^^-5-6 Day’’
when "4-5-6 Day” signs began
appearing a month ago, they aroused a
lot of interest. "What’s a '4-5-6
Day’?” asked many. The curiosity
built. No one knew except a few Stu
dent Development staff and SGA stu
dents who would have sooner divulg
ed their ATM code than revealed the
secret. A few persistant students did
find out, adding to the fun. Some con
fusion remained, however, after pos
ters were up. Was "4-5-6 Day” a new
tradition beginning at WCC? As it
turns out, "4-5-6 Day” is an old tradi
tion with a new name. Despite the
rain, on May 4th, a delicious chicken
lunch was served. Music drifted
through the corridors of Thompson
Hall. Indoor games with balloons and
shoes replaced tug-o-war and softball.
There was an evening dance. I think
those who participated would agree it
was fun. Is fun frivolous? Some would
say yes. Research does not support
their position. The literature says that
college students do better and are
more likely to succeed in school if
they are involved in activities outside
the classroom including sports, clubs,
and other things. Because this opinion
is not shared by all at WCC "Spring
Fling” was dubbed "4-5-6 Day” and
classes were not cancelled. By the
time you read this SGA Elections will
be over. I hope you exercised your
right to vote. SGA is the students’
voice on the WCC campus. Share
your concerns with SGA members
you know and don’t be afraid to have
fun!
— "Woody” Woodside
From the Heart
M-E-D-I-O-C-R-I-T-Y
Spells Mediocrity
"Pick a partner for your term pro
ject,” said the shop teacher to his
class. "Pick carefully. Both of you will
work on one of the dozen suggested
projects listed on the blackboard.
And to help you choose, examine the
work on the benches in back of the
room. They’re grade A examples of
top effort.
"Now, let’s get started.”
Good friends Rocky and Chip
paired off so they could "do the thing
fast and get it over with.”
"Why knock ourselves out?”
Rocky said.
"Yeah,” Chip agreed. "Anyhow,
the teacher hates my guts; we’ll get
lousy grades no matter what we do.”
They chose what they judged the
simplest thing to make; and, as ex
pected, both received "lousy” but
passing grades.
Nothing wrong, of course, with a
passing grade. But all was wrong with
their negative approach to the assign
ment. Unfortunately, their "why-
knock-ourselves-out” attitude extend
ed to all their assignments, all their
subjects; and that kind of thinking
continued into their adult lives.
"Always look for the easiest jobs,”
they told themselves.
"Don’t do more than you’re paid to
do.”
"As long as it passes inspection, it’s
okay.”
"So what if it’s getting late for
work? There’s always time for another
cup of coffee.”
"No use working up a sweat on a
rush order. Let the company sweat it
out.”
"More money would be nice, but
the supervisor hates my guts.”
"Who needs the hassle of more
resposibility?”
"No harm playing sick on Friday or
Monday. Good for a three-day week
end to relax.”
"Too many other guys want the
promotion, so why try?”
With little ambition and less effort.
Rocky and Chip remained
(How would you fill in that blank?)
The
American Way
King George I? No!!
In May, 1782, George Washington
received a letter from Colonel Lewis
Nicola who had served in the Revolu
tionary War. The Colonel complained
about incompetence in Congress, lack
of funds in the Treasury, and the wea
kness of republics in general.
His solution? To avert what he saw
as a country sliding toward complete
chaos, he suggested a monarchy head
ed by the commander in chief as king.
Washington would then be King
George 1 of the United States.
Washington quickly replied: "Be
assured, sir, no occurrence in the
course of the war has given me more
painful sensations than your informa
tion of there being such ideas existing
in the army as you have expressed...
"Let me conjure you, then, if you
have any regard for your Country,
concern for yourself or posterity, or
respect to me, to banish these thoughts
from your Mind, and never commun
icate, as from yourself, or any one
else, a sentiment of the like Nature.”
Having fought hard for independ
ence from one monarchy, George
Washington could not imagine turn
ing around and installing another. Nor
could the other framers of the Consti
tution . . . thankfully.
Attention
Poets
Owings Mills, Maryland (USA)
— The National Library of Poetry
has announced that $12,000 in
prizes will be awarded this year to
over 250 poets in the North Amer
ican Open Poetry Contest. The
deadline for the contest isjune 30,
1993. The contest is open to every
one and entry is FREE.
Any poet, whether previously
published or not, can be a winner.
Every poem entered also has a
chance to be published in a deluxe,
hardbound anthology.
The enter, send ONE original
poem, any subject and any style, to
The National Library of Poetry,
11419 Cronridge Dr., PO Box
704-XN, Owings Mills, MD
21117. The poem should be no
more than 20 lines, and the poet’s
name and address should appear
on the top of the page. Entries
must be postmarked by June 30,
1993. A new contest opensjuly 1,
1993.
Computer
Programs
Student Support Serivices now has
the following software programs that
make learning subject such as math,
medical terminology, science, ana
tomy and physiology, etc., a breeze!
These are like studying by playing
Nintendo.
Bodyworks; Medical Terminology
Made Easy; Algebra Concepts; Strate
gies for Solving Math Word Prob
lems; Algebra Equation Solving Skills;
More Power To You! Exponents Si
Scientific Notation; Chemaid; Proto
zoa; Clip Art for Math Technology
(for instructors); Clip Art for Science
Technology; Learning Dos; Using
Dos; Introduction to Windows; Cus
tomizing Windows; WordPerfect 5.1;
First Choice 3.1; Physics Software
designed using TOOLBOOK.
We will be getting in the following
tutorial programs soon:
U.S. Constitution Tutor; American
History: Becoming a World Power,
1865-1912; Phraze Maze: Grammar
Through Phrases; Talking Spell - X
Plus; Talking Word Attack for Eng
lish, French and Spanish; Work Mun-
chers; Alge-Blaster Plus; Studymatic;
Test Quick!
You Can’t Have One
Without The Other
The following famous people are often remembered as a duo. Fill in the blanks.
1. Lewis and (explorers)
2. Franklin and
3. Burns and
4. Gilbert and
5. Bonnie and
6. Simon and
7. Antony and
8. Orville and
9. Boswell and
10. Astaire and
11. Laurel and
12. Victoria and
13. Rodgers and
14. Sacco and
15. Ozzie and
16. Torvill and
(White House residents)
(vaudeville team)
(wrote operettas)
(bank robbers)
(pop music team)
(lovers)
(inventors)
(literary friends)
_ (dancing team)
. (comedy team)
(married British rulers)
. (wrote musicals)
(anarchists; cause celebre)
(TV mom and dad)
(ice skaters)
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Plant a different kind of spring
garden this year —
First six rows of lettuce: let us be
happy, let us make intelligent choices, let
us be truthful, let us laugh, let us consider
the other guy, let us love one another.
Second, three rows of squash:
squash gossip and rumors, squash des
tructive criticism, squash irxdifference.
Next, two rows of peas: prepared
ness, promptness, perseverance, polite
ness.
Plus, three rows of turnips: mm up
with a smile, turn up with a new idea,
turn up with real determination.
Finally, no garden is complete
without plenty of thyme: time to listen,
time to relax, time to think, time to work,
time to read, time to ... stop and smell the
roses.