Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Thursday, February 9, 1961, page 49 (of 80)
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Our Kids do the growing
PHOTOGRAPH BY SYBIL SHELTON FROM MONKMEYER BY LILLIAN POMPIAN people exhibit a great deal of strength and good sense. I would bet my last dollar on the lot of them." I found the school administrators in hearty agreement. "Actually," said one of them, "the young people today are superior to their elders, more intelligent, and profit by our mistakes. They have more opportunities than we did and are trying to take advantage of them." JUDGING FROM the enterprises at the Highland Park High School, the immature, irresponsible teenager must be in a minority. The students have developed their own "No-Accs" program which, according to police officials, has contributed greatly to traffic safety; they have an honors program to discourage cheating; and in the past year they created 11 college scholarships awarded on the basis of need and academic ability. Money for these projects had to be earned through their own efforts by selling refreshments at games, putting on a yearly dinner and variety show, and selling magazine subscriptions, to mention a few of the means. They have also been bringing over two foreign exchange students every year to attend their high school. Again, they earn the necessary money themselves, by operating a snack bar after school from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. This is run by the student council, and it delegates one night a week to clean it up. "All these ideas originated with the kids," says Leslie Libakken, Assistant Superintendent of Schools. "No one told them what to do. I've seen these girls and boys on their hands and knees doing every kind of menial task. That's not my definition of being 'coddled.'" The word "coddling" deserves comment. There is much confusion around words these days, and they get in the way of ideas. A writer Continued on page 25 Suburbia Today, February 1961 23
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