The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 February 1970 — Page 4

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A Project In Discrimination At Syracuse Junior High

The title of this article might shake those who read it. a very interesting project in discrimination shook one of the eighth grade social studies classes last .Monday and Tuesday at the Syracuse junior high The idea for the experiment arose from a discussion on the subject of discrimination and was pat terned after similiar experiments written up in national education magazines The students, themselves, searched for areas within the school day where discrimination would be practiced, and eye color was chosen as the basis for discrimination The following rules for separation were decided upon 1. Students would have to eat at the very end of the lunch line and would have to sit in the gymnasium during the noon hour instead of participating in recreation or going to the library 2 They were allowed to use only one drinking fountain - on the second floor. were allowed to use the restrooms on the first floor only and could only use the north ramp when going from the first to second floor classrooms. J They had to wait outside the school in the morning until the last minute and could enter their classrooms only after the other students had entered 4 The other students in the class were not to talk to them unless necessary and were, m general, to make them feel the sting of discrimination The teacher asked each group to write a short summary of his experiences and feelings on the subject to really analyze the experience The school thought that some of these reactions might be worth repeating for others to learn from They follow. Chris Byrket "I felt like I was something that didn’t belong I wouldn’t trade places with anybody .If 1 had a choice I would stay white, and the Nack would be white, too " Andy Walters: "You get the feeling you want to rebel against everything and everyone that is not iike yourself A feeling of hostility was in me ” Kathy Butler "1 got the feeling of what it would be like to be discriminated against I also got the feeling of what it would be like to discriminate against someone else We are all God’s people and we all deserve the chance to be considered equal ” Brenda Byrd: "I never thought about how the negroes were treated, but I’ve finally found out how it feels to be shoved and pushed everywhere you go 1 feel white is white and black is Nack but the people are people, and it shouldn’t matter what kind of skm color you have ” Sally Personette: "When the day began. 1 felt like 1 was alone . Like a new person in a different school If I did anything wrong, there always seemed to be someone standing and watching me.” Sharon Avery: “1 found out that it is very inconvenient for the group to have to use certain restrooms, drinking fountains ... so one of my favorite saying is. "color is only skm deep " Mike Bitner "Why should* someone have to eat at the end of the line and at the back of the cafeteria I’ll tell you this much. I wouldn’t want to be discriminated against.” Curt Eby: “I wouldn’t want to go through that again because you have to go out of your way for everything you want to do or have to do." Nina Bryant: "I thought it was a learning experience, but I couldn't remember which ramp to go up. ” Susan Connolly: “I thought the discrimination was a real good idea. At first. it took me a while to remember the rules; also, at

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many times everything was so inconvenient." Chuck Hemicz: "The thing I found most interesting about this experience was the feeling of loneliness. The confusion of having to go downstairs everytime you had to do something was tiring. It’s nice to try. but I wouldn’t want to live it." Daretta Grisamer: "It wouldn’t be fun to have it everyday. ” Matt Gray: "Today wasn’-l as much fun as the planning was. As a matter of fact ... I almost didn't get to eat. and trying to get up a crow ded north ramp to study hall with about one minute left, well Today I got a part of what segregated schools are like, and I didn't like it." Becky Gray. "~T. . it was so hard not communicating with some of my best friends." Cindy Mignery: “I know that it really isn’t easy because you have to do whatever they say . .. If you had to do just everything that the negroes do. I know I just couldn’t do it.”

WwCj GOING TO EUROPE — These three Wawasee high school choir students will join director Varner Chance next summer as the school band and chorus of America tours Europe during the month of July. From left are Haren Rowe. Rick McDonald and Cathy Jones. This will be the 10th anniversary European concert tour for the association which will visit the countries of England. France. Germany. Switzerland. Austria. Belgium and Luxembourg.

Three Students Selected For School Chorus Os America

Three Wawasee high school students have been selected for membership in the 1970 school band and school chorus of America European Concert Tour The three students are Kathy' Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of r 4 Syracuse; Rick McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen . McDonald, r 1 Milford, and Karen Rowe, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James E Rowe, r 1 North Webster. All three students are members cif Wawasee high school concert choir which is under the direction of Varner M Chance The school band and school chorus of America will depart from New York on June 27 and arrive in Brussels. Belgium on

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Lynne Murray: "... I don’t like it very well and now I think we should try harder to be nicer to blacks." Don Woitas: “I know I would not like to be treated like that . . every day of your entire life. That. 1 think, would be a terrible way to live." Pam Stouder: "... when I couldn’t talk with everyone else and had to sit in the back of your class.” Bill Rush: "It was hard to just walk past that water fountain after two or three classes and not get a drink." Rick Leer: “I ate last, and 1 didn’t get to go back for extras so naturally I starved ’’ The above reactions should give everyone, as it did these students, something to think about All agreed that it was a meaningful experience, and the faculty complimented the students who participated in the experiment for their fine behavior and for not allowing this experiment to interfere with their class room work or conduct.

