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German Pupil Active
In School Functions
Myrtle Creek High School's itular activities, Hans attends
German exchange studcnt.iPhotoelub, Drains Club and the
Hans-George Schmitz, is taking International Relations League.
an active part ia the school s In German;' he would be tak-J
unctions. jing 12 subjects, some of which'
Hans participates in cross are studied only twice a week.:
countrv because he lias a I At Myrtle creek ne nas six
chance to keep physically fill subjects to study, going to each
and to take part in a team class once a day. Mudents in
activitv. For other extra-curri- Germany go to school from1
Roseburg
SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY in the recent Glendale school district homecoming pa
rade was this senior class float. Perched on top of it ore Patti Buchanan, senior
princess, and her court Monta Raye Derschied, Glena Gilmore, and Linda Van
Duine, Reports from Glendale soid it was the largest and best executed parade
in the history of the town. (Fox Photo) .
Glendale
)dauS Youtki5l!"dale.
leieDranon
Successful
Thurs., Nov. 7, 1963 The News-Review, Page 13
COURTNEY MEALY
... in Paris
fyfT
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LYNN ANDERSON
. . . off to Australia
Roseburg
Roseburg Youths Headed
For LDS Mission Posts
Roseburg 4
On OSU List
Four students from Roseburg
are listed among the 102 Oregon
State University freshmen who
qualified for the School of Sci
ence Honors Program this
fall.
They are Paul M. Felker of
1085 N. W. Harlan Avenue
Joyce M. Larson, 43d S. E. Le-
land; Timothy. C. McCarthy
Route 3, Box 75; and Jeffrey W.
Smith, 2441 West Lorraine.
The Honors program was
started in 1959 at OSU to "en
rich and extend academic oppor
tunities" for top students.
To qualify for the program,
students must have ranked in
the upper one-fifth of their high
school graduating class, have
had all A and B grades in sci
ence and mathematics, and
have been recommended by
their high school principal or
science instructor.
All four are graduates of
Douglas
The jet age was a reality
Tuesday for two young Rose
burg lads who winged their way
. from Salt Lake City, Utah, to
'.their respective mission stations
with the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.
Elder Courtney Healy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Healy,
left the Salt Lake City Airport
at 10 a.m. Tuesday and was in
Paris the same night. He has
accepted a call 'to serve in the
French East Mission with head
quarters in Geneva, Switzer
land, for two and a half years.
Elder Lynn Anderson, son of
spent the past week in the Mis
sionary Home in Salt Lake City.
Following this week of training
they loincd 12,000 other, mission
aries who are laboring in the
missions of the church.
Both local young men are
1962 graduates of Roseburg
High School. They have been
students for the past year at
Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah.
Other missionaries serving
the church from this area arc
Elder Thomas A. Wicks, Mili
tary Drive; Elder Bernard
Fenn, 2337 NE Diamond Lake
Bishoo and Mrs. Ralph Ander-iBlvd.; Elder Thomas Hatfield,
son, took off from the same air-IGarden Valley; and Elder Lar-
port at 2 p.m. Tuesday and wastry Tavoner, Myrtle Creek.
scheduled to arrive in Austral
ia today. He will be working in
the South Australian Mission
with headquarters in Melbourne
for the next two years. Mis
sionaries in the Church of Je
sus Christ of Latter Day Saints
serve for two or two and a
half years in the mission field
at their own expense.
Elders Anderson and
along with some 200 other
young men and women have
T Swimming Team
Holds First Practice
The first practice session of
the Roseburg swimming team
was held Tuesday from 5:30 to
7 p.m. at the YMCA. accordinc
Hcaiy to Wayne Shultz, YMCA secrc
tary.
Tom Keel, Roseburg swim
ming team coach for the winter
season, is planning local meets!
between team members and out-
of-town teams.
With ithe requirement that;
they must be YMCA members
boys and girls of all ages arc
welcome to join.
Swimming team practice ses
sions arc from 5:30 to 7 p.m
every Tuesday and Thursday.
