Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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What an Old Sage Told a Young Whippersnapper About Wanting to be a Philosopher (or anything else, for that matter) When I was younger Confucius, is three pieces of advice. and knew more than I do now. Carl Sagan, and Alisistair Cooke. which may or may not 1 searched the world over To you, my boy, I say this: ensure your success. for nuggets of wisdom. Life sometimes will seem depending on upon how you take Indian gurus, too complicated to stand. them: Tibetan lamas. and at other times will be 1. Avoid at all costs platitudes, Irish monks too simple to condescend to. You will be frustrated. piety. pompous potentates, puberty. and many other assorted wisemen and humiliated. and plaque buildup. philosophers infuriated. 2. Seize the moment. all yielded to me and repudiated; but be prepared to throw it away their choicest reflections on life. but the world will keep on spinning upon further examination. I distilled the learning around. 3. Never get so caught up of the most prominent The rejection slips will in the gee-wisdom of an idea and the most reclusive slip into your mailbox. that you forget to turn off intellectuals in the world and your girlfriend will your headlights when parking. into fifty or so volumes entitled break up with you. The rat-race awaits. The Truth According to the Mind of Disillusionment, like a stale friend- Co with my blessing. Man.’’ ship. It has been many years My work, a will visit you often; since 1 talked to the old man, “ ... milestone in the effort of com- and as you get older, you will find and I have finally realized bining that the person you once thought you what he was trying to tell me. anthropology, philosophy, religion. were It seems that Man, and psychology.” no longer exists despite his thirst for knowledge was praised by critics; or has become perverted in some way. and his high-and-mighty aims. authors have been quoting it for years major or trivial. really has nothing and it has placed me in the ranks There may be a few other problems much of such timeless scholars as you will face. to say. Herodotus, but I won’t go into them now. By Ben Lindquist Plato. All I have for you Student Laments Waking Up By: Russell Suber That awful sound has started again. The sound that says a new day is about to begin. The sound that I hate above all others. So I slowly creep down under the covers. Chorus: OH!! Why did I go lo bed so late? 1 know it was a big mistake. Tonight I’ll go to bed at nine. Just like I’ve said a thousand times. 1 try to ignore it, to wish it away. I can’t open my eyes yet. I’m not ready for the day. I groppingly reach up and put the radio on snooze: ‘Cause I don’t want to listen to the morning news. There are footsteps coming down the hall. Now she’s going to spoil it all. She’ll say the words I’ve come to dread, “It’s past time to get out of bed.’’ Then I stumble out of bed. get in the shower and turn the cold water on full power. After this torture I’m finally awake. I’ll make it to school, but I will be late. All day long I’m feeling dead; Can’t wait to get home and get in the bed. Waking up late must be my fate, ‘Cause I’m in the bed early and lying awake. Being Twins By: Amy Cordell Chorus: Abby’s her name and that’s no doubt. Being twins is what its all about. We don’t look alike; I don’t know why they say. I wish everyone would just go away. in the halls when we start to blend, out pops Billy and he says, “Where are the twins?” He is always there to point it out. a helpful hint to the people all about. People don’t remember us by name. They remember us as a game. Trying to figure which one’s which, guessing and guessing is the only hitch. “Waif, don’t tell me” is what they say. But we know they will get it wrong anyway. So we go ahead and tell them our name, so they won’t be a failure at the game. There are two others. Cal and Jay. But they don’t look alike anyway. Sarah and Macall are identical, too. And they look as much alike as we do. I don’t see why people make such a fuss. The only thing different is there are two of us. Abby, Amy, I answer to both names. Because people think we are the same. Mini Mag 63

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Coping With Restrictions Only seniors in the parking lot before school! Mrs. McKeowen could be heard saying to the Juniors during homeroom. Only warnings were hand- ed out to first offenders, with the threat of an hour of detention for the second. Once again the rule of no food in the halls still stood. Students could be seen hiding drinks in their jackets, stuffing sandwiches back into lunch sacks and ducking into the ever pop- ular Journalism room for a quick es- cape from Mrs. Woodward and her stick. But Mrs. Gregory it's not gum, it's just one little Skittle! Mrs. Gregory look over Mrs. Ford's reputation of giv- ing out the most detentions. They were also given for eating in class, which was an almost daily oc- curance in the Juniors’ third period Chemistry class. School wasn’t the only place to receive some type of restriction. Mom or Dad could dish out their own brand at home. Bad grades, neglecting chores, staying on the phone too long, and coming home late on Friday or Sat- urday night could result in any- thing from a week without the phone, six months of no going out, or grounded until further notice! Rules seemed to put a damper on the teenage lifestyle. They had to learn to either straighten up and fly right or don’t let ’em catch you. Live Entertainment Tallahassee has been treated with fine entertainment. There’s been something for everyone, from country to rock. Expose got some “Exposure” when the Miami trio appeared with Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam at the Civic Center. The fact that the three ladies of F .- pose were from Miami ,nd FSU was playing Miami the next day didn’t seem to bother anyone. It was an evening of music, dancing and even a little advice from Lisa. Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap filled the Civic Cent- er. The performance made it worth while, even if Kenny Rogers did forget the words to a song. The Civic Center also scheduled the Statler Broth- ers, YES and Aerosmith to keep everyone dancing the aisles. The Musical Moon re- turned with a new name. The Moon brought Sawyer Brown and others to Talla- hassee. Concert was a hot word that spread fast. Everyone was always ready to race for tickets to the latest show, whatever it was. AIDS You can’t get AIDS (Acquired Immune De- ficiency Syndrome) from casual contact. But you can get it, and the threat is frighten- ing. According to an ar- ticle in Seventeen , more than 50,000 cases have been diagnosed, 28,000 people have died, and experts be- lieve that as many as 1.5 million people have the virus. Misinformation has led to panic, which has led to advertisements about how you can get the disease and how to protect yourself. But some find the advertise- ments offensive. Is it a question of mo- rality or education? Some say people need higher standards; oth- ers say honest answers are required. In re- sponse to the issue, Mrs. Johnnie Melvin, a nurse from Florida State Hos- pital, was invited to speak to the high school. She explicitly and informatively dis- cussed AIDS and how it can be transmitted. One way or the other, society must face up to the AIDS crisis. It’s something we can not afford to ignore.

