MARCH 3, 1961
Teens Need 64 More Hours
The life of a teenager is a busy one, but few people realize just how busy. Let's examine the number of hours a normal, well-adjusted teenager puts to use in an ordinary week.
Authorities say that each one of us should have eight hours of sleep every night plus two hours a day for meals. Seven hours are spent each day in school plus an hour each for extra-curricular activities and transportation to and f r o m school. In the evening one hour is spent with the family, one hour for educational television programs, and most of us do an hour's worth of homework.
Every young adult should be well educated in this world today. Thus we have the struggle of attending college. Our grades must be high in order to be accepted into a good college, so we spend four hours on homework, and another hour with a good book so we will be well read.
Most girls agree that they spend close to three hours a day on grooming. While boys may not spend this much time on grooming, they are busy those extra hours with sports.
The mention of sports brings to mind our social life. We are expected to spend about 10 hours a week attending sports events and school functions.
Adding 10 hours for church, outside activities, and telephone time brings the total to a monstrous sum of 232 hours that we try to fit in each week. Compare this to 168 hours that are in each week.
Impossible? Look around you. There are many Mainites who somehow seem to accomplish this very thing. Maine West has a right to be proud of its students.