Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 94, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1982 Page: 2 of 48
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Editorials/Opinions
2A-Burleson Star, Thursday, September 9. 1982
................-.......—......................The Burleson Star Poll
A new Aggie joke?
Jackie Sherrill was lured
away from the University of
Pittsburg last January by a
six-year contract worth be-
tween $1.2 and $1.4 million.
Sherrill built national con-
tenders at Pitt for the last
! five years, the Panthers go-
| ing 11-1 the last two years,
I and Aggies hope he will lead
I A&M to a Southwest Con-
I ference championship for the
| first time since 1967.
| Is he the pigskin messiah
I they’ve been waiting for all
f these years or just another
I Aggie joke? We asked
| Burleson residents for their
f views on the subject follow-
| ing A&M’s opening shocker
| with Boston College.
I
1 This week’s question:
DO YOU THINK JACKIE
| SHERRILL CAN LIVE UP
| TO HIS BILLING AT A&M?
| Bono Salas: He shouldn’t
| lose if he’s paid that much.
| He'll probably win some
| games, but he’s not worth
| what they are paying him.
I Kevin Lawson: They are
I playing him up too much for
I what little he’s done so far.
f Tony Guthrie: A coach
I can be the main thing if he’s
I good and has a good enough
I program, if he knows what
1 he’s talking about. If he’s
| been around winning, then he
I can generate that en-
1 thusiasm. Maybe we can
I here. We weren’t ready for
| our first game. If you haven’t
| won in a long time, you don’t
| have that experience of win-
| ning.
Shawn Minor: They’ll win
I some, but they weren’t ready
I the other night. They aren’t
working hard enough. They
have to work harder. But
| they’ll never beat Houston;
| Houston’s too tough.
Scott Porter: He can bring
ing them around, but he has
to work them out a little
harder.
Laton Lancaster: I don’t
know. I haven’t read too
much about it, but I don’t
think he will come around.
Kevin Lawson
Scott Porter
Bono Salas
Shawn Minor
Laton Lancaster
Tony Guthrie
Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor:
In some ways it is unfortunate that
the quality of our public schools is being
discussed in the “letters to the editor”
column, but if that it to be the case, a
few others would like to be heard in The
Slur. We are concerned that the public
will get the impression that there is a
controversy brewing, when in fact,
school has been and is running smooth-
ly and the students and the staff are
anticipating another great year.
Constructive criticism of our schools
is both needed and welcomed by those
of us who consider ourselves profes-
sional educators. However, much of the
recent criticism (particularly of the
high school) seems very general and is
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TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
AWARD WINNI R t
1982
probably a reflection of traditional
student complaints that the school
won’t let them do whatever they like. It
is true that students are well regulated
at our high school, but that is necessary
and proper and also what opinion polls
say parents demand. Students have
many opportunities for meaningful in-
put, as do parents, and community
members
Most of us on the staff at Burleson
High feel we have a fine school and an
excellent administrative staff headed
by Mr. Boren Great strides have been
made by Mr Boren to maintain the
traditional quality of our school. Aca-
demic excellence has been pushed,
student activities have been promoted,
and cooperation and communication
have been priorities Certainly we have
differences of opinions on occasion—
what organization doesn’t? Many of us
on the staff have been in other school
districts and we know that our high
school is among the best. We hope to
keep it that way and we hope the
community supports us.
Finally, no attempt was made to
gather the signature of every teacher in
our school who agrees with these com-
ments, but the following offers a
representative sample.
Sincerely,
81 Concerned BHS Teachers
(names on file in Star Office)
A bunch of bull
Dear Sir:
In relation to what Mrs. Shields said,
I would like to state something, too. I
feel that I am personally involved and
aware of the situations at the high
school level because I was a graduate of
the class of 1982.
First, to add to what Mr. Watts was
saying in relation to Mrs. Shield’s
article, he wasn’t saying that she
should not speak her mind, but that, to
put it bluntly, she shouldn’t get on a
soapbox without having the true inside
knowledge.
As a former student at BHS, I felt that
the discipline in the school was fair. I
was always treated fairly when disci-
plined for the things I did that were
wrong.
As for the education that is distrib-
uted at the school, I and many of my
friends feel that the teachers tried their
best in instructing us
I also feel that her statement, “Con
cerned parents have dealt on a daily
basis with the unfair treatment or the
uncaring attitude of the individual child
by the system," is a bunch of bull! Each
student is given every fair and equal
opportunity to do and act his best
Those that do not accept this opportuni-
ty should expect to be punished Espe-
cially if it’s on a “daily basis ”
From my knowledge of Mr. Boren, I
feel that he nor the school system
should be blamed for the actions of a
few students.
The school does only what it can, but
the rest is based on the home and
family life. Let the parents start taking
care of the social development and
behavior problems at home, and then
the schools can get on with the job, of
educating the students.