Tom Keel or the YMCA may
morning at the Douglas Coun-l"L ' more iniorma
ty Fairgrounds. They will hear;110"- '
a speaker and view profession-1
al exhihits. In the afternoon' -
they will divide into groups ac-jHOnOr S0CietV UlVinQ
l,l In .lis. . . -
cuss the new Ginn Reading Se- $450 Scholarships
Students To Set
4-Day Holiday I
Students in Douglas County
will have a four-day weekend
because of Veterans Day on
Monday and the Douglas Coun
ty Teachers Institute on Tuesday.
Teachers will meet Tuesday
Community participation in
the annual Homecoming Parade
held recently reached an all
time high at Glendale when
classes and organizations of the
high school, the school band,
thp Rnv Scout troon. and all
classes of the grade school took Hoseuurg high school.
part. i
The winner in the float di
vision of the parade was the!
senior float, which also won the
sweepstakes award. The aqua
and while float, pictured above, j
featured the senior princess,
Patty Buchanan, who was
crowned as Homecoming Queen
between halves of the football
game with Glide that evening.
Her court included Monta Raye
Derschied, Glena Gilmore, and
Linda Van Duine.
Juniors and the- freshmen
lied for second place. Each of
the tieing floats, as well a? the
sophomore class float which did
not place, featured the classj
princess and her court, each of
whom were g'ven places of hon
or on the fljat.
Included were juniors, June
Croff, princess, and Susan Bra
dy, Carol Burgoync, and Joneen
Payne, court: freshmen, Diana
Sallee, princess, and Linda
Sheppard, Loretta Byrd, and
Susan Lowdcn, court; and soph
omore, Sandra Troxel, princess
and Sue King and Barbara Van
Norman, attendants.
In the grade school division,
first place went to the third
grade. One unit, Mrs. Elbert
Troxcll's class, represented fire
men with a fire truck, stretcher
and fire net. The other, Mrs.
S. Palmer's class, represented
a pirate -boati The first grade,
Airs. Hoy Anderson ana airs.
George, Wobbe s classes, won
second with , the theme ol
'Class of '7(1.''. The third place
went to the fifth grade which
used pirate ships as its theme
for . both Mrs. Don May and
Floyd Wright's classes.
Bob and Linda Servacs, who
dressed in pioneer costume and
accompanied a covered wagon
drawn by white goat, won the
prize for the best individual en
try. . ,
Under the organizations divis
ion, the Glendale School Band
won first place. Second prize
for organizations went to the
Job s Daughters float which fca
lured their Honored Queen and
officers. Third went to the GAA
and Lettcrmen's Clubs with their
prisoner (Glide) in a cage.
RHS Selects
Four Students
To AFS Study
Four American Field Service
exchange students will be chos
en from Roseburg High School,
Names will be announced Nov.:
8. r ... " ".
From 11 applicants the four
most qualified are to be chosen.
According to Gene Bolen, dean
of boys at Roseburg High
School, these four will compete
nationally in New York with all
the other semi-finalists from the
high schools participating in the
AFS program. Narrowed down
from ail of the seiriifinalists in
the Nation, the four students
best qualified will have the priv
ilege of living abroad. The fi
nalists' names will be announc
ed in March.
Because of the lack of hous
ing facilities, six foreign stu
dents will have the opportunity
to live in America, while one
American student will live
abroad.
Pancake Feed
Set At Douglas
A pancake supper, under" the
direction of the Douglas High
School Student Council, will be
held Saturday from 5 to 7:30
p.m. in the cafeteria, to raise
money for the football lights.
The supper will be held just
before the practice game with
a team from the Sunset league.
The public is invited to attend.
There will be special prices for
families and children under 12.
Student body volunteers will
be serving in the cafeteria. En
tertainment will be provided
throughout the evening.
According to Associated (Stu
dent Body president Juanita
Ching plans for the supper are
still being forumulated. It is
hoped that all of the student
body will particiuate, she said.
Friday night, Oct. 25, spec
tators of the Douglas-Riddle
football game at Douglas High
School witnessed the dedication
of the new football lights, con
cession stand and scoreboard.
