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ROGUE NEWS
FRI., MARCH 5, 1965
Senioritis!
If you are a senior, beware of
senioritis! This virus will strike
any .senior anywhere at any time.
but usually it strikes during the
second semester of school.
Senioritis has symptoms which
are easily recognized.
If you are run-down, tired, sick
of school, and a senior, you too
are able to become its victim. Sen
iors will find that their grades
have fallen, they have not worked
as hard as they could have, and
they no longer care about school.
Senioritis, sometimes called the
senior slump, can. cause a person
to become so anxious for grad
uation that more time is spent
daydreaming than doing home
work. This illness is often com
plicated by spring fever. Those
students who have this often
would prefer to spend their time
outdoors, but this is impossible
for they are constantly watched
by parents, teachers, and even
their fellow students.
Well, just remember, seniors,
that you only have to battle se
nioritis and spring fever for 12
weeks, or 60 days, or 360 hours,
or 21,600 minutes. Then all your
suffering will come to an end
with the closing of school and
graduation!
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Mystery Students
Barbara Jones, secretary of
the senior class, and basketball
player Bill Hardy were the Mys
tery Students in the last issue of
the Rogue News.
The mystery girl this time is a
dark brown haired, brown-eyed
senior. She is S'2i" and wears
size 7',-i shoes and size 7 gloves.
Some of her favorites are rare
steak, swimming, debate, and the
colors red, yellow, and green
People who are always complain
ing about something are her pet
peeve, she was born in Ashland
on April 6.
A brown-haired, brown-eyed,
5'6" senior is the mystery boy.
His shoe size is 8'i and his hat
size is 7Vs. Among his favorites
are French toast, football and
skiing, the color blue, and phys
ical education. Tacoma, Wash, is
his birthplace and Feb. 23 is his
birthdate. People who complain
about the "younger generation"
are his pet peeve.
Morals
"Where do good little girls go when they want
to be bad?" stated the picture advertisement with
the scantily clad girls for a forthcoming movie. This
in itself would not usually be considered bad, except
for the place that it was found a high school news
paper published in the northern part of the state.
Attention was drawn to the movie advertisement
because of the particular type of paper a special
edition on student behavior problems, indifferent
school attitude, and moral problems. The paper de
voted two full pages equal to the two pages you
are now looking at to the subject in nine articles
by the students. Each article stated that it is every
student's responsibility to correct his own actions,
and then to solve the moral and behavior problems
of smoking, drinking, and necking that are a common
occurrence at the school. On the back page the "good
little girls" advertisement illustrated that they are
not doin as they're preachin' in accepting their re
sponsibility !
At this point, the topic branches into two ques
tions that pnnwrn AHS sturipnts! what rlnes thft
, . , a. a -n. u i i-4 j from setting tables and serving
peiuud.i aspect nave tu uu wim ocnuui uiuiaiiLy aim meaLs to washing dishes and
consequently the school reputation, and what is a housecleaning.
Co-op Living
At the U. of O.
Have you been thinking about
attending the U. of O.? If you
have been, start thinking about a
place to live while you are there.
In fact, the time to pick out a
living organization is sometime
yesterday. All freshmen must
stay in a University dormitory
except a small group which is
permitted to join a cooperative
house, better known as a "co-op."
A co-op is a non-profit board
and room unit which holds from i that every day we are taught.
25 to 60 students. The members I some elates, the theory of evo-
cooperate by doing the household lution 85 if, il were, a fact- and
, , ... . , i are exposed to modern theories
work. In this way, each member . ..t; i ...
.... . . , . , of self-reliance, morality, and
hours per week. By working 2 to
6 hours a week, the members can
maintain expenses of $120 to$200
per term, a substantial saving
over both dorm and sororities and
fraternities. These jobs range
Letters
Dear Editor:
I am glad that in the last issue
of this newspaper this column
published a letter critical of the
magician's assembly that pre
sented some time back solely
because it gave what I consider
to be a minority opinion of the
assembly.
The writer forgot to include
both sides when he staled this
argument. It was stated that due
to the "captive audience," the
speaker should not have ex
pressed himself in the direction
! that he did. It was not stated
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basic reason for this problem in the first place?
Is there mumbling in the background? You say
that you are aware of a "moral and behavior decline"
at AHS. A few examples will serve the purpose to
show that there is a decline. Have you seen the
"teacher baiting" in the study hall, the general dis
respect for the teachers, the necking and related
activity in the study hall and gym at noon, the trash
on the grounds around school, smoking on the school
grounds, and drinking before and after school games?
For the second question what is responsible
for students lowering their standards and why is
this problem so important today there can be no
definite answer. Possible explanations can be the
decline of the American family relationship, the
greed for money, and with it, sex exploitation, or the
lack of goals and beliefs of today's teenager.
How can we as AHS students solve this prob
lem? By an easily understood, yet difficult to follow
suggestion: Let's give up our attitude of indifference
to what is going on, and become interested in the
welfare of the school. After we accept our personal
responsibility, be criticial with our peers. It is an odd
phenomenon that when students are told to do some
thing by their parents or teachers they have a habit
of not doing it, but when told by fellow students and
friends the amount of cooperation is remarkable
Half the problem will be solved by the students recog
nizing their responsibility and talking about the
problem. Only in this way will Ashland Senior High
School carry the reputation and student confidence
that it so rightly deserves. K. B.
While offering various social
activities such as firesides, hoote-
nannies, and dances, participation
in the many campus activities,
ranging from athletics to politics.
is encouraged.
Well-rounded students receive
preference in the selection of
members by the seven co-op
houses who use certain factors in
judging membership eligibility.
High scholarship is necessary
both in acquiring and maintain
ing membership while the need
for low cost housing receives
much consideration as well. Lead
ership ability in school, church,
and other organizations places
high on the criteria.
These factors, combined with
the advantages of group living,
provide an excellent atmosphere
for personal achievement.
For further information or ap
plications write to the Member-
hip Chairman. Men can write to
the Students Cooperative Asso
ciation, co Campbell Club, 1670
Adler, or Philadelphia House, 754
E. 13th in Eugene. Women can
write to the Co-ed Housing Board
(Highland, Laurel, Rebec, and
University Houses), P. O. Box
517, or Ann Judson House, 1332
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existentialism even though we
may believe differently.
What was the magician's pur
pose in the assembly? Was he up
front to amuse us with tricks?
Hardly. His purpose was to show
the "moral and spiritual decline"
of the nation .and in doing so,
used quotes from famous men,
both Christian and non-Christian,
and then gave his personal
opinion. Even if a student in the
audience was a non-Christian,
how can he object to the talk
when he could have listened to it
from a purely moral viewpoint?
This brings me to my last
point. It was stated that it was
not the right time or' place for a
talk of that sort. Where is the
right place? Because his subject
matter concerns each and every
one of us, I believe that it was
the right place. How can we for
mulate our own opinions if we
are not exposed to the thoughts
of others?
Thank you,
Ken Baker, senior
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