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Page Two HIGH LIFE May 5, 1970 Beoch WeekeA/dt /eciU^I’ \A/^trh, OoA/^-f- ^Mc/viber —fauf,T w«/v^. Posf-£lecffon Days Vietnam Policy Explored In the beginning of any admini stration a mood of optimism usual ly pervades. New leaders with new ideas and new methods give the people the feeling that things will improve with the new president in office. Of course a few months later the mood shifts back to nor mal and after about a year the ad ministration already looks old. and its new faces, ideas, and methods seem very much the same as the old faces, idtas, and methods. Fifteen months ago. President Nixon embarked on his new plan for Viet Nam and Southeast Asia, and it seemed, fos the moment, to work. The war was de-escalate, the word vietnamization became a part of everyone’s vocabulary, some of the boys began to come home, and it finally looked as though w*e would extricate ourselves from the long and drawnout conflict. Unfortunately this was not to I)e. The cold, stark light of reality finally broke through the misty haze of optimism. It seemed that after the withdrawals this year and next we will still keep a force of 180,- 000-200,000 men in Viet Nam. The reasons being more than militap^ in implication. The Finance Minis ter of South Viet Nam gave anoth er reason, he felt that the economy of South Viet Nam would be in trouble if the American forces left. This is frightening that our pres ence is needed not to defend them, but rather to bolster their sagging economy. (We also supply the ma terials on the black market—as weU as other economics aids. Given without all this it does seem that we are slowly but surely removing ourselves from Southern Asia, or are we? Recent news ar- tilles point out that we are getting increasingly involved in Laos and elsewhere in the area. So it seems as soon as we pulled our right foot from the muck and mire of Viet Tsfam we put our left foot some where else. It took us over ten years to begin to get out of Viet Nam, how long will it take us to Editor’s note: High Life will run an opinion poll sometime this week. The questions will deal with school and national affairs. The poll will be voluntary but we would appreci ate your opinions. The results will be published in the last issue of High Life. get out of Laos if we get any fur ther in. The all important question has yet to be asked. Has ^^he Nixon pol icy on Southern Asia opened us up to constant, smaU, but very costly wars? Every American who has made the realization that Viet Nam was a tragic mistake, should real ize now that Laos or Thailand or anywhere else will be the same mis take. The “dovish” senators and representatives in Washington have begun to question the Nixon policy, everyone should. This is not to say the policy is right or or wrong, but rather to say not to put our trust in one man. We made that mistake already. Involvements such as Viet Nam are morally and leglly incorrect, no amount of time will alter that. We must as con cerned citizens watch our political leaders, it is our right and duty. Let Us remember never to lose sight of the bitter lessons of Viet Nam . After speeches, campaigns, a preferential ballot, a “final” vote, and a final re-vote, Grimsley’s elections for the 1970-71 year are over. In these post-election days, many have speculated on those as pects of this election which were inflated to create a city-wide con troversy. Let u? review the elec tion and four major groups in volved in it. First, let us consider the actions of the Grimsley Administration. Apparently, the Administration handled the situation in the best way possible. When it was revealed that there had been an error in balloting in the final vote, the Ad- finistration did not rashly accuse anyone of ballot box stuffing nor did they attempt to blame any one person or group for the error. In stead, they logically acknowledged the existence of a mistake and set Where Have You Gone SludenI Council! Has Student Council disappeared from the face of Grimsley? Has it sunk to the phantomees depths of Lake Grimsley? Or perhaps it is hiding in the janitors closet. Where have you gone? Two weeks ago I wrotte an article about the library and proposed a Library Advisory Board. After the publication I have asked on three separate occasions to meet with the executive Board to read over the proposal and dis cuss the possibilities of bringing the suggestion in action. Students have claimed Student Council does nothing. Well even if you give them a formulated plan they forget about it or ignore it. Student Coun cil pull the School Beautiful trash out of your ears.'The students of Giimsliey are actually interested in doing something. Please do not be the apathetic ones. Students do not let Student Council become apathetic. Demand or in cases hound them to open their closed eyes to see that they are not the only people attending G.H.S. As a senior I pass the buck, torch, or whatever to you the stu dents to try to carve, shape, or mold the Student Council into