Juanita Ching, Associated Stu
dent Body president, gave an
appreciation speech and then in
troduced Phil Daniels and Jim
Richie.
Daniels spoke on behalf of the
football team and Lettermon's
Club. Richie, a member of the
school board, acknowledged all;
persons and organizations help
ing make this long - awaited
dream come true.
eight ia the morning until short-!
iy after one in the afternoon
for six days a week.
Starting to America last sum
mer, Hans met other German
and American exchange stu
dents, including Myrtle Creek's
own Bonnie Wright, who is now
living with Hans parents in
Germany. Later in Brussels he
met the exchange students
ifrom other European countries
During his four-day stay near
New York, he had no time to
itour the city. As he crossed
the continent he saw no land
marks, with the exception
what he viewed from his win
dow. The green hills and the
forest cover of Oregon impres
sed him, since his home land
is very flat.
When Hans returns to Germ
any next year, he plans to con
tinuc his high school education,
HANS-GEORG SCHMITZ, German Exchange student
attending Myrtle Creek High School, works in the
chemistry laboratory with Ted Zimrners, q fellow
student.
Riddle
Rally Squad
Girls Picked
2 County Schools
Try New Periods
Activity procedures have been
changed at Myrtle Creek High:
School to permit clubs and oth
er extra-curricular groups to
Fall Concert
Set Nov. 14
, Leading the Riddle Varsity
checrleading squad this year is
Yell Queen Carole Johnson, who
is backed up by Susan Daniels,
Dcbby Roberts, Beryl Browni
and Freda Loughndgc.
Junior Varsity tryouts weroi
held last Tuesday. Carta Weak
ley, Janet Denton, Kalhy Rob
bins, Sharylle Morrison, and
Irene Bishop were 'the five pick
ed for this year.
Two of the varsity girls, Dcb
by and Beryl, went to cheer-
leading school at , Lewis and
Clark College this summer. The
girls came back with many new
yells and motions which are
helping them greatly this year.
At tho present time the cheer
leaders have school bracelets
which they plan to sell in the
near future to raise money.
The rally squad had various
money-making projects this past
summer. The girls held car
washes and worked for the
school on schedule cards, check
ing new books, and investorying
all books in the school.
The music department of
Douglas High School will pre
sent its fall concert Nov. 14 all
7:30 p.m. in the Winston Junior
High School.
Sharing the program will be
the band and choir with an in
tcrmission between the two
parts of the program. '
Also included in the program
will be the Girl's Glee, choir.
Boys Glee and small ensembles
Refreshments will be on sale,
and proceeds will go into the
band fund.
A luncheon will be served by
RHS Homemakers
Studying Home Decor
Mrs. Corrine McTaggart's
sophomore homcmaking class
at Roseburg High School has
recently been making a study
Four S50 scholarships will be,of home decorating. They visit
women
Grange
of the Lookingglass. given by the Roseburg Chapter
Roseburg Airs
Dist. 4 Topics
School projects and problems
in District 4 are topics for a
adio program being conducted
by KQEN Radio on Sundays at
3:30 p.m, -
Intern teachers for the school
district were interviewed Sun
day on the first program of the!
scries. An intern teacher is one
who teaches for a year under
supervision before receiving a
teaching certificate. Five in
tern teachers, two from Riv
erside, one from Joseph Lane
one from Fremont and one
from Roseburg High School
took part. They discussed their
phase of work, what they
thought of the program and
what the program should ac
complish. Team, teaching, its beginning,
how much has been accomplish
ed and what is planned for the
future, will be discussed Nov.
10. Supervising teachers from
Riverside, Joseph Lane, Fre
mont and the high school, as
well as Harry Jacoby, assistant
superintendent of schools, will
take part in the discussion.
On Nov. 17 a panel of. high
Orders Being Taken
For Chorus Records
Orders are now being taken
by any choir or band member'
for the Douglas High School's
music departments' high fidel
ity long-playing record.
The band will be featured on
one side of the record and the
other side will be cut by the
choir.
