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foreign Exchange Pupils Give Views Jo Principals - Douglas County Secondary School principal! enjoyed some thing of a crash course in interna tional education Thursday when three high school students from other lands were guests at a regu lar luncheon meeting of the high school administrators, according to Sawn Peseau, correspondent. From Roseburg, attending Rose burg Senior High School on an American Field Service Scholar ship, was Luis Castillo, of Chile. From Canyonville High School, a personal family guest of Norman York, sunerintendent of Canyon Y A I HI GUEST OF DOUGLAS COUNTY Secondary Principals qt o noon luncheon meeting Thursday were Reedsport's Chisato Yamoguorri, Japan, Roseburg's Luis Castillo, Chile, both American Field Service students and Shinge Niskiyama, Japan, guest ki the home of Norman York, Canyonville. Seniors Lead Class Standings On Glide Listing Seniors at Glide High School are out In front of the rest of the classes on the third nine-weeks honor roll with 25 per cent listed, First honors wont to seniors Ter- ry Anderson, Clarence Bakken, Robert Blakely, Darrell Cellers Norma Haas, Iona MeCord, Shir on Medlar, Arlene Paulson, Judy - Spurgeon, Leo Steele, and Donna Weaver. Second honors went to Kenna Lee Anderson, Virgil Eng land, Helen Moore, Velma Stone and Frank Watkins. First honors, juniors, Chris Ev ans and Sharon Haas, Second hon ors, Barbara Hamer and Claudia Rockwell. First honors, scpliomores, Judy Boone and Patlce Brown. Second honors, Kathy Collison, Zeta Gil breath, Mike Heath, Cheri Huse by, Gary Mayfield, Frank 'Moore, David Rolf, Jack Rust, Darlene Schmidt, Jeannctte Spurgeon and Linda Varner. First honors, freshmen, Denice Danielson and Larry Faulkner. Second honors, Stanley Forrest, Mary Ann Huseby and Michael Shatter. Have The . . Here Are Just A Few . . Puff. "The Magic Prog on" Can't Gtt Used To Loiing You On BroaoVoy I Will Follow Htm Ovir The Mountain Chermi toting You Piptin lovortnJ Mr. Block 9' ville High School, was Shinge Nis kiyama, Japan. , And from Reedsport Union High School, an American Field Serv ice scholarship student, was Chisa- to Yamagiichl, who is known fa miliarly as Cheri to his large num ber of friends. Shinge's presence in America is a result of a three year exper ience by superintendent York and his wife, in Japan, where Mrs. York taught English. Shinge has been a guest since June, and will probably return at the end of the school year. The A.F.S. students Song Festival Eyed At RHS Jester Hairston, noted Negro choral director, arranger, and Hol lywood actor, will be in Roseburg AM IAlMll.il Mil. f - 1 . . . u lucauaj, mnjr I, w vuuuuvb a Negro Spiritual Festival of high school choirs, Roseburg High School Choral Director Robert E. Robins has announced. Hairston will direct choirs from nine schools in Individual and com bined performances of his own Ne gro spiritual arrangements In a public concert at 8 p.m. In the gymnasium on May 7. , Participating choral groups In the Festival- will represent Grants Pass, Cottage Grove, Douglas, Myrtle Creek, Oakland, Sutherlin and Roseburg High Schools, and the combined advanced choruses of Joseph Lane and Fremont Junior High Schools. The choirs will each perform two numbers individually, and will then combine for five fi nale selections under Hairston's di rection. Hairston Is widely known for his arrangements of Negro spirituals, including "Elijah Rock," and "Mary's Little Boy Chile," which have been prominently featured on the programs of Roseburg area choral groups. As an actor, Hairs ton can be currently seen In "To Kill A Mockingbird" with Gregory Peck, and played a featured role in "The Alamo," with John Wayne. For fifteen years he was seen and heard on radio and T.V.'s "Amos and Andy" show as LeRoy, the Kingfishes brother-in-law. ' Tickets for the May 7 Festival will go on sale Wednesday in' Rose burg music stores, or may be ob tained from members of the parti cipating choirs. Driver Study Is Held At Myrtle Creek High A recent study on driver educa tion and training at Myrtle Creek High School shows that during the past 11 years 573 students have completed the course. Of the 573 who passed, 47 per cent were boys and 53 per cent were girls. , Course completion means that a student successfully passed a mini mum of 30 hours of classroom in struction and six hours of bchind-the-whcel training. Passing the course granted credit toward grad uation and qualified the student for a certificate of completion issued by the Stat of Oregon. Church Banquet Planned "Ascending the Heights" Is the theme of the annual Assembly of God Church youth banquet to take place Friday at the Umpqua Hotel. Special speaker for the evening will be Rev. Murray McLccs of the First Assembly of God Church, Eugene. In conjunction with the banquet newly-elected officers of the youth group for next year will be in stalled. These officers Include Mrs. Wilma Moody, president; Larry Elliott, vice president; Mrs. Laura Willcy, secretary. PROM DAT I SET The annual Elkton High School junior-senior prom and banquet has been set for April 