Forster Secondary School - Spartalogue Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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Page Six “THE SPARTALOGUE 1952 Our Best Foot — Where Is It? The alarm is sounded. Panic seizes the public. Immediately a series of investigations is embarked upon, reports gathered, statistics compiled. What is it this time? At present, we are the topic under discus¬ sion—we, the teen-agers. A sociological problem they call us. We are, at first glance, wild, irresponsible, and a menace to society—not all of us, granted, but such an astounding proportion that a whole nation is roused. Parents and educators take stock, while our own complacency is shaken. First of all let us look at the charges—delinquency, dope addition, reckless driving, immorality. Juvenile delinquency, we are told, is on the way up. Still, the publicity given to teen-age crime greatly over-rates its prevalence. For each baby-sitter that goes berserk there are thousands of others who fill their jobs compet¬ ently. Nor are we all dope addicts as some would believe; we thank God for endowing us with enough sense to realize the usurping power of drugs. As for immorality—this again is a serious charge. However, in all fairness to young people, it must be admitted that sensationalism makes headlines and as a result a small number of immoral teen-agers are destroying the good name of a much larger group of God-fearing boys and girls. To reckless driving we are forced to plead guilty. The tragic evidence is overwhelming. Uncontrolled speed and the gamble on life are not cheap thrills when the toll is taken. However, the madmen at the wheel are usually well-known to their parents or friends, and as such they should be forbidden the use of a car. In their hands a vehicle becomes a weapon. If we would help to curb reckless driving, we would be clearing a black reputation, deserved by a minority but borne by all of us. With these charges ag ainst us, are we to condemn ourselves as a generation of failures? Emphatically no, we have not failed yeti True, we are starting out with a black eye. No one knows better than we what our faults and limitations are; but we also know that, headlines, statistics, and surveys to the con¬ trary, our ideals are as high as those of every other generation! We must realize that the whole story does not lie in the headlines and that the same stamp does not stick to all of us. Generalizing can become a dangerous habit. There are always heroes to match the villains, success stories for the failures. What path will we, who are the constant source of anxiety to parents and teachers, follow? If we cannot promise to be brilliant successes, each and every one, we can at least confound the alarmists by becoming solid citizens. —Pat Rigg, Editor. Acknowledgments We try to thank in this section those people whose efforts have been untiring in the composition of the 1952 Spartalogue. First, because they are the first, we thank our advisory editors. Miss Scarfone and Miss Harris. With unlimited patience and enthusiasm they have guided the staff through all the trials and tribulations of compiling material for the year book. Without the financial aid of our advertisers, there would be no Spartalogue. Their ads enable us to sell you a $2.50 year book for 75 cents. We hope the students will patronize these advertisers at every opportunity. The advertising committee deserves credit for soliciting the advertisements. We express our gratitude to the English department, and especially to Miss Munnings, for the stories and poems that appear in the literary section. Pictures make the year book an everlasting treasure to all of us. Tom Noble has given freely of his time to look after the taking and developing of all these photographs. Special praise also goes to the bud¬ ding young artists whose sketches decorate the magazine ' s pages. The material which we write in our scrawling, illegible handwriting is deciphered by Commercial stu¬ dents who willingly take on the task of typing it. Miss Scarfone has found Irene Stretavsky an especially cheerful typist. —The Editors.

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“THE SPARTALOGUE 1 1952 Page Seven SPARTALOGUE STAFF Sealed: Judy Steadman. Eto Patterson. Second Row: Tom Noble. Dolores DeFields. Mary Jane Makar. Pat Riqq. Ruth Richards. Pat Kay. Melvin Steinhart. Back Row: lean Clarke. Marilyn Sinclair. lim Madqe. Tom Klein. Sandy Robertson. Anne Haeberlin. Cecile Laverqne. Marqaret Bradley. SPARTALOGUE STAFF Editor Pal Rigg Assistant Editors Melvin Steinhaii, Mary ]ane Makar Advisory Editors Miss D. Scarlone, Miss M. Harris Sports Editors Donna Cunningham. Allan Mills, Jim Madge Literary and Activities Editors Ruth Richards. Dolores DeFields. Pal Kay Class News Shirley Burnett. Miriam Dryden Photography Tom Noble Art Marilyn Snyder. Eva Patterson. Zenon Zubricki Ad Writers and Layout Cecile Lavergne. Grace Hillman. Margaret Moore. Ross Archibald. Tom Yates Typists Irene Slretavsky, Marjorie Quayle Assistants Sandy Robertson, Tom Klein, Judy Steadman, Anne Haeberlin, Marilyn Sinclair, Jean Clarke, Phyllis Klein, Jill Armstrong, John Cleminson, Shirley Borshuk, Jon DeLaurier. Advertising Committee Jean Law, Michael Moore. Ann Johnston, Diane Yates, Doug Paton, Doreen Wells, Margaret Carson, Dave Marsden, Frank Dietzl. Mary Jean Henderson