MAY 26, 1972
Letters to the Editor
It's going on summer and most of the classrooms are really hot, even with the windows open. So why can't some classes be held outside? If there's just a discussion or a free period, what's wrong with sitting outside?
When kids have to sit inside hot, muggy classrooms for hours, everyone gets sleepy. I think more kids would pay attention outside than inside. Study halls on hot days are unbearable. Why not have an area for supervised study halls outside for those who wanted a little fresh air?
After all, there's outside lunches. As far as I know, only one teacher this year has broken the rule and let us have class outside. We were orderly, and no one got in any trouble. Is it an administrative rule that all students must be inside stone walls to learn?
Could Student Council try to do something so that next year we could have open air classrooms? If it's a rule, maybe they can get it changed, or loosened anyway.
Diana Wagner
Dear Editor:
I'm writing in regard to the May 5 senior ditch day. A lot of seniors missed school that day, but so did a lot of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors; but only the seniors were punished. But because of the seniors planning to miss that day, many of the teachers took it upon themselves to give quizzes. The people who were there in school could get an extra grade, while the missing students were not allowed to make these assignments up.
Even if the student had a legal excuse, they were still punished. I really don't think that this is fair and it just goes to show you how teachers can be.
Sure the teachers were doing the students who were in school a good deed, but how do the teachers know if the person was really sick or went out with their friends? Well, they don't!
I feel that Maine West's seniors were treated unfairly and that there will be the same results on May 26, which is another planned senior ditch day.
Michele Rosa
After many shed tears, we must say good-bye to so many people who have worked on their last production here at Maine West.
This year has produced some of the best productions in the history of Maine West, and now we must look forward to more great productions in future years.
We would like to thank the seniors for all the devotion and hard work that they have put into various areas that are needed for a successful production.
Although the seniors are leaving, they will not be forgotten. The impressions they have left in the acting and in the crews will long be there, and the memories of them will be everlasting.
Thank you to all the seniors who have added so much to the speech and drama department at Maine West. We wish you the best of luck in years to come and remember-break a leg.
I say this on behalf of so many people who have worked with the seniors.
Peg Baer
Dear Editor:
"You're so apathetic." That's all I hear from parents and teachers. They claim that the students talk a lot, but do nothing. We talk about school improvement, Student Council, pollution, the war, and poverty. The whole bit. And just recently I realized that what they were saying was true. Students complain (myself included) and don't do anything.
Just a few weeks ago it was "clean-up week." There was one day during the week that everyone was supposed to walk. I could tell by all the cars in the parking lot that everyone really cared!
There are also many comments like "Student Council doesn't do anything." Of course, none of them would ever think of joining and trying to make an effort to really get something done.
These are just a couple of examples, and there are more of the much too evident apathy. I'm not saying everyone is like this, but just look around and listen. If you can't lend a hand, then please don't complain.
Name Withheld By Request
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regard to the actual funds of the school paper. It is true that we do not get this printing done for free, right? So that must mean that the money comes from either the money from the Westerner cards bought at the beginning of the year or the money from the students who pay for the paper regularly. The students, for the most part, enjoy the paper, and the paper itself is getting better and better with each issue.
Then why are more people reading the paper than buying it? I have heard many of the students talking, and the things they are saying aren't really the nicest. Things like "I haven't used my Westerner card once all year, or, "Oh, $.10 isn't too much," or, "Gosh, after all these months, you want me to start buying it now?" I even hear, "Why should I waste the dime when it's so easy to get it for free?"
O.K., I agree that $.10 is not much money, and it won't break the school, but it also wouldn't break the students. It isn't fair that some should have to pay and some just don't even though they should.
In closing, I would like to say that I know that this year is almost over, but I hope to see a change for next year. If the students want a better paper, a good way to help it is by buying it.
Kathy Hartigan