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
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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