Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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San Francisco s Oldest Hleh Scnoot Newspaper<br />
>W«v IH. Nattier 2 llUltlt Sc(«W. Sir Fnnclwo. CllltornU 0JI.12 November I. .'945<br />
Students abuse<br />
school building<br />
Bj- D4fla Foot<br />
LowcU hi« Keen tttuataj w iu present<br />
locatioo tw tboul 25 yean anU<br />
lime hat aba iu ttU on the building.<br />
b» why Un'i anything being dote to<br />
return the physical condition tack to<br />
iu origin*] %txai?<br />
Wev an. I tear ha cud hirrtrails<br />
tn Iwscn, light bultu to burn out,<br />
tui tiles to faJ, but mUuie and vandausxn<br />
hive depleted tie money allotted<br />
to ftx thoe things.<br />
Many problems. Mich a* broken<br />
doon end windos*. need to be fixed<br />
bttrwiiaCy ftrscctirity reuom. but<br />
other necessities, vii as dcaninp the<br />
boMtf, are ncglfctcd becauv or<br />
M*oy things hive also raalfm-c*<br />
tioncrf ba ha*? act been repaired.<br />
Freshman SaniyLcigh Webiter-<br />
Wocg tta.ed, "I :htnk Uut <strong>Lowell</strong> ti<br />
" Jo need of some serious repairs. I've<br />
noticed many water fouc^ains not<br />
woriusg nut hrai not going oo when<br />
h'* wanted bat fcoing on when it<br />
pablcm is misuse. <strong>The</strong><br />
jcrioua eiample it the<br />
mortem. Mary stjdenti do not<br />
b«J** u dan up alter themselves<br />
«al csnr uauaiury conditions and<br />
phasbiag pcoMons.<br />
r-rindpu Alan Fibtsh ccrorocMed.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> gab flndi sanitary riplirtt<br />
down &« uilcu instead of puttin;<br />
n*m la the. itt* between the sutfs.<br />
j*[Wi Btftac Fttotog »oikt paper or<br />
.Qiper tovtls in tLs sink u another<br />
F**** K PrcKtpal Gloria<br />
V cm get tU<br />
** P P<br />
f ferctorc. u awxhet<br />
;ggf«. Fftuh staled. "Misuw U<br />
^•tlnto the cafeteria and pulling<br />
ggS*? fc° tbe counyani. <strong>The</strong>n.<br />
« pwpwcMB, the chair tails<br />
Mfimfa."<br />
artists ignore Fibish's warning<br />
minor, HK'h u picture* drawn on a<br />
desk, or nv/nr. wch as graffiti wiit •<br />
ten oa the walk.<br />
Desk guffiti U not uiuilv conlidcred<br />
vandalism because it can be<br />
eaitly e'eaned, but uxnciime* it<br />
more serious than pen matks. Junior<br />
Paay lo-* pointed out, "Many of the<br />
desk* are coned up and «** hud to<br />
write properly."<br />
Defective lockers arc another:<br />
of vandalism. Sophomore Giru<br />
complained. "1 could have ni_<br />
on the iccond floor instead of in Uie<br />
back of the auditorium if they fixed<br />
lornc of the lockrrs. but inueatl<br />
they're used for garbac.<br />
Vandaltim has alto c*uwJ many<br />
ceiling panels and lighting future*<br />
around roonu 238 and iS^ to be<br />
rciuiiig. Fibish explained. "Ceiling<br />
tiles get ouihcd out cf the way. <strong>The</strong>n<br />
undents jump up and honr on tu the<br />
fixtuies. <strong>The</strong> fixturn break and fdtl.<br />
When they arc brokui, it it cheaper<br />
to replace them with a ceiling ttlc 'j<br />
in put in a tew fixture."<br />
<strong>The</strong> major vandjUun problem U<br />
graffiti anwnd the building. <strong>The</strong><br />
situation is Selling won* and tcotc<br />
cxrensivt. Recently. Fibuh amuvneed<br />
that hr would gi« a reward to the<br />
student who identifies the penon or<br />
[icnos* who wn*e. "Hi Jennifer"<br />
anJ other phnocs on the outside wall.<br />
On (XuJho arc writing<br />
here are alto at BaJtoa High School,<br />