27 in the high school gymnasium. will return to their home lands fol lowing the present school year. Luis shares the family life of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Glover. Glover is well known as an active supporter of the schools throughout Douglas County, having served as chair man of the School District Reor ganization board for many months, Luis commented that his vown father, in Chile, is the- proprietor of a shoe store, giving a c o m- mon mercantile, background. A similar parallel of family back grounds is the lot of Chisato Yama- guchi of RUHS, whose mother in Japan is a doctor, and whose fa ther, whose death occurred about 12 years ago, was also a doctor and a member of a family with many doctors in the ancestral back ground. Chisato's foster home at Reedsport is that of Dr. and Mrs. R. W. McLean, well known in both medical and educational circles. Dr. KcLean is s member of the Reedsport Elementary School dis trict board. All three students spoke with a factually-grounded self confidence of general conditions in their home lands, and of the educational sys tems, concepts and opportunities prevailing in each. The young Chilean explained that his mother is a social worker in a government school, and that part of her work is to interview "the kids who apply for scholarships." "Many girls are getting educa tions for professional work and ca reers now." he commented. Hi oldest sister is training for a ca reer as a pharmacist. fengllsh and French are reanlrerl xoreign languages n the Ch ean schools attended by Luis, besides the basic language of Spanish. Universal compulsory education prevails, apparently as a fhonrv in much of Chile, to the age of 15 years. "But many children cannot attend school at all because of not enough schools, and because they do have enough money because even if tuition is free, there urn other expenses of eaine In ohnni " the sober young student told the principles. Shinge and Chlsatn sharnrl thZ task of relating conditions in Ja pan, explaining the method of se lecting, Dy competitive examina tions, students for nnst-hiirh chl educational enrollment. Freshman Tops Oakland Listing Don Andrews a fmehmon me only student to rennivA i nH sumo point average on the third nine-weeks honor mil t riaHonri High School. Others listed were: Gene Koozer, Elaine LeGore, Bruce Stuwe, Frank Andrews. Olenn TtaWA Wayne Cherry, Marilyn Crager! Glenda Hclmboldt. William paugh, Steve Ray, Stephanie Sprague, Kathryn Stearns, Duane oiroop. Joylccn Baird. Martin Crouch. Joanne Manning, Gail Sluder. Amalie Thornton, Erline Bullock, Elena Busby, Alan Cherry, Danny Gossett, Kathryn Ross. Ronald Sanderson, Dock Stroop, Gregory vascne, Mine Williamson. Joan Archer. Keith Crenshaw. Laurey Hansc, Lyle Telgenhoff, Alary Etta Alley, Judy Brcedlove, Carole Copeland. Eunice Huckins. Carol McCullough, Dennis Parker. Jim Archer, Diana Calkins, Bo Cannon, Douglas Kellum, Diane Peterson and John Thennes. Roseburg Church Youth Elected Baptist Officers Stan Smith and Glenda McLain, sophomores from 1 the Roseburg First Baptist Church, have been elected officers in the Rogue River Association of Baptist Youth Fel lowships. Stan was elected vice president and Glenda was elected secretary- treasurer at an association rally lie id last Saturday, The Rogue River Association In cludes Baptist churches from Grants Pass, Mcdford, Merlin, Brookings, Kiddle and Roseburg. 'TV ,v v IN A SCENE from Sutherlin High School's production of the musical comedy "Golden River" are two of the cast members, Dixie Steel and Otis Chapman. The play will be given Thursday and Friday in the high school auditorium. Leads in the play are Dennis Hagen ond Becky McGill. Other cast members are Janice Johnson, Dixie Steele, Mar ilyn Bale, Stan McGriff, Charles Wood, Jim Evans and Nancy Moore. 4 if IT SEEMS that Annie, Mary Etta Alley, in Oakland high School's upcoming production of "Annie Get Your Gun", already has her famous trademork. The play will be given April 25, 26 ond 27 in the school auditorium. Curtain is at 8 p.m. 8 The News-Review, Roseburg, Carol Weiss Is To Win lOOF The girls seem to have the cor ner on public speaking and essay writing abilities. In the three years the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows has sponsored the United Na tions Pilgrimage for Youth in Douglas County, girls have won every time. The latest winner is Carol Weiss, 16, daughter of Mrs. E. L. Kar jala of Seattle, Wash., who is liv ing in Roseburg with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Nel son. She is a sophomore at Rose burg High. Last year the winner was Nancy Fotheringham of Glendale, and the year before, it was Joyce Ann ICook of Oakland. Donald G. Page, Darold Callahan Make OSU 4.0 Twelve students from the Rose burg area made the winter term scholastic honor roll at Oregon Mate university. They include: ' Roseburg Education: Nancy E. Grass, sophomore; Judith A. Hosford, junior; Carol A. Lorcnz, freshman. Engineering: Terry S. Walters, junior; Darold W. Calla han, junior. Forestry: James W. Boohcr, Jr., sophomore. Science: Joan L. Donnelly, freshman; Ken