A deposit of $1.50 is required
when orders are given. Pro
ceeds will go to the choir schol
arship fund and the Pep Band
uniform fund.
Douglas High Pupils
Organizing Bookstore
A student book store is be
ing organized at Douglas High
School by the English depart-l
merit to make available to the;
students both fiction and non-1
fiction paper-back books.
Staff Named
For Annual
Glide
Seminar Eyed
By Glide Girl
Miss Melodic Peckham, sen-'
ior at Glide High School, has
been honored by being chosen
as one of approximately 75 stu
dents from all schools in tho
United Stak-s. to attend a Na-i
uonal Seminar on "The Chang
ing Face of Latin America."
She was given a $150 schsl
arship award which will cover
all expenses incurred during tho
seminar promoted by the Amer
ican Friendship Committee.
Nov. 13-20.
The group will spend three
dayB in New York City and con
clude their activities with tlireo
days in Washington, D, C, Mel-!
odic will leave Itost'hui-g by bus
Nov. 9 and return homo Nov,
23.
The honored Glide High stu
dent is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Peckham of Glide,
the former is director of tho
Douglas County Family Guid
ance Clinic.
A staff has been named and
plans are currently under way
for the next edition of the Rid-
dlcliigli. School annual "Sham-1
rock." Heading the staff this
year is Editor Nancy Henry.
Staff members include Dub
by Roberts, assistant editor;
Susan Daniels, business man
ager and Sheryt Morrison, as
sistant; Mary Perry, activities
and Margie Williams, assistant;
Pal Stoncking and Mary Bonn,
senior representatives; Kalhy
Stuart and Peggy Faver, jun
iors; Susan Bonn and Jimmio
Lou McFic, sophomores; Dick
Stuart and Paul Gacdecke,
freshmen; Carole Johnson, cur
riculum and Pat Smith, assist
ant; Shelly Brown, faculty;
Linwood McFarhn, sports; Jack
Gent, photographer; and Caro
lyn Frank and Sandie Shurtz,
typists.
Riddle High Irish
Hold Homecoming
Kiddle High School started off
their annual homecoming with
a pep rally Oct. 17.
The bonfire was lighted by
Debbie Roberts, Miss Flame.
Coach Dave Campbell gave a
pep talk.
The Homecoming Court was
announced at the bonfire, nam
ing Keith Hanson as king and
The books will be sold during' Carole Johnson as queen. Princ
cd Lane House to see decorative school students wilt
Thpyjwhat thi-y think should make up
a siuucm cooc oi urcss.
IRL Meet Attended
Roseburg High School's Inter-:
Vocal Teacher
national Honor Society at styles of the late 1800 s
terested students are required1 , ,, ... , , t ,
to fill out an application for con-lof Mr anrt Mrs' Randolph Slo
sideratinn. These srhnlarshins!cum and Mr. and Mrs. James
JZH'Z-Z ecollcgc of ,he slu tM M T: TT t,,ey saw Js WU Speaker
cers attended the annual, slate-i 1 cm)lce- , ways in which tht homemakers r
wide Fall Assembly at the Uni-1 remodeled and decorated to suits Robert Robins, Roseburg High
versity of Oregon, Oct. 26, to t ,f ; j 'their own tastes.
discuss thc year's plans. Hi miuc nuuiuill
the noon hour in the ticket
booth in the gymnasium lobby.
Books will be those recommend
ed by tho teachers and students,'
on a variety of subjects.
Some books, depending on the
,ljSCuSShook itself and the teacher, can
be used for book reports in dif
ferent classes.
Student volunteers are need
ed to work in the store and do
clerical work. Students may re
quest certain books to be or
dered by the store. Parents and
friends in the community will
also be invited to purchase
books.
M..... I
High School were Mark Sohn. IHewtUmerS, I raining
IRL president; Stuart SpeedHV v . ... ...
vice president; Martha Hotrick.1 ,'VDW J"niu- t"mtm"!'y
irp.-rrr and Beth Oriala. his- at Roseburg High School are
sinning uic him in scries Ol,
School choral director, has been
i invited to give a one-hour lec
ture at Willamette University as The books will be on sale dur
part of a conference on musicMn8 ,n boon hour. Prices will
education. range from 35 cents to $1.
