North Bay Teachers College - Polaris Yearbook (North Bay, Ontario Canada)

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PRISON WITHOUT STEEL BARS. For twelve long years, we, as teenagers, are held! We are prisoners in a prison without steel bars. We return from our world of slumber to find ourselves once again held in unrelenting bondage, Our nagging guardians, who are ever watchful of our every move, impose small necessary duties upon us, in compliance with their standards of achievement, True, we are granted certain liberties, but any pleasure forthcoming from such liberties is often spoiled by Don't forget to ..... , Wear your ,,,, , Where are you going? , While you're there, would you mind doing me a little favour? , and other unnecessary requests. We enjoy short periods of parole as we trudge from the first prison to the second and back again, When we are in the prison called school, our movements are governed by buzzers and bells, When one bell rings, we know we are to move from one cell to another. Other bells signal lunch hours, fire drills, and other governed movements, Failure to comply with rules and regulations results in reprimands and extra prison time. ' Wardens govern our movements implicitly. They may vary in physical and mental characteristics, but have a common goal: to force each and all of us into a common mold, denying the existence of individuality and non-conformity. During our four thousand, three-hundred and eighty days of confinement, we are submitted to vari- ations of simplified brain-washing, which supposedly teach us to think and act. Who, however, is to say what is the wrong way and the right way to think? What human being has the right to confine our imagination and creativity to an enclosure the size of his own mental capacity? Freedom comes once more, as we enter into the world of silent slumber, by Patty Baker and Beth Bird COD composed under the thoughts and direction of Fred Bruce N. B. T. C. N, B, T, C, you're old, we're new N, B, T, C, we will be true We will work with all our might To keep up your standards too, N, B, T, C, come to our aid N, B, T, C, don't be afraid We won't let you down my friend We're with you to the end, Raymond Desjardins O3