Students To Fight Battle With Popular Registration After many major problems Classes being offered are the Registration will be held on arose, the administration ones that seemed “most popular” Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 7:30 a.m. announced that registration for to the students who signed up in until 1. In order to get into the second semester will be held in preregistration. gym to pick up class cards every the same manner as in previous Counselors have attempted student will need a control card. years. to answer questions about These cards will be passed out Students are not required to graduation requirements and in classrooms rather than at the take the classes they signed for the master schedule with groups windows to avoid having such on the preregistration form filled of students in the cafeteria and long lines. For those who did not out before Christmas vacation. in class rooms during the past preregister a paper form will be This is because approximately two weeks. They are available distributed. 850 students did not turn in the for individual assistance by Students who did not forms, according to Mr. Kinser. appointment only. preregister will receive the same opportunities as those Still Negotiating who did preregister, with the seniors having first choice, Board Refuses Pay Hike Offer juniors second choice and the EVEN A SLIDE RULE wasn’t much help with the pre-registration sophomores ending up with what ordeal. Steve Molzahn, junior, puzzles over the long list of 140 “Rialto school board is still going to get things going again.” is left open. classes offered, wondering how he’ll ever get his schedule together stubbornly refusing to honor a If the teachers do get a pay hike, by registration day, Tuesday, Jan. 23. 4½ per cent increase in pay for it will be retroactive, starting from Photo by Blane Chambers Rialto teachers,” Mr. Bill Hayes, the first of the 1972-73 school Rialto Education Association year. This will not include fringe president stated this week. benefits, however. The increase, proposed by “Rialto teachers are far below the REA, was originally for 5½ per state average in fringe benefits,” cent at the beginning of the year. Mr. Hayes stressed. “We are now The board offered 2½ per cent at the bottom,” he said. because “they feel that this would Rialto has an average of about make us comparable to other $440 in benefits per teacher, districts around us,” Mr. Hayes compared to $1,200 in San VOL. 14, NO. 8 EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL, Rialto, California 92376 January 12, 1973 explained. Bernardino. REA refused the 2½ per cent, but dropped their original offer of 4½ per cent. “We do not plan to drop our Human Relations Day Honors Dr. King offer again,” says Mr. Hayes, Next Wednesday is Human felt his need for more education. and decided to enter Crozer Jesus. He also became acquainted “and we do not plan on a strike.” Relations Day, honoring the life In 1948 he took advantage of a Theological Seminary in Chester, with the life and teachings of Since Christmas vacation the and works of the late Dr. Martin scholarship he had been awarded Pennsylvania. In Crozer he was Indian leader, Mohandas K. REA negotiating committee Luther King Jr. 600 miles from his home in Gandhi. Martin had learned from “sort of dropped off,” Mr. Hayes Dr. King, who was one of Georgia and had to compete with his studies that Gandhi taught his explained. “But now we are the greatest Negro leaders in In memory of the late many of his white classmates. followers to break laws which BSU Plans Black Week America, had suffered much Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Making friends was always seemed harsh and unjust to allow for the sake of righteousness. 1929 - 1968 easy for him, but often he was themselves to be arrested and Exchanging ideas with other As a graduate of Morehouse faced with the words, darkie to accept the clubbings of the schools is the primary role of College in Atlanta, Georgia, he and nigger. He was many times police. Without running away or the black student union’s “action treated as if he were less than the striking back. He taught love for committee.” Clubs Nominate Homecoming Queen other students. the oppresor — not to hate. Action committees from the Nominations for basketball president of the Inter-Club At Crozer, much of his time various schools in the area form was devoted to the teachings of (cont. to page 2) the youth work council, which is homecoming queen were to have Council, which sponsors the sponsored by the Westside Drop been completed by yesterday, event. In Center. according to Nanette Sanzone, Each club could nominate ROR Awaits Agnew Visit Members of the committee TA’s - No More Easy A’s candidates for sophomore By JOHN MACE the ROR park. Help is needed from Eisenhower are James sweetheart, junior darling and tomorrow to help get the rocks Willis, who is also president of No more easy A’s for teacher senior queen. Spiro Agnew is expected to off the track. Mike is urging all Ike’s BSU; Cedric Alexander, aids. Basketball homecoming is be the guest speaker at the open person who can make it to be at who is BSU vice president; Too many A’s have been given scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3. house of Reach Out Rialto on the park by 8 a.m., if possible. Marie Taylor, and Greg Ross, and too little work done by TA’s, ICC is planning again this year Feb. 9 - 10. Even the hours of ROR are BSU treasurer. according to Mr. Albert Keegan, to present a “club of the year” The announcement was made being changed. The new hours Other officers of BSU are principal. award at the end of the school by Mike Radcliff, ROR director, will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Joanne Mayo, secretary, and Mr. At the beginning of second year. The award will be earned by and he assured Mike Wamsganss, Other student officers are Ken Randall McKay, adviser. semester, teachers have been service points. The point system is student president, that he is “90 Carmean, vice president and The BSU is also making plans requested to turn in an outline being revised by vice principals, per cent certain” both celebrities parliamentarian; Janet Flecher, for the second annual black of the work they have for their Harold Kinser and Walt Wohlers, will attend. secretary; Hillary Blair, treasurer, history week to be held Feb. 12- assistants, Mr. Keegan explained. and the ICC president. ROR is trying to take on a and Scott Blink, sergeant at arms. 17. Activities are planned for all This idea was brought up in Plans are also being discussed new look, according to the new five days, such as soul food day, the faculty senate meeting last for a “class of the year” award. student president. Girls! Grab Your Guy a jazz group and guest speakers. month. Clubs and classes are nominated Plans are to get away from the by Mr. Kinser and Nanette. permanent regularly scheduled Girls! Grab your favorite guy The group is also planning Teaching assistants are needed and make it on down to the trips, dances and speakers from by many teachers, but it is not A plaque will be put up in the activities to a “what-the-kids- main entry hall bearing the names want-to-do-when-they-want-to- annual Sadie Hawkins dance, different black organizations in likely going to be as easy for January 27. Sponsored by the the community. TA’s as it used to be. of the winning class and club. do-it” kind of program. Some of the new activities student council, the dance will ‘Coach’ Mahoney Wins Second Straight Battle ! are a square dance class and begin at 9 p.m. and last until a recreation day for kids who midnight. The second annual ecology was worth it, she said, yes and Another activity planned by want to play football, baseball or Music will be provided by the club paper drive was won again no. She stated that it should have the ecology club is “ecology whatever. A back-packing class band, Sunrise. by the forceful hand of Mrs. been more organized. Out of the week,” which starts April 16. A for all those mountain-goat type Festivities will begin Friday, Wanda Mahoney. According to whole school only 15 classes guest speaker on oceanography persons is also being considered, Jan. 26, with an old time Sadie some of the students of her class, participated. The ecology club set is anticipated during the week. A and of course, regular games like Hawkins race. It will take place Mrs. Mahoney would make a its goal at 12 tons, but with only bike rice is also planned. It will ping pong and chess. during lunch, cost 10 cents and great coach. “She really inspires a few classes involved, the drive start at one of the junior highs Sunday, Jan. 21, ROR is will give every gal a chance to her kids.” totalled about 7½ tons, worth and end up at the Colt League presenting another motocross at catch a partner for the dance. Band won for the club about $54. park on Riverside Avenue. organizations and M r s . Mahoney’s class won for the classes. Both winning classes Ike Seniors Break Mid-term Graduation Record received 20 per cent of the profits A record number of 106 According to the counselors, term graduates because each of result of losing 106 students.