Roseburg High School speech As a choral director. Robins
Speech Tournament
Roseburff Uicb School si
students will participate in tw0W'clpates in various music as-j
torian.
four training sessions at the two
to,
speech tournaments in the next
two months.
socialions.
He is state member-' Douglas Senior WlRS
REPORT CARDS ISSUED
ship chairman for thc Oregon)
Music Educators
cs were Jay Ball, Art Fisher
and Larry Ruckel. Princesses
were Freda LoughridRe, Car-
la Weakley and Myrna New-
comb,
Skits were presented Friday
afternoon at a pep assembly
The Student Council won thc five
dollar award for their prcscnta
tion. "The Wearing of the
Green" was the theme for the
dance held following thc game
with Sutherlin Friday evening,
Dick Booth was Master of Cere
monies and played records.
meet during the day. A half
hour will be set aside during
class periods for groups to meet
on Wednesdays, eliminating ac
tivity periods which have been
permitted during the last half
hour of tho day every few
weeks.
The science club. Internation
al Relations League, the Future
Teachers of America, and the
future Homemakers of Amer
ica mot Oct. 23 during the :iast .
hulf hour of period one. On the
other Wednesdays other groups
may meet during the last hall
hour of later periods ot the
day.
Formerly students not partic- .
ipating in meetings were per-
misted to go home. The new
plan was evolved by members
of the faculty appointed to a
special evaluation committee.
A new activity period began
at Roseburg High School for the
first time Nov. 4 on a trial ba
sis, reports Robert McKee, prin
cipal. -
Tho period, lasting SO min
utes, occurs between first and
second periods and is designed
for club meetings, teacher con
ferences, class work, and . li
brary work. Students are re
quired to remain on the campus
just as in a regular period.
The RHS administration hopes
for Increased participation in
studioB and clubs with the ad
dition of activity period.
UVL Meet
Set At Glide
To stimulate interest in
speech through competition is
the main purpose of tho upeom
ing Umpqua Valley League
Speech Tournament, according
to William Whitmore, toiirna
ment director and pro motor of
tho project.
" The tournament, tho first for
Glide and the UVL will be held
at Glide High School March 28
next year. The final round of1
speeches will bo open to tho
public, A sweepstakes winner
chosen from the final round,
will receive a trophy.
Entries will be limited to 15:
students per school. AH schools
in the UVL will be Invlled to
attend and participate. In the
event that one school may not
he able to send any students
either Oakland or Yoncalia or
both will be invited.
Glide Girls Learning
'Scooter Polo' Game
"Scooter Polo," a new game,
has been introduced and Includ
ed in the Glide High Girls
Physical Education classes by
Miss Elaine Johnson, instructor.
The game is played by thc
girls sitting on a square board
that has four rollers under
neath. The object of thc game
is to get around a puck, also
supported by four rollers,
through a goal j pproximaiely
f feet wide. The game is a
combination of basketball, soc
cer and hockey.
Oakland
OHS Holds
'Hush Day'
October 18 was "Hush Day"
at Oakland High School.
On this day the girls could not
talk to the boys unless they
purchased a one-miniito speech
ticket. If a boy persuaded a
girl to talk to him without a
ticket, she paid a oac-ticket
penalty. At tho first kickoff of
the football game that after
noon the students popped pep
bags and then everyone was
able to converse.
At the end el the day tho
boy with the greatest amount
of tickets was named. That eve
ning al the "Hash Day" dance
the announcement mat Wayne
Davis, a sophomore, had earned
the litis of "Mr. Irresistible."
Thc day and dance sponsored
by Ihe-Pcpperettes as a fund
raising campaign was well re
ceived by the student body.
local hosnitals. arrnrHint?
