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O c to b e r 2 1 ,1 9 8 3
O c to b e r 2 1 ,1 9 8 3
e d ito r ia l
asIs e ei t
'7 Z y k t't ou d ei fc ic lic
A rt'c ritic s '
,
I
sh o u lda c t
A s
o n e
approaches the
a g e
o f
1 8 , life s u d d e n ly
seem s full of new
o p p o rtu n itie s a n d re s p o n s ib ilitie s .
W e c a n e n jo y life t o a g re a te r e x te n t; m o re fre e d o m is
o fte n
bestow ed
u p o n
u s.
Y et
w ith
these freedom s
c o m e m a n y c iv ic d u tie s w h ic h w e m u s t p e rfo rm .
O ne
e x tre m e ly im p o rta n t d u ty is th a t o f v o tin g .
T h e s ta tis tic s c o n c e rn in g v o te r tu r n o u t a t e le c tio n s
are very em barassing to our country.
The 18-21 age
g ro u p
h a s
th e
d u b io u s
h o n o r
of having the low est
tu rn
out of any
age group in this country; it is esti-
m a te d th a t o n ly o n e o u t o f e v e ry th r e e e lig ib le 1 8 t o
2 1 -y e a r-o ld v o te rs a c tu a lly ta k e th e tim e t o v o te . T h is
m ust
c h a n g e .
1 8 -y e a r-o ld s w e re g iv e n th e v o teb y
c o n s titu tio n a l
am endm ent
i n
1 9 7 1; th e ir
fig h t fo r
th e rig h t t o v o te w a s in s tig a te d b y th e ir n e e d t o h a v e
th e ir
o p in io n s h e a rd
c o n c e rn in g
p ro b le m s a ffe c tin g
th e m
a t th a t tim e , s p e c ific a lly th e V ie tn a m
W ar.W e
have the right to vote; w e also need to have our opin-
io n s h e a rd o n th e u n s ta b le c o n d itio n o f th e w o rld to -
d a y .
1 8 -y e a r-o ld s s h o u ld b e th in k in g a b o u t w h o th e y
feel w ill best insure our security in th e upcom ing pre-
s id e n tia l e le c tio n a n d th e c o n s e q u e n c e s if th e y d o n 't
v o te .
Y et a still m o re im m in e n t d ilem m a facesu s-
th e e le c tio n s to b e h e ld N o v e m b e r 8 o f th is y e a r.
O n
the ballot are several relevant issues affecting o u r age
g ro u p
-th e
q u e s tio n
o f th e d rin k in g
a g e b e in g u n -
d o u b te d ly th e b e s t k n o w n . If w e w a n t o u r v ie w s a n d
o p in io n s
know n
c o n c e rn in g
th e s e
issues, we
m ust
ta k e fiv e m in u te s t o v o te o n T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 8 .
Y et
e q u a lly
im p o rta n t
a s
e x p re s s in g
o u r o p in -
io n s
is
v o tin g
o u t
o f
n a tio n a l p rid e
-p rid e
for a
c o u n try
th a t
h a s liv e d
under a dem ocracy
for over
2 0 0y e a r s .
I t is a c iv ic o b lig a tio n , a d u ty t o v o te -th is
p ro c e s s is th e c o rn e rs to n e o f o u r lib e rty . W e u rg e n o t
o n ly
e lig ib le s tu d e n ts b u t a ll s ta ff m e m b e rs t o
p e r-
fo rm
th e ir n a tio n a l d u ty a n d c a s t th e ir b a llo t o n N o -
vem ber 8.
For those too young to vote, consider the
h o n o r a n d p rid e o f v o tin g ; s e t y o u r m in d s t o re g is te r-
in g
a n d v o tin g w h e n
o ld
e n o u g h .
Let us not forget
o u r c o u n try 's g re a t h e rita g e ; le t u s v o te to in su re it.
D E C As tu d e n ts p la c e in d is tric t
.by M argot A yers
T h re e
D E C A
s e n io rs
p la c e d
th ird
a n d
fo u rth
in tw o d iv is io n s
of the recent Fall D istrict C o m p e-
titio n .
S h a n n o n
M e ld o n
to o k
th ird
in P a rlia m e n ta ry L a w .
T im
W ynne and
L a u rie R o g e rs p la c e d
3 rd
a n d
4 th
i n
th e P u b lic R e la -
tio n s d iv is io n .
