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2 THE GRANTONIAN October 14, 1966 ici (to cubLóè unnee Generally Speaking * Personal embarrassment and pub lic disgrace could be two results of the Impeachment Proceedings amend ment passed by the General council. The amendment provides for the removal of a student body officer by trial held before the General council. This trial as proposed in the amend ment will follow a regular type of courtroom procedure. In this way the truth about the officer’s abilities and actions are supposed to be revealed. If this trial were ever to be carried out the end results would be complete humiliation and shame for the indi vidual whose performances are in question. Though someone might en joy playing Perry Mason or Mr. Dis trict Attorney, are these amateur dramatics worth the loss of face that this individual must suffer? When and if a student body officer Cartoon by Dennis Tabor is elected who is not doing an able job, the administration should be the one to apply the pressure, not the student body. The adult in charge should simply tell the officer of the unsatisfactory work he is doing and tell him to improve or resign. In this way the office will be revived and the duties carried out, but there will be no public mockery session. Since the General council has already passed this amendment, it will be up before the Executive council to either pass or veto. If passed by the Executive council the decision will be up to you, the student body, in a general election. On The Shelf by Lorna Viken American policy triggers explosive finish Dazed by the explosive outcome, the reader of the novel Sarkhan is subject to uncertainties concerning the United States’ foreign policy in Southeast Asia. Sarkhan is a small imaginary country bordering on Vietnam and Red China. It is ruled by King Diad and his Royal Council. The tiny na tion has its own army and policy of neutrality. .Devoted Communist party member Tuc, a fish-gutter, and all four of the other Sarkhanese party members plot a governmental overthrow designed to cre ate anti-American tendencies in the Sarkhanese people. The five members of the Sark hanese party “controlled dozens of -fronts’ and trade unions and youth groups. Except for these five not one person in. the apparatus considered himself a Communist.” The book continues, “most of them had never heard the word. They thought of themselves as patriotic nationalists.” A hoax which later spirits itself into a tragic nightmare begins with Tuc’s strategic bombing of the Monastery of Buddha and Mohammed by a plane with American markings. Only Tuc’s employer, American Ed ward Coldstream, and his friend Thad- deus McCauley, professor of Sarkhanese studies at Cornell university, have learned the facts about the political con spiracy. The President's? Special Committee on Sarkhan sends American troops into the country failing to accept the information and suggestions presented by the “ex ploiter of Sarkhanese trade” and the “university professor.” After their major victory in The Ugly American, William J. Lederer and Eu gene Burdick put their efforts into co authoring this study of the land, cultures, and philosophies of Southeast Asia. The novel shows step-by-step how the Communist conspired events are swal lowed by the Sarkhanese natives, Amer ican public, and Washington politicians. From the vivid scene of the torture of mentado to the description of crowd ma nipulation, Sarkhan is a story of action, people, and of Washington politics. Sarkhan is available to students in the school library. by Barbara Earnest Dope and liquor are being sold to teenagers; prosti tutes are running all over the neighborhood; freshmen 'girls are out on the streets at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morn ing . . . We have an excellent school. I’m proud to be here. We have some of the finest students anywhere. These were comments made by Jeffer son high school parents and students at a meeting held on October 4. The gather ing of approximately 700 citizens was a well-organized attempt to solve problems centered at Jefferson. According, to Jefferson Vice-prin cipal Mike Stipac, the problems in question are: 1) Unprovoked assaults by Negroes on other students. 2) Touching, pinching and pushing of white and Negro girls by white and Negro boys. 3) Extortion of money by Negroes. 4) Loitering around school during lunch periods and after school by so- called “hoods.” Although these points were fea tured by the administrators at the meeting, there is more of a prob lem in the community, the environ ment the children are growing up in. The majority of Jefferson students, 98 per cent according to Mr. Stipac, are as polite, as thoughtful, as intelligent, and as normal as any Grant student. Since the personality of a person is greatly in fluenced by the environment, the district could not be as bad as often reported. One mother said indignantly, “One radio station broadcasts, ‘Bring your children inside and lock your doors, the Jefferson students are going to school’.” This report has not been verified, but it illustrates the kind of reputation the district is gaining because of the other 2 per cent of the student body. It is their environment that Jefferson ians and other citizens of Portland should be concerned with. “The parents are divorced or fight ing . . . they’re drunk half of the time ... they’re never home ... they don’t care about their children . . . they have so many children they can’t keep track of them . . .” These are the real problems. Are