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THE ROQUE NEWS PKM
Published bi-weekly, during the school months, by the Associated
Student Body of Ashland Senior High School. 201 Mountain Ave..
Ashland. Oregon 97520. Subscription cost $2.50 per year.
Kditor Kosario De La Torre
News Kditor Jeanne Hoadley
Editorial Kditor '.Joseph Hawk
Feature Kditor Dale Nelson
Sports Kditor Sharon Hill
Advertisers Peter Dodge, Teresa Fowler, Anita Johnson
Business Manager Jeri Lewis
Photographers Harold Berninghausen, Willie Thompson
Iteporters Randy Dew, Jim Roberts, Ingrid Sandberg, Steve
Schmeltier. Ken Svensen.
Spurts Reporters Kevin Gandee, Charlie Lewis
Advisor Clifford M. Brock
led by TDK PRINT SHOP. Ashland. Oregon
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Election Rebounds
At first glance the 1972 elections may appear to have been
insignificant and, in fact, rather dull. In truth, this year may be
remembered as one of the most noticeable election years in history.
One thing that marked this election was that this was the first time
ever in this country that 18-20 year olds were allowed to vote in a
national election. It was originally thought that the new "young vote"
would cause a significant difference in the outcome of the election.
Ironically, the "young vote" had almost no effect on the final
result with only a margin of 2 per cent separating those 18-24 year olds
who preferred McGovern over those voting for Nixon. Even in a close
race this percentage would not only have come nowhere near the
predicted effect, it probably would not have changed the results at all.
The significance in this is that though society is constantly
stereotyping the young into the same opinions and feelings, there is
actually as much difference among young people's points of view as
anyone elses. It is not fair to judge them as a single block of society to
be expected to function all in the same way any more than it can be
expected that all people of the older generation should be of the same
mind. J.H
Nixon Re-election
United States citizens are going to get the shaft for another four
years.
Richard Nixon was re-elected to the presidency.
Is it possible that the United States can withstand another four
years of a drawn out war, unemployment, and skyrocketing food
prices? Sixty-one per cent of the voting population must have thought
so.
Nixon, in a televised speech during the 1968 campaign, blamed the
Democrats for not ending the war in the previous four-year period.
Nor, as of right now, has Nixon's Republicans.
While campaigning in 1968, Nixon stated that unemployment could
no longer run rampant. He pledged that more Americans would be put
on payrolls. The unemployment rate has jumped 200 per cent since his
inauguration.
Nixon's price-wage freeze was to halt the explosive prices of food.
The salaries of many blue-and whilte-collar worker have been frozen
while food prices are still going at a hot pace.
So, when you are tired of working yourself ragged with little
money to show for it, keep this poem in mind:
The elections are over;
The results are now known.
The choice of the people
Is now clearly shown.
Let's let by-gones be by-gones
And grievances pass.
I'll hug your elephant.
If you'll kiss my . . . (donkey).
JAH
Comments
To the Editor:
I am sick and tired as well as
disgusted at the number of people
who continually come to the
games drunk. I am not con
demning drinking as a whole but
only when people "under the
influence" insist on showing up at
these public events. My stomach
turns when I go the games and
see students from our school
meandering around in a drunken
stupor. It is not becoming to the
individual nor is it fair to others
who want to enjoy the game to
have our school drunks fall all
over them and, generally, ruin
their time. No matter what
anyone says, the students of this
school set an example by which
they are judged by other schools.
What kind of impression can ever
be given if a certain number of
the student body insist on be
having in such a disgraceful
fashion. Besides the other schools
seeing the "cream of the crop" in
all their glory so do the towns
people. Perhaps that is why we
don't receive the support from
them that we used to.
Finally, these individuals who
come drunk to every game must
surely have problems if the only
way they can hope to have fun is
by getting "smashed" and
parading their degenerate condi
tion for everyone to see. If one
can't face reality what then can
he face? If these weak
charactered idiots think the only
way they can show their maturity
is by displaying their thoroughly
disgusting condition then they
are by no means mature. If one
must resort to drinking at least
he could be considerate of others
and stay away from these public
events. I am sickened as well as
disgusted at the behavior of these
fellow classmates and am
ashamed to be from the same
school as these immature and
repulsive alcoholics.
Pam Hoffbuhr
Editorial
Loclccr Conditions
By merely walking down the hall in the old building, where the
library is located, one can open 80 per cent of the lockers with a mere
flip of the wrist.
The purpose of the lickers is to provide a secure place for students
to keep their belongings at school. In view of the fact that numerous
coats and other personal objects have been stolen from them,
something should be done to remedy the situation.
The lockers in the outdoor quad area appear to be the most secure,
but even those are not always completely theft-proof. Some fait to
latch shut after being closed. Another problem with the outdoor
lockers is that quite a bit of moisture gets in and does damage to the
contents.