A ll th re e c o m p e t-
e d
a g a in s t
e ig h te e n
o th e r
h ig h
s c h o o ls
fro m
D E C A
D ic tric t
1 9 .
S ix D E C A
students will go to
C o lu m b u s
fo r
th e F a ll D e le g a te s
C onference
N ovem ber
4
a n d
5 .
T he
c o n fe re n c e
is h e ld
t o
e le c t
s ta te
officers and
c o n d u c t w o rk -
s h o p s .
A t
th e
w orkshops
th e y
w ill learn
m ore efficient business
ta c tic s a n d d iffe re n t s tra te g ie s .
D E C A
w ill
a ls o
h o ld
th e ir
a n n u a l
c h e e s e
a n d
s a u s a g e
s a le
O c t. 2 7-N ov.1 4 .
m o rea s
-
o
b
s
e
r
v
e
r
s
b yJ o h n B ergm an
T w o w e e k s a g o , I p u lle d
m y-
s e lf
u p
b y
m y
b o o t-stra p s
a n d
ra is e d
m yself
t o
th e
u ltim ate
h e ig h t
o f
c y n ic is m ,
i n
o rd e r
t o
re c o rd
th e
m ost
pessim istic pro-
v e rb s
th a t
I
c o u ld
m uster.
O f
c o u rs e , I d o n o t re a lly b e lie v ea ll
of those sayings apply m ost of the
tim e.
In d e e d ,
if
o n e
d id ,
h e
w o u ld
p ro b a b ly
b e
in s titu tio n a l-
iz e d .
T he
c o lu m n
w a s a c tu a lly
m eant to present such an extrem i-
t y
o f c y n ic is m , t h a t a n y o f life 's
d a ily
n u is a n c e s
w o u ld
p a le
i n
com parison.
T h is w e e k , I th o u g h t it m ig h t
b e
in te re s tin g
t o
d e v o te
som e
tim e
t o
a n
e x a m in a tio n
o f
th e
c la s s
o f
p e o p le
w ho
c o n s id e r
i t
th e ir jo b
t o b e c y n ic a l, o r a t le a s t
m ost of thetim e s k e p tic a l, n a m e -
l y
c ritic s .
T h e w o rd
'c ritic ' d o e s
not refer to the broad category of
th e 's o c ia l c o m m e n ta to r,'
fo r th a t
is a c a ta g o ry w h ic h w e a ll fa ll in -
to ,
a n d
n o
o n e d o u b ts th e ir im -
p o rta n c e .
R a th e r,
I am
speaking of the
a r t - c r i t i c .
H is ro le is far less easily
d e fin e d
a n d
far m ore often ques-
tio n e d .
It seem s th at alm ost any
re a d e r is p e rfe c tly c o n te n t th a t a
critic w ho
a g re e s w ith h im
is d o -
ing his job, b u t let the reader find
a
c o n tra ry
ju d g m e n t,
a n d
h e
i s
su re
t o
becom e
f r u s t r a t e d
w ith
th e
w h o le
id e a
o f
p ro fe s s io n a l
criticism of art.
N ow , m atters
of taste are al-
w ays free ground for debate, and
th e re
i s
l i t t l e
d o u b t
that people
w ill
a lw a y s
b e
a n n o y e d
b y
th e
critic w ith w h o m
he disagrees,but
th e re
are general questions about
th e
d u ty
o f
th e
a r t - c r i t i c
w h ic h
c a n
b e
answ ered
o b je c tiv e ly ,
Surely, the m ost fundam ental of
a ll o f th e s e q u e s tio n s is w h e th e r
o r
n o t
th e
o p in io n
o f
th e
s u p -
p o s e d ly
e d u c a te d
c r i t i c
i s
t o
b e
held in higher regard than that of
the m asses.
M any people would assertth a t
the answ er to this question is ob-
v io u s ly
'y e s .'
T hey
p o in t
o u t,
"T he
w hole concept of thec r i t i c
i s
b a s e d
o n
a n
a s s u m p tio n
th a t
som e
p e o p le
a re
m ore
a b le
t o
ju d g e th e m erits o f certain artistic
e n d e a v o rs
th a n
a re
o th e rs .
If a
m u s ic -c ritic g o e s t o a c o n c e rt, fo r
e x a m p le , h is d u t y
is t o a p p ly h is
e x p e rtis e
t o
a
d e te rm in a tio n
o f
th eq u a lity o f th e perform ance. It
d o e s n 't
m a tte ri f
the entire audi-
ence rises toth e ir fe e t w ith th u n -
dering applause.
