October 20, 1969
Construction crews invade Ramsey
Some teachers found the noise intolerable. Some brought in microphones to amplify their voices or scheduled study halls for the day. World literature teacher Pauline Schmookler was said to have stopped in mid-sentence to yell "Shut Up, Please!" at the commotion outside.
But what bothered some teachers more than the hammering were the cuts that had been made to their initial building requests. Gone was most of the stage area drama teacher Charles Hanily had requested. Other improvements recommended by teachers seemed to be in limbo, with faculty and students uncertain which items had been cut. "I've heard 13 different rumors about what's going on out there," biology teacher WIlliam Rosselit lamented.
World literature teacher Pauline Schmookler gazes at the construction activity outside
In other news, cheerleaders struggled to please faculty advisor Willetta Brown, Ramsey's football team beat Kellogg 24-20 at Homecoming, and the school play Dracula began rehearsals using the original 1927 script that predates the Bela Lugosi movie.
The school paper also began a two-part report on sex education in Roseville schools. A reporter interview parents who had formed an organized group (Parents Opposed to Sex Education in Schools) to speak out against sex education, especially in elementary grades. “We have learned that it is harmful to force sexual preoccupation on children," said one parent, quoting from a book on the subject. "Sexual excitement, confusion, anxiety and fear of adulthood will inevitably result."
In this issue
Dracula (Mark Johnson) tightens his grip on Renfield (Kevin Conner) in Ramsey's production of Dracula
Soccer player senior Paul Tegenfeldt uses his head
| What are they building out there? (cover) | 1 |
| Communication failure | 2 |
| Holman's Heroes: District fabricates building story | 2 |
| Ramsey parallels national political trends | 3 |
| mcj: pornography and me | 3 |
| Review: 'Abbey Road' original | 3 |
| Around Ramsey High School (column) | 4 |
| Teachers, Board end dispute | 4 |
| Merit Scholar feels grades aren't important | 4 |
| Novices adopt Ramsey | 4 |
| Sex Education: Parents say 'too much, too soon' | 5 |
| Johnson attends convention in Africa | 5 |
| Mrs. Jordan quits school board | 5 |
| Builders invade Ramsey | 6 |
| Faculty deplores building cuts | 6 |
| Builders invade Ramsey (cont.) | 7 |
| Teachers stare down crew | 7 |
| Dracula brought to life | 8 |
| Interested students form Drama Club | 8 |
| Microfilm unlocks knowledge, space | 8 |
| Cheerleaders work toward perfection | 9 |
| Future holds possible computer counselors | 9 |
| P.J.sports column | 10 |
| Ram gridders anticipate 'tough game' with NSP | 10 |
| Soccer team to face North St. Paul tonite | 11 |
| CC-men eye Region Contest | 12 |
| Trucks 'ball' up Phy Ed. Dept. | 12 |
| Harriers cop District 14 | 12 |
That week in October
- Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against the Vietnam War in cities across the country (Oct. 15).
- Fourteen black athletes are kicked off the University of Wyoming football team for wearing black armbands (Oct. 17).
- The Jackson 5 make their national television debut on Hollywood Palace (Oct. 18).
- The first message is sent over ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet (Oct. 29).
Quoteable Quote
I've heard 13 different rumors about what's going on out there. If any cuts are made, it will have a detrimental effect on the whole school district.
—Ramsey biology teacher William Rosselit
