. Paul played
football, basketball, legion ball and
was a member of the monogram
Sarah and Paul got off to a good
start—Sarah chosen to be a cheer
leader and Paul playing on the foot
ball team.
Sarah and Paul have gone to
gether for five years. On June 11,
Paul presented Sarah with a dia
mond which she wholeheartedly ac
cepted. No date for the wedding
has been set because both plan to
continue their college education.
A SMILE
A smile costs nothing, but gives
much; it enriches those who re
ceive, without making poorer those
v/ho give. It takes only a moment,
but the memory of it sometimes
last forever. No one is so rich or
mighty that he can get along with
out it, and no one is so poor but
that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the
home, fosters good will in business,
and is the symbol of friendship. It
than his friend did. It is easy to
see that lack of guidance is one of
the causes of juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile delinquency can be a re
sult also of rebellious attitudes. Even
when a child has a healthy environ
ment and receives correct guidance,
he can spoil his own life with a
rebellious attitude. Such children are
satisfied only in doing the very op
posite of what they are told to do.
They will never accept counsel from
anyone. They want to be on their
own, and they find it easy when
they mingle with the “bad kids.”
Then nobody has to tell them what
to do; they can just fall in line and
brings rest to the weary, cheer to
the discouraged, sunshine to the
sad, and it is nature’s best antidote
for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, borrow
ed, or stolen for it is something that
is of no value to anyone. Some
people are too tired to give you a
smile. Give them one of yours. No
one needs a smile so much as he
who has no more to give.
—Copied.
enter the crime world along with
their young companions. Rebellious
attitudes are certainly another cause
of juvenile delinquency.
Every day young people are turn
ing to crime in search for security.
I believe that if only parents, guard
ians, and friends would give their
guidance to the youngsters, this
v/ould help to make their environ
ment better and maybe help to
correct a rebellious attitude. After
people learn what really causes juv
enile delinquency, everybody can
work together to keep it out of
America. This I believe about juv
enile delinquency.