neth B. Knechtel. Winston Education: Donald G. Page Business and Technology: Jo A. Thiclc, senior. Camas Valley Business and Technology: Margaret L, Van Zan den, junior. Kiddle Home Economics: Nan cy J. McCoy, senior. To be eligible for honor roll list ing, students must make at least a B-plus average. Page and Cal lahan were two of 107 students singled out for special recognition for having made straight-A grades for the term , Rosburg High League t Hears Traveler's Talk Roseburg High School's Interna tional Relations League held a meeting at the home of Mrs. George Lenci, Tuesday. Mrs. Lenci, who lived in Japan for seven years and China for five years, lectured the group on Ori ental culture. In her talk Mrs. Lenci explained about Japanese and Chinese geography, art, gov ernment, and Japanese home life. Mrs. Lenci also conducted the group through her house showing everyone her collection of Oriental art. Ore.' Tues., April 16, 1963 Third Girl Pilgrimage Miss Weiss won this year's trip to the United Nations by writing an essay entitled "Will the U. N. Survive" (she says it will) and by giving a five-minute speech about a tour of the telephone office in Roseburg. She was competing against eli gible youngsters in the district from Elkton and Drain on the north to Glendale on the south. The com petition was judged at Myrtle Creek. The plum for her showing is the CAROL WEISS . . . happy with victory five-week tour which starts In Port land in July. It is here other IOOF Pilgrimage winners meet to start the trek through Canada to Wash ington, D. C, Boston, Mass., and New York City. They will spend a week at the United Nations getting first hand information on the work ings of the world organization. Camp Counselors Needed For YMCA Roseburg's YMCA is looking for teenagers interested in camp coun seling. All teenagers sixteen years of age and older, who are interested in being a counselor this summer at the YMCA summer eamp, should go to the YMCA office for an application blank, or get in touch with Wayne Schultz, manag er of the YMCA. The camp is located by Diamond Lake and will be held for two ses sions, each lasting one week. The boys will go from July 28 through Aug. 3, and the girls go from Aug. 4 through Aug. 10. A committee will choose the counselors from the applications turned in. Oakland 'Annie Get Your Gun' Play Oakland High School will present its final drama production of the year April 25, 26 and 27 when the curtain goes up at 8 p.m. on the comic magic of Irving Berlin's mu sical, "Annie Get Your Gun." The musical will be held in the high school auditorium, according to Don Fruechte, director. Playing the leads of Annie Oak ley and Frank Butler are Mary Etta Alley and Richard Hoppe. Other major roles include Doug Kellum as Charlie Davenport; Car ol McCullough as Dolly Tate; Bill Fredericks as Buffalo Bill; Sharon Cole as Winnie Tate; Jim Crager as Chief Sitting Bull; Erie Swalwell as Tommy Keeler; Marty Hakan son as Little Jake; Patsy Hunter as Minnie; and Rosa Vara as Jes sie. As the story unfolds, Frank But ler has challenged any local per son to a shooting match. Annie, desperately nervous and gawky around people except when it comes to shooting the fuzz off a peach, accepts the challenge. While Annie is polishing up her gun for the contest, Frank wanders in. Upon seeing the handspme sharpshooter, Annie falls in love on the spot. A crisis develops as Annie wins the contest and is hired by Buffalo Bill to assist Frank in his act. What follows promises to be a show fill ed with comic magic that has thrilled audiences and critics alike for years. , Included in the show are such famous numbers as "Doin' What Comes Natur'Uy," "The Girl That I Marry," "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun," "I Got The Sun In The Morning," "They Say It's Won derful," "Anything You Can Do," and the Ethel Merman trademark Local Youths Eye Law Day By official proclamation from Washington, and locally, Roseburg Mayor Thomas Garrison, May 1 has been designated as Law Day. Garrison stated in his proclama tion the basic aims of Law Day are to foster increased respect for law, for independent courts which up hold the law, and for a deeper awareness of the benefits and re sponsibilities of citizenship. The letter further stated that lib erty and equality for the individual are what distinguish our system of government from communism, un der which millions of people today live in fear and tyranny. The heart of the Law Day pro gram sponsored by the Douglas County Bar Association will consist of a visitation to the law offices and courtrooms of Roseburg by selected students from each of the high schools in Douglas County. The program calls for a briefing by the District Attorney's office on its role in the administration of criminal law; an opportunity to observe trials in the Circuit and District Courts; and a luncheon at the Umpqua Hotel with Circuit Judge Ralph Holman of Clackamas County as featured speaker. Law Day was first established by Presidential proclamation in 1958. Today is observed nation-wide an nually on the first of May by Joint Resolution of