Elizabeth Randall, adviser. I Roseburg students have chal-iand will be chairman for one Seho01 ior- wofl two Priz"
The trainine sessions are iin.!i.,n.,,i ..,i.... , . of the v.." .nw,n of ih-recently for the most versatile
Kepon carcis were issued io- ri,.r thP direction of Lois Saucr.L i. . . ... ... . ,., state convention in Portland
Association' yienua Mice, uougias n g iulecl offic!ril.
Officers
Riddle IRLers
Elect Officers
The Riddle High School In
ternational Relations League
met recently in October to or
ganizc this year's club and to
.l.-,v at HpV,iiiii H."h Schoo m ii ..j "I"-" I'mrndiiieni in w ncio
...... ... r. "ui a, .iK-ii. j)OT,lldl, aU
as thc first nine week grading Nanev Haaf at Douglas Com-i3' "'Sh School in No-
costume and for thc most beau-
Another position held nv Rob
ins is that of Oregon chairman
ttifut use of wool in the annual
Makc-It-With Wool contest.
period ended. munity lhxpit.il
!ine ween lesis were uiKvn istered nurses. j
last week. I After the training sessions, I
Students at Roseburg Hi?h members of this
fccnooi nave ooen issuea moi- act as aides at thc 2 hospitallprs" "rr anu ' IO -am-nalional magazine of the asso- Linda
Mdual cards for each class. helping staff and patients. j wte against other high schools., ciation. 'received
Both are rca-ivember. for the American Choral Di i Clcnda received $5 worth of:
Some speech students from rectors Association. He writesimwchandise from a fabric:
Soseburg will go to Pacific Unir,icle' .?nd... Pp" O?'1. "K,1
... news io we uiorat Journal, tnc " 1
Fosback. senior, also
a gift in the contest
are Nancy iienry.
president; Berylo Brown, vice
president; Lynn Coleman, sec
relary; Shrryl Morrison, treas
urer; Debby Roberts, historian;
and Mike Markham, sergeant
alarms.. Study guides have been dis
puted and the club will now
begin preparing for the year's
events.
GAAcrs Attend
Eugene Confab
Four Glide High Girls Alb
Ictic Association officers and
four members of thc club, ac-'
companicd by Miss Elaine John
son, club adviser, left last Fri
day evening to attend the Ore
gon State GAA Conference at
Eagle Point Nov. 2. The group
was entertained that evening at
a slumber parly at the high
school put on by the Eagle
Point GAA.
Saturday morning, demonstra
tions on interpretive dancing
and gymnastics were held. Miss
Barbara Sprayberry, nationally
known GAA consultant, was!
guest speaker at the luncheon.
her topic "It's A Girls' World.":
following thc luncheon, a pan-:
el discussion by a group of col
lege girls who later met with
smaller groups for a question
and answer period. The Glide
girls and their chaperonc re
turned home later Saturday aft
ernoon, i
Elkton
Annual Carnival Set
Friday At High School
Tho Elkton High School an
nual carnival will be held at
the high school Friday at 7:30
p.m.
The fallowing court was chos
en by classes: Senior princess,
Margie Zctimn.cr, with John
Lcvcnhagcn, escort, and guard.
John Cook; junior princess,
Gloria Haines, with Daryl Bul
lock, escort, and David Abra
ham, guard; sophomore prin
cess, Joy Swcaringcn, with
ChnrlcB Sheffel, escort, and Ron
aid Abraham, guard; freshman
princess. Janet Abraham, with
Stewart Crisman, escort, and
Bennie Cook, guurd.
Three Cet High
Grades On List
Listed on the honor roll for
jthe first six weeks at Elkton
High School were Tommy Rl-
Igor, with a grade poim aver
age of 1.16; Don Suloff, 1.33,
and Ronald lio'comb, 1.S0.
Honorable mention was given
to Diana Hendcrcr, Jennifer By-
ers. Duane iicnflricRSon, rtmy
Billick and Rachel Holcomb, all
with grade point averages of
1.67; Judy Mode and Judy Ab
raham, 1.83, sad Kenny Adams.
Robert RydoU and Kern Pick
noil, 2.
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