Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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FEATURE,<br />
SANDRA GOLDBERG<br />
. (415) 7314500<br />
LEAVE MESSAGE<br />
St. Francis Travel Agency<br />
M Wttl PortJi Avww* • SMI Ffircltco. CA 94177<br />
LOWEST AIR FARES<br />
THE ADVENTURES OF<br />
By PMO Kabunnc<br />
(a.k.a. Frk Far'jIO<br />
No. I did not think up this pseudonym.<br />
Alter all. do you really think<br />
v.nuld name mysdiaflcr a cologne'*<br />
Anyways, it is obv inus the school<br />
car has started' ttudeni* are ratcil<br />
fct IV weekend*. ••How could this<br />
> g<br />
n. each nvxl Cult be an hour tool out of himself amongst his<br />
Uxip. clas<br />
anvthinp: flunk lest, don't write on<br />
Ihe bathnxim A.*. *. hit a teacher, eat<br />
the cafeteria food. Anything different!<br />
We nevd a return to the past.<br />
Seniors remember, altwg -vith the<br />
die-in, when Marcia Brady ran for<br />
student government office, disco<br />
(Vuck! Puke! Blech! Barf') was given<br />
one *ong at the di.KCv (Sol thil we<br />
ni»i Ihiv), and bird* didn't tclictc<br />
iSemveKe* on Ihe brec/ewav ot on<br />
t.Utlcnt*' UtKuiilCfx* Ilu; VHliC 0>inj-.<br />
tuven*. rturped tn four vearv Mr.<br />
Lrrw Fohuvh *4ill ICJCHCS about sot<br />
ccr and cabbage growing in Dal;<br />
Cu> - Mrs. Fk»*.\ic U»i\ Mill ki'-vrv<br />
cute freshman r*»)v Morels or. tables.<br />
and equates poetry v^itii iVicd *<br />
i| mw»» .'dmit that I \tii| don't undcr-<br />
Full. r Mill thinks trees are phasic<br />
svmholv. A,\ Mr. No;nun Duricui<br />
Mill «>•.. "HiMury repeat* H*clf "<br />
Rumer >it\ it that stuJcn' $• veinntent<br />
iv un the verge *»r vt*'un-.c.<br />
Cou'd tin* be the end of Low el! aeronymv'<br />
Oh r*ej*cnV No m*»rc LKC<br />
jnd DCO and SAtl ^-vj IHl>> and<br />
CTBS and SAT ami PSA P Hul<br />
\ych fun makmc t'rc^lmien tlgurc<br />
BSCS and CLUB and ACi! and CSF<br />
and NHS. Thcrcfi«re. ait uudent.* -rr<br />
commanded to prcwuie Mu.kn< yov<br />
ernment to vtav afloat A> we can OKI<br />
IUHI ,onur::.g the hREE&H. Altc<br />
nil. ^ic^'.c C''t U» he worth<br />
* a bird .. A queuion has been circui.<br />
no it** a plane . . no. it** • • • it"* around that Shield at-tl Scroll<br />
iiKmbcrs' luis hav: all b«i" d^pto<br />
fly during ihe Spirit week rally' peared. Jojuu* di>! No men: tnancc pubevrcnt male and grey i^iead of caidinal aixl<br />
youths! Having trouble* adjusting to sjxn*! It's .INXJI time we go* rid of<br />
your newfound manhood? Particular- ihking like a fcst Uxxl coot ?<br />
ihivinx? Well, senior Gliia Cambrr Howeer. we lor^ot the "but." <strong>The</strong>re<br />
can help. She understands the wars is one member of the IXIMT society's<br />
ind blood-rum, ind pain involved tn upciout livt who pci»iiu in w.-ar-<br />
thawing a xit in tulf. Site Kx« been inj tlul putrid >ytrbS of vtatcIir.As.<br />
heard expreuing sorrow m-cr the LEC CruirmaP {person, arlroiu.<br />
pttiMum, Be iure to aUt her Jbr Wp. whatever) A*lv Laitrrncr .imductv<br />
<strong>The</strong> ni**K'ichedulc ha* finally «•• government business under the<br />
rived! HSStm. a U tliyhtly difTcm weight of the poi*. *tcr. Bui then<br />
from the tratftiorttl *A code' we so again are vx to *•' *n« him for wcs.dearly<br />
mtu". <strong>The</strong> idvanufes of thU inp the hat? M:; tfac he's juu jockey •<br />
