Catholic Boys High School - Rocket Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Walt Terry is amused as Michael Walker and Emmanuel McKe- ever debate his assertion that Thoreauls existential realism raises legitimate questions about his being a thoroughgoing Transcen- dentalist. LIFE Dear Faculty, We, the students of Catholic High, submit this resolution- cum-precedent to abolish, ban, can, and forever end academic work entailing non-school hours. Our reason for declaring independence from the manacles of schoolwork tedium transcend the mere indolence and apathy already so prevalent in those of pubescent and post-pubescent age. The cause may be summarized thusly: with respect to the term student life, we much prefer the life part. Though it is true we are students, that is most definitely not all we are. First and foremost, we are young men, and the environment an all -boys school provides does not often assist in easing the strains all young men endure. As the senior marriage course textbook in religion states, Dating is vitally important for young persons. As many of our more notorious charac- ters know, this is an extremely time-consuming endeavor. Many of us engage in other similarly distracting activities. Those possessing a strong sense of morals or conscience have involved themselves in church or social activism such as CYO or Peace Links. Personal poverty afflicts others, forcing them to find jobs Cso that they may pay for such items as senior rings, school supplies, ties, etc.j. All of us could use a little more bread for gas and miscellaneous social needs Cfootball, concert, or speeding tickets, etc.Q. Some feel inclined masochistically to torture their bodies by participating in sports. Others play golf. Though it pains me to write it, some of our more spirited for less spiritedj individuals occasionally lock horns with a faculty member, requiring their presence in Saturday detention. It is here that the double standard is employed most obviously. The administration has decreed that no work is to be done in D-hall, yet this same administration assigns schoolwork to be done over the weekend. We, the students, and especially we the seniors, need time to nurture the friendships made within our walls. Hanging out with the guys and going out for a pizza or going to a Rocket football game is just as essential as trigonometry, English, or art history C and a lot more funj. When it comes down to the grit and grime of daily existence, we don't turn to our books, we go to our buddies. We have so much to do, both within and beyond the param- eters of school, that homework and tests are almost a separate reality, especially when teachers, deluded into the common faculty notion that their class is the only class their students take, assign work accordingly. Maybe the mythical well- rounded student could handle the load, but we mortals cannot comprehend such an existence. Be it resolved, therefore, that we now and forever declare this institution of that very unnecessary evil, schoolwork. We shall overcome. Right, Marv? just keep away from those pink slips, I've got to work Saturday. 7

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Student Life Could any coach giving a locker room pep talk ask for greater attention than that evidenced by Rusty Mooney and jerry Rumbach? Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Mike McCown contemplates matters of impor- tance.

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A TINIE TO BE LAZY There are multitudes of goals for the hundreds of students at CHS. Some wish to be Natinal Merit Semi-Finalists, some wish to be valedictorians, and some wish to be football stars. Those goals require a great deal of work, and when the work gets rough, there is always one comforting thought: summer. To many, summer is just a time to be somewhat lazy and selfish. Many students have jobs, but still, the amount of free time is incredible. When asked what they did with all of this spare time, most re- plied, Sleep. When one sleeps 75 hours a week though, summer is quite anti-cli- mactic. To others, summer is a time to learn. Six seniors attended the six-week Arkansas Governor's School at Hendrix College. When asked about his Governor's School experience, the normally phlegmatic Clark Elms exclaimed, It was fun.', Nine other seniors were selected by their class- mates to go to American Legion Boys State. They intensively learned about patriotism for a week. jason Hicks led an ideologically diverse summer due to the fact that the day after he left the allegedly conservative Boys State, he began the purportedly liberal Governor's School. After three months of minimal authority hanging overhead, many students are ready to return to school. Without homework, they feel that they lack a purpose in life. Not every student is eager to return though, senior Ricky Martin said, The only thing that's worse than the last day of summer is the first day of school. f' ,ai fi Wife if , .lr 5 , i if S, eeffe. ' aff .55 , V 'l 5 ,we 2 y 4 e i Wyoming's winter-like wilder- 1 ness provided Charles Hough with an extraordinary summer setting.