The r1se• Volume XIV Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, October 14, 1983 Number 2 'Dark of the Moon' opens at Shreve by Blake Kaplan entire play. Against a light red Editor-in-chief sky, Rosemary Petty does Broadway's Dark of the Moon, silouted dances to organ music. a fantasy play set in the Smoky Petty glides from platform to Mountains, debuted on the platform in perfect synchroni­ Shreve stage last night for the zation with the melody and first of a three-day run. shows off her expert dancing The story revolves around a ability. The play opens to the 19-year-old country girl named right of the main stage on a Barbara Allen (Caron Reddy) paper-mache mountain with who wants to marry a witch boy John and the conjuar man and named John (Don Middleton). woman talking over the terms of In order for the marriage to their deal . take place, John has to persuade A definite asset to the play is the conjuar woman (Barbara director Maleda McKellar's Clark) to make him human . carefully planned set. McKellar The conjuar woman agrees to has divided the stage into three John's request if Barbara Allen parts and each shows her great and he stay faithful to see each love of detail. ·· Who else but other for one year. As the towns­ McKellar would think of bring­ people become actively involved ing actual trees into the audi­ in their relationship, John and torium. Barbara Allen struggle for their Dark of the Moon will con­ Senior Don Middleton and sophomores Jim Holland and Kim Howard find a little to joke at a love. tinue at 7:30 p.m. tonight and rehearsal of Dark of the Moon, which continues tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets The spine-chilling opening tomorrow. Tickets are on sale are $3. scene sets the stage for the for $3 each. Mini-p o II ·__.;;.. _ _;...._..;...__~ MAD selects leadership team (Editor's note: 184 students responded to this issue's mini­ poll.) by linda Ledbetter year to various regions of the performing at their level of Assistant Editor United States, providing them ability in school and presently . Four Shreve sophomores the opportunity to have some be and make a commitment to recognized as "solid students "wholesome fun" in a drug­ be drug-free. Do you think the U.S. Senate was justified in approving a having a positive outlook on free, positive atmosphere, said Bunce hopes to take three or national holiday in honor of Civil Rights Leader Martin life," have been selected to serve Peter Bunce, executive director four trips between now and on Luther King? the leadership team of the of MAD. During the trips, stu­ January to the SmoKy Moun­ youth wilderness program dents will make video tapes to tains ana me uuacn1ta Moun­ Yes No sponsored by Mothers Against be used as drug prevention tain Range. Future plans include 74% 26% Drugs (MAD), according to films depicting the drug-free several trips to the Teton Moun­ Judy Horne, senior counselor. environment and encouraging tain Range in Wyoming. Do you think that Congress should establish a mm1mum Ruthie Adams, Demmye young people to get involved The program, which does not number of years after a person has been dead before creating Booras, Steven Booras and with the program . yet have an official name, is a national holiday in honor of the person? (Some congress­ Ronald Davis, chosen by In addition to serving as a response to several requests men have argued that a person should stand the test of members of the faculty and ad­ group leaders, the 44 sopho­ by parents and young people history first.) ministration at Shreve, will mores, four from each school, desiring a drug-free environ­ join sophomores from 10 other will help in trip planning, ment. Bunce, originator of the Yes No Caddo Parish high schools as orientating newcomers and project, said, "I felt the need to 49% 51% group leaders for freshmen assisting adult trip leaders, begin some positive thinking wanting to participate. in the who will be parents and other for young people. " Cooperating President Reagan once proposed that a legal national holiday drug-free program . members of the community. with MAD is Richard Thompson, be established in honor of Abraham Lincoln. He stated that Participants will take back­ Freshmen wanting to be in­ drug prevention coordinator of Lincoln was the person who actually started the Civil Rights packing trips throughout the volved with the program must be the Caddo Parish School System. movement rather than Martin Luther King . Do you think he is right? Yes No Roberts wins DAR-award 57% 43% Dalton Roberts was selected vice, dependability and pat­ as the recipient for the Good riotism. Each year,the organiza­ Citizen award sponsored by the tion selects a senior from each Shreveport chapter of the school it sponsors. Roberts will Daughters of the American join other seniors selected by the Shreve gets