your Student Council. Schedules: Big Headache The last six weeks of the ’68-’70 school year have crept upon us. Where has it aU gone? The last chance to redeem this year’s digni ty, value, and grades is a grueUing thought in the minds of many. / What about next year? Will it be the same? One aspect certainly will be, unless some facts are got ten straight, and fast. The trouble with schedules will arise as always, but with a conscientious system of planning, the process of changes, redistribution, the headaches for the faculty, all may become a little less complicated. , How many of students, when the cute pink cards are being passed about just scribble a lead line un der the first five subjects that strike our fancy the most. Let next year take care of itself. Let Mrs. Moody, Mr. Glenn, and the teachers (who don’t especially care to go back any more than we do), straighten out our messed-up past and future. Sorry, it’s not quite that simple. Much more is involved than mere ly standing in three-hour lines, which is headache enough, it would seem, to discourage the same fool hardiness next year. Allow me to make one thing crys tal clear, and a word to the wise is sufficent. Regrouping study halls is a very difficult process and a touchy subject with the Admini stration, perhaps so than even theh lunch periods. Unless it involves a particular course taught only at a certain period or a certain few periods, the determined pupil might as well give up. “I want such-and-such period study so I can do my so-and-so homework,” is a rather dead issue in the eyes of the faculty and Administration. If a student desires to work on High Life or drive a bus, though, the chances of getting a seventh period study are fairly good during the first term. After a time, the odds lessen. Course changes this year will in volve a note signed by the parent. The sooner they are decided upon, the more likely it is for the dis gruntled student to receive them. In any case the entire subject is highly individual, depending on the individual’s own situation, his apti tude in certain fields, and his plans for the future. That is what makes the process so long. So, please help, and try to be stable, and choose the subjects that you plan to stick with next August. about to arrange a re-election. It is to the Administration’s credit that the re-election was run so smoothly and efficiently. Greensboro’s news media has re ceived much justifiable criticism for misrepresenting Grimsley’s election as a racial issue. We feel it is safe to assume that most Grimsley students were aware that the election involved anything more than political platforms un til they were enlightened by daily newspapers. Of course, we had a black candidate and a white candi date running for president of the student body. So what? Local pap ers and television seemed to think the racial aspect was the most im portant issue, and therefore, they incorrectly assigned sensational emphasis to that tspect. 'The third group involved in Grimsley’s elections controversy is the students. The Grimsley voters are liable on two counts for the error in the first balloting: either (1) someone was indeed guilty of ballot box stuffing, or (2) some one was grossly careless in voting or in supervising the voting. The candidates themselves, the fourth group concerned in the elec tions, remained commendably ra tional, throughout the proceedings. The refusal of the two presiden tial candidates to dignify the race issue theory with a denial was es pecially admirable. Merely reviewing an occurrence, such as our election, is of little value if nothing is gained from the review. But we can profit from an appraisal of this electon and its problems. It is obvious that re form in Grimsley’s election pro-, ceedings is imperative. Had the final voting been conducted in the same manner as the re-election, there would have been no need for a re-election. We have seen that a chaotic polling situation can lead to balloting errors, unnecessary publicity of a private affair, and the needless tension of rfe-elec-* tions. HIGH LIFE Published Weekly 1 September through 1 Jxine, excep Thanksgiving, Christmas, between semes ters and spring holidays by the student of Grimsley Senior High School, 801 Westover Terrace Greensboro, N. C. 27410 Second-class Postage Paid In Greensboro, N. C. $1 Per Semester ciMiroSribijAB Founded by the Class of 1921 Revived 1^ the Spring Journalism Class of 1937 Editor-in-chief Steve Grossma Business Manager Fred Thompso News Editors David Gayno: Susan Harde News Staff — Alice Sche; Jim Mobberly, Steph Burk Feature Editor Susan Michae] Feature Staff Beth Johnsoi Betty Black, Ken Co Editorial Staff i Vicki Topkin Meredith Foltz, Steve Settl( Tom Dawson, Stuart I^lifo Sports Editors Walt Dea Alan Riley, Barry Staple Photographers Lowell Raucl Greg Moebe Cartoonists A1 Wheele: Chuck Steacy, Scott Cab Jan Luker Exchange Editor Helen Roi Subscription Manager Carol Groove Faculty Arvisor Miss Sarah Lovei
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