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ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. ASHLAND, OREGON
Friday. March 27. 1953
Reminiscing inSong
Proves Popular
Ashland High Chorus pro- sang "Swanee." His "mammy"
gram "Reminiscing," was pre- j was really authentic,
sented March 5, at the Junior From the movie Showboat
High, and enjoyed by everyone, came three numbers, "Or Man
One of the highlights was River" sung by Jim Watrus,
Yovonna Stimson s singing "Can't Help Lovin' That Man"
"I'm Falling In Love With
Someone." Barbara Wray, Ann
Colley, and Jason Wilson sang
"Every Girl Should Have a
Beau."
Judy Briggs has the makings
of a wonderful blues singer.
She sang "Saint Louis Blues."
The AHS Al Jolson was por
trayed by Blackie Mitchell who
From There and
Olher Places!
In Bend, Valentin as day was
celebrated in a big way? Stu
dents danced amid hearts and
cupids at their semi-formal
Sweethearts Ball.
Eagle Point band members
also commemorated this day by
entertaining at Camp White.
They presented several musi
cal numbers for the benefit of
the veterans.
The Future Homemakers of
Yreka, California have an ex
cellent project. They are send
ing clothes to Japan. At North
Bend High School, the sopho
more class presented their an
n"al ta'i?nt show, using as a
theme, "Just a bunch of tramps
sitting around a fire." Inter
esting! A big carnival was sponsored
by the Associated Student Body
of Lebanon High School. Door
prizes and a queen added to
the fun. Illinois Valley Student
Body hts really been working
hard but it finally paid off
they now have"" a new set of
bleachers.
SRS. HEAR ABOUT COLLEGE
TAKE APTITUDE TESTS
sung by Sharlee McNerney, and
Make Believe by Ramona
Austin and Jason Wilson.
A barbershop quartet, com
posed of Jason Wilson, Kenna
Gandee, Glen Ingle, and Gregg
Lininger, singing, "I'd Love to
Live in Loveland."
Nancy Graber and Marvin
Gardner made a very good
dancing team. They danced to
the accompaniment of the
chorus which sang "Every-
bodies Doin' It" and "Tea For
Two."
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'
was sung by the girls trio, Lee
Anne Leach, Lynn Erwin and
Mary Lou Sessions
Harvey Woods played "Star
dust" while Lynn Erwin sang
Buddy Khuen sang "A Chapel
in the Moonlight.
The Chorus sang "Waiting
for the Robert E. Lee" with the
accompaniment of the Minstrel
Band.
The Chorus sang many other
lovely numbers, while a high
light of the program was a bar
bershop quartet, picked out of
the audience by Roland Parks,
who sang several novelty num
bers.
A ' 1
BACKWARD DAY really pepped things up al Ashland
High School. A group of trampish-looking characters pose
on the front steps after a full day of having everything in
reverse.
Seniors prepared for further
education when they met in the
study hall with college repre
sentatives, February 11. There
were representatives from all
the independent colleges in
Oregon and Washington.
Students were first shown
pictures of the colleges and
then broke up into groups to
visit the representatives of the
college they thought had the
most to offer them or that they
would like most to attend.
While in these groups the ad
vantages and courses that the
college had to offer were ex
plained. In the course of two
hours, which was alloted for
the conference, the seniors
were given a chance to visit
three separate colleges.
Wednesday, March 4, all
seniors met again in study hall
to meet with . representatives
from the University of Oregon,
Oregon State, Oregon Techni
cal Institute, and Southern
Oregon College of Education.
Seniors who are not going to
college met in study hall
March 10. Two men from the
state labor office gave tests to
the students which lasted for
two hours. Wednesday after
noon, the tests were completed
in the homemaking room.
After all the tests are graded
each student who took the tests
will be interviewed. These
tests are to find out how many
pupils will be on the labor mar
ket this year after graduation.
Western Shin-Dig
Planned Saturday
The annual Lettermans Club
Barn Dance will be held Sat
urday evening, March 28, in the
high school gym. Dancing
continuous from 8 to 12
Admission is a box lunch,
which will be auctioned off
during the intermission. Drinks
will be furnished by the Letter-
men. Music is to be furnished
by some outstanding ni
bands.
Concert Proves
One of Best
Famous Lewis and Clark
Choir under the excellent di
rection of L. Stanley Clarum
performed for the Ashland
High student body on the after
noon of March 12.
A most outstanding feature
of this program was the soloist,
Miss Virginia Bitar, who sang.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,
and a Spanish song. The boys
quartet consisting of Jack
Jennings, Douglas Day, Roy
Shearer, and Robert Christ
opher, sang "Halls of Ivy," "I
Played Fiddle for the Czar," "I
Wish I Were Single Again,"
and "My Mustache is Grow
ing." The songs sung by the Choir
are, "Out of the Silence,"
"Brazilian Psalm," "Regener
ation," "Our Father," "Nunc
Dimittis," "Echo Song," "Brum
basken I Bumba," "Birds Court
ing," "Listen to the Mocking
Bird," "Ain' a That Good
News," "Suzanna," and their
"Alma Mater."
The program was so sensa-
Prizes will be awarded to tional that even townspeople
couples in the most unique and several college students at
western costumes. tended.
Art Classes Decorate
For Operetta, Festivals
Art classes, under the direc
tion of Phil Lindley, have been
kept very busy since school
started. Mr. Lindley keeps an
eagle eye" on his two periods
of art. There is a total of fifty
four students enrolled in his
classes.
