Hoofbeat, Vol. 5, No. 9, May 20, 1969
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
WILL AND·· WARREN PROPHECIE·S TESTAMENT TRAVIS SEE Page 7 WHITE JBI(())(()) JPIB3JEA\.lr PagelO I Vol. 5 No.9 DALLAS, TEXAS. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1969 WARREN TRAVIS WHITE HIGH SCHOOL "Sweet Charity" "Sweet Charity"; star ring Shiro ley MacLaine, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ricardo Montalban, and John Mc· Martin; produced by Robert Arthur, Forum on College Disorders directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse; Universial Pictures; Inwood (The following views are amang those express,ed by Journalism stu· Theater. dents in a paper analyzing campus unrest, taken from essays by David "Sweet Charity," the latest Canty, Karen Knappenberger, David Rosen and David Simmons.) musical release by Universal, is the A fearful trend is sweeping American campuses today. There is story of one Carity Hope Valentine action for change without thQught or reason. There is violence without and her musical adventures while trying to find love. regard to effects. Miss MacLaine plays a taxi dancer with a full heart and a lot "1'111 a lIibilist. /'111 proud of it. / walll 10 --- Ihis coulltry. of life. Her dancing and acting are Destro\' it.' No bope, 1101 itl 50 )'ears. Taclics,~ It' s 100 late. tremendous, even though her LeI' s break Il'bat we call. Make as 1IIallY allS/l'er as /lie Call. Tear musical voice leaves something to Ih e1ll aparl." be desired towards the end. The student radicals move on. Through the SDS orgal)ization and Ricardo Montalban plays Vittorio other radical "peace" movements, the nation's college campuses aN! Vitale, the Latin movie idol who being turned into battlefields in the war between the administration and picks up Charity after he has afight disenchanted students. The radicalism has spread and now infects' with his fiancee. His sma)l part is colleges from border to border. portrayed faultlessly as he shows Charity the better side of life. It may well be that radical leaders on the campus have no intention Sammy Davis, Jr. and John Mc of carrying on peaceful demonstrations. The basic idea is to begi,n' Martin are splendid supporting with a s mall minority who will cause a loud disturbance. Moderate actors as Big Daddy, the religiOUS students who then see evidences of pOlice brutality will join forces hippie leader, and as Oscar, re with the radicals, giving the original group a majority. The adminis spectively. Mr. McMartin is an tration will then be forced to hear often unreasonable student demands. explosive new talent, and comes to Harvard and Cornell, for example, have shown remarkable leniency life as a young introverted (not toward their radical students; But what have the results been? The to mention claustrophobic) ,insur students want more, always more. Why do the campus faculties give ance agent who falls in love with in to some of the students' demands? Why were students allowed Charity. Shirley MacLaine and John McMartin enjoy "Rhythm of Life" to carry guns without licenses at Cornell? It's definitely worth the time and with Sammy Davis, Jr. in the new musical "Sweet Charity" now It was shocking to see photographs of black men walking out of money to see this heart-warming, playing at the Inwood Theatre. Cornell, fully armed. yet sad story of a girl who just wants to be loved, and she ends up The young may think that they are being used by the Machine, the Establishment, the war effort. In reality, they perhaps are being equally used by the New Left, Jerry Rubin, the SDS, Et AI. However, if it is wrong to allow violence on the campus, it may be equally wrong to allow needed reform to go ignored. IliV!~:;;:~::t:E:J IHI(())(())IP1B3EAT Nothing will be accompli'shed in the atmosphere we have now. No change that is worth inaugurating can be forced. A change in school ING MATTER: DoUbleday $~.95; policy cannot be brought under a gun. In a front page editorial, a stu Mason Williams. dent newspaper, "The Daily Californian", warned that the radicals' From the many different kinds of Editor tactics were not only building up "the powerful anti-intellectual right material in the book, Reading Mat wing that seeks to castrate this university," but also were alienat ter is probably the only title that JOANNE ing "most of the support on this campus." is broad enough to adequately name it. This conglomeration of poems, RUHLAND The University of Texas has adopted rules and worked out advance , songs, essays, conversations, pic plans with local and state enforcement agenCies to cope with campus tures and no telling what else is dtsorders, should they occur. The plans involve the use of whatever the work of either a genius or a Darryl Seeley, Julie Norman ................... 