Pagre Two
HIGH LIFE
■ Nov. 25, 1968
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Decisions oF Supreme
Court That Affects Us
There has been speculation re
cently on the next Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court. It is almost
certain that Earl Warren, the pres
ent Chief Justice will be replaced,
since he wishes to retire. The ques
tion is, who will be Nixon’s choice
for the. top post? In order to ap
pease those people in the country
who feel that the police have been
handcuffed, Nixon wdl have to
choose a more conservative man
than Warren.
Due to many decisions by the
Supreme Court recently, there has
been much controversy over the
justices and the apparent miscar
riage of justice by “coddling the
criminals.” Beginning with .such de
cisions as the Escobede and Miran
da, the Supreme Court began its
arduous task of righting the nu
merous wrongs which have abound
ed over the years.
men in high jobs and the failure
of the laws to change or adapt to
the times, these rights were for
gotten. By taking such unpopular
stands on such vital issues, the
Supreme Court gathered a large
opposition. Though many people
cannot see the benefits such deci
sions have at the present, in the
future, the same people or their
children may need the decisions.
They will then see the wisdom
used by the Supreme Court in set
ting such unfavorable precedents.
Carol Keesee
Even though many self-confessed
criminals were released on techni
calities, there must be some specu
lation on what the effects of these
releases mean. Even though there
were dismissals on technical
grounds, they set a precedent here
tofore unheard of. Americans were
guaranteed certain rights bf the
Constitution, but over the years,
through the unscrupulous actions of
OF GOOD CHEER
Success is the summit we all
seek to attain. The road is steep,
steep as a ladder, and the exer
tion of brain and muscle is nec-
cessary to climb it step by step,
painstakingly, pluckily, persever-
ingly.
Cheerfulness is one step. Gain
it early. The longest face, is not
apt to be rewarded. Success is
most likely to go to the fellow
whose presence and personality
inspire, stimulate, and encourage
others.
”A Second Look”
The student government at this
school is very important . . . much
more important than many seem
to realize. The apathy which has
engulfed this student body is very
discouraging.
Sure it’s great when you help
Project Hope meet a goal. You have
participated to an extent. How
much energy, however, does it take
to drop a quarter in an envelope.
Not much. I hope that the student
body doesn’t get a false sense of
overpride out of this one successful
venture.
Mistakes are often attributed to
the fact that people don’t get in
volved. There are two organizations
that are making mistakes. The stu
dent coimcU as a whole, is not do
ing what it should . . . there has
been no sincere effort by the coun
cil representatives to perform their
job and that is to represent you.
They should discuss issues with you
so as to get the general concensus.
The biggest problem is the stu
dent body. Your voice in council
can be stronger then in any other
form of government. If you put a
suggestion in the box it is read in
full before the entire council. There
is usually discussion and some kind
of action is taken. All too often the
suggestion box is empty.
If we are to have an effective
and worthwhile student govern
ment, the apathy of these two or
ganizations must be wiped out. It
is up to both groups to become
more involved and more interested
in their school.
A Review of the
Book, DAYBREAK
I just recently finished reading
Joan Baez’s autobiography, Dey-
break. Joan Baez, as most every
body knows, is a folk singer, but
she is really much more. She is co
founder and co-worker at the Insti
tute for Non-Violenec in Carmel,
California. She and her mother
have served time in prison several
times for “civil disobedience”, or
helping draft resisters.
If you weren’t a pacifist or close
to one before reading Daybreak,
you might possibly be one after
reading it. For her arguments
against killing and hating and war
are so profound and so real that
they are really indisputable.
important. The pacifist thinks
there is only one tribe. Three
billion members. They come
first. We think killing iany
member of the family is a
dumb idea.
There’s a concensus that it’s
ok to kill when your govern
ment decides who to kHl. If
you kill inside the country
you get in trouble. If you kill
outside the country, right time,
right season, latest enemy, you
get a medal. There are about
one hundred and thirty nation
states, and each of them thinks
it’s a swell idea to bump off
all the rest because he is more
I was watching the news the
other night and they were show
ing a battle scene in Vietnam with
lots of dead bodies strewn all over
and I had just glanced up and then
went back to whatever I was doing.
Then I realized that I was actually
accepting the fact that these people
were dead without thinking that
they were really people, and sud
denly the whole thing seemed so
insane and tragic—that men were
kilting one another for pieces of
land.
I think almost anyone reading
Daybreak couldn’t help but be af
fected by it—I know I was, and I
only hope the effect lasts longer
than just a few days. Because what
Joan Baez is saying throughout the
book and throughout her life is too
important and right and good to for
get.
Elyse Topkins
Letter To The Editor
Just like reading, writing and
arithmetic was not enough at the
turn of the century; what we have
now does not satisfy the needs of
the students. In the last seventy
years, we have experienced such
progress never before equaled in
ih the history of mankind. Our text
books have struggled endlessly to
keep up with this progress but as
soon as they are published, they are
out of date. The society we live in
has been constantly growing more
apart with year. Our schools in
the ghetto and rural schools do
not come near equaling those in
the suburbs. Also in the ghetto the
children who face school are only
half prepared and if they finish
school they only have half and
education.
The juvenile crime rate is con
stantly. rising but our schools take
no major part in reducing this rate.
These Are My Solutions
1. Afro-American history — “We
should give the Negro American
the past he deserves. With the
teaching of Afro-American History
in the public schools it would not
only give the Negro a past but
would destroy many myths that we
have been led to believe.
2. The poor section of towns is
also a section where diseases flour
ish and doctors are few. In these
schools where the poor attend there
should be a nurse there through the
week and a doctor would drop in
twice a week. This would insure
a healthy America. ■.
3. A large problem with the
poor and the average student is
poor reading speed. I think it should
be mandatory for speed reading
to be taught as early as possible
through the English class.
4. The school system has left it
to the home, church, and police
to show a child right from wrong.
But it is snow time the schools
should take active part. For in
stance at Grimsley, we have an
honor code, but what does it mean
to someone whose mind that has
already been snapped, but rather
if we should take these very same
honor codes and placed them in
kindergarten you woud find that
this would help shape his mind to
be a good citizen.
5. There is a good chance that
soon the voting age will be lowered
to 18. But even if it is not lowered
the schools stiU have a responsibili
ty to provide America with good
citizens. So we need voter educa
tion taught current events easily
discussed: study of different re
ligion and cultures as a deterrent to
racism.
6. Teachers are professionals and
deserve to be paid as in that fash
ion. They also leserve a greater
voice in determining educational
policy.
7. School systems must have
greater assistance and coK)peration
with government, business, church,
police and'^arents.
8. Develop a program where
adults on welfare can come to
school at night spending half his
time studying to get a high school
diploma and the other half learning
a trade.
9. Increase efforts to bring all
schools up to decent and equal
standards.
10. Expand Head Start, Upward
and Teacher Core.
Gary Richardson
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