new time keeper mod 1 thai! start at • ing for position 41 Bu.-ycr King.<br />
r <strong>The</strong> letter was read the next Jay in bothrvom. He thouR^*<br />
the »mokc-filled room of the p«int arouxi him Lo and he'foid.<br />
mernben of the SUSA board. there ii tlai very bathroom wu » per*<br />
•on with a tprsy can of paint in his<br />
"Htntnm.. .Coyw th'•^^ ?rt real* hand.<br />
ly u-ant t"-.is fellow in our ever-so- "I wender what the painitrs are<br />
pfcstlgtou* club?" questioned uV; doma at tha time of day?" though!<br />
SUSA President in lib gratT, C.CT-WJ- FeiU. He diin't seem to be paiaung.<br />
prcstif ictis voice.<br />
After all. he wasn't wearing -hole<br />
cuu whi*r painter pauiti.<br />
"Tliis fine young nun is jusl Vie ''Howdy, kid." tail the painters<br />
»i the, modular clem=rt we want 10 attract W €<br />
jmart; he lUiened to Radio <strong>Lowell</strong>. burgundy leather-covered table,<br />
He decided lode sometluajt about it. beneath the smoke cf the DunhiU<br />
"Go Cool or Bust" was Felix's ci(an. the SU55A board memben<br />
new mono. He figured he could ac- were all wearinf iht>ai<br />
complish this in one of four way*.<br />
One—he cuuM wear vungluse* on Felix shifted uncomfortably.<br />
r*ioy days or in li>e halls. Two—he "Perhaps I ani too fomully dress-<br />
couU use hii October fast puu Tor the ed." hi dxtighi u himself.<br />
month of November and beat the "Step right in. Felix my bey. we<br />
system. TJirce—he could LCII Blow- were jest talking about you. Have a<br />
IH>ps. or Four—be could write stupid cigifT*<br />
articles for the ncw*pjper tnd rail<br />
himself Biff.<br />
Felix ckct(*ed on the first plan of<br />
action. Behind his dark gLsses he felt<br />
like a ruthless, fighting machine. A<br />
terrible, ruthless, fighting mxhine.<br />
Sort of like La.siie.<br />
FHU vowed itui thu yc*j he "*' ^U<br />
do all the crary things he had been<br />
afraid tn do as a freshman. Things<br />
like iintO(( right ^mack in the mtdd';<br />
of UK hallway during passing periods<br />
anJ signir j hb name ten times ca *hc<br />
inside of the book co^cf. He w-as a<br />
man; he »v no: afrakl.<br />
Felix alw cccidcd in try selling<br />
n^jw-pops. <strong>The</strong> problem «s thai<br />
Blcw-Peps wxte SOIL 1 "Oh. no...no ..ihankyou."<br />
"A Blow.poft. peitup*?"<br />
"Oh, )C3. iliat would be nice."<br />
rVlu v« do-Anat tlk. *«b!r He held<br />
ot'l a foljer lo the president. "My<br />
resume." he «j''*incd.<br />
"I sec..." uid the president with<br />
a faint vjiic at his lips. "Hmmm... it<br />
indicate* here >ou Hmiked<br />
p.n...rK*l j;txxJ. not gcod. B<br />
by SUS\. the<br />
prestigious Student 1'iiJon for<br />
SchoUstiC Achievement. Fcli> knew<br />
that lie had to improve his GPA lo<br />
join this cscr-uvprcslisious club<br />
since nc had flunked freshman F.E.<br />
He decided thai if tie wanta< to sell<br />
BIow-Pops be had to join thil club.<br />
and tie had to do it nghi He wrote<br />
a tetter and submiitrd 1: to the Ptesident<br />
of SUSA.<br />
Dear Sir.<br />
I am a hard-working<br />
studkxa sophomore interested<br />
in becoming * member of<br />
SUSA. What procedure should<br />
I follow for membership?<br />
Your* Truly<br />
Felix<br />
( vuur name?"<br />
"Oh...me?..it's Felix..."<br />
"Felix, eh?" With thai he sprayed<br />
FCliKS in big bbek leacri over the<br />
