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THE WESTERNER WORLD
Friday, January 31, 1964
Weekends Now Include Friday, Monday?
TINY McBIG
Although there is no medical fact to ex-
plain it, Westerners seem to be more suscept-
ible to illnesses on Mondays and Fridays, or
at least it would seem so from the school's
absentee list.
BY COMPARING the 125-130 students
absent on the second and sixth days of the
week with the 15 students absent when nine
weeks' tests were given, one might reach the
conclusion that something other than illness
was responsible for these absences. For in-
stance, when the Iowa Test was given only
two juniors missed school.
Apparently some Westerners feel they
deserve an extra-long week-end or that they
will not be missing anything by not attend-
ing on these days.
HOWEVER, A student's attendance re-
cord usually has a direct effect upon his
grade average. When students are absent
from school, they miss class discussions that
cannot be made up.
Of course, on some occasions students
will not be able to attend because they are
sick or for some other reason. In a case
such as this, students should always bring a
note from home unless the school has con-
tacted their parents the day before. Many
students are forgetting to do this; conse-
quently the administration has no oher alter-
native than to give them unexcused absences.
SINCE THERE is nothing in medical law
to explain why students should be absent on
Mondays and Fridays, this requirement is
also effective on those two days.
Colleges Require Seniors To Take SAT, ACT
With the spring semester already under-
way, approximately one-half of the seniors
who will attend college next fall have not
registered for the college board examinations.
OF THE 575 LHS seniors, approximate-
ly 400 will attend college. However, only
200 students have taken either the Scholastic
Aptitude or the American College Test.
Most colleges require one of these
exams for entrance. They are used for guid-
ance purposes, to help students select the
right courses and for scholarship considera-
tions.
Teen Talk
THE SAT will be given March 7 and
May 2 and the ACT, Feb. 15 and April 25.
Applications for the March 7 SAT should be
in New Jersey by Feb. 8. Students who can-
not take the test on these dates will have an
opportunity to do so during the summer, but
will not have as much time to arrange their
schedules for the fall term.
"Those students who have not yet taken
the exams should check with me to see which
test they need to take and to pick up regis-
tration forms," comments Mrs. Ethel Short,
counselor.
Did you want something. Coach?
Practice Teachers Considered Too Lenient By Students
By CARREN GLOVER
As a prerequisite to entering the teach-
ing profession college students majoring in
education are required to practice teach in
public schools. Six Westerners were asked
whether they thought these student teach-
ers were too strict or too lenient.
LEONARD ATKINSON, sophomore —
Student teachers are usually easy the first
nine weeks because they
don’t know how to teach
a class. But by the sec-
ond nine weeks most of
them grade much strict-
er; consequently, stu-
dents gain more from
the class. Those who
take advantage of the
student teacher’s lack of
experience only hurt
themselves. For one
thing, they will not learn
is much from the course and also may
’ind it difficult to make a passing grade
ifter the regular teacher returns.
DURITA WALDROP, junior — Because
they have not yet ad-
justed to teaching, stu-
dent instructors are of-
ten very easy. However,
the experience they gain
can be very valuable in
their profession. The stu-
dents, too, benefit from
this program, because
the student teacher may
present the subject in a
new or different way.
LEONARD
DON CONWAY, junior—Some student
teachers tend to be too
§1 easy on students for sev-
eral reasons. In many
If cases, they are simply
trying too hard to do a
good job and make the
students like them. How-
ever, others are too
strict on students. They
try to teach as college
DON professors do.
KEN MORRISON, senior—Student teach-
ers are neither too hard nor too easy. Usu-
ally they teach the subject in much the same
manner as the regular
instructor in order that
the classes may stay to-
gether. Although many
student teachers are
very capable, they lack
the experience necessary
to be a good teacher.
Perhaps the greatest
handicap for many stu-
dent teachers is, in some
cases, they are assigned
to teach a subject they
have little interest in. For example, a phys-
ical education major might be assigned to
teach an art class.
KEN
VICKI DANIEL, sen-
ior — Student teachers
are usually easier than
regular instructors. They
are not as strict and at
times seem to be afraid
to discipline students.
One reason for this is
most student teachers
try very hard to be fair
and in doing so are too
lenient. Unfortunately, a
VICKI few students take ad-
vantage of the instructor’s lack of experi-
ence.
MELINDA TRIPP, sophomore—The need
for a system of training college students
for the teaching profession is essential.
However, the effect that this training per-
-vmm *oc* has on ^le students
being taught is debat-
able. The age and lack
of experience of student
teachers places the stu-
dents in a precarious
position. Student teach-
ers lack the self-confi-
dence which comes from
personal experience.
They tend to be wary of
the word discipline in an
effort to become “pals”
with their students. In return, the students
take certain liberties for granted. Also be-
cause they are used to the college method,
student teachers often tend to grade too
hard.
