EDITORIAL

   Glenridge doesn't have a segregation problem but it does have other problems that are connected with some of the same issues that are found in the segregation problems. Respect for other people's rights and respect for the law are key elements.

   Wrong doing or acts of vandalism not only shows how immature the person committing them is, but sets a bad example for younger people.

   If a student shows disrespect toward other people and personal or public property it reflects back on the school and gives it a bad name. We are judged by what we do individually, not by what we do as a group. Therefore, it is possible for the whole student body to suffer when a few perform delinquent acts.

   Everyone at Glenridge should conduct himself so that his actions will give a favorable impression of the school.

   There is a group of hard-working, loyal students at Glenridge, who, day in and day out perform a most important service, and receive very little recognition or reward in return ... our SAFETY PATROL.

   These boys serve at the beginning and end of every school day, rain or shine, cold or hot, directing traffic, and monitoring the bus platform. They also are on duty during the lunch shifts. On game nights they assist the police in patrolling the football stadium, making certain no dangerous situations develop in the large crowds.

   This past week Calvin Seedek has been elected the Patrolman of the Month by the vote for faculty and students. He is wearing the gold badge, which is a sign of this honor. Congratulations Calvin. And to the whole Safety Patrol - Thanks, we do appreciate the work you do.

THEY CAME BEARING GIFTS

   It was just a few days before Christmas vacation. A tingle of excitement and preparation had been building in the atmosphere at Glenridge for days, as students came to school carrying food, clothing and toys for the needy family their room had adopted for Christmas.

   In one corner of every room a great collection of useful articles were being packed into gaily decorated baskets and boxes. Some students were gift wrapping the books, toys, and trinkets that were their extra gifts to some small child or invalid mothers.

   Then the word came over the inter-com: "The trucks are here to take the Christmas baskets!" Room after room came bearing its gifts. One football player proudly carried a child's bike, freshly painted a gleaming red. Another carried a newly refurbished doll. From every wing they came with baskets, boxes, bundles -- each one's face wreathed in smiles of brightest joy ... the joy of giving.

   Those of us who stood on the bus platform and watched this happy cavalcade of giving didn't try to hide the emotion that crowded our throats and brought tears to our eyes. The men loading the trucks were moved in the same way ... and weren't ashamed to show it. It was a thrilling and profoundly satisfying moment ... one we are all eager to live again this year.