Dear Editor:
Recently the Moratorium Committee announced the closing of its national office and its activities. Its original purpose was to unite the American people in support of immediate and complete withdrawal from South Vietnam. This was done by organizing at local and community levels. Now that this organizing has been done, a national office is no longer necessary.

The Moratorium is gone. The work of education, organization, and peace candidates still goes on. In Chicago the Vietnam Moratorium Committee is still in operation. Its address is listed in the telephone directory, By sending them a card, you will be mailed information on the Committee's activities.

Sincerely, Ken Hodorowski

Dear Editor:
This letter is in regard to the editorial concerning pep rallies. If we are to suppose that these people truly object to missing their valuable class time, then something should be done. There were, however, a few statements made in that editorial which I question. First of all, certainly we are all here at Maine West to learn. If there were no outside activities, though, it would be rather boring. There are a number of students who do not care one way or the other about sports, but it is the majority of the students who support the teams.

The next point concerns the assemblies that are never held for scholastic achievement or non‑athletic activity. Obviously these 61 people are not aware of the Senior Honors Assembly, National Honor Society Initiation, and music assemblies.

I feel rather close to this matter of pep rallies as it is Pep Council that plans and runs all the pep assemblies. There were at the most four mandatory pep rallies this year. Four class periods missed will not impede one's learning a great deal.

It is the general feeling of Pep Council that it might be better if these 61 objecting students were not obligated to attend pep assemblies. Therefore, I propose that pep rallies be optional and anyone not wanting to attend them be allowed to go to their scheduled classes. This plan would be better for those attending the assembly; for if the objectors were present, they would probably deter from the spirit of the students who have enough pride in their school to back up those students who participate in sports.

Beth Briskey