Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

te' FUTURE,
What's your definition of a "great time"?
This month, the award for the most unique interpretation of
iUcsc two worth goo to Junior Cathy Bocckmana. Let's all hope
didn't spend tuo much time and money getting bold of her
ticket lo the largely-publicized, long-awaited Uptoncs concert on
October 6. Site wcut, along «lth the rest of the San Francisco
Unified School District, to what promised to be a night to
remember at the Kabukl. 1 don't think Cathy remembers too
much about It though. She managed to make it through the open*
Ing act, but soon after the Uptoncs appeared, cs Is...The frequent naming of specific students makes the
column a burden to read." I agree. No one wants to be mentioned
in their school newspaper anyway. I sure don't know anyone who
does. Do you? I'm sure Erik doesn't. But then again, t can't real-
IJMask him. now can IT He's In S.weden...The student continues.
'Comments, meant to be amusing are not at all funny." Well,
she's absolutely right. Let'* scrap the whole humor idea. OK? Instead,
we're change the title from ScbcoS Dux to Cruel Oi/s, and
wo can prfnt oWfiaries; what do you thinkf Well report on new
death* at OakUnd's Castkmtmt ;i'gh School and we can print
excerpts from tee CIA's .new 44-pafc manua/ on the
Piycbologfzal ImpUcmtioo* of Oucrilt* War/on, (soon to be
available In paperback; at your local B. Dsltoa Bookseller). I tell
you. I mut be Incompetent- Please scad suggestions on how to
restore my sanity, totfae editor In Room 5.
A chat with an Angel...
By Cindy Ng
Their well-known and highly
risitle red berets can be seen In
moil major cities In America, In*
eluding San Francisco. They
patrol the ltrceU ard protect Its
dlireas. They are the Guardian
Angels. In the folio*ing interview,
with Toe LOVTU. Curtis Sllwa. the
founder and president, talks about
his organfration.
Toe Lowell.- Why did you start tb*
OuaiHlan Angels orgaabatioaT
Cttfth SUwa; Well. I vu born and
nbed In New York City, and
anyone who *4s born or raised
there, whether poor. rick, or In
between, sees crime all the time all
around them. The police were telling
you. IJ order to rctpond lo
crime, to put ban on )our win*
dowi. lecks on your »>-on. They
h*d crime-witch and Mock-watch,
wbkh meant you learned lo watch
crime, but do nothing about it.
And there seemed to be a vast
number of young people out then
who had a lot of energy, particularly
from the minority com.
munlty. the ones who are most
associated with commlttinf the
crime*. And I felt It was very eaiy
lo 'channel thai energy Into
something positive, but you hid to
create a mechanism. And the
mechanism I created was the
Guardian Angels.
The Lowcil: What do the Ciw
dlaa Angels do?
SUwa: We give a uniform presence
ahlch Is A visual deterrent. We
auk* a positive rob model tor
young people In communltlec
where maybe only the pimps, the
poihen. and the worst elements ol
society are role models. When a
crime Is committed, we utilize our
citizen's rights to physically in*
ter'cre. detain a suspect, and turn
him over to the notice.
The Lowell: What does It tafcs to
t» a Guardian AogeU
SUwa: You have to be sixteen years
of age or older; working, tfolng lo
school, or proving to us that you've
been searching lor wo.'k and not
juit ihootiDg dice and tipping
•tae. You've got to go through an
interview; your criminal record U
checked to the best of our ability;
and your reference* an checked.
You haw to go through three mooths
of training, then through the
basic self-defense itacc >oti carry
no weapons. CPR. Tint aid. the
legalities of making a citizen's arrest,
and m general human relations
format. Wi're looking for
not macho man or macho woman,
not Robert Conrad with the
Eveready batteries, or Robert
DcNlrc. Rather, what we're looking
for Is tort of a can of Secret
deodorant, somebody who's cool,
elm. and collected, able to withs-
tand ths verbal abuse aad physical
i
The LoweU: To* local potto haw
objected to your presence. Why?
Slfcra: I think they ]tut took it as a
slap In the face, an Indictment
•gainst their ability to do their job.
They view it as some type of competitive
agency that's trying to
make them lor 1 ' >«-i. If they tool
bad. It's not ior anything that we
hare Jooe but rather for their past
pafo.iaancc.
The Lo*tU: Whkt kind of pecple
}ob tba GvantUa AfigdsT
SUw«i All dlffcrcbl types. People
who csscntlaDy dare to care,
because they're rooccrocd about
their community. They may be
white, black, hbpanlc, orircUl.
male or female. But generally they
come because they are sick and
tired of what society melf often as
a preventatlve care for the ."tolng
crime problem.
The Lowtll: Why U then a need
te* the Guardian AngebT
SUwa: SDmetimo the police ao
tually do a bit mere harm than
good by throwing gasoline on the
fur. This docuTt mean that their
Intentions an wrong. It's Just tf at
they don't understand how you gn
control of a situation, calm It
down, without having to whip out
a baton, without having to put on
a muk, without having to put on
the pretence of authority.
Origin of the Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prl - . jallioo
with the profile of U founder.
Alfred Nobel
By Michael Lee
Every year, along with the
recognition of the outstanding accompfohmenu
uf individual* in
chemistry, physic*, physiology «nH
medicine, literature, ani*
economy, the Nobel Peace Prize
goes lo the erf anlxatlon or prrwi
that hu contributed mo*4 la promoting
the brotherhood of man.
AUred Nobel, a 19th century
Swedish chemltl. Industrialist,
and philanthropist, set up a fun/I
which would award people whose
clforts and work have made the
greatest benefit t > mankind.
The Income canted from his
estates Is divided Into five pans
and 1$ distributed to the winners of
each category. (The prize In
economics was not established until
1968. It U Independently spon*
tored by a Swedish bank, but Is
itfU one of the six Nobel prixes.)
For the Peace Prize, a live-man
HorwTfLin committee chooses the
penon who. according to the
founder's will, has **. . . done the
most or the best work for fraternity
among nalicni. for the abolition or
reductioo of standing armies, and
(or the holding and promotion of
peace congresses.**
Nobel's Interest In peace was In*
fluenccd greatly by literature —
early In hh life by tbc works of
Shelley aad later In his life when
he was suffering from physical and
emotional problems.
What Nobrl loved most were the
Mealf (be literature presented. He
regarded literature as a source of
strength and health for humaotty.
August £chou and Kagnar
Sohlman. *ho have written selections
on the I'eice Prize, cited
Arinarchl Ucy. a Turkish
dipU"i*t who worknt with Nobel,
and Bertha von Suttner. a pacifist
at thai time, is other great in*
fluencrs on Nobel's sympathetic
altitude towards peace.
Nobel believed thai countries
must create in international
security by having constant ar<
bit ration over conflicts.
ll I* Ironic that Nobel. *ha had
Achieved his greatest lame at the
imtnlor ol dynamite, had al***r*
believed explosives .would **t as
deterrent* to end at! wars.
Since the explosives caused
grr«ter damage In a short time, he
thought, nations would not be at
apt or hasty to become involved In
wan.
Tony Gray, author of the bonk
ChsmpJoci of fY«ce. points out
ihat Nobel never truly believed
that explosives would end all wan.
"The very fact that he Included a
Peace Prue among his awards ts
proof lhat he hid no real faith la
the validity of his argument.**
Gray contends.
"If he had. there would be no
need to offer a prize for the champions
of peace: for he had done
more than any man until then to
make war unimaginably terrible."
he writes.
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