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Show Wednesday February, 13, B ell The Mjmgmg 1985 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ''hit' j ! r. JSIjok Jt if" Oui tOD'CS Memorable Quotes Make The World Go Round ; Vikes Quiet Braves Heralded CYCLOPS Quest Writer I love memorable quotations. . .and we all have our favorites. EVERY SCHOOLCHILD has heard Honest Abes Four score and seven years ago introduction to his Gettysburg Address. More than half of the population will remember John F. Kennedys inaugural injunction to "Ask not what your country can do for you... Some of my favorite quotations are less widely known. I still remember billionaire J. Paul Gettys statement that is better. Or Ive been rich and Ive been poor-ri- ch how about his reply to a question concerning his wealth: Son, if you know exactly how much money you have, then you dont have enough. ; BUT RUMMAGING through the issues of the Clipper I discovered a diamond in the rough, a quotation that deserved much greater celebrity. It was a statement by Dr. Ray Briscoe, a member of the Davis Board of Education, uttered in a special session to study the aims of the schools. While other board members spoke of the need to upgrade academics. Dr. Briscoe came up with the following beauty: My thinking is that we will succeed when the things kids talk about in the hall will become a part of the classroom. WHAT MAKES this such a great quotation Are the endless possibilities for Davis County students if Dr. Briscoes advice is heeded. What do students talk about in the hallways? THEY TALK about hard rock music. (So throw out the Shakespearean sonnets; have teachers study the lyrics of Black Sabbath, Culture Club and Twisted Sister.) They 4alk about boyfriends and girl friends. (So toss away the study of scientific genetics; emphasize the dynamics of the mating season for homo sapiens.) THEY TALK about sports. (So history teachers should forget all that nonsense about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; students would be more interested in the sage of how Patrick Ewing dribbled his way from the ghetto playgrounds to the national baseketball championship.) THEY TALK about getting drunk. (Change the list of substitute teachers: bring in the Budweiscr delivery man for a guest lecture). SUCH CURRICULUM would even work better under d the countys new system. Students will have more electives, allowing them to study the Chicago Cubs and the Rolling Stones in even more depth. If played correctly, Dr. Briscoes quotation could become legend. Bartletts famous Book of Quotations might include it in their revised editions. The National Council for Gonzo Education might adopt as their motto. AT THE VERY same special session of the Board, president Sheryl Allen proclaim . her feelings as the role of the school. She said the Board should issue a statement realizing the quality of the student to strive for a higher degree of excellence. Mrs. Allens quotation is somewhat bland compared to Dr. Briscoes. It makes too much sense. ; eight-perio- 1 Inside BOUNTIFUL: Don Perkins, who has been at Bountiful so long some Nancy Fleming, the first women principal in these parts, leads a school known in South Davis county as a good joke that he was born here, directs a school touted for its athletic educational school prowess in the United States ! the best that he faced a personal crossroads. The ally as one of BRIAN GRAY a school owner of a construction company had competing against Feature Writer e admired Dons work and. knowing and the to teach school, of Perkins Don headed A school plans youngmans ITS by Bountiful High and Viewmont High... asked about the starting pay. Don told him in the public mind against a competing THEY ARE located less than five miles his contract was $2,700 per year. school headed by Dr. Nancy Fleming. apart, and yet some parents figure they operThats ridiculous, shouted the owner. And they both agree on one thing: They ate in different time zones. Ill double that salary and make you a suis great! the other think Bountiful High is what a school should pervisor if you stay and work with me. be, says an athletic coach. If I were going Don Perkins is more than a FOR MANY, NO THANKS, replied Don. Ive got to move into the Bountiful area, Id make a symbol of the school. hes to principal; try that school teaching. sure we bought a house in the Bountiful "Wigh Most of his adult life has been spent in its When he assumed the principalship in section. corridors peeking over the city from 1971, he quickly put his brand on the proBUT A REAL estate broker tells of a famiOrchard Drive. He came here 34 years ago duct. ly who purposefully moved north so their when soda pop was a nickle and Willie Mays WE WERE a good school, but thought was a rookie, and, except for a brief stint as teenage daughter could attend Viewmont. we could do better. What particularly The mother told him her daughter was vice principal at South Davis Junior High, he annoyed me was that we had a befuddling stifled at Bountiful, that Viewmont has been there ever since. number of courses, some of which didn't offered her a real education." streamdeserve to be in the curriculum. A LOT of folks think I was born right School rivalry has been a natural lined the number of classes and pushed for here in the school building, he laughs. pheonomenom ever since Eastern immigAdvanced Placement programs for our