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Battle of the Bulge Guys Fight it Too! “Man, I need to get rid of this gut!” “Yeah? Me and you both” This conversa- tion could be heard on al- most any day between any number of guys walking around campus. Some people had no prob- lem with the situation while others had to work to keep that old friend away. There were various paths to follow to attain the goal. Some people liked to run to stay fit, but most people saw no rea- son to run unless they were being chased or were chasing something. A different approach to solving the problem was weight lifting. People put forth the effort, and watched their middle swell reduce. They could see their muscle tone be- come more defined. A second form of weight lifting would usu- ally take place in the home about 6:00. Every- body would sit down and start lifting some sort of good tasting weight from the table, to the mouth. As this would soon take its toll, many embarked on a diet. With the ever- present tempters around, it seemed that one need- ed every bit of will power to stay away from the fridge. After you get rid of a few pounds and get back into last year’s jeans you invariably decide to hit the long awaited “seefood” diet; if you see food, eat it. Well, there’s always tomorrow to get back into those pants! Are You A Leader or A Follower? 1. There’s a new movie playing downtown that you (alone) are dying to see. What do you do? a. Go by yourself. b. Beg your mother to go with you. c. Wait until it’s on TV. 2. You and your best friend de- cided ages ago to go to the same college and room togeth- er. Now you want to attend a small college known for its English department, and she’s interested in a big engineering school. You a. Go to her school — it’s sure to have a few good English courses. b. Pick a school that offers both majors but specializes in neither. c. Apply to the college you like best. 3. Everyone in your math class cheats on tests, but it makes you feel guilty. On the next exam, you a. Give answers to only your closest friends. b. Tell your classmates you won’t help them this time. c. Stay home and pretend you’re sick. 4. You’re about to leave a par- ty, but you suspect the guy who’s driving you has had way too much to drink. Nobody else seems worried, and the driver insists he’s “just had a couple of beers.” You a. Get into the car — your house is first, anyway. b. Refuse to get in but tell your friends they can do what they like. c. Take the keys away from him and get your parents to drive everyone home. 5. All the kids in town dress as if they’ve just stepped out of an L.L. Bean catalog, but you’d like to don more elegant duds, a la Madonna. What do you do? a. Toss out your pink tur- tleneck and head for a big fash- ion emporium. b. Buy a few sleek things now but don’t wear them until you go to college. c. Learn to love intialed sweaters, khaki pants, and duck shoes. 6. You’ve developed a crush on the class brain, but your friends say dating him could lower your popularity quo- tient. You a. Adore him from afar. b. Ignore your friends’ ad- vice and date him anyway. c. Date him on the sly. 7. A few girls have decided to start a sorority with only the most popular girls in class. They’ve invited you to join, but not your best friend, Meg. You feel bad that she’s been excluded, so you a. Ask if Meg could be con- sidered for membership soon. b. Say if Meg can’t join, you won’t join. c. Promise Meg you will still be friends. copyright 1988 by Triangle Communication Inc. All rights reserved. 1 a. 3 b. 2 c. 1.2. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3. 3. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1.4 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3. 5. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1. 6. a. 1 b. 3 c. 2. 7. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1. Scoring 17-21 points: You're a trim leader. You don’t worry whether others approve of the things you do. They may say. She's so unusual. but they probably admire you for it. 12-16 points: You’re just dying to do things your own way. but you’re still a little sorried about what others will think. 7-11 points: You probably think. Some were born to lead, some to follow — I’m a born follower. Bo warned: You could end up going through life doing what everyone else wants, instead of what you want. 64 Mini Mag