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THE WESTERNER WORLD
Friday, September 21, 1963
" 'Speedy Westerner' was going 40
around the school, when he heard the siren;
so he speeded up to 60, and headed down
Avenue T. Then he got a thrill way down
deep inside because he knew he had outrun
the policeman again. So he turned the corner
down 18th street and 'blap' right into a
pedestrian."
Speedy Westerner's Big Kicks
Result In Dangerous Games
EVEN THOUGH this is not an actual
occurence, two years ago a girl was hit cross-
ing 19th street. Bringing the situation
even closer to home, a student was hit two
weeks ago. In this accident, the car did not
even stop.
The traffic has become such a problem
around LHS, that it was brought to the atten-
tion of the public in the evening edition of
the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Sept. 17.
"Although the attendance at Morning
Watch is better this year than last, we would
like to encourage more Westerners to par-
ticipate," reports Annyce Burnam, MW pres-
ident.
Aside from offering a well-planned pro-
MW Provides Opportunities
To Worship With Classmates
gram, MW provides students with an oppor-
tunity to worship spiritually with fellow
Westerners. The programs include singspir-
ations, guest speakers and student speakers.
For instance, guests this year have been Mr.
Teen Talk
The Plainsman column said that the daily
paper was getting calls from scared or out-
raged Lubbockites.
COMPLAINTS were more numerous
concerning three things. Students were ac-
cused of racing on residential streets; "blast-
ing off" in alleys and streets; and scaring
small children who were on their way to
school.
Aside from this, Prin. Howard Price
appealed to the student body three times last
week to correct this situation. "These criti-
cisms have cast an untrue image of LHS stu-
dents because the large majority are safe,
careful drivers," comments Mr. Price. "How-
ever, it is up to the student body, as well as
the administration, to put an end to all reck*
less driving."
UNTIL A person has an accident, he
cannot imagine what unhappiness it can
cause. One usually takes the attitude, "It
couldn't happen to me."
But it did happen to Speedball and Sugar
Babe.
James Hallmark from KLBK TV, Dr. Melvin
C. Ratheal, minister of Trinity Baptist Church,
and several other well-known persons.
However, only 14-35 students are pres-
ent each Monday, Wednesday and Friday to
enjoy these programs. There are usually
more than this wandering around in the halls
breaking the honor system. Perhaps some of
these students, who have nothing to do but
disturb others by loitering in the halls before
8 a.m., haven't heard about MW. They
would be doing both themselves and others a
favor by attending. Their attendance would
also solve two problems—that of too much
traffic in the halls before school starts and
poor MW participation.
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
Youths Encourage Courtesy/ Safety In Student Driving
by ROSE DUNCAN
Students of both Lubbock High Schools
were criticized for reckless driving in a
recent Plainsman column printed in the
Avalanche Journal. Appeals were made
to correct this problem. Six have voiced
their opinions on the situation.
CARL CATHEY, senior —The traffic
problem around the school seems to be-
come worse every year. The problem of
speedy and reckless »
driving could be solved
if these drivers would
think of themselves as
Westerners who are
supposed to abide by
the Honor System. I
think the Honor Sys-
tem pertains to teens
in and out of school. |
Ex-students who come
t o pick up their
friends should also use
good safety rules.
ANNA LOU CINNAMON, senior—Cour-
tesy! Respect! Patience! I believe if
Westerners would ob-
serve these virtues
each day, our traffic
problems would im-
prove. This should ap-
ply not only to those
behind the wheel, but
the pedestrians who
insist upon loitering
and jaywalking. A ma-
ture attitude requires
that we fulfill the ideas
above. We alone are
responsible for our conduct. I believe if
each of us will do our part, traffic will
KENNETH
CARL
cease to be a major problem for Lubbock
High.
KENNETH PAYNE, senior—If the stu-
dents of Lubbock High
would drive slower
and boys would stop
trying to show off and
speeding, the problem
could be decreased. Al-
so the drivers shoulld
watch for small chil-
dren and look out for
students who are jay-
walking. Westerners
should be on their hon-
or both outside of
school as well as in the building. I think
if Westerners will stop and thing about
how serious a problem this is, they will
put a stop to it.
SONJA COX, junior—There could be
many ways to solve the traffic problem,
if only we would
all stop and think.
If the students of
Lubbock High would
realize' that the prob-
lem includes jay walk-
ing and racing around
the school, I believe
they could correct this
situation. Each person
should remember that
driving license is not
a card membership for SONJA
BOB
ANNA
a race club but a permit that he may
drive as long as he is safe to himself and
the public.
BOB CRONE, junior—People tend to
jump to conclusions from one incident,
but I have seen more
than one example of
reckless driving myself.
