Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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Everyone can't be a winner fter twenty year and againt all poll , G.0.P. torm the nation There was no warning. Almost overnight, the minority forces moved in and took it overg now they had the majorityg it was theirs-from the highest office in the land down to the state legislatures. Even experts na- tionwide could not forsee its passage, yet it happened. For over 20 years, the U.S. Senate was Democratic. Now the tide has shifted. The Republicans now hold the upper hand in the Senate and have made major gains in the House of Re- presentatives. But did anyone antici- pate such a landslide? Where were the pollsters? Weeks before the November 4 elec- tion, pollsters claimed to have had a presidential race that was too close to call. Following the summer political conventions where former President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan were easily nominated, poll- sters' surveys agreed that it was to be a very tight race, and that they could not clearly predict a definate victor. To the contrary, Grandview students picked a clear winner by a minimum ten percent. A Student Magazine poll surveyed 813 students and yielded a 47070 to 3706 Reagan advantage, while a social studies department-spon- sored mock election scored a 55070 to 34011 victory over Carter. The mock election, which has accu- rately indicated presidential election winners since 196O, featured registra- tion forms and voting ballots similar to 20 Election I DL those used in official elections, accord- ing to Mary Beth Craddock, social studies department head. Actual results for the presidential election revealed a 5101: to 41070 Reagan victory in the popular vote, a 10-to-1 landslide in the electoral college secured Reagan the presidency with all but six states and the District of Co- lumbia. Reasons for the discrepancy came from Patrick Caddell, Carter's pollster. He believed that in addition to the presidential debate during the last week of the campaign, the Iranian hos- tage situation played a major role. With more updates on the crisis sur- facing only days before the election, public frustration grew, along with con- tinuing issues of the many economic woes. Other pollsters supported Caddell's big-bang' campaign theory where eight million voters changed to Reagan's views in a 48-hour period. Agreeing with Caddell was Time Mag- azine's pollster, David Yankelovich. There is every reason to assume that is what happened. When people are conflicted, they procrastinate. And that's what they did in this election, Yankelovich said. But an anticipated closer race occured in the Missouri gubernatorial race. Republican Christopher l Kit l Bond regained the governor's spotlight from Democrat Joseph Teasdale after unex- pectedly losing to him by less than one percent of the vote in 1976. With a 5370 to 4706 triumph, Bond hit hard at Teasdale's poor office ap- pointments and false pledges on lower- ing the state's electric utility rates. Bond believed that the unkept prom- ises were not worth making if they could not be followed through. I'm not going to make a lot of promises, because I can't outpromise the 'Great Promiser, ' Bond said. Teasdale countered Bond's state- ments by criticizing his wealthy Princeton education. Besides Missouri's Teasdale being shook from office, many of the United States Senate liberal Democrats were also shaken loose. Among the leading Democrats not returning were George McGovern of South Dakota, Frank Church of Idaho, John Culver of Iowa, and Warren Magnuson of Washington. Only Alan Cranston of California and Thomas Eagleton of Missouri slipped through the election unscathed. Returning for a third term, Eagleton narrowily defeated Gene McNary in the senatorial contest, And according to Republican Robert Dole of Kansas, the Senate was far different under G.O.P. management than before. The liberals in Congress are going to have to learn a lesson. There is a kind of liberalism that doesn't wash anymore, Dole said. -Doug Larsen

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g Learning takes on a whole new meaning when culture shock besets a student in the foreign exchange pro- gram. American Field Service lA.F.S.l and Youth for Understanding lY.F,U.l offer travel opertunities for students here and abroad. But there is much work involved in arranging all the details in preparing the host family and student for their experience, This kind of program is a great op- portunity for the community to learn something about a foreign culture that they wouldn't normally be exposed to, Judith Woodson, area representative for Y.F.U. said. ln order for a student to be selected he must have a B+ average to be eligble for the winter program and a C+ average for the summer session. xohangc programs rcoh for rcoogmtion The average cost of both winter pro- grams is around 3000 dollars. Scholar- ships are offered for those who need it or have shown outstanding ability. But the learning experience outweighs the cost. The backbone of any program of this type is the dedication of thousands of people who play an important part in making the students stay a pleasant experience that they will never forget. ln the A.F.S. and Y.F.U. networks ther is a great amount of caring, and a sincere desire to make every thing run smoothly. The relationship built between the student and their host family is very strong, Woodson said. The student is encouraged to be- come a part of the family and is ex- pected to assume the responsibilities of being a member of that family. l feel that I have grown a lot over the last year, Sandra Cassidy, ex- change student said. You come to ap- preciate your whole way of life more. I think that the students benefit more by being exposed to different ways of life, Esther Dunnington, A.F.S. coordinator said. John Lennon and Yoko Ono as they ap- peared on the cover of their latest release Double Fantasy , which sold over three mil- lion copies. Laure Boy and Sven Wehncke. foreign ex- change students share their experiences about their new life in Grandview. 19 A.F.S.-Y.F.U.!KK

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