Friendly High School - Spirit Yearbook (Fort Washington, MD)

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i . , in KEN WEEDEN DAVE YOVICH Social Studies Investigative Counselor JOHN WHITACRE Mathematics F' 4 A MARY WHITE English BARBARA WHITNEY Foreign Language GERRY WILLIAMS English ilu 0 lt depends on what is considered and the censorship. I don't think that people should be prohibited from expressing ideas lust because one may disagree with them. Young people need guidance and directing. One principle function of the faculty should be to guide and supervise. I don't consider this censorship. Young peo- ple always need guidance, however, this guidance should be less confining. lf some- thing infringes on someone else's rights there should be censorship. Somebody must be responsible for what can go on in the schools, but it should be the board, teachers and parents, not iust one source. It's still at the learning stage at the senior high level. We make our own decisions now, but there has got to be someone to censor to tell whether you're right or not. The board must have the whole country's interest in mind. Ridiculous in iunior or senior high. Go to the public and get it. People have to self censor. I JANET YOUNG Science

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Ceusorsliip: an queslziun of Izaslze :Na 'S li-I nl-1 1 :sv 7 TL' on-I ensorsliip IZ il ll!! sul 'J pu -Il an T' Y n-I pu A 'S' fi Q T 9 3 ll2 lt's important in a sense that you have to have a certain break-off point, but not in high schools. At the high school level, it's questionable. At the lower levels you could damage younger children. Things should be screened for good taste. Ridiculous. Need professionals to review the materials. Censorship is never valid, it is a question of taste. Censorship should be handled better. Teachers should have more say in the mat- ter. In some cases censorship of school mate- rial by educators is necessary. However, by the time a student reaches high school, he or she should be able to cope with material presented and to put it in its proper perspective. lt incites people to read trash they wouldn't ordinarily read. ln the case of the film The Lottery, there are unsound reasons for censorship. Stu- dents are impressionable at earlier ages, such as iunior high. Totally wrong. No one has the right to tell anyone what they should read, hear or say. KATHY SMITH Social Studies l don't think the board should tell you what you can teach and what you can't teach. lt should be up to the teachers and the parents. l don't thoroughly endorse censorship. lt depends on who is going to read what is censored. l don't know if the board or government should do it, but when needed l am the censor in my own class. MAN BUDDY STRlNGER English DOROTHY TROESCHER Foreign Language BILL TUTTLE Social Studies LLOYD ULMER Science PHIL WALSH Social Studies

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Go down to the office and sec if ... The office handles problems of such vari- ety that it is difficult to assess exactly how to explain it. In addition to organization, memos, absentee lists, and the myriad duties any office must perform, office per- sonnel must handle problems under the following categories: GENERAL: Go down to the office and see if . . . I didn't hear the announcement, what time is the . . . Do you have any: lchoose one! dittoes, rubber cement, cut slips, library passes, scissors, rulers, money. ls today a game day? Is tomorrow? Is Fri- day? My father always signs himself Mike's Dad. I don't have a class this period. My teacher won't let me in without a green slip from Mrs. Jowers and she doesn't have one. HELPI: My locker is jammed and my friend is in it. The stairway is blocked. The teachers hate me. Can I see Mr. Vann? Mrs. Jowers? Any- one? I MISSED THE BUS BECAUSE: I forgot my book and my teacher said not to come without it. I was ready to step on the bus but he closed the door and I couldn't yell because I had Iaryngitis and besides I think it was one of those new soundproof busses and so, can I go to the library? JENNY CHANDLER Guidance Secretary EN I'M LATE TO CLASS BECAUSE: It's my birthday and I can always do what I want to on my birthday. The girl in front of me lost: her contacts, her books, her coat, her teeth, her early dismissal, her boyfriend. Monday: I thought we had five minutes. Tuesday: I thought we had six minutes for class. Wednesday: Has the bell rung? Thursday: I had gym this period. Friday: The bell rang early today. I was crying so hard in the bathroom and I couldn't hear the bell, I CAN'T GO TO THE GAME TODAY BECAUSE: I'm allergic to the smell of sweat. I didn't know we had fifth period today!!! We are having a family portrait today. I'm attending a funeral in California. I ran out of spirit. HELEN HARRIGAN Receptionist KATHY ISMARI Receptionist EVA SIKORA Office Manager GEORGIA RUNFOLA Annex Receptionist LOUISE PELAGATTI Registrar