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Candidates Setting Sights OnQueenship Seven candidates for the annual Roseburg High School Senior Car nival have been selected. They are: Loya Hicks, Helen Klaboe, Darlene Lamoureaux, Judy McDaniel, Carol Meehan, Jeanie Simpson and Phyllis Sut ton. One of the girls will be se lected as queen, and the rest of the girls will be princesses. All of the girls running for the Mon. Oct. 21, 1957 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore, S iimu ' - . queenship are seniors and have jff4 ft V. 1 v 4 , '. vr -..-jWi, . ' ' ' f : f vr- r i 1 I V L J, t TWO HAPPY YOUNG LADIES from Scio High School received the Roseburg News-Review plaque presented an nually to the high school newspaper in a small enrollment school which shows the most improvement during the year. Miss Dye Kuni, adviser of the school's yearbook admires the plaque presented to Alfredo Walter at the Oregon Scholastic Press Conference at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The Scio "Logonian" was adjudged the winner of the competition. Miss Walter is editor of the yearbook and a member of last year's award-winning "Logonian" staff. 300,000 U. S. Seniors To Take National Test EVANSTON, 111. The most in tenseive talent hunt in our nation's history starts Tuesday with the testing of 300,000 senior students in 14.000 high schools. The examination, called the "Scholarship Qualifying Test," is the first hurdle in the 1958 National Merit Scholarship Program. More than 4 million dollars in merit scholarships, including those grant ed by some 70 business and indus- Scholarship Tests Starting Tuesday The qualifying rounds for the Na tional Merit Scholarship test are scheduled Tuesday at Roseburg High for all those wishing to par ticipate. - At an earlier registration date, 50 Roseburg High seniors had sign ed up to take the test. The testing starts at 8:40 a.m. in the school library. Based on scholastics, the top 13 seniors will be given the test free. All other seniors will pay a dollar for the right to take the test. Roseburg is only one of schools all over the nation which partici pate in the testing program, and the stakes are high. Students re ceiving scholarships have their choice of United States colleges. Their scholarships range from $100 to $2,200 a year. This is the third year, the schol arship tests have been given. Frank Reed Elected Glide Band President Frank Reed has been elected president for 1957-58 of the Glide High School band. Other new officers are: Jimmy Carter, vice president; Patty Smith, secretary; Marijean Mc Clure, treasurer: Joann Walker and Charles Starnes, librarians; and Joe Eifert. sergeant-at-arms. All officers in the band have play ed in one of the district's school bands for six years, except Carter and Starnes, who have been in bands five and four years, respect ively. . CAUGHT IN A SHOWER? No natd to worry o bit . . if your outer gormtnts oro CRAVANETTE Shower-Proofed Exclusive Cravantte Proem (the original) mtortt water rapelltncy te cootl and jackets. Far cara free wtar netr e worry about th wtothtr hoa yaur winttr wear Cravonttta treated after dry cleaning. ONE DAY SERVICE Pick Up and Delivery Service ORchard 3-4596 1929 N. E. Diamond Lake Blvd. trial companies, will be at stake. Tuesday's test is a high level col lege aptitude-type examination, de signed to measure the differences among students of high verbal and quantitative ability, and to predict their chances of success in college. Administration will begin at 9 a.m. and last for two hours. The 7,500 seniors with the high est scores in the test will enter the seminfinals of the merit program, where further selection will take place. The semifinalists will be identified in early December, and the actual winners of Merit Schol arships, expected to exceed 800, will be announced about May 1, 1958. The nationwide competition is conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation of Evans- ton, Illinois, on behalf of com panies, foundations, professional societies, ana even individuals who sponsor the awards. Merit scholarships are named after the companies and other private groups that provide them, the largest sponsor being the Sears - Roebuck Foundation, which awards 100 of these scholarships annually at a total investment of $500,000. 