bathnorn mirrors-<br />
••CouW you just hoU niy jpray can<br />
for a minute, 1 have to go eteck on<br />
something. Be rigbl bade!" <strong>The</strong><br />
painter daw tiK ptin to Fclii and<br />
sped out.<br />
Felix looked at the spray con in his<br />
haul. "Gee, I hope he conxs back<br />
suofi..." <strong>The</strong>n he looks! U the mirror<br />
and ociiced hi* namr xissptlled-<br />
"Oh. my. my name Is inUspc&d.<br />
I rmm fix it!" cried Felu. lust as he<br />
*as sprayrcg A big X onto the mirror,<br />
who should appear but Hodges<br />
and Tuiasosopo. tlic Crockett and<br />
Tubbi of <strong>Lowell</strong> High.<br />
"So, this is the wise guy »i»'s<br />
been writing all over the school,<br />
liuh?" Tuiasosopo said, raisiog hw<br />
eyebruws at the sight of Felix staadwj<br />
meekly before him with » can<br />
of spray paint !•! fti* hsttd.<br />
"Oh no, .. .not nv.. .1 jus*<br />
wanted to 50 u> the bathroom.<br />
sec-.."<br />
"That's enough, kid. Let's gel going."<br />
said Hodge*, picking up Felu.<br />
by the scruff of iSc neck.<br />
"No! No! It's not me*!! I'm innocent!<br />
I'll sue. I'll we! Let me down'"<br />
yelled Felix, his tret dangling beneath<br />
hurt.<br />
"Quiet, kid."<br />
"Don't take me to Fibtsh! PIca*c*<br />
F;t*i it's Fibish. then it's Juvee!"<br />
tereamed poor Fel-x. But then he had<br />
a brilliant idea. A ruthless, brilliant<br />
idc*. A tcrrble, luthicss. brillunt<br />
Klea. <strong>The</strong> kind of idea LSMIC would<br />
have.<br />
He blcnexl out. "I'll give you 500<br />
Blow-pops if yoj let me so.'*<br />
Hodges and Tuu>xnopo uuppcU<br />
\hort and released their hold on leiu.<br />
:t "500 a!ow-Pop*?" <strong>The</strong>ir cars<br />
perhaps, just maybt we can make an seemed to perk up.<br />
exception for you. Well. Felix, if you "Preci. 5W Blow l\^y. I'll go<br />
can sell 500 Blow Pops in Iww t!i>-s. get them." Fein ran back to the<br />
' say jiJu're a mc.J>cr of our cscr- Kithmcm airl gathered his 500 Blow.<br />
io-p(CiUi;>txis -:lub. V\*hat do >ou Poos whkh he promptly brought<br />
s»y?"<br />
back.<br />
Ikrforc he delivered his mcichan-<br />
'Get. thanki, Mr. Present. 1 dive, however, he iJlpped on hi daifc<br />
won't let you down!" With that. glaives. If this »u going to be a dcz*.<br />
Felix skipped out of the offire with tt had to be dene rijht. Felix handed<br />
the £00 Blow-Pop* under h» arm over (he Blow-Popt. Tfcc two fcuinls<br />
As he tefi. a blond beard member yielded ihe right of wiy.<br />
turned to his neighbor and muttered. Felix emerged unscathed from thu<br />
"I ttiU think we jhould have maU^ trying ctdcal. More polished than<br />
him shallow goWfiih."<br />
ever, smoother th-.n hooey, the<br />
qutrttcs^u cool cat. Because be w-as<br />
Felix wu in a very chipper csood a man.<br />
as he skipped along, u earing hit<br />
three-piece mil f cd l*e w Uh dutfU on<br />
•t. Hew»sso«:Jiciied.iaf-i, ihitoe Take in ad in<br />
rcJirotJ he had to 30 to the bathrconi.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> <strong>Lowell</strong>"<br />
'Gee. I hav>. to (o to the ihruugh m:!<br />
bathroom!" he exclaimed. So wnat<br />
. dk* Pdix 00 but J*ad towuds the<br />
Advertising helps the<br />
paper, and i get<br />
journalism credit for<br />
every ad I sell!<br />
Contact:<br />
C. Can<br />
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