Many activities have taken
place since school started for
Seniors Prepare
'No.. Homework'
The cast for the annual
senior play, "No More Home
work, to be held in April, has
been chosen by Miss Laura M.
Grubbs, director.
What happens when the
principal, secretary, and some
teachers have to be away from
school for some reason? Well,
it can really prove to be In
teresting and comical.
Pamela Jones Pat Abbott)
takes over the office of princi
pal with the aid of her boy
friends, Buzz Bailey (Johnie
Johnson), who is vice-president
and part t-me home ec. teacher
Things might have worked out
all right had it not been for
trouble making Shalimar Ames
(Colette Perrine) and the high
school's gift to the theater,
Tullulah Ploetz (Mary Jo Barrows).
lo add to the fun, romance
blossoms. Miss Goodin (Janice
Carter) has a big "crush" on
middle-aged Mr. Harper (Dick
Norris). Even the feuding
janitor, "Tick Tock" (Ken
Lance) and cleaning woman
Mrs. Ratchet (Gayle Bear), find
that it s more fun to sweep
floors together.
Other characters are Mrs
Clendenning, Joyce Kingsley
Miss Ogilvie, Barbara Van
Vleet; Coach Guthrie, Marvin
Gardiner; Mr. Lundquist, Paul
Clute; "Midge" Murphy, Ann
Colley; Faversham Lightly
Raloh Zeller; Ronald Sassoon
Bill Welch; Miss Dill, Shirlene
Folks; and Elmer B. Ames, Joe
Dale.
Coming or Going
Which Was It?
If you happened to see quite
few students wandering
around in all sorts of garb a
few weeks ago, you no doubt
took a second look at some of
them. True, you probably
didr't know whether they were
coming or goir.g, but that was
all part o fthe plan. Girls Lea
gue sponsored a "Backwards
Day" for the benefit of those
who wanted to dress "oddly"
for the day.
Much to the delight of the
officers and sponsors of Girls
League, most of the girls dress
ed as backward as they could.
This day was one of three
special dress-up days at AHS.
On Wednesday, everyone dress
ed in their "best, Sunday-go-to-meetin'
" clothes. Thursday,
everyone, was to reverse and
look just as badly as possible.
Friday, just before tne last
basketball game, was "school
colors day." All students tried
to wear some red and white.
PHIL LINDLEY .
And Self Por trail
which the art classes have dec
orated. Decorations at the
Christmas festival were done
by these students, and they
made the setting for the oper
etta. They have made posters
several times when the occa
sion calls for them. Exhibits
displayed in downtown stores
during National Art Week were
products of the art classes.
Those exhibits were also shown
on Parents Night.
Mr. Lindley revealed that
when the weather gets nice,
his classes are going outdoors
to sketch.
Seniors who take art have a
double use for their posters.
Some can be used as projects
for social econ.
At present the art classes are
drawing posters far the promo
tion of national health, demo
cracy, travel, patriotism, and
recreation.
In the spring an art exhibit
is going to be shown of the
best work of the students dur
ing the entire year. Some of it
is going to be taken dqwn town 1 with the show starting at 12:30
I and displayed in store windows. sharp.
Club Shows
Noon Movies
Grizzly Knights are work
horses. When a job comes up
they usually do it. They work
at all athletic events. They are
in charge of running the
movies during the noon hour
evety Wednesday and Friday,
in tne visual aids room or the
gym.
These movies are old Charlie
Chaplin pictures rom his silent
film career, with plenty of
slapstick comedy; also, there
will be Laurel and Hardy com
edies and westerns.
The room is open at 12:20
every Wednesday and Friday,
Name Band
Entertains
A welccne relief from the
usual records was Bob Edson's
Little Acorns," who recently
played for a Friday noon dance
in the gym.
The small combo consisted
of Bob Edson, trombone; Bob
Myrick, trumpet; Louis Mor
gan, drums; and Josephine
George, a college student, on
piano. Nancy Dunkeson also
sat in on clarinet for the occasion.
Some of the pieces played
were Jada, "Johnson Rag,
"Clarinet Marmalade," and
"Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy."
Bob Edson formed the band
during November of last year
but just recently added Louis
on drums. Regular members of
the organization are Bob Ed
son, Bob Myrick, Josephine
George. Louie Morgan, and
Frank Koch, another college
student, who plays the bass
fiddle.
Debators Return
'District Champs'
Herb Lewis, debate coach for
Ashland High, announced Mon
day that Bob Myrick and Don
Laws walked away with Dis
trict Championship of Debators
at the District Meet held March
13 and 14 in Medford. The boys
won all six of the debates
against Medford, Crater, and
Grants Pass.
Individual debators who took
honors were Bob Laws, first in
humorous declamation; Richard
Lamb, second In impromptu
speaking; Bob Edson, second in
discussion; and Wanda Oden,
second in oratory. The alter
nates were Maxine Champion,
third in poetry and Bob My
rick, third in discussion.
Those students making the
trip were Wanda Oden, Bob
Myrick, Nancy Dunkeson, Bob
Laws, Betty Blatter, Don Laws,
Mary Jean Davis, Maxine
Champion, Richard Lamb,
Elaine Falwell and Bob Edson.
Glen Ingle was unable to at
tend due to illness.
Students going to the state
tournament which will be held
at Corvallis in April are Bob
Myrick, Don Laws. .Bob Laws.
Richard. Lamb, Wanda. Oden.v.
and Bob Edson.