T h e y c a n te ll a ll
o f th e ir frie n d s that the show w as
w o n d e rfu l,i f th a t is w h a t th e yb e -
lie v e , b u t
th e
c ritic ,
th e
e x p e rt,
m ust
d iv o rc e
h im self
fro m
th e
c ro w d a n d c o m m e n t o b je c tiv e ly .'
T h e o th e r e x tre m e o fo p in io n
i s
th a t
b e a u ty
i s
e n tire ly
i n
th e
e y e
o f
th e
b e h o ld e r
a n d
th a ti f
the critic's eyes see things from an
e n tire ly d iffe re n t p e rsp e c tiv eth a n
those of the rest of the audience,
th e n h e is s im p ly in n e e d o f a n e w
pair of proverbial glasses. T his at-
titu d e is v e ry c o m m o n a m o n g a rt-
ists, w ho believe thati fth e
c r i t -
ic s re a lly k n e w
as m uch about art
a s
th e y
w o u ld
h a v e
u s
b e lie v e ,
th e n th e y w o u ld b e c re a tin g it, in -
s te a d o f w ritin g a b o u t it.
A s
I
s e e
i t ,
th e
tru th
lie s
som ew here betw een these tw o ex-
trem ities.
C e rta in ly , s o m e p e o p le
do know
m ore about a given form
o f a rt th a n o th e rs d o , a n dc e rta in -
l y
th e re
are criteria by w hich
a rt
c a n
b e ju d g e d .
If this w ere not
the case, then there w ould be no
n e e d
fo r critics, teachers, or even
the term
'a r t i s t ,'
fo r th e re w o u ld
be no way to distinguish the a b ili-
t y
o f
a
f ir s t- g r a d e
fin g e r-p a in te r
fro m th at of Picasso.
T he
p ro b le m
th o u g h
i s
th a t
o n c e
all
in te lle c tu a l
disputes are
ta k e n c a re o f, e m o tio n a l o p in io n s
still rem ain .
A n expert m ay very
e a s ily d e te rm in e w h e th e r o r n o t a
p a rtic u la r
w ork
o f
a rt
i s
w ell
m ade,
b u t
in
th e
final analysis,
th is ju d g m e n t
m ay
h a v e
l i t t l e
o r
n o th in g t o d o w ith h o w
m uch he
lik e s
i t .
A
fu st-g ra d e r's
fin g e r-
p a in tin g
does, after a ll, have a cer-
ta in a m o u n t o f c h a ra c te r.
P e rh a p s
th e
b ig g e s t
p ro b le m
w ith
c ritic s
stem s from
the very
t i t l e
w h ic h
w e
a tta c h
t o
th e ir
p ro fe ssio n .
W e alm ost o b lig e t h e
c r i t i c
t o
c ritic iz e
m ost
o f
th e
tim e.
T hecritic w ho praises every
w o rk o f a r t w h ic h h e e x a m in e s is
th o u g h t
t o
b e
w eak.
I t m ig h t
s e rv e
th e
c ritic a n d h is a u d ie n c e
w e l l if h e w e r e t oth in k o f h im se lf
as an
o b s e rv e r.
This term
seem s
m uch
less pretentious, becausei t
a llo w s
th e
c o m m e n ta to r
t o
b e -
com e a part of the audience, rath-
er than
t o a lw a y s sit on a th rw e
a b o v e it.
E x c e lle n c e
in
a th le tic s
a n d
a
q u e s tio n
o f
b a la n c e ,s a
b y K e v in W a lz e r
W ith th e re c e n t c o n d e m n a tio n
o f
A m erica's
p u b lic
s c h o o ls
b y
th e
N a tio n a l C o m m is s io n o f E x -
c e lle n c e
i n
E d u c a tio n ,
s c h o o ls
a re
a tte m p tin g
t o
u p g ra d e
th e ir
c u rric u lu m s w ith
th e
a d d itio n
o f
to u g h e r
s ta n d a rd s ,
m ore
m oney,
a n d
c u ttin g
b a c k
o n
" e x tra s ,''
s u c h as m any elective courses, and
e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s .
B ut ac-
c o rd in g to s o m e , th e c u ttin g b a c k
o fth e s e a c tiv itie s , s u c h a s s p o rts ,
t o
d ire c t
m ore
em phasis
o n
th e
c u rric u lu m
its e lf, c o u ld b e d e fe a t-
ing the very purpose it sought to
s e rv e .
