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Show Page 5A North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, August 17, 1983 Editorial Mountain Letters are Legal Vadalism Woods Cross student body of- ficers have appealed for permission to have a WX painted on be stopped somewhere and even reversed. the mountainside above the school so they can be recognized by the other schools in the area as being equal.1 Last week the officers petitioned Bountiful city officials, asking for their help. Their desire is understandable, especially since Bountiful and Viewmonta High already have their letters displayed on the mountain. But three wrongs dont make If offcials allow Woods Cross to put a WX on the mountain, other high schools will also want to desecrate the mountainside. On the other hand, if officals deny the request without forcing Bountiful and Viewmont to re move theirs, then Woods Cross would have a good reason to claim discrimination. The Woods Cross student body officers want to give the stuof a dents feeling But the accomplishment." Wildcats have already proved they are equal with all their ac ademic and athletic accomplishments. Bountiful officials should deny the request, however understandable, of the Woods Cross student body officers. Instead, city officials should take the first steps to control legal vandalism. HDGM a right. Instead of allowing Woods Cross to place the letters on the mountain, officals should require that the other two schools remove theirs and clean up the view from the valley. School pride is essential and enjoyable, but destroying the aesthetic beauty of an entire mountain with white letters is little more than legal vandalism. Since school spirit is important, alternatives to identifying schools with painted letters should be explored. Probably the best example of mixing school pride with common sense is the L on the mountain behind Layton High. During the day, the L is conveniently invisable. There is no whitewashed letter to diminish the view of the Wasatch Range. 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