Sincerely,
Sharri Wofford
A successful drive
Dear Sir:
On behalf of this year’s Burleson
Muscular Dystrophy committee, we
would like to express our deepest
thanks to the citizens of Burleson and
surrounding areas for their continued
support and contributions in making
this year’s Muscular Dystrophy Jam
boree a huge success
Without the help of merchants in
Burleson and Fort Worth and the many
civic organizations and clubs in these
areas this jamboree could not have
been made possible Therefore, we
would like to take time to consider the
tremendous effort put forth by these
people and for the benefit of our poster
child, Michael Smith and others suffer-
ing from Muscular Dystrophy.
Through this jamboree we raised a
total of $2,514 92 bettering last years
contribution by almost four times. It is
really a pleasure to see the people
respond to a need such as Muscular
Dystrophy, especially in hard times
such as these. We ask your continued
support in next year’s endeavor and
hope that we can increase our total
contributions even more
Sincerely,
Cliff Lopez, Los Charros Restaurant
Marion Howard, Pizza Inn
Burleson M.D. Jamboree Co-Chairmen
CMillON: HARMFUL IF WEN MlOlSl
Six attend
Republican
convention
i-'u* ivuuii i voiuviiwi n in uv ip
the 32 Republicans traveling to Austir
this week as delegates or alternates to
the 1982 state Republican Convention
The convention is Sept 10-11 in the
Special Events Center
Attending from Burleson are Ruth
Gewinner, Don and Marie Jackson,
Alva F. Lett Jr, Faye Mercer, and Joe
Ed Spencer
Representing Cleburne will be Jay
Brummett, John and Bobbie Claborn,
Faye and Deborah Diamond, Virginia
Elder, Ruby Haley Horton, Jeanne
Reichle, Margaret Sears, Lowell and
Louise Stroud, Kay Walls, Herb Clark,
Dale Hendricks, Freta Huber, and Sue
Karger
Joshua will be represented by Ken
Elder, David and Dianna Kirkley, Ma
jorie Dunn, Bill Halbert and Marcia
Taylor
Elton J Murdock of Alvarado, Henry
W Teich Jr of Cresson, George A
Brock of Godley and Richard P Kim
ball of Lillian will complete the entour
age of Johnson County delegates and
alternates
More than 7,500 delegates and alter-
nates from throughout the state are
expected to attend The event will
feature addresses by U S Secretary of
Commerce Malcolm Baldridge, Gov
William P Clements, Jr., Sen John
Tower, and all statewide Republican
candidates Delegates will elect a Re-
publican state chairman and vice chair
man, as well as62 members of the State
Republican Executive Committee
They will also adopt a Republican state
platform, attend workshops and confer
ences, and approve changes in the
Party Rules
Johnson County Republican Chair-
man Lowell Stroud stated that: "We
look forward to attending this 1982
convention and representing the grow
ing numbers of Republican voters
throughout Johnson County This event
will be the kickoff for one of the most
critical elections in our state’s history. I
am convinced that we will come away
with a renewed dedication to the estab-
lishment of a competitive two-party
political system in Texas and Johnson
County.”
Record
improves
U.S. motorists deserve consid-
erable credit for the good
record they are fashioning when
it comes to energy conservation.
Americans are using signifi-
cantly less gas this year than
they did in 1978, which was the
nation’s peak year for demand,
even though there are more
cars now on the streets and
highways, according to oil mar-
keting analyst Dan Lundberg.
Sharing credit with the mo-
torists are the increasing num-
bers of lighter cars and the bet-
ter mileage provided by late
model vehicles.
Gas consumption has declined
11 percent from the peak year.
In 1978, Americans consumed
115.2 billion gallons of gasoline,
or 519 gallons per person. Last
year the figure dropped to a
total of 102.5 billion gallons, or
447 gallons per person.
The conservation picture is
improving this year, too. By the
end of 1982, Lundberg projects
that total consumption will be
close to 100 billion gallons.
Greyhounds are frisky and like to play
He leads dog’s life
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★ Greyhound
CONTINUED FROM PAGE IA
You have to figure everything a full
year in advance Your pups this year
are your income next year
"There’s probably more work and
hours at this than any job you could
find, but I get to do it at home, set my
own hours, and do it like I want to.
“THE MAIN THING about it, though
is trying to establish a blood line that
will give you a better dog. I’ve got four
stud dogs, and I’m getting there. It
gives you a lot of satisfaction when you
beat another man and his dog. The com
petitiveness of it is something I like.”
It’s usually something he misses out
on however. Martin is usually at his
kennels when his dogs race and seldom
gets to see them run. But this Saturday
his animals will be some of the
favorites at a meet just a mile or two
down the road at the Oakhill Kennel
Club. The preliminary meet last week
drew over 400 people after being adver-
tised in The Star, and they expect an
even bigger crowd this Saturday night
Whether he ever achieves his goal of
having a million dollar dog, Martin ob-
viously doesn't regret having gone into
the dog business. To him, having a
dog's life is just fine.
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