Editorial
	Be it resolved (olde saying) that the singing at John Rennie's
assemblies is a pat11etic display of school spirit (olde cliche).
	"The floor calls for discussion of this resolution," Dead si-
lence, then a hand at the back of the assembly hall rises slowly, hes-
itantly, above tl1e heads. "The floor recognizes John Smith."
	"I think that----"
	"Speak up please so that everyone can hear you."
	"I think that maybe it's because we the students of John Rennie
don't like singing. (Slowly gathering courage.) We are inhibited.
(Rapidly gaining self-confidence.) We are afraid to sing. (Getting
riled.) We don't want to be different. (Losing control of his em-
otions. ) We refuse to believe that if we tried singing, others would
join us!"
	"Mr. Smith, may we remind you that, according to the resolution
we are debating whether or not 'singing at John Rennie assemblies is a
pathetic display of school spirit,' not WHY it is so. It is a self-
evident fact that the blame for this singing, or lack of it, lies on
the individual who's afraid to stand out in a crowd! We all know that
if the student body would sing proudly and unreservedly, the students
would become more involved in the assemblies and their school and
thereby get more out of them! End of discussion. Let us take a vote:
All in favour of the resolution "
	"Aye."
	"All opposed..." (Dead silence) "Passed unanimously! next item
of business 
					-David McKay


Times, they are a Changin'

	Once upon a time in the sleepy little hollow of Pointe Claire
lived a wizened old man called Rip van Winkle. He was archiac, te-
diously conservative and convinced that the old way, his way, was the
only way. Over the years several of these Rip Van Winkle types banded
together and formed the Lakeshore Regional School Board.
	Now, I would like to ask Rip to wake up and do something product-
ive for once. Come on Rip, rise up and. face the world, shave your neg-
lected beard and listen to the students' point of view. Granted, their
experience is not as extensive as yours; but nevertheless, their view-
point should be heeded.
	Now, Rip, why don't you let students smoke at their school dances?
Would you rather have them smoking on street corners and in the woods?
Let's face it Rip, many are smoking now and their numbers multiply
yearly. You claim that you do not want our younger students to become
addicted to a confirmed killer. My dear uninformed Rip, it is extreme-
ly evident to all except you, unfortuneately, that no student will be-
come a confirmed smoker after smoking two or three cigarettes at a
school dance.
	The school serves to educate, it is not a dictatorial nanny. The
responsibility and enforcement of the smoking decision is the parent's
obligation, not yours.
	Remember, Rip you are living in a liberal-minded decade, not
within the restrictive boundaries of prudish Victorian England.

				-V. Lazdins