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ROGUE NEWS
WED.. NOV. 25. 1970
Upper Left Hand
Corner Column
Loyalty Of Alumni Possible
Reason For After-Game Drawls
By Jerry Scannell
"We need some changes around here." This is a familiar line that
all of us have heard many times, and we will undoubtably hear many
more times. But how many of us have done any serious thinking
about this line. For example, when one hears this line he should ask
himself these questions: What are the changes proposed? Is the
change worthwhile or in fact needed? And how is the change to
come about?
The first question what are the changes proposed? Will it enable a
person to distinguish between the present situation and how the
situation will change after the propsed change is put into effect.
If for example, this question was asked in reference to our
present study hall system and its proposed change, one would have
to ask himself: What is our prsent study hall situation? And what
will be the situation after the changes are incorporated? Therefore,
one is asking himself in short: What are the differences between the
two alternatives.
The answer to this question leads into the second question: Is the
change worthwhile? To answer this question a person must
investigate each aspect of the present situation and each aspect of
the situation after the new change were put into effect.
Again, if this question were asked in reference to our present
study hall system and its proposed changes, one would have to ask
himself: What are some of the details of the present situation? And
what are some of the details of the proposed change? These
questions cause a person to answer the second major question; is the
change worthwhile. After this has been done a decision must be
made as to whether the change is going to be an improbement or a
better alternative to the status quo.
The last question, and probably the most important is the third
which asks: How is the change to come about? If after answering the
first two questions a person decides the change is worthwhile and
should be implemented, he must decide how the change is going to
be incorporated into or in place of the present situation. This
question causes the person to investigate all the aspects of
incorporating the change and the methods by which it will be
implemented.
And once again if this question was asked concerning our present
study hall system and the new plan for the proposed change one
would have to ask, how will we put this change into effect?
One must keep in mind these questions and his final judgement
should be based upon how he answered the questions.
Student Says That Council
Should Amend Constitution
By Larry Taylor
Student government as it is
presently constituted is a fraud,
a sham, and a hoax. The student
council hasn't even a working
degree of autonomy. Yet this is
not in violation of the
Constitution of the Associated
Student Body; it is in direct
accordance with it.
ArticleXII states that, "...the
principal has the right to veto
any act of the student council."
However, Mr. Smith is not the
only person the council has to
contend with. ArticleXIII
provides "...that no amendment
(to the A.S.B. Constitution)
shall become operable until
sanctioned by the faculty." Not
only does this latter provision
abridge the power of the student
council, but it is sufficiently
vague to hamper workability. It
does not tell how much of the
faculty must sanction an
amendment; whether it is to be a
majority, two-thirds, or the
entire faculty. Also, it does not
require that the faculty even
consider sanctioning an
amendment. Presumably, an
amendment could die from
inaction on the part of the
faculty.
Both of these articles give the
power of student governemnt to
people who are not required to
answer to the students. This
weakens the students' faith in
their government, and renders
that government impotent.
It is up to the officers of the
Associated Student Body to do
something about this
misplacement of power. If they
truly represent the students of
Ashland High School, they
should call for the immediate
repeal of Article XII and the
necessary amending of Article
XIII. If student government is to
belong to the students, as our
A.S.B. President states, then it is
up to him and his colleagues to
make it so.
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Our Congrats go to our
illustrious principal who, in a
moment of weakness, left us
as the only school in the
conference not sending to
Ashland's smog-filled suburb
a letter wishing them best of
luck at state.
By Connie Bulkley & Kathy N id ever
Unless something is done The preceding punishments
about behavior at games, the could be seen as justifiable in
students of AHS could find light of the occurrences of the
themselves in a difficult
position. Ashland has fast
become known as the worst
school in the conference for
fighting.
One might ask so what if the
school has such a reputation
without being aware of the
consequences which might
follow. Rumor has it that if
similar behavior continues
during basketball season the
school will be in serious trouble.
Two courses of action are
thought to be pending. First, the
school could be censored, or
severely reprimanded, and
second, suspended from athletics
for a time period.
To the Editor:
Are the morals of the
younger generation beyond
redemption? To hear many
people tell it, our morals are not
only beyond redemption, but so
are we. Individually and
collectively. Supposedly we lack
both sexual virtuosity and the
sense of right conduct which
covers all moral grounds.
