Dear Editor:
A main complaint about students, as I have heard from several members of the faculty, is that we have no school spirit. This short story may tell them why.

Ten of my friends and myself attended the football game on Friday, September 23. One of the girls brought a horn. After we came in the main gate, she blew the horn. Promptly a teacher yelled at her, took away the horn, and told her away the horn, and told her she could have it back after the game. The horn wasn't very loud or disturbing, so why did he take it away?

If regular kids are not allowed to blow horns during the playing of a game, the band should not be allowed to use their instruments during the actual playing of the game either! It's only fair! After all, doesn't the "Maine West Way"; include non‑prejudice?

Name Withheld by Request

Dear Editor:
We feel that the varsity cheerleaders made complete fools of themselves at the Arlington football game.

For those of you who weren't there, we will inform you of their rudeness. Arlington's band was playing their school song, and the Maine West cheerleaders (varsity) started dancing and goofing around. It didn't help our reputation that much.

I'm sure if Arlington had done that while our school song was being played, no one would have thought of it as being "cute." We must admit, though, not all the cheerleaders acted this way.

A few of them had enough sense to realize that after a while it wasn't so funny ‑ not to the crowd, or anyone. Too bad the rest of them didn't realize it.

We think the varsity cheerleaders owe them an apology.

Names Withheld by Request