[Rhodes22-list] Killing time

Brad Haslett flybrad at gmail.com
Sat Sep 15 23:42:51 EDT 2007


Elle,

One last thought.  After I made the last post, I (re)read the whole BCHS
handbook just for fun.  The dress code section got me to laughing about
Father Tribou (all his words, nothing changed).  I can still remember it as
if it were yesterday, sitting at attention during the non-Catholic parents
orientation.  If we could just get 5% of Father Tribou in every school.

Here is THE MAN on dress code-

*Dress Code*

A little bit of French to dress up a discussion of how to dress. "The
Catholic High look" is older than you are. Guys who complained about it when
they were students here would be incensed if they thought today's students
didn't dress as they did. That doesn't mean your tie has to be four inches
wide or that you'll be wearing bell-bottoms. But what it does mean is that
we wear shirts with collars, ties, and dress trousers. Socks? Always! Belts?
You bet! Jeans are cool - but not in school. Searching for one's identity by
means of bizarre clothing has never been viewed here to be an avenue to
self-discovery. A dose of common sense about the prevailing customs will go
a long way to helping you to deal with "the look." During those frosty
months, you can keep your timbers from shivering by wearing a sport coat or
a sweater in class for extra insulation, but coats and jackets intended for
outside wear are not for classroom use. Sweatshirts which feature C.H.S. or
college insignia are okay, too, but out-of-bounds is clothing which features
advertising, whether for movies, designers, auto-parts, or any other
commercial enterprise. (Why you'd pay for clothes which advertise for a
business you don't own or have a financial interest in is hard to figure
anyway.) Did somebody say "hair"? C.H.S. has been moderate on the subject
for decades. When the prevailing style was super-long, we were moderate.
When people wanted to scalp themselves, or have lines carved, or try a
mohawk, we've been moderate. So the "sling-head" and the dreadlocks and the
prison look are all prohibitively lumped together for the same reason:
they're immoderate. Just think "moderate." Nothing to it. "Body jewelry" is
out. Necklaces and bracelets and other ornaments are for your recreational
self, not your "I'm serious about my education" self. When in doubt, ask a
teacher before you don your latest purchase.

On 9/15/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Photo??
>
> e.
> --- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Elle,
> >
> > Elle,
> >
> > It was a beautiful day here as well.  I spent the
> > morning working on 51V
> > with Cora's help (photo attached) and regretfully
> > ended Tomato2007 by
> > pulling up the now non-productive plants.  The
> > sailing season is just now
> > starting in Western Tennessee and tomorrow we clean,
> > and hopefully sail the
> > CoraShen.  Your post on education reminded me of
> > Father Tribou.  He didn't
> > suffer fools.  I learned more in through my oldest
> > son's high school
> > experience than he did.  Spencer's mother, a nurse
> > at the cancer center at
> > UAMS medical center treated Father T his last few
> > years.  One of my favorite
> > stories is how Spencer's name came over the
> > loudspeaker one day to report to
> > the office on the 3pm announcements.  Spence thought
> > he was in deep trouble
> > over something he couldn't remember doing.  Father T
> > said, "son, ask your
> > mother to come by here tomorrow and dress my head".
> > His goal was to live to
> > see the class of 2000 graduate.  That was my son's
> > class.  I sat through the
> > most miserable and uncomfortable experience in the
> > hottest gym I've ever
> > been in to witness that event.  Father T's attitude
> > was, we can spend the
> > money on air-conditioning or we can lower our
> > standards.  No one complained.
> >
> > http://www.answers.com/topic/george-tribou
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 9/15/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > OK...for something productive after I have
> > completed all the store stuff
> > > for today...I'v e been cleaning out old emails....
> > >
> > >   Here's one that's funny...NOT trying to stir any
> > pots..just read it &
> > > sigh...it's closer to the truth than many
> > realize...;^)
> > >
> > >   ...elle
> > >
> > >     Teacher Applicant
> > >                                       After being
> > interviewed
> > >
> > >
> > >       By the school administration,
> > >
> > >
> > >       The eager teaching prospect
> > >
> > >
> > >       Said:
> > >
> > >
> > >       "Let me see
> > >
> > >
> > >       If I've got this right.
> > >
> > >
> > >        You want me to go into that room with all
> > those kids,
> > >
> > >
> > >       And
> > >
> > >
> > >       Fill their every waking moment with a love
> > for learning,
> > >
> > >
> > >       And
> > >
> > >
> > >       I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in
> > their ethnicity, modify
> > > their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs
> > of abuse and
> > >
> > >
> > >       Even censor their T-shirt messages and dress
> > habits.
> > >
> > >
> > >       You want me to wage a war on drugs and
> > sexually transmitted
> > > diseases,
> > >
> > >
> > >       Check their backpacks for weapons of mass
> > destruction, and
> > >
> > >
> > >       Raise their self esteem.
> > >
> > >
> > >       You want me to teach them patriotism, good
> > citizenship,
> > > sportsmanship, fair play, how to register to vote,
> > >
> > >
> > >       How to balance a checkbook,
> > >
> > >
> > >       And
> > >
> > >
> > >       How to apply for a job.
> > >
> > >
> > >       I am to check their heads for lice, maintain
> > >
> > >
> > >       A safe environment,
> > >
> > >
> > >       Recognize
> > >
> > >
> > >       Signs of anti-social behavior, make sure all
> > students pass the state
> > > exams,
> > >
> > >
> > >       Even those who don't come to school
> > regularly or
> > >
> > >
> > >       Complete any of their assignments.
> > >
> > >
> > >       Plus,
> > >
> > >
> > >       I am to make sure that all of the students
> > with handicaps
> > >
> > >
> > >       Get an equal education
> > >
> > >
> > >       Regardless
> > >
> > >
> > >       Of the extent of their mental
> > >
> > >
> > >       Or physical handicap.
> > >
> > >
> > >       I am to communicate regularly with the
> > parents
> > >
> > >
> > >       By letter, telephone,
> > >
> > >
> > >       Newsletter and report card.
> > >
> > >
> > >       All of this I am to do
> > >
> > >
> > >       With just
> > >
> > >
> > >       A piece of chalk,
> > >
> > >
> > >       A computer,
> > >
> > >
> > >       A few books,
> > >
> > >
> > >       A bulletin board,
> > >
> > >
> > >       A big smile
> > >
> > >
> > >       AND
> > >
> > >
> > >       On a starting salary
> > >
> > >
> > >       That qualifies my family
> > >
> > >
> > >       For food stamps!
> > >
> > >
> > >       You want me
> > >
> > >
> > >       To do all of this
> > >
> > >
> > >       And
> > >
> > >
> > >       Then you tell me...
> > >
> > >
> > >       I CAN'T PRAY?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> > can adjust our sails.
> > >
> > > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady
> > in Red)
> > >
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> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>
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