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THE WESTERNER WORLD
Friday, October 18, 1968
EDITORIAL PAGE
Programs Remedy Homeroom Hum-drum
DO YOU JUST sit in homeroom on Wednes-
day, bored with the world? Perhaps you caught
up on twenty winks you missed on Tuesday
night. But is this what you really want and
need?
Wednesday homeroom periods have been set
aside, to some extent, for guidance programs.
Poor planning and slightly disorganized home-
room officers have caused the Wednesday
slows.
AS IF IN slow motion these homeroom per-
iods crep along, doing little or nothing as far
as guidance is concerned.
There are many ways for perking up Wed-
nesday hum-drums. For instance, any one of
the counselors will be glad to give information
to homerooms concerning careers, colleges, and
college requirements. The A-V department has
a list of interesting guidance films which may
be obtained.
LUBBOCK IS WELL stocked with authori-
ties on various subjects of interest. Juvenile
officers, traffic control officers, narcotic and
dope authorities are always willing to inform
the pubic and present interesting programs.
Businessmen of all sorts can give information
and programs concerning their chosen fields.
COMING ELECTIONS leave a wide opeti
field and a great opportunity for entertaining
homeroom programs. Debates, presentation of
platforms, mock elections and many more poli-
tical themes may be just what is needed to
bring Wednesday homeroom to life.
Lubbock High is loaded with personalities
for programs from handwriting specialists to
mountain-park workers. Many foreign students
can be found at LHS that in an interesting way
can broaden your knowledge of the world. So
if your Wednesday homeroom has the blahs,
talk to your program chairman or any of your
homeroom officers and help wake up your
homeroom.
Besides being fun, you might leam some-
thing.
TEEN TALK
14 Lubbock Teens Discuss Ways Of Spending Money
It is estimated that teens spend
about 3 billion dollars each year. To
explore the source of this wealth in
the hands of youth, Lubbock High
teens were asked how they got their
spending money, in allowances or
part-time jobs, and what this money
was usually used for.
DWIGHT PHILLIPS, sophomore-
EXCHANGE ------
School Newspapers
Express Interest
In Civic Matters
_Tricia Tilson
“OF THE MANY restrictions plac-
ed upon teenagers today, probably
the most misunderstood are those
imposed upon them by the law and
law enforcement agencies,” states
The Quill.
The Glendale High School news-
paper of Springfield, Missouri ex-
plains that enforcement of law is es-
sential in a society like Americas
and that courts were conceived to
help people, not punish.
THE QUILL feels, “the Key to
our justice system is still ‘proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.’
This applies to the juvenile court as
much as any place else.”
In the editorial the opinion is im-
plied that though young people have
some good ideas about changing so-
ciety, they are using wrong methods
to get what they want.
THE ARTICLE finishes by saying,
“Breaking the law is no way to
change anything for the better.” Re-
spect the law and the law enforce-
ment agencies. Without them we
would soon destroy each other.”
THE MARK of Le Marque High
School, Texas feels the “peace-lov-
ing” hippies and yippies revealed
their true selves in the Chicago riots.
From these peace lovers were con-
fiscated black widow spiders, clubs
and knives, sticks embedded with
razor blades, and blackjacks.
THE MARK puts it this way: “One
wonders whether hippies and yippies
should remove the title of peace
advocates and accept the title of
activists and revolutionists.”
“No, I don’t get an allowance. I have
to work for my spending money,
mowing lawns and doing odd jobs.”
RANDY WILLIAMS, senior-T
get an allowance. It covers my dates,
lunches, and anything that I want to
do with it.”
MITZI SHIPP, junior- “I worked
this summer as a secretary for my
father for two weeks and earned $75.
I will use this as my spending money
until it runs out and then I will re-
ceive $5. each week for lunch and
minor essentials.”
BARBARA ATKINSON, senior-!
work for my money doing odd jobs
at home, earning approximately $1.50
a day. This covers make-up and other
things I need.”