'Home Ec' Interests Boys AtSutherlin Sutherlin boys at the high school are also interested In the domestic side of life. No less than 17 have enrolled In a boys' home economics course at the school under the direction of Mrs. Thelma Wil son. Mrs. Wilson says "much enthusiasm and sincere inter est is being shown" in the sci entific as well as practical side of the course. The boys receive food study, meal preparations, boy-girl re lationship, marriage, child care and clothing studies. The clothing course consists of making a shirt this year. One year, slacks for square dancing were constructed. Douglas High also has a course. WHEN NECESSARY Don Glenz' CLEANERS grade point averages of 3 0 or bet ter. Meanwhile, committee heads have been named to prepare for the event. ' The carnival is scheduled Nov. IS at 8 p.m. in the Roseburg Na tional Guard Armory. Booths will be set up under the direction of Dean of Boys Joe hcallon. Money raised will be used for! rental of seniors' caps and gowns. General chairman of the event is Helen Klaboe, one of the queen candidates. Mrs. Daphne Riffe is the class adviser who will over see the carnival. Four Candidates Picked For Canyonville Carnival Canyonvill High School has elected candidates for carnival queen, according to John Hakan son, high school principal. The senior candidate is Maur een Ponsonby; junior, Bonnie Halstead; sophomore, Frances Wolfer, and freshman, T r r I Jones. Candidates wilt be judged by the amounts of money their fel low classmates ran. The final counting will be at 8 the night of the carnival, Friday, Nov. 1. 2 Schools Set For Team Visit The High School - College Rela tions Committee of the Oregon Sys tem of Higher Education is sched uled to make two visits to high schools in the county this week. Today, the committee members were at Glendale High, according to correspondent Mrs. G. B. Fox. Wednesday at 9:05 a.m., they will visit Camas Valley High, says Supt. -Principal . J. Clyde Akey. The visitation team consists of a representative from the state in stitutions of higher education and a representative from Oregon tech nical Institute. Executive secretary of the committee is Francis U Nickerson, who is headquartered with the stale Board of Higher Ed ucation at Eugene. Assemblies have been called to explain general college prepara tion and requirements. Later ses sions are held to discuss specific requirements of the different stittitions. Parents and interested public are invited to attend the meeting. This visitation is offered annual ly as a regular part of the guidance program carried on in the high schools to help students in the area of college and other post high school training. Local Teen-Age BookClub Ready The Teen-Age Book Club is again being sponsored by Henry Barn- eck, English teacher at Roseburg High bchool. Part of a nationwide organiza tion, the club receives each month from TAB a published list of books offered that month. The paper back books are sold to students for 25 or 35 cents, with a bonus book given free for each four books bought by a student. Barneck's group last year bought approximately 500 books. More than a million books were pur chased bv members of the 2,000 clubs in the U.S. Selections listed by TAB are screened by several organizations including the National Council of Teachers of English, H. W. Wilson Co., library specialists, and the American Library Assn. The Roseburg High sponsor points out that most of the books offered members are by good au thors and can be used by students for book reports. DOUGLAS QUARTET Winners in the tryouts for the first quartet at Douglas High school this year ore shown above. From left, they are: Fred Bates, first tenor, fresh man; Phil Hill, second tenor, junior; Bill Norton, baritone, junior; and Ellis Vonce, boss, senior. The singers are presently preparing a repertoire for the coming year. They ore directed by Mrs. Irene McLaughlin. Sophomore Lois Williams 1$ accompanist. (Winston Studio) MONA THEXTON gridder's honorary yL- n A i- rt ft yt 11 TOMORROW'S CITIZEN I I C" ) WINS AWARD Jean Lesh er, member of the senior youth group of the Roseburg First Christian Church has been named winner of. the "elder's award" for outstand ing Christian living and lead ership. The annual award is given by elders of the church in recognition of outstanding Christian citizenship. Chair man of the elders, James Marr, made the presentation this month. (Photo Lab) Myrtle Creek High Picks New Officers Class officers selected to serve during the 1957-58 year at Myrtle Creek High School have been se lected; - By classes, they are: Seniors Ann Howard, presi dent; Keith Ogborn, vice