The print., October 27, 1982, Page 3, Image 3

Miss Manners in
need of some
etiquette lessons
By Kristi Blackman
Recently I think the
American public has had a
good laugh, or better yet a
slight raise of the upper lip for­
ming a look of disgust, for a
lady who likes to be called ‘Miss
Manners.’
This prissy tongue-in-
cheek snob has been making
money off of a book titled “Miss
Manners Guide To Etiquette,”
and hopes that it will start a
movement someday. Unfor­
tunately it has, but I would refer
to it as having the same effect
on people as a bag of prunes
and an apple juice chaser (Not
a pleasant one, I might add).
Miss Manners doesn’t take
her book seriously enough to
promote it properly. Oh talk
shows the woman makes jokes
after each question and sounds
very sarcastic in her answers, in
turn making herself look like a
clown. Now, is that technique
in the book of etiquette?
My mom was the one who
taught me how to act in public
and also helped me develop
the manners I would need for
future reference. Now I sup­
pose that when I get invited to
have dinner with Queen
Elizabeth II, and if I follow the
actions of Miss Manners, I have
this distinct feeling I may be
asked to leave.
Miss Manners feels the
conversation at the dinner table
should be somewhat restricted,
and the future Queen of
England, Diana, Princess of
Whales, doesn’t believe in
restricting conversation at the
table and feels free to discuss
what she wishes. Miss Man­
ners, how will you survive at
the Queens table if they get
desperate enough for dinner
guests that they will invite you?
It seems to be the fad in
this era to write books and see
how much you can make off of
it. Really, she can’t tell you
anything that’s better than your
mom’s advice; at least you’ll
know that mom is sincere in
trying to make you fit into
society.
Someone should tell Miss
Manners, that people will con­
tinue to do as always, they will
shake their serviettes, sneeze
around the table, lick their
knives, slurp their soup and
while eating their soup they will
scoop the spoon toward their
body, instead of scooping it
away from them and wiping
the drip on the side of the bowl.
Some people will never
change, so Miss Manners, put
on your white gloves and hat
and take a walk.
Dialogue
College films
for family ?
To the Editor,
I would like to voice my
opinion concerning a couple of
the movies you (the Associated
Student Government) have
chosen to sponsor this term.
The following reasons are why
I oppose them.
The movie “Up in Smoke”
actually was an encouragement
to use of drugs rather than a
discouragement. This movie
would only be appreciated by
someone who uses drugs. It
seems as though we at
Clackamas Community Col­
lege should not influence
students toward the use of con-
triband, but rather look at the
abuse of drugs objectively. For
example, addiction, physical
and mental affects, and conse­
quences from the law.
The movie “Halloween,”
yet to be shown, portrays on
the screen what we as society
take a stand against. It is a
sadistic film showing murder,
torture, violence and promotes
unnecessary fear of which we
know there is enough already.
It’s hard to understand
why people try to classify mor­
bidity as entertainment, and
many who have seen the
movie know that the various
killings in this movie are sicken­
ing.
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From a logical standpoint,
a movie of this nature would
not beneift the morale of
students at Clackamas.
My aim is by no means to
abolish all movies on this term’s
agenda, as a lot of work ob­
viously went into the ordering
of these films. I would,
however, like to see some films
with redeeming social value
replace those of the type
previously mentioned.
_ Perhaps a poll could be
taken to see what the faculty
and students at our school
think a movie should or should
not contain. This criteria would
be helpful in choosing movies
in the future.
Finally, however, I would
like to commend your choice
on the movie, “Windwalker.”
Although I was not able to see
it, the comments and opinions
of the students who did were
very good.
Yours sincerely,
Dale Seale
Stud e n t s
note backers
To the Editor:
I should hope that all the
people interested in the defeat
of Ballot Measure No. 3 will
note the listing of contributors
in the Oct. 15 Oregonian.
VIP’s Restaurants (owners
of the Rio Grande restaurant,
just off our campus) is one of
the major contributors to the
passage of Measure 3.
Another contributor,
Minute Maid orange juice,
should get your attention. We
should let these businesses
know there is a price to be paid
for their proposed poor treat­
ment of their customers.
Bob Wynia
Assistant to the Dean of In­
structional Services.
Candidate
for suveyor
trustworthy
To the Editor:
We support Thomas A.
Milne for Clackamas County
Surveyor and want you to
know why.
Tom is trustworthy and
truly dedicated to his profes­
sion. He has a real concern for
preservation
of
land
monuments and records in
Clackamás County.
Because of his high level
of expertise, his dedication
and trustworthiness, we believe
Tom is the right man for the
job.
Mike and Ruth Curwick
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