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Show y rr,rr,,T,vyv, virr ,v i T fyt V ryonr " Walkathon - Democracy Not A Family By SANDRA SCHULZE ' Layton Correspondent Teens dont consider democfor the hangespeups in social groups cially when Its family. Most family conflicts are not the type that can be decided by a quick election. Teens don't want a vote in racy a cure-al- l family affairs, but they do want a voice. Young people would like to advise their parents about types o? disciplinary action. They resent restrictions or as forms of groundings like because, punishment childhood they spankings, solve little. Restriction makes you If only theyd sit down and talk to me. Verbal reprimands are much better because you usually get an explanation of the ruling, Kay added. Hard, fast judgments are also dangerous. My dad is the type of man who says no obey so you can get off the hook, not because you think wiiat you did was wrong, comments Kay Nebeker of Layton High. Upon receiving such absolute sentences, teens wonder about the constitutional right of habeas corpus. Youths report that they are seldom told why they are being punished. brother Seminar ' re-- ' ' '' ia w , . , ys; - ' ' W ; w.w 'te'l Turns f. ;,i, y The impersonal parent-chil- d relationship concerns teens. Parents working to provide the best for their children often sacrifice intimacy. 'Em Off Conversation between the two has become too nonchalant. Papa is used to questioning the children about the days events in an indifferent and ineffective manner, expecting like replies. A West High music teacher ajid six student band mem- bers returned this week from a. national youth music seminar with a similar attitude toward todays "happening liusic. an Bettridge, Northwest Junior lflgh School who win teach band 'this year at West, led tbe students at the Youth k Music Project, a seminar held at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. "Some of the rock music Is good," said Mr. Bettridge, 3ut- - these young musicians admitted they were limited by si lack of music training. Our lflgh schools need to work with young rock musicians and the schools should teach ajl kinds of good music." g The seminar, billed as it like it is through music featured groups edication, from throughout the country deluding New Colony Six, Sweetwater, Bob Seegar System and Oliver. Students studied and listened to rock, folk and jazz music at the federally sponsored school. One of the students, Greg Nenow, 16, who plays guitar, agreed with Mr. Bettridge. These guys didnt know Enough about music to really play it well like a more advanced groups such as Blood, Sweat and Tears. Kay Riggs, 18, drummer, Agreed that the groups turned up. their amplifiers since "if you! play music loud, you cant hear the mistakes." ;Delton JoAnn Compton. They have raised nearly million to benefit foreign and projdomestic nutritional from ranging ects, to help for the Navajo Indians immunization of South Korean parents argue over whether or not you can do something, you tend to play favorites with the most lenient of the pair, added Roy High coed, t' at o four-wee- iif ' 4 &' $ & ; . .vl & i w , tell-lfi- - Pat Priggs, Roxanne Hardy, Susan Tyckson, Sherry Heilbut, Jean Musslemen songleaders from the new school waste no time in "Brightoning" up students' spirits for coming school year ahead. Once A Huskie, Now A Bengal! By RICHARD WILKINS Brighton Correspondent Youve heard of a leopard changing spots, but a leopard is always a leopard. But a Huskie isnt always a Huskie. In fact some Hillcresi Huskies are now Bengal Tigers. Not only that, some Jordan have turned into Bengal Tigers. Beet-digge- rs Students at new Brighton High showed little or no signs of glumness about their change in high schools. Frequently there are disappointments of being parted from pals, but the only signs that were showing were those of being the new Brighton Bengals. to be ready to school spirit. Brighton Their first day of school students orbited the round halls trying to restore impared senses of direction and locate a familiar face. Few complaints were registered regarding the new facilities. However, students and Song-leade- and cheerleaders hung banners urging students teachers alike are concerned over no access to windows to air hot rooms theres no air either. But, conditioning teachers say, there is one definite advantage of the window-les- s class- rooms. Students will no longer be able to lose their minds out windows during . a lecture. There will be nothing to entertain the gazers except walls. newr before being given permission to drive the car, submitted Kathy Pierson of Roy High. Nor do teens appreciate the other extreme. When your er y '' '.'