president' Bessie Patt, secretary; Carol Jones, treasurer; and Harold Dean, sergeant-at-arms. Juniors Linda McCoy, presi dent; Dick Ixiwell, vice president; Linda Kinnaman, secretary; Peggy Hubbard, treasurer; Tom Byford, sergeant-at-arms. Sophomores Tom Tiffin, president; Claryce Humphreys, vice president; Donna Swinney, secretary; Yvonne Weaver, treas urer; Bob Cavaner, sergeant-at-arms. Freshmen Susan Black, presi dent; Gordie Lowell, vice presi dent; Chris Owings, secretary; Kathy Watson, treasurer. VIK CARNIVAL DATED Nov. IS has been selected as the date for Myrtle Creek High School's annual carnival, re ports chairman Marilyn Wyatt. Her assistant is Bob Pain. Rob ert Abrahamson will be faculty adviser. RUBY OLSON . , frosh candidate ACappellaAndGirlsG.ee Club Set Tuesday Concert The third annual fall concert by the Roseburg High School a cap pella choir and girls glee club has been scheduled for Tuesday night. The program in the high school auditorium will start at 8 p.m. Vo cal music teacher Robert Robins will direct. Sally Hill will be ac companist. Robins explains that the reason for the concerts is to give students an opportunity to sing their favor ite songs in public- appearance. Two additional reasons are to raise money for more robes and other items needed during the year and to allow parents and friends to hear the young singers. Local Song Featured A highlight of the program will be an a cappella number composed by a Roseburg musician, S. Clar ence Trued. It is called "On a Snowy Evening." It will be the debut performance of the song. Other urogram numbers are "Ave Maria" by Arcadelt, "No Man Is An Island" by Bradley, "Flowing River." a Chilean folk song. "Can't You Dance the Polka," a sea chanty, and "Love," all sung by the girls glee club. Ac companying will be Carolyn Bib ler and Barbara Gadway. Then the "Four Flats" (Larry Vang, George Arola, Charles Utz- man and Bob Wilbur) will stng "While Strolling Through the Park One Day. A Cappella Songs The a canDella choir has sched uled these numbers: "Give Thanks Unto the Lord" by Arkhangelsky, "Misencordias Domini by Dur ante, "Benedictus" by Dielerich, "Beautiful Dreamer" by Foster, Days Creek High Officers Selected Classes at Days Creek High School have elected four sets "of officers. By classes they are: Seniors George Williams, pres ident; Melvin Hendiix, vice presi dent; Jean Bennett, secretary; Joan Riddle, treasurer; and James Hendrix, sergeant-ar-arms. Jiininri I.arrv Michaels, pres ident; Jarard Richardson, vi president; Jerry Wilson, secretary; Grady GauiKe, treasurer; ana myi' lis Higgins, sergeant-at-arms. Sophomores Sammy Young, president; Donna Lamb, vice pres ident: Wanda Kapascinski, secre tary; Larry Geissler, treasurer; and David Dunlap, sergeant-at-arms. Freshmen Marilyn Howell, president; Martha Hubbard, vice nresident: Janet Criswell, secre tary; Becky Peterman, treasur er; and Larry Campbell, sergeant-at-arms. BARBARA HASLAM . , , soph choice 'Oh. Lemuel" by Foster. "I Hear A Voice a-Praying" by Bright and Kda Su Kravy Moj, a Czech song. Soloists will be Tom Hemz In Beautiful Dreamer" and Gayle Geddes with "They Say It's Won- aertui. On another part of the program, The Turquoise Butterfly" by Rhea and "Some Day" by Friml will be sung by first sopranos Gayle Ged des and Janet Mulkey, second so pranos Thelma ureen and Jean Gibbons and altos Carolyn Sinclair and Gloria Bliss. ii, CHRISTMAS PACKAGE Pomelo tggleston, lo, is scheduled to appear in a Christmas show Dec. 6 at Central Junior High being sponsored by the Roseburg Lions Auxiliary. The show wiil be put on by the Joy Pow ell Dance Studio. The young sophomore from Sutherlin High it o Powell student and a maiorette at the high school. The show is being designed to benefit both state and local visually handi capped people. Cast Selected Here For 'Little Indians' The "Ten Little Indians" have been selected for the leads in the junior class play of the same name at Roseburg High. Members selected for the cast of play are Gary Sanders, Vera Busenbark, Louis Roelle, Marilyn Todd, Tom Lindell and Dave For rest. Lex Gilman is student direct or. Rehearsals for the play sched uled Nov. 22 and 23 are held Mon day through Thursday evenings and on Sunday afternoons. Lee Brown, the perennial Rose burg High set designer is again building the set. His stage hands are Jon Ilnrton and Larry Fred rickson. Tickets for the play will go on sale about the first of November. Youth Center Sets Meeting Tuesday An important