Walkerton Independent, Volume 85, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 February 1962 — Page 3

|E-D-I- T-O-R-I -A-L1 aMswauuauiiiuwumuuuwiiaimiiuiiMuiiiimiiiiiaiiiiiul During the past ten days, a lot f controversy hao come up over the annual High School From. It concerns n t only the prom, hut the independent ly Sponsored After-Prun 1 > ny, which has be «n m- • - sfuhs < m ried ' n for four ye i s Always in the p 3 , th,. p n n has hern enjoy •1- F h ; ; r r.ight by the Juniors, Seniors and guests I'he After-Prom Pai ty ha i followed from mHnieut uu'll 7 co am. or so. with a planned ] r - gram, chaperon'd by a group of interested perrons and has been a very successful venture. It wa- elablishod in with tw os the local pastors it that time being very ms rumentai in its organization. The purpose is to give the kids a planned and enjoyable m ming of fun following the prom to keep them in town under chaperoned jurisdiction. The all-night parties on the bea< he-' keeping them off the roads at these late hours and the other Undesirable adventures were t > be eliminated by this It was strong, ly supported by the local organization* and various people who made it possible through money and donations of other items to carry out the plans. Now, the Walkerton High School is faced with a problem. Last year a great number of students t r ok the plcasxire of skipping school for part of the day of the prom Thin wa 8 even cncouraged by many parents who actually came after their children so they could get their hair don© or get the rented evening clothes they had planned to wear. This hail not only an effect on the classes of school, but also on the financial bearing an attendance was hurt that day and Walkerton Independent Robert E. I’rhln. Editor PEBUSHER Independent-News Co. WALKERTON. INDIANA Publication Tino - ^hurwlay of each week. Her* nd f'inxM Postage paid at Walkertan. Indiana Aubsrrlpth n rat.-a; S’! .50 per year for each immr In Indiana; out-of **ate Mihacrlptlons. $3 00. "*—• ■ '**’* w” "w a i ♦ I U \\ E >»KU » 11)E A L(M AL | FIN ANCING SERV 9 <□ PERSONAL LOAN 1 ft □ AUTOMOBILE 1 FINANCLNG | □FI RNITCRE & APPLIAv I FINANCING Call Vs For Your g Money Needs! • Qu : -k -C< nvenient j f ’onfidentia) Yvu may twrv* <u t.iMl x Take 24 rum’to to par t ■ CENTRAL CREDIT | CORPORATION | 618 Roowreh a^oad Wuher Phone 386-31^

the attendance determines the state support of a scho 1 To compensate for this fact, the prom was “ t back until Saturday night this year Thm c'eat.s a big pr blem from a couple of st andpoint If th,, ai ■ ’ Prom party is held, it will tun until approximately 7 no i m on Sunday morning, v.huh w uhi hwe a very ! :imt>' bcann; on the church services th,' <’ h It would be ve y el V fol • y of the inv Ived to fogd ,ib . t church in favor of'-leep Also, it the After-Prom p.n'v were n t held, we are bm ’ in ’he 'me boat, turning the k' , loos, to do ns they please with■t i planned morning. The local After Prom Party committee ami organizitr* s that have carried n this program for four years, has ahea iy tai’ed their planning and booking of cntci ‘ 'inment Then the conflict of nights came to their attention. What will Im? done about this dependr. largely- on the parents. Why <1 they let their < hibiren skip school and evei encourage it in many cases by going to the sch ol to get their children out of clashes? This is the entire rvaron for the change to Saturday night. Thr ugh the support of the parents, tins could be changed tn the Friday night date without any conflict. The prom and party cculd Im? held as usual Having been associated with ail the previous all-night parties, we know that • ver the years, they have been very successful The merchant!* of Walkerton have been wonderful tc the kids, chipping in with numcroun prizes from gift certificates to tranaister radics to be distributei during the course of the? .»‘ven

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hour party The kids have turned out very well an 1 c ndm ted thonwivi in the fim-d <>; nner. They a tually h,ok f rv. i> I to such a. party with v.thu iaon from year t year a: the p r< -n: <„,. of tn n out pi »v . th. 1 ik'yond any ,j utg i; ~t , . h , “f the '.tudent. It the ‘ pa, tie., ■ i .a-Hone Wh Would haw wu th. . ■. |v. , a pall ii t y, , u ’ ■> lid realize th.. Now. are \w going to < rtcaie ’ rllVe fhi’ I. tiaia. ol al" w>. d t• > iin ; i, u ., , ,ng y. f with the pioo.im by having the party <>n i Sd'ir ;‘v n ght. and much moie m, ,mv. nmnt for all c ’’d rd c, ■ t nnlv ;, night to C. ntl, • ,v h' ri’a- dmreh .an vices the following day” I’ a p'o th, p,i n' - It ■ . \ Will .ve that th-- u . : , n t >st <y ii school, the i ne <, a, <-rn ; tt-., sch<x>l official'., the plans inn g on is .m hi iub i and continue in tile same fashion of the \«.o past. The Walkerton Mini ’ei \ sociati >n and mo t of the sponsoring group have voiced th- r drsire to have the prom and partv returned to Friday night Editor’s Mail Dear Editor; In a recent 'letter to the editor. a very fine letter WHS receiwd in regards to our Teen Agers One of the paragraphs of that letter pertained to having an open meeting of al! parents and adults and have an expert on Juvenile Problems shed .some light on the subject To the writer of that leftei Mrs Bill Baker, and other in teresU-d adult ~ thus is *hc PT A s answer to ’he situation

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