'Editorial Editors security forces are necessary. madman. There is the essay entitled "How Harrian Burttschell.. .... :.: ........................... News Editor SOLUTIONS: to Derive Maximum Enjoyment Annette Evans .................................... Activities Editor David Canty: "I believe that college officials should have the from Crackers." Mike Patterson, Pete Vilbig, ..................... Sports Editors right and power to carry out any measures they feel are needed. All is not so light, though. For Debby Smith....................................... Exchange Editor Student leaders who seek to disrupt the workings of the university instance the poem entitled - Kathey Denton ........ : ......................... Business Manager or contemplate a non-peaceful demonstration should be expelled. Death: Those students directly involved with campus disorders should be You will know my by my touch Cathi Haney, Carol Solomon ..................... Business Staff stripped of all finanCial aid and ••• punished." It is the last. Richard Caley, Gary Gruber ...................... Photographers Karen Knappenberger: "I feel that one solutibn to the problem After reading the entire book of campus disorders is to expel any student who causes or is involved it's hard to not to come away with Reporters: Anne Balding, Jack Benjamin, Tom Conklin, in a disturbance." (A 'situation without order and jeopardizing the the though that there is something physical well-being of students.)' ~ere. Susan Dannelly, Donna Dunklin, Ralph Holder, Janet Mc David Rosen: " •••ezpel students who actively engage in violence Creary, Debe Patten, Nancy Robertson, David. Rosen, on campuses. These students, whether on scholarship or via their Gloria Sellman, Harriet, Spiegel, Nancy Triece, DebbIe Kane own funds, whether academically superior or inferior, regardless of standing in school or outside organizations--these students, when they interfere with the daily flow of school operation, should be uncondi Sponsor .............................................. Mr. Ramon Ford tionally ezpelled from the school and all association with the school." Principal.. ..................................... Mr. John J. Santillo: Asst. Principal.. .................................. Mr. Gene GOlden '!'be HOOFBEAT I. a JIlOJlth17 pUblication b;p the .tudenta of , Warren Travi. This is the last column in the White High Sehool, Dallaa, Texaa. The editora will aaaume aU ....po ... ibilit;p for Activity Card: Another View .u __ publiabed within. All editorial atatementa are .,Iel)' the view. of the author HOOFBEAT that wlll ever bear my aDd do not neeeuari17 ref1eet on the 'pollc7 of the achool or the HOOFBEAT. (In this space in the preceeding issue, an editorial by Pete Vi Illig name. In honor of this occasion, '!'be HOOFBEAT i. a member of Quill and Scroll, an boQDrar:r journali.m ~. aDd of the Interaebolaatlc ~ Preu Conference. criticized the recently-drafted Student Activity Pledge. The following I will finish the year with a bang. offers anather view.) Here is my farewell wish to all of you who helped me during my , Becky Parker and Robert Sallh were asked to attend a meeting with time here at White. May the great Dr. Nolan Estes, Dr. Tom Shipp, and representatives from Hlllcrest, green god Of the frompus pond shoot TJ, Adamson, Sunset, Kimball, Lincoln, Madison and Spruce to dis TABLE OF CONTENTS you with his shaft of fire. cuss among other things, a Student Activity Pledge. Dr. Nolan Estes In keeping with my Brownie rep submitted the draft of a pledge which a board of students had approved. utation for clean-cut columns I wish Becky Parker feels that the new pledge is an improvement. to say this: ---(darn it, it,happened "To begin with, the pledge is preceded by a two-page explanation againl) 'senior Wills. Page 7-9 which gives the exact criteria by which an organization is judged. In my last column I am sad to Senior Prophecies. Page 10-11 It states that any approved organization must be headed by an adult report the death of a good friend. Taurus Awards. Page 12 sponsor, and it also approved such clubs as Tri-Hi-Ys, Rainbow He was forked to death in the cafe Girls, etc., which serve the community." Imagine This, If You Can. .. Page 13 teria last week. (But he didn't This new pledge more clearly outlines the criteria for judging Senior Alphabet ................... Page 13 have a temperature.) organizations. Futhermore, the retroactive clause was deleted. Form Now, in summation: A lot has Just For Laughs .................. Page 14 erly, students were penalized for having pledged membership to a been done this last year. ~ club even before entering Dallas schools. ' recall anything at this moment; , Dr. Estes also explained the purpose of the pledge. He stated that however, I'm sure that you will. before its creation many secret organizations on high school campuses I hope you juniors will keep up our had forced students to go through initiations which sometimes were image when you are seniors next physically dangerous. The rookie superintendent observed, "The pur year. I hope you sophomores re ABOUT THE COVER pose of the pledge is more to protect students than to deny them tain your reputations, too! Please privileges. , Mounted head of Longhorn overlooking the foyer in behave, and tell Johnny I'll miss Becky Parker added, "I feel that this new pledge is more realistic front of the Warren Travis White auditorium.