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T h a t w a s q u ite a t i r a d e b y M r.
H o rn a g a in s t o u r sc h o o l d ir e c to r s ,
s u p e r in t e n d e n t a n d sc h o o l t e a c h
e rs . F ir s t o f a ll I w o u ld lik e to
a s k th e w r i t e r o f t h a t l e t t e r , w h y
d o w e s e n d o u r y o u n g s te r s to
s c h o o l? I th in k th e b ig m a jo r ity
ot u s s e n d o u r c h ild r e n to sc h o o l,
n o t o n ly to le a r n t h e s u b je c t s r e
q u ir e d , b u t a ls o to le a r n to b e
g o o d z \m e r ic a n c itiz e n s . A t e ig h
te e n y e a r s o f a g e a y o u n g m a n
s h o u ld b e g iv in g u p t h e w a y s o f
c h ild r e n a n d a s s u m in g th e s t a t u r e
a n d b e h a v io r o f m e n a n d a t th e
s a m e tim e ta k in g o n so m e o f th e
r e s p o n s ib ility o f a y o u n g m a n t o
w a r d s h is c la s s m a te s .
S u p p o s e D e m o s in h is c a r e l e s s
n e s s o r h a s t e to d is p o s e o f th e
f o rb id d e n sm o k e , h a d s t a r t e d a
f ir e in o u r o v e r c ro w d e d sc h o o l,
and th a t se v e ra l o r m a y b e a h u n
d r e d o f o u r c o m m u n ity ’s c h ild r e n
h a d lo s t t h e i r liv e s. A n d d o n 't
sa y it c o u ld n o t h a p p e n , b e c a u s e
all y o u h a v e to d o is lo o k in th e
d a ily p a p e r s to p r o v e t h a t it d o es.
T h o s e c h ild r e n lo s t in s u c h a
tr a g e d y c o u ld s c r e a m f ro m n o w
till
doom sday
fo r
a
“ se co rd
c h a n c e ” to liv e, b u t w o u ld th e y
get it? N E V E R .
L e t u s f a c e th e f a c ts . T h e s t a r e
O r d in a n c e s f o rb id s m o k in g o n th e
sc h o o l g r o u n d s o r in th e sc h o o l
b u ild in g s. T h e in s u r in g c o m p a n ie s
fo rb id it. T h e lo c a l sc h o o l b o a r d
h a s r u le d a g a in s t
it. S o w h y
s h o u ld a n y o n e d e l ib e r a t e ly b r e a k
th a t ru le ?
T h is is a n O rg a n iz e d A m e r ic a n
c o m m u n ity a n d th e m a j o r i t y o f
th o s e i n te r e s te d in its w e lf a r e
v o te d f o r a n d e le c te d th e s e d ir e c
to r s , m e n o f in te g r ity , h o n e s t a n d
w ith f o r e s ig h t, to r u n o u r sc h o o l,
b u ild o u r n e w sc h o o l b u ild in g s
a n d s p e n d o u r m o n e y , u p to n e a r ly
a m illio n d o lla r s .
T h e d e c isio n to c x p e ll D e m o s
w a s n o t a “ s p u r o f th e m o m e n t”
d e c isio n . R u t w a s I a m s u r e , m a d e
a f t e r f u ll c o n s id e r a tio n o f a ll m a t-
t e r s in v o lv e d . W h e n M r. H o rn ,
s p o k e o f t h e te a c h e r s a n d s u p e r - |
in te n d e n t a s h e d id , I w o n d e r if
h e to o k in to c o n s id e r a t io n t h a t i
th e y h a v e s p e n t y e a r s in p r e p a r a
tio n f o r t h e i r life s w o rk . T h a t th e y i
a r e p ic k e d b y th e s c h o o l-b o a r d
a f t e r f u ll c o n s id e r a tio n o f t h e i r
c h a r a c t e r , r e c o m m e n d a tio n s , a n d
p a s t e x p e r ie n c e .
S o le ts s ta n d
b a c k o f o u r sc h o o l b o a r d in th e
e x c e lle n t jo b th e y a r e d o in g . L e ts
b a c k u p o u r te a c h e r s , e s p e c ia lly
w h e n th e y fin d it n e c e s s a r y to c o r
r e c t o r p u n is h o u r v e r y o w n c h i l
d r e n . I f o u r y o u n g p e o p le le a r n
to o b e y th e r u le s o f t h e i r sc h o o l
y e a r s , h o w m u c h e a s ie r it w ill be
f o r th e m to g e t a lo n g w ith th o s e
a b o u t th e m in l a t e r y e a r s .
S in c e r e ly ,
Lovd S. W eeks.
CONCERT
SCHEDULED EOR
GIRL’S CHORUS
T h e G ir l’s C h o r u s o f B r o o k in g s -
H a r h o r h ig h sc h o o l w ill p r e s e n t
t h e i r f i r s t p u b lic c o n c e r t T h u r s
d a y , A p ril 8. u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n
o f B o b D ic k . T h e c o n c e r t w ill be
a t th e sc h o o l a u d i to r iu m , a n d w ill
b e g in a t 8 p .m . T h e r e is no a d
m is s io n c h a r g e .
T h e p r o g r a m w ill c o v e r a w id e
r a n g e o f s e le c tio n s , f ro m c la s s ic a l
to p o p u la r. A lso in c lu d e d w ill b e
s e v e r a l s e x te t n u m b e r s a n d a
p ia n o d u e t.
T h is w ill be th e f ir s t a p p e a r a n c e
b e f o r e th e g e n e r a l p u b lic f o r th e
g ro u p . E v e r y b o d y is c o r d ia lly in
v ite d .
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