June 28 The return flight will be departing from London on July--24 A final concert is scheduled to be given in the Commodore Hotel in New York city on July 25 During the month tour SBASCA will present concerts in France. Switzerland. Italy. .Austria, Germany. Luxembourg. Belgium and England. The director of the school band of America is Edward T. Harn who is also the founder of SBASCA. Varner M Chance of North Webster is the director of the school chorus of America LAKELAND LOCAL Mr and Mrs. Eduard Chupp of MiUord dined at Bristol Sunday.

| Meet The | Wawasee O/ I Seniors JF

BARBARA L. MILLER Barbara L. Miller is the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Miller of r 1 North Webster She has two older sisters. Mrs. William F. (Linda) Bensing of r 1 North Webster and Mrs. Max (Cheryl) Hoppel of San Diego. Calif.; and an older brother Robert who works on a farm. Barb will graduate with majors in business and English and minors in music and social studies. Bookkeeping and office ed lab are her favorites. She is a member of the band. Block W. Spanish club. Social Science club. Tri-M club, GAA and Y-teens. She also belongs to the Church of God and the Omeba Key club After graduating from WHS she plans to go to business college or work in an office. Ice skating and swimming are her favorite sports although she enjoys watching football, basketball, track and wrestling. -WHSCARL ALESHIRE Carl Aleshire, plans to work after he graduates from WHS. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Aleshire of r 1, Kale Island, Syracuse. Carl will graduate with majors in English, history and auto mechanics and minors in math and music. Auto mechanics is his favorite subject. He is a member of the choir and has a letter in music. An only child, he works at G 4 W Foods. Football is his favorite sport and bowling is his hobbv. -WHSAMY LYNN COY Amy Lynn Coy is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Myrick Os 418 S. Harrison St., Syracuse. She plans to attend Indiana university after graduating from WHS. Amy is majoring in Spanish, math, history and English and minoriqg in science. English and history are her favorite subjects. She is a member of the chorus, a pom-pom girl, a member of the cheerblock, annual staff, Yteens. Student Council. Drama club and National Honor Society. She is a member of the Saint Andrew's United Methodist church and won both the DAR Good Citizen award and the Girls' Stater award. Amy is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kroh and has a sister. Sarah who is in the eighth grade and another sister. Cynthia who is six and in kindergarten. She works at Thornburg’s and lists football and tennis as her favorite sports “Cheaper by the Dozen” is her favorite book and sketching is her hobby. —WHS—LAURA LYNN RHOADS Laura Lynn Rhoads lists basketball as her favorite sport. "Gone with the Wind” is her favorite book and she enjoys going to the races, roller skating, swimming and water skiing n She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Feri Rhoads of r 3 Syracuse. Home Ec is Laura's favorite subject. She is a pom-pom girl and belongs to the Drama club. CAA, band and Y-teens. She is also a member of the Calvary United Methodist church and the youth

fellowship. She has had perfect attendance for 11 years at school. After graduating she plans to go to a year of modeling school and then to an airline hostess school. Laura has an older sister. Mrs. Ernest (Gwen) Leitch of Goshen; and two younger brothers. Chuck, a freshman at WHS and Kevin, an eighth grader at Syracuse. She works at the Oakwood hotel in Oakwood park. NEXT WEEK IN THE LAKELAND . SCHOOLS Today 3 p.m. — Milford GAA in the gym. Kosciusko junior high school basketball tourney at Claypool. 7 p.m. — Ceramics class in the North Webster art room. Thursday 7:30 p.m. — WHS band concert in the auditorium F riday 6:30 p.m. — WHS varsity basketball at Northfield. Saturday FHA field trip to Fort Wayne — all day. State solos and ensembles contest in Indianapolis — all day. Monday Syracuse GAA. 7 p.m. — Beginning typing in room 218 at WHS. * 7 p.m. — Women s P. E. and swimming in gym-pool at Wawasee high school. 7 p.m. — Beginning sewing in room 104 at WHS. Tuesday 7 p.m. r-r Adult Farmer class in room 307 at WHS. 7 p.m. — Intermediate sewing class in room 104 at WHS 7 p.m. — Adult modern literature class in room 205 at WHS. 7 p.m. — Art and oil painting in room 200 at WHS. Wednesday Basketball sectional tournament at Warsaw. 7 p.m. — Ceramics class at North Webster art room. SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS 77 LAKELAND SCHOOL MENUS Mon. - Bar B Q sandwich, potatoes, fruit, spice cake and milk. Tues. - Vegetable-beef soup, crackers, peanut butter sandwiches. apple pie squares and milk. Wed, - Hot roast beef sandwich, mashed potatoes, gravy, fruit, cookie and milk. Thurs. - Ravioli, buttered peas and carrots, pears, bread and butter, pudding and rrilk. Fri. - Fish squares, potato salad. buttered corn, bread and butter, fruit cobbler and milk. Cinda Singery. Bessie Settler and Opal Miller of Syracuse attended a seminar in Angola recently on spring hair style trends.

oik * DECA WINNERS — These five Wawasee high school students won honors at the DECA contest held in Goshen last Thursday. From left are Marcia Linn, third in public speaking; Teresa Helman, third in ad layout; Marcia Peffley, first in ad layout; Rachel Gonzales, second in job interview and nominated as second regional candidate for state vice president; Cheri Edgar, second in public speaking.