DEBBIE PINKSTON, junior-“The
, only allowance that I now receive
is for necessities such as bus fare,
(when needed) lunch money, and
school supplies. Records, make-up,
and most of my clothes, money for
football games, cokes, etc. are bought
from the money I earn working on
my part-time job. This gives me a
certain amount of liberty that I never
had before because I’m no longer
totally dependent upon my parents.
Even though I don’t receive an
allowance, I still have certain respon-
sibilities around the house because
of the fact that I live there and I
should be willing to keep things or-
derly.”
ELIZABETH SALAZAR, sopho-
more—“I actually don’t get an allow-
ance except this summer when I
worked. The allowance I get would
have to cover my lunch for two weeks
and things that I would need for the
coming school year.
As for jobs during the school I
have, for the past two Saturdays, been
keeping house and babysitting. I keep
a certain amount of the money I get
from these jobs and give the rest to
my mother.
I don’t really care to receive a
weekly allowance other than my
lunch money and the money I need
for such things as games, cokes, and
dances.”
PATSY RANGEL, junior—“I some-
times get my allowance, but most of
the time I work for my spending
money. My allowance usually covers
a few essential things I need in
school. When I see that I have enough
money to get by with I save some
and spend the rest.”
KAREN LITTLE, junior- ! work
for my spending money by babysitting
after school and on Saturday. The
money I earn covers my lunch at
school and things I want such as
make-up. If I run out of money and
really need something, my sister is
the one who pays for it. I usually pay
for my own meal when I eat out
with others.”
JUAN REYES, sophomore- ! work
for my spending money at a drive-in
selling hot dogs. My main duty is
just counter help.”
JANET BROWN, junior-! work
at Andrew’s Burgers for $1 an
hour. This takes care of my lunch,
car, clothes, and entertainment.”
LAMAR SCHANTZ, sophomore—
“I get an allowance of $3 a week
which I try to save up for important
things that I need.”
TOM WHITE, junior — “I receive
an allowance of $6 a week from my
father. This is used for my lunch
money and whatever is left over is
saved or used for dates. If I do not
get enough or if something important
comes up my father will always give
me the extra money I need.”
DON TAYLOR, senior-T worked
during the summer at Pioneer Lin-
coln Mercury washing cars and for
two weeks at a farm irrigating.
During the school year I get $30
monthly for gas for my car, lunches,
dates, and special things at school.”
DOUG WARD, junior—“I receive
$1 a day allowance for lunch and a
coke after tennis. Whenever I need
money for dates, I am given the a-
mount I need.”
AND ANOTHER THING-
Stable Finances
Show Maturity
----By GARY EURESTI
HAVE YOU ever noticed how
much has been said about us “kids”?
Oh, yeah, how could you not notice?
No, what I’m trying to say is that
we’re always being talked about by
adults. Maybe they just don’t under-
stand us.
ACTUALLY, we’re just two differ-
ent people. They’re “old” and were
“young”. They run the world, and we
wait around for our turn at it/
But we’re not all that different.
For instance, we watch more “adult”
movies (mainly because that’s most-
ly what they show); we talk about
politics; we work and own cars (in
our parent’s name).
WHAT I’M trying to say, in an
indirect manner, is that these “kids”
have really almost grown up. So, you
other grown-ups, try to notice that
the next time we do some “little
things” like ask you for a job, or ask
you for a United Fund contribution.
It’s really surprising how many
young people of today carry credit
cards. I mean they have charge ac-
counts of their own. This is great
in many respects. It brings out traits
of responsibility and maturity.
QUOTABLE: “Running into debt
isn’t so terrible; it’s running into cred-
itors that’s embarrassing.”—Pat Henry.
Speaking of charge, accounts and
all, ever notice how we finance our
newspaper? Indirectly, through you.
Our advertisers pay us to advertise
to you. So let’s read the ads and give
them our business. You’d be helping
more than just one.
THE WESTERNER WORLD
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