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THE GRYPHON
Friday, March 5, 1971
EDITORIALS
Paradox-Laos
United States involvement in Southeast Asia began
during the Eisenhower administration, developed
through the Kennedy administration, reached its peak
during the Johnson administration, and is now
supposedly decreasing during the present Nixon ad
ministration. This Involvement has been in many
forms, the tpost well-known of these, however, is
the use of so-called military aid to the small,
under-developed nations of this region.
The latest extension of this military aid has been
the invasion of a small portion of Laos by American-
backed South Vietnamese troops. The whole sit
uation has been somewhat of a secret, at least
the total truth seems to still rest in the Southeast
Asian jungle. An interesting comparison can be
made at this point .in the game. In 1956, when the
U. S, first started to show interest in Southeast
Asia, President Eisenhower sent American advisors
to help the South Vietnamese control the infiltration
and possible takeover by the North Vietnamese.
This action led to more and more involvement
by the U. S. in Vietnam which as continued to the
present day with 40,000 deaths as a result. A strange
thing is that we have sent American advisors into
Laos, up to 400, some of whom have been killed
by North Vietnamese regulars.
The Laos affiar can also be realted to the Cam
bodian invasion of 1968. However, at this time, there
has been no official Involvement by U. S. ground troops
The decision to allow the South Vietnamese troops
with American protection by artillery and bombing
raids did come at a most opportune time. President
Nixon showed some of his organizational abilities
as he proceeded with the invasion at a time when
the peace movement in the U. S. was at its lowest
point in several years.
It Is hard to say what the result will be In Laos.
President Nixon has said he will get us out of South
Vietnam, but how about Laos and Cambodia? One
can only hope that whatever action Is taken, no
more useless killing of American or South Viet
namese men will occur In Southeast Asia.
Span
Is t)ui( It? Are we Juit rolnK lo drop the whole
thlnc rlfht In middle of the year? Of course
.... not. This year has twen outstsndlnf In the
sports fifld. We Iwcan with a fsbuluuii foottell
season and rlftil now we*re endlnc a biuketball
st^SNon which lutu provt«d lo Ut> pretty eKtraordinsry
and a reason which has l»«*n our beKi
ev«+r. And Sfemln, there pofji up lh«* ukl l»H about
»rho(»l splril. In muiit fuacs, ihik rulumn takr» the
dark uf iIk- idt-aai uf »rhuol »plrH. not
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Jhir \tar, aa romiaired lu last that
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In S/fA Meeting
Constitutional Crisis
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol
lowing two articles are placed
together to give the-viewpoints
on the SRA meeting of Feb
ruary 23.)
THE DAY WHEN
To be or not to be? This is
man’s quest, this is his des
tiny! To dream his impos
sible dreams, to beat the un
beatable horrors, to fight for
his rights without question, to
be willing to march Into hell for
an unobtainable cause . . . Yes,
they are his dreams . . . far
from reality.
It is here, In tl»e heart of
Rocky Mount Senior High, that
the l)pal of our destiny throlxs,
the dream of our I'toplan So
ciety, th»* unending for our
rights . . . repre.st'ntatlonwith-
aif discrimination. \et, the
drummer lo which Ui** Ivaf of
reality must answer dejiends
completely u|ion us—as slu-
dent.s of Kocky Mainl Senior
High. We student.s no longer
volt' to decide which one uf
ui> liAii leuriMHi the besi nur
sery rhyin»-!> Kor tlie day li**
comt- wlien we inukt vole lo
fttl itx- rule:> of IfUderkhlp In
bitiile agalo*>* (lur Itorrurn of
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newal of these stipulations of
two black and two white of
ficers to l)e in each class or
ganization for the 1971-1972
school year along with recom
mendations for approval of the
renewal by the administration
and the Elections Committee.
Discussion ensued.
OUR ISSUE
The issue is before us. For
two years, we have been In
school together. Integration Is
what I am referring to, and
only once have really gotten at
each other’s throats. This year
has been one of almost com
plete liarmony between the two
races.
Granted, there are factions
in our school that are rather
racist in their point of view
and who wtl! do jmrthlng to
see that members of the oppo-
sile race fall In anything they
do. But, tliere are also groups
in this school, the Human Re
lations committee for one, who
feel llial everyone can and
should live and work tofeiher,
at school, peacefully. We have
develop»d a irusl among our-
itelvfts, lul II ap(iear> lhai Ihic
iru*l lias not b»«n recofnlMd by
Ihoae In pollry-maklng poc-
lilunk.
ACTION NOW
We muki Irgin no*. .Stalling
for Urn* i» MM iht> ankwvf. A»
wt» Itfoiigtti CMi In Ihr .'iKA
w« aad lu bagin »iih
on* t4g m>v« lo u* logvik-
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To the Editor:
I have been bothered lately
about a one conduct of some
RMSH students during the Na
tional Anthem at baskecball
games. I am not saying that
everyone must stand for the
National Anthem or school
songs at ballgames, because I
have realized that pride in your
country and your school is deep-
rooted In one individual’s pre-
rogratlve to stand or sit for
what he believes. But, what I
can not understand nor condone
Is why some Individuals will
make noises, laugh, or just
show-off while our National An
them is being played. Even
though the basketball games are
over now, we can still learn to
be quiet and considerate of the
people around us, whether this
concerns the National Anthem,
school songs, or any type of
school assembly. Really, we
should all be especially cour
teous when we are hosts to many
adults and visiting schools, be
cause our conduct does reflect
on our school.
Thank you for letting me
get this off my mind.
Donna Cederberg
Dear Editor,
I want to thank the students,
teachers, and administration
here at RMSH for a great one
and a half years. By the time
this paper comes out, I will
be In Durham and enrolled In
a new school. I cannot see
at tiM l>ru!>t>nl how uny otlwr
scTiooT on he as |reaf as this
one lias been for me. My fel
low classmates have been
friendly and cooperative, and
my teachers have all been In
terested, The student body la
gelling along better than it U
led to bellAva. To see Inter
racial converaallon and friend
ship It quite common, while ih*
oppoaing •llliuites of prejudice
are becoming Increiiali^iy
rare. Thla school U ohp of
llte Irai in the kiate, and I
hope everyone rallies II and
will alHMr hlk priite ai kporu
•veiHk and In ihe claksfoom.
Slervrely ytMfD,
Carol Uee
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