honor at Byrd Revolution (DAR) on Nov. 2 DAR on Jan. 7 to take a test to before a Captain Shreve audi­ compete for district, state and C.E. Byrd High School re­ anthem, "Fire Bird," "You Are ence. national awards. Joe N. Averett, cently presented Principal My Sunshine," and a drum DAR is a national organiza­ publicity chairman of the Shreve­ Sandra McCalla with a plaque, solo, before the presentation. tion based on leadership, ser- port chapter and co-chairman of congratulating Shreve for its Betty McNesse, Dr. B.L. DAR, presented the award. recognition by President Ronald Shaw and the entire Byrd stu­ City Councilman Bill Bush Reagan and the U.S. Education dent body attended the assemb­ spoke to the assembly about Department as a model of ly, and showed how much they Correction what the ideal recipient should excellence. enjoyed Shreve's band by giving The Enterprise inadvertently be: "A person who strives to do Dalton Roberts The assembly to honor Shreve several standing ovations. "I omitted Edgar Wiley, the new his best in school, gets involved began at 8:20a.m. on Oct. 25 in think it's a real honor and a chorus instructor, from a story in extra-curricular activities and State,and is editor of the year­ Byrd's auditorium. Shreve's major step forward between the about new teachers at Shreve takes pride in his school." book, vice-president of Z-Ciub band, the guest of Byrd's two schools ," commented in the October issue. Roberts was named Outstand­ and French Club, and a member band, played the national McCalla. ing sophomore, mayor of Girl 's of the National Honor Society. THE ENTERPRISE November 9, 1983 2 Editorials-----~--- Legal killings wrong Did you know that the public op1n1on concerning the death penalty is at its highest point in 28 years, according to a recent Gal lup pol l? President Reagan expresses regret at not having issued more executions while Governor of California. Since the Supreme Court allowed the death penalty all over again, more than 1,000 different citizens have been sentenced to death. "More executions are almost certainly on the way," says Patricia Murray, death penalty coordi nator fo r Amnesty International. Why is America so blood thirsty? Is it our age-old tendency ~ o point the finger the other way? Are we just trying to crack down on crime? Whatever the reason , capital punishment i s wrong and no human being should be allowed to dictate the death of another. Those who favor capital punishment argue that once a criminal sees his buddies being knocked off, he will be less likely to go out and kill again . It is proven that executions have a co rrupting effect on the general public. A Florida state law enforcement agency reported that after widely published executions, murders tended to increase by as much as 14 percent. They concluded that "the way we have carried out executions historically in the United States ap­ pears to have contributed slightly but significantly to the increase in homicides." And you think And how shou ld we account for occasional human error? Earl Charles spent over three years on a Georgia you've got problems death row for crimes he had no part in . Suppose that after a period of time, an executed person is found to be innocent by so me late breaking evidence. How would you explain that Teachers' sayings amuse writer to his loved ones? Can the U.S. Government make money compensate for the loss of a human life? Are they automatically pro­ "Go boop!" and "Pookey ele­ Chief Justice Warren Burger has what we feel is the grammed to say, "Detention " , phants" just haven't found best solution to Capital Punishment. He proposes "factories "Tardy" and " Do you have a by f their way into my vocabulary with fences" where criminals can pay for their room and hall pass?" Do they retire to ·" ······.··~· yet! board and even possibly make monthly payment to families broom closets at 3 p .m. each Elizabeth f ...···. Every time Carol Zaffater, who have lost their moneymaker. We feel this would allow day, put their brains on " hold " ·~ '<,.; AP English teacher, says, all people to work off their sins and possibly repent from their and emerge at 7:15a.m. the next Harrison " Listen my children, " I think wrong doings. After all, no one can be totally evil. morning? The answer to these • I'm going to hear "Paul Revere's . and I' m convinced that ~ Ride" "teachers-are-unemotional-bags­ of-nuts-and-bolts" myths is a advisor, Jack Bogan? Famous Team teacher Georgie Lee will definite " no." Teachers some­ quotations from the "Bogan soon need a new set of choppers, times have the problem of being Book" include, "Oh, I've seen because if she isn't preaching on Line cuHers take over stereotyped as old, gray, prim, better bodies in a cemetary! " , "sin and corruption," she's and proper when they really "I wouldn 't know either if I gnawing on her glasses.