Many students have taken it upon themselves to purchase their
own combination locks to keep their things safe. This shouldn't be the
si udenl s rcsponsihi lit y .
The school should either repair the lockers or furnish combination
locks to the students. Students have a right to keep their belongings
safe while they are at school. RPD
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Drugs On Campus
It's about time that the Administration cracked down on the illicit
use of drugs as Ashland High.
Either the use of drugs at school is not apparent to the faculty or
they are too gullible to see its obvious use; nevertheless, nothing
forcefully reprimandictive is being done about it. Students come to
school half-stoned. Many of those students use the school as a
no-man's land for drug dealing. Some even use the stuff at school
itself.
Open your eyes!
It has gotten to be a frightening experience anymore to even go
into the lavatories. If a few students are not smoking cigarettes in the
bathroom somebody else is smoking God-only-knows-what.'
Breathe some of the smoky lavatory air!
If necessary, a patrol of the local drug-users' hangouts should be
made by the Administration. Crack down; show force. Let the
violators know that they are being observed.
Most adults consider high school students old enough to make
their own decisions. In many cases, this is not true. If "forceful"
guidance is necessary, give it to them. JAH
Librarians Earn
Many Accolades
Has someone changed the
library? Yes, the library has
been transformed from an unin
viting drab place to a bright
cheerful atmosphere.
The library is a happy gold
green color now as compared to
the previous paint job. Previ
ously three walls were a depress
ing green and one wall was pink.
Mrs. Pauline Rey said, "This is
the first time that the library has
been painted in 27 years.!'
Adding elegance to the library
are the new Roman shades and
the new carpet. Mrs. Rey
amazedly said, "Can you believe
these new shades actually cost
less than those old waterstained
blinds." The carpet and shades
were installed in the library over
the last summer by the main
tenance crew.
People from all over the school
have contributed to the new
library look. The woodshop
loaned their equipment, knowl
edge, and time in order for the
new charge out desk and other
furniture to be built. The art
department composed the color
scheme for the library. The
science department donated an
aquarium and did some cassette
recordings. Most of all the
librarians and library aids have
donated much toil and planning
in order to modernize the library.
By merely walking down the hall and lilting the handles, this many lockers
were opened.
The Literature of Imagination
by Dale Nelson
Tarzan first killed a lion in Argosy All-Story magazine for
October, 1912, and thus the name of his creator, Edgar Rice
Burroughs, began to become memorable to the adventure-reading
public.
Yet Tarzan of the Apes was not the first story to be penned and
published by ERB: in 1910 a magazine serialized a novel called Under
the Moons of Mrs.'the author being one "Norman Bean." Actually,
"Norman Bean" is a typographical error; Burroughs had signed the
story "Normal Bean," for fear, perhaps, of being thought a little
crazy or at least too imaginative.
If one reads the story he can see why. Under the Moons of Mars
(now available as A Princess of Mars) was a highly colorful and
adventurous novel laid on the planet Mars; modern readers know that
satellites have shown us a Mars quite incapable of supporting
intelligent life at least of the type we are familiar with. Yet one is
likely to find the imaginative narrative so vivid that "mere facts" are
ignored for the sake of enjoying the story.
Burroughs created a Mars with its own cultures, people, beasts,
and plants; he developed units of measurement for them, social and
economic systems, even architecture.
As an added inducement to the prospective reader, Burroughs
grequently incorporated satire into the stories (a la Gulliver'
Travels). The reader may find himself smiling appreciatively at
ERB's descriptions of crooked clergymen, irrational rulers, absurd
customs, and the petty wars of city-states.
But Burroughs did not contribute only these books to the realm of
science-fiction and adventure reading. He also created Pellucidar, the
world inside our world again, the reader will probably be willing to
sustain his disbelief for the sake of the fun of reading the books in the
series. Here also there are elements of humor and satire, as well as the
rousing adventure and colorful writing ERB is famous for.
He also wrote two books taking place on the moon; these are in
some ways the best of the SF novels by Burroughs, for they portray a
greater depth of characterization the usual for ERB. such as the
depiction of Moses Samuels, the old Jew. "a tragic, heroic figure," as
Richard Lupoff call him in his book Kdgar Rice Burroughs: Master of
Adventure. The mcon books arc also notable for their satire of a
communist state; furthermore, it is interesting to note that the culture
of the future they portray has the free persons living in a manner
similar to that of the American Indians. Burroughs wrote several
western novels, including two showing the story of "the conquest of the
West" from the Indians' point of view; in the moon books he
incorporates some of his knowledge of the American West for a unique
culture of the future.
Virtually all of Burroughs' books offer adventure and imaginative
narrative; but the reader may find, even if he or she docs not care for
science fiction and adventure an attraction in the tmoks for their
elements of satire and their comments on the human condition.