Society applauds the winner. An ovation is given for the victor ious; never has a generation been more competitive than we are now. Pram childhood today's youth are told to work hard in order to be better than the next guy. School sports stress victory through drill and practice; college students are prompted to study with, "Best grades get the best jobs," and those already employed soon learn, "Work harder and success will be yours." Is there anything wrong with this? Nos In fact it is the prin— ciple upon which this country has become great. Equal opportunity and advancement limited only by the ex— tend of one's own abilities are the trademarks of awn society; . our ec— onomic and social survival depend on this competitive spirit. But, like any good thing, there is often overemphasized. Too often all the emphasis is on winning, while losing is ignored on the pre— tense that if you pretend it doesn't exist it will go away. But it won't. For every winner there is a loser who may shrug off his loss and say, "The test doesn't count much anyway," or It Let her go with him: she's not so great." But what does he achieve by this self-deception? Not one thing - but the opportunity is there: If he realized that 50% of the time someone has to lose then he might ask himself, "If get something out of each loss, then I will be twice as knowledgeable as. I am now." With this in mind he might reconsider his previous atti tude and say, "Well, I've learned that I can't bluff my way through his tests," or, "I really enjoyed going out with her,and I hope shets as good for him as she was for me." It is of little consequence what actually happens to a person. hat is important is how he reacts to it.. Difficulties and setbacks can serve to enrich a man; storms only.root the oak deeper in the ground. The real question is, "Is he man enough to ride out the storm?" Dear Editor: Our Campus is steadily reaching the 500 student mark. With this population increase, the size and contents of our school store should increase also. More works, a lar ger variety (not just required books), and supplies should be included. - A I s be fut elieve that this d in the immediat trongly b emphasize ure. CUB STAFF Ruth Brown, Editor Carol De Arment, Assistant Editor Jan Puzar, Lorie Balog, Production Bob Dovichak, Editorial, Humor Chris Veschecco, Marilyn Barraducci, Jean Furguson, Cover Story 'Dave Pasquale, Denny Hoover, Sports Sally. Clayton, Photography Jim - Michali, Judy Fong, Features Mr. Christopher, Faculty Advisor should -Ronald Batchelor
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