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A common topic of complaint and dissension here at Westside seems to be the fact that most of us like to voice our disgust with the school lunch program. It seems to me that when the situation is carefully surveyed, it is harder than most people imagine to find overwhelming faults in the lunch program. Let me first begin with the price of the lunch. As you know, the price for this meal is 35 cents. Is this outrageous considering what you receive for this menial sum? In each lunch, meat or fish is served on the average of four times a week. You can't get this at most good 1·estaw·ants for less than 80 cents. Also you get bread or rolls, a salad, and a serving of vegetables. A meal of this quality or quantity can be attained no place in this town for less than a dollar. Next, the food itself. The food is all good quality, the majority of which is government tested and certified accordingly. The sanitary conditions of the Westside kitchen and its food handling processes were given an "Excellent" rating by the Omaha-Douglas County Health Board. Can you imagine walking into the eafeteria and finding flies clustered on and around your food? Or eating your food off of dishes with the grease and residue of the last meal still clinging? Even worse could you possibly see a cook with an over-soiled dress running her hands over a dirty counter and then touching the food you are supposed to eat? Although these conditions are from the mind of the writer, aren't you glad you don't have to face up to something like this just to have lunch? A word of advice from me to you. If you haven't seen or experienced anything worse than what you've got--you don't even have the moral right to complain I
D. D.
Is it hard for you to get along with teachers? If it is, you should try to decide why this person and you don't get along. I emphasize person because that is what a teacher is, believe it or not I 1\lany students get along very well with a majority of the teachers, but they sometimes find one teacher that they just can't get along with, or do not like in some way. This is not unusual, but a complaint that really is not fair or true is that teachers hate students. A teacher would not be a teacher if he or she did not really and truly like students and teaching. It is not the job of the teacher to let personal feelings enter into his job. A teacher doesn't hate a student, that is not his purpose as a teacher. His purpose is to further the education of the student. It is not for his benefit that he stands for six hours a day talking about something which he has heard many times. The one to gain by his efforts is you, the student. It is very neurotic for anyone to say that they got a bad grade because the teacher hates them. You get the grade which you deserve. Even if you don't like a teacher, you owe him your civility and the amount of respect due to a person of this stature. Think about it Il l S.B.
What's wrong with American youth? This question is often heard among teen-agers, and especially among high school students. But, although the question is often heard, what about the answer? Most people aren't sure what is wrong with us, if anything. They can think of examples, but they still aren't really sure. This gap has been filled recently by an article in the Dec. 80 issue of the Saturday Evening Post called "Youth: The Cool Generation." The article was based on a survey made by the Gallup Poll. Since the Gallup people are reputed to be experts in their field, perhaps we should listen to what they have to say. They carne to the conclusion that the majority of youth is pampered, spoiled, and lacks ambition. Although this survey does offer some definite conclusions, the Lance does not agree with all of them. Isn't Westside supposed to be above average? On the other hand, maybe this situation holds true at Westside. Who can say? You cant The point is, read the article, then draw your own conclusions as to whether Westsiders are lazy, spoiled, pampered, and gutless. P.W.
WESTSIDE
LANCE
Friday, January 19, 1
Students Busy With Academic Activiti By Susie Baade Student.a of Westside are doing other lhtnp beside club activities. A few forget th1a but actually everyone La here to learn and mo1t students are letting a little knowledge soak Into their beads. One of the bigger problems of the Juniors is g ett:Jng their term papera done before F eb . 12. Notecards t\lld outlJnes have been checked and those who haven't completed these are, teachers say, "In bncl &h upe."
To go along with term paper completion Mr. Glidden, history Instructor, has s lowed down assignments for his classes. Instead of outside reading he plans to give a series of ftlms on the clvll war along with lectures which etudents must take notes from . In tbe Belence Department tbe Physiology student8 have "also written tenn papers. Mr. Hardi· I!IOn, elence In truct~r, sa)'S that now that classes have gotten rid of the rata thAt they are Just stud).ing from the book about hntnrul digestion . In the Chemistry and Physics Departments molecules and waves are ftylng about. Chemistry students have just ftniabed an experiment, chart, or a model molecule for projects In partial requirement of the course. 'Mr. Holmquist, physics instructor, reports tJmt his students have completed nearly b.a.lt their book whJeb dealt mostly with simple waves and Ught. Students from this class chose a book pertaining to physics from o. llat made by Mr. Holmquist and gave a report on It for partial req uirement. of their lint semester. He Also lnc:luded that the classes thls yeu W Cl'e doing better as far as progress than Ia.st year's students. In the English Department acUritJes 'Va.r)'. JunJors are stu.~
IDanger-Do Not Reed I by Beth Burlingame Putting out this newspaper bas really overworked the managing editor, Sue Baade, because she Is starting to call the editor, Dick Diegel, "Honey." By doing this she Ia kee»lng the journalism class In high spirits. To ~t. tbJB storr, I bad to go stwnbllng around the halls for lntonnatlon. I tried to get Into Mr. Winchell's c.l ass to ftnd out U he really tells funny joke.a . . . but I juat couldn't get In! Announcement: Kenny Ploss got a new ear. That's why he keeps swinging that gold key around tor everyone to see. I learned from the merchandisIng teacher that a gtrl In DE was working when a customer asked her where the men's room was; her reply, "I don't know, I've never used lt." Now that's a good answer. Nlct Straka goes wlld when she hears the cheer "two bits," so ~lid that she loses her voice. Charlotte Jones a.nd Donnie Meyer a re really getting to be known by having their pictures in the paper while wearing Can-Can skirts. Nick Koatoa tried to explain the modern way of buffalo hunting to the cla1111. Having done that the clua tried to get hlm to do a Tarzan yell, but be just sat there with hla face red. A bit of poetry: The Senior Lance Staff Try and try and try But the Junior Journalism claaa Came along and now all aenlors sit and cry.
