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February 21, 1966
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Teen’s
Drinking Attitude
Probed In Project Wait
Have you as a teen-ager, ever
wondered how you can stop the
rapid rise of teen-age drinking?
The Youth Council on Civic Af
fairs sat down one afternoon and
began a little soul searching in ref
erence to drinking in Greensboro.
Not only did the Council arrive at
the conclusion that drinking is on
the rise, but also that the attitude
towards teen-age drinking is chang
ing from one of oblivion to one of
acceptance.
The Council realized that their
two main objectives were to change
the local attitude concerning under
age drinking and to spread the cor
rect statistics on the number of
teen-age drinkers.
It was concluded that most of the
drinking in Greensboro begins in
the ninth grade, since freshmen
have the desire to copy the actions
®f the older high school students.
YCCA members felt that their
efforts should truly be on a teen-to-
teen basis and decided that an
assembly would be presented to
junior high school students by sen
ior high school students with no
adults present.
Committees selected by the stu
dent body presidents of the city’s
high schools formed the group of
representatives to initiate the pro
ject.
Introductory remarks at the as
sembly were brief and set the stage
for what was to come. The entire
assembly broke up into homeroom
buzz groups, after which the group
met again and reporters from each
summarized the results of their dis
cussion. After the assembly, the
high school committees met and
HIGH LIFE
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Revived by the
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Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor -
Business Manager
News Editor
Fran Upchurch
Jan Petrehn
Feature Editor
Sports Editor _
Ann McSwain
- Hallie Austin
- John Taylor
Cartoonist
Wayne Wilhelm
Babs Jones
Photographer ..
Review Editor
- Jay Pringle
Patty Lauten
evaluated results of the program.
The Junior High School students
seemed to not only consider the
idea to wait until legal age, but
many seemed to accept it. The
YCCA’s work could be major step
in correcting the delinquency in
Greensboro.
To quote one .junior high school
er: “The discussion really gave me
something to think about.”
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^That War In Viet Nam
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By Jan Petrehn
That war in Viet Nam ... it is
really not as distant as we give it
credit for. That war is history in
the making. Our children will study
about its deathly grasp on United
States servicemen, its nightmarish
effect on peace-time cooperation
. . . yet, as adults, how much will
we be able to say about “that war
in Viet Nam back in the ’60’s.”
If we, as American teen-agers,
continue to call it a distant war,
we’ll never be able to intelligently
discuss the war that is presently
killing thousands of Americans
and threatening to sever much of
the peace progress made prior to
1960.
Viet Nam, a country of about
125,000 square miles, could change
the course of our lives. Actually,
the change has already started
high school are being called upon
to fight for their country. Of
course this strikes home ... some
day soon the fellow sitting next
to you will probably be a draftee.
Take a look at television pro
grams of today. The big networks
now specialize in narrated films
taking place in moderate forms. It
is most noticeable by the draft
call.
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By Babs Jones
Twirp time is drawing near. The
boys will once more control the
reign of terror. Girls will be going
to pick up their dates, opening
doors, and paying for the whole
evening.
Miscellaneous comments:
“Everyone looks forward to
Twirp Day. The only trouble is we
never know what day to look for
ward to.”
“1 never thought about it—but
a boy stands to lose a lot. He has
to ask the girl out and pay for the
whole evening, and he has no as
surance that he’ll even have a good
time.”
“What an opportunity to get back
for all those opened doors, carried
books, and gas bills.”
“Any boy ought to be willing to
sacrifice one night. When I think
uf the dates I’ve gone on—just
because I couldn’t get out of it.”
“After Twirp you appreciate all
the things you expect a boy to do.”
“Man! I can fhrt with the best
of them.”
“Girls find out how hard it can
be to get up the nerve to ask some
one for a date.”
“It’s the best feeling when they
say they’ll go—after they hesitate
just long enough to scare you to
death.”
Suggestions for Twirp Days to
come:
“Twerp is the third biggest event
of the year—after the Prom and
Midwinter’s. More ought to be done
with it.”
“Why not have a special dance
and not just one of the open houses
after a game?”
“People don’t do as much as they
could. Why don’t we have an all-
girl traffic squad on Tvdrp Day?”
“Girls should have to carry any
boys books—whether they know
the boy or not.”
“Couldn’t they plan a supper and
the girls cook, serve, and feed it
to the boys?”
“Why don’t they have Twirp
Day around Valentine’s Day every
year? It works in so perfectly!”
A word from the columnist —
GOOD LUCK!
MEMO
February 22-26
—Central 4-A
Tournament
Cenference
February 22
—7:00 p.m. GHS Symphony
Orchestra presents a world
premiere in National A-
merican Music Week
February 26
—8:30 a.m. National Merit
Scholarship Test
Student Editor Marilyle Upchurch
Midwinters
After all of the scheduling and
rescheduling, the date for Mid
winters has been finally set for
March 12. Semi-formal dress vidU
be in order, although girls wear
ing full length formats will not
be denied admission.
Just last week North Carolina
fellows were being admitted to
basic training camps in this state,
Georgia, South Carolina, Texas,
and elsewhere. Boys fresh out of
taken among the fighting troops
in the death-stalked jungles of Viet
nam. That war in Viet Nam is again
cast into our lives.
Gazing at the headlines, we find
reports on THAT war splashing
across the front page, second page
. . . everywhere.
Start caring now! That war in
Viet Nam is really there and it
won’t go away by forgetting about
it. Viet Nam is today’s war and un
less we prepare ourselves to take
over as leaders with fresh new aims
and ideas, Viet Nam may also be
tomorrow’s war!
Personal Opinion
Batman^ Provides Example:
Question Faddist Conformity
By Barbara Homey
At first I had intended to launch a scathing attack against “Batman,” the
newest and worst addition to television’s already “vast wasteland.” Having
thought the matter over objectively, however, I decided that no matter how
eloquently I argued, those who truly enjoy “Batman” would still like it, and
those who detest it would merely have their views strengthened and sup
ported.
The people I really want to influence are those timid souls (and I believe
there are quite a few of them) who do not have enough courage or con
viction to decide for themselves whether or not they truly like “Batman.”
They watch this show because they know that it is a fad, and they are
afraid that their friends might think them odd if they express any dislike
for it.
Unfortunately, this timidity seems to be a growing sickness in the Amer
ican society, and it manifests itself in areas other than television viewing.
Too many Americans look at bad art, listen to bad music, wear ugly
clothes, and have convinced themselves they like it, simply because they
have been told that these things are “in.”
Next year, “Batman” and op art and the Beatles may all be “out,” but
I am sure that the faddists wiU have thought up something twice as incon
sequential and impermanent.
I am appalled also as I think about the amount of money that has been
wasted on hula hoops, burgundy and pink clothes, and rock and roU singles,
as well as the hours a week wasted by many poor students in watching
worthless television programs.
I am not saying, “Do not watch ‘Batman,’ ” or “Do not follow any fads ”
What I am saying is that one should decide FOR HIMSELF whether he gen
uinely likes a fad and can afford the time and money before he participates
in it. He will be admired, despite the taunts of petty faddists, and he
be “in” long after the faddists are “out.”