betSometimes it feels that way. rants settled in ethnic neighborhoods, ter students. I wanted us to be effective." He was actually bom in Kaysville, the son their students into Italian schools If he was sometimes dictatorial, he was of a foreman at the Layton Sugar Factory. and Jewish schools and a myriad of other also willing to admit an error. An English His father died of pneumonia when Don was majority rule classrooms. Rivalry in Utah instructor, Donna Parker, implemented an fuels athletic fired been has generally only six years old, a tragedy that forced his by A.P. English program, but Don wasnt conmother into working 12 hours a day to feed with East vs. Highland, Skyline vs. Olymvinced the program should be expanded to her four boys. pus and Provo vs. Orem often taking on the two classes. WE DIDNT really suffer, though. he trappings of a holy war. I TOLD her she would water down the recalls. There was a real sense of communBUT BOUNTIFUL vs. Viewmont is more by expanding it, but she said there program ity and all the neighbors pitched in to help than a football or basketball grudge-matcthan 20 excellent students in the more were watch and feed us while she was gone. One For some, Bountiful is the handsome Prince she remembers. I finally let her school, neighbor would bring over a sandwich, Charming while Viewmont is the homespun d that next year we had 40 of 44 stuanother would take us to a rodeo. is arrothe Bountiful For others. dowager. dents pass the national A.P. exam, the highAn average student academically at Davis gant dandy in designer jeans while Viewest percentage in the entire state. d High, he excelled on the field and in the gym, Huck Finn mont is the humble excellence has continued. The naThat and his plans of becoming an auto mechanic spotted with freckles and ambition. last year naming BHS one of award tional d were when his Outstanding This rivalry is not the Hatfields and Athlete Year led the a award of to college McCoys; its the Vanderbilts vs. Ozzie and see SCHOOL STEREOTYPES next pa track scholarship. Harriet. Its suave Frank Gifford vs. energetic Lyle Alzado. Its a school touted nation- IT WAS DURING his last year of college School Board Meeting pg. 2 VIEWMONT: Dr under-publicize- under-traditione- 1 fun-neli- h. try--an- rock-soli- short-circuite- For A Visual Generation Its colorful. ..Its intriguing. ..Its format for the Davis County Clipper" and Reflex Journal , combining the best of our traditional weekly news with the best of visual graphics and magazine style journalism. NEWS COVERAGE will continue to be presented by veteran editors and reporters including journalists Gary Blodgett, Tom Busselberg and, our most recent addition, Tom Haraldsen. To guide our magazine-styl- e concept, Bryan Gray, a former magazine editor and current director of a Layton public relations features firm, will contribute focusing on individuals and issues throughout the county. AS PART of this endeavor, Mr. Gray has also arranged for Cyclops to offer his lively often humorous and biting, views on the topics of interest to our readers. "Cycg lops is an journalist who has been published in national magazines under a variety of pen names. THE NEW format was designed by Mr. Blodgett and graphics editor Shaun Stahle. Mr. Stahle said the use of visual elements and expanded color will offer readers futuristic alternative: "The combination of g journalism in an interesting new style. the new BountifulArea C Of C Pulled A Fast One By Changing Name....A4 well-respect- Its All About Women, What To Wear, What To Cook, How To Live Cl : ; th ' award-winnin- : Bravos Salvago A Win Against Strong Vikings, Darts Are Rod Hot..D1 ; 1 i . j j j j part-tim- 1 Colorful News Its Colorful, Its Intriguing, Its The New Newspaper Look....J1 d d. award-winnin- Off To Blue Yonder One Squadron Will be Disbanded, Leaving Just Four at HAFB TOM HARALDSEN General News HILL AIR FORCE BASE - A personnel shift made necessary by proposed budget cuts in President Reagan's military budget will result in the elimination of one of four squadrons at Hill Air Force Base, but will ultimately add 322 new jobs to the base. -- F-1- 6 BEGINNING immediately, the Air Force will hire 397 civilians to fill positions in the the prize fighter of painted in superior blue to blend in with the sky. HILL FIELD: the free-worl- The is base's new competition advocacy program, cate to Homestead Air Force Base near and will eventually hire 243 moe more civilians for the MX support program scheduled to start in October. Two tactical radar units currently stationed in Europe will be moved to the base in July 1986, about the same time the squadron disbands. That move will be result in 337 military positions being created. Miami, Florida. There is no definite plan yet for disbursement of the person"'- :nu- :d with the wing. The spokesman said the move w'as also prompted by two other factors. HILL HAS one of the busiest runways in the Air Force, and this w ill help alleviate the ground and air traffic to some degree. Plus the w eather conditions in the area have often THE F16 squadron is part of the 388th limited our training abilities at times, he Tactical Fighter Wing. President Reagan's stated. 6 program and H ill Air Force Base The proposed $974 billion budget calls for relocation of the squadron. A base spokesman said see HAFB next pg the 24 aircraft involved in the move will lo- - F-1- 6 F-- 1 - |