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Dick Peterson PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14.1M4! Impulsiveness is a man's right in growing whiskers It was all over in less than a year. Almost all over. My beard is gone, but I still have traces of a mustache. The beard was something I knew was fated to failure, but I didn't let that stand in my way. Nor did I let ridicule stand in the way. For better or worse, I did it my way. (Sing it, Frahkie.) -- 1 Actually, the only reason for growing the beard was laziness. It wasn't because of a centennial celebration, or a string of good fortune that I didn't want broken, or a double- dare, or because I was going to become a street urchin, which many people thought I had become anyway. One morning, I decided I wasn't going to shave anymore. So there. Grown-ups can do that. „ Probably the most honest reaction my former beard evoked occurred at Christmas. A friend I hadn't seen for a while stopped by the house. When he saw me and my near- beard, he laughed. Quite hard. After he regained his composure, he fumbled trying to say something nice, something I could take either way. Most people said nothing, but their eyes were saying: "What's wrong with him? That thing looks ridiculous." My in-laws were opposed to it from the start; my family tried to be understanding. My wife regularly, almost to the point of annoyance, asked me when I was going to give it up. I didn't care. I was tired of shaving. What Mr. Kvale said in the sixth grade about shaving stayed with me. His idea of heaven - and I went to a Cajholic school - was a place where he didn't have to shave every morning. That always has been an intriguing theological concept to me. Unfortunately, no one in my family can grow a beard. Why should I be so lucky? My father and both brothers have spotty facial hair. My sisters have none. To improve the growth on my face, Lshould have gone to that dairy farm near McHenry with a jar of molasses and had one of those magical cows lick my face. Knowing how inaccurate a cow's tongue can be, I probably would have ended up having to shave my forehead. That would have negated that heaven-on-earth feeling i was looking for. I have learned a few things about the almost-beard I had during the past almost-year. For instance, facial hair does not assure one of improved writing ability. Many of the great writers have had beards. Now I know they did not grow them to become even greater writers. But they are pleasing to pull on when you've run into a dangerous split- infinitive predicament. All I'm left with now is some skin under my chin. It isn't the same. I also convinced myself that beards keep you warmer in the winter. I performed a few experiments to prove this, because I couldn't tell for sure otherwise. In one, I put my forehead on a cold window and my forehead became quite cold. I did the same with my hairy chin, and I couldn't feel the cold. Ah ha! I'm going to have to keep my chin off all windows this winter because I don't have a beard. But in the summer, the beard doesn't make you feel hotter. That surprised me. I expected to have a sweaty chin all summer, but that wasn't the case. I even began thinking the beard kept me a little cooler, in the same way insulation in your attic will keep your living area cooler. Also, if you are a sloppy eater, a beard will catch dribbles before they hit your pants, shirt or other articles of clothing. And a beard is easy to clean. Just run it under cold water and wipe. I know my clothes were neater this past almost- year. Considering all these benefits, why would anyone shave a beard off? Good question. Well, did you ever have one of those days when there was just nothing to do? One of those days when even shaving sounds interesting? 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Most educators agree that gifted students need individualized career guidance, and gifted students often have special problems in planning their careers, especially in three areas: -Making a single career choice despite multi- potentiality. -Making long-range career plans before having necessary emotional maturity. -Reconciling personal goals and society expectations. With those special problems in mind, five objectives were established for the freshman program: -To provide career and educational counseling through the Freshman Social Studies Team and Pupil Personnel Services. -To provide an enrichment program through a broader based program which will in­ clude field trips and educational opportunities. -To provide peer discussion opportunities for the gifted to share their feelings, concerns, etc., and to increase their self- confidence and reliance ; -To provide an open com­ munication channel between home and school to better enable parents to understand their child's giftedness through parent information rights and the School newsletter. To provide increased com­ puter use for the students to evaluate and analyze data. To meet the goals, a program has been developed that in­ cludes group and individual projects in a number of areas, including economics, history, phsychology, sociology, an­ thropology, political science, geography, and the future. Each student will be required to complete a minimum of two projects per semester. The presentation of the completed project will be made to other teachers, community people and NAPPY BIRTHDAY BOSS1 (9/18/84) CORNER OF RT. 31 g RT. 120, (815)385-6000 or (312)255-2992. From the gang who loves lo work for you! Happy Birthday Happy Birthday PAM OUR TEEN ANGEL students at the Middle and Junior High Schools. ( This program is believed to promote ownership and valuing of the activity without putting the student on display in front of their peers. Other activities which have been designed to aid the students with their projects will include guest speakers, field trips, "brown bag" seminars during lunch hours, and "brain teaser" activities. The entire program will be organized under the open discussion format in that students will be free to challenge the validity of an activity and be open and honest in their evaluation. Students who participate will receive weighted grades, with an "A" having a point value of 4.5. Evaluation of the program by students and parents will be ongoing throughout the school year, with changes being made as necessary. Hie board also heard a report from Mike DeWolfe on the summer migrant program, for which Johnsburg School District is the administrator. DeWolfe reported that this is the third year of the program and was better attended than originally expected. A total of 170 students enrolled and resulted in an increase in Birthday HAPPY 18th BONNIE Love, Mom, Dad and Shel Birthday staff to 18 (from 15). The State of Illinois also provided an ad­ ditional |7,000 due to the in­ creased enrollment, however since the money will probably not be spent, the remainder will be returned. Hal Thompson, one of the organizers of the program, indicated that the success was due to the fact that the program gives the children what they want. All staff members are either bi-lingual or have dealt with migrant families before. One member of the staff is a nurse who did dental scans-and TB tests on the students. ftiose who were in need of dental care were 'taken to dentists for fillings and other dental care. Those whose TB tests were positive were taken for chest X- rays. At an open house held in July, 48 percent of the parents came to hear a speaker from the Illinois Migrant Council. The national average for such gatherings is 16 percent. Parent involvement overall has increased, and Thompson attributes the increased interest to the hard work of the recruiters who go to the migrant camps and encourage parents to enroll their children in the program. He estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the children are. repeats. DeWolfe commented that it* was a good program, worthy of« being continued next year. The final decision will be made in November nor December . Steve Pollock, director of'. Vocational Education, reported or the status of the backyard ; barns program. 14 Last year, the students con­ tracted for too many barn§ and' were unable to fulfill their obligations. There were several^ reasons which Pollock gave, on*» of which was getting produc­ tivity out of the students;' Another problem was that of inclement weather. Pollock stated, "The old North' Wind blows pretty early in thty" part of the state. Because of the problems, the decision was made to have the students build only two backyard barns, on^ per team, as a final exam in the - building and trades program. 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