writing en mailboxes in the Sunset<br />
District, 011 buse* and in (he Foretl<br />
Hill Station." Fihiih aflgrly commemed.<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong> has been rcccnJy hit with<br />
what Fibish refcrv fir was S71.4M.<br />
Thus fat this year, from Julv I<br />
through September 23. the SFUSD<br />
has ipent 537^64 to reuwve the unslghJy<br />
graffiti.<br />
Along with the iforciewwocJ remnval<br />
cou*. there are the repnuuing<br />
cnts that must be fin-m il. Decutse<br />
of recurring graffiti, thv. *fi jty of the<br />
paint work b reduced, and painting<br />
must be done more often than would<br />
othrrwuc be necessary.<br />
Having been unable to find a solution<br />
to the problem, Fibish decided<br />
to offer "a highly coveted award" to<br />
the studrnt who could provide infjfnutinn<br />
leading to the arrest and conviction<br />
of the vuiprit or culpriu.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rcw-oru frt ihc Uudenl is that<br />
he or she will be able to KheJuk hit<br />
or her <strong>class</strong>es fint Cor their remaining<br />
semesters at <strong>Lowell</strong>.<br />
Student* have hecr* urged to be on<br />
the look-out for gralfili onut« at wock<br />
ark! to report any su'picMius looking<br />
Miuatinm directly to Fibish. the<br />
dcom. or any nlicr faculty memrtcr.<br />
FibLJi tltwribcs the whole *inufion<br />
s« "embarnuiinj" and a "terrible<br />
waste of money."<br />
"We may have to spend up to<br />
$100,000 it yew to remove jra/fiti.<br />
This money could haw. been added<br />
to the tibnuy furd or used to hfae<br />
nn u\,"<br />
recalls Fonunillo. •<strong>The</strong>y told Jean<br />
»hc had pretty hair. jnU ion of leaned<br />
toward u« u if tliey wrre I*x>ling<br />
for nomething."<br />
Fontaaiilo U*rn decided it was time<br />
to go and itooJ up to w*it for Poco<br />
to gather her belonging*. At thit<br />
point, one of the men poimed to her<br />
netVlacc, aikcd if the really needed<br />
it. anJ then sna*chcd it from her neck.<br />
"1 vat so ? " uij Fw»lanillo.<br />
"I jtitr Mid, *Cnc it back!"<br />
tally forcefully, and tried to grab i:<br />
out of hi* fiu. I screamed. 'WTLJI'I<br />
the matter with you?' and for tome<br />
reawjn he loowmcd ^i gra«p. ] I<br />
/>* my nrckltw K K "<br />
Ewoki see<br />
Frsni there, the g»U wtnl t ^<br />
10 principal Aim FiHi*h. anl nrportnl<br />
the then.<br />
Dr. Fihiih «erj fiKxball coach and<br />
hall side Bill Tuuumrpo 30! Dean<br />
J^mci Thonut t>ul m search for the<br />
ynunc. men. A f>!w minutc\ latrr.<br />
I-1 huh armed ai tltc faculty parking<br />
iirt to find TutaMm^to, fhiKna^, the<br />
twii lhic%c%. and n patrol car.<br />
WHJI hod luppcnnl *»a* that t'»e<br />
cjr the >otmg men had hecndnvir.y<br />
hod K*cun iu ti%ctheot. anJ the)<br />
dnnc 11 miu the faculty lot to wait for<br />
the engine to cool down.<br />
At ihe ume time, wm: p»Ii.emcn<br />
•n a pacing patrol car mxiced the<br />
young moles uanding by a car with<br />
a raided hood, and went over 10 investigate.<br />
Just then. Tut3KM.)pu ^nd<br />
Thomas arrived on the Kcnc followed<br />
by Fibish, and finally the two<br />
girl*, uhu identified the thief.<br />
Up»»n further in volition, the<br />
police found three more foM chaim<br />
in the glove compartment of the<br />
overheated car. One male was arrested<br />
and chargcO with larceny, and<br />
a* Fibitfc put it. "Jruticc was serv-<br />
ed."<br />
Fibish then proceeded to ouL« M<br />
announcement