meeting has been scheduled Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for all teen-agers interested In the Roseburg Youth Center. The meeting will he held at the center to discuss the new mem bership system. The Center is now selling mem bership cards which must be car ried to gain entry lo center acti vities. No one without the cards will be admitted to dances or club affairs. The purpose of the membership system Is to gain mora control over those attending. Anyone get ting out of -line during activities will loose his card and will be forced to leave immediately. The cards may be obtained from cluh president, Paul Fitzgerald, or from any of the other officers of the center. pi Mr !1 . fm hi'. I CHERYL VANDENBURG , , , junior princess Big Homecoming Set At Sutherlin "Welcome Home." This will be the theme this week end for Sutherlin High School's third annual homecoming celebra tion. Friday and Saturday are the days scheduled for the student body and Pep Club to roll out the red carpet for all returning alum ni. The class of 1951 will be especial ly honored. But all alumni and anyone else Interested in the event are invited. Alumni Potluck The activities get under way Fri day night at 6 when a potluck din ner will be served for all alumni and their families in the high school home economics room. This will be folowed at 7 by a serpen tine through the city streets, cli maxed by a bonfire rally at the football field. Entertainment for alumni and students will follow in the high school auditorium. The big day, however, it Satur day. It starts at 2 p.m. with a parade througn suuieriin. ine top event on the Dill is ine auuierun- Myrtle Creek football game at 8. It will be followed by a dance in the auditorium. CBA Stresses Mission Work Chanel nroerams and special services last week were devoted to inspiring students at Canyonville Bible Academy witn missionary endeavor, reports Robert Shaffer, school secretary. Decorations, including 13 authen tic flags of other countries followed the theme "Go Tell Others About Jesus" in the chapel. Student lead ers and special speakers took charge of services each day. Jean Lee was student leader Monday and shared the program with Serena Hodges, a CBA in structress and former missionary to Palestine. Tuesday, it was Kar en Frazier directing the program in which several students spoke on countries. i Rosaburg Skit Delivered Ronnie Lake was leader Wednes day. Featured speaker was the Rev. A. M. Shatter. During the eve-1 ning's program, a skit written by Roseburg High henooi student car- rolyn Allen, "In Darkest Africa" i was given under the direction of Mrs. ijhatfer. , Don Johnson was Thursday's leader. The Rev. Mr. Dowdy of Chile spoke both in the afternoon and evening. Carol Smith led Fri day, and speaker was the Rev. Lindvall of El Salvador. The Rev. Harry Downey, recent ly returned from Africa, concluded the services Sunday evening. . Special music selections for both chapel and evening services were i arranged by the CBA music de partment under the direction of1 Mrs. William Ross. GIRL OP MONTH September girl of the month at Reedsport Union High School named recently Is Nancy Peters dorf nf Gardiner. BETTY IRENE WIMER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wimer, 3842 SW Carnes Rd., is in bosic training with the Women's Army Corps at Ft. McUellan, Ala. A graduate of 1957 ot Roseburg High School, she joined the WAC recently. PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE HORACE C. BERG Special Agtnr Room 301 Pacllls luildinf Off. OR 3-7491. Rat. OR J-7)S ELEANOR ROBBINS . , , picked by seniors The homecoming potluck dinner was planned last week by Mrs. Avery Lasswell, class of '24; Mrs. Leslie Chapman, class of '27; Mrs. Gerald Kabler, class of '26 and Mrs. Jack Culver, clash of '27, Key members of each class were selected to notify members of their classes. Association Eyed During the dinner, an alumni as sociation will be discussed. Ef forts will be made to organize it. Ruling over the big weekend will be a queen and four princesses. Those vying for queen are Ruby Olson, Barbara Haslam, Cheryl Vandenburg and Eleanor Robbins. Mona i nexton is an honorary prin cess picked by the football team. The queen will be named after a vote of the student body. GIRL OF MONTH Jennie Murphy is the September "girl of the month" at Rose- burg High, it was announced I 4 at the monthly meeting of the Girls League last week. 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