Wawasee Students Win Honors In DECA's Region Two Contest Thursday

Members of Wawasee high school's DECA club made an outstanding showing at the region two ' competition held last Thursday at Goshen, Marcia Peffley received first place honors in ad layout. Rachel Gonzales received second place in job interview and Cheri Edgar received second in public speaking. Marcia Linn was third in public speaking and Teresa Helman was third in ad layout. Marcia Peffley will go to state competition with her ad layout

Cynthia Rapp Emerges Milford Spelling Champion Last Night

Cynthia Rapp won the Milford schools annual spelling bee when she correctly spelled "foliage" and "gorilla". Paula Chalk was the runner-up to Cynthia and went down on the word foliage. Cynthia, an eighth grader, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rapp of r 2 Milford. She will represent Milford in the 7th and Bth grade division of the countydivision of the County Spelling Bee at Warsaw on April 4th. The fifth and sixth grade division winner was Donald Kinney. Donald is a sixth grader and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kinney of r 1 Milford. Donald was the last sth or 6th grade student to drop out of the competition as he miss-spelled the word “crimson”. The sth and 6th division of the County Spelling Bee at which Donald will represent Milford will be on March 21st. The county finals will be held on April 11th. The other contestants in the finals of the local contest and the words they went down on were: Pam Snider - abash Diane Perry - deity Sarah Gaskill - chisel Anna Gongales - cabinet Hilda Gonzales - ambitious Fred Troup - adverse Jeff Hoerr - dervish

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and Rachel Gonzales was chosen to run for the second regions candidate for state vice president. The state contest will be held March 13 and 14 in, Terre Haute. Miss Peffley will also enter a merchandising information manual on "Men’s Sox" in the state competition. Bernie Mishler will enter an information manual on “Caskets." These manuals are judged only at state and national levels.

The alternates that would represent Milford at the contest in case Miss Rapp or Mr. Kinney were unable to attend are Paula Chalk in the 7th and Bth grade division and Jeff Hoer in the sth and 6th division. They attained the alternate position by being runner-up to the champions. Frozen Water Pipes Annoying LAFAYETTE—A frozen water pipe can really turn a person on. Not as widespread, perhaps, as in bygone days, frozen water lines still plague unsuspecting households each winter. In extreme cold weather, water may freeze in underground pipes laid above the frostline or in pipes in unheated buildings, in open crawl spaces under buildings, or in outside walls. When water freezes, it expands. Unless the pipe can expand. the frozen water may rupture it. Iron pipe and steel pipe cannot expand appreciably and copper very little. Plastic tubing will expand, but it is best to prevent it from doing so. Insulating pipes to prevent

freezing is a precaution, but not completely dependable, says Paul E. Johnson, Purdue university extension agricultural engineer. Insulation does not completely stop loss of heat from the pipe, he points out. Also, insulation may lose its effectiveness if it becomes wet or loose. Another preventative is to wrap an electric heating cable around the pipe, and cover both the pipe and cable with insulation. This type cable may be purchased in lengths of three to 100 feet, depending on the length of pipe or fittings to be protected. The cable is available with or without thermostat. A cable with thermostat may be connected to electrical current the year around and never come on unless the temperature drops below 35 degrees F. Most cables are inexpensive. To thaw a ff-ozen water line, pour hot water along the pipe. Or, cover the pipe with rags and then pour hot water over the rags. This is probably the safest method. Another way is to use an electric heating cable, winding it around the outside of the pipe. This permits the entire length of pipe to thaw at one time. A blowtorch can be used, but is dangerous, warns Johnson. This may thaw the water where the torch is applied but risks generating sufficient steam under pressure to rupture the pipe. When thawing pipe with hot water, a blowtorch, or similar method, always open a faucet and start thawing at that point. This will permit steam to escape, reducing chance of a buildup of dangerous pressure. Do not allow steam to condense and refreeze before it reaches the faucet. A heat lamp may take a little longer, says Johnson, but it is much safer and will do the job. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Beatty of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Lange of Goshen attended the St. Valentine’s Day dance held by the Moose lodge at Goshen Saturday evening?