Orono High School - Spartan / Orion Yearbook (Long Lake, MN)

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Coronation oh, what a night ............... How: Mil Singer, Dawn Braun. Kent Mtvcf. Heather Kitmun, King David Bowden. Kt Queen Michelle Drcsvcl Middle Row Brian Meyer, Amy Monchamp. Clare Scevettt, Sherri Jenkins. Jared Johnson. Kathy Skcie. Bottom Row: Peter Partenm Kathy McCunc, Decca Atidtcwv. Amt Ahlirtom, Mike Fulkerson. Tammy Werner When they asked me to write an article on coronation, I couldn’t decide how to approach t. Everyone has such a different opinion about coronation. I realized (hough, that although coronation may have become a lac kluster popularity contest to Some of us. it is an exciting hour of fantasy to the freshmen Hut the magic ts not limited to them, coronation is still a wonderful thing to the majority of Orono veterans too. It is the one night when Orono is really Puttin' on the Ritz . Decked in rhinestones and taffeta and a bottle or so of hairspray. the attendants and nominees literally glowed with beauty on this evening of September 29. Their escorts blushed shyly at their sides Although only one girl could win, anyone of them would have made a radiant queen As the hour drew to a close and the 1986 king and queen were disclosed, everyone sighed fondly at the dazzling pair. — Grctchcn Scherer CORONATION COt RT Front Row Kathy Skcic Tammy Weiner, Michelle Dread, Dawn Braun Jeremy Bowser Kathy McCunc. Cate Scherer. Amy Monchamp, Ann Ahlsttom. I (rathe t Kitmun. Row Jared Johnson. Mike Fulkerson. Peter Patten Mat Singer. David Bowden. Brian Mcvct. Decca Andrews, Kent Mcvcr. Chad Kullhcrg Calc Scherer, Jrrctny Bowser. King David Bowden. Quern Kathy McCunc. David Moen. Grctchcn Scherer. Chad Kull-

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Men arc pathetic. Each hour is spent dreaming up new ideas of how to prove himself truly masculine, each minute spent dreaming about hourly ideas, each second spent attempting to live out the dreams. That's why men are inferior. They live by their hormones. Men are disgusting. When they aren't dreaming about conquering women, they're busy degrading them cither by getting on the pretty ones or putting down the intelligent ones for being involved in Masculine activities such as thought. One day. all men will be subjugated by a women's republic. Of course, this is a very extreme solution to a very simple problem — that of male social dominance. All women are pretty things to be looked at, or possessions or both. Men never realize the deepness of feeling that women do, nor can they hope to. They understand neither the idea of fundamental human dignity and rights nor that of the beauty of humanity. Men are selfish, possessive beasts and should be caged until they can act in a civilized manner, can feel whole without dominating another human being and can realize that society matters, not just the individual. Comparing man, the far superior half of the human race, to woman results in a great insult to man. Since the beginning of time, man has been the dominant and intelligent of the two sexes. Women simply cannot accomplish the feats men are able to achieve due to their lack of ingenuity and talent. Men have been and always will be the lead • ers of the human race. However unfair it sometimes seems, men were granted an added insight into the affairs of governing and succeeding. Women cannot help the fact that they were born inferior, but they must accept their plight and learn to properly serve the men who make it possible for their survival. Physically, woman are but a step above inv-lids. Without men to shelter and protect them, women surely would have died off by now. The frame of a man was created to accomplish great feats whether in the field of sports or business. Women, on the other hand, were created for the purpose of performing menial tasks. Men shouldn't waste their precious time. Even though women were born inferior to men, they receive such fair treatment from their superiors. The few who feel they deserve equal treatment need only reflect upon their own physical and mental capabilities, then when they marvel at how advanced a man is in comparison, they will understand their short comings.