-Pauline & Pontcon-
Utopian System
'Demerit Free’
By Pauline Edwards
MELINDA
DURITA
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor ..................................................... Pauline Edwards
Assistant Editor .................................... Cynthia Hodges
Managing Editor ------------------------------- Rose Duncan
News Editor __________________________________________ Dee Thurman
Sports Editors ............................................... Alan Searsy
Jerry Holt
Exchange Editor -------------------------------Linda Garrett
Make-up Assistant ------------------------ Patsy Hackler
Clubs Editor ___________________________ Virginia Holler
Head Photographer ___________________ Garland Lucus
Special Reporters ............................... JoAnn Tierney
Pris Blankenship
Larry Looper
Jan Edwards
Melinda Needles
Cub Reporters ___________,_________________________ Donna Hall
Brenda Baxley
BUSINESS STAFF
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Advertising Manager _______________ Jimmy Kennedy
Bookkeeper _________________________ Sara Bennett
Circulation Manager ________________ Karen Clawson
Typists__________L_______ Kathleen Loveless
Harley Huff
Barbara Jones
Carol Griffin
Sponsor____________Mr. Bill Dean
Widow, 'Friend’ Compete With Crooks
In Quest For $24,000 Stolen Money
By DEE THURMAN
Charade is a guessing game in which
each word to be found is represented by a
tableau or dramatic action.
UNIVERSAL'S “Charade” is accurately
titled for it proves to be a thrilling guess-
ing game from the opening scene to the
last. Done in the typical Cary Grant style
of subtle comedy, the movie is an hilarious
attempt at a mystery.
The first few scenes
set the mood perfectly
when a gun is pointed at
Audrey Hepburn, and
the trigger is squeezed
—Audrey plans to ask
^ for freedom from her
-- r husband when she re-
turns to Paris.
HOWEVER, when she
does get home she finds
not only her apartment
stripped, but herself a
DEE widow. Then a hand-
some stranger, played by Cary, named Pet-
er Joshua, comes into her life, but he does
not stay Peter for long. The plot thickens
W
M
as three friends of her deceased husband,
played by James Coburn, George Kennedy
and Ned Glass, enter the picture. The three
are intensely interested in the stolen money
which her husband supposedly had.
With only two friends in Paris, a member
of the United States embassy portrayed by
Walter Matthau and Peter, Audrey tries
to find the money and return it to the gov-
ernment before the crooks find it.
PETER STONE, author of “Charade”,
has expertly entwined terror and comedy,
arriving at hilarious results. The movie-
goer wonders what to expect as the script
continues to surprise even the most alert
person.
Mixed in wih the suspense and mystery
are unforgettable comedy scenes including
Cary taking an unbelieveable shower and
an “Orange” game.
WITH MUSIC by Henry Mancini, a
glamorous wardrobe by Givenchy and
breath-taking scenes of the French Alps
and Paris in technicolor, “Charade” has
appeal for even the most sophisticated aud-
ience.
“A high school without demerits? Im-
possible you snort. Of course it’s impos-
sible, because need will always exist for
some form of punishment, but often the
frequent use of white (pink or blue) slips
can be whittled only to extereme cases
where strong action is required.”
THE PRECEDING excerpt was taken
from the article, “Lubbock High’s Honor
System,” printed in School Activities, a
nationally circulated magazine.
The magazine featured a cover picture
of the Honor Scroll and two-page article
written by the Student Council Publica-
tions Committee last year.
AMONG OTHER things, the story con-
tained the Westerner pledge and pointed
out the aims and goals of LHS’s unique
system. It might be well for many Western-
ers to re-read the pledge and this story.
The article ended with a statement that
gives us something to think about. “Maybe,
they conjecture, when all the people recog-
nize their personal duty (it’s admitted that
some never do) it will be possible to have
the demeritless Utopia.”
PROBABLY ONE of the most controver-
sial programs on television this year is the
recent satirical series, “That Was the Week
That Was.” Doing a take-off on a movie
filmed in England, the show deals with
political events and prominent people in
the news. However, it presents this news
with a somewhat different and satirical
approach.
For instance, recently one of the actors
imitated a young college student on his
first date with President Lyndon John-
son’s daughter. Although the young man
being imitated may not have appreciated
it, the skit was very humorous.
BECAUSE OF the nature of this series,
many people are wondering just how it is
accepted by the general public. One of the
principal players, Henry Morgan, made
this comment in TV Guide: “We haven’t
had even one little carp from the network
or clients . . . I’m perfectly satisfied with
the way things are going.”
However, one insider, whose name was
not mentioned, seemed to disagree with
him. He commented, “The writers and pro-
duction staff are running scared. They’re
watering down material before it ever gets
to the level where anyone might object.”
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