Some boys like to show-
off for their friends but
only prove how bad
they can drive. People
expect the best from
Lubbock High, and
when a person makes a
small mistake, it mars
the reputation of the
school a little more. If
everyone will consider driving a privilege
and not abuse this privilege, the incidents
of reckless driving will decrease.
CELIA KENDALL, junior—The traf-
fic problem must be
taken into consider-
ation. All students who
drive to school must co-
operate to correct, this
situation. A Western-
er has to be mature
and capable enough to
know how to drive safe-
ly; not only his life, but
someone else’s might be
forfeited because of his
foolishness behind the
wheel.
CELIA
‘Go Camping’ Gives Pastime Solution;
Ratted Hair, Wild Fashions Dying Out
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Editor-in-Chief _________________1— Pauline Edwards
Editor-in-Chief of News-------Jan Edwards
Editor-in-Chief of Make-up —- Melinda Needles
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Jerry Holt
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Carol Griffin
_________Mr. Bill Dean
Now that summer is over and students
begin to look for weekend activities other
than studying, the Hoof Prini gives a
friendly solution: “go camping.”
"THE OLD timer loathes what modern
people call camping out. To him, this
means going without many of the every-
day luxuries such as TV, running water,
stoves, etc.
“Today with all the new camping equip-
ment, millions are taking to the hills and
dales and returning to nature. Part of
the fun is choosing from the many acces-
sories that make the great outdoors as
comfortable as possible.
"WHEREAS PEOPLE used to spend
hours making camp, people today have
everything up in ten minutes. Pull ai
plug and pop, your tent is assembled
complete with separate bedrooms, living
room, wall-to-wall carpeting, TV, toilets,
stoves, lights and refrigerator.
“Camping is now sweeping the nation
and remember—when you camp out, do
it in style.”
ALSO A POINT from the Hoof Prini
reads: “According to fashion experts, the
ratted hairdo is dying out. It is high
time American women stop torturing their
hair to the extent it cannot even be used
in wigs to cover up the mess. Not only
do these hairdos require infinite patience
and time to get every tangle and snarl to
perfection after a long night of punching
holes in the scalp with the aid of rollers,
but they enlarge the head so greatly it is
amazing the owner can negotiate the doors,
lockers and hair dryers.”
• * *
A questionable headline from the
Nor'wester, Northwestern Senior High
School, noted: “Fall Fashions Wild Yet
Subtle”. The story read: “Simplicity is
the password to fall fashions.
"THE 'PERT SET' which is an “A” like
skirt with large slits revealing knee-length
pants, is among the newest fads to appear.
“Wrap-around skirts are also smart,
especially when they are worn with
suspenders to give the wearer a ‘little
girl’ look.”
New TV Shows
On Fall Slate
- By Pauline Edwards
As most television fans have already
noticed, the new fall series are making
their premier this month beginning Sept.
2 with “World Tonight” and will continue
until Oct. 5 when “Hootenanny” will show
for the first, time. Westerns and war pic-
tures seem to be losing ground this year
to comedy hours and lawyer-detective
series. However, among the few West-
erns slated to return are “Gunsmoke”
“Bonanza,” “Rawhide” and “Wagon
Train,” which will be increased to an
hour and a half.
TO COMPETE WITH the other news
media, the television networks are intro-
ducing several firsts this year on a trial
basis. Probably the most important of
which are 30 minute news broadcasts.
This is the first time in the history of
televison that news will be presented for
30 continuous minutes. In the past the
custom was for 15 minutes.
Also evident this fall, the trend seems
to be toward longer TV shows. Jerry
Lewis’s comedy program will lead the
way for two hour programs. In the past,
only movies or special presentations lasted
for as long a time.
THE RICHARD BOONE Show sched-
uled to debut this fall will be one of the
first repertory theaters featuring the
same cast each week. Campus life will
be portrayed on TV with two new teacher
series “Mr. Novak” and “Channing”. It
will be interesting to see if they are as
successful as the two doctor series that
debuted two years ago.
Competition seems to be keen this year.
There may be a large number vieing for
Emmy awards.
t • *
IF YOU SOMETIMES wonder why the
advertisements seem to come out loud
and clear while the rest of the television
program is rather blurred, it’s because the
commercials are twenty per cent louder
than the shows. This of course can be-
come a problem if one is trying to watch
the late, late show without waking the
rest of the household.
In this case, he will have two alterna-
tives, neither of which is very satisfactory.
For instance, he can either keep the TV
set low enough that the advertisements
will not be too loud, which means he can-
not hear the show. On the other hand,
he can keep the volume high enough to
hear the program and pay the conse-
quences when the commercials appear.
However, since none of these suggestions
seem to solve the problem, perhaps one
can just get an electronic tuner.
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