VOL. XIII, NO. 6
JANUARY 14, 1972

Meaningful Groups Study Says 'Yes'
"Grease, Freak or Rah-Rah which one are you?" This was a poll taken in an earlier issue of the Westerner.

A rebuttal from a student said she didn't believe these classifications were just. The existence of these groups cannot be denied, but maybe a look into why they exist will help create a better feeling between the groups.

But according to Mr. Phillip Kardasz, an English teacher from Maine West, psychological study, these groups have a meaning. When an adolescent falls into one of these groups, they are looking for support because of similar problems such as sex, love, parents, work, and money.

Because adolescents have similar problems, they back themselves up for support by using words such as we, they, and us to solve their problems, instead of "Why am I? or "Why do I?" When one asks "Why," the person has to dig deep into himself for an answer so he can understand himself, his problems, and the reason for his problems.
 Mr. Kardasz said, "Some of the problem stems from the electronic age such as TX. That is because a person cannot ask the television set questions or show emotion to the T.V. He must take it all in without a response of 'Why. And when the person can challenge a problem, it helps the person to grow up because he has a chance to ask why and to be asked why. The same may apply to some parents.

"But in spite of this new age, the adolescent of today is still the same as in my time, very conservative, as far as dress, speaking, etc.," replied Mr. Kardasz.

If you have asked yourself questions and thought and tried to answer them yourself, you have taken a look at yourself and maybe realized that people band together because they have similar problems and look to others to solve them. Only you can bring yourself out of this group, by understanding why you are doing these things. The answers will only come from oneself.