--a - Whats the teenagers bag? Foot power. But its strictly for hunger! According to Leonard Wolf, director of the executive from HunFreedom American 150,000 teenFoundation, ger agers in 35 communities from D.C., to Los Washington, to turning-oare Angeles, aid to hikes marathon in the fight against poverty. Buck-passin- g 4 :f y is are Is Anti-Hung- er activities toward what she thinks would be most beneficial." is also high on adolescents lists of parental peeves. Its frustrating to be sent from on parent to anoth- concerned about vacillating authority between parents. Students especially dislike a dominant mother. One boy lamented, As mucb as I hate to admit it, my mother is the head of the house. She directs my fathers ambitions and redirects his but never gives any reason why. My Cure-A- ll bellious now because of it, stated one Layton High girl. Teens or-rr-r i In most cases a working mother doesnt help the feeling of family unity and nearness. I wish my mom didnt have to work, complained Teddie Johnson of Layton We dont seem as High. close as we used to be. Coed Jenny Layton from Layton doesnt agree. She thinks that her family life has improved since her mother started Before working. mom started working we had to try so hard to make ends meet, she recalled. Everyone has to pitch in more now, but shes more relaxed and were more independent. But for some youths independency has been forced on them through parental indifference rather than a workable unity. Teens mature much younger and are better educated than their parents were. They are more inquisitive about life and need parental backing for their answers. Youth will no longer be satisfied by the typical n $1 farm animals. are While some under-30- s alienated in the drug culture, committed young people are turning their sole power into dollars to feed the underprivileged. There are still some kids in this They says Wolf. country, have a purity of concern thats not all cluttered up with the attitude Whats in it for wonderful me? This is how the walkathons work: The kids recruit sponsors who pay them from a few cents to severe' dollars for every mile they hike over a charted course. helps Their involvement them to make a positive gesture to a world in which they often feel only frustration," says Leonard Wolf, who reports that the method has been used successfully in Can' ada and England. , e Iowa conWolf, a gressman, reports that: Blisters, bruises and strained muscles are cheerfully, accepted as badges of hpnor. one-tim- Theres enough challenge and offbeat adventure in' the walks to attract vast hordes of teenagers to the project. Its aim is to find solution to the problems of malhutrition. Theyre not just giving hand( outs. The canvassing teens go to and neighbors, businessmen,' ' relatives. Some teenagers have volunteered under heroic, conditions. In San Diego, a ' blind student went the full distance aided by the high school track star. In Eugene, Ore., k jirl went 24 miles in the tain in a wheelchair. In Duluth, Minn., of thousands young ; people trudged through snow and in Palm Springs, they trekked through the desert heat. Chuck Steinbaeh, 18, coordiof the recent Villa, park, 111. walk, recalls, lit an area where people get Into their cars to go across the street to kids 1,800 the mailbox, crossed the finish line';of a .rh course. One teenager collapsed as she did so, sobbing, I made it! I made It! The result was 560,000 collected to' Coinbat poverty for two beneficiaries. nator , Zj O JVI;tI ,3gf SALT LAKI COTTONWOOO unyielding and equivocal responses from their parents. Teens expect to be able to defend their position within the family unit and demand to be heard. Democracy in the family may be considered unfeasible, but young people say there is dire need NOW for family life. DATELINE ;Son Hates Dads I; Home Banking ByLE AND WALT DULANEY Dear Ele and Walt: My father runs a bank, not at work but; at home. At the start of the day I check out so much money from him. A the end of the day I must chfcek back the change and have itemized to receipts prove I spent what I said I dig where I said I did. This means if I get a pencil at; the bookstore at school, I hav e to ask them to write out a receipt for me. periodically, I find things messed up in all my drawers anp closet shelves and that means he has been checking to; see if theres anything there I didnt tell him I bought. tve tried to get help from my mother and relatives but theyre all afraid of his temper and my counselors dont handle that sort of thing. The way I feel now. if Im going to have the name from him, I might as well have the Thief gsme. Dear Son: Your dad is sick. YqVll be a winner if his sickness doesnt infect you. Youll be. a loser if you fulfill his expectations and start a career of penny-ant- e crime. Slake it a point to show him anything youre holding for friends. Become a superb accountant in reporting your expenditures and keep him informed of any raise in prices before you spend it. Good luck. Ele and Walt. Dear Ele and Walt: I am writing on behalf of my brother in Vietnam. Three boys in his platoon just got poison pen letters through a pen pal organization. These sick writers called them murderers and worse. I myself belong to a group that opposes the war but wed never do anything like this in a million years. To take away in a coma mans bat zone is like firing a bullet at him. self-respe- Please print this and point out that the people to reach are the generals and defense contractors, not the G. I. ejecta' SSSSSgsf5 Ms ca Irate Peacenik. Dear Ele and Walt: My grandmother left me a number of savings bonds for my college education. 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