Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

tfl },Thrtpnll. April II. 1916
EDITORIALS—
Students deserve
responsibility
Lowell, like all high %ch :*»!*, has as its purpose
educ*tinsstudcni«anJ preparing them for the tutu re. An
important part of thai education and preparation t* teaming
to handle rcsponribility.
Extra-curricular activities afford students an opportunity
to exercise responsibility and learn in the process. F.v
amptes of 'Atch activities include Radio Lowell. Stepc
Crew, Student Govcnidieni. and 77tr tsmrll. Certainly,
the students who elect to participate in these nciiviuc* have
certain cbligations and rcspottsibilitics tn the sch;x>! and
thtir fellow s'udents.
However, the staff of Ths tmvelt feels that as long a*
participating Muoc.a* t jcognuc iKcir which they tonight w;nild elicit the best
response from the student body. IT*: faulty member*,
should not inutferc so :hc students can learn to dc.il with
the responsibility by them*c!vev
The fjet is that the nujorny of ihc student- at Lowell
arc responsible enough to perform the tasks involved in
any of the school's jxira-cjirkular activities. There i\
J great deal o( c\ufcnrc for ihi. \t;tcni'.-nt.
To begin with. Lowell *tudcni., arc directly rc>pon\iblc
for the ptixlu^tiit.: of ibis (t«YV\papcr with ^c help ot
in divisor who i> jppt'iittcd by the udminiMnition. There
ix mi iir^Mm U.i .my T^tutiy ;».-:imci Hi imtilcic **iili U\
IrfUfUvtion since the JOUJCW staff lu.% pro\rn it» *.»MJipc-*ncy
consistently hy .\ irnir.5 tint place in a njtiotul high
school newspaper contest more than once.
Another cxumple 'if students uhn arc able to handle
responsibility L\ the Lowvll Sti$c Crew. They arc indirectly
rcspomiWc for tht pnx)iH.tionk 111 a number of the
school**, dramatic arts functions. Their Muocr.1 stall is in
charge of stage lighting. cur>i"i." said Poulakidas.
bums refused to conrrvni on the Mtuation.
This concession folloursj a wrck of iinplca%antncs.s durtns
which Bums refused stuJcnts* petilions to liold Uie
datkx in the gym. iven -vith the SAB's assunuxc that the
gym would be Kt up for hlngo attcr the dance.
The dance *-as held tn the gym. and bingo wai held
r.u Saturday. In (act. S\B members set up the bingo equip*
men? so fast that Bums offered to hire them as regular
workers. "Vcs. ihc situation is improving." noted
Government officers were upset over what they sens*
*;d as a "lac 1. of cooperative spirit" between MntL'nl
goveinmcnt and ihis special fundraisini! group, and cited
Hibish er.pl*tncd. "Whit begins ar. a canng. custodial
arrangement NC> of virtues.' m this case." said
Fibuh. referring to a Icochcr. enjer to help the school
jnd students, who faces hurdles regarding ihc way in
which ho chooses to Iiclp.
V.'flkial whool policy gives first priority for buiMing
us* to academic activities second tu co-cMrricular i>ursuits
iticluuing athletics, tnial ard U-.110 outside coininuni*
ty groups. Fibiih said that the Axe Club is at the top of
the list of "outside group*." wit!, about the sums priority
to use school facilities JS the I*arcnt-Tcachcr-Stu;lcm-
Avsoctatirm fPTSA).
Student govcrnnK-nt ofTtcbN note "stinginess" on the
part of the P.E. Department jor use of the gyrn *br rallies
atso. "It*.* run fair todenv school *p' r ''.'* MiJ [\muikJdcs.
P.E. tcac'-rr Jeril>n Jank kjountercd. "Tlw condition of
ihc gym — blcachcn left out and garbage strewn
everywhere — nukes us (P.E. Department) reiuctan; to
permit rallies in the gym."
Cooperation U the obvious solution to (his problem. 7ht
limrfl salutes the negotbton wlto allow-ed both dsnet and
bingo to take ptocc. but hopes in the future ready coofsn*
tton w ill bypass the unpleasantness which d^ occur. After
all. we arc «il here to ser.e Lowell High School.
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