Congress and proc lamation of the President of the United States. ' Junior Class Picks Prom Candidates Members of the Douglas High School Prom Court were chosen by the junior class at a special jun ior class meeting Monday, April 8 according to junior class presi ent Terry Peterson. The court consists of five prin cesses and five princes. From these ten, the boy and girl receiving the highest number of votes in the election will reign as King and Queen of the Prom Saturday eve ning, April 20. Members chosen are princesses, Cheryl DeVore, Nancy Divine, Lin da McDaniels, Micki Doyle and Jeannie Bird; princes arc Lauran Davidson, Gary Whitfield, Archie Walker, Mike Hill, and Bruce Ledgerwood. Interior Design Studied By Roseburg Junior Girls Junior home economics students at Roseburg High School are study ing interior design. During this course the girls will visit a vacant huse, a furniture store, and a floor covering store. While they visit these places the girls are to observe the new styles and-materials that are used. After these field trips the girls will make a notebook on decorating a room. Douglas High Choir Holds Easter Concert The Douglas High School A cap pella Choir under the dircctin of Mrs. Margaret McDonald present ed an Easter Concert Wednesday evening. April 10 at 7:30 in the DHA cafeteria. Selections dealing with the pas sion, death, and resurrection of Christ were presented. Cheryl Haire. Mike Hill and Lor etta Graves acted as soloists for the program. High School Sets "There's No Business Like Show Business." Musical director is George Snyder. Others in the large cast include Karen Downs, Art Alley, Arlena Karlinger, Pat Lillard, Susan Mon ett, JoAnn Gardner, Joan Archer, Jill Lytle, Laurey Hansen, Elaine LeGore, Gail Finnell, Ted Ger mond, Kerney Manley, Tom Fu gate, Elaine Vaale, Marilyn Bud, Vera Crager, Betty Bost, Frances Valedictorian, Salutatorian Chosen At Yoncalla High Valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 1963 have been chosen at Yoncalla High School. Kathy Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Wood, is valedic torian Miss Wood has been a mem ber of the Honor Society for the past three years. She was vice president in her junior year and secretary of the student body in her senior year She was a mem- KATHY WOOD ... valedicotrian ber of the Girls Athletic Associa tion for two years, honor society president in her senior year, and editor of the school annual. She plans ti enter college this fall majoring in Industrial Mathe matics. RHS Students Participating In All-NW Choir Three Roseburg High School stu dents departed from Portland Monday on their way to Casper, Wyoming, where they will spend the balance of the week taking part In the All-Northwest Choir. Seniors Sharon Counts and Jack Stevenson, and junior Greg Heinz joined a large group of Oregon and Washington high school students on chartered train coaches for the trip. The All-Northwest Choir mem bers will spend Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday in intensive re hearsals of college-level choral lit erature, and present a Saturday evening concert for members ot the Northwest Music Educators As sociation and the Wyoming School Administrators Association, also meeting in Casper. Directing the All-Northwest Choir will be Dr. Lara Hoggard, former ly of the University of Oklahoma. a former choral director of the Fred Waring Pennsylvanians, and currently editor of the publications of the (red Waring organization. The Roseburg High School stu dents were chosen from applica tions and audition tape-recordings submitted last December. The group will arrive back in Rose burg next Monday morning. Pico 7 S 1 (,?r f vhfiD Keeps You Glowing Keeps You Going JSMJL MP At Your Door - Or At Your Favorite Store Lillard, Kitty Ross, Christine Baird, Ariene Hayes, nancy Hall, Monnie Parker, Janet Dilly, Max ine Beck, Joan Weaver, Walter Nceley and Lee Smith. . Production staff includes Doro thea Shepard, assistant director; Doug Kellum, set design; Jo Ann Gardner, and Arlena Karlinger, lighting; Mrs. George Snyder, makeup; and Donna Williams, stage manager. Gary Means, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Means, has been chos en salutatorian of the graduating class. Means is editor of the school newspaper and vice president of the student body. In his freshman and junior years, he was class president. He competed in basket ball for four years, football one year and was in the school band GARY MEANS , . . salutatorion two years. Means was also in the honor society for three years and has taken part in the junior, and senior class plays. Means plans to attend college, majoring In agriculture or account ing. r THE BOYS LEAGUE of Glide High School chose Jack Rust, a sophomore, as Boy of the Month of March. He wos selected for his school spirit, activities in . school affairs, scholastic obility and person ality. Jack in his two years at Glide, has been very active as a member of both football ond basketball teams as well as a member of school organ izations. He was recently init iated into the National Honor Society. I r- i firm 1 ij ,