" I t
is a q u e s tio n
o f b a la n c e ,"
s ta te s
A th letic
D ire c to r
C a ro l
W ehm ann.
" E d u c a tio n
i n
th e
c la s s ro o m
is im p o rta n t, b u t I lo o k
u p o n
a th le tic s a s a ne x te n s io n o f
th e
school day.
There is a lot to
b e
g a in e d
fro m
p a rtic ip a tin g
i n
a th le tic s ."
M r. G ary G ellert to o k as lig h t-
ly
d iffe re n t
stance, but acknow -
le d g e d
th e
im p o rta n c e of
a th le t-
ic s .
" E d u c a tio n
i s
m ore
im p o r-
ta n t
th a n
a th le tic s ,"
h e
s a id .
"The em phasis should be on w hat
is
le a rn e d
in
th e
classroom ,
a l-
th o u g h
a th le tic s
d o e s
h e lp
i n
m a k in g
a
m o re -ro u n d e d
p e rs o n .
B u t th efirs t p o in t in e d u c a tio n is
th e
c u rric u lu m , n o t th e a th le tic s ,
a n d
th a t sh o u ld b e
th e
m ain
fo -
c u s ."W ehm ann
re-em phasized
th is
p o in t, lin k in g
a th le tic s
as an
in -
c e n tiv e
t o
d o
w ell
i n
s c h o o l.
" F o r
e x a m p le , in
C alifornia, the
s c h o o ls h a v e in s titu te d h ig h s ta n -
d a rd s o n s tu d e n ts t o d o w e ll.
T o
p a rtic ip a te
i n
a n y
e x tra c u rric u la r
a c tiv ity , a s tu d e n t m u s t b e p a s s in g
e v e ry
subject and
have a
a g e .
In O hio thisa p p lie s
a th le tic s .
B ut here w e ha
so n
c h e c k in g
e v e ry
s tu d
ticipating in a sport to m
th e y 're
not having troubl
c la s s e s .
That person is
p e rs o n
is having trouble,
play a sport, so he or she
k e e p t h e g r a d e s u p ."
"B ut for them ost part
In d ia n
H ill, t h a t d o e s n 't
T h e k id s h e re a re v e ry c o
to theirs tu d ie s ."
B u t,
W ehm ann
em p
In d ia n
H ill m ay be thee
ra th e r
th a n
th e
ru le .
S
fe e ls
th a t
a
c e rta in
b a
v h ie v e d
b e tw e e n
sp o
studies in m ost cases.
" F o r
m o s t k id s , d o in
s c h o o l a n d p a rtic ip a tin g
is n o t an either/or situati0
G e lle rt:
"T he
c u rric u lu m
b e fo rea th le tic s "
T h re e s tra ig h t lo s s e s g iv e
J V
b y C a rin C h a b u t
T h e J V te n n is te a m
lost on the
final day of the season to C enter-
v ille , 5 -0 , t o e n d th e ir s e a s o n w ith
a 4 -5 re c o rd .
A string of th ree straig h t losses
a t t h e s e a s o n 's e n d c o n t r i b u t e d t o
th e
te a m 's
o v e ra ll lo s in g
re c o rd ,
y e t
th e
g irls
w ere
p le a s e d
w ith
th e ir o v e ra ll p e rfo rm a n c e .
"E ven
th o u g h
th e
in d iv id u a l records of
the team
d o n 't re fle c t it, th ete a m
p la y e d
v e ry
w ell as a unit,"
s a id
sophom ore
A m y
D e v in e ,
"W e
w e re a lw a y s o p tim is tic g o in g in to
a m atch and a sense of spirit w as
a lw a y s v is ib le ."
T he girls lost to Turpi
ber 5, by a score of4 -1 .
m ore A drianna W ahl w as
p la y e r tow in h e r m a tc h , b
6-2 score.
T he girls lost a very c
d e c is io n
t o
F a irm o n t o n
3. Firsts in g le s p la y e r s o
A m y D e v in e w o n h e r m a
6 -3
a s
d id
th e
s e c o n d
te a m
of sophom ores Sall
and Jennifer M eyer, 6-4,
f o r IH 's o n ly w in s o f th e d
T he
te a m
d e fe a te d
P
5 -0
o n
S e p te m b e r
2 7 .
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