It is altogether too often that teenagers are considered uneducated in matters of the world. But as before, students show that they do have ideas, varied concepts, and even firm beliefs in some of the vital questions of our time. For example, when asked their opinion of American intervention in the war in Viet Nam, answers such as these were given:

Elaine Bacos '66 ‑ At times it seems like a futile effort, and then I feel we don't belong there. But I feel that if the United States wasn't down there, the communists would walk all over us. We have to maintain a firm stand.

Bob Kariotis '67 ‑ The war in Viet Nam is a noble cause the defense of freedom, but I feel that we can never win it completely. The potential of the Chinese and Viet Cong ground forces are over‑whelmingly superior to ours. Eventually we will have to leave Viet Nam; and as soon as we do, their infiltration will start all over again.

Mary Ann Jados '68 – United States' foreign policy is the containment of communism. We have hailed ourselves as being protectors of the "less fortunate," always willing to help struggling countries, especially if it is against communism. So now, whether or not we "like" it, it is the only thing we can do.

Keith Nelson '69 ‑ We are too deeply involved in the Viet Nam situation to back out. We would lose the trust and respect of the small, underdeveloped nations; and they, too, would succumb to communism.

Janet Heller '66 ‑ People shouldn't try to avoid the draft; they should support their country. I think we are doing the right thing.

Dick Manny '67 ‑ The young men who fight in Viet Nam believe strongly in the cause for which they often give their lives. However, here at home, people demonstrate against the war and ask for peace in order to allow the United States to pull out. This act would be a shirking of the responsibility which we have as the leader of the free world. Backing down in this conflict would lead to giving in to the communist world, which would peril our own freedom.

Jackie Silk '68 ‑ I think the United States should get out of Viet Nam. We are sending our young boys over there, and they are being killed. There isn't any sense to this because if we did win the war, we wouldn't profit from it greatly anyway.

Donna Elwanger '69 ‑ I think we should be over there. We are supposed to be against communism; and if the North Vietnamese are trying to infiltrate and turn South Viet Nam communistic, then it is our job to try to halt it.