Literature, memorh:lng poem.s, and ln some classes cl18c:ossing whAt education is reaD)'
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about. Mrs. Susan Ball, who has jun-
Ior English and eighth-grade core,
Twistl It's the TWIST! '"I think its the greatest thing since saran wrap," said Mickey EUey, senior. But described formally it Ia a rapid gyration of the lower abdominal and pelvic regions "while the a rms (according to Time) thrust in, out, up, and down wlt.h the plstoniJke motions of a battled bird keeper llghtlng off a flock or attacking blue jays." The followlnr have their own descriptions of this new craze. Bill Truhl.sen, junlor- 1 think. it will be replaced by the Arapahoe Stomp. Don Newman, aenlor-Undescrlbable. i\lrs. Clark-It's ao way out that one has to do It to know what it is and my vertebrae won't take it. Paul Matt, Junior-It's a conglomeration of movement. Patti Hauscltlldt, freshman- A weight r educing exercise ... SnBie Roberts, Junior- It looks like a pagan war dance. Created by Chubby Checke r It spread to the Peppermint Lounge and became the hottest thing since the Char leston. Now some Weslaldors are trying their hand at this new fad. SemtentbualasUc aupportera of the twist are nnmeroua at the aock.hops. With its POpularity lncreulng It seem that those juat. watching will be soon be left atandlng In the dust. Future advice: If you don't like standing and you don't like dust, learn to TWIST!
Japanese Paper
Exchanges Views Are American high schools In foreign countries any dllferent from our own? By looking at tbe high school paper of Narlmasu High School In Tokyo, Japan, you would find the answer Ia no. Most of the atudentl, whose parentl are lD some branch of the American mllltary service, have Interests very almllar to our own. Their football team wu the Far Eaat High School champion this year. Their newapaper, Tho Dragon's Ro.r, which the :t.nce receives as an exchange paper, Includes current U. S. Cads, apotllgbUng leading senlora, club news and sports coverage. Many of their thoughts and Ideas were truly American, although they live In a nother part ot t he world. This shows the almUarlty between American teenagers the world over.
feels students should have guidance rrom schools so they face the world more prepared. feels that studenta need som who they can go to with quest that they are nnllkely to someone who isn't close to This type of disCUSsion, though not completely aead Jend.s a :realistic view to work and why students l earn the tb.lngs the y are s trncted. Seniors in EugUsh Compost have been writing per sonal ea which have t~ do with some they have experienced or know great deal about. Earlier In the year they required to write a research pa on something pertaining to uage. They ha~e been kept b writing other papers, a ah story, and reading essays. A wide field of aubjeet.a taught In the Westside e lum. Equipment and l.ru!truct are needed and cost parents this district many tax dollan. Students going to college 1ze the great lmporlanoe or school work in giving them varied background before
on to blgher education and a clallzed field. Tbls Is the time of We when you can 1 these s ubjects and it ls 1m110 to gain tbls lalowledge wblle Cl\11,
Knowledge is not sometb gained In a day and Westside dents are Pl'Oving this by contl log to plod through pUes of per, notecarils, typewriter te and books.
Seniors Rank As Regents Finalists Nebraska AU-state R egent. allsla. They were Marilyn Mu and Dave Allen. They com with seniors all over the state ranked In the top 13. When asked bow she felt Ute honor, i\larilyn exclaimed,
feel won derful!" Her only ad to Btudents who want to place on the exft.Dl was to "get a n.lgbt's sleep." She nlso ad students to study to lea.rn, not. grtHles. "U yon really want loom," she said, "good grades come naturally." Marilyn etu about six hour:s a night, but Interests aren't all academic. loves to horseback ride and enj being ln the Omaha Sympbo Chorus. MarUyn will go to con and hopes to study actuarial ence. Dave said he waa "~ery prlsed" by tb honor. When asked wblcb part of be folUid most dJtfic:ult
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