The nebulous "they" which
puts down this generation will
point out that there is a rising
rate of illigitimacy; that on
college campuses and almost any
other gathering place of large
and varied groups of youth,
there is vargarous disregard for
laws pertaining to drugs. And
what about the Weathermen and
Black Panthers? Are the
majority of them mature, older
people? No. It's the youth.
All that I can say, is that I
feel very sorry for "they who are
so narrow minded that they
stereotype all of this country's
youth as hippie revolutionists
and who are so smug that
"they" can afford to condemn
anyone's morals-let alone a
whole generations'. The
stereotyped "free love" advocate
is as ridiculous as assuming that
the characters in Peyton Place
and The Group are totally
representative of all the older
generation.
The accusation of being
sexually immoral can be
dissmissed as being ridiculous
and irrevelant. After all, who is
to say what is sexual
immorality?
However, what of the other
charge? Does this generation
truly lack a sense of right and
wrong?
Although it is true that we
have our Black Panthers and our
Weathermen, these people are
only a small minority of our
generation. Also, although it can
only be estimated, it is believed
that over seventy percent of the
students who are attending
college have tried pot at least
once. But that doesn't mean that
past season. The fight at the
Roseburg game resulted in an
Ashland student's suspension.
After the Crater game the riot
was said to have led to
complaints by the referees, and
perhaps refusal to referee any
more games.
While it is agreed that part of
the problem rests with
non-students, Ashland High is
still held responsible, and can be
punished for Inactivities. Many
of the graduate students still feel
a great deal of loyalty towards
the school, and while it is
appreciated, it is not worth the
ensuing consequences.
Before the problem can be
they are all heroin addicts.
Again, only a small minority are
actually drug "users".
Since only a small minority
of our generation is doing the
awful things which I have just
mentioned, what are the rest of
us doing? Well, just like our
society, our generation has a
large silent majority, or dead
group. These people either do
not care at all or for reasons of
their own won't admit that they
care. However, we'll never know
because they never make their
feelings known.
Then there is the rest of the
so-called "now generation." The
youth who are now and do
know where it's at. These are
probably the most well-informed
youth ever and they show it. It
was these people who banned
homecoming bonfires at nine
high schools in the Portland area
to do their part against
pollution. It is these people who
are Nader's Raiders. These are
the people who helped push
Go-19 in Oregon and the 1 8-year
old vote all across the antion.
They are also the people who
went door-to-door for Eugene
McCarthy and Bobby Kennedy.
We are the Vista Volunteers and
the Paace Corp Volunteers.
Does this sound like our
generation is past redemption. I
think not.
Betsy Hester
To the Editors:
Working on a school
newspaper is not easy I think
many students who are not
involved in the paper do not
realize this. One must not only
present the usual news, but
interesting variety articles. And
working on the usual news isn't
easy, because since it is already
known, (likely), it must be
presented in an interesting way.
Nobody wants to read a dull
re-hash.
The present paper is not
perfect (a cartoon would
certainly brighten it) but does
show the effort of the
individuals behind its
production.
Dale Nelson
resolved, the students will have
to be aware of the serious
jeopardy that they are getting
themselves into. They must
know that when getting in a
fight they are hurting the whole
student body and athletic
program. Since drinking and
fighting go hand in hand it
would be better for everyone if
during the basketball season
drinking was saved until after
the game.
It is imperative to note that
fighting has gone past the stage
of typical high school problems
into a major threat. Behavior
must be improved during
basketball season or the students
will find themselves in a
situation that they wont be able
to fight their way out of.
To the Editor:
I think that the Ashland
Senior High School should be on
a schedule similar to college
because it gives the student
many more opportunities, and
also prepares them for college.
The system that the ligh
school is on now is very
elementary and after a while, the
hum-drum schedule becomes
very boring. To be on a college
schedule would answer the
problem of being bored, and also
give the student a chance to be
more independent with his time.
The college plan allows students
to attend some classes for three
hours each week. This can be in
blocks of time of one, or one
and one-half hours spread out on
different days. Some classes,
such as science, shop or home
economics would have an
additional hour for laboratory
period .
There would also be many
more opportunities for the high
school student. Instead of going
to a class just because it is
scheduled daily, why not do
something that is more
worthwhile? The student might
be able to take on a part-time
job, or get involved with
volunteer social work of some
sort. People should realize that
high school students are not
children any more. They must
be prepared to take on many
responsibilities. Putting the high
school on a college type of
schedule might be one way in
which to prepare students for
this task.
Sincerely,
Carol Christlieb
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