dope, liquor and cigarettes being sold illegally to students? Are freshmen girls hanging around drive-ins at 3 a.m.? If so, these are the problems to be solved. Three recommendations are being made to the school board members to aid the Youth Advisory council members plan television, radio telecasts for teenagers school and community. They are to ha sten the completion of John Adams high school; to consider possible boundary changes which would decrease the pro portion of Negro students at Jefferson and to remodel the present library fa cilities. If acted upon, these might help the sit uation at Jefferson during the school hours. Splitting the Albina district up into four or five school areas will take the teenagers out of the district from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., but what happens when they all come home? Exchange student Kanta Mirchandani enjoys school life “Grant high school I think is the best school,” enthusiasti « to '- cally stated Kanta Mirchandani, foreign exchange student. Upon arriving from 1 her native city Bom bay, India, seven weeks ago, Kanta met her new sister Polly Tower and *■ ' ’ ■ ■' parents Mr. and Mrs. Kanta Mirchandani F. H. Tower. Teenagers in India are quite Ameri- canized. They like the same music, wear the same type of clothing, and read the same magazines such as Seventeen, Vogue, Life and Time. “Beatles and Rolling Stones are quite popular. We have the same so cial dances and enjoy jam sessions with combos,” said Kanta. Dating customs differ in India. Big groups are more approved as individual dating is not appreciated by many par ents. “Even so,” commented Kanta, “things are changing and becoming more westernized and not so much bound to old customs and traditions.” School and student behavior is some what different in India as described by Kanta. There is no distinction between high school and grade school. Students spend eleven years including one year of kindergarten all in the same school. Dressed in uniforms, boys and girls go to different schools. “Time tables” indicate the schedule to be followed for a certain day. Differ ent subjects are taught on each day. Elective courses as we know them are nonexistent. All classes are arranged and compulsory. They cover a wide variety of mathematics, sciences, social studies, physical education, games, singing, art, and languages. All courses are taught in English. “In spite of all this work school life was just great. “It’s not as diffi cult as it sounds. There was always some social activity to do,” empha sized Kanta. One custom Kanta pointed out was that of students standing for a teacher as he enters the room and wishing him the appropriate time of day. She also added that posture was in good taste at all times. Letters Dear Editor, We would like to commend' the fall rally on the rousing spirit they have shown at our past football games. In comparisbn to the rallies of previous years they have been doing an outstand ing job. However, they could use a little more help from the student body. There are times when the team cannot hear any of our yelling. Since the main reason for cheering is to give our team support, we should really let them know we’re there. Our team works hard for us and so does the rally. Not only should we sup port our team, but our rally as well. Sometime someone should give the rally a cheer. They deserve it too! Brian Harwood Lynn Rossiter Dave Thomas nian JANE STILWELL (left) and Mary Martin are our representatives to Youth Advisory council. Both are on the committee interviewing KOIN-TV pro fessionals for the council TV program. Youth and the Law Day and a tele vision show dealing with the lives of teenagers are two featured activities of the Youth Advisory Council for this year. Council members Mary Martin, senior, and Jane Stilwell, junior, work in con junction with Metropolitan Youth com mission. Representatives are chosen from each metropolitan public and private high school. As a liaison between youth and adults in the community, the council concerns itself with recognizing and understand ing young people. At least once a year the council meets with the MYC to co ordinate interests, problems, and activi ties. Principal Roy O. Malo is the new president of MYC. One of the biggest events will be Youth and the Law Day. Basically is will be concerned with curfew and laws that af fect teenagers. Police officers will dis cuss these topics in an assembly or aftei- school seminar. Now, they are working on a television show, hopefully to be one of a series. The program will deal with how teenagers live and view the world. Published weekly by the advanced jour nalism class of Ulysses S. Grant high school, room 203, 2245 N.E. 36th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97212. Phone 288-5975. Printed by Modern Typesetting company with a circulation of 3000. Second-class postage paid at Portland, Oregon. Sub scription cost $2.00 per year. Vol. 69, No. 6 —- October 14, 1966 Editor........................ Barbara Earnest 1st Page Editor ................. Gayle Fleming 2nd Page Editor................... Elaine Wolfe 3rd Page Editor.............. Cecile O’Rourke 4th Page Editor............ ... Mike Hoffman Reporters ............................Cindy Barrett Bonnie Bro.wn, Mike Cochrane, Casey Coughlin,-’ Cynthia Evans, Cynthia Froom, Mary Jane Hulett, Marilyn Leonard, Lorna Vikèn Business Mgr......... . .............. Marilyn Best Circulation ............... Chris Larson Photographer